Eagles Travel to Texas to Face SMU

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College men's soccer hits the road for the final time in the regular season this weekend with a trip to Texas to face SMU on Saturday night. Kickoff is slated for 7:00 p.m. ET and the game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.

WIN OVER AIC
• Boston College got back into the win column with a 5-0 win over AIC
• Nikolai Rojel led the way with two goals and one assist
• Ask Ekeland, Dylan Mafong, and Johannes Hanken Tjostheim each scored one goal
• Patrick Donovan posted his first shutout as an Eagle with one save

THE EAGLES
• The Eagles enter the game with a 6-6-1 overall record and a 1-4-1 league record
• Hanken Tjostheim leads the Eagles in points (12) and goals (6)
• Ekeland is second on the team in points with nine on three goals and three assists
• Russell Brown, Bryan Toro, and Rojel each have two goals
• Andrej Borak has posted four shutouts thus far, making 49 saves across 11 games played

WEEKLY AWARD
• Borak was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week following his seven-save shutout performance against No. 7 Duke
• It marks the second time this season Borak has won the award

A LOOK AT SMU
• SMU comes into the match with a 6-3-3 overall record and a 2-1-2 ACC record
• The Mustangs are coming off a 2-0 non-conference win over Central Arkansas on Tuesday and a 2-0 defeat to Syracuse this past weekend
• Milton Lopez and Stephan Soghomonian both have six goals while Mukisa Emmanuel has five
• Daniel Escorcia has a team-high five assists
• Martin Dominguez and Soren Russell have split time in net with both making six starts, combining to make 19 saves and have allowed just 11 goals

SERIES HISTORY AGAINST THE MUSTANGS
• The Eagles are 5-1-0 all-time against the Mustangs
• The two sides met last year in the first round of the ACC Tournament at SMU, where the home side claimed a 1-0 victory
• BC won the first five meetings, all of which took place prior to SMU joining the league

UP NEXT
• BC returns to the Newton Soccer Complex next Friday against Notre Dame for its final ACC game of the season. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.

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Players Mentioned

Andrej Borak

Russell Brown

Patrick Donovan

Ask Ekeland

Johannes Hanken Tjostheim

Dylan Mafong

Nikolai Rojel

Bryan Toro