Another Top-10 Opponent Waits Friday

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Fresh off Tuesday's double-overtime victory, the Boston College men's soccer team looks to build on its momentum on Friday night when they travel to face No. 10 Louisville at the Cardinals' Lynn Field.

BC (3-4-0, 0-2-0 ACC) will not only be looking for its first conference win of the year, the Eagles will also be searching for their first-ever win over Louisville (5-1-0, 1-1-0 ACC).

Friday's game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra, which can be seen on WatchESPN.com and on the ESPN app.

Boston College is 0-2-1 all-time against the Cardinals, with all games played since Louisville joined the ACC in 2014. The first two meetings were one-goal BC losses, but the teams played to a 1-1 tie at the Newton Campus Fields last season. All three meetings have gone to at least one overtime period.

Louisville will be the Eagles' third top-10 opponent in the last four games. The stretch started with then-No. 6 Notre Dame (now No. 1) on Sept. 8, followed by then-No. 10 Clemson (now No. 8) last Friday.

Simon Enstrom's double-OT penalty kick on Tuesday night snapped BC's four-game losing stream, but it was a turn in luck – a handball in the area called in the second extra session – that helped snap the run. Luck was something head coach Ed Kelly felt the Eagles were lacking during the prior four games.

"We've had the short end of the stick (recently), like free kicks and all that kind of stuff," Kelly said. "It's about time that we caught a break."

Enstrom's goal was his fifth of the season in just seven games, pushing him past his entire 2016 total of four in 21 games. Additionally, it lifted him into a tie for ninth place on the Eagles' career goals list – tied with Zeiko Lewis '17 – with 18.

Louisville comes into Friday's game ranked 10th in the country. Tuesday night, the Cards topped IUPUI, 3-0, at home. In their two ACC games so far, they've split at home against then-No. 2 Wake Forest (a 3-1 loss) and on the road at then-No. 7 Syracuse (a 2-1 win). Against other ranked teams so far, the Cards topped then-No. 25 Butler, 1-0, on Aug. 28, and tied then-No. 19 Kentucky, 2-2, at home on Sept. 5. Five of the team's seven games have been played in Louisville.

The Cardinals have out-scored their opponents 12-7 this season, with Tim Kubel and Mohamed Thiaw both with three goals apiece. Adam Wilson has a team-high four assists, while Jake Geinovatch has started all seven games. He has an 0.97 GAA, and has allowed seven goals on 14 shots.

Boston College (3-4-0, 0-2-0 ACC) at No. 10 Louisville (5-1-1, 1-1-0 ACC)
Friday, Sept. 22, 2017 | 7 p.m.
Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Field | Louisville, Ky.

AGAINST LOUISVILLE

BC and Louisville have met three times prior, all since the Cardinals joined the ACC in 2014
The Cards hold a 2-0-1 edge in the series against the Eagles ... BC is 0-1-1 against U of L at home, and 0-1-0 on the road in Louisville
All three contests have gone to overtime, with the 2014 and 2015 games decided in the first 10-minute session ... 2016's game finished as a 1-1 draw in Newton after double overtime
Former Eagles Zeiko Lewis '17 and Phil Sandgren have scored all of the Eagles' prior goals ... Simon Enstrom and Trevor Davock each have assists against the Cards

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Players Mentioned

Trevor Davock

Simon Enstrom

Zeiko Lewis