Xavier Visits Newton for Labor Day Tilt

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The No. 22 Boston College men's soccer team looks to rebound from Friday's home loss when the Eagles host Big East foe Xavier on Monday afternoon. The teams will kick off at 1 p.m. at the Newton Campus Soccer Field.

Boston College (2-1-0) brought back-to-back 4-0 victories into Friday's contest against New Hampshire, but the Wildcats benefited from an early own goal and added an insurance strike in the 88th minute to secure the win in the teams' first meeting since 1989. Freshman Antonio Chavez Borrelli made his first career start in goal after coming in as a halftime substitute in each of the two games.

Xavier (2-1-0) comes into Monday's game following Friday's 3-0 win at Harvard as part of a Boston-area weekend. The Musketeers opened the season with a 2-1 overtime loss at home to Loyola Chicago, before topping Drake 3-0 last Sunday, also at home. Friday night the Musketeers used a pair of goals from Simen Hestnes in the first half en route to the 3-0 road win in Boston.

Junior Simon Enstrom continues to pace the Eagles in scoring, recording six points (two goals, two assists) in the first three games. Sophomore Callum Johnson follows in second with five points from two goals and one assist. Sophomore Younes Boudadi leads the Eagles with three assists. Six players have tallied goals so far this season, while six players have collected assists.

Sophomore goalkeeper Jack Bacon leads the Eagles with an 0.00 GAA and 1.00 save percentage in his two starts – both 45-minute performances – while Chavez Borelli has an .800 save percentage and a 1.00 GAA in 180 minutes of play.

Hestnes and Cameron Taylor share the Xavier scoring lead, each posting five points (two goals, one assist). A total of four Musketeers have tallied goals this season, while six players have picked up assists. Goalkeeper Zachary Nelson has an 0.66 GAA and a .750 save percentage in three starts.

This will be the first-ever meeting between the programs.

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Players Mentioned

Jack Bacon

Younes Boudadi

Antonio Chavez Borrelli

Simon Enstrom

Callum Johnson