Boston College
No. 7 Louisville
Louisville, BC Set to Meet Under the Friday Night Lights
September 13, 2018 | Men's Soccer
BC finishing off three-game home stand with the ACC clash
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The meeting is just the fifth-ever between the two ACC foes. For the Eagles – who are currently receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches Poll – it marks the first game in 2018 against a ranked opponent. On Tuesday, the Eagles played Holy Cross to a 1-1 tie at the Newton Campus Fields. Despite burying the Crusaders in shots (with a 32-7 attempt margin), Simon Enstrom's 12th minute score was the only one for BC in the game. Louisville – an NCAA Tournament team in 2017 – is coming off a big 3-0 win at No. 2 Duke on Sunday. The Cardinals have advanced to 10 NCAA tournaments under current head coach, Ken Lolla.
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Boston College (2-0-3, 1-0-0 ACC) vs. No. 7 Louisville (3-1-0, 1-0-0 ACC)
Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 | 7 p.m.
Newton Campus Fields | Newton, Mass.
ABOUT LOUISVILLE
• The Cardinals are coming off a 3-0 win over No. 2 Duke on Sunday, Sept. 9. All three goals came in the second half, with three different players finding the back of the net.
• Overall, Louisville has had six different goal scorers in its four games played.
• Last season, Louisville made it to the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Tournament and finished the year with an overall record of 13-2-5.
• The Cardinals are currently ranked No. 7 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll, making them BC's first ranked opponent of the season.
• Louisville was one of eight teams in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 this week: No. 1 Wake Forest, No. 3 North Carolina, No. 7 Louisville, No. 8 Notre Dame, No. 10 Duke, No. 16 Virginia Tech, No. 18 NC State and No. 19 Virginia.
THE SERIES vs. LOUISVILLE
• Boston College is 0-3-1 all-time against the Cardinals, with all games played since Louisville joined the ACC in 2014.
• The first two games in the series were one-goal BC losses, including the first-ever meeting on Sept. 29, 2014 (3-2 OT).
• In the first four meetings between the teams, at least one overtime period was played; last season, the Cardinals earned a 4-0 win over the Eagles.
A WIN OVER LOUISVILLE WOULD . . .
• Move the Eagles to 3-0-3 overall, marking the first unbeaten start through six games since the 2010 season (4-0-2).
• Give the program an overall record of 439-385-105 and a mark of 280-227-63 under head coach Ed Kelly.
• Give BC its first unbeaten start through two games in ACC play since the team started 1-0-1 in 2012.
LAST TIME OUT
• The Eagles jumped out to an early 1-0 lead against Holy Cross on Sept. 11 but had to settle for a 1-1 tie despite outshooting the Crusaders, 32-7 overall and 12-0 in extra time.
• The Eagles hit three posts in overtime and the Crusaders received strong goaltending from Henry Stutz.
• Simon Enstrom finished with nine shots attempts for the Eagles while Kristofer Konradsson had eight.
• Enstrom scored his sixth goal of the season in the tie and he now has seven points in the last two games.
THE CLEMSON CLASH
• The Boston College men's soccer team opened up ACC play with a dramatic come-from-behind, 3-2, win over Clemson in the Sept. 7 conference opener.
• Simon Enstrom scored twice, tying the game in the 71st minute before firing home the game-winner with a minute to play. The captain also assisted on Callum Johnson's goal in the first half
• Trevor Davock and Kristofer Konradsson also earned assists in the win - which was the first for BC (2-0-2, 1-0-0 ACC) over Clemson (3-2-0, 0-1-0 ACC) since the 2009 season - with Davock finding Enstrom for the winner.
• All of BC's wins in the series have come in Newton, with the Eagles maintain a 4-1-3 mark at home.
• The three goals mark the most scored by BC in a single game in the series with Clemson. Twice before the Eagles have scored two goals in a game against the Tigers.
ENSTROM CLAIMS CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK…
• Simon Enstrom was tabbed as the ACC Men's Soccer Co-Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 10 following his five-point performance in BC's 3-2 win over Clemson on Sept. 7
• Enstrom played a part in all three goals in the win, assisting on the game's opening goal, slotting a perfect pass across to Callum Johnson, and then tying the game in the 71st minute before firing home the game-winner with a minute to play.
• Enstrom finished the game with six shots. It was the sixth multi-goal game of his career and 10th multi-point outing.
• Overall, Enstrom is second in the ACC in points with 11 (five goals, one assist) and is tied for the lead in goals, with two other players also notching five. His 3.50 shots per game average is tied for the league lead as well.
