Terriers Earn 1-1 Draw at Harvard

Tuesday, October 10

Allston, MA

7 PM

Boston University

7-2-3, 4-0-1

Harvard

2-3-6, 1-0-2

Team	1	2	Final F
Boston U.	1	0	1
Harvard	1	0	1

Alex Bonnington celebrates an early first-half goal at Harvard by hugging teammates.

October 10, 2023 | Men's Soccer

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ALLSTON, Mass. – Helped by sophomore Alex Bonnington's third goal of the season and senior Francesco Montali's two saves, the Boston University men's soccer team posted a 1-1 draw at Harvard Tuesday night.

Extending their unbeaten streak to seven games, the Terriers move to 7-2-3, while the Crimson now sit at 2-3-6 with all six draws occurring at home, including a pair of 1-1 ties against nationally-ranked opponents.

Both graduate student Colin Innes and freshman Jason Zacarias assisted on Bonnington's 10th-minute strike for the early 1-0 lead. Harvard's Alessandro Arlotti netted the equalizer off an impressive high-arching free kick attempt at 21:53.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Harvard pressured BU's backline early with a couple of crosses into the box and a shot attempt that sailed over the crossbar.
BU though would strike first when Zacaris collected the ball at midfield and played it up to Innes, who went down the field and found a sprinting Bonnington for a quick shot past the diving Lucian Wood.
The Terriers earned their first corner in the 12th minute but were unable to get off a shot.
Harvard drew a foul just outside the box, and Alessandro Arlotti delivered an impressive strike over Montali toward the upper left corner of the net at 21:53.
Both Innes and graduate student Quinn Matulis forced saves from Wood during the last 20 minutes of the half.
The second half was a lot of back-and-forth action with the two teams combining for nine corners.
Montali made an impressive diving save on Andreas Savva's shot attempt from a left angle while on the run at 54:22 and helped the backline defend against back-to-back corners.
Harvard blocked Bonnington's attempt at 67:53 and watched sophomore Giuseppe Bagnato's header go just wide off the ensuing corner.
The Crimson earned three corners during the final 10 minutes but were unable to put a shot on target.
BU drew a foul with 10 seconds left, leading to Montali sailing the free kick toward the box and Harvard pushing the ball away for the draw.

GAME NOTES

BU's seven-game unbeaten streak (4-0-3) is the program's longest since going 8-0-1 in 2014.
Zacarias become the ninth Terrier to record an assist and 13th overall to earn a point this year.
Junior Andrew Soczynski was the lone field player for either team to play all 90 minutes.
With Bonnington finding the back of the net, BU has three Terriers with 3+ goals for the first since 2021.
The Crimson finished with a 12-7 advantage in shots and 6-5 edge in corners.
BU and Harvard battled to a draw for the first time since finishing in a 0-0 tie in 2013 in Allston.

UP NEXT

The Terriers will next resume Patriot League play at Lafayette on Saturday (Oct. 14) with a 1 p.m. start time.
The Leopards are on a five-game unbeaten streak (3-0-2) following last year's scoreless draw at Nickerson Field.