# 2023 Boston College Eagles women's soccer team

The 2023 Boston College Eagles women's soccer team represented Boston College during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Eagles were led by head coach Jason Lowe, in his fifth season. They played home games at Newton Campus Soccer Field. This was the team's 43rd season playing organized women's college soccer, and their 19th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Eagles season started with a road trip to California where they went 0–1–1. They then returned home and lost to 15th ranked South Carolina by one goal, and only lost to Michigan by a goal as well. They picked up a few wins against non-power 5 opponents and finished the non-conference regular season 3–3–2. Their ACC slate featured four ranked teams in their first six games and the Eagles lost their first six matches. However, they tied all of their last four matches by a score of 1–1. This included a season finale draw with 3rd ranked North Carolina.
The Eagles finished the season 3–9–6 overall and 0–6–4 in ACC play to finish in thirteenth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. Their three total wins was tied for lowest in program history with a shortened 2020 season. Their six draw were a program record, beating out the 5 draws in 2022.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished 5–8–5 overall and 1–7–2 in ACC play to finish in fourteenth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jessica Carlton | 3 | MF | 5'4" | Sophomore | Upland, California | Transferred to UC Santa Barbara |
| Éabha O'Mahony | 6 | DF | 5'7" | Sophomore | Cork, Ireland | Transferred to Texas |
| Alycia Morin | 7 | FW | 5'10" | Graduate Student | Montreal, Canada | Graduated |
| Sam Smith | 9 | FW | 5'6" | Senior | Hanson, Massachusetts | Graduated |
| Brooke Gierczak | 11 | DF | 5'6" | Freshman | San Diego, California | — |
| Samantha Agresti | 15 | MF | 5'7" | Senior | Swampscott, Massachusetts | Graduated |
| Kate Goggins | 16 | DF | 5'4" | Sophomore | Orange County, California | — |
| Michela Agresti | 23 | DF | 5'8" | Senior | Swampscott, Massachusetts | Graduated |
| Sydney Moore | 27 | DF | 5'9" | Senior | Farmingdale, New York | Graduated |
| Emma Badger | 29 | DF | 5'8" | Freshman | Wells, Maine | Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| 15 | Aislin Streicek | FW | 5'10" | Junior | Vancouver, Canada | Alabama |
| 27 | Caroline Wallbridge | DF | 5'9" | Sophomore | Hanover, Massachusetts | Maryland |

### Recruiting class

Source:
| Name | Hometown | Club |
| Isabella Douglas DF | Montclair, New Jersey | Match Fit Academy FC |
| Ava Feeley FW | Yarmouth, Maine | Seacoast United |
| Maddie Landers MF | North Andover, Massachusetts | NEFC |
| Mia Lochhead DF | Southborough, Massachusetts | NEFC |
| Olivia Shippee GK | Central Valley, New York | Force FC |
| Elly Slensky MF | Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania | FC Bucks |
| Jada Tuffin DF | Pembroke Pines, Florida | Weston FC |
| Casey Delaney Van pelt MF | Houston, Texas | Albion Hurricanes FC |

## Squad
### Roster

    As of November 15, 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 0 | GK | USA | Olivia Shippee |
| 1 | GK | GER | Wiebke Willebrandt |
| 2 | GK | USA | Eva Nahas |
| 4 | DF | USA | Sarai Costello |
| 5 | MF | USA | Sonia Walk |
| 6 | DF | USA | Ava McNeil |
| 7 | DF | USA | Claire Mensi |
| 8 | MF | USA | Laura Gouvin |
| 9 | FW | USA | Sydney Segalla |
| 10 | MF | USA | Emily Sapienza |
| 11 | MF | GER | Hanna Schmelzle |
| 12 | MF | USA | Riley Kerber |
| 13 | FW | USA | Ava Feeley |
| 14 | DF | USA | Mia Lochhead |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | FW | CAN | Aislin Streicek |
| 16 | MF | USA | Elly Slensky |
| 17 | DF | USA | Jada Tuffin |
| 18 | MF | USA | Reilly Johnson |
| 20 | DF | ISL | Ragna Magnúsdóttir |
| 21 | FW | USA | Andi Barth |
| 22 | FW | USA | Ella Richards |
| 23 | MF | USA | Maddie Landers |
| 24 | DF | USA | Jordan Teguis |
| 25 | MF | USA | Sophia Lowenberg |
| 26 | MF | USA | Bella Douglas |
| 27 | DF | USA | Caroline Walbridge |
| 30 | DF | USA | Kenna Thomas |
| 31 | MF | USA | Delaney Van Pelt |

### Team management

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Jason Lowe |
| Assistant Coach | Dirk Vandeveer |
| Assistant Coach | Stephanie Demake |
| Assistant Coach | Paige Forster |
Source:

## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Exhibition ||||||
| August 8* 5:00 p.m. | Merrimack | Not Reported | — | Newton Campus Soccer Field Chestnut Hill, MA |
| August 12* 5:00 p.m. | Providence | Not Reported | — | Newton Campus Soccer Field Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| August 17* 10:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Cal State Fullerton | T 0–0 | 0–0–1 | Titan Stadium (782) Fullerton, CA |
| August 20* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Long Beach State | L 2–4 | 0–1–1 | George Allen Field (540) Long Beach, CA |
| August 24* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 15 South Carolina | L 2–3 | 0–2–1 | Newton Campus Soccer Field (552) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| August 27* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX | San Jose State | W 2–0 | 1–2–1 | Newton Campus Soccer Field (274) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| August 31* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | at Michigan | L 0–1 | 1–3–1 | U-M Soccer Stadium (648) Ann Arbor, MI |
| September 3* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Akron | W 2–0 | 2–3–1 | FirstEnergy Stadium (395) Akron, OH |
| September 7* 5:30 p.m., ACCNX | Dartmouth | T 1–1 | 2–3–2 | Newton Campus Soccer Field (217) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| September 10* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | Sacred Heart | W 3–2 | 3–3–2 | Newton Campus Soccer Field (223) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| ACC Regular season ||||||
| September 17 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 15 Duke | L 0–2 | 3–4–2 (0–1–0) | Newton Campus Soccer Field (627) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| September 21 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | Virginia Tech | L 1–2 | 3–5–2 (0–2–0) | Newton Campus Soccer Field (333) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| September 24 2:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 8 Clemson | L 0–2 | 3–6–2 (0–3–0) | Newton Campus Soccer Field (326) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| September 30 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | at Pittsburgh | L 0–2 | 3–7–2 (0–4–0) | Ambrose Urbanic Field (858) Pittsburgh, PA |
| October 5 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | at No. 11 Notre Dame | L 1–3 | 3–8–2 (0–5–0) | Alumni Stadium (307) Notre Dame, IN |
| October 8 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | at No. 2 Florida State | L 0–6 | 3–9–2 (0–6–0) | Seminole Soccer Complex (1,444) Tallahassee, FL |
| October 14 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | Louisville | T 1–1 | 3–9–3 (0–6–1) | Newton Campus Soccer Field (471) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| October 19 6:00 p.m., ACCN | at Wake Forest | T 1–1 | 3–9–4 (0–6–2) | Spry Stadium (606) Winston-Salem, NC |
| October 22 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | at Virginia | T 1–1 | 3–9–5 (0–6–3) | Klöckner Stadium (1,415) Charlottesville, VA |
| October 26 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 3 North Carolina | T 1–1 | 3–9–6 (0–6–4) | Newton Campus Soccer Field (1,268) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| United Soccer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — |
| TopDrawer Soccer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |