Last Out Of Conference Game a Showdown with the Team from Title Town...

When facing a team in the ACC you always know what you can expect… A battle. With lots of experience (college & international), and some of the best skill in the country ACC teams are no joke. For these reasons we always look forward to the Boston College game every year. It may not be a conference game, but it is certainly one of the more important games of the year. 

This past weekend we showed we could beat Cornell, who was a team that doesn’t play soccer but tries to just win off of pure athleticism and set pieces. But against BC we know that we are in for a real soccer game. It was a totally new challenge that we wanted to prove we could handle just as well. 

The game started and right away we saw the difference between the two teams. Crisp passing, movement, both Brown and BC were showing some soccer the way it is supposed to be played. BC might've been the most technical team we had played all year and we knew to beat them we’d have to keep the ball moving as well. 

 

And low and be hold who better to score than the dazzling Spaniard Pepchino early in the first half. Daniel Taylor sliced and diced through defenders with his pigeon-toed feet splashing in the rubber pellets of the turf only to dish the ball off to Pepe at the perfect moment for the finish.

Followed gorgeously by Tyler Long who opened an account with the collegiate scoring bank with a shot he buried just under the crossbar after picking the pocket of a BC defender and receiving a pass from Senior Escalona. Tyler Long celebrates after scoring while waving to his family watching at home.

 Even with a two goal lead we couldn’t take a break because BC is a true attacking threat at any time. Without a few clutch saves from Weiner and some post hits they could have easily recovered from the 2-0 deficit before half. The second half was just as intense with both sides trying to get that next goal. We were able to keep the clean sheet until 40 seconds left in the game when a cross floated from the right was deflected in to stop the shutout, but by then it was too late for the Golden Eagles who now dropped below .500 thanks to us. 

It was a well fought game with the whole team playing well and some key players stepping up. JL is filling into his new position well and had a great performance along with the rest of the back line. Nate Pomeroy & Voltaire might not have scored but they were just as crucial to our success.

 This game proves that we can compete with any team in the country and we would like to keep the streak alive so come out this Saturday and support your favorite Bears as we look to take down the Penn Quakers.

-The B-Squad (DT, Tom, Ben, Mitch, Alex)