Eagles Face No. 2 Clemson In ACC Quarterfinals
November 06, 2015 | Men's Soccer
BC travels to South Carolina Sunday
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Match Notes
BC TRAVELS TO #2 CLEMSON FOR ACC QUARTERFINALS
• Boston College will travel down to South Carolina for the second time in 16 days to take on #2 Clemson in the quarterfinals of the 2015 ACC Championship.
• Clemson won the first meeting between the sides back on October 23, 1-0, at Historic Riggs Field. An eighth minute goal was the difference in that match.
• Boston College, the #6 seed in the ACC Championship, defeated Syracuse last weekend, 2-1.
• The Tigers are the third seed in the tournament. They have won their last eight games, including a 4-1 victory at NC State in the regular-season finale. Clemson's only loss was a 1-0 decision at Notre Dame on September 12.
• Clemson holds a 6-3-4 record in the all-time series against the Eagles. BC is 0-4-3 against Clemson in the last seven meetings. The Eagles' last win came on October 9, 2009.
BC CAPS OFF REGULAR SEASON WITH WIN
• Freshman Simon Enstrom had a goal and an assist to lead Boston College to a 2-1 win against #12 Syracuse last Friday night at the Newton Campus Field.
• Freshman Trevor Davock scored the game's first goal in the 24th minute.
• The win gave Eagles' head coach Ed Kelly his 300th career victory. He is just the 19th active coach and the third in the ACC with 300 career coaching victories. Kelly's 300 wins rank 41st all-time among collegiate coaches.
• Senior Alex Kapp finished with four saves in his third win of the season.
• Boston College struck first in the 24th minute when senior Dylan Pritchard sent a long ball into the box. Enstrom took a couple of dribbles away from the defense and slid it through to Davock. He one-timed the ball into the far post for a 1-0 BC lead.
• The Eagles went up 2-0 after Syracuse goalkeeper Hendrik Hilpert misplayed a ball about 25 yards out of goal. Davock put the initial pressure on the keeper and the ball deflected to the foot of Enstrom. He took one touch and sent the ball to the far post from 27 yards out.
• Syracuse cut the lead to one goal in the 85th minute. After much pressure, Syracuse's Kama Miller scored from eight yards out off a long ball into the box by Liam Callahan. Miller sent a one-timer into the near post by a diving Kapp.
LAST TIME AT CLEMSON
• Clemson's Thales Moreno scored in the eighth minute and the Tigers held on for the 1-0 win at Historic Riggs Field on October 23.
• Moreno's strike came 7:01 after the opening whistle. Paul Clowes sent a pass into the middle of the box and Moreno finished it from just inside the 18-yard line to give Clemson the lead.
• Boston College took four of the next six shots but none of them were on target.
• Senior Alex Kapp then made a pair of saves two minutes apart at the 10-minute mark and sandwiched in between was an Iman Mafi attempt that hit the crossbar.
• BC took four shots in the second half, including an Isaac Normesinu shot in the 86th minute that had to be saved.
BC IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT
• Boston College is 8-7-1 all-time in the ACC Tournament and 1-0-1 against Clemson.
• The two teams played a scoreless draw the last time they met in the tournament which was also at Historic Riggs Field in 2012. The Tigers advanced on penalty kicks, 3-1.
• The Eagles have advanced to the semifinal round in five of the last seven tournaments they have qualified for.
• BC captured its first ACC Championship title in 2007 after earning the regular-season crown as well. It advanced to the title game in 2011 after winning at second-seeded Maryland and then beating third-seeded Duke.
KELLY GETS WIN 300
• Head coach Ed Kelly recorded his 300th career victory with a 2-1 win against #12 Syracuse on October 30.
• He is the 19th active coach and the third in the ACC with 300 career coaching victories.
• Kelly has a career record of 300-216-61 in his 31st year of coaching collegiate soccer. His record at BC is 260-203-55 in his 28th season.
• He currently ranks 41st all-time in coaching wins.?
THE GREEN TEAM
• Boston College sports 14 freshmen on its 2015 roster, the most of any team in the ACC.
• North Carolina and Pittsburgh have 11 freshmen on their squads while NC State and Syracuse have 10.
• Ten of the 14 freshmen have seen time on the pitch.
• Freshman Trevor Davock is second on the team in goals (5) and assists (5), and is third in points (15). His three game-winning goals are also tied for the team best.
• Simon Enstrom leads the Eagles with seven goals and 17 points, and he also has three game-winners.
• Freshmen Derek Lyons and Tommy Garcia-Morillo both scored a goal in a 4-1 win at Virginia Tech.
• Freshman Abe Bibas scored a goal at Virginia Tech and also has an assist.
• Freshman Joshua Forbes has also recorded an assist.
• 48 of BC's 70 points - 71 percent - have come from freshmen and sophomores.
ENSTROM'S & DAVOCK'S NUMBERS
• Freshmen Simon Enstrom and Trevor Davock are two of the top three scorers on Boston College this season.
• Enstrom leads the Eagles with seven goals and 17 points. He also has three assists. He has two goals and an assist in the last two matches.
• He played a part in both goals in BC's 2-1 win against Syracuse last Friday.
• Enstrom ranks sixth in the ACC in goals and 11th in points.
• Davock is second on the team in goals (5) and assists (5), and is third in points (15).
• He had nine points in five matches spanning from September 11-25.
• Davock ranks eighth in the ACC in assists and 15th in points.
LEWIS GETS HOT
• Junior Zeiko Lewis leads Boston College with six assists and is second with five goals and 16 points.
• He set career highs with two goals and five points in a 3-1 win against Connecticut on September 22.
• He ranks fifth in the ACC in assists and 12th in points.
• Lewis has been a crucial part of the BC offense the last three seasons. His 20 career assists rank fifth all-time at Boston College.
• As a freshman, he earned numerous honors including: NSCAA All-South Atlantic Second Team, ACC Freshman of the Year, All-ACC Second Team, All-ACC Freshman Team and Soccer America All-Freshman First Team.
• Lewis led the ACC in assists (11) and assists per game (0.61) that year, and ranked 10th in the conference in points (17).
• He ranked third in the country in assists per game and fourth in assists.
• Last year, Lewis was an All-ACC Second Team player with three goals and three assists.
ENSTROM EMERGES
• Freshman Simon Enstrom scored seven of his 17 points in two matches against Boston University and #23 SMU.
• He scored twice in Boston College's 3-2 win at BU on August 31. He scored in the 16th minute and notched the game-winner to break a 2-2 tie in the 80th minute.
• He then recorded a goal and an assist in the Eagles' 4-2 upset win over #23 SMU.
• Enstrom notched his second two-goal game this season when he struck twice in a 2-1 victory over #10 Virginia.
AMPADU'S TWO GOALS
• Senior Atobra Ampadu got his first start of the season against #23 SMU and made it count.
• He scored the Eagles' first two goals just 25 seconds apart to give BC a 2-1 lead in the 24th minute. It was his first two-goal game at Boston College.
• After the Mustangs scored the match's first goal in the 13th minute, Ampadu equalized the match 10 minutes later. He took a pass from freshman Simon Enstrom and sent a cross near the goal line from the right side. The keeper got to it, but deflected it into the back of his own net to make it 1-1.
• Just 25 seconds later, Ampadu had a brilliant strike from more than 30 yards away that beat the diving keeper to give BC a 2-1 lead.
Match Notes
BC TRAVELS TO #2 CLEMSON FOR ACC QUARTERFINALS
• Boston College will travel down to South Carolina for the second time in 16 days to take on #2 Clemson in the quarterfinals of the 2015 ACC Championship.
• Clemson won the first meeting between the sides back on October 23, 1-0, at Historic Riggs Field. An eighth minute goal was the difference in that match.
• Boston College, the #6 seed in the ACC Championship, defeated Syracuse last weekend, 2-1.
• The Tigers are the third seed in the tournament. They have won their last eight games, including a 4-1 victory at NC State in the regular-season finale. Clemson's only loss was a 1-0 decision at Notre Dame on September 12.
• Clemson holds a 6-3-4 record in the all-time series against the Eagles. BC is 0-4-3 against Clemson in the last seven meetings. The Eagles' last win came on October 9, 2009.
BC CAPS OFF REGULAR SEASON WITH WIN
• Freshman Simon Enstrom had a goal and an assist to lead Boston College to a 2-1 win against #12 Syracuse last Friday night at the Newton Campus Field.
• Freshman Trevor Davock scored the game's first goal in the 24th minute.
• The win gave Eagles' head coach Ed Kelly his 300th career victory. He is just the 19th active coach and the third in the ACC with 300 career coaching victories. Kelly's 300 wins rank 41st all-time among collegiate coaches.
• Senior Alex Kapp finished with four saves in his third win of the season.
• Boston College struck first in the 24th minute when senior Dylan Pritchard sent a long ball into the box. Enstrom took a couple of dribbles away from the defense and slid it through to Davock. He one-timed the ball into the far post for a 1-0 BC lead.
• The Eagles went up 2-0 after Syracuse goalkeeper Hendrik Hilpert misplayed a ball about 25 yards out of goal. Davock put the initial pressure on the keeper and the ball deflected to the foot of Enstrom. He took one touch and sent the ball to the far post from 27 yards out.
• Syracuse cut the lead to one goal in the 85th minute. After much pressure, Syracuse's Kama Miller scored from eight yards out off a long ball into the box by Liam Callahan. Miller sent a one-timer into the near post by a diving Kapp.
LAST TIME AT CLEMSON
• Clemson's Thales Moreno scored in the eighth minute and the Tigers held on for the 1-0 win at Historic Riggs Field on October 23.
• Moreno's strike came 7:01 after the opening whistle. Paul Clowes sent a pass into the middle of the box and Moreno finished it from just inside the 18-yard line to give Clemson the lead.
• Boston College took four of the next six shots but none of them were on target.
• Senior Alex Kapp then made a pair of saves two minutes apart at the 10-minute mark and sandwiched in between was an Iman Mafi attempt that hit the crossbar.
• BC took four shots in the second half, including an Isaac Normesinu shot in the 86th minute that had to be saved.
BC IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT
• Boston College is 8-7-1 all-time in the ACC Tournament and 1-0-1 against Clemson.
• The two teams played a scoreless draw the last time they met in the tournament which was also at Historic Riggs Field in 2012. The Tigers advanced on penalty kicks, 3-1.
• The Eagles have advanced to the semifinal round in five of the last seven tournaments they have qualified for.
• BC captured its first ACC Championship title in 2007 after earning the regular-season crown as well. It advanced to the title game in 2011 after winning at second-seeded Maryland and then beating third-seeded Duke.
KELLY GETS WIN 300
• Head coach Ed Kelly recorded his 300th career victory with a 2-1 win against #12 Syracuse on October 30.
• He is the 19th active coach and the third in the ACC with 300 career coaching victories.
• Kelly has a career record of 300-216-61 in his 31st year of coaching collegiate soccer. His record at BC is 260-203-55 in his 28th season.
• He currently ranks 41st all-time in coaching wins.?
THE GREEN TEAM
• Boston College sports 14 freshmen on its 2015 roster, the most of any team in the ACC.
• North Carolina and Pittsburgh have 11 freshmen on their squads while NC State and Syracuse have 10.
• Ten of the 14 freshmen have seen time on the pitch.
• Freshman Trevor Davock is second on the team in goals (5) and assists (5), and is third in points (15). His three game-winning goals are also tied for the team best.
• Simon Enstrom leads the Eagles with seven goals and 17 points, and he also has three game-winners.
• Freshmen Derek Lyons and Tommy Garcia-Morillo both scored a goal in a 4-1 win at Virginia Tech.
• Freshman Abe Bibas scored a goal at Virginia Tech and also has an assist.
• Freshman Joshua Forbes has also recorded an assist.
• 48 of BC's 70 points - 71 percent - have come from freshmen and sophomores.
ENSTROM'S & DAVOCK'S NUMBERS
• Freshmen Simon Enstrom and Trevor Davock are two of the top three scorers on Boston College this season.
• Enstrom leads the Eagles with seven goals and 17 points. He also has three assists. He has two goals and an assist in the last two matches.
• He played a part in both goals in BC's 2-1 win against Syracuse last Friday.
• Enstrom ranks sixth in the ACC in goals and 11th in points.
• Davock is second on the team in goals (5) and assists (5), and is third in points (15).
• He had nine points in five matches spanning from September 11-25.
• Davock ranks eighth in the ACC in assists and 15th in points.
LEWIS GETS HOT
• Junior Zeiko Lewis leads Boston College with six assists and is second with five goals and 16 points.
• He set career highs with two goals and five points in a 3-1 win against Connecticut on September 22.
• He ranks fifth in the ACC in assists and 12th in points.
• Lewis has been a crucial part of the BC offense the last three seasons. His 20 career assists rank fifth all-time at Boston College.
• As a freshman, he earned numerous honors including: NSCAA All-South Atlantic Second Team, ACC Freshman of the Year, All-ACC Second Team, All-ACC Freshman Team and Soccer America All-Freshman First Team.
• Lewis led the ACC in assists (11) and assists per game (0.61) that year, and ranked 10th in the conference in points (17).
• He ranked third in the country in assists per game and fourth in assists.
• Last year, Lewis was an All-ACC Second Team player with three goals and three assists.
ENSTROM EMERGES
• Freshman Simon Enstrom scored seven of his 17 points in two matches against Boston University and #23 SMU.
• He scored twice in Boston College's 3-2 win at BU on August 31. He scored in the 16th minute and notched the game-winner to break a 2-2 tie in the 80th minute.
• He then recorded a goal and an assist in the Eagles' 4-2 upset win over #23 SMU.
• Enstrom notched his second two-goal game this season when he struck twice in a 2-1 victory over #10 Virginia.
AMPADU'S TWO GOALS
• Senior Atobra Ampadu got his first start of the season against #23 SMU and made it count.
• He scored the Eagles' first two goals just 25 seconds apart to give BC a 2-1 lead in the 24th minute. It was his first two-goal game at Boston College.
• After the Mustangs scored the match's first goal in the 13th minute, Ampadu equalized the match 10 minutes later. He took a pass from freshman Simon Enstrom and sent a cross near the goal line from the right side. The keeper got to it, but deflected it into the back of his own net to make it 1-1.
• Just 25 seconds later, Ampadu had a brilliant strike from more than 30 yards away that beat the diving keeper to give BC a 2-1 lead.
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