No. 20 Orange Tie Boston College

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The No. 20 Syracuse men's soccer team (2-1-2) played to a 1-1 draw with the Boston College Eagles (2-0-3) on Friday night at Newton Campus Lacrosse and Soccer Field. Gabe Threadgold gave 'Cuse its lone score of the contest just 43 seconds into play, sending a ball from Michael Acquah past BC's goalkeeper and into the back of the net.

"I'm pleased that our team was able to go on the road and get a point against a good Boston College team," said head coach Ian McIntyre. "We're a very new team and this was the first ACC match for a lot of our guys. It's hard to earn points in the ACC, so we are going to go back to Syracuse and will continue to build on that."

HOW IT HAPPENED:
It took just 43 seconds for Threadgold to find the back of the net, taking a ball from Acquah in the box and sending it past the Eagle's goalie to put SU in front, 1-0.

Talk about a fast start 🤯#DareToDream pic.twitter.com/yxq9AvDDEk
— Syracuse Men's Soccer (@CuseMSOC) September 6, 2024

Tomas Hut, who made five-total stops in the match, recorded two of his saves early in the first half to keep SU in front. However, the Eagles were able to sneak one past the Orange keeper in the 22^nd minute to level the contest at one goal apiece.

The teams headed into halftime deadlocked at 1-1 and continued to trade scoring chances throughout the second half, but neither could find the go-ahead goal.

With just under 90 seconds to play, Boston College put together a pair of promising chances, but Hut came up huge, providing two key saves in goal, as the teams went on to end the contest in a 1-1 draw.

Last-minute goal? Not tonight 🧱

Huge saves from Tomas to close the game#DareToDream pic.twitter.com/dnrbxPNLT7
— Syracuse Men's Soccer (@CuseMSOC) September 7, 2024

OF NOTE:

Threadgold's goal was his first in an Orange kit.
Acquah's helper on Threadgold's score was his third of the campaign. Heading into tonight the junior was tied for fifth in the conference in the stat category.
Hut made a season-best five saves on the draw. The senior goalkeeper has yet to be subbed out of a contest this campaign, playing the full 450 minutes through Syracuse's five matches.
Ben Rosenblatt and Braedon Smith both made their first starts for the Orange in the contest. Smith's starting nod was also the first of the freshman's collegiate career.
Chimere Omeze, Andre Cutler-DeJesus, Sam Layton, Elton Chifamba, Hut, and Threadgold all went the full 90 minutes in the tie.
Tonight's 1-1 result is the third-consecutive draw between the Orange and the Eagles where both teams have scored once.
Syracuse and BC have played to five draws in the lifetime series between programs.

UP NEXT:
The Orange have a week off before returning home to SU Soccer Stadium to host Virginia Tech for the program's Alumni and Family Night on Friday, Sept. 13. The contest, which is set for 7:30 p.m., will be Syracuse's first nationally-televised match of the season on ACC Network.

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