Johannes Hanken Tjostheim led the way with a hat trick. Bryan Toro tallied two goals, while Ask Ekeland and Ziad Abdul-Malak both posted one goal and two assists. Russell Brown, Patrick Reddy, and Mitchell Shevchenko-Rogers each posted one goal and one assist. Henry Wassarman scored his first collegiate goal as well. Patrick Donovan made his first start in goal for the Eagles and Leo Seidel later came into the match to mark his first college appearance.
Hanken Tjostheim is the first Eagle to score a hat trick since Stefan Sigurdarson did so against Endicott on Oct. 24, 2022.
BC improves to 3-3-0 overall while Dean drops to 0-3-2 on the season.
This is the first time since Sept. 10, 1980 that the Eagles have scored eight goals in a game. BC’s 14 goals are the most scored by any team in Division I college soccer this season.
The Eagles scored eight goals in the first 45 minutes, led by Hanken Tjostheim’s hat trick in an eight-minute span. Erick Almendares and Shevchenko-Rogers also netted their goals in the opening frame.
Abdul-Malak closed out the eight-goal first half for the Eagles with his first goal for Boston College, finishing up on a great back pass to the back post by Alexi Karalis, who recorded his first point as an Eagle with the assist.
Wassarman opened the scoring in the second half with his first collegiate goal. A service into the box led to a shot from close range by Reddy that was saved, but Wassarman followed up on the rebound to tap it home. Toro scored the next two before Reddy, Ekeland, and Dylan Mafong all found the back of the net.
BC returns to ACC play this weekend with a trip to Virginia Tech on Sunday. Kickoff against the Hokies is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.
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