NEWTON, Mass. – The Boston College men's soccer team finally got its 2018 season unofficially underway on Wednesday afternoon when it hosted the University of Massachusetts Minutemen in a preseason scrimmage at the Newton Campus Fields. The two squads played to a 2-2 draw, with both of the Eagles' goals coming in the second half.
It was the first of two preseason exhibition matches for BC, with the second coming up on Saturday afternoon against Colgate.
The Rundown
The Minutemen opened the scoring early on, but the Eagles settled in for the remainder of the first half…the Eagles scored early in the second half before UMass regained the lead…not to be denied, BC equalized on an 88th minute corner kick.