Boston College Athletics
Eagles Outlast No. 23 SMU
September 04, 2015 | Men's Soccer
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Boston College 4, #23 SMU 2
Records: Boston College (3-0-0), #23 SMU (2-1-0)
Location: Newton Campus Field, Newton, Mass.
Attendance: 764
BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Senior Atobra Ampadu 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.
- Junior Zeiko Lewis recorded the game-winning goal in the 73rd minute and assisted on Ampadu’s second goal of the match.
- Freshman Simon Enstrom also had a goal and an assist in the triumph. He has seven points in the last two matches.
- Sophomore Cedric Saladin made one save in goal and is now 3-0-0 to start his BC career.
TURNING POINT
Lewis made a spectacular run with the ball from midfield, taking on any defender that tried to stop him, and then beat the keeper to give BC the lead in the 73rd minute.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- SMU came out hot and had a couple of good chances out of the gate. It connected in the 13th minute after a foul in its offensive third. Mauro Cichero took the free kick from 25 yards out and curled it inside the right post to give the Mustangs the early lead.
- Ampadu equalized the match 10 minutes later. He took a pass from 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.
- The Mustangs tied the match in the 63rd minute after Jared Rice sent a free kick into the box. Cichero got a foot on it and then Michael King put it home to tie it up again.
- The game-winner came 10 minutes later on a tremendous individual effort from Lewis. He showed off brilliant skill and footwork to find the back of the net.
- BC put the game away in the 88th minute when the keeper came well off his line to thwart a Lewis attack. The ball deflected to Enstrom who had an open net, and he found it from 35 yards away.
- SMU outshot BC 17-12 and hit the post three times in the 90 minutes.
UP NEXT
Boston College will host Loyola Marymount on Sunday at noon at the Newton Campus Field.
