No. 3 Wake Forest Up Next For the Eagles

GAME INFORMATION
No. 3 Wake Forest at Boston College
Boston College (5-2-2, 0-2-1) | Wake Forest (8-1-0, 3-0-0)
WHEN: Friday, Oct. 4, 2019
WHERE: Newton Soccer Field, Newton, Mass.
TIME: 7:05 p.m.
LIVE STREAM: ACC Network

The Boston College men's soccer team will host No. 3 Wake Forest on Friday night at the Newton Soccer Field. Fans can view the game on the ACC Network.

BC is coming off a 0-0 overtime draw to in-state rival Merrimack on Tuesday. The Eagles out-shot the Warriors, 15-12, in the match. The Eagles also had a season-high 11 corner kicks. Sophomore Christian Garner had two saves in the game. He is now 0-1-2 in the last three games.

Wake Forest (8-1-0, 3-0-0 ACC) is coming off No. 4 Clemson in overtime, 3-2, on Saturday at home. Wake scored two goals in the final five minutes to earn the win.

BC vs. No. 3 Wake Forest
- Boston College is 5-8-2 against Wake Forest. BC is 3-3-1 at home vs. the Demon Deacons.
- BC lost last season to Wake Forest, 2-1, in Winston-Salem. BC had an 18-7 edge in shots. The Eagles lone goal was scored by Trevor Davock.
- The first meeting between BC and Wake Forest took place on Oct. 16, 2015. The game ended in a 1-1 overtime draw in Newton.
- BC's first win against Wake Forest was in 2007. The Eagles won the game, 1-0, at home. Then junior Alejandro Bedoya scored the game-winner.

PROBABLE STARTERS
- GK, So., Christian Garner
- D, So., Tyshawn Rose
- D, Jr., David Longo
- D, Fr., Victor Souza
- D, Sr., Joe Kellett
- M, Fr. Michael Suski
- M, Fr., Amos Shapiro-Thompson
- M, So., Jesus Sahagun
- M, Sr., Lasse Lehmann
- F, Sr., Adam French
- F, Fr., Stefan Sigurdarson

CAPTAINS
- Four Eagles will serve as the BC captains this season - seniors Joe Kellett, Heidar Aegisson, Adam French and junior David Longo. Aegisson is the only two-time captain as he served as a team leader in 2018.

YOUTH MOVEMENT
The Eagles have consistently started five freshmen and two sophomores all season. The young BC team will have a challenge vs. No. 3 Wake Forest on Friday.

Three freshman - Amos Shapiro-Thompson, Stefan Sigurdarson and Victor Souza – have started every game this season. Souza has not missed a minute of action on the back line.

Freshman Michael Suski has started five games, while fellow rookie Alejandro Zimmermann has four starts. Freshman goalkeeper Giacomo Piccardo had started the first six games of the season until he suffered a minor injury.

Sophomore midfielder Jesus Sahagun has started every game this season, while Christian Garner has started in goal the last three games. Sophomore defender/midfielder Tyshawn Rose has four starts.

CORNER KICKS
- Freshman Amos Shapiro-Thompson leads BC in scoring with three goals and an assist for seven points.
- Eight different players on the rosters have registered a goal this season.
- Three players – Joe Kellett, David Longo and Victor Souza – have played every minute of every game.

UP NEXT
- Boston College will host Northeastern on Tuesday at 4 p.m. No. 1 Virginia will come to Newton on October 11. Both games can be viewed on the ACC Network.

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Players Mentioned

Heidar Aegisson

Trevor Davock

Adam French

Christian Garner

Joe Kellett

Lasse Lehmann

David Longo

Giacomo Piccardo

Tyshawn Rose

Jesus Sahagun

Amos Shapiro-Thompson

Stefan Sigurdarson

Victor Souza

Michael Suski

Alejandro Zimmermann