Tuesday's Harvard Game is Next Test Up

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College men's soccer team will face a familiar opponent on Tuesday in a non-conference game when they travel a few miles to face Harvard at the Crimson's Jordan Field. The 4 p.m. kickoff will be televised live on NESN, and streamed live outside of New England on the Ivy League Digital Network.

BC (3-8-0) will be looking to get back on track and gain its first win since Sept. 19. Recently, BC has dropped three-straight one-goal decisions despite out-shooting their opponents in each contest. Harvard (2-8-2) is coming off a 1-0 loss at Yale on Saturday.

Last year, the teams met in Newton, with Harvard claiming a 2-0 victory – the fourth game of a nine-game unbeaten run to close their season.

This game will be Boston College's second-to-last non-conference game of the year. The Eagles are 3-3-0 so far in non-ACC game. Next Tuesday, BC hosts UConn in Newton to wrap the year's non-conference slate.

Following this Tuesday's game, the Eagles will host Syracuse at the Newton Campus Fields on Friday, Oct. 13. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m., and the game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra, which can be accessed via WatchESPN.com or the ESPN app.

Boston College (3-8-0) at Harvard (2-6-2)
Tuesday, October 10, 2017 | 4 p.m.
Jordan Field | Boston, Mass.
TV: NESN

AGAINST HARVARD

Since 1978, the Eagles and Crimson have met 23 times ... BC holds a slim 10-9-4 advantage in the series
The Eagles are 6-3-1 at home against Harvard and 4-5-3 at the Crimson's facilities
Harvard is 3-0-0 in the last three meetings: 2-0 in 2016, 2-1 in 2015 and 3-2 (OT) in 2014
The programs have met every season since 2009 ... the teams played every year between 1981 and 1985, before a one year break ... they resumed in 1987 for another four years, breaking in 1994 ... a three-year series (1995-97) followed before the teams traded home games in 2000 and 2001 ... then the team did not meet between 2002 and 2008 before resuming the recent series in 2009
In the programs' last meeting, the Crimson got on the board in the fourth minute and extended it to a 2-0 lead in the 21st minute to seal a 2-0 win in Newton in 2016. Simon Enstrom (10th minute) and Trevor Davock (33rd) both had first-half chances saved by the keeper. BC held a 10-1 advantage in shots in the second half.

NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE WINDING DOWN

Tuesday's game at Harvard is the Eagles' seventh non-conference game of the season
BC enters the game with a 3-3 mark in non-league play ... the team's wins have come against Quinnipiac, Boston University and Providence, with the defeats coming to UNH, Xavier and URI
The team's final non-conference game of the year will come on Oct. 17 against UConn

SO CLOSE ...

Five of the Eagles' eight losses have been one-goal defeats, including each of the last three
BC has out-shot its last three opponents by a 53-31 margin but has lost each game by a one-goal difference
On Sept. 26, BC posted a season-high 26 shots against Rhode Island and marked the second time this season BC out-shot an opponent ... however, BC fell at home, 2-1
On Sept. 29, the Eagles out-shot Virginia Tech 15-10, but lost 1-0 at home
Last time out on Friday, BC out-shot No. 11 Virginia 12-11 - including a 9-4 margin in the first half - but dropped a 1-0 decision in Charlottesville
Overall this season, when BC out-shoots its opponent, the team is 0-4-0

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Players Mentioned

Trevor Davock

Simon Enstrom