Oct. 11, 2009

Brooke Knowlton Leads Boston College Past Virginia, 1-0 in OT
Boston College junior Brooke Knowlton scored in overtime to lead Boston College past ACC foe Virginia, 1-0, on Sunday afternoon. The Eagles are now 11-2-0 and 3-2-0 in the ACC, while Virginia dropped to 6-4-3 overall and 1-3-1 in the conference.

The game-winning goal by Knowlton started when senior midfielder Gina DiMartino won a 50-50 ball at midfield. She slid the ball up to defender Hannah Cerrone, who slipped up the sideline. The junior defender placed the ball into the box, which led Knowlton into a race with the Cavaliers goalkeeper Chantel Jones. Knowlton one-timed the ball to the far corner of the goal to end the game in the 94th minute of play.

In overtime, Boston College had two shots, while Virginia had zero. The Eagles first chance in overtime came when Knowlton sent the ball into the box and Gina DiMartino's shot was blocked by a defender just three yards out.

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#17 Terps Take Down #6 Virginia Tech
A tenacious effort propelled the 17th-ranked University of Maryland women's soccer team to a hard-fought 3-1 victory over No. 6 Virginia Tech Sunday evening at Ludwig Field.

The victory give the Terps a 10-2-1 record in 2009, marking the first time Maryland has reached the double-digit win plateau since 2003. The win also upped the Terrapins' conference record to 2-2-1. For the Hokies it was just their third loss in 13 games this year and their first loss in five conference outings.

Playing on their home field for the first time since Sept. 18, the Terps jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the ninth minute of play. Sophomore Jasmyne Spencer, who's speed gave Virginia Tech fits all game, got off a hard shot on the Hokie goal. Tech goalkeeper Kristin Carden made the save but couldn't control the rebound, which bounced right to freshman Danielle Hubka. Hubka then one-timed the ball into the right side of the Hokie goal to put the Terps in front.

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FSU, Duke Play To Scoreless Tie
Fifth-ranked Florida State (10-2-1, 3-1-1 ACC) wrapped up its weekend swing to the state of North Carolina with a 0-0 tie against Duke (4-5-4, 0-2-2 ACC) Sunday afternoon inside Koskinen Stadium. The Seminoles outshot the Blue Devils 18-9 en route to their first tie of the season.

With the tie, Florida State keeps pace with Virginia Tech and North Carolina who currently sit atop the ACC standings with 12 points a piece. The Seminoles are in sole possession of third place with 10 points.

Toni Pressley and Amanda DaCosta led the Seminoles with three shots each, while both Tiffany McCarty and Ella Stephan fired a pair of shots on goal.

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