2019 Boston College Eagles men's soccer team explained

Sport:men's soccer
Year:2019
Team:Boston College Eagles
Conference:Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:ACC
Record:9–6–3
Conf Record:2–4–2
Head Coach:Ed Kelly
Hc Year:32nd
Asst Coach1:Bob Thompson
Ac1 Year:2nd
Asst Coach2:Vasili Uspensky
Ac2 Year:2nd
Asst Coach3:Luke Kelly
Ac3 Year:1st
Stadium:Newton Campus Soccer Field
Tourney:NCAA Tournament
Tourney Result:Second Round
Nscaarank:RV
Tdsrank:25

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.

Background

See 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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Simon Enstrom 9 FW 6'1" 187 Senior Graduated
Tommy Garcia-Morillo 11 MF 6'0" 170 Senior Graduated
Abe Bibas 14 DF 6'0" 175 Senior Graduated
Rodolfo Postigo 22 DF 6'5" 200 Senior Graduated
Joshua Forbes 23 MF 5'9" 163 Senior Graduated
Nat Ballard 32 GK 6'3" 165 Senior Graduated

Players arriving

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
Black Rock FC [1]
FSA FC United [2]

Squad

Roster

Updated August 19, 2019[3]

Team management

Position Staff
Athletic Director Martin Jarmond
Head coach Ed Kelly
Associate head coach Bob Thompson
Assistant coach Vasili Uspensky
Assistant coach Luke Kelly

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Schedule

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Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate Ref.
Stefan SigurdarsonACC Offensive Player of the WeekOctober 7, 2019[5]
Joe KellettACC Defensive Player of the Week
Stefan SigurdarsonAll-ACC Third TeamNovember 13, 2019[6]
Amos Shapiro-ThompsonAll-ACC Freshman Team
Stefan Sigurdarson
Victor Souza

Rankings

See main article: 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer rankings.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zach Peter. topdrawersoccer.com. July 3, 2019.
  2. Web site: Michael Suski. topdrawersoccer.com. July 3, 2019.
  3. Web site: 2019 Men's Soccer Roster . bceagles.com . Boston College . 19 August 2019.
  4. Web site: 2019 Men's Soccer Schedule. Boston College. August 8, 2019.
  5. Web site: Sigurdarson, Kellett, Afamefuna Nab ACC Men’s Soccer Player of Week Honors. theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 7, 2019. October 7, 2019.
  6. Web site: 2019 All-ACC Men’s Soccer Team Announced. theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2019. November 13, 2019.
  7. Web site: NCAA DI Men's National Rankings. National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 17, 2019. December 17, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20160914054734/http://www.nscaa.com/web/Rankings/College_Rankings/NCAA_DI_MEN/web/Rankings/NCAA/DI_MEN.aspx. September 14, 2016. dead.
  8. Web site: College Soccer National Rankings. TopDrawer Soccer. December 16, 2019. December 16, 2019.