Eagles Host Rhode Island on Friday at 6

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College men's soccer team will host Rhode Island on Friday, Sept. 6 at the Newton Soccer Field. Kickoff has been moved up one hour to 6 p.m. due to the weather.

Prior to the match, Boston College will honor the 50^th anniversary of the Eagles first men's soccer team.

Boston College (2-0-0) is coming off a 1-0 road win at rival Boston University on Sunday afternoon. Sophomore Kristofer Konradsson scored his first goal of the season in the win.

Rhode Island (0-1-1) opened the season with two home matches. The Rams tied Fairfield (1-1) in the season opener and lost to No. 23 UConn on Tuesday, 3-1.

Rhode Island (0-1-1) at Boston College (2-0-0)
Friday, Sept. 6, 2019 | 6 p.m.
Newton Soccer Field | Newton, Mass.
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THE SERIES vs. RHODE ISLAND
• Boston College and Rhode Island have squared off 37 times. The Rams lead the overall series, 20-15-2.
• The two teams first met in 1968 with the Rams earning a 3-2 victory. BC's first win vs. URI came in 1969 in a 2-1 win.
• Since 2000, the series stands at 5-4-1 with the edge to BC.
• Last season, Rhode Island defeated BC, 2-1, behind a late Rams goal. BC tied the game at 1-1 behind a goal by Simon Enstrom. The Rams went ahead in the 76^th minute. BC had a 14-6 edge in shots during the match.
• BC and URI have three common opponents in Holy Cross, Merrimack and Massachusetts. The Eagles will play at Holy Cross on Tuesday, while URI will play Crusaders on the road on Sept. 24.

LAST TIME OUT
• Boston College defeated Boston University, 1-0, behind a first half goal from sophomore Kristofer Konradsson. It was his first career game-winning goal.
• BC outshot the Terriers, 17-9, in the match. The Eagles also had an 8-2 edge in corner kicks.
• Kristofer Konradsson, Amos Shapiro-Thompson and Tyshawn Rose led the Eagles with four shots apiece while Mike Suski had two shots on goal.
• Freshman goalkeeper Giacomo Piccardo earned his second shutout behind five saves vs. BU.

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 is averaging 16 shots a game while holding opponents to 9.5 shots.
• In the first two games, three players have registered a goal – Kristofer Konradsson, Amos Shapiro-Thompson and Adam French. Three different players have tallied an assist – Stefan Sigurdarson, Mike Suski and Lasse Lehmann.
• 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. Kelly is now 283-235-64 in his 32 years at Boston College.

HISTORY LESSON
• In the 2002 season, Boston College won a program record nine straight games. In the run BC outscored opponents, 24-12. The Eagles defeated Brown in OT, Villanova, Rutgers, Providence, Yale, Georgetown, Northeastern and a PK win over SMU in the NCAA Tournament in the nine-game swing.

UP NEXT
• Boston College will travel to Worcester to play at Holy Cross on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. BC leads the overall series against the Crusaders, 17-2-2.
• The Eagles will hit the road for its first ACC game on Saturday, Sept. 14 at NC State at 7 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Heidar Aegisson

Simon Enstrom

Adam French

Joe Kellett

Kristofer Konradsson

Lasse Lehmann

David Longo

Giacomo Piccardo

Tyshawn Rose

Jesus Sahagun

Amos Shapiro-Thompson

Stefan Sigurdarson

Victor Souza

Michael Suski