Goals by Yael Averbuch and Heather O’Reilly in the final 10 minutes propelled No. 2 North Carolina past Boston College, 3-1, on Thursday
night at Fetzer Field for its 15th win in a row.
Carolina went ahead in the 10th minute, but the Eagles came back to tie the score 36 seconds later on freshman Gina DiMartino‘s 10th goal of the season.
The Tar Heels have won every game they’ve played since opening with a 1-0 loss at Texas A&M in double overtime. Their 15-game unbeaten streak is the longest in the country ahead of No. 20 Navy (14-0-0) and No. 1 Notre Dame (13-0-0).
#15 VIRGINIA 2 VIRGINIA TECH 1. Jess Rostedt scored the first goal and fed Kirsten Weiss for the second for the Cavaliers, who improved to 9-4-2 on the season and 4-2-1 in the ACC, where they are second with 13 points, eight behind UNC.
#18 BYU 2 SAN DIEGO STATE 2 (OT). Claire Thomas‘ goal 39 seconds into the second half earned the Cougars (12-2-2) a tie in Mountain West action. Despite the draw BYU coach Jennifer Rockwood liked what she saw. “We played some of the best soccer we’ve played all year,” she said.