The 2024 Boston College Eagles women's soccer team represented Boston College during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Eagles were led by head coach Chris Watkins, in his first season. They played home games at Newton Campus Soccer Field. This was the team's 44th season playing organized women's college soccer, and their 20th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
At the end of the previous season, head coach Jason Lowe was fired after five season with the team. Chris Watkins was hired as his replacement on December 14, 2023.
The Eagles started Watkins' inaugural season well, winning their first five straight games, including games where the scored five goals (against ) and six (against ). They lost their first game on September first against . They would win their final two games before ACC play began and entered the conference season with a 7–1–0 record. Their first ACC game was a tie against thirteenth ranked Notre Dame. They followed that with a loss to SMU and a win in their final non-conference game against . They went on to win their next two ACC games before a three game losing streak. They suffered losses to two ranked teams, twenty-second ranked Florida State and first-ranked Duke. The Duke loss was a bit of a low point in the season as they lost 7–0. They rebounded with a tie against Louisville and wins in their final two games of the season.
The Eagles finished the season 12–5–2 overall and 4–4–2 in ACC play to finish in tenth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. Their twelve total wins were the most since 2018, a season prior to when Jason Lowe took over the program. Their four ACC wins were also the best since 2018. By not qualifying for the NCAA tournament, they extended their streak of not qualifying to six seasons.
Previous season
The Eagles finished the season 3–9–6 overall and 0–6–4 in ACC play to finish in thirteenth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. Their three total wins was tied for lowest in program history with a shortened 2020 season. Their six draw were a program record, beating out the 5 draws in 2022.
Offseason
Departures
Departures Eva Nahas 2 GK 5'8" Junior Atlanta, Georgia — Sonia Walk 5 MF 5'6" Senior Toronto, Canada Graduated Claire Mensi 7 DF 6'0" Graduate Student Katonah, New York Graduated Laura Gouvin 8 MF 5'6" Senior Monson, Massachusetts Graduated, Transferred to Colorado Hanna Schmelzle 11 MF 5'6" Freshman Leipzig, Germany — Riley Kerber 12 MF 5'6" Sophomore Medina, Ohio Transferred to Dayton Ava Feeley 13 FW 5'10" Freshman Yarmouth, Maine Transferred to Bryant Jada Tuffin 17 DF 5'11" Freshman Pembroke Pines, Florida — Reilly Johnson 18 MF 5'3" Sophomore Wilmington, North Carolina — Ragna Magnúsdóttir 20 DF 5'8" Sophomore Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland — Maddie Landers 23 MF 5'7" Freshman North Andover, Massachusetts Transferred to Miami (FL) Caroline Walbridge 27 DF 5'9" Sophomore Hanover, Massachusetts — Kenna Thomas 30 DF 5'5" Sophomore Simi Valley, California —
Incoming transfers
Incoming transfers Ava Lung 11 FW 5'9" Graduate Student Westwood, Massachusetts Harvard Baylor Goldthwaite 20 MF 5'5" Junior Durham, North Carolina Wake Forest Grace Courter 23 DF 5'11" Senior Bellevue, Washington Gonzaga Paige Peltier 24 FW 5'11" Graduate Student Hastings, Minnesota Notre Dame Faith Fenwick 33 GK 5'8" Sophomore Markham, Ontario Gonzaga
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Recruiting class
Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating Manchester, Connecticut FC Stars of Massachusetts Bethesda, Maryland Bethesda SC Hopkinton, Massachusetts FC Stars of Massachusetts Elmhurst, Illinois Sockers FC San Francisco, California De Anza Force NR Southington, Connecticut FSA FC United Victoria, British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps
Squad Roster
Team management 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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Schedule
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Awards and honors Wiebke Willebrandt ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week – Week 11 October 26, 2024
Rankings
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