Oct. 16, 2009

No. 1 Terps Double Up No. 20 ODU, 6-3
The No. 1-ranked Maryland field hockey team defeated No. 20 Old Dominion 6-3 Friday afternoon in a damp afternoon match of one of the oldest rivalries in field hockey. Many Terps got valuable minutes, while freshman Harriet Tibble scored her first career goal and senior Nicole Muracco scored goals 19 and 20 on the year.

Junior Katie O'Donnell struck first 14 minutes into the game off of a Muracco fast break set-up. Muracco scored five minutes later on a similar play from freshman Lindsey Puckett. Muracco scored her second goal with two minutes remaining in the half off of a pass from fellow senior Kristina Foster.

Senior Emma Thomas scored 16 minutes into the second half off of a penalty corner setup from O'Donnell and senior Alexis Pappas. Tibble scored her goal less than a minute later to put the Terps up 5-0. 

No. 9 Boston College Earns 3-2 Victory Over Northeastern
The Boston College field hockey team got a goal from Emily Kozniuk early in the second-half and managed to hold on for a 3-2 win in a back-and-forth affair against cross-town rival Northeastern on a cold afternoon in front of 111 fans at Sweeney Field.

The win improves Boston College to 11-3 for the season, while the loss will drop the Huskies to 9-6 on the year.

With the victory today BC matches its second-best start in program history after 14 games at 11-3 overall. The 1998 team held a 12-2 record through their first 14 games.