Friday, August 24
Hamden, Conn.
4:00PM
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Photo by: John Quackenbos
Enstrom Brace Lifts Eagles to Win Over Quinnipiac in Season Opener
August 24, 2018 | Men's Soccer
The senior scored both goals in the first half
HAMDEN, Conn. – Behind a brace from senior Simon Enstrom, the Boston College men's soccer team earned a 2-1 win over Quinnipiac in its season opener Friday afternoon at the Quinnipiac Soccer and Lacrosse Field.
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Boston College (1-0-0) staked a 2-0 lead at the half courtesy of the pair of goals from Enstrom. Quinnipiac (0-1-0) and BC were tied in shots in the opening stanza, 4-4, before the Bobcats went on to hold a 10-6 edge at the end of the game.
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The Eagles had the majority of chances in the first half, showing a dangerous ability to overlap and fire in crosses. The Bobcats had one header go just wide in each of the halves.
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Freshman Joe Fryatt made his collegiate debut, making one save in his complete game effort while Quinnipac's Chrys Iakovidis made one save in the loss. After Quinnipiac pulled within a goal with less than 10 minutes to play, the Eagles' defense buckled down. Fryatt braved traffic in the 88th minute to leap up and grab a long-distance cross.
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Boston College returns to action on Monday, Aug. 27, when it hosts rival Boston University at 4 p.m. at the Newton Campus Fields.
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Boston College 2, Quinnipiac 0
August 24, 2018
Hamden, Conn. | Quinnipiac Soccer and Lacrosse Field
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HOW IT HAPPENED
GAME NOTES
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Boston College (1-0-0) staked a 2-0 lead at the half courtesy of the pair of goals from Enstrom. Quinnipiac (0-1-0) and BC were tied in shots in the opening stanza, 4-4, before the Bobcats went on to hold a 10-6 edge at the end of the game.
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The Eagles had the majority of chances in the first half, showing a dangerous ability to overlap and fire in crosses. The Bobcats had one header go just wide in each of the halves.
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Freshman Joe Fryatt made his collegiate debut, making one save in his complete game effort while Quinnipac's Chrys Iakovidis made one save in the loss. After Quinnipiac pulled within a goal with less than 10 minutes to play, the Eagles' defense buckled down. Fryatt braved traffic in the 88th minute to leap up and grab a long-distance cross.
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Boston College returns to action on Monday, Aug. 27, when it hosts rival Boston University at 4 p.m. at the Newton Campus Fields.
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Boston College 2, Quinnipiac 0
August 24, 2018
Hamden, Conn. | Quinnipiac Soccer and Lacrosse Field
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- 12' | Boston College mustered a ball towards goal that then bounced in the penalty area before being picked up by a Quinnipiac defender. Enstrom charged hard and picked the pocket of the defender at the top of the box before curling a shot into the top left corner of the net.
- 30' |Â Enstrom earned his brace late in the half after the Eagles took advantage of some Quinnipiac defensive miscues. A failed clearance near the edge of the box was intercepted by Lasse Lehmann and he fed Enstrom about 15-yards out. Enstrom then lofted the ball hard and high into the top left corner of the net.
- 82' | On a ball crossed in from the right wing, Eamon Whelan chested it down and poked it towards the right side of the net, the opposite way of a lunging Fryatt.
GAME NOTES
- Six freshmen made their collegiate debuts: Joe Fryatt, Tyler Stott, Kristofer Konradsson and Ivan Postolka all started while Jesus Sahagun and Tyshawn Rose came on as substitutes.
- Three other Eagles – David Longo, Ronaldinho Diniz and Joe Kellett – made their debuts in the Maroon and Gold.
- This was the second consecutive year that a rookie goaltender played in the season opener for BC.
- BC is now 18-11-2 all-time in season openers under head coach Ed Kelly and 12-1-1 in the all-time series against the Bobcats.
- This was the Eagles' fourth consecutive win over the Bobcats in the season opener.
- Simon Enstrom's goal marked the second consecutive year that the senior opened the scoring in the season opener against Quinnipiac.
- Enstrom's two scores give him 60 career points, good for eighth all-time in program history, and 24 career goals, tied for sixth all-time in program history.
Team Stats
BC
QUI
Goals
2
1
Shots
6
10
Shots on Goal
3
2
Saves
1
1
Corners
2
6
Fouls
5
6
Scoring Plays
Simon Enstrom (1)
Shot from right side of box into the upp
11:09
Simon Enstrom (2)
Assisted By: Lasse Lehmann
Far corner from inside the 6
29:54
Whelan, Eamon (1)
Assisted By: Soares, Paulo
Header off long cross from Soares
81:31
Game Leaders
Shots
4
SOG
3
Goals
2
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
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