2010 OUTLOOK 2009 OUTLOOK EAGLES RETURN 12 LETTERMEN BACKLINE BACK, DEPTH ADDED, AGER SET FOR DEBUT LUTHY STELLAR IN NET AS A FRESHMAN

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2 2010 OUTLOOK 2009 OUTLOOK EAGLES RETURN 12 LETTERMEN With the loss of only three letterwinners, Boston College returns the bulk of its squad from a year ago. The 24-man roster features 12 returning lettermen one senior, three juniors and eight sophomores. Senior Karl Reddick and juniors Patrick Chin, Conor Fitzpatrick and Edvin Worley represent the returning upperclassmen that earned letters last fall. The roster also features eight sophomores Kyle Bekker, Stefan Carter, Sacir Hot, Justin Luthy, Kevin Mejia, Charlie Rugg and Isaac Taylor who earned varsity letters as freshman in The Eagles welcome eight freshmen in LUTHY STELLAR IN NET AS A FRESHMAN Justin Luthy, a 6-foot, 165-pound product of Dublin, Ohio, returns for his sophomore campaign after earning All-Conference second-team accolades as well as All-ACC Freshmen Team honors last fall. The Eagle incumbent in net started 21 games and went with a 0.83 goals against average and a.815 save percentage and nine shutouts in his first collegiate season. In seven conference games, he went with a 0.70 GAA and a.878 save percentage. Senior Ayotunde Ogunbiyi provides Kelly and his staff with a more-than-adequate backup. A 6-foot-3, 220-pound product of Gwynedd, Pa., Ogunbiyi is a member of the Ocean City Barons of the Premier Development League where he earned PDL All-Conference honors in 2009 after he went in the regular season and registered a 0.76 goals against average and five shutouts. Newcomer John Bunkall, a Pasadena, Calif., resident who twice earned All-Mission League first-team honors at Loyola high school, will also compete for playing time. BACKLINE BACK, DEPTH ADDED, AGER SET FOR DEBUT Boston College s defense is perhaps the deepest of any position for the Eagles in Of the 24 players on the roster, 14 are listed as a defender. Patrick Chin leads all returnees with 29 appearances entering his junior season. Sophomore Sacir Hot returns to anchor one of the center back positions having recently participated in the U.S. U-20 Men s National team training camp later earning the 2010 Milk Cup title in Northern Ireland in late July. A 6-foot-1, 180-pound product of Fair Lawn, N.J., Hot played in 15 games as a freshman, missing seven matches because of injuries. Versatile sophomore Kevin Mejia, a 6-foot-1, 175-pound product of Pasadena, Calif., who saw action in all 23 games last fall, provides the team with another solid sophomore along the backline. Stefan Carter, also a sophomore, saw consistent action at one of the center back positions as a freshman. The 5-foot-11, 175-pound defender registered 15 starts last fall, missing seven matches because of injuries. Second-semester freshman Chris Ager, a 6-foot, 171-pound product of Gjettum, Norway who played his club soccer for the Stabaek Football Club, is set to make his Eagle debut along the BC backline in Ager, the 2010 recipient of the prestigious Thomas McElroy scholarship, will serve as one of two captains. Myles Gerraty returns as a senior and will provide depth at the position. Five freshmen Gregg Bryer, Henry Bunkall, Jamie Doherty, Ryan Dunn and Cameron Stoker are all first-year enrollees who will vie for playing time to bolster the defense. REDDICK ANCHORS YOUNG YET TESTED MIDFIELD Karl Reddick returns for his senior campaign to anchor the defensive midfield for the Eagles. He leads all Boston College players with 63 career games played and 57 starts in the midfield. Stalwart Conor Fitzpatrick of Coventry, Conn., returns having started 43 matches in his first two seasons at The Heights. The versatile junior started all 21 games in the center midfield as a freshman and transitioned to the backline as a sophomore. Kyle Bekker, Colin Murphy and Isaac Taylor, each part of Kelly s eightmember stellar sophomore class, were impact players in their freshman campaigns. Bekker, an Oakville, Ontario, native, started all 23 matches last fall and earned All-ACC Freshman Team accolades. Murphy, a resident of Onehunga, New Zealand, recorded 20 starts in the midfield as a freshman. He totaled eight points two goals and four assists and will also provide Kelly with further options on defense. Taylor saw action in 20 games in A native of Ashton, Md., he scored one of the more memorable goals last fall, snapping a 1-1 tie in the 103rd minute to lift the Eagles to the win over Dartmouth in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Senior Dave Dale, an Eagen, Minn., resident, is in his third collegiate season and saw action in four games last fall. Newcomer Amit Aburmad from Zofim, Israel is also expected to see significant action in the midfield. Aburmad is a junior who transferred from Mercer County Community College where he earned first-team All-America honors. Nico Capetola, a freshman from Manhasset, N.Y., is an All-State midfielder who will add further depth at the position. WORLEY, RUGG UP TOP Two players Edvin Worley and Charlie Rugg are Boston College s top returning scorers. Worley leads all players with 30 career points 10 goals and 10 assists. He is back for his junior campaign. Rugg, a sophomore, earned All-ACC Freshman Team honors in 2009 after he tallied a team-high 21 points seven goals and seven assists, including seven points three goals and one assist in eight ACC contests. Kevin Mejia adds options and depth at the position. Mejia scored five goals as a freshman, including four in league action, to finished tied with for second on the team. REDDICK & AGER NAMED TEAM CAPTAINS The Eagles selected senior midfielder Karl Reddick and freshman defender Chris Ager as captains for the 2010 season. Reddick was tabbed captain for the second straight year. Karl Reddick 4

3 2010 OUTLOOK REDDICK EARNS PRESEASON ALL- AMERICA DISTINCTION Senior midfielder Karl Reddick has been selected to the 2010 Preseason All-America teams from Soccer America, College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer. As a junior in 2009, Reddick earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference second-team honors, served as co-captain and captured National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-South Atlantic Region third-team recognition. He leads all Boston College players with 63 career games played and 57 starts in the Eagles midfield. The Pottstown, Pa., native, also earned All-ACC Freshmen Team honors in 2007 and captured College Soccer News Freshmen third-team recognition. SUSTAINED SUCCESS Boston College has won 10 or more games 11 times in its 22 years of soccer under head coach Ed Kelly. Including its record last fall, Boston College has won at least 10 games seven times in the last 10 seasons. The Eagles captured a school-record 18 wins during the 2002 season. THE 2010 EAGLES AT A GLANCE LETTERMEN (RETURNING/LOST) 12/3 LETTERMEN RETURNING (12) STATISTICS Pos. Name Cl. Ht. Wt. GP GS G-A-Pts D Stefan Carter So D Patrick Chin Jr D/M Conor Fitzpatrick Jr D Sacir Hot So D/M Isaac Taylor So M Kyle Bekker So M Colin Murphy So M Karl Reddick Sr F/D Kevin Mejia So F Charlie Rugg So F Edvin Worley Jr Charlie Rugg EAGLES RANKED NO. 12 IN NSCAA PRESEASON POLL Boston College was ranked No. 12 in the preseason poll conducted by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. The Eagles checked in at No. 12 after concluding the 2009 season ranked No. 15. All totaled, six Atlantic Coast Conference teams were ranked in the preseason poll: Virginia (No. 2), Wake Forest (No. 3), North Carolina (No. 4), Maryland (No. 6) and Duke (No. 11) PRESEASON POLLS: Outlet BC Ranking Atlantic Coast Conference Coaches No. 6 Soccer America No. 9 College Soccer News No. 11 Top Drawer Soccer No. 11 National Soccer Coaches Association No. 12 Name Cl. Ht. Wt. GP GAA Save% W-L-T GK Justin Luthy So LETTERMEN LOST (3) Pos. Name Ht. Wt. GP GS G-A-Pts D Guillaume Amarat M Jeremiah Gallington F Mor Avi Hanan NEWCOMERS (9) Name Pos. Cl. Last Schoo/Hometown Amit Aburmad M/F Jr. Mercer County CC/Zofim, Israel Chris Ager D Fr. Norwegian College of Elite Sports/Gjettum Norway Gregg Bryer D Fr. Herzlia/Cape Town, South Africa John Bunkall GK Fr. Loyola/Pasadena, Calif. Henry Bunkall D Fr. Loyola/Pasadena, Calif. Nico Capetola M Fr. Manhasset/Manhasset, N.Y. Jamie Doherty D Fr. Worcester Academy/Mansfield, Mass. Ryan Dunn D Fr. Winnacunnet/Hampston, N.H. Cameron Stoker D Fr. St. John s (Shrewsbury)/Holden, Mass. 5

4 THE ACC Virginia captured the 2009 NCAA title marked the 14th NCAA national championship for the Atlantic Coast Conference, the third straight and four of the past five. The ACC owned 75 percent of the 2009 College Cup field (North Carolina, Virginia and Wake Forest) for the second straight season. BC IN THE ACC Boston College has a record in five years of competition in the Atlantic Coast Conference, including a record the last three seasons of regular-season competition. The team is in ACC regular-season action and in the league tournament. HALL OF FAME Boston College head coach Ed Kelly was inducted in the New England Soccer Hall of Fame in Nov and led the Eagles to their eighth all-time NCAA Tournament appearance and third-straight, bowing out in the third round. Kelly just finished his 22nd year (1988-present) as head coach of Boston College and has compiled a record of during his tenure at the Heights. He is BC s all-time winningest soccer coach and was named the 2007 ACC Coach of the Year OUTLOOK Patrick Chin Conor Fitzpatrick GLANCING BACK AT 2009 Overall Record: ACC Record (Place): (t-third) ACC Tournament: Lost in semifinal NCAA Tournament: Lost in round of 16 BC ADVANCES TO SEVENTH NCAA TOURNAMENT IN 10 YEARS The Eagles won seven-of-eight games to close the regular season last fall. The team advanced to the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament and earned one (of 27) at-large berths to the NCAA Championship, marking the third straight season and ninth overall that the Eagles have earned an NCAA Championship berth. Boston College has a 6-9 all-time record in tournament play. Head coach Ed Kelly has led BC to eight (of its nine) NCAA Tournament appearances, earning berths in 1990, 2000, 01, 02, 04, 07, 08 and 09. Former coach Ben Brewster led BC to its first tournament appearance in YOUNG GUNS Of the 12 Boston College players that registered more than 11 starts in 2009, seven were freshmen M Kyle Bekker (23 starts), B Stefan Carter (15 starts), F/B Kevin Mejia (16 starts), B Sacir Hot (15 starts), GK Justin Luthy (21 starts), M Colin Murphy (20 starts), and F Charlie Rugg (21 starts) and three were sophmores B Patrick Chin (22 starts), B Conor Fitzpatrick (22 starts) and M Edvin Worley (16 starts). The upperclassmen were junior co-captain M Karl Reddick (21 starts) and senior co-captain F Mor Avi Hanan (11 starts). FOUR PLAYERS EARN ALL-ACC HONORS Four Boston College men s soccer players midfielder Kyle Bekker, goalkeeper Justin Luthy, midfielder Karl Reddick and forward Charlie Rugg earned 2009 All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors. Luthy and Reddick both captured All-Conference second-team recognition while Bekker, Luthy and Rugg garnered All-Freshmen Team accolades. Luthy, a Dublin, Ohio native, was one of only three freshmen to be named to either the first- or second-team all-conference squads, joining Duke defender Andrew Wenger and Virginia forward William Bates. 6

5 NUMERICAL ROSTER 2010 ROSTER NO NAME CL POS HT WT HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL 1 Justin Luthy SO GK Dublin, Ohio/Amherst 2 Chris Ager FR D Gjettum, Norway/Stabaek 3 Ryan Dunn FR D Hampton, N.H./Winnacunnet 4 Gregg Bryer FR D Cape Town, South Africa/Herzlia 5 Sacir Hot SO D Fair Lawn, N.J./Fair Lawn 6 Edvin Worley JR F Jensen Beach, Fla./Jensen Beach 7 Karl Reddick SR MF Pottstown, Pa./Strath Haven 8 Conor Fitzpatrick JR D/MF Coventry, Conn./East Catholic 9 Patrick Chin JR D/MF Arcadia, Calif./Arcadia 10 Kyle Bekker SO MF Oakville, Ontario/Iroquois Ridge 11 Isaac Taylor SO D/MF Ashton, Md./Choate Rosemary Hall (Conn.) 12 Kevin Mejia SO D/F Pasadena, Calif./Marshall Fundamental 13 John Bunkall FR GK Pasadena, Calif./Loyola 14 Henry Bunkall FR D Pasadena, Calif./Loyola 16 Amit Aburmad JR MF/F Zofim, Israel/Mercer County CC 17 Charlie Rugg SO F Roslindale, Mass./Rivers 18 Nico Capetola FR MF Manhasset, N.Y./Manhasset 21 Colin Murphy SO D/MF Onehunga, New Zealand/Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.) 22 Cameron Stoker FR D Holden, Mass./Saint John s (Shrewsbury) 23 Stefan Carter SO D Wheatley Heights, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills West 24 Myles Gerraty SR D Nutley, N.J./St. Benedict s Prep 25 Jamie Doherty FR D Mansfield, Mass./Worcester Academy 29 Dave Dale SR MF Eagan, Minn./Eagan 32 Ayotunde Ogunbiyi SR GK Gwynedd, Pa./Ocean City Barons ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO NAME CL POS HT WT HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL 16 Amit Aburmad JR MF/F Zofim, Israel/Mercer County CC 2 Chris Ager FR D Gjettum, Norway/Stabaek 10 Kyle Bekker SO MF Oakville, Ontario/Iroquois Ridge 4 Gregg Bryer FR D Cape Town, South Africa/Herzlia 14 Henry Bunkall FR D Pasadena, Calif./Loyola 13 John Bunkall FR GK Pasadena, Calif./Loyola 18 Nico Capetola FR MF Manhasset, N.Y./Manhasset 23 Stefan Carter SO D Wheatley Heights, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills West 9 Patrick Chin JR D/MF Arcadia, Calif./Arcadia 29 Dave Dale SR MF Eagan, Minn./Eagan 25 Jamie Doherty FR D Mansfield, Mass./Worcester Academy 3 Ryan Dunn FR D Hampton, N.H./Winnacunnet 8 Conor Fitzpatrick JR D/MF Coventry, Conn./East Catholic 24 Myles Gerraty SR D Nutley, N.J./St. Benedict s Prep 5 Sacir Hot SO D Fair Lawn, N.J./Fair Lawn 1 Justin Luthy SO GK Dublin, Ohio/Amherst 12 Kevin Mejia SO D/F Pasadena, Calif./Marshall Fundamental 21 Colin Murphy SO D/MF Onehunga, New Zealand/Northfield Mount Hermon (Mass.) 32 Ayotunde Ogunbiyi SR GK Gwynedd, Pa./Ocean City Barons 7 Karl Reddick SR MF Pottstown, Pa./Strath Haven 17 Charlie Rugg SO F Roslindale, Mass./Rivers 22 Cameron Stoker FR D Holden, Mass./Saint John s (Shrewsbury) 11 Isaac Taylor SO D/MF Ashton, Md./Choate Rosemary Hall (Conn.) 6 Edvin Worley JR F Jensen Beach, Fla./Jensen Beach ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY HOMETOWN UNITED STATES 19 California (4), Connecticut (1), Florida (1), Maryland (1), Massachusetts (3), Minnesota (1), New Jersey (2), New Hampshire (1), New York (2), Ohio (10), Pennsylvania (2) CANADA 1 ISRAEL 1 NEW ZEALAND 1 NORWAY 1 SOUTH AFRICA 1 BY CLASS SENIORS (4) Dave Dale, Myles Gerraty, Ayotunde Ogunbiyi, Karl Reddick JUNIORS (4) Edvin Worley, Conor Fitzpatrick, Patrick Chin, Amit Aburmad SOPHOMORES (8) Stefan Carter, Kyle Bekker, Sacir Hot, Justin Luthy, Kevin Mejia, Charlie Rugg, Colin Murphy, Isaac Taylor FRESHMEN (8) Chris Ager, Gregg Bryer, Nico Capetola, Henry Bunkall, John Bunkall, Ryan Dunn, Jamie Doherty, Cameron Stoker BY POSITION GOALTENDERS John Bunkall, Justin Luthy, Ayotunde Ogunbiyi DEFENDERS Chris Ager, Gregg Bryer, Henry Bunkall, Stefan Carter, Patrick Chin (D/M), Jamie Doherty, Ryan Dunn, Conor Fitzpatrick (M/D), Myles Gerraty, Sacir Hot, Kevin Mejia (D/F), Colin Murphy (M/D), Cameron Stoker, Isaac Taylor (M/D), MIDFIELDERS Amit Aburmad (M/F), Kyle Bekker, Nico Capetola, Patrick Chin (D/M), Dave Dale, Conor Fitzpatrick (M/D), Colin Murphy (D/M), Karl Reddick, Isaac Taylor (D/M) FORWARDS Amit Aburmad (M/F), Edvin Worley, Kevin Mejia (D/F), Charlie Rugg Average Age: 20 yrs., 1 month Average Games Played: 14.7 Most Games Played: 63 (Karl Reddick) Average Games Started: 12.5 Most Games Started: 57 (Karl Reddick) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Justin LUTHY SACIR Hot Kevin MEJIA Ayotunde TUNDE OGUNBIYI LOU-thy Sash-EAR Hot Meh-HEE-a Tunde O-gun-BI-YI Ed Kelly - Head Coach Marco Koolman - Associate Head Coach Sergio Saccoccio - Assistant Coach Kevin Nylen - Assistant Coach 7

6 TV/RADIO CHART #1 JUSTIN LUTHY So., G, 6-0, 165 Dublin, Ohio #2 CHRIS AGER Fr., D, 6-0, 171 Gjettum, Norway #3 RYAN DUNN Fr., D, 5-10, 160 Hampton, N.H. #4 GREGG BRYER Fr., D, 5-11, 163 Cape Town, South Africa #5 SACIR HOT So., D, 6-1, 180 Fair Lawn, N.J. #6 EDVIN WORLEY Jr., F, 5-10, 165 Jensen Beach, Fla. #7 KARL REDDICK Sr., M, 6-0, 165 Pottstown, Pa. #8 CONOR FITZPATRICK Jr., D/M, 5-11, 158 Coventry, Conn. #9 PATRICK CHIN Jr., D/M, 5-10, 160 Arcadia, Calif. #10 KYLE BEKKER So., M, 5-9, 160 Oakville, Ontario #11 ISAAC TAYLOR So., D/M, 5-10, 160 Ashton, Md. #12 KEVIN MEJIA So., D/F, 6-1, 189 Pasadena, Calif. #13 JOHN BUNKALL Fr., G, 5-10, 170 Pasadena, Calif. #14 HENRY BUNKALL Fr., D, 5-11, 175 Pasadena, Calif. #16 AMIT ABURMAD Jr., M/F, 5-10, 168 Zofim, Israel #17 CHARLIE RUGG So., F, 6-0, 175 Roslindale, Mass. #18 NICO CAPETOLA Fr., M, 5-10, 170 Manhasset, N.Y. #21 COLIN MURPHY So., D/M, 5-10, 152 Onehunga, New Zealand #22 CAMERON STOKER Fr., D, 6-1, 175 Holden, Mass. #23 STEFAN CARTER So., D, 5-11, 180 Wheatley Heights, N.Y. #24 MYLES GERRATY Sr., D, 5-11, 165 Nutley, N.J. #25 JAMIE DOHERTY Fr., D, 5-7, 140 Mansfield, Mass. #29 DAVE DALE Sr., M, 5-10, 165 Eagan, Minn. #32 AYOTUNDE OGUNBIYI Sr., G, 6-3, 220 Gwynedd, Pa. ED KELLY Head Coach MARCO KOOLMAN Associate Head Coach SERGIO SACCOCCIO Assistant Coach KEVIN NYLEN Assistant Coach 8