2023 Boston College Eagles women's soccer team

2023 Boston College Eagles women's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–9–6 (0–6–4 ACC)
Head coach
  • Jason Lowe (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Dirk Vandeveer (2nd season)
  • Stephanie Demake (1st season)
  • Paige Forster (1st season)
Home stadiumNewton Campus Soccer Field
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 1 Florida State  ‍†‍‡‍y 9 – 0 – 1   .950 22 – 0 – 1   .978
No. 16 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 7 – 1 – 2   .800 12 – 4 – 4   .700
No. 3 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 7 – 2 – 1   .750 18 – 4 – 4   .769
No. 8 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 5 – 0 – 5   .750 13 – 2 – 8   .739
No. 6 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍y 6 – 3 – 1   .650 17 – 6 – 1   .729
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2 – 4   .600 10 – 3 – 5   .694
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 3 – 3 – 4   .500 8 – 3 – 6   .647
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 4 – 6 – 0   .400 7 – 8 – 3   .472
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 2   .400 4 – 9 – 5   .361
Duke  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 3   .350 6 – 7 – 3   .469
NC State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 3   .350 3 – 9 – 6   .333
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 2 – 7 – 1   .250 3 – 10 – 4   .294
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 0 – 6 – 4   .200 3 – 9 – 6   .333
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 0 – 9 – 1   .050 2 – 14 – 2   .167
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2023 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Source: The ACC
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll

The 2023 Boston College Eagles women's soccer team represented Boston College during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Eagles were led by head coach Jason Lowe, in his fifth season. They played home games at Newton Campus Soccer Field. This was the team's 43rd season playing organized women's college soccer, and their 19th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Eagles season started with a road trip to California where they went 0–1–1. They then returned home and lost to 15th ranked South Carolina by one goal, and only lost to Michigan by a goal as well. They picked up a few wins against non-power 5 opponents and finished the non-conference regular season 3–3–2. Their ACC slate featured four ranked teams in their first six games and the Eagles lost their first six matches. However, they tied all of their last four matches by a score of 1–1. This included a season finale draw with 3rd ranked North Carolina.

The Eagles finished the season 3–9–6 overall and 0–6–4 in ACC play to finish in thirteenth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. Their three total wins was tied for lowest in program history with a shortened 2020 season. Their six draw were a program record, beating out the 5 draws in 2022.

Previous season

Main article: 2022 Boston College Eagles women's soccer team

The Eagles finished 5–8–5 overall and 1–7–2 in ACC play to finish in fourteenth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jessica Carlton 3 MF 5'4" Sophomore Upland, California Transferred to UC Santa Barbara
Éabha O'Mahony 6 DF 5'7" Sophomore Cork, Ireland Transferred to Texas
Alycia Morin 7 FW 5'10" Graduate Student Montreal, Canada Graduated
Sam Smith 9 FW 5'6" Senior Hanson, Massachusetts Graduated
Brooke Gierczak 11 DF 5'6" Freshman San Diego, California —
Samantha Agresti 15 MF 5'7" Senior Swampscott, Massachusetts Graduated
Kate Goggins 16 DF 5'4" Sophomore Orange County, California —
Michela Agresti 23 DF 5'8" Senior Swampscott, Massachusetts Graduated
Sydney Moore 27 DF 5'9" Senior Farmingdale, New York Graduated
Emma Badger 29 DF 5'8" Freshman Wells, Maine Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
15 Aislin Streicek FW 5'10" Junior Vancouver, Canada Alabama
27 Caroline Wallbridge DF 5'9" Sophomore Hanover, Massachusetts Maryland

Recruiting class

Source:[1]

Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
Isabella Douglas
DF
 United States Montclair, New Jersey Match Fit Academy FC [2]
Ava Feeley
FW
 United States Yarmouth, Maine Seacoast United [3]
Maddie Landers
MF
 United States North Andover, Massachusetts NEFC [4]
Mia Lochhead
DF
 United States Southborough, Massachusetts NEFC [5]
Olivia Shippee
GK
 United States Central Valley, New York Force FC [6]
Elly Slensky
MF
 United States Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania FC Bucks [7]
Jada Tuffin
DF
 United States Pembroke Pines, Florida Weston FC [8]
Casey Delaney Van pelt
MF
 United States Houston, Texas Albion Hurricanes FC [9]

Squad

Roster

As of November 15, 2023[10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK United States USA Olivia Shippee
1 GK Germany GER Wiebke Willebrandt
2 GK United States USA Eva Nahas
4 DF United States USA Sarai Costello
5 MF United States USA Sonia Walk
6 DF United States USA Ava McNeil
7 DF United States USA Claire Mensi
8 MF United States USA Laura Gouvin
9 FW United States USA Sydney Segalla
10 MF United States USA Emily Sapienza
11 MF Germany GER Hanna Schmelzle
12 MF United States USA Riley Kerber
13 FW United States USA Ava Feeley
14 DF United States USA Mia Lochhead
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW Canada CAN Aislin Streicek
16 MF United States USA Elly Slensky
17 DF United States USA Jada Tuffin
18 MF United States USA Reilly Johnson
20 DF Iceland ISL Ragna Magnúsdóttir
21 FW United States USA Andi Barth
22 FW United States USA Ella Richards
23 MF United States USA Maddie Landers
24 DF United States USA Jordan Teguis
25 MF United States USA Sophia Lowenberg
26 MF United States USA Bella Douglas
27 DF United States USA Caroline Walbridge
30 DF United States USA Kenna Thomas
31 MF United States USA Delaney Van Pelt

Team management

Position Staff
Head coach Jason Lowe
Assistant Coach Dirk Vandeveer
Assistant Coach Stephanie Demake
Assistant Coach Paige Forster

Source:[10]

Schedule

Source:[11]

Date
Time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 8*
5:00 p.m. 		Merrimack  Not Reported  —
 Newton Campus Soccer Field
Chestnut Hill, MA
August 12*
5:00 p.m. 		Providence  Not Reported  —
 Newton Campus Soccer Field
Chestnut Hill, MA
Non-Conference Regular season
August 17*
10:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cal State Fullerton T 0–0  0–0–1
 Titan Stadium (782)
Fullerton, CA
August 20*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Long Beach State L 2–4  0–1–1
 George Allen Field (540)
Long Beach, CA
August 24*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 15 South Carolina L 2–3  0–2–1
 Newton Campus Soccer Field (552)
Chestnut Hill, MA
August 27*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX 		San Jose State W 2–0  1–2–1
 Newton Campus Soccer Field (274)
Chestnut Hill, MA
August 31*
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		at Michigan L 0–1  1–3–1
 U-M Soccer Stadium (648)
Ann Arbor, MI
September 3*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Akron W 2–0  2–3–1
 FirstEnergy Stadium (395)
Akron, OH
September 7*
5:30 p.m., ACCNX 		Dartmouth T 1–1  2–3–2
 Newton Campus Soccer Field (217)
Chestnut Hill, MA
September 10*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Sacred Heart W 3–2  3–3–2
 Newton Campus Soccer Field (223)
Chestnut Hill, MA
ACC Regular season
September 17
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 15 Duke L 0–2  3–4–2
(0–1–0) 		Newton Campus Soccer Field (627)
Chestnut Hill, MA
September 21
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Virginia Tech L 1–2  3–5–2
(0–2–0) 		Newton Campus Soccer Field (333)
Chestnut Hill, MA
September 24
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 8 Clemson L 0–2  3–6–2
(0–3–0) 		Newton Campus Soccer Field (326)
Chestnut Hill, MA
September 30
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Pittsburgh L 0–2  3–7–2
(0–4–0) 		Ambrose Urbanic Field (858)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 5
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 11 Notre Dame L 1–3  3–8–2
(0–5–0) 		Alumni Stadium (307)
Notre Dame, IN
October 8
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 2 Florida State L 0–6  3–9–2
(0–6–0) 		Seminole Soccer Complex (1,444)
Tallahassee, FL
October 14
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Louisville T 1–1  3–9–3
(0–6–1) 		Newton Campus Soccer Field (471)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 19
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Wake Forest T 1–1  3–9–4
(0–6–2) 		Spry Stadium (606)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 22
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Virginia T 1–1  3–9–5
(0–6–3) 		Klöckner Stadium (1,415)
Charlottesville, VA
October 26
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 3 North Carolina T 1–1  3–9–6
(0–6–4) 		Newton Campus Soccer Field (1,268)
Chestnut Hill, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.


Rankings

See also: 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
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TopDrawer Soccer[13]—————————————————


References

  1. ^ "Eagles Announce Roster Additions". bceagles.com. Boston College University. June 29, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Isabella Douglas". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "Ava Feeley". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "Maddie Landers". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  5. ^ "Mia Lochhead". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "Olivia Shippee". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  7. ^ "Elly Slensky". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  8. ^ "Jada Tuffin". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  9. ^ "Casey Delaney Van pelt". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  10. ^ a b "2023 Women's Soccer Roster". bceagles.com. Boston College. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  11. ^ "2023 Women's Soccer Schedule". bceagles.com. Boston College. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  12. ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  13. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawer Soccer. December 5, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.