Boston College draws the top-seeded Florida State Seminoles (15-1-0, 8-1-0 ACC) in Sunday's quarterfinal action. The 'Noles lone blemish on the regular season was a 3-2 loss to Boston College a little over a week ago.
A couple of firsts on the night -- it was BC's first victory over the Seminoles in program history. BC also became the first ACC team to score a goal against Florida State this season (!).
The Boston College men's and women's soccer teams will begin the season ranked in the top 15 in the country. The season gets underway in a little over a week.
Boston College Women's Soccer Advances To NCAA Sweet 16 With PK Win Over Cal
The Boston College women's soccer program capped off another successful season by earning a number four seed in the NCAA tournament, giving the Eagles home field for the first two rounds of the tournament.
No. 21 Boston College Women's Soccer Defeats No. 7 Wake Forest 2-0, Earns Home Field in ACC Quarterfinals
Big East commissioner John Marinatto told Pete Thamel of the New York Times that the conference will hold Pitt and Syracuse to the 27-month period before either school can leave to join the ACC. That means, unless the schools can convince the conference to change its stance, the will not be able to begin participating in the ACC until June 2014.
The Boston College women's soccer team was ranked 6th in the country in the Top 25 of the Soccer America Preseason Poll. The ACC claimed spots 3-6 in the 2011 preseason poll.
BC Women's Soccer Ranked 4th In Preseason Poll. Preseason schedule starts this weekend.
