Oct. 25, 2009

No. 10 Boston College Upsets No. 5 Syracuse 1-0
The Boston College field hockey team got a second-half goal from Chelsey Feole, and excellent goaltending from Kristine Stigas, to pull off a dramatic 1-0 upset over non-conference powerhouse Syracuse before 456 fans on Senior Day at Newton Campus Field.

The win improves the Eagles to 12-4 for the season, while the loss drops the Orange to 15-2.

Syracuse dominated the first 35 minutes of the game keeping the ball on the Boston College side of the field for almost the entire first half. The Orange put a plethora of shots on the BC goal in the first half, but Stigas came up huge for the Eagles registering nine saves to keep the game scoreless heading into halftime. 

Duke Falls to No. 15 Ohio State, 2-1
Freshman defender Abby Hassinger scored a goal in the 45th minute of play to get Duke within one goal of No. 15 Ohio State, but the Blue Devils could not overtake the Buckeyes this afternoon in Columbus, falling, 2-1.

It was a frustrating game for the 13th-ranked Blue Devils (9-8, 0-4 ACC), who limited Ohio State to only four shots all day. Duke had 12 shots total, including four on goal, three of which were saved by Buckeye goalie Lindsay Quintiliani. The Blue Devils also held the edge in penalty corners (7-1).

Hassinger was able to capitalize on one penalty corner, tipping the ball into the cage at the 45:45 mark. It was the second goal this year for the newcomer, who has started every game on the backline for the Blue Devils.