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.