BU Announces Class of 2013

BOSTON - The Boston University women's soccer team and head coach Nancy Feldman are pleased to announce the 2013 recruiting class, which will compete with the two-time defending America East champions in the fall. The Terriers, who will be looking for their seventh conference title in 10 years, welcome a diverse group of seven student-athletes that hail from as close as Massachusetts to as far as Hawaii.

The 2013 class boasts three local players, but the coaching staff also stretched their recruiting efforts to New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Hawaii. Each of the seven incoming Terriers fills different roles throughout the lineup and plug in holes left by graduation.

Hailing from just 20 miles outside Boston, Adrienne Anderson of Needham, Mass., will graduate shortly from The Rivers Schools where she is a three-time All-ISL and two-time all-state and all-New England selection. Her high school team won the Independent School League her sophomore and junior campaigns. In addition, Anderson was a multi-sport athlete at The Rivers School, where she also competed in swimming and lacrosse.  more

 

UMass Opens Home Schedule With 2-2 Draw Against UNH

AMHERST, Mass. - With the help of two goals from senior co-captain Vanessa Patry (Delmar, N.Y./Bethlehem Central), the UMass women's soccer team opened its 2008 home schedule with a 2-2 draw against New Hampshire on Thursday afternoon on Rudd Field. The Minutewomen are now 0-1-2 to start the year, while the Wildcats sit at 1-2-1 following the contest.

"I'm disappointed because we could have put game away in the first half," said Massachusetts Head Coach Jim Rudy, "but a combination of great defensive plays by UNH, great goalkeeping and misses where we had some lay-ups prevented that. We could have put it away early and maybe have gotten more kids in the game. If we had been able to do that, it would have helped us sustain their second half surge when they made sub after sub. They did a good job in coming back with numbers and we slowed down a little bit. I'm happy, though, we made progress. It's sort of a double-edged sword. I'm sad that we gave up the lead and I'm disappointed for our players because they put a lot into it."  more

 

Boston Upsets No. 19 UConn, 1-0

Storrs, Conn. - The Boston University women's soccer team claimed a 1-0 triumph over No. 19 Connecticut on Sunday afternoon at Joseph J. Morrone Stadium in Storrs, Conn. In her first start of the season, freshman Jessica Luscinski made the most of her opportunity netting the game-winning goal, her first collegiate tally, in the first half. Sophomore Janie Reilly posted her second shutout of the season in net making three saves. BU improves to 2-3 overall, while UConn falls to 2-3.

It was the Terriers' first win over a ranked opponent since the 2006 season when they defeated No. 22 Maine and upset No. 3 Santa Clara. BU's defense shined in the victory, as the backline anchored by junior Casey Brown and sophomore Lina Cords did not bend under the Huskies' offensive pressure. more

 

BC Defeats Toledo, 5-2

Sophomore Natalie Crutchfield scored two second half goals to lead Boston College past the University of Toledo, 5-2, in a nonconference game.

The win gives BC a 4-1-0 record, while Toledo dropped to 2-1-0 on the season.

Both of Crutchfield's goals came in the second half. The sophomore gave BC a 4-0 lead in the 69th minute of play when she was sent in the box on a great pass from senior Caitlin Hiler. Crutchfield calmly placed her shot by a diving Angela Righeimer.

Toledo closed the four goal gap on two quick goals in a three minute span. Heather Wesley scored in the 75th minute, followed by a goal by Brittany Hensler at 77:34. more

 

Terriers Edged by South Carolina, 1-0

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Boston University women's soccer team dropped a hard-fought match to South Carolina, 1-0, on Sunday evening as the Gamecocks scored the game-winning goal in the second half and held off the Terriers' offensive pressure for the remainder of the contest. BU fell to 1-2-0 on the young season, while South Carolina improved to 2-0-1 overall.

South Carolina scored the decisive goal in the 56th minute when Kim Miller sent a cross inside the box from the right side and Lindsay Small got on the end of it for her first goal of the season.

The Gamecocks held the slight 12-10 advantage in shots; however, BU put six strikes on frame, including two in the final ten minutes of the game. Sophomore goalkeeper Janie Reilly finished with three saves. more

 

BC Suffers First Loss of Season

The Boston College women's soccer team fell to No. 10 Stanford, 3-0, in a non-conference game on the campus of Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.

The Eagles finished up at 1-1 on a two-game west coast road trip. BC defeated Oregon State on Friday, 3-0. BC will host Brown University in the home opener on Friday, Sept. 5 (5 p.m.). Stanford is now 3-0.

The Cardinal struck early as Christen Press scored the first goal just 3:22 into the game off a shot from 25-yards out. Stanford went up 2-0 just four minutes later on a goal by Teresa Noyola. BC regained its composure and finished the half tied in shots taken at six apiece. more

 

Terriers Claims 1-0 Triumph Over Rhode Island

Aug. 28, 2008

KINGSTON, R.I. - Backed by senior Jennifer Herman's goal in the 69th minute, the Boston University women's soccer team earned a 1-0 road triumph over Rhode Island on Thursday evening. Sophomore Janie Reilly made four saves in the shutout effort. The Terriers improve to 1-1-0, while the Rams fall to 0-2-0.

After an evenly played match through the first 68:01, sophomore Lina Cords stepped up to take a corner kick and launched the ball into the box where Herman was able to get on the end of it, heading it home for the game-winner. more

 

UMass Nipped By Binghamton In Season Opener

VESTAL, N.Y. - The UMass women's soccer team opened its 2008 season on Sunday afternoon, but was unable to come away with a win as the Minutewomen were nipped by Binghamton in overtime by the score of 2-1. Massachusetts is now 0-1-0 to start the year, while the Bearcats move to 1-0-0.

Following a scoreless first half that saw both teams take four shots apiece, UMass struck for the first goal of the game shortly after the second period got underway. Capitalizing on a corner kick, the second of two on the day for the Minutewomen, redshirt-senior Tina Rodriguez headed in a ball from classmate Vanessa Lima 48:10 into the contest. more

 

No. 14 Women's Soccer Earns 1-0 Win Over BU

Freshman Julia Bouchelle scored her first collegiate goal to lead Boston College past rival Boston University, 1-0, in the season opener for both teams at Nickerson Field. The Eagles are 1-0 and lead the head-to-head series vs. the Terriers, 9-4.

No. 14 Boston College will play its next two games on the road as the Eagles will travel to California to play both Oregon State (Aug. 29) and Stanford (Aug. 31).

The Eagles struck in the 32nd minute when Brianna Wilson-Byrne found Gina DiMartino outside the box to the right of the BU goalkeeper Janie Reilly. DiMartino cut away from one defender and then sent a nice soft pass to Bouchelle. The Eagles freshman midfielder blasted the shot to the far post past a diving BU goalkeeper for a 1-0 Eagles le. more

 

Minutewomen Defeat Army, 1-0, In Exhibition Match

AMHERST, Mass. - With the 2008 season opener just days away, the UMass women's soccer team prepared for its trip to Binghamton this Sunday by taking on Army in an exhibition match at Rudd Field on Wednesday evening. The Minutewomen came away with a 1-0 win in the contest as sophomore Kelsey Anderson netted the game's lone goal in the 33rd minute.

The Black Knights opened up on the attack and had the first scoring chance of the day for either side come off the foot of Pia White in the 13th minute with her shot sailing just inches over the crossbar.

UMass, which had only three shots in the first half, connected on its second attempt at 32:57 as Anderson put the ball away off a rebound. Assists went to redshirt-senior Tina Rodriguez and freshman Natalie Muka after the initial shot by Rodriguez came off a corner kick by freshman Natalie Muka. more

 

2008 Terriers Women's Soccer Preview

Aug. 20, 2008

BOSTON - If there is one thing to be said about the 2008 Boston University women's soccer team, it's that this squad is not content with all the extraordinary accomplishments of the 2007 campaign. The Terriers want to leave their own mark on a program that has won five America East crowns and made six NCAA appearances in the last eight years. This drive to continually do better is a major strength of the squad and a source of pride for head coach Nancy Feldman, who has nurtured the program since its inception 14 years ago as a club team to a squad consistently competing for the league title and making a splash on the national stage.

"The players on this team have expressed to me that they want to uphold the level of success we have had in the past because they feel a responsibility towards those who have come before them," said Feldman. "They have a healthy respect for what others have done while also feeling compelled to raise the bar." more

 

 

BU Chosen as Unanimous Preseason AE Favorite

Aug. 18, 2008

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - For the fifth-consecutive year, the Boston University women's soccer team has been picked as the preseason favorite to win the America East conference title, according to a vote of the conference's head coaches. The 2008 preseason prognostications were released by the league office on Monday afternoon. The Terriers, the defending conference champions, were a unanimous choice after receiving all eight possible first-place votes for 64 points. Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own team.

New Hampshire, the co-regular season champion with BU in 2007, finished second with 52 points. Stony Brook was tabbed third (46 points), while Maine was close in fourth (45). Hartford was chosen fifth (40), followed by Binghamton (26), Albany (23), Vermont (19) and UMBC (9). more
 

 

Boston College is one of five ACC teams in the Top 25

Chestnut Hill, MA - The Boston College women's soccer team earned a No. 14 ranking in the preseason NSCAA/adidas poll released by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) this week. Boston College is one of five teams from the ACC ranked in the Top 25. USC earned the No. 1 ranking while No. 2 went to UCLA. The top five spots are rounded off by the ACC's North Carolina, Florida State and Notre Dame of the Big East. more