2019 Boston College Eagles men's soccer team
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NCAA Tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. RV |
TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. 25 |
Record | 9–6–3 (2–4–2 ACC) |
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Home stadium | Newton Campus Soccer Field |
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Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Clemson + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 18 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Wake Forest + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 16 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State + | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Louisville + | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College + | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse + | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Virginia ‡ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 21 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame + | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Virginia Tech + | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source:The ACC |
The 2019 Boston College Eagles men's soccer team represented Boston College during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Eagles were led by head coach Ed Kelly, in his fourteenth season. They played home games at Newton Soccer Complex. This was the team's 53rd season playing organized men's college soccer and their 15th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Background
The 2018 Boston College men's soccer team finished the season with a 4–8–4 overall record and a 2–5–1 ACC record. The Eagles were seeded ninth–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they lost in the first round to NC State.
The Eagles were not invited to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, and did not have any players selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.
Player movement
Players leaving
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Simon Enstrom | 9 | FW | 6'1" | 187 | Senior | Huddinge, Sweden | Graduated |
Tommy Garcia-Morillo | 11 | MF | 6'0" | 170 | Senior | Key Biscayne, FL | Graduated |
Abe Bibas | 14 | DF | 6'0" | 175 | Senior | Sunny Isles Beach, FL | Graduated |
Rodolfo Postigo | 22 | DF | 6'5" | 200 | Senior | Caracas, Venezuela | Graduated |
Joshua Forbes | 23 | MF | 5'9" | 163 | Senior | Bochum, Germany | Graduated |
Nat Ballard | 32 | GK | 6'3" | 165 | Senior | London, England | Graduated |
Players arriving
Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Zach Peter DF |
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Avon, CT | Black Rock FC | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Michael Suski FW |
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Avon, CT | FSA FC United | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Squad
Roster
Updated August 19, 2019[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management
Position | Staff |
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Athletic Director | Martin Jarmond |
Head coach | Ed Kelly |
Associate head coach | Bob Thompson |
Assistant coach | Vasili Uspensky |
Assistant coach | Luke Kelly |
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Schedule
Source:[4]
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
August 20* 6:00 p.m. |
Providence | W 3–1 | — (—) |
Newton Soccer Complex Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
August 24* 6:00 p.m. |
at New Hampshire | — (—) |
Bremner Field Durham, NH | ||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
August 29* 2:30 p.m. |
Quinnipiac | W 2–0 | 1–0–0 (0–0–0) |
Newton Soccer Complex (N/A) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
September 1* 4:00 p.m. |
at Boston | W 1–0 | 2–0–0 (0–0–0) |
Nickerson Field (4,415) Boston, MA | |||||||
September 6* 5:00 p.m. |
Rhode Island | W 2–1 | 3–0–0 (0–0–0) |
Newton Soccer Complex (351) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
September 10* 7:00 p.m. |
at Holy Cross | W 3–2 | 4–0–0 (0–0–0) |
Smith Stadium (0) Worcester, MA | |||||||
September 14 7:00 p.m. |
at NC State | L 0–1 | 4–1–0 (0–1–0) |
Dail Soccer Stadium (1,250) Raleigh, NC | |||||||
September 20 5:00 p.m. |
Pittsburgh | L 0–2 | 4–2–0 (0–2–0) |
Newton Soccer Complex (344) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
September 24* 5:00 p.m. |
UMass | W 1–0 | 5–2–0 (0–2–0) |
Newton Soccer Complex (180) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
September 27 1:00 p.m. |
at No. 18 Virginia Tech | T 2–2 2OT | 5–2–1 (0–2–1) |
Thompson Field (1,232) Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
October 1* 4:00 p.m. |
Merrimack | T 0–0 2OT | 5–2–2 (0–2–1) |
Newton Soccer Complex (181) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
October 4 7:00 p.m. |
No. 3 Wake Forest | W 2–1 | 6–2–2 (1–2–1) |
Newton Soccer Complex (523) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
October 8* 7:00 p.m. |
Northeastern | W 3–0 | 7–2–2 (1–2–1) |
Newton Soccer Complex (206) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
October 11 7:00 p.m. |
No. 1 Virginia | T 1–1 2OT | 7–2–3 (1–2–2) |
Newton Soccer Complex (242) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
October 18 7:30 p.m. |
at Louisville | L 2–3 2OT | 7–3–3 (1–3–2) |
Lynn Stadium (2,643) Louisville, KY | |||||||
October 25 7:00 p.m. |
at No. 3 Clemson | L 1–3 | 7–4–3 (1–4–2) |
Riggs Field (2,023) Clemson, SC | |||||||
October 29* 6:00 p.m. |
at Harvard | Postponed[5] | 0–0–0 (0–0–0) |
Jordan Field Boston, MA | |||||||
November 1 7:00 p.m. |
Syracuse | W 2–1 | 8–4–3 (2–4–2) |
Newton Soccer Complex (413) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
November 5 2:00 p.m. |
(9) | at (8) Notre Dame First Round |
L 1–2 2OT | 8–5–3 |
Alumni Stadium (117) South Bend, IN | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
November 21* 7:00 p.m. |
Yale First Round |
W 2–0 | 9–5–3 |
Newton Soccer Complex (520) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
November 24* 8:00 p.m. |
at (6) No. 4 Washington Second Round |
L 0–2 | 9–6–3 |
Husky Soccer Stadium (1,221) Seattle, WA | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
Awards and honors
Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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Stefan Sigurdarson | ACC Offensive Player of the Week | October 7, 2019 | [6] |
Joe Kellett | ACC Defensive Player of the Week | ||
Stefan Sigurdarson | All-ACC Third Team | November 13, 2019 | [7] |
Amos Shapiro-Thompson | All-ACC Freshman Team | ||
Stefan Sigurdarson | |||
Victor Souza |
Rankings
Poll | Pre | Wk 1 |
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Final |
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United Soccer Coaches[8] | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | None Released | RV | |||||||||||
TopDrawer Soccer [9] | 14 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
References
- ^ "Zach Peter". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ "Michael Suski". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^ a b "2019 Men's Soccer Roster". bceagles.com. Boston College. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Men's Soccer Schedule". Boston College. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- ^ "Tuesday's BC-Harvard Game Postponed". bceagles.com. Boston College. October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ "Sigurdarson, Kellett, Afamefuna Nab ACC Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
- ^ "2019 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 17, 2019. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.