2008 Schedule/Results
2008 Statistics
Boston College 4, Northeastern 0
Nov. 16, 2008
Newton Soccer Field (Newton, MA)
| Team |
1st
|
2nd
|
Final
|
| Northeastern (13-9-2) |
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Boston College (15-5-2) |
3
|
1
|
4
|
The women’s soccer team lost 4-0 on Sunday against Boston College in the second round of the NCAA Tournament held at the Newton Soccer Field. This is the first loss for the Huskies since Oct. 24 when the team fell to James Madison.
Stephanie Gordon once again turned in a stellar performance. At 19:56 in the second half she made an outstanding save as the BC shot looked like a sure goal until Gordon dove to her left and managed to deflect the ball away with her finger tips.
The first goal was scored at 29:32 when Amy Caldwell broke down the right side and sent a cross to Stephanie Wirth who one-timed a shot past Gordon. This goal would prove to be the game-winner.
Just minutes later, BC was once again on the doorstep of Northeastern and managed to sneak one past Gordon but the goal was called back after BC was flagged for being offside.
The second BC goal was scored by Hannah Cerrone after she was able to dribble in on the Husky defense before firing long angled shot which found the inside left post.
The third Eagle goal was tallied by Brianna Wilson-Byrne after she let go a shot from 25 yards out beating Gordon in the upper right hand corner of the goal.
BC scored their last goal at 71:11 after Kerri McNicholas found the back of the net on a Hannah Cerrone corner kick.
The Huskies struggled with injuries throughout the game. Already missing Liza Rebello due to a rib injury, the Huskies watched, as both Veronica Napoli and Kelly Matthews had to miss the majority of the first half after suffering ankle injuries. “Obviously it was a challenge we had to overcome,” said head coach Ed Matz, “We were already out one starter and to have Napoli and Matthews go down as well was not easy on the team.”
The Huskies battled hard and managed to put three shots on net but could not find an answer to BC’s Jillian Mastroianni.
“It’s hard to be disappointed after the season we had,” said Matz, “After the emotional double overtime win on Friday and with everything going on with these girls I am really happy with everything. We lost to a great BC team and the team played hard. I’m looking forward to next season, we have a good group of girls and a strong recruiting class so it should be exciting.”
The Huskies ended the season with the best record in program history. The team posted a nine win improvement from last year as well as winning the CAA Championship and winning their first-ever game in the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies also made history in the CAA by becoming the first-ever No. 6 seed to win the title. Prior to Sunday, the team had gone unbeaten in its last six games and made one of the best end of season runs out of any sport in Northeastern history.
Veronica Napoli was named the CAA Rookie of the Year and named to both the All-Rookie and All-CAA third team with freshman midfielder Gabbi Jatkola. Jenna Lucchesi was named the CAA Tournament MVP and was named to the All-Tournament team with Emilee Ellison, Tinna Nielsen, and Stephanie Gordon.
The team will be losing six seniors in Jenna Lucchesi, Lauren Meehan, Emilee Ellison, Kelsey O’Rourke, Kirsten Hjort and Brenna Matthews but return the majority of their young roster.
Soccer Box Score (Final)
Northeastern University Soccer
Northeastern vs #10 Boston College (Nov 16, 2008 at Chestnut Hill, MA)
Northeastern (13-9-2) vs. Goals by period 1 2 Tot
Boston College (15-5-2) -------------------------------
Date: Nov 16, 2008 Attendance: 325 Northeastern........ 0 0 - 0
Weather: Clear and chilly Boston College...... 3 1 - 4
Northeastern Boston College
Pos ## Player Sh SOG G A Pos ## Player Sh SOG G A
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GK 33 Gordon, Stephanie... - - - - GK 30 Jillian Mastroianni. - - - -
M 2 Lucchesi, Jenna..... - - - - M 2 Chelsea Regan....... - - - -
M 4 Condie, Lesley...... - - - - D 4 Caroline Walden..... - - - -
M 5 Holmstedt, Laura.... - - - - D 6 Alyssa Pember....... 1 - - -
F 7 Napoli, Veronica.... 1 1 - - F 7 Amy Caldwell........ 1 1 - 2
F 10 Nielsen, Tinna...... 1 1 - - M 8 Caitlin Hiler....... - - - -
F 17 Ellison, Emilee..... - - - - M 10 Kelly Henderson..... 1 - - -
D 19 Matthews, Kelly..... 1 1 - - D 11 Hannah Cerrone...... 2 2 1 2
D 20 Blake, Kristen...... 1 - - - D 14 Brianna Wilson-Byrne 2 2 1 -
D 22 Jatkola, Gabbi...... - - - - D 16 Brooke Knowlton..... 5 1 - -
25 Matthews, Brenna.... - - - - F 22 Stephanie Wirth..... 3 2 1 -
---------- Substitutes ---------- ---------- Substitutes ----------
3 Bodnar, Marissa..... - - - - 3 Melissa Gimpel...... - - - -
8 Anderson, Kirby..... - - - - 9 Natalie Crutchfield. - - - -
16 McGaffigan, Erin.... - - - - 13 Kerri Mcnicholas.... 3 2 1 -
18 McDermott, Kristen.. - - - - 15 Mich Spacciapolli... - - - -
24 O'Rourke, Kelsey.... - - - - Totals.............. 18 10 4 4
Totals.............. 4 3 0 0
Northeastern Boston College
## Player MIN GA Saves ## Player MIN GA Saves
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33 Gordon, Stephanie... 90:00 4 6 30 Jillian Mastroianni. 90:00 0 3
Shots by period 1 2 Tot Saves by period 1 2 Tot
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Northeastern........ 2 2 - 4 Northeastern........ 3 3 - 6
Boston College...... 11 7 - 18 Boston College...... 2 1 - 3
Corner kicks 1 2 Tot Fouls 1 2 Tot
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Northeastern........ 1 0 - 1 Northeastern........ 0 0 - 0
Boston College...... 1 5 - 6 Boston College...... 2 7 - 9
SCORING SUMMARY:
GOAL Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description
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1. 16:32 BC Stephanie Wirth (4) Amy Caldwell; Hannah Cerrone cross from Hannah Cerrone - one timed b
2. 31:12 BC Hannah Cerrone Amy Caldwell Cerrone beat defender and went low shot
3. 43:22 BC Brianna Wilson-Byrne (1) Unassisted Wilson-Bryne shot from 25 yards out to f
4. 71:11 BC Kerri Mcnicholas (1) Hannah Cerrone McNicholas off corner kick from 18 yards
CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS:
Officials: Referee: Gus St. Silva; Asst. Referee: Victor Matheson; Dell Rainho;
Alt. Official: Mike Wallace; Timekeeper: John Orlando; Scorer: Steph Tunnera;
Offsides: Northeastern 0, Boston College 0.
BC advanced to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA
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