NEWTON, Mass. – Boston College field hockey (6-7, 1-3 ACC) capped a 2-0 weekend with a 5-1 victory over Boston University (6-6, 3-0 PL) on Sunday afternoon at the Newton Field Hockey Complex. The Eagles scored five unanswered goals after trailing early, highlighted by Lilly Pergola’s first collegiate goal.
BU opened the scoring with a goal in the first quarter, but Klara Mueffelmann answered for BC in the second quarter to even the score at 1-1.
The Eagles took control in the third quarter, as Laila Rosenquest converted a penalty stroke before Ava Meehan added a goal less than three minutes later to give BC a 3-1 advantage heading into the final frame.
Mueffelmann scored her second goal of the afternoon early in the fourth quarter to extend the lead. Pergola capped the scoring, finding the back of the net for her first collegiate goal off an assist from Maren Boyle.
BC outshot BU, 16-8, and held a 12-1 advantage in shots on goal.
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BC will travel to Chapel Hill to face North Carolina before returning home to host Cal and Stanford.
