CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College women's soccer team will close out non-conference play on Sunday afternoon, hosting Holy Cross at the Newton Campus Soccer Field. The match, which is set for a 1 p.m. start, will air live on ACCNX, which streams live on the ESPN App.
 
Game 8 | Boston College vs Holy Cross
Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 | 1:00 p.m.
Newton Campus Soccer Field | Newton, Mass.
 
A WIN OVER HOLY CROSS WOULD . . .
• Move Boston College to 6-1-1 on the year.
• Give the Eagles an all-time record of 20-0-0 against Holy Cross with a mark of 11-0-0 in home games.
 
ABOUT HOLY CROSS
• Holy Cross enters Sunday's game with a record of 1-6-0 ... the Crusaders last played on Thursday night, falling to Rhode Island, 1-0.
• The Crusaders picked up a  3-0 win over Bryant on Sept. 5.
• Colleen McIlvenna and Katie Quinn both have two goals each for Holy Cross while Samantha Adams and Ashley Blaka have chipped in one goal and one assist each.
• Olivia Dubin has played the majority of minutes in goal for the Crusaders, posting a 2.47 goals against average and .742 save percentage.
 
SERIES HISTORY VS HOLY CROSS
• This is the first meeting between Boston College and Holy Cross since Sept. 9, 2009 ... the Eagles won that game in Newton, 4-0.
• The first-ever meeting between the Crusaders and Eagles came on Sept. 28, 1983 ... BC earned a 5-0 home win.
• BC is unbeaten in the series, holding an overall mark of 19-0-0, including a 10-0-0 mark at home.
 
UP NEXT
• After facing Holy Cross, the Eagles will open up ACC play at top-ranked Florida State on Thursday, Sept. 18.
• BC's ACC home opener then comes on Sunday, Sept. 23 against Wake Forest.
 
RICHARDS (THE ROOKIE)
• Ella Richards leads the Eagles with 18 points on a team-high eight goals and two assists.
• The freshman sits first in the ACC in points (18), points per game (2.57), goals (8) and goals per game (1.14) ... her goals per game average ranks sixth overall in the country.
• Richards has scored eight goals in the first seven games of the season, including three braces.
• She scored twice against Harvard, UMass and Kennesaw State ... the Chicago native also had a one goal, two assist outing against UConn.
• She scored her first career game-winning goal against UMass.
 
HELLO, LINDA
• Linda Boama has recorded five goals and three assists for 13 points through the first seven games of the season.
• The sophomore began the season by scoring at least one goal in each of the first four games ... she was the first Eagle to score in the first four games of the season since Victoria DiMartino scored in the first four games of the 2009 season.
• Boama has recorded a point in five out of seven contests, including a pair of one goal, one assist outings.
• She has three game-winning goals on the year, which ties for third overall in the nation.
• Boama was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week on Aug. 31 after helping BC to a 3-0-0 week with three goals and two assists.

IT'S WORTH NOTING
• Ella Richards ranks first in the ACC in points (18), points per game (2.57), goals (8) and goals per game (1.14)
• Linda Boama's three game-winning goals ranks tied for third overall in the nation.
• BC has seven different goal scorers and 14 different point getters through the first seven games of the season.
• BC's 15 goals in the first four games marked the most for the team through the first four games of the year since BC scored 15 goals over the first four games of the 2015 season.
• Wiebke Willebrandt earned her first career win and shutout in her first career start with four saves at Iona on Aug. 19 ... the last Eagle goalkeeper to do the same was Erin Seppi against Stony Brook on Aug. 25, 2016.
• Willebrandt ranks first in the ACC in save percentage (.844) and saves per game (5.43).
 
LAST TIME OUT
• Boston College made the short trip to Harvard on Thursday night ... the teams battled to a 3-3 overtime tie.
• A scoreless first half gave way to the teams combining for six goals over a 25-minute span ... Harvard took a pair of one-goal leads only to see Ella Richards even the Eagles both times ... Jenna Bike's shot in the 69th minute gave BC a 3-2 lead but Harvard equalized in the 75th.
• Wiebke Willebrandt made a season-high 11 saves for the Eagles ... the 11 saves tied for the ninth-most in a single game for BC and she was the first goalkeeper to do it since Jillian Mastroianni against UNC on Nov 6, 2009.
 
ACTIVE SCORING LEADERS
• Jenna Bike is BC's active scoring leader with 42 points on 16 goals and 10 assists.
• Sam Smith is the second-highest active scorer with 37 points on 16 goals and five assists.