Nov. 2, 2008

Bouchelle's Goal Lifts No. 13 Women's Soccer Over Clemson

Chestnut Hill, Ma - Freshman Julia Bouchelle scored her seventh goal of the season to lead Boston College past Clemson, 1-0, in an ACC match in front of 537 fans at the Newton Soccer Field on Sunday afternoon.

The Eagles are now 6-3-1 in the conference, the most victories by the team since joining the ACC in 2005. BC is 12-4-2 overall. Clemson finished the season at 5-11-1 overall and 1-8-1 in the conference.

Puglisi's header Leads Hokies Past No. 11 Duke on Senior Day

BLACKSBURG, Va. – With a berth to the ACC Tournament already in hand, Virginia Tech looked to bolster its resume for the NCAA Tournament in Sunday’s match against No. 11 Duke. Senior Laurie Beth Puglisi (Arlington, Va.) headed in the game-winner during the first half, and the Hokie defense shut down the Blue Devil attack the rest of the way for a tight 1-0 victory.

With the win, Tech hits the double digit victory mark in a single season for only the second time in program history, moving to 10-7-2 on the year and 4-4-2 in the ACC. Duke falls to 12-4-2 overall and 4-3-3 in the conference.

Five Unanswered Goals Lead Florida State To 5-2 Win Over NC State

RALEIGH, N.C. - Sixth-ranked Florida State (14-2-2, 8-1-1 ACC) closed out the regular season with a 5-2 victory over NC State (8-12-0, 0-10-0). After trailing by as many as two goals on Sunday afternoon, the Seminoles scored five unanswered goals in the second half to cap the come-from-behind victory and finish the regular season on a nine-game (8-0-1) unbeaten streak. Senior Sarah Wagenfuhr registered a career-high two goals, while freshman Tiffany McCarty tied a career-high with her third four-point game of the season to pace the Seminoles in the win.

"Overall, I thought we played okay," said head coach Mark Krikorian. "Even though we were down 1-0 at halftime, it felt like the goals might come if we just continued to be persistent. To give up an early goal in the second half was a little bit troubling, but to answer less than a minute later was the appropriate response from our group. But I think our depth and movement off the ball created some good chances for us as the game wore on."

Tar Heels Clinch ACC Regular-Season Title

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - It took 29 shots for second-ranked North Carolina to get one past Miami goalkeeper Vikki Alonzo but Casey Nogueira's Atlantic Coast Conference-leading 19th tally in the 84th minute proved the difference as the Tar Heel women's soccer team clinched their 19th ACC regular-season championship in 22 years with a 1-0 victory over the Hurricanes Sunday afternoon at Fetzer Field.

The Tar Heels ended their regular season at 16-1-2 overall and 9-0-1 in the ACC heading into the 2008 ACC Tournament which begins Wednesday at Wake Med Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. The Tar Heels will be the No. 1 seed in the tournament. This marks the 17th time in 22 seasons that Carolina has finished ACC regular-season play without a loss. With the loss the Hurricanes fall to 10-7-3 overall and 3-5-2 in the ACC.

No. 19 Wake Forest Finishes Regular Season With 1-0 Win at No. 8 Virginia

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Amy Smerdzinski's goal in the 60th minute lifted No. 19 Wake Forest (12-6-0, 5-5-0 ACC) to a 1-0 victory at No. 8 Virginia (12-4-2, 6-3-1 ACC) on Sunday afternoon at Klockner Stadium.

"It was a great win," head coach Tony da Luz said. "Our team really executed the gameplan and played really tough. On the goal we scored, Allie (Sadow) made a great cross and Amy (Smerdzinski) scored another big time goal."