Men's Soccer Set to Host No. 10 Wake Forest

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The Eagles return home to continue ACC play as they host No. 10 Wake Forest on Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Newton Soccer Complex. The game will be available to stream on ACC Network Extra.

FRIDAY IN BLACKSBURG

Boston College was edged 1-0 by Virginia Tech on the road on Friday night
Boston College and Virginia Tech were in a defensive battle for much of the contest until the Hokies' Noe Uwimana scored in the 77th minute to take a 1-0 lead
Freshman Xavier O'Neil led the Eagles with three shot attempts, while freshman Jack Burkhardt and sophomore Augustine Boadi both finished with two shot attempts.
Redshirt-junior goalkeeper Brennan Klein finished with two saves

SCOUTING THE DEMON DEACONS

Wake Forest currently sits at No. 10 in the country with a record of 6-1-3 (1-1-1 ACC)
The Demon Deacons are coming off a 3-1 win on Tuesday night against Campbell University on the road
Junior Roald Mitchel leads the team in goals and points with seven goals and sixteen points on the season
Junior goalkeeper Trace Alphin has started all ten games for the Demon Deacons, and has a record of 6-1-3 with a 0.90 goals against average
Wake Forest is coached by Bobby Muuss, who is in his ninth season as the head coach of the Demon Deacons

HOME SUCCESS

Boston College has opened the season with a 2-0-3 record at home
The Eagles have outscored their opponents 4-2 throughout the five games, with wins over Merrimack and Jacksonville
The Eagles' goalkeepers have a combined record of 2-0-3 at home, with 12 saves and four clean sheets

UNDERCLASSMEN IMPACT

The Eagles' roster consists of 20 combined underclassmen, including 11 freshmen
The freshmen class has played 39 percent of the combined total minutes so far this season and the sophomores have played 27 percent, totaling 66 percent of the minutes played
The freshmen and sophomores have totaled 72 percent of the field players minutes this season
Sophomores Ted Cargill and Augustine Boadi are tied for second on the team for goals this season, behind Jonathan Murphy

SERIES HISTORY

Boston College is 7-10-2 all-time vs. Virginia Tech, including an 5-2-1 record at home
Friday night will mark the 20th meeting between the two schools
Wake Forest has the slight edge in the series recently, winning three of the last five matches against the Eagles
The Demon Deacons won the last matchup, defeating the Eagles 3-1 in Winston-Salem last season

UP NEXT

Boston College hosts Suffolk University Monday at the Newton Soccer Complex at 5:30 p.m. on ACC Network Extra

Men's Soccer Set to Host No. 10 Wake Forest

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Players Mentioned

Augustine Boadi

Jack Burkhardt

Ted Cargill

Brennan Klein

Jonathan Murphy

Xavier O'Neil

Men's Soccer Set to Host No. 10 Wake Forest

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Augustine Boadi

Jack Burkhardt

Ted Cargill

Brennan Klein

Jonathan Murphy

Xavier O'Neil

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