Monday, September 4
Newton, Mass.
1:00 PM
Boston College
2-2-0
2
vs
3
Xavier
3-1-0
1
2
OT 3
OT 4
F
Xavier
1
1
0
1
3
Boston College
2
0
0
0
2
Enstrom's Brace Not Enough as Xavier Wins in 2OT
September 04, 2017 | Men's Soccer
Eagles lose 2-0 lead and fall in double overtime
NEWTON, Mass. – The Xavier men's soccer team climbed all the way back from a 2-0 first-half deficit to claim a 3-2 win in double overtime against No. 22 Boston College on Monday afternoon at the Newton Campus Soccer Field.
Simon Enstrom staked the Eagles to a 2-0 lead with his second goal in the 26th minute, but Xavier pulled within one in the 39th minute through Simen Hestnes. The Musketeers then equalized in the 79th minute when Samson Sergi redirected a shot in, ultimately sending the game to overtime.
Neither team had a chance in the first overtime period, but the Eagles had a go at the game-winner in the 103rd minute, but Lasse Lehmann's close-range chance at the near post was saved. Two minutes later, Matt Vasquenza scored from a hard angle on a counter attack to give the Musketeers the victory.
Boston College returns to action on Friday, Sept. 8, when the team hosts No. 9 Notre Dame in the teams' ACC opener. The teams will kick off at 5 p.m. at the Newton Campus Soccer Field in a game that will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.
Xavier 3, No. 22 Boston College 2 (2OT)
September 4, 2017
Newton, Mass. | Newton Campus Soccer Field
HOW IT HAPPENED
GAME NOTES
Records: Boston College 2-2, Xavier 3-1
Weather: 75 degrees, sunny
Attendance: 510
Simon Enstrom staked the Eagles to a 2-0 lead with his second goal in the 26th minute, but Xavier pulled within one in the 39th minute through Simen Hestnes. The Musketeers then equalized in the 79th minute when Samson Sergi redirected a shot in, ultimately sending the game to overtime.
Neither team had a chance in the first overtime period, but the Eagles had a go at the game-winner in the 103rd minute, but Lasse Lehmann's close-range chance at the near post was saved. Two minutes later, Matt Vasquenza scored from a hard angle on a counter attack to give the Musketeers the victory.
Boston College returns to action on Friday, Sept. 8, when the team hosts No. 9 Notre Dame in the teams' ACC opener. The teams will kick off at 5 p.m. at the Newton Campus Soccer Field in a game that will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.
Xavier 3, No. 22 Boston College 2 (2OT)
September 4, 2017
Newton, Mass. | Newton Campus Soccer Field
HOW IT HAPPENED
- 16' | BC GOAL: With the Eagles continuing to hold the edge in possession in their attacking half, Heidar Aegisson worked as the fulcrum in the center midfield, swinging the ball out wide right to Joshua Forbes. The right back settled the pass and sent in hard cross to Simon Enstrom just off the six-yard box. Enstrom rose up and got enough height over his defender to head in the ball low and back across for the Eagles' first goal.
- 26' | BC GOAL: With the game's first fouls called just a minute before, the Eagles drew a throw in far down the right sideline. Aegisson took the long throw and connected with Tomas Gudmundsson on the near post. The center back then flicked the ball back, where Enstrom got on the end of the ball and headed it in on an angle to give BC a 2-0 lead.
- 39' | XU GOAL: Xavier pulled one back after a flurry in the box. Jack Bacon made two saves on successive shots, but his second rebound bounced to Josh Grant at the corner of the six-yard box. He played looped the ball centrally to Simen Hestnes, who headed it in to an open goal cut the Eagles' lead to one
- 79' | XU GOAL: Xavier got the equalizer after pushing the play for a spell. The Musketeers had a throw-in on the far side, and the ball worked to the top of the penalty area. Hestnes launched a long shot from outside the area, but Samson Sergi got a foot on it in traffic in the box to redirect it in on the near post.
- 89' | Matt Vasquenza broke against the Eagles' defense on a counter and nearly claimed the full points just before regulation expired. He got off a hard-angled shot from the right edge of the penalty area, but the ball wide kicked off the post, sending the game to overtime.
- 103' | Boston College had a prime chance to win it in double overtime when Travor Davock's shot from 12 yards out was blocked, but landed right at Lasse Lehmann's feet on the near post. His shot, however, was saved as Xavier goalkeeper Zachary Nelson dove acrosse the face of the goal to make the stop.
- 105 ' | XU GOAL: Xavier claimed the winner on near replica of their chance in the 89th minute. Vasquenza broke down the right wing and got deep, sending a hard-angle shot on that this time found enough space to sneak the ball in behind Antonio Chavez Borrelli for the game-winner.
GAME NOTES
- This was the teams' first-ever meeting
- Simon Enstrom scored two goals today, marking his third multiple-goal game of his career … the last time he notched multiple goals was Oct. 9, 2015 vs. Virginia
- Heidar Aegisson recorded his second multiple-assist effort of his career – which only spans four games … he now has four assists in four games and leads the team in the category
- Joshua Forbes picked up his first assist of the season and just his second of his three-year career … his last assist came on Aug. 31, 2015 in his freshman season
- Tomas Gudmundsson recorded his first assist at Boston College and just his third career assist overall … his last assist came during his sophomore year at Coastal Carolina on Nov. 19, 2015
- Trevor Davock made his season debut when he entered at the start of the first overtime session … he finished with two shots and played the entirety of OT
- This was the Eagles' first overtime game of the season and their first since Nov. 2, 2016 – the sixth of BC's overtime games last season, five of which were played in Newton.
Records: Boston College 2-2, Xavier 3-1
Weather: 75 degrees, sunny
Attendance: 510
Team Stats
XU
BC
Goals
3
2
Shots
16
16
Shots on Goal
11
6
Saves
4
8
Corners
9
5
Fouls
8
10
Scoring Plays
Simon Enstrom (3)
Assisted By: Joshua Forbes , Heidar Aegisson
header off cross from deep right channel
15:52
Simon Enstrom (4)
Assisted By: Tomas Gudmundsson , Heidar Aegisson
throw in, flicked header back, headed go
25:12
Hestnes, Simen (3)
Assisted By: GRANT, Josh
collected rebound, passed centrally for
38:19
SERGI, Samson (3)
Assisted By: Hestnes, Simen
deflection off of initial shot
78:11
VASQUENZA, Matt (2)
hard angle shot from right wing
104:08
Game Leaders
Shots
6
SOG
3
Goals
2
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
2
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Players Mentioned
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