Men's Soccer Continues Home ACC Play Versus Virginia

Friday, October 6

Newton, MA

7:00 PM

Boston College

Virginia

Photo by: Meg Kelly

Men's Soccer Continues Home ACC Play Versus Virginia

October 05, 2023 | Men's Soccer

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By: Athletic Communications

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The Eagles continue home play as they host Virginia on Friday at 7 p.m. at the Newton Soccer Complex. The game will be available to stream on ACC Network Extra.

MONDAY VERSUS SUFFOLK

Boston College defeated Suffolk 2-0 on Monday night in Newton
Jonathan Murphy opened the scoring in the 17th minute when he took a missed clearance by the Suffolk defender, and proceeded to take a shot from just outside the top right of the box that deflected off a defender and into the back of the net
Augustine Boadi extended the lead in the 38th minute by taking a through ball by Diego Ochoa, and finishing a shot from just outside the top left of the box that beat the goalkeeper to the far post
Ochoa and Sam White led the Eagles in shot attempts with three, while Christian Bejar had two attempts.
Goalkeeper Brennan Klein's shutout gave him his fifth clean sheet this season… Klein has only allowed one goal at home this season, and improved his home record to 3-1-2.

SCOUTING THE CAVALIERS

Virginia currently sits with a record of 6-3-2 (2-2 ACC)
The Cavaliers are coming off a 1-1 tie at home on Tuesday night against No. 19 Hofstra
Freshman Stephen Annor Gyamfi leads the team in goals and points with six goals and twelve points on the season
The Cavaliers have split time in net with senior Holden Brown making seven starts and junior Joey Batrouni making four starts, combing for a record of 6-3-2
Virginia is coached by George Gelnovatch, who is in his 28th season as the head coach of the Cavaliers

UNDERCLASSMEN IMPACT

The Eagles' roster consists of 20 combined underclassmen, including 11 freshmen
The freshmen class has played 36 percent of the combined total minutes so far this season and the sophomores have played 29 percent, totaling 65 percent of the minutes played
The freshmen and sophomores have totaled 72 percent of the field players minutes this season
Sophomore Augustine Boadi is second on the team for goals and points this season, behind Jonathan Murphy

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