2019 Boston College Eagles men's soccer team

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2019 Boston College Eagles men's soccer
Boston College Eagles wordmark.svg
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. RV
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 25
Record9–6–3 (2–4–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bob Thompson (2nd season)
  • Vasili Uspensky (2nd season)
  • Luke Kelly (1st season)
Home stadium Newton Campus Soccer Field
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 5 Clemson + 6 1 118 2 2
No. 3 Wake Forest + 6 2 016 5 2
NC State + 3 4 19 7 3
No. 20 Louisville + 3 4 110 8 2
Boston College + 2 4 29 6 3
Syracuse + 2 4 28 7 4
Coastal
No. 2 Virginia6 1 121 1 2
Pittsburgh + 4 3 110 8 2
Notre Dame + 3 5 010 8 1
North Carolina 3 5 07 8 3
No. 13 Virginia Tech + 2 4 210 6 3
Duke 2 5 17 9 2
As of 17 December 2019
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.

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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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Simon Enstrom9FW6'1"187Senior Huddinge, Sweden Graduated
Tommy Garcia-Morillo11MF6'0"170Senior Key Biscayne, FL Graduated
Abe Bibas14DF6'0"175Senior Sunny Isles Beach, FL Graduated
Rodolfo Postigo22DF6'5"200Senior Caracas, Venezuela Graduated
Joshua Forbes23MF5'9"163Senior Bochum, Germany Graduated
Nat Ballard32GK6'3"165Senior London, England Graduated

Players arriving

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
Zach Peter
DF
Flag of the United States.svg USA Avon, CT Black Rock FCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Michael Suski
FW
Flag of the United States.svg USA Avon, CT FSA FC UnitedStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Squad

Roster

Updated August 19, 2019 [3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Giacomo Piccardo
2 MF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Heidar Aegisson
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA David Longo
4 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Gregorio Barilla
5 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Rafa Salama
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joe Kellett
7 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Nikita Bondar
8 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Lasse Lehmann
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amos Shapiro-Thompson
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mike Suski
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Wil Jacques
14 FW Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Gualtiero Barilla
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Victor Souza
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tyshawn Rose
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Beto Luna
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Walker Davey
No.Pos.NationPlayer
19 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tyler Stott
20 DF Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC Alejandro Zimmermann
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jesus Sahagun
23 FW Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Stefan Sigurdarson
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ian Buehler
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Callum Johnson
26 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Zach Peter
27 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Mieles
28 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Adam French
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Christian Garner
32 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Alvaro Magel
33 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Antonio Chavez Borrelli
47 DF Flag of Croatia.svg  CRO Ivan Postolka
77 MF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Kristofer Konradsson
80 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Roni Diniz

Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic DirectorMartin Jarmond
Head coachEd Kelly
Associate head coachBob Thompson
Assistant coachVasili Uspensky
Assistant coachLuke Kelly

Source: [3]

Schedule

Source: [4]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
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  2OT5–2–1
(0–2–1)
Thompson Field (1,232)
Blacksburg, VA
October 1*
4:00 p.m.
Merrimack T  0–0  2OT5–2–2
(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  2OT7–2–3
(1–2–2)
Newton Soccer Complex (242)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 18
7:30 p.m.
at  Louisville L  2–3  2OT7–3–3
(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  2OT8–5–3
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

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Stefan Sigurdarson ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 7, 2019 [6]
Joe Kellett ACC Defensive Player of the Week
Stefan SigurdarsonAll-ACC Third TeamNovember 13, 2019 [7]
Amos Shapiro-ThompsonAll-ACC Freshman Team
Stefan Sigurdarson
Victor Souza

Rankings

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TopDrawer Soccer [9] 14212116212425252525

References

  1. "Zach Peter". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  2. "Michael Suski". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "2019 Men's Soccer Roster". bceagles.com. Boston College. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  4. "2019 Men's Soccer Schedule". Boston College. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
  5. "Tuesday's BC-Harvard Game Postponed". bceagles.com. Boston College. October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  6. "Sigurdarson, Kellett, Afamefuna Nab ACC Men's Soccer Player of Week Honors". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  7. "2019 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  8. "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.
  9. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.