PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania field hockey squad hosts No. 20 Boston College on Friday in its home opener at Ellen Vagelos Field. Start time is set for 3 p.m.
 
GAME DAY 3: Penn vs #20 Boston College
Friday, Sept. 9 | 3:00 p.m.
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Ivy League on ESPN
A reminder that the Ivy League is paired with ESPN and you will be able to find all Penn home games, as well as road Ivy matches and select non-conference road games, on ESPN+ this fall with the same high broadcast quality you've come to expect. ESPN+ is a subscription-based service that offers monthly and yearly packages. Click here to subscribe to ESPN+!
 
The Series with Boston College
Friday's matchup will be the first time the two programs have met.
 
About The Eagles
Boston College opened the year with a hefty 5-0 victory at home over Providence but have followed with three-straight losses heading into its first road contest of the season on Friday. The Eagles hosted the ACC/Big Ten Challenge last weekend, falling to Maryland (3-1) and reigning national champs Northwestern (6-0). Averaging two goals through their first four games, the Eagles are led by Peyton Hale and Margo Carlin with five points each. Back in the cage, Carine Van Wiechen has started all four contests with 17 saves and 11 goals against.
 
Penn's Last Time Out
The Quakers are coming off an opening weekend in Chapel Hill, falling to two top-10 programs in No. 9 Louisville (4-1) and No. 2 UNC (4-0). Junior Lis Zandbergen score the goal against the Cardinals, capitalizing on a deflected shot. Against the Tar Heels, the Quakers held them to just one goal in the second half, slowing down one of the highest scoring offenses in the country. A major improvement from last year's 9-1 loss to UNC, Penn had a strong backline presence led by senior captain Gracyn Banks and wings Maya Geller and Meghan McGinley. Back in the cage, junior Hayley Hayden made a career-high nine saves in her first collegiate start.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*The Quakers open the season playing four top-10 opponents in their first five games: No. 9 Louisville, No. 2 UNC, No. 20 Boston College, and No. 1 Northwestern.
 
*Penn was selected third in the Ivy preseason poll this season, only behind nationally ranked Harvard and Princeton.
 
*Seniors Banks, Meghan Ward and Elita Van Staden will lead the Red and Blue this season as team captains. It is Banks' second-straight year as a captain.
 
*The Quakers returned their top six scorers from 2021 (Ward, Banks, Allison Kuzyk, Julia Russo, Sydney Huang, and Olivia Kenny), combining for 51 of the team's 78 points.
 
*Head coach Colleen Fink heads the program for her 13th season, totaling 95 victories entering the 2022 campaign.
 
*Penn will host their annual Gold In September game on Friday, September 16 against Northwestern and Believe In Bryn game on Sunday, October 2 against LIU.