Rent Goal Lifts Men's Soccer to 1-1 Draw at Navy

Saturday, October 1

Annapolis, MD

3 PM

Boston University

2-2-6, 0-1-3

Navy

4-2-4, 2-0-2

Boston U.

Navy

Andrew Rent is running across the field toward the soccer ball.

Photo by: Matt Woolverton

Rent Goal Lifts Men's Soccer to 1-1 Draw at Navy

October 1, 2022 | Men's Soccer

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Extending its unbeaten streak to four games, the Boston University men's soccer team battled Navy to a 1-1 come-from-behind draw on Saturday afternoon at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility.

Junior Andrew Rent keyed the rally with a 73rd-minute goal, as the Terriers (2-2-6, 0-1-3 PL) tied the 1990 squad for most ties in program history. The Midshipmen (4-2-4, 2-0-2 PL) struck first in the 35th minute and held off BU late to claim a point in the conference standings while their unbeaten streak improved to seven games with four ties included.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Navy took the game's first three shots with senior Francesco Montali earning a save at 29:57.
Senior Gianluca Arlotti attempted BU's first shot at 28:32, and the Terriers later earned their first corner at 31:36 after Navy blocked Rent's shot.
Jason Aoyama gave the Mids the lead at 34:39 by ripping a shot from eight yards out with assistance from Jake Granados and Noah Ward.
Freshman Diego Rived and sophomore Kevin Torres had back-to-back shots in the final 80 seconds that led to a corner, but Navy maintained the 1-0 advantage entering the locker room.
Rived forced Thomas Pearson to make his first save at 46:48, and sophomore Brian Hernandez helped the Terriers earn another corner kick one minute later with a blocked shot.
BU kept the pressure on with three corners between 65:56 and 67:38.
The Terriers finally broke through at 72:34 following another corner after Rent pounced on a rebound with a quick strike set up by Rived's initial shot attempt that was blocked.
BU earned two more corners minutes later but was unable to get off a shot the rest of the game.
Navy made a late charge with four shots between the 85th and 89th minutes, but Montali stepped up with two saves to secure the draw.

GAME NOTES

Rent (1g, 3a) became the sixth Terrier to score a goal this season and moved up to second on the team at five points, as he joined senior Quinn Matulis (1g,1a) in earning at least one goal and one assist.
Rived is now second on the team with two assists after he claimed his first point against Army West Point on Wednesday.
Montali finished with five saves, while Pearson had one stop for Navy.
The Terriers claimed a 9-1 advantage in corner kicks with seven taking place in the second half, while Navy had a 12-11 edge in shots.
BU is now 6-2-1 all-time against Navy after making its first visit to Annapolis since 2018.

UP NEXT

BU will return home for a two-game homestand and host local rival Harvard on Tuesday (Oct. 4) at 6 p.m.
The home team has won each of the last six games in the series with the Terriers posting a 6-0 combined score at Nickerson Field.