Men’s Soccer Takes on No. 5 Clemson Friday at Home

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College is set to take on No. 5 Clemson on Friday in an ACC contest. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Newton Soccer Field and will be streamed live on ACCNX.

A POINT IN THE ACC OPENER
• Boston College and No. 20 Syracuse played to a 1-1 draw in the ACC opener last Friday
• The Orange opened the scoring 43 seconds into the game before the Eagles tied it up midway through the first half off of Michael Asare's first collegiate goal
• The back-and-forth contest saw BC hold the edge in shots on goal (6-3) and corners (5-4)

A WIN ON FRIDAY WOULD…
• Give Boston College a 3-0-3 record on the year
• Give the Eagles its first ACC win of the season
• Give BC its fifth all-time victory over Clemson

A LOOK AT CLEMSON
• The Tigers enter Friday's contest with a 2-1-1 record and are ranked No. 5 in the latest United Soccer Coaches poll
• Clemson defeated Loyola on Tuesday evening by a score of 6-0
• In their first ACC contest of the season, the Tigers suffered a 3-2 defeat to Stanford
• Alex Meinhard has a team-high three goals for Clemson while Misei Yoshizawa has two

SERIES HISTORY AGAINST THE TIGERS
• Boston College is 4-14-5 all-time against Clemson
• The Tigers have won five-straight matchups against the Eagles
• BC is looking for its first win over Clemson since a 3-2 victory on Sept. 7, 2018

UP NEXT
• BC hosts Siena on Tuesday evening for a non-conference tilt. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ACCNX. The Eagles resume its ACC slate next Friday, Sept. 20, with a trip to Pitt.

Men’s Soccer Takes on No. 5 Clemson Friday at Home

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Players Mentioned

Michael Asare