Health, New Month Keys on Friday at No. 11 UVA

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College men's soccer team will travel to face No. 11 Virginia on Friday night, Oct. 6, in an ACC battle. Kickoff at Klöckner Stadium is set for 7 p.m., and the game will be live on ACC Network Extra, which can be streamed on WatchESPN.com or the ESPN app.

BC (3-7-0, 0-4-0 ACC) is hoping the new month will bring better results for the team. After starting the season 2-0-0 in August, the Eagles went 1-7-0 in September. Much of that was impacted by on-going injury issues that plagued the team's back line, including absences of all four preferred starters during the course of the month – most for parts of multiple games.

Now with October here and just six games left in the regular season – including four key ACC contests – the Eagles are looking to gain momentum as the ACC Championship approaches.

Friday's opponent – 11th-ranked Virginia (7-1-2, 1-1-2 ACC) – comes into the game after an overtime win over visiting Portland on Monday night. It was the Cavaliers' sixth overtime game of the season so far, and third in the last four games.

The Cavs enter at 1-1-2 in ACC play, with their lone loss on the season coming against No. 7 North Carolina two weeks ago. That defeat snapped UVA's 21-game home unbeaten streak that dated back to October 2015.

The Eagles have faced Virginia 11 times in the all-time series, with BC holding a slight edge – 5-4-2 – in the series. However, in Charlottesville, the Eagles are 2-3-0 against the Cavs. The Eagles have claimed points in four of the last five games between the teams, including a 2-1 win at home in 2015 behind a pair of Simon Enstrom goals.

Following Friday's game at UVA, the Eagles will return to Boston and face Harvard on Tuesday, Oct. 10, at 4 p.m. at the Crimson's Jordan Field. The game will be televised live on NESN and streamed on the Ivy League Digital Network.

Boston College (3-7-0, 0-4-0 ACC) at No. 11 Virginia (7-1-2, 1-1-2 ACC)
Friday, Oct. 6, 2017 | 7 p.m.
Charlottesville, Va. | Klöckner Stadium

AGAINST VIRGINA

Boston College and Virginia have met 11 times - all since the Eagles joined the ACC in 2005
The Eagles hold a slight edge in the series, 5-4-2 ... in Charlottesville, BC is 2-3-0 ... in Newton, BC is 2-1-2 ... the Eagles won the lone neutral-site contest (2007 ACC Championship Quarterfinal)
BC is 2-1-2 in the teams' last five meetings dating back to 2010
The programs have meet every other year for the last five years (2013, 2015, 2017)
Virginia won the teams' first two contests in 2005 and 2006
BC won three straight between 2007 and 2008, including the '07 ACC Quarterfinal
Seven of the non-tied games have been decided by a single goal - including the last two contests
In the teams' last meeting in 2015, Simon Enstrom scored both of the BC goals to back the 2-1 victory in Newton

Health, New Month Keys on Friday at No. 11 UVA

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Simon Enstrom