Boston College heads into Tuesday night’s matchup at Boston University looking to steady itself after a narrow loss to Wake Forest, with kickoff set for 7:00 p.m. and the game streaming live on ESPN+.
The Eagles dropped Friday’s contest, 2-1, after surrendering two goals in a four-minute stretch during the second half. BC managed to answer late, as Bryan Toro scored in the 88th minute for his third goal of the season. Jack Burkhardt picked up the assist, and that setup pushed the Eagles to six players with multiple goal contributions this year.
Boston College enters at 5-4-2 overall and 1-4-1 in ACC play. Russell Brown leads the team in both goals and points, with five goals and 11 points.
Toro sits second on the squad with 10 points, and his four assists top the Eagles. In goal, Borak has started every match this season, posting a 1.73 goals-against average, a .689 save percentage, and two shutouts.
Boston University brings a strong league mark into the matchup, sitting at 6-3-2 overall and unbeaten in Patriot League play at 5-0. The Terriers are coming off a 2-1 win over Colgate on Friday, their fifth conference victory of the season.
Andrea di Blasio leads BU with six goals and 13 points, while Pharis Petrica has a team-best four assists. Ben Alexander has started every game for the Terriers and owns a 0.64 goals-against average, an .863 save percentage, and five shutouts.
Tuesday’s game will be the 50th meeting between the programs and the first since 1990. Boston College holds the all-time edge at 27-12-10 and is 13-5-5 at Nickerson Field.
The teams last met last season at home, when the Eagles erased a deficit with two goals in 41 seconds in the 88th minute to win 2-1. CJ Williams and Johannes Hanken Tjostheim scored in that one, with Williams and Brown earning the assists.
The most recent meeting at Nickerson Field came in 2024, a 1-1 draw in which Diego Ochoa scored in the 85th minute to level the match.
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