2019 Boston College Eagles men's soccer team

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.

2019 Boston College Eagles men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. RV
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 25
2019 record9–6–3 (2–4–2 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bob Thompson (2nd season)
  • Vasili Uspensky (2nd season)
  • Luke Kelly (1st season)
Home stadiumNewton Campus Soccer Field
2019 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
No. 5 Clemson + 6 –1 –1  18 –2 –2
No. 3 Wake Forest + 6 –2 –0  16 –5 –2
NC State + 3 –4 –1  9 –7 –3
No. 20 Louisville + 3 –4 –1  10 –8 –2
Boston College + 2 –4 –2  9 –6 –3
Syracuse + 2 –4 –2  8 –7 –4
Coastal
No. 2 Virginia ‡ 6 –1 –1  21 –1 –2
Pittsburgh + 4 –3 –1  10 –8 –2
Notre Dame + 3 –5 –0  10 –8 –1
North Carolina 3 –5 –0  7 –8 –3
No. 13 Virginia Tech + 2 –4 –2  10 –6 –3
Duke 2 –5 –1  7 –9 –2
As of 17 December 2019; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

Background
Main article: 2018 Boston College Eagles men's soccer team

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"187SeniorHuddinge, SwedenGraduated
Tommy Garcia-Morillo11MF6'0"170SeniorKey Biscayne, FLGraduated
Abe Bibas14DF6'0"175SeniorSunny Isles Beach, FLGraduated
Rodolfo Postigo22DF6'5"200SeniorCaracas, VenezuelaGraduated
Joshua Forbes23MF5'9"163SeniorBochum, GermanyGraduated
Nat Ballard32GK6'3"165SeniorLondon, EnglandGraduated

Players arriving
Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Zach Peter
DF
 USAAvon, CTBlack Rock FC[1]
Michael Suski
FW
 USAAvon, CTFSA FC United[2]

Squad

Roster

Updated August 19, 2019[3]

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  ITA Giacomo Piccardo
2 MF  ISL Heidar Aegisson
3 DF  USA David Longo
4 DF  ITA Gregorio Barilla
5 DF  ESP Rafa Salama
6 MF  USA Joe Kellett
7 FW  GER Nikita Bondar
8 MF  GER Lasse Lehmann
10 MF  USA Amos Shapiro-Thompson
11 MF  USA Mike Suski
12 DF  USA Wil Jacques
14 FW  ITA Gualtiero Barilla
15 DF  USA Victor Souza
16 MF  USA Tyshawn Rose
17 MF  USA Beto Luna
18 DF  USA Walker Davey
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF  USA Tyler Stott
20 DF  CRC Alejandro Zimmermann
21 MF  USA Jesus Sahagun
23 FW  ISL Stefan Sigurdarson
24 MF  USA Ian Buehler
25 MF  USA Callum Johnson
26 DF  USA Zach Peter
27 MF  USA Alex Mieles
28 FW  USA Adam French
30 GK  USA Christian Garner
32 GK  GER Alvaro Magel
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
Assistant CoachLuke Kelly

Source:[3]

Schedule

Source:[4]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (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 2OT 5–2–1
(0–2–1)		 Thompson Field (1,232)
Blacksburg, VA
October 1*
4:00 p.m.		 Merrimack T 0–0 2OT 5–2–2
(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 2OT 7–2–3
(1–2–2)		 Newton Soccer Complex (242)
Chestnut Hill, MA
October 18
7:30 p.m.		 at Louisville L 2–3 2OT 7–3–3
(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 2OT 8–5–3
 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
Recipient Award Date Ref.
Stefan Sigurdarson ACC Offensive Player of the Week October 7, 2019 [6]
Joe Kellett ACC Defensive Player of the Week
Stefan Sigurdarson All-ACC Third Team November 13, 2019 [7]
Amos Shapiro-Thompson All-ACC Freshman Team
Stefan Sigurdarson
Victor Souza

Rankings
Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk
1		 Wk
2		 Wk
3		 Wk
4		 Wk
5		 Wk
6		 Wk
7		 Wk
8		 Wk
9		 Wk
10		 Wk
11		 Wk
12		 Wk
13		 Wk
14		 Wk
15		 Wk
16		 Final
United Soccer Coaches [8] RV RV RV RV RV None Released RV
TopDrawer Soccer [9] 14 21 21 16 21 24 25 25 25 25

References
  1. "Zach Peter". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  2. "Michael Suski". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  3. "2019 Men's Soccer Roster". bceagles.com. Boston College. Retrieved 19 August 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.
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