First ACC Road Trip Set for Friday at No. 10 Clemson

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College men's soccer team takes its first ACC road test of the season on Friday night, traveling to No. 10 Clemson for a 7 p.m. kickoff. The ACC Regional Sports Network will televise the game live nationally, including locally in New England on NESNPlus. A full listing of regional sports networks carrying the game is available at theacc.com.

The game will also be streamed live on ACC Network Extra – available at WatchESPN.com or the ESPN app – outside of television coverage areas.

Both teams enter Friday's tilt looking to earn their first ACC win of the season.

Last Friday, the Eagles (2-3-0, 0-1-0, ACC) fell to then-No. 6 Notre Dame, 3-1, at home. After a scoreless first half, the Irish used a hat trick from reigning ACC Player of the Year John Gallagher to claim the win. Gallagher put ND up 1-0 with a 24-yard free kick goal, then added a headed goal off the counter attack to push the score to 2-0. BC's Beto Luna tallied the first goal of his career in the 82nd minute to pull BC within a goal, but Gallagher converted his second free kick – a replica of his first goal – one minute later to complete the scoring. After the Irish's win, they jumped up to No. 2 in this week's United Soccer Coaches Poll.

Clemson (4-1-0, 0-1-0 ACC) enters Friday's game after suffering a 1-0 loss at NC State last Friday in its conference opener. The Wolfpack used a seventh-minute goal to stake a 1-0 lead and the Tigers thought they had equalized in the 23rd minute, but it was waived off by an offside call. NC State out-shot Clemson, 12-10, for the match – including 6-5 margins in both halves.

BC junior Simon Enstrom continues to pace the Eagles in scoring with four goals and two assists, while sophomore Heidar Aegisson and Younes Boudadi each have four assists apiece. While the Eagles' goalkeepers have split time most of the season, freshman Antonio Chavez Borrelli has started two of the last three games, including last Friday's ACC opener. Seven players have goals for BC this year, while nine players have picked up assists.

For Clemson, co-leading scorer Diego Campos (two goals, one assist) will be forced out of Friday's game while serving a red-card suspension after his sending off last Friday against NC State. The Tigers' midweek game against Florida International was canceled because of the effects of Hurricane Irma, forcing the Costa Rican to miss the ACC tilt. His co-leader in scoring, Jason Wright also has two goals and one assist. Overall, six different Tigers have recorded goals this year, while seven players have assists.

The Tigers' defense has only allowed four goals in five games, but their only shutout came in the season against Cal State Fullerton.

Boston College (2-3-0, 0-1-0 ACC) at No. 10 Clemson (4-1-0, 0-1-0 ACC)
Friday, September 15, 2017 | 7 p.m.
Historic Riggs Field | Clemson, S.C.
TV: NESNPlus and ACC Regional Sports Networks

AGAINST CLEMSON

Friday's game will be the 17th meeting between the two teams, all of which have come since BC joined the ACC in 205
Overall, Clemson leads the all-time series 8-3-5
In Clemson, the Tigers are 7-0-2 against BC
At home, the Eagles are 3-1-3 against the Tigers
The programs have met four times in the ACC Championship: 2008, 2012, 2015, 2016
Clemson is 6-0-4 in the last 10 meetings, including two games in the ACC Championship
Last year, the teams met twice ... the programs played to a 0-0 tie in Newton during the regular season ... Clemson then claimed a 1-0 win - with the game-winner in the 89th minute - in the ACC semifinals at Historic Riggs Field
2016 was the second straight year the teams met in the ACC Championship after a regular-season meeting
BC has not scored against Clemson since 2013 (a 3-2 loss in Clemson) and the Tigers have shut out BC in the last five games
The Eagles won three-straight meetings in 2008 and 2009 - the team's only victories in the series ... all three games were in Newton

TOUGH ACC OPENER

The Eagles opened their eight-game ACC slate last Friday, falling at home to then-No. 6 Notre Dame, 3-1
After a scoreless first half, the Irish used three goals from reigning ACC Player of the Year John Gallagher to claim the win ... his haul included two nearly-identical free-kick goals
Beto Luna tallied his first-career goal inside the final 10 minutes to pull the Eagles within one at 2-1, but Gallagher struck his second free kick one minute later to secure the win
Freshman goalkeeper Antonio Chavez Borrelli made his ACC debut, claiming a career-high six saves in the loss

LEN IS BACK IN THE BACK

Redshirt junior center back and captain Len Zeugner made his season debut last Friday against Notre Dame, playing 89 minutes in the loss
Friday's action was his first competitive time since Dec. 5, 2015 - the Eagles' Elite Eight loss at Syracuse
Zeugner missed the entire 2016 season and the first four games of 2017 while coming back from injury
In all, Zeugner missed 20 months of action
He was a third-team All-ACC performer in 2015

First ACC Road Trip Set for Friday at No. 10 Clemson

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Players Mentioned

Heidar Aegisson

Younes Boudadi

Antonio Chavez Borrelli

Simon Enstrom

Beto Luna

Len Zeugner

First ACC Road Trip Set for Friday at No. 10 Clemson

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Players Mentioned

Heidar Aegisson

Younes Boudadi

Antonio Chavez Borrelli

Simon Enstrom

Beto Luna

Len Zeugner

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