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DEDHAM, Mass. – Penalty corners were the deciding factor in Boston College's 8-1 victory over Northeastern field hockey on Sunday afternoon at Dedham Field.
 
The 18^th ranked Eagles (4-3) capitalized on four of their six penalty corner opportunities, turning a 2-1 halftime lead into a quick 5-1 advantage over the Huskies (4-3) early in the second half.
 
June Curry-Lindahl notched Northeastern's lone goal of the day, coming in the first half.
 
Becky Garner made four saves on the day but allowed five goals before Julia Ennis made her first collegiate appearance spelling Garner in the middle of the second half.
 
Boston College got on the board early in the fourth minute capitalizing on a good bounce off a defensive play by Northeastern to get the ball to the center of the circle and into the back of the net. BC's leading goal scorer Brittany Sheenan got the Eagles on top early.
 
The Huskies answered back less than 10 minutes later when Natalie Stewart set up Curry-Lindahl on a beautiful pass across the circle where Curry-Lindahl ripped a shot in from the right side that landed in the back corner of the goal.
 
The Eagles retook the lead using their second penalty corner attempt, to notch their first penalty corner goal of the day to go up 2-1 over the Huskies. Eryn McCoy got the Eagles back on top using a couple of quick passes from Chelcie Mendonca and the inserter Sheenan to give BC a 2-1 lead at the half.
 
The Eagles notched two quick goals at the start of the second half, and went on to record four more goals over the course of the game to finish with the 8-1 victory.
 
Northeastern's best chance came in the second half when they drew four-straight penalty corner opportunities, but were unable to capitalize.
 
The Huskies will look to bounce back next weekend when they return to Dedham Field on Saturday, September 24 at 2 p.m. against No. 20 Maine.
 
The game will mark Northeastern field hockey's first annual Celebration of Legends as the Huskies will honor the 20^th anniversary of the 1995 and 1996 back-to-back Final Four teams.