Field Hockey ACCtion: Saturday, October 3
Boston College takes down Duke while North Carolina wins on the road against Wake Forest.
ACC Field Hockey

ACC Field Hockey

Oct. 4, 2009

No. 10 Boston College Earns First ACC Win By Defeating No. 13 Duke 3-2

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - Jessica Roberts snapped a 2-2 tie in the 37th minute with her second goal of the game to give the Boston College field hockey team a well-deserved 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference victory over Duke on a rainy morning at Newton Campus Field.

The win improves the Eagles to 8-2 (1-2 ACC) for the season, while the loss drops Duke to 5-5 (0-3 ACC) on the year.

With the victory today BC matches its best start in program history after 10 games at 8-2 overall. The 1998 and 2006 teams went 8-2 as well in their first 10 games.

 

 

No. 2 UNC Stops No. 4 Wake Forest, 3-0

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The second-ranked North Carolina field hockey team defeated the No. 4 Wake Forest 3-0 on Saturday afternoon in Winston-Salem.

North Carolina extended its undefeated record to 11-0 and 2-0 in conference play. Wake Forest is 7-3 and 1-2 in the ACC.

The first half of the match was played largely under North Carolina possession. The Tar Heels out-shot the Deacons 11-1 and had a 7-0 advantage on penalty corners. Despite the numerous Tar Heel opportunities the Deacons displayed a strong defensive effort and held UNC to just one goal, which was netted during a penalty corner. Wake Forest freshman goalkeeper Kaitlyn Ruhf had three saves in the first half.