Men's Soccer Earns 1-1 Draw at Northeastern

Tuesday, October 17

Brookline, MA

6 PM

Boston University

5-7-2

Northeastern

2-10-3

OT 3

OT 4

Boston University

Northeastern

October 17, 2017 | Men's Soccer

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BROOKLINE, Mass. – Sophomore Matt McDonnell recorded a goal in the 37th minute and senior Bjorn Kammholz posted five saves to help the Boston University men's soccer team earn a 1-1 draw at Northeastern on Tuesday night.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Both teams had a corner kick in the first five minutes, but neither had a shot attempt until Kammholz rushed off his line to stop a shot from the charging Harry Swartz at 6:33.
After earlier flicking a cross from freshman Maxwell Aunger just inches wide left, McDonnell made something out of nothing by dribbling through multiple defenders near the goal line and lifting the ball past the keeper despite the tough angle for the 1-0 lead at 36:49.
The Terriers led at the half with a 7-6 advantage in shots.
Northeastern was on the attack throughout the second half with eight shot attempts against the Terriers' three.
The Huskies finally got on the board at 76:58 after Dan Munch collected Khori Bennett's quick pass on the right side that was set up by Lewis Aird's long cross and fired past Kammholz.
BU dominated possession in both overtimes, but junior NIcki Wieners' had two shots go just wide and another point-blank shot saved by Noah Abrams for the draw.

Check out Matt McDonnell's nifty moves for his fourth goal of the season! #ProudToBU #TerrierTop3 #SCTop10 pic.twitter.com/z606AJQbdj
— BU Men's Soccer (@TerrierMSOC) October 17, 2017

GAME NOTES

The Terriers (0-0-2) participated in their second overtime game of the season, while the Huskies (2-2-3) competed in their seventh.
BU moved to 21-7-2 all-time against Northeastern with the last draw occurring in 1996.
With his team-high fourth goal of the season, McDonnell owns a personal-best nine points (4g,1a) after tallying eight points (3g,2a) last season.
Kammholz made his first career start and tallied a career-high five saves in his second appearance of the season.
Senior Danny Foen and sophomore Chris Holman both made their first appearances of the season.
The teams combined for 29 shots with Abrams matching Kammholz at five saves.

NEXT UP: NAVY

The Terriers will return home to host Patriot League foe Navy on Saturday (Oct. 21) at 5 p.m.
Fans are encouraged to arrive early for a free BU Soccer plastic mug giveaway, as BU will recognize 10 seniors.
BU leads the all-time series, 3-1-0, after posting a 1-0 victory last year at Nickerson Field.