2018 Boston College Eagles men's soccer team

The 2018 Boston College Eagles men's soccer team represented Boston college during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Eagles were led by head coach Ed Kelly, in his thirtieth season. They played home games at Newton Soccer Complex. This was the team's 52nd season playing organized men's college soccer and their 14th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2018 Boston College Eagles men's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2018 record4–8–4 (2–5–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bob Thompson (2nd season)
  • Vasili Uspensky (2nd season)
Home stadiumNewton Campus Soccer Field
2018 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
No. 6 Wake Forest + 7 1 0  18 3 0
No. 16 Louisville 4 2 2  11 5 3
NC State + 2 4 2  10 7 3
Boston College 2 5 1  4 8 4
Syracuse + 1 4 3  7 7 4
Clemson 2 6 0  7 9 1
Coastal
No. 14 North Carolina + 6 1 0  14 4 1
No. 11 Duke + 5 3 0  11 7 2
No. 8 Notre Dame + 4 3 1  11 7 3
No. 15 Virginia + 3 2 2  10 4 3
No. 17 Virginia Tech + 3 4 1  11 7 3
Pittsburgh 2 6 0  8 10 1
As of December 11, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

Background

The 2017 Boston College men's soccer team finished the season with a 6–10–1 overall record and a 1–6–1 ACC record. The Eagles were seeded eleventh–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Virginia.

The Eagles were not invited to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, and did not have any players selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.

Player movement

Players leaving

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Henry Balf6MF6'2"180SeniorBeverly, MAGraduated
Tomas Gudmundsson20DF6'5"200SeniorReykjavík, ISLGraduated
Mohammed Moro27MF/DF5'9"145SeniorLakeville, CTGraduated

Players arriving

Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Gregorio Barilla
DF
 USAWorcester, MANEFC NPL[1]
Carlos Dulcey
FW
 USAMiami, FLWeston FC[2]
Christian Garner
GK
 USAOrleans, MANEFC NPL[3]
Jesus Sahagun
MF
 USAMiami, FLWeston FC[4]
Tyler Stott
DF
 USAWestborogh, MANEFC NPL[5]

Squad

Roster

Updated August 3, 2018[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Joe Fryatt
2 MF  ISL Heidar Aegisson
3 DF  USA David Longo
4 DF  IRL Fintan Devlin
5 DF  ITA Gregorio Barilla
6 MF  USA Joe Kellett
7 FW  GER Nikita Bondar
8 FW  USA Trevor Davock
9 FW  SWE Simon Enstrom
10 MF  USA Callum Johnson
11 MF  USA Tommy Garcia-Morillo
14 DF  USA Abe Bibas
15 MF  GER Lasse Lehmann
16 MF  USA Tyshawn Rose
17 MF  USA Beto Luna
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  USA Carlos Dulcey
19 DF  USA Carlos Dulcey
21 MF  USA Jesus Sahagun
22 DF  VEN Rodolfo Postigo
23 MF  GER Joshua Forbes
24 MF  USA Ian Buehler
27 MF  USA Alex Mieles
28 FW  USA Adam French
29 MF  USA Elliot Smith Hastie
30 GK  USA Christian Garner
32 GK  ENG Nat Ballard
33 GK  USA Antonio Chavez Borrelli
47 DF  CRO Ivan Postolka
77 MF  ISL Kristofer Konradsson
80 FW  USA Roni Diniz

Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic DirectorMartin Jarmond
Head CoachEd Kelly
Associate Head CoachBob Thompson
Assistant CoachVasili Uspensky

Source:[6]

Schedule

Source:[7]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 12*
UMass–Amherst  Cancelled[8] 
(–)
Newton Soccer Complex
Chestnut Hill, MA
August 18*
4:00 pm
No. 25 Colgate T 0–0 
(–)
Newton Soccer Complex
Chestnut Hill, MA
Regular season
August 24*
4:00 pm
at Quinnipiac W 2–1  1–0–0
(0–0–0)
Quinnipiac Soccer Stadium (687)
Hamden, CT
August 27*
5:00 pm
Boston University T 3–3 2OT 1–0–1
(0–0–0)
Newton Soccer Complex (630)
Chestnut Hill, MA
August 31*
7:00 pm
at Providence T 1–1 2OT 1–0–2
(0–0–0)
Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium (3,297)
Providence, RI
September 7
7:00 pm
Clemson
Rivalry
W 3–2  2–0–2
(1–0–0)
Newton Soccer Complex (820)
Chestnut Hill, MA
September 11*
6:00 pm
Holy Cross T 1–1  2–0–3
(1–0–0)
Newton Soccer Complex (271)
Chestnut Hill, MA
September 14
7:00 pm
No. 7 Louisville L 0–1  2–1–3
(1–1–0)
Newton Soccer Complex (768)
Chestnut Hill, MA
September 21
7:00 pm
at No. 9 Duke L 2–3  2–2–3
(1–2–0)
Koskinen Stadium (710)
Durham, NC
September 28
7:00 pm
at No. 20 Notre Dame
Holy War
L 0–1  2–3–3
(1–3–0)
Alumni Stadium (1,456)
South Bend, IN
October 5
7:00 pm
No. 17 NC State W 1–0  3–3–3
(2–3–0)
Newton Soccer Complex (281)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 9*
7:00 pm
Harvard W 1–0  4–3–3
(2–3–0)
Newton Soccer Complex (196)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 12
6:00 pm
at No. 2 Wake Forest L 1–2  4–4–3
(2–4–0)
Spry Stadium (3,111)
Winston–Salem, NC
October 16*
7:00 pm
at No. 20 Connecticut L 2–3  4–5–3
(2–4–0)
Morrone Stadium (2,046)
Storrs, CT
October 19
7:00 pm
No. 5 North Carolina L 0–2  4–6–3
(2–5–0)
Newton Soccer Complex (572)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 23*
7:00 pm
at Rhode Island L 1–2  4–7–3
(2–5–0)
URI Soccer Complex (400)
Kingston, RI
October 26
7:00 pm
at No. 20 Syracuse T 0–0 2OT 4–7–4
(2–5–1)
SU Soccer Stadium (1,573)
Syracuse, NY
ACC Tournament
October 31
7:00 pm
(9) at (8) NC State
First Round
L 1–3  4–8–4
Dail Soccer Stadium (437)
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date Ref.
Simon Enstrom ACC Offensive Player of the Week September 10, 2018 [9]
Simon Enstrom All-ACC Second Team November 7, 2018 [10]
Kristofer Konradsson All-ACC Freshman Team

Rankings

Ranking movement
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TopDrawer Soccer [12]

References

  1. "Gregorio Barilla". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  2. "Carlos Dulcey". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  3. "Christian Garner". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  4. "Jesus Sahagun". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  5. "Tyler Stott". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  6. "2018 Men's Soccer Roster". bceagles.com. Boston College. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  7. "2018 Men's Soccer". Boston College. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  8. "Preseason Exhibition vs. UMass Canceled". bceagles.com. Boston College Athletics. August 12, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  9. "Enstrom, Fernandez and Dumas Collect ACC Men's Soccer Player of the Week Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 10, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  10. "Wake Forest Leads 2018 All-ACC Men's Soccer Honorees". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  11. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. June 12, 2017. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  12. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. June 12, 2017.
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