Boston College Athletics
BC Falls To UConn, 2-0
October 28, 1999 | Men's Soccer
Oct. 28, 1999
STORRS, Conn. -- The 11th-ranked University of Connecticut men?s soccer team used a goal three minutes into the contest by senior Luis Arauz and proceeded to defeat Boston College, 2-0,in a BIG EAST conference matchup on Thursday afternoon at Morrone Stadium in Storrs. The win drops BC's record to 5-8-2 overall and 1-8-0 in the BIG EAST while UConn improves to 11-4-0 overall and 7-2-0 in the conference.
The early goal by Arauz came on an eighteen-yard chip assisted by sophomore Chris Gbandi. Connecticut notched its second tally at the 36:27 mark on a goal by Edwin Rivera off a through pass from Arauz. The second half went scoreless, with Connecticut controlling much of the action, eventually outshooting the Eagles, 16-3.
The Eagles return to action on Sunday, Oct. 31 in a 1 p.m. game at the University of Pittsburgh.
At Storrs, Conn.
Boston College (5-8-2, 1-8-0) 0 0 -- 0 Connecticut (11-4-0, 7-2-0) 2 0 -- 2
Scoring: Luis Arauz (Chris Gbandi) 2:37, Edwin Rivera (Arauz) 36:27
Shots: BC 3, UC-16
Saves: BC- 4 (Chris Hamblin), UC- 3 (Matt Chavlovich)
Corner Kicks: BC- 1, UC- 10
Fouls: BC- 14, UC- 8
