2024 Boston College Eagles women's soccer team

2024 Boston College Eagles women's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record12–5–2 (4–4–2 ACC)
Head coach
  • Chris Watkins (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Whitney Pitalo (1st season)
  • Stephanie Demake (2nd season)
  • Andrea Morrow (1st season)
Captains
  • Sarai Costello[1]
  • Emily Sapienza
  • Wiebke Willebrandt
Home stadiumNewton Campus Soccer Field
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 3 Duke  ‍†‍‍y 9 – 0 – 1   .950 18 – 3 – 1   .841
No. 2 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 7 – 2 – 1   .750 16 – 4 – 4   .750
No. 13 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y 7 – 2 – 1   .750 15 – 2 – 4   .810
No. 1 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 7 – 3 – 0   .700 22 – 5 – 0   .815
No. 7 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y 6 – 2 – 2   .700 14 – 6 – 3   .674
No. 6 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 5 – 1 – 4   .700 14 – 4 – 4   .727
California  ‍‍‍y 5 – 4 – 1   .550 13 – 6 – 2   .667
No. 4 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 5 – 4 – 1   .550 16 – 5 – 2   .739
Virginia  ‍‍‍y 5 – 5 – 0   .500 13 – 5 – 1   .711
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 2   .500 12 – 5 – 2   .684
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 2   .400 9 – 6 – 3   .583
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 3   .350 7 – 6 – 5   .528
SMU  ‍‍‍ 2 – 6 – 2   .300 6 – 9 – 2   .412
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 2 – 7 – 1   .250 6 – 8 – 3   .441
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 1 – 6 – 3   .250 5 – 8 – 4   .412
NC State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 6 – 3   .250 4 – 10 – 4   .333
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 0 – 9 – 1   .050 6 – 10 – 2   .389
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2024 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 10, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

The 2024 Boston College Eagles women's soccer team represented Boston College during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Eagles were led by head coach Chris Watkins, in his first season. They played home games at Newton Campus Soccer Field. This was the team's 44th season playing organized women's college soccer, and their 20th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

At the end of the previous season, head coach Jason Lowe was fired after five season with the team.[2] Chris Watkins was hired as his replacement on December 14, 2023.[3]

The Eagles started Watkins' inaugural season well, winning their first five straight games, including games where the scored five goals (against Merrimack) and six (against LIU). They lost their first game on September first against UMass. They would win their final two games before ACC play began and entered the conference season with a 7–1–0 record. Their first ACC game was a tie against thirteenth ranked Notre Dame. They followed that with a loss to SMU and a win in their final non-conference game against Grambling State. They went on to win their next two ACC games before a three game losing streak. They suffered losses to two ranked teams, twenty-second ranked Florida State and first-ranked Duke. The Duke loss was a bit of a low point in the season as they lost 7–0. They rebounded with a tie against Louisville and wins in their final two games of the season.

The Eagles finished the season 12–5–2 overall and 4–4–2 in ACC play to finish in tenth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. Their twelve total wins were the most since 2018, a season prior to when Jason Lowe took over the program. Their four ACC wins were also the best since 2018. By not qualifying for the NCAA tournament, they extended their streak of not qualifying to six seasons.

Previous season

Main article: 2023 Boston College Eagles women's soccer team

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.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Eva Nahas 2 GK 5'8" Junior Atlanta, Georgia —
Sonia Walk 5 MF 5'6" Senior Toronto, Canada Graduated
Claire Mensi 7 DF 6'0" Graduate Student Katonah, New York Graduated
Laura Gouvin 8 MF 5'6" Senior Monson, Massachusetts Graduated, Transferred to Colorado
Hanna Schmelzle 11 MF 5'6" Freshman Leipzig, Germany —
Riley Kerber 12 MF 5'6" Sophomore Medina, Ohio Transferred to Dayton
Ava Feeley 13 FW 5'10" Freshman Yarmouth, Maine Transferred to Bryant
Jada Tuffin 17 DF 5'11" Freshman Pembroke Pines, Florida —
Reilly Johnson 18 MF 5'3" Sophomore Wilmington, North Carolina —
Ragna Magnúsdóttir 20 DF 5'8" Sophomore Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland —
Maddie Landers 23 MF 5'7" Freshman North Andover, Massachusetts Transferred to Miami (FL)
Caroline Walbridge 27 DF 5'9" Sophomore Hanover, Massachusetts —
Kenna Thomas 30 DF 5'5" Sophomore Simi Valley, California —

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Ava Lung 11 FW 5'9" Graduate Student Westwood, Massachusetts Harvard
Baylor Goldthwaite 20 MF 5'5" Junior Durham, North Carolina Wake Forest
Grace Courter 23 DF 5'11" Senior Bellevue, Washington Gonzaga
Paige Peltier 24 FW 5'11" Graduate Student Hastings, Minnesota Notre Dame
Faith Fenwick 33 GK 5'8" Sophomore Markham, Ontario Gonzaga

Source:[4]

Recruiting class

Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
Shea Boyle
DF
 United States Manchester, Connecticut FC Stars of Massachusetts [5]
Maya Cheeseboro
GK
 United States Bethesda, Maryland Bethesda SC [6]
Georgina Clarke
MF
 United States Hopkinton, Massachusetts FC Stars of Massachusetts [7]
Amalia Dray
DF
 United States Elmhurst, Illinois Sockers FC [8]
Natalie Grosse
DF
 United States San Francisco, California De Anza Force NR
Riley Prozzo
FW
 United States Southington, Connecticut FSA FC United [9]
Ashley Roberts
MF
 United States Victoria, British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps [10]

Squad

Roster

As of December 30, 2024[11]

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 DF United States USA Jordan Teguis
3 MF United States USA Delaney Van Pelt
4 DF United States USA Sarai Costello
5 FW Canada CAN Aislin Streicek
6 DF United States USA Ava McNeil
7 MF United States USA Georgina Clarke
8 MF United States USA Bella Douglas
9 FW United States USA Sydney Segalla
10 MF United States USA Emily Sapienza
11 FW United States USA Ava Lung
12 DF United States USA Amalia Dray
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF United States USA Riley Prozzo
15 MF Canada CAN Ashley Roberts
16 MF United States USA Elly Slensky
18 DF United States USA Shea Boyle
20 MF United States USA Baylor Goldthwaite
21 FW United States USA Andi Barth
22 FW United States USA Ella Richards
23 DF United States USA Grace Courter
24 FW United States USA Paige Peltier
25 MF United States USA Sophia Lowenberg
28 MF United States USA Natalie Grosse
33 GK Canada CAN Faith Fenwick
30 GK United States USA Maya Cheeseboro

Team management

Position Staff
Head coach Chris Watkins
Assistant Coach Whitney Pitalo
Assistant Coach Andrea Morrow
Assistant Coach Stephanie Demake
Director of Operations Molly Abbott

Source:[11]

Schedule

Source:[12][13]

Date
Time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 8*
6:00 p.m. 		UMass Lowell  None Reported  —
 Cushing Field Complex
Lowell, MA
August 10*
5:30 p.m. 		McGill  None Reported  —
 Newton Campus Soccer Field
Chestnut Hill, MA
Regular season
August 15*
11:00 a.m., ACCNX 		Jacksonville W 1–0  1–0–0
 Newton Campus Soccer Field (121)
Chestnut Hill, MA
August 18*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Merrimack W 5–1  2–0–0
 Newton Campus Soccer Field (254)
Chestnut Hill, MA
August 22*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Gardner–Webb W 2–1  3–0–0
 Newton Campus Soccer Field (197)
Chestnut Hill, MA
August 25*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		LIU W 6–0  4–0–0
 Newton Campus Soccer Field (315)
Chestnut Hill, MA
August 29*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Dartmouth W 1–0  5–0–0
 Burnham Field (597)
Hanover, NH
September 1*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		UMass L 1–2  5–1–0
 Newton Campus Soccer Field (410)
Chestnut Hill, MA
September 5*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cornell W 3–2  6–1–0
 Berman Field (237)
Ithaca, NY
September 8*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Cal State Fullerton W 1–0  7–1–0
 Newton Campus Soccer Field (348)
Chestnut Hill, MA
September 12
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		No. 13 Notre Dame T 2–2  7–1–1
(0–0–1) 		Newton Campus Soccer Field (796)
Chestnut Hill, MA
September 15
1:00 p.m., ACCN 		at SMU L 0–1  7–2–1
(0–1–1) 		Washburne Stadium (526)
Dallas, TX
September 19*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Grambling State W 5–0  8–2–1
 Newton Campus Soccer Field (175)
Chestnut Hill, MA
September 22
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Virginia Tech W 3–1  9–2–1
(1–1–1) 		Newton Campus Soccer Field (425)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 3
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at NC State W 2–1  10–2–1
(2–1–1) 		Dail Soccer Field (1,013)
Raleigh, NC
October 6
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Clemson L 0–2  10–3–1
(2–2–1) 		Riggs Field (802)
Clemson, SC
October 12
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		No. 22 Florida State L 0–1  10–4–1
(2–3–1) 		Newton Campus Soccer Field (1,024)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 19
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 1 Duke L 0–7  10–5–1
(2–4–1) 		Koskinen Stadium (1,504)
Durham, NC
October 24
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Louisville T 0–0  10–5–2
(2–4–2) 		Lynn Stadium (375)
Louisville, KY
October 27
12:30 p.m., ACCNX 		Miami (FL) W 3–0  11–5–2
(3–4–2) 		Newton Campus Soccer Field (252)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 31
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Syracuse W 3–1  12–5–2
(4–4–2) 		Newton Campus Soccer Field (623)
Chestnut Hill, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Wiebke Willebrandt ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week – Week 11 October 26, 2024 [14]

Rankings

See also: 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
United Soccer[15]————————————Not released—
TopDrawer Soccer[16]——————————————————

References

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  2. ^ "Boston College Announces Change in Women's Soccer Leadership". bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. October 31, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Boston College Names Chris Watkins Head Women's Soccer Coach". bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. December 14, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  4. ^ "Eagles Announce the Signing of Five Transfers". bceagles.com. Boston College. June 13, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  5. ^ "Shea Boyle". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "Maya Cheeseboro". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  7. ^ "Georgina Clarke". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  8. ^ "Amalia Dray". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  9. ^ "Riley Prozzo". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  10. ^ "Ashley Roberts". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  11. ^ a b "2024 Women's Soccer Roster". bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  12. ^ "2024 Women's Soccer Schedule". bceagles.com. Boston College. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  13. ^ "Watkins Announces the 2024 Schedule". bceagles.com. Boston College. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  14. ^ "ACC Announces Weekly Women's Soccer Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 29, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  15. ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  16. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawerSoccer. TopDrawer Soccer. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.