NEWTON, Mass. - The Boston College men's soccer team opened up the 2019 season with a 2-0 victory over Quinnipiac at the Newton Soccer Field on Thursday afternoon.
 
Senior Adam French scored his first career goal just nine minutes into the match, and freshman Amos Shapiro-Thompson scored in the 76^th minute to secure the victory.
 
The Eagles out-shot the Bobcats, 15-10, in the match. The Eagles also had a, 6-5, edge in corner kicks.
 
Boston College (1-0) will next play at Boston University on Sunday, Sept. 1 at Nickerson Field at 4 p.m.
 
Score: Boston College 2, Quinnipiac 0
Records: Boston College (1-0-0), Quinnipiac (0-1-0)
Location: Newton Soccer Field
Attendance: 127
 
TURNING POINT
 - Just nine minutes into the game, senior Adam French was led into the box by a great ball from junior Lasse Lehmann.  French scored from six yards out to give BC a 1-0 lead.


HOW IT HAPPENED
 - Boston College controlled much of the first half with a 10-4 advantage in overall shots. In the first 15 minutes of the match, BC held a 5-1 lead in shots.
 - French almost had his second of the game in the 11^th minute off a ball in the box from Heidar Aegisson.
 - Freshman Stefan Sigurdarson, a 6-foot-3 target in the box, got his head on a ball from Lasse Lehmann in the box in the 15^th minute of play. His header just went wide.
- Boston College held a 1-0 lead at the half.
- Quinnipiac came out a different team in the second half. The Bobcats had four shots and two corner kicks in the first 10 minutes of play.
- Boston College regained control of the match as the defense settled the game down.
- The Eagles put the game away in the 76^th minute behind a goal from freshman Amos Shapiro-Thompson. Fellow freshmen Mike Suski and Stefan Sigurdarson were credited with assists on the goal.
 
GAME NOTES
- Boston College has opened a season against Quinnipiac the last six seasons. BC is 6-0 in those meetings.
- The Eagles now lead the overall series against Quinnipiac, 12-1-1.
- Boston College is now 9-1-1 in season openers since the 2009 season.
- The Eagles started four freshman – GK, Giacomo Piccardo; B, Victor Souza; M, Amos Shapiro-Thompson; F, Stefan Sigurdarson.
- BC head coach Ed Kelly is now 282-235-64 at Boston College.
- The Eagles recorded 15 shots, while Quinnipiac had 10. Stefan Sigurdarson, Adam French and Kristofer Konradsson each recorded three shots in the win. Lehmann and Shapiro-Thompson had two shots apiece.
 
UP NEXT
- Boston College will travel down Commonwealth Avenue to play Boston University on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. BC will return home to play Rhode Island on Sept. 6 at 7 p.m.