Boston College Athletics
Eagles To Host Fordham In NCAA Championship First Round
November 14, 2016 | Men's Soccer
BC earns postseason bid for eighth time since 2007
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College earned an at-large bid to the 2016 Division I Men's Soccer Championship and will host Fordham on Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Newton Campus Field.
Boston College (8-8-3, 3-3-2 ACC) was ranked 14th in last week's RPI ranking. The Eagles played nine teams that are ranked in the top 30 of the RPI and seven that are in the NCAA Championship.
Last season, Boston College made a run to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. It was the Eagles' second time reaching the quarterfinal round.
BC is led by senior Zeiko Lewis who was named to the All-ACC First Team after being a second team selection the previous three seasons. He leads BC with five assists and 17 points, and is second with six goals. He and sophomore Cedric Saladin were voted to the ACC All-Tournament Team on Sunday. Saladin made a combined 13 saves in a 2-2 overtime draw against No. 23 Virginia Tech and a 1-0 win at No. 4 North Carolina.
Fordham (10-6-4, 5-2-1 Atlantic 10) earned an automatic bid to the championship after winning the Atlantic 10 tournament title against VCU on Sunday. The Rams rolled to the finals with a pair of 4-0 wins. Fordham and VCU played to a scoreless draw in the title match and the Rams won on penalty kicks.
Fordham has lost just once in the last seven matches and is 3-2-3 on the road this year.
The 2016 NCAA Championship marks the 14th time that Boston College has earned the right to play in the tournament. Head Coach Ed Kelly has led BC to 13 of its 14 NCAA Tournament appearances, earning bids in 1990, 2000-02, 2004, 2007-12, 2015 and 2016.
The winner of the match will travel to face Albany on Sunday, November 20. The Great Danes (12-5-1, 4-2-1 America East) earned the No. 14 seed in the tournament. BC beat Albany earlier in the season, 5-3.
Boston College (8-8-3, 3-3-2 ACC) was ranked 14th in last week's RPI ranking. The Eagles played nine teams that are ranked in the top 30 of the RPI and seven that are in the NCAA Championship.
Last season, Boston College made a run to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. It was the Eagles' second time reaching the quarterfinal round.
BC is led by senior Zeiko Lewis who was named to the All-ACC First Team after being a second team selection the previous three seasons. He leads BC with five assists and 17 points, and is second with six goals. He and sophomore Cedric Saladin were voted to the ACC All-Tournament Team on Sunday. Saladin made a combined 13 saves in a 2-2 overtime draw against No. 23 Virginia Tech and a 1-0 win at No. 4 North Carolina.
Fordham (10-6-4, 5-2-1 Atlantic 10) earned an automatic bid to the championship after winning the Atlantic 10 tournament title against VCU on Sunday. The Rams rolled to the finals with a pair of 4-0 wins. Fordham and VCU played to a scoreless draw in the title match and the Rams won on penalty kicks.
Fordham has lost just once in the last seven matches and is 3-2-3 on the road this year.
The 2016 NCAA Championship marks the 14th time that Boston College has earned the right to play in the tournament. Head Coach Ed Kelly has led BC to 13 of its 14 NCAA Tournament appearances, earning bids in 1990, 2000-02, 2004, 2007-12, 2015 and 2016.
The winner of the match will travel to face Albany on Sunday, November 20. The Great Danes (12-5-1, 4-2-1 America East) earned the No. 14 seed in the tournament. BC beat Albany earlier in the season, 5-3.
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