University of Massachusets Athletics
Sunday, October 6
Amherst, Mass.
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Photo by: Thom Kendall - UMass Athletics
Minutewomen Claim Shutout Win Over No. 11 Boston College
October 06, 2024 | Field Hockey
AMHERST, Mass. -- No. 19 Massachusetts (9-3, 3-0) defended home turf against a ranked foe, claiming a gritty 1-0 victory over No. 11 Boston College (8-3, 3-0) on Sunday at Gladchuk Field Hockey Complex. With the win, the Minutewomen earn their third ranked victory and fourth shutout of the season.
Junior Myrte van Herwijnen came up clutch when called upon, making 10 saves to cement the shutout performance. Van Herwijnen made numerous saves in high leverage situations, including seven on defensive penalty corners. Overall, the Huizen, Netherlands native led a Massachusetts defensive penalty corner unit which held Boston College scoreless on 10 attemps, including four in the fourth quarter of play.
Senior Dempsey Campbell scored what would eventually become the game-winner, tipping a long circle insert from Neva Eisenga over the Eagles goalkeeper to get Massachusetts on the board. The game sealing score marks Campbell's fifth goal of the season and second game-winner.
Graduate Student Elena Clococeanu continued to be a steady presence on both ends of the field, helping hold down the back line while leading the team with two shots on the afternoon. Elani Sherwood and Kristy Leonard also tallied shots in the matchup.
Boston College was led by Peyton Hale who got away a game-high four shots on the day.
Breaking Down The Action
Notable Numbers
Series History
Up Next
Junior Myrte van Herwijnen came up clutch when called upon, making 10 saves to cement the shutout performance. Van Herwijnen made numerous saves in high leverage situations, including seven on defensive penalty corners. Overall, the Huizen, Netherlands native led a Massachusetts defensive penalty corner unit which held Boston College scoreless on 10 attemps, including four in the fourth quarter of play.
Senior Dempsey Campbell scored what would eventually become the game-winner, tipping a long circle insert from Neva Eisenga over the Eagles goalkeeper to get Massachusetts on the board. The game sealing score marks Campbell's fifth goal of the season and second game-winner.
Graduate Student Elena Clococeanu continued to be a steady presence on both ends of the field, helping hold down the back line while leading the team with two shots on the afternoon. Elani Sherwood and Kristy Leonard also tallied shots in the matchup.
Boston College was led by Peyton Hale who got away a game-high four shots on the day.
Breaking Down The Action
- The Minutewomen came out the gates with energy, owning a 4-1 advantage in shots through the first 15 minutes of play.
- Campbell got Massachusetts on the board, tipping a long baseline circle insert from Eisenga over the head of the Eagles goalkeeper to make it 1-0 with 2:04 remaining in the first quarter.
- The Massachusetts defense weathered a strong response from Boston College, as Myrte van Herwijnen made six saves in the second period to keep the score 1-0 going into the halftime break.
- The third quarter featured a physical defensive battle that included a yellow card on Boston College's Peyton Hale late in the period.
- The Minutewomen allowed just one shot in the third quarter, sending both teams into the final 15 minutes with the score 1-0.
- Boston College made a final push, earning four penalty corners in the final 10 minutes of regulation but could not crack the Massachusetts defense.
- The Eagles pulled their goalie for the final 3:20 of the quarter but failed to find the equalizer as Massachusetts claimed a 1-0 win in Amherst.
Notable Numbers
- 2: The Minutewomen have now earned back-to-back wins over Boston College, claiming a 3-2 (2OT) win over the Eagles on Oct. 3, 2021 in Chestnut Hill.
- 2: Campbell recorded her second game-winning goal of the season.
- 3: Massachusetts earned its third ranked victory of the year.
- 4: The Minutewomen recorded their fourth shutout of the season.
- 5: Campbell now has five goals on the season.
- 7: Massachusetts snapped a seven-game winning streak for Eagles.
Series History
- With the result, Massachusetts now holds a 24-13-0 advantage all-time against the Billikens.
Up Next
- The Minutewomen travel to Pennsylvania to take on La Salle on Friday, Oct. 22 at 5 p.m. in Philadelphia. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and can be followed live on umassathletics.com or UMassFH on Twitter.
Team Stats
BC
UMASS
Goals
0
1
Shots
13
6
Shots on Goal
10
3
Saves
2
10
Corners
10
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Scoring Plays
Campbell, Dempsey (5)
Assisted By: Eisenga, Neva
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Game Leaders
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
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