Men’s Soccer Heads to Syracuse

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College men's soccer hits the road again this Friday as they travel to Syracuse to take on the Orange in an ACC match. Kickoff at the SU Soccer Stadium is slated for 7:00 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.

DEFEAT AT STANFORD
• Boston College suffered a 3-0 defeat to No. 6 Stanford on Sunday evening
• Andrej Borak finished with a career-high nine saves

THE EAGLES
• The Eagles enter the game with a 5-5-0 overall record and a 1-3-0 league record
• Johannes Hanken Tjostheim leads the Eagles in points (10) and goals (5)
• Ask Ekeland has a team-high three assists
• Russell Brown, Bryan Toro, and Ekeland have each scored two goals
• Borak has posted three shutouts thus far, making 38 saves across nine games played

A LOOK AT SYRACUSE
• Syracuse enters the game with a 4-4-2 overall record and a 1-2-0 league record
• The Orange are coming off a 2-0 victory over Cal on Saturday night to pick up their first league win
• In the other two conference games, SU fell to No. 8 Stanford, 3-2, and No. 19 Duke, 2-0
• Carlos Zambrano leads the team in points (6) and goals (3)
• Six players have recorded an assist for Syracuse
• Tomas Hut has started all 10 games in goal for the Orange, allowing just eight goals while making 24 saves

SERIES HISTORY AGAINST THE ORANGE
• The Eagles are 19-12-5 all-time against the Orange
• The last three meetings have ended in a 1-1 draw
• BC is currently on a seven-game unbeaten run against Syracuse, posting a 3-0-4 record over that stretch

UP NEXT
• BC returns home next Friday for a league match against Duke. Kickoff is slated 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

Ask Ekeland

Johannes Hanken Tjostheim

Bryan Toro