Men's Soccer Strikes Late in 1-1 Draw against Northeastern

Tuesday, October 17

Boston, MA

4 PM

Boston University

7-3-4

Northeastern

3-6-5

Northeastern

Boston University

Photo by: Hank Wang

Men's Soccer Strikes Late in 1-1 Draw against Northeastern

October 17, 2023 | Men's Soccer

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BOSTON – After suffering an own goal in the final minute of the first half, the Boston University men's soccer team rallied late in the second to earn a 1-1 draw against Northeastern Tuesday evening at Nickerson Field.

Senior Eitan Rosen netted the equalizer with assistance from classmate Andrew Rent to help the Terriers (7-3-4) remain unbeaten at home with a 5-0-3 mark. They pressed the Huskies (3-6-5) over the final five minutes with four dangerous shots on goal, as the teams finished in a tie at Nickerson Field for the first time since 1996.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The first half was mostly uneventful through the first 44 minutes with a lot of back and forth play.
BU earned corner kicks in the 21st and 26th minutes, respectively, but the Huskies were able to clear both of them quickly.
With 53 seconds left, Ahria Simons fired a mid-level cross near the corner flag toward the box, and a Terrier defender inadvertently kicked the ball into the back of the net on a failed clear attempt.
After unable to get off a shot in the first half, the Terriers managed 11 in the second, starting with a dangerous header from freshman Keke Abai at 56:26.
Rosen forced a save at 61:07 and went wide 15 minutes later.
In the 82nd minute, Rent secured a loose ball near midfield and played it up to a sprinting Rosen, who drove into the box while being pressured and glided the ball past the diving Colby Hegarty.
Rent later forced an impressive leaping save from Hegarty at 87:34 before senior Aidan Bone, Rosen and graduate student Quinn Matulis also put the ball on net before the game ended in a draw.

GAME NOTES

Rosen's six goals are the most by a Terrier since Matt McDonnell ('19) tallied seven in 2019.
Rosen's the first Terrier to have at least six goals and two assists in a season since both Felix De Bona ('16) and Anthony Viteri ('16) totaled 18 points (8g,2a) apiece in 2016.
Senior Andrew Wike made his second start of the season at net and helped BU clear two corners.
Graduate student Colin Innes became the first non-goalkeeper to eclipse 1,000 minutes played this season.
Hergarty totaled five saves for the Huskies, as BU posted an 11-3 advantage in shots.
BU moved to 22-10-3 all-time in the series against Northeastern.

UP NEXT

The Terriers will next resume Patriot League play at Bucknell on Saturday (Oct. 21) with a 1 p.m. start time.
BU earned a 2-0 home win last season and will try to secure its first road victory in the series with a 0-1-4 mark in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.