Males’s Soccer Closes Common Season with 2-1 Win on Senior Evening

NEWTON, Mass. – Boston College males’s soccer closed common season play Friday night, incomes a 2-1 victory on senior night time in opposition to Saint Joseph’s. Ask Ekeland led the way in which, recording his first multi-goal efficiency of the season, whereas Patrick Donovan logged one save in web.

The Eagles’ report improves to 7-8-1 total, whereas the Hawks transfer to 6-7-4.

Boston College threatened to strike first early within the contest, registering three pictures within the first 5 minutes of motion. The crew’s finest alternative got here within the tenth minute, when Michael Asare made an overlapping run into the field and shot on track, just for the Hawks’ goalkeeper to put it aside.

Saint Joseph’s opened the scoring within the nineteenth minute, as Tommaso Rossetto drew a penalty simply exterior the six-yard field, which Luke Johnson then slotted away to present the guests a 1-0 benefit.

The Eagles responded lower than 5 minutes after the opener, as a deflected shot from Ziad Abdul-Malak ricocheted to the ft of Ekeland, who belted a half-volley shot previous the goalkeeper’s outstretched fingers to stage the rating at 1-1. The rating would stay the identical at halftime.

The second half was a midfield battle for the opening 10 minutes. BC appeared to seize the lead with a 25-yard Ekeland free kick. The Norwegian’s shot bounced off the left publish, adopted by a shot over the bar from Marci Killeen.

Ekeland continued to excel within the last third, discovering the go-ahead aim within the 62nd minute with a left-footed shot simply contained in the field to present Boston College a 2-1 lead.

The Eagles would dictate possession for the rest of the competition, taking a 2-1 victory below the lights of Newton Soccer Complex.

Boston College outshot Saint Joseph’s 25-8, together with 9-2 in pictures on aim.

BC enters the ACC Tournament because the No. 15 seed and can face No. 2 seed and present National No. 1 Stanford within the first spherical on Wednesday night. Kickoff is slated for 9:00 p.m. ET and the sport shall be streamed stay on ACC Network Extra.