Eagles Continue Home Stand Monday Against Hartford

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College men's soccer continues a four-game home stand on Monday (Sept. 6) with a Labor Day matchup with Hartford from the America East Conference. Kickoff from the Newton Soccer Complex on ACC Network Extra is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.

BATTLE OF COMM AVE
• Down to 10 men and down a goal at halftime, Stefan Sigurdarson's brace in the second half fueled a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Boston University in the home opener on Monday
• The Eagles extended their unbeaten streak against the Terriers to eight games
• BU's Quinn Matulis converted a penalty kick inside the left post in the 28th minute, and Moritz Frahm was sent off just three minutes later for a sliding challenge.
• Just a minute into the second half, Sigurdarson's first goal of the night brought BC level
• In the 62nd minute, Shapiro-Thompson sent Sigurdarson into the offensive third and the junior beat Francesco Montali high to the near post
• Boston College out-shot Boston University 17-8 overall and 6-3 in shots on goal

SCOUTING THE HAWKS
• The Hawks are 0-2-1 following a 2-0 home loss to Brown on Friday night
• Hartford tied Holy Cross 1-1 in its season opener then fell 2-1 on the road at Villanova
• Last year, Harford went 3-2-1 in America East play before losing to New Hampshire 2-0 in the conference semifinals
• Nadav Datner led the team with three goals, seven points and 16 shots on goal
• Tom Poitras is in his 11th season as the head coach of the program

UP NEXT
• Boston College hosts Notre Dame in the ACC opener on Friday (Sept. 10) at 7 p.m. under the lights in Newton on ACC Network Extra

Eagles Continue Home Stand Monday Against Hartford

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Players Mentioned

Moritz Frahm

Stefan Sigurdarson