| Boston College Eagles women's soccer | |||
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 2025 Boston College Eagles women's soccer team | |||
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| Founded | 1977; 48 years ago (1977) | ||
| University | Boston College | ||
| Head coach | Chris Watkins (2nd season) | ||
| Conference | ACC | ||
| Location | Chestnut Hill,Massachusetts | ||
| Stadium | Newton Campus Soccer Field (Capacity: 2,000) | ||
| Nickname | Eagles | ||
| Colors | Maroon and gold[1] | ||
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| NCAA Tournament College Cup | |||
| 2010 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals | |||
| 2009, 2010, 2013 | |||
| NCAA Tournament Round of 16 | |||
| 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 | |||
| NCAA Tournament appearances | |||
| 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018 | |||
TheBoston College Eagles women's soccer team representBoston College in theAtlantic Coast Conference (ACC) ofNCAA Division Iwomen's college soccer. The team has never won the ACC regular season championship, but has won the ECAC championship twice and shared the ACC regular season title once. The team has advanced to the NCAA Women's soccer tournament 19 times, including one College Cup appearance.
The Boston College women's soccer program enjoyed a rather successful start to their history under coach Mike LaVigne. LaVigne never lost more than 5 games during his tenure in the 1980s. He took the team to their first twoNCAA Tournaments in 1982 and 1983. The team was also ranked in the top 10 in 1981–1984.[2] However, citing issues with then Athletic Director Mary Carson and the lack of a field for the1983 NCAA Tournament, LaVigne resigned as head coach.[3] Susan Kaplan was hired as the new head coach and coached the team through the end of the decade. The team qualified for the NCAA tournament 2 times under Kaplan, in 1984 and 1985. Kaplan also guided the team to double digit wins in 4 of her 6 seasons in charge. The team won the ECAC championship in 1986 and 1988.[citation needed] Kaplan left the program in 1989.
Terez Biancardi took over the program in 1990. The first two years of her tenure proved difficult, with the Eagles winning 6 and 7 games during those years. However, the next few years proved to be a return to form, with the team notching double digit wins in 1992–1994. In 1993 the team moved to theBig East Conference. This move was associated with Boston College becoming a full member of the conference. The first years were fairly successful, with the team finishing runners up in the1994 Big East Tournament. However, their good run would not continue. The team failed to make the NCAA and Conference tournament in 1995 and 1996. After finishing both seasons with 9 wins, Biancardi would leave the program in 1996. Alison Foley was hired as the next head coach. The team won 12 games in 1998, her second season and 16 games in 1999. The team returned to the NCAA Tournament in 1999, losing in the first round. In 1999, Foley was awarded the NEWISA New England Coach of the Year Award.[4]
Alison Foley continued to coach the team throughout the 2000s. The team enjoyed success during the decade, never losing more than 10 games, and notching double digit wins in each season. They made the NCAA Tournament 8 of the 10 years, and achieved their first quarterfinal appearance in 2009. Boston College decided to leave the Big East and join the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in 2003. The move took 2 years to complete, and starting in 2005, the Eagles began ACC competition.[5] The team's last season in the Big East, 2004, proved one of their best, as they finished 7–3 in conference play and made the semifinals of the conference tournament. The early years in the ACC were also positive, with the team finishing no lower than fifth in the conference between 2005 and 2010. The team won a share of the regular season title in 2009. The Eagles finished the decade strong, with their first and only College Cup appearance in 2010.
The Eagles continued to enjoy some success in the 2010s, qualifying for the NCAA tournament in 5 years and the ACC Tournament 6 years. In 2014, they ended a streak of 11 straight NCAA appearances when they missed the tournament after a 10–8–1 season. This was on the heels of a 2013 season where they made the NCAA Quarterfinals for the third time in program history. Many of the Eagle's most famous players played for the team during this period, includingKristie Mewis who went on to play for theUnited States women's national soccer team. From 2014 to 2017, the Eagles experienced a bit of a downturn, never finishing above seventh in the ACC, and only making the NCAA tournament once. In 2017, they made the ACC tournament as the last invited team. 2018 was a turnaround year, where the team finished 14–4–1, qualifying for both the ACC tournament and the NCAA tournament. They also won 10 straight games, tying a program record for most consecutive wins in a season. After the season, Alison Foley resigned as coach after 22 years.[6] There were some questions over the reasoning behind her resignation, as the team had 22 winning seasons under her, and made the NCAA Tournament 15 times during her tenure.[7] Jason Lowe was hired as the new coach in January 2019.[8] In Lowe's first year, the Eagles finished 14th in the ACC, their lowest ever. Their 1–8–1 record was also the program's worst ever ACC record.
The decade started with a season shortened by theCOVID-19 pandemic. The team played an ACC fall season and a non-conference spring season. They finished 3–10–1 overall and did not qualify for the postseason. The team played a full 2021 season, finishing 7–10–1 overall and 1–9–0 in ACC play to finish in a tie for twelfth place. This marked the third straight year where the Eagles won only one conference game, and their 7 overall wins were the lowest in a full season since 1991. The team's fortunes did not improve in 2022, when they finished 5–8–5 overall and 1–7–2 in ACC play. This was the fourth straight year, and every year in Lowe's tenure, where the Eagles won only one conference game. The five overall wins were the lowest in a full season in program history until the next year in 2023 when the Eagles finished 3–9–6 overall. They also finished 0–6–4 in ACC play. The three wins and zero conference wins were program lows at the time and the six draws were a program high. Lowe was fired after the 2023 season[9] and replaced by Chris Watkins.[10] Watkins had a successful first season, finishing 12–5–2 overall and 4–4–2 in ACC play. These were both the best records since the 2018 season, but ultimately not enough to qualify for the ACC tournament or NCAA Tournament.
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| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach | Chris Watkins |
| Assistant Coach | Whitney Pitalo |
| Assistant Coach | Andrea Morrow |
| Assistant Coach | Stephanie Demake |
| Director of Operations | Molly Abbott |
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| Season | Head coach | Season result[12] | Tournament results | |||||||
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| Overall | Conference | Conference | NCAA | |||||||
| Wins | Losses | Ties | Wins | Losses | Ties | Finish | ||||
| 1980 | Mike LaVigne | 10 | 4 | 0 | — | |||||
| 1981 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | ||||||
| 1982 | 11 | 3 | 1 | NCAA First Round | ||||||
| 1983 | 15 | 5 | 0 | NCAA Second Round | ||||||
| 1984 | Suzanne Kaplan | 12 | 6 | 1 | NCAA First Round | |||||
| 1985 | 13 | 5 | 1 | NCAA Second Round | ||||||
| 1986 | 11 | 6 | 2 | Champions | — | |||||
| 1987 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | ||||||
| 1988 | 12 | 7 | 1 | Champions | — | |||||
| 1989 | 8 | 9 | 2 | — | ||||||
| 1990 | Terez Biancardi | 6 | 7 | 3 | — | |||||
| 1991 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | ||||||
| 1992 | 13 | 8 | 0 | — | ||||||
| 1993† | 12 | 9 | 0 | Semifinal | — | |||||
| 1994 | 10 | 8 | 1 | Runner up | — | |||||
| 1995 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5th | — | — | |
| 1996 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6th | — | — | |
| 1997 | Alison Foley | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6th | — | — |
| 1998 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5th | Semifinal | — | |
| 1999 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3rd (Northeast) | Semifinal | NCAA First Round | |
| 2000 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2nd (Northeast) | Semifinal | — | |
| 2001 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2nd (Northeast) | Semifinal | NCAA First Round | |
| 2002 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3rd (Northeast) | Quarterfinal | — | |
| 2003 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2nd (Northeast) | Runner up | NCAA First Round | |
| 2004 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4th | Semifinal | NCAA Third Round | |
| 2005^ | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5th | 1st round | NCAA Third Round | |
| 2006 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4th | 1st round | NCAA Third Round | |
| 2007 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5th | 1st round | NCAA First Round | |
| 2008 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3rd | 2nd round | NCAA Third Round | |
| 2009 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | Co-champions | 2nd round | NCAA Quarterfinals | |
| 2010 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6th | 1st round | NCAA Semifinals | |
| 2011 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3rd | 1st round | NCAA Third Round | |
| 2012 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | T-8th | 1st round | NCAA Second Round | |
| 2013 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | T-6th | 1st round | NCAA Quarterfinals | |
| 2014 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10th | — | — | |
| 2015 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7th | — | NCAA First Round | |
| 2016 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 12th | — | — | |
| 2017 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8th | First round | — | |
| 2018 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4th | First round | NCAA First Round | |
| 2019 | Jason Lowe | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 14th | — | — |
| 2020 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 11th | — | — | |
| 2021 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | T-12th | — | — | |
| 2022 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 14th | — | — | |
| 2023 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13th | — | — | |
| 2024 | Chris Watkins | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10th | — | — |
† In 1993 Boston College began play in theBig East Conference.
^ In 2005 Boston College began play in theAtlantic Coast Conference.
Kia McNeill – (2004–2007) – Currently head coach ofBrownKristie Mewis – (2009–2012) – Currently withWest Ham United andUnited States international
Allyson Swaby – (2014–2017) – Currently withAC Milan andJamaica internationalSam Hiatt – (2016) – Currently withPortland Thorns FCJenna Bike – (2016–2021) – Currently withChicago Red StarsSam Coffey – (2017–2018) – Currently withPortland Thorns FC andUnited States international
Mijke Roelfsema – (2017–2018) – Currently withCalgary Wild FC
Rachel Dugdale – (2018) – Currently withBlackburn
Éabha O'Mahony – (2021–2022) – Currently withShelbourne andIreland international
