Boston College men’s soccer is back at Newton Soccer Field on Tuesday afternoon, set to face New Haven with kickoff at 4:30 p.m. The match will stream live on ACC Network Extra.
The Eagles enter the nonconference matchup coming off a strong Saturday night performance in their ACC home opener, where they beat Syracuse for their first conference win of the season. Michael Asare and Russell Brown each found the net for the third time this year, and Moritz Gundelach picked up his first career assist on Brown’s goal. In goal, Andrej Borak made five saves and recorded his second shutout of the season.
Boston College sits at 4-1-1 overall and is 1-1 in conference play. Brown and Asare share the team lead with three goals apiece, while Asare and Bryan Toro are tied atop the points chart with seven each.
Toro also leads the Eagles with three assists. Borak has handled every minute so far, posting a 1.00 goals-against average and a .769 save percentage.
New Haven comes in at 1-5 after a 2-1 loss to Fairfield last Saturday. Andres Lazo leads the Chargers with seven points on three goals and an assist, and the team has collected eight assists from eight different players. In net, Garrett Smith has started four of New Haven’s six matches and owns a 2.75 goals-against average along with a .593 save percentage.
Boston College’s next stop comes Friday at Louisville, where the Eagles will take on No. 21 Louisville at 6:00 p.m. The game will stream live on ACCNX.
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