Friday, September 6
Newton, Mass.
6 P.M.
Boston College
3-0-0
2
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University of Rhode Island
0-2-1
1
2
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RHODE ISLAND
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Boston College
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Photo by: John Quackenbos
Sigurdarson's Late Goal Leads Eagles Past URI, 2-1
September 06, 2019 | Men's Soccer
Eagles improve to 3-0 with win over Rhode Island
NEWTON, Mass. - The Boston College men's soccer team improved to 3-0 with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Rhode Island (0-2-1) at the Newton Soccer Field on Friday night.
Freshmen Amos Shapiro-Thompson and Stefan Sigurdarson scored to lead the Eagles, while freshman Giacomo Piccardo (3-0) earned the win in goal.
The Eagles out shot Rhode Island, 23-10, in the match. Sigurdarson led BC with six shots, while Shapiro-Thompson had five.
Boston College (3-0-0) will next play at Holy Cross on Tuesday, Sept. 10.
Score: Boston College 2, URI 1
Records: Boston College (3-0-0), Rhode Island (0-2-1)
Location: Newton Soccer Field
Attendance: 351
GOALS
- BC | 13' - Amos Shapiro-Thompson (unassisted) – The freshman forward stole the ball at midfield and rushed up the middle of the field before he unleashed a right-footed shot into the back of the net for a 1-0 BC lead.
-URI | 15' - Simon Trcka (Edvin Akselsen) – Trcka one-timed a rebound off a set piece into the far post.
-BC | 86' - Freshman Stefan Sigurdarson (unassisted) - Sigurdarson scored with four minutes left to give BC a 2-1 lead. He won the ball in the midfield and took three dribbles before placing a left-footed shot into the top corner in the 86th minute of the match. It was his first goal of the season.
GAME NOTES
- This was the 38th meeting between BC and Rhode Island. The win gives BC 16 victories in the series.
- At the half, Boston College had 11 shots, while URI managed five. Amos Shapiro-Thompson had four shots in the first half. Sigurdarson led BC with a total of six shots. In the final 10 minutes of the match, BC had nine shots and finished the game with a season-high 23 shots.
- Boston College tallied seven corner kicks, while Rhode Island had two.
- The Eagles average 18.3 shots per game.
- BC started five freshman – GK, Giacomo Piccardo; B, Victor Souza; M, Amos Shapiro-Thompson; F, Stefan Sigurdarson; F, Michael Suski. It was Suski's first career start.
- Six players played the full 90 – Piccardo, Heidar Aegisson, David Longo, Joe Kellett, Victor Souza and Shapiro-Thompson.
- Junior speedster Ronaldinho Diniz supplied some energy late in the second half. He played 26 minutes and had three shots, two on goal.
- BC head coach Ed Kelly is now 284-235-64 at Boston College.
- The win marks the first time BC posted a 3-0 record to start the season since 2016. Since joining the ACC, BC's best start to a season came in 2011 (4-0).
UP NEXT
- Boston College will travel to Worcester to play Holy Cross on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m.
Freshmen Amos Shapiro-Thompson and Stefan Sigurdarson scored to lead the Eagles, while freshman Giacomo Piccardo (3-0) earned the win in goal.
The Eagles out shot Rhode Island, 23-10, in the match. Sigurdarson led BC with six shots, while Shapiro-Thompson had five.
Boston College (3-0-0) will next play at Holy Cross on Tuesday, Sept. 10.
Score: Boston College 2, URI 1
Records: Boston College (3-0-0), Rhode Island (0-2-1)
Location: Newton Soccer Field
Attendance: 351
GOALS
- BC | 13' - Amos Shapiro-Thompson (unassisted) – The freshman forward stole the ball at midfield and rushed up the middle of the field before he unleashed a right-footed shot into the back of the net for a 1-0 BC lead.
-URI | 15' - Simon Trcka (Edvin Akselsen) – Trcka one-timed a rebound off a set piece into the far post.
-BC | 86' - Freshman Stefan Sigurdarson (unassisted) - Sigurdarson scored with four minutes left to give BC a 2-1 lead. He won the ball in the midfield and took three dribbles before placing a left-footed shot into the top corner in the 86th minute of the match. It was his first goal of the season.
GAME NOTES
- This was the 38th meeting between BC and Rhode Island. The win gives BC 16 victories in the series.
- At the half, Boston College had 11 shots, while URI managed five. Amos Shapiro-Thompson had four shots in the first half. Sigurdarson led BC with a total of six shots. In the final 10 minutes of the match, BC had nine shots and finished the game with a season-high 23 shots.
- Boston College tallied seven corner kicks, while Rhode Island had two.
- The Eagles average 18.3 shots per game.
- BC started five freshman – GK, Giacomo Piccardo; B, Victor Souza; M, Amos Shapiro-Thompson; F, Stefan Sigurdarson; F, Michael Suski. It was Suski's first career start.
- Six players played the full 90 – Piccardo, Heidar Aegisson, David Longo, Joe Kellett, Victor Souza and Shapiro-Thompson.
- Junior speedster Ronaldinho Diniz supplied some energy late in the second half. He played 26 minutes and had three shots, two on goal.
- BC head coach Ed Kelly is now 284-235-64 at Boston College.
- The win marks the first time BC posted a 3-0 record to start the season since 2016. Since joining the ACC, BC's best start to a season came in 2011 (4-0).
UP NEXT
- Boston College will travel to Worcester to play Holy Cross on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m.
Team Stats
URI
BC
Goals
1
2
Shots
10
23
Shots on Goal
1
10
Saves
8
0
Corners
2
7
Fouls
10
14
Scoring Plays
A. Shapiro-Thompson (2)
Goal off the breakaway by #10
12:46
TRCKA, Simon (2)
Assisted By: AKSELSEN, Edvin
Goal off of the rebound from #28's shot
15:08
Stefan Sigurdarson (1)
Left-footed kick from the 18' into the t
86:09
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
6
SOG
3
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
5
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
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