Boston College Athletics
Thursday, August 22
Newton, MA
5:30 PM
Boston College
vs
Iona
Photo by: Nick Romei
Eagles Host Iona Thursday to Begin New Campaign
August 21, 2024 | Men's Soccer
BC looks to win its fourth-straight season opener
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College men's soccer begins the 2024 season on Thursday evening as it welcomes the Iona Gaels to the Newton Soccer Complex at 5:30 p.m. on ACCNX. Thursday will mark the third all-time meeting in series history and first since 2014. BC will start the season with six of its first seven matches in Newton.
YEAR IN REVIEW
• Boston College is coming off a 3-9-5 season in 2023 with a 0-5-3 record in ACC play
• The Eagles earned draws in league play against Pitt, Virginia and Syracuse while picking up non-conference victories over Merrimack, Jacksonville and Suffolk
• BC suffered a 3-2 loss to Duke in the ACC Tournament in Durham. The Blue Devils jumped out to a 3-0 lead. The Eagles scored twice in the final 10 and a half minutes of the contest to cut it close with goals from Daniel Klaric and Christian Bejar
A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD…
• Give Boston College a 1-0-0 record on the year
• Give the Eagles its third straight season-opening win
• Be the sixth straight season in which BC has won its home opener
PRESEASON ACCOLADES
• Goalkeeper Brennan Klein was named to the ACC Preseason Watch List
• Midfielder Ask Ekeland was named to Top Drawer Soccer's Preseason All-America Second Team and was ranked 24th on their Preseason Top 100 list
A LOOK AT THE OPPOSITION
• Iona is coming off a 12-4, 9-1 year in 2023
• The Gaels are bolstered by 2023 MAAC Defensive Player of the Year Tim Timchenko and All-MAAC First Team honoree midfielder Thiago Cagna
• Cagna was named the MAAC Preseason Co-Player of the Year
• Iona was selected as the favorite in the MAAC men's soccer preseason coaches poll
• This will be the first contest of the season for Iona
SERIES HISTORY
• Boston College is 0-0-2 all-time against Iona in two previous meetings
• The schools last met in Boston at BU's Nickerson Field on Aug. 29, 2014 which resulted in a 1-1 draw
• The first meeting between the two sides was a 1-1 draw in Newton on Oct. 11, 2008
UP NEXT
• BC hosts Providence on Monday at 5:30 p.m. at the Newton Soccer Complex
YEAR IN REVIEW
• Boston College is coming off a 3-9-5 season in 2023 with a 0-5-3 record in ACC play
• The Eagles earned draws in league play against Pitt, Virginia and Syracuse while picking up non-conference victories over Merrimack, Jacksonville and Suffolk
• BC suffered a 3-2 loss to Duke in the ACC Tournament in Durham. The Blue Devils jumped out to a 3-0 lead. The Eagles scored twice in the final 10 and a half minutes of the contest to cut it close with goals from Daniel Klaric and Christian Bejar
A WIN ON THURSDAY WOULD…
• Give Boston College a 1-0-0 record on the year
• Give the Eagles its third straight season-opening win
• Be the sixth straight season in which BC has won its home opener
PRESEASON ACCOLADES
• Goalkeeper Brennan Klein was named to the ACC Preseason Watch List
• Midfielder Ask Ekeland was named to Top Drawer Soccer's Preseason All-America Second Team and was ranked 24th on their Preseason Top 100 list
A LOOK AT THE OPPOSITION
• Iona is coming off a 12-4, 9-1 year in 2023
• The Gaels are bolstered by 2023 MAAC Defensive Player of the Year Tim Timchenko and All-MAAC First Team honoree midfielder Thiago Cagna
• Cagna was named the MAAC Preseason Co-Player of the Year
• Iona was selected as the favorite in the MAAC men's soccer preseason coaches poll
• This will be the first contest of the season for Iona
SERIES HISTORY
• Boston College is 0-0-2 all-time against Iona in two previous meetings
• The schools last met in Boston at BU's Nickerson Field on Aug. 29, 2014 which resulted in a 1-1 draw
• The first meeting between the two sides was a 1-1 draw in Newton on Oct. 11, 2008
UP NEXT
• BC hosts Providence on Monday at 5:30 p.m. at the Newton Soccer Complex
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