Spartans Head to Boston for Showdowns Against Northeastern, Boston CollegeSpartans Head to Boston for Showdowns Against Northeastern, Boston College

Spartans Head to Boston for Showdowns Against Northeastern, Boston College

SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San José State women's soccer team (0-1-1, 0-0-0 Mountain West) will play at two Boston-based schools this week: the Northeastern Huskies (1-1-0, 0-0-0 CAA) and the Boston College Eagles (0-1-1, 0-0-0 ACC). First up will be a matchup against the Huskies on Thursday, Aug. 24 at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT on FloFC. The second match will be a contest against the Eagles scheduled for 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT on Sunday, Aug. 27 on ESPN+.

  • In the first week of the season, the Spartans lost 2-1 at No. 19 Santa Clara and earned a 1-1 draw versus UC Santa Barbara.
  • Bente Pernot made 11 saves and six saves respectively in the two games. Her 17 saves leads the Mountain West Conference this season.
  • Bella Flocchini and Taylor Phillips were the Spartans' goal scorers.

RECORD WATCH

  • With her 11 saves this year, Pernot has launched herself into the top 10 for most career saves by a Spartans' goalkeeper, moving past Arianna Romero (2019) and her 87 stops. With 91 career saves, Pernot is 19 away from the 110 of Marissa Dayton (2006-07) who is currently in ninth.
  • Pernot has recorded the seventh-most shutouts in Spartans' history with eight. She is one shutout away from tying Meghan Maiwald (2010-11) and Adrienne Herbst (2003-05) who each recorded nine clean sheets. Paige Simoneau, the Spartans' assistant coach, holds the all-time record with 21 career shutouts.

VS. NORTHEASTERN

  • The Northeastern Huskies lost 2-0 to Xavier and won 3-1 over Holy Cross to open the 2023 season.
  • The Spartans and Huskies only matchup in history was a 5-3 Northeastern win in San Jose on Sept. 28, 2001.

VS. BOSTON COLLEGE

  • The Boston College Eagles started their 2023 campaign on the West Coast where they drew 0-0 versus Cal State Fullerton and lost 4-2 to Long Beach State.
  • Sunday's match will be the first-ever meeting between the Spartans and Eagles.

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