Eagles to Host Virginia on Friday, Suffolk on Monday

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College men's soccer (3-3-5, 0-3-2) returns to the Newton Soccer Field for two games in four days. The Eagles take on Virginia Friday night at 7 p.m. followed by a Monday night non-conference matchup against Suffolk at 5:30 p.m. Both games will stream live on ACC Network Extra.

TOUGH TRIP TO NORTH CAROLINA
• BC fell to Wake Forest by a score of 2-0 on Saturday night
• Goalkeeper Brennan Klein made a career-high 11 saves in the contest

A WIN ON FRIDAY WOULD…
• Give Boston College a 4-3-5 record on the year
• Give BC its first ACC win of the season
• Give BC its sixth all-time victory over Virginia

OUR STATS
• Brennan Klein is now the league leader in saves (39) and saves per game (3.55) and sixth in save percentage (.750)
• Ekeland is now up to six goals on the campaign, which puts him sixth in the ACC
• Five Eagles have started all 11 matches thus far; Max Andrews, Christian Bejar, Moritz Gundelach, Ekeland and Klein

A LOOK AT VIRGINIA
• Virginia enters Friday's game with a 4-4-3 overall record and 1-2-2 record in league play
• The Cavaliers are currently on a two-game winning streak with victories over No. 19 Virginia Tech (2-1) and No. 8 James Madison (1-0)
• Nick Dang and Reese Miller currently lead Virginia in goals with three each
• Joey Batrouni has started all 11 games in goal, making 29 saves with nine goals allowed

SERIES HISTORY AGAINST THE CAVALIERS
• The Eagles are 5-8-4 all-time against the Cavaliers
• The two sides played to a 1-1 draw last season at the Newton Soccer Field
• BC is looking to snap its five-game winless streak against Virginia, not having won since a 2-1 win on Oct. 9, 2015

A LOOK AT SUFFOLK
• Suffolk enters the weekend with a 5-4-3 overall record and will play at Nichols on Saturday
• The Rams suffered a 1-0 defeat to No. 11 Babson in their previous outing
• Francisco Valck has a team-high five goals
• Nathan Harlow has played the majority of minutes in goal, making 32 saves while allowing 11 goals in 900 minutes

SERIES HISTORY AGAINST THE RAMS
• The Eagles are 1-0-0 all-time against the Rams
• The two teams met last season for the first time in program history with BC claiming a 2-0 victory
• Jonathan Murphy scored the game-winning goal

UP NEXT
• BC hits the road on Saturday, Oct. 19 for an ACC matchup with Notre Dame. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.

Eagles to Host Virginia on Friday, Suffolk on Monday

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Players Mentioned

Max Andrews

Christian Bejar

Moritz Gundelach

Brennan Klein

Jonathan Murphy