No.17 Boston College vs. No. 4 Maryland
September 6, 2024
Northwestern Field Hockey Field
3:00 PM ET
B1G+
No. 5 Duke vs. No. 4 Maryland
September 8, 2024
Northwestern Field Hockey Field
12:00 PM ET
B1G+
matchup preview
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#5 Duke is coming off a dominant 2-0 weekend at home, defeating William & Mary 5-0 and UMass Lowell 3-1. The Blue Devils registered 15 shots on goal and 28 total shots against William & Mary. Preseason All-ACC Alaina McVeigh is already off to a hot start with 3 goals and one assist. McVeigh led the ACC in goals last season.
- #17 Boston College also enjoyed a 2-0 weekend at home with wins over Northeastern 3-1 and Boston University 6-0. Peyton Hale and Yani Zhong have combined for 5 of Eagles’ 9 total goals.
- Last season, Maryland fell 2-1 to Duke at College Park but secured a 1-0 overtime victory against Boston College.
- Maryland is 17-10 all-time against Duke and is 8-1 all-time on the road against the Blue Devils.
- Maryland is 14-3 all-time against Boston College and is 7-3 against the Eagles in the last ten meetings.
#4 Maryland opened the season with a double OT victory over #7 Louisville.
Last week’s recap
- #4 Maryland will travel to Evanston, IL coming off a 2-0 opening weekend in College Park.
- On Friday, Maryland walked it off against #7 Louisville, 2-1, in double overtime. Senior Hope Rose delivered the game-winning goal with 1:18 remaining in the second overtime. Sophomore defender Josie Hollamon scored the other goal for Maryland off a penalty corner in the second period. The Terps’ defense led by fifth-year Rayne Wright came through with timely takeaways. Maryland has now won 28 consecutive season-openers.
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On Sunday, Maryland was able to win 2-0 over Drexel. The Terps have opened the season…
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