Bryan Toro and Brown delivered the late punch Boston College needed on Sunday night, and the Eagles walked away with a 3-1 non-conference win over Siena at the Newton Soccer Complex in Newton, Mass.
Boston College had to wait through a tight, physical match before turning it on in the final stretch. Michael Asare put the Eagles in front early, Siena answered in the second half, and then Toro and Brown finished the job with goals in the final 13 minutes.
Asare got BC rolling in the 16th minute. After Toro sent in a free kick, Asare needed just one touch to redirect it into the net for his first goal of the season.
Siena pulled level in the 72nd minute when a cross found Lucas Almeida alone, and he tapped it in to make it 1-1.
The tie didn’t last long. Five minutes later, Henze delivered a cross and Toro knocked it in while falling, giving the Eagles the lead back and marking Toro’s second goal of the year.
Brown then put the result away in the 90th minute. BC sprung forward in transition, Asare picked out Brown inside the six-yard box, and Brown finished for his second goal of the season.
Asare and Henze each picked up their first assists of the year, while Toro added his second. Andrej Borak made four saves on five shots faced.
The Eagles held a narrow edge in a game that stayed close throughout, outshooting Siena 7-5 while also finishing even in corners.
Boston College returns to action Friday at 7 p.m. against Dartmouth on the Newton Soccer Field. The match will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.
In Other News...
Boston College Women Just Passed An Early Pressure Test
Boston Colleges womens soccer team had to work for it at Berman Field, but the Eagles kept their early-season roll going with a 3-1 comeback win over Cornell. Nicolette Kiorpes did the heavy lifting offensively, Amalia Dray added a penalty kick goal, and Faith Fenwick made four saves to help Boston College move to 3-0-0.
The result had the feel of a useful September checkpoint for a team trying to establish itself before league play tightens. Cornell gave Boston College enough resistance to make the response matter, and the Eagles answered with the kind of composure coaches like to see, turning a tricky road test into another mark in the win column. [Read more 🡒]
Javarius Green Embraces A Boston College Number That Carries Real Pressure
Javarius Green is stepping into Boston College with a little more weight on his jersey than most incoming wideouts. The North Carolina transfer has taken No. 4, a number that already means something around Chestnut Hill after being worn by Zay Flowers and later Lewis Bond, and Green has made it clear he views it as an honor rather than a burden.
Green said the opportunity to wear that number was part of what drew him to Boston College, along with his conversations with Lewis Bond and coach Bill O'Brien. For a receiver trying to carve out his own place, it is a straightforward challenge: follow a familiar path, embrace the expectations and try to build a career worthy of a number that has already carried real significance for the Eagles. [Read more 🡒]