Matulis Strike Helps Terriers Earn 1-1 Season-Opening Draw at Albany

Thursday, August 25

Albany, NY

7 PM

Boston University

0-0-1, 0-0-0

Albany

0-0-1, 0-0-0

Boston University

University at Albany

Quinn Matulis gets ready to handle a landing ball as an Albany player flies up in the air

Photo by: Gregory Fisher

Matulis Strike Helps Terriers Earn 1-1 Season-Opening Draw at Albany

August 25, 2022 | Men's Soccer

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ALBANY, N.Y. – Opening its 74th season, the Boston University men's soccer team used a 60th minute strike from senior Quinn Matulis to rally for a 1-1 draw at Albany on Thursday night.

After the NCAA removed overtime for regular season games earlier this year, the Terriers began a season with a tie for the first time since 2010. Junior Andrew Rent earned the assist as part of a successful give-and-go, and senior Francesco Montali recorded a pair of saves to help BU overcome the Great Danes' successful penalty kick conversion in the 23rd minute.

"Tonight is a good start to the year on the road against a good side in Albany," said head coach Kevin Nylen. "After conceding the PK, our group had a great response and were able to push for the remainder of the half and into the second half. We found a good goal and then had to deal with the end of the game and their pressure. Great start tonight for us."

HOW IT HAPPENED

Albany made a strong push at the Terriers' backline during the fifth minute with two corner kicks and three shot attempts.
Freshman Ryan Lau forced the game's first save in the 11th minute with a low shot attempt stopped by Shafique Wilson.
The Great Danes grabbed the lead at 22:22 after placing a free kick into the box and shortly thereafter drawing a penalty kick to set up Pentlis Panteli's goal.
Montali followed five minutes later with his first save, and Wilson added his second at 41:08 to maintain the 1-0 advantage entering the locker room.
After BU blocked Jeff Thielman's shot attempt, the Terriers drove the ball across the field and watched Matulis complete a successful give-and-go with Rent in the box on a hard shot past the keeper at 59:52.
Senior Ryan Lee forced Wilson to make his third save five minutes later.
Montali earned his second save at 66:49 and helped BU clear a pair of long service passes toward the box in the final minute to secure the draw.

GAME NOTES

Matulis has now tallied four goals in his last three appearances dating back to last season, as the Terriers moved to 3-1-3 over their last seven contests.
Rent earned his fourth career assist in 13 games.
Albany earned an 11-6 advantage in shots and 5-2 lead in corner kicks.
Freshman Ryan Lau, sophomore Neal Carlson, sophomore Daniel Kim and freshman John Roman all started in their debut. Freshman Diego Rived was the other newcomer to make an appearance.
The Terriers moved to 11-3-3 all-time against Albany in their first meeting since the Great Danes won at home, 3-0, in 2017.

UP NEXT

The Terriers will next visit No. 9 New Hampshire on Sunday (Aug. 28) with the ESPN+ broadcast set for 5 p.m.
UNH opened the season with a 2-1 loss at No. 20 Maryland Thursday night.
BU will look to avenge last season's 1-0 home loss to the Wildcats.