PREVIEW: BU Up Next For Eagles

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College men's soccer team will hit the road for the second game this season. The Eagles will drive down Commonwealth Avenue to play at rival Boston University on Sunday at Nickerson Field. The action is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. Fans can view the game on the Patriot League Network.

The Eagles will look to move to 2-0-0 overall following a win at Quinnipiac on Thursday in the season opener. Boston University opened its season up on Thursday at UNH. The Terriers lost 1-0.

GAME INFORMATION
Boston College (0-0-0) at Boston University (0-0-0)
Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019 |4 p.m.
Nickerson Field | Boston, Mass.

THE SERIES vs. BU
• Boston College enters Sunday's meeting with a 27-18-9 record in the all-time series.
• Last season, the two teams played to a 3-3 overtime draw. BC came from down 2-0 to tie the match on a goal by Simon Enstrom in the 86^th minute. Lasse Lehmann and Abe Bibas had the other two goals.
• Prior to the 3-3 (2OT) tie, BC had won five consecutive games against BU. The Terriers last defeated BC, 1-0, in 2012 in Newton. In the last seven meetings, five games have been decided by one goal.
The Eagles are 16-2-2 over the last 20 meetings, with the Terriers last winning in 2012 and 2006.
• BC and BU first met on the pitch on Oct. 26, 1967, with the Eagles winning the 3-1 match.

LAST TIME OUT
• Boston College defeated Quinnipiac, 2-0, behind goals from senior Adam French and freshman Amos Shapiro-Thompson. Freshman goalkeeper Giacomo Piccardo had three saves in the win.
• This was the fifth consecutive season BC opened up against the Bobcats. BC is now 5-0 in the openers and 12-1-1 overall against Quinnipiac.

PROBABLE STARTERS
- GK, Fr., Giacomo Piccardo
- D, Sr., Heidar Aegisson
- D, Jr., David Longo
- D, Fr., Victor Souza
- D, Sr., Joe Kellett
- M, So., Kristofer Konradsson
- 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.

THROW INS
• Boston College added nine freshmen to the 2019 roster.
• Sophomore midfielder Kristofer Konradsson was named to the All-ACC Preseason team.
• Under head coach Ed Kelly, the Eagles are 19-11-2 in season openers after the win over Quinnipiac on Thursday night.

UP NEXT
• Boston College will return home to host Rhode Island on Friday at 7 p.m. Admission is free for fans.
• Fans can also watch the match on the ACC Network.

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Players Mentioned

Heidar Aegisson

Abe Bibas

Simon Enstrom

Adam French

Joe Kellett

Kristofer Konradsson

Lasse Lehmann

David Longo

Giacomo Piccardo

Jesus Sahagun

Amos Shapiro-Thompson

Stefan Sigurdarson

Victor Souza