Eagles Head to Blacksburg for ACC Tournament Opener

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – No. 9 seed Boston College (6-6-2, 2-4-2 ACC) travels to Blacksburg on Wednesday night to face No. 8 seed Virginia Tech in the first round of the ACC Tournament at Thompson Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. on ACC Network Extra. The winner travels to face top seed Pitt on Sunday in the ACC Quarterfinal.

LAST TIME OUT
• Boston College fell 1-0 to NC State in double overtime on a Luke Hille winner in the 108th minute on Friday night in the regular season finale
• Sam White was issued a red card in the 81st minute, leaving BC with only 10 men
• In extra time, Brennan Klein made a beautiful save on a penalty kick in the 103rd minute, diving with full extension to his left
• Five minutes later, Hille received a cross at the edge of the 6-yard box and buried a header into the bottom right corner

SCOUTING THE HOKIES
• Virginia Tech enters the ACC Tournament at 9-4-3 overall and 3-4-1 in the ACC
• The Hokies fell to No. 12 Pitt 4-1 on the final night of the regular season last Friday, going down to 10 men early
• Senior defender Sivert Haugli, who has played 1444 minutes with three goals this season, was red carded at Pitt and will miss Wednesday's match
• Senior forward Jacob Labovitz leads the team with 19 points on eight goals and three assists
• Sophomore midfielder Conor Pugh has added 14 points on six goals and two assists
• Freshman Ben Martino is 8-4-2 this season in 14 starts in net with a 1.33 GAA and four shutouts

SERIES HISTORY
• The schools played to a scoreless draw in Newton on Oct. 1
• The Eagles are 10-2-4 in the series heading into the 17th all-time meeting with Virginia Tech
• Wednesday will mark just the third meeting between the teams since 2017

Eagles Head to Blacksburg for ACC Tournament Opener

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Players Mentioned

Brennan Klein

Sam White