Boston College Athletics

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Eagles Host Notre Dame in ACC Finale
October 23, 2025 | Men's Soccer
BC plays its final league match of the regular season this Friday
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College men's soccer returns to the Newton Soccer Complex this Friday to take on Notre Dame in their final league match of the season. Kickoff is slated for 7:00 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.
DROPPED MATCH AT SMU
• Boston College suffered a 3-2 defeat to SMU this past weekend
• Johannes Hanken Tjostheim scored two goals
• Russell Brown finished with two assists while Aidan Farwell recorded one assist
• Andrej Borak made four saves
THE EAGLES
• The Eagles enter the game with a 6-7-1 overall record and a 1-5-1 league record
• Hanken Tjostheim leads the Eagles in points (16) and goals (8)
• Ask Ekeland and Russell Brown are tied for second on the team in points with nine each
• Bryan Toro, and Nikolai Rojel each have two goals
• Borak has posted four shutouts thus far, making 53 saves across 12 games played
A LOOK AT NOTRE DAME
• Notre Dame comes into the contest with a 7-4-4 overall and a 2-2-2 ACC record
• The Fighting Irish are coming off a 2-1 defeat to NIU in their non-conference finale on Tuesday evening
• Former Eagle and two-year captain of BC Diego Ochoa is a member of the Fighting Irish this season as a grad student
• Nolan Spicer boasts a team-high 11 points on two goals and seven assists
• Wyatt Borso leads Notre Dame in goals with five
• Blake Kelly has started all 15 games in net, making 53 saves with a 1.20 goals against average for a .746 save percentage
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST THE FIGHTING IRISH
• The Eagles are 4-11-3 all-time against the Fighting Irish
• The two sides played to a 1-1 draw last season in South Bend, with Ekeland scoring the game-tying goal in the 52nd minute
• BC is 0-4-2 in the last six meetings and is looking for its first win in the series since a 1-0 victory on Oct. 3, 2014
UP NEXT
• BC concludes the regular season next Friday against Saint Joseph's at the Newton Soccer Complex. Kickoff is slated for 7:00 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra. The Eagles will be honoring its senior class prior to kickoff.
DROPPED MATCH AT SMU
• Boston College suffered a 3-2 defeat to SMU this past weekend
• Johannes Hanken Tjostheim scored two goals
• Russell Brown finished with two assists while Aidan Farwell recorded one assist
• Andrej Borak made four saves
THE EAGLES
• The Eagles enter the game with a 6-7-1 overall record and a 1-5-1 league record
• Hanken Tjostheim leads the Eagles in points (16) and goals (8)
• Ask Ekeland and Russell Brown are tied for second on the team in points with nine each
• Bryan Toro, and Nikolai Rojel each have two goals
• Borak has posted four shutouts thus far, making 53 saves across 12 games played
A LOOK AT NOTRE DAME
• Notre Dame comes into the contest with a 7-4-4 overall and a 2-2-2 ACC record
• The Fighting Irish are coming off a 2-1 defeat to NIU in their non-conference finale on Tuesday evening
• Former Eagle and two-year captain of BC Diego Ochoa is a member of the Fighting Irish this season as a grad student
• Nolan Spicer boasts a team-high 11 points on two goals and seven assists
• Wyatt Borso leads Notre Dame in goals with five
• Blake Kelly has started all 15 games in net, making 53 saves with a 1.20 goals against average for a .746 save percentage
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST THE FIGHTING IRISH
• The Eagles are 4-11-3 all-time against the Fighting Irish
• The two sides played to a 1-1 draw last season in South Bend, with Ekeland scoring the game-tying goal in the 52nd minute
• BC is 0-4-2 in the last six meetings and is looking for its first win in the series since a 1-0 victory on Oct. 3, 2014
UP NEXT
• BC concludes the regular season next Friday against Saint Joseph's at the Newton Soccer Complex. Kickoff is slated for 7:00 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra. The Eagles will be honoring its senior class prior to kickoff.
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