Freshman Sveen scored for the Dons, blasting a 20-yard screaming into the BC net. Boston College scored five minutes later, and seemed content to settle for the tie as the Dons attempted to score the game winner. Again the score remained tied through overtime, and a 1-1 final resulted. The Dons did not want any more ties on their record, and came out shooting against Boston University. Tevis Ignacio, making his first start of the season, scored just five minutes into the match, after Dons Midfielder Glen Van Straatum headed a free kick towards him. Ignacio easily headed the ball past the stunned Boston University goalkeeper for one of the most spectacular goals of the season.
The defense has been officially dubbed the "No-Goal-Patrol" because of its excellent 0.88 goals against average last year. Goalies Aram Kardzair of San Franciso and Andre Scheitzer of Redondo Beach will alternate from game to game, and try to improve on their combined total of 7 shutouts last season. All-American sweeper Erik Neilsen (Jr.) and fullbacks Stan Musilek (Sr), John Alexander (Jr.), Jan Elberse (Sr.) and Mark Mackbee (Jr.) are all returning, so the defense can only get better. Newcomers Gunar Kvarne and Martin Iverson, both from Sweden, join an already potent mid-field which includes Vidar Larsen (Sr.),Thierry Blanson (So.), Tevis Ignacio (Sr.), Per Haugvalstad (Jr.), Enrique Ingles (So.), and Singh Sandu (Sr.). Larsen was the team's second leading goal-getter last year with 9, and Haugvalstad was second on the assist list with 5, to go along with his 6 tallies (TheFoghorn).
