Eagles Battle Back to Tie Terriers, 3-3

NEWTON, Mass. – Faced with a two-goal second half deficit, the Boston College men's soccer team fought back to tie Boston University twice in the final 30 minutes on Monday night at the Newton Campus Fields. The game between the crosstown rivals ultimately ended in a 3-3 tie – the first tie in the series since 1999. Simon Enstrom's goal with 3:21 remaining had completed the Eagles' second comeback of the evening to force overtime.

The teams traded corners early on but neither squad produced much offensively in the first 40 minutes of the game – until the Terriers scored with less than two minutes to play in the opening half. That goal was a predictor for what would unfold in the second half, as seven minutes into the second stanza, BU went up 2-0 on Matt McDonnell's second goal of the night.

But two goals from the Eagles – off of the heads of Lasse Lehmann and Abe Bibas – tied it back up with 20 minutes to play. The game's third lead change came when McDonnell finished off his hat trick with nine minutes to play.

Down but not out, Simon Enstrom's third goal of the season sent the game to overtime. The captain nearly won it in the extra time with a header at the right post but William Bonnelyche made the punching save into the crossbar. Antonio Chavez Borrelli preserved the tie with a diving, punching save to his left late in the first overtime period.

Borrelli finished with two saves as did Joe Fryatt, who played the first half for BC. Bonnelyche made five saves for the Terriers. The Eagles held the final edge in shots on goal, 8-7, and the Terriers had the edge in corners, 6-2.

Boston College returns to action on Friday, Aug. 31, when the team travels to Providence for a 7 p.m. game with the Friars.

Boston College 3, Boston University 3 (OT)
August 27, 2018
Newton, Mass. | Newton Campus Field

HOW IT HAPPENED

43' | Toti Knutsson was on the right flank and lofted in a ball towards the middle of the six-yard box. Matt McDonnell was able to get his head on the ball and popped it over Fryatt just under the crossbar.
53' | TJ Butzke whipped in a low cross from the right flank to the near post, which a diving McDonnell was able to head down in between Chavez Borelli and the right post.
62' | Kristofer Konradsson lined up on a free kick from 25-yards out to the left of Bonnelyche. The ball curled inside to the penalty kick spot where Lehmann ran onto it headed it inside the far left post.
71' | With Callum Johnson taking a corner to the right of Bonnelyche, Bibas drove through the traffic to finish the ball inside the near post.
81' | McDonnell sprinted down the right side of the box and headed home the free kick from Knutsson to complete the hat trick.
87' | Off a throw in from Trevor Davock, Enstrom broke through the traffic to finish off the ball inside the six.

GAME NOTES

This was the first tie in the series since Sept. 28, 1999, when the Eagles hosted the Terriers in another 3-3 tie.
Lehmann's goal was the first of his career while Bibas notched his third.
Konradsson earned the first point of his career with his assist on Lehmann's goal while Johnson and Davock got their first points of the season…Konradsson is the first freshman to earn a point for BC this season.
The tie moves the Eagles' unbeaten streak in the series to six games.
Chavez Borrelli entered the game in goal at the start of the second half.

Records: Boston College 1-0-1, Boston University 0-1-1
Attendance: 630

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Team Stats

Simon Enstrom

Abe Bibas

Lasse Lehmann

Kristofer Konradsson

Players Mentioned

Abe Bibas

Antonio Chavez Borrelli

Trevor Davock

Simon Enstrom

Joe Fryatt

Callum Johnson

Kristofer Konradsson

Lasse Lehmann

Players Mentioned

Abe Bibas

Antonio Chavez Borrelli

Trevor Davock

Simon Enstrom

Joe Fryatt

Callum Johnson

Kristofer Konradsson

Lasse Lehmann