When I met with Boston College field hockey head coach Kelly Doton before the season, it was the second day of preseason training. I wanted to catch some of practice, expecting to get an idea for how coaches drilled players. Instead of seeing conditioning drills, though, I watched a team going full speed on their field, competing in game situations.
The Eagles hit the ground running in preseason, and it hasn't stopped. Ranked 12th in the nation, they stand deserving of a top 10 national ranking. Over the weekend, they traveled to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for the ACC/Big Ten Cup against national powerhouses Northwestern and Maryland.