Men's Soccer Earns Another Patriot League Point with 1-1 Draw against Lafayette

Saturday, October 5

Boston, MA

4 PM

Boston University

1-3-7, 1-1-2PL

Lafayette

4-4-3, 1-2-1PL

Lafayette

Boston University

Photo by: Kaeli Talora

Men's Soccer Earns Another Patriot League Point with 1-1 Draw against Lafayette

October 5, 2024 | Men's Soccer

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BOSTON – Helped by junior Quin DeLaMater's successful free kick, the Boston University men's soccer team started the three-game homestand with a 1-1 draw against Lafayette on Saturday afternoon at Nickerson Field.

With a program-tying seventh tie, the Terriers (1-3-7, 1-1-2 PL) extended their home unbeaten streak against Patriot League opponents to 19 games (13-0-6), while the Leopards moved to 4-4-3 overall and 1-2-1 in conference play.

DeLaMater put BU on the scoreboard first at 38:40, and the Leopards' Roy Biegon headed in the equalizer at 86:41.

HOW IT HAPPENED

BU earned the game's first corner in the seventh minute, but junior Diego Rived with his back to the net flicked classmate Ryan Lau's service pass over the crossbar.
Junior John Roman sent a shot wide in the 19th minute off another BU corner.
The Leopards' Griffin Huff stopped shots from junior Damola Salami at 20:51 and senior Kevin Torres at 26:18 to keep the game scoreless.
Huff added another save at 35:40 on Salami's shot attempt but was unable to get a finger on DeLaMater's curling free kick directed from just outside the box to the far post at 38:40.
Coming up empty with its fourth corner in the final seconds of the first half, BU entered the locker room ahead, 1-0.
The game intensified in the second half with a combined six yellow cards after none were handed out during the first 45 minutes of action.
The Terriers were able to successfully defend against consecutive Lafayette corners in the 47th minute.
Graduate student Andrew Wike earned his first save at 61:23, as the teams exchanged strong runs at each other's backline for much of the second half.
BU cleared multiple long throw-ins from Lafayette's Jackson Vajda into the box, but the Leopards were able to net the equalizer off Biegon's header that was set up by a cross from Carter Houlihan in the 87th minute.
Salami sent the game's last shot in the final minute wide of the goal for the draw.

GAME NOTES

DeLaMater now owns the team lead with six points (2g, 2a), as the only Terrier to have earned multiple goals and assists this season.
DeLaMater's the third to record multiple goals, joining Salami and sophomore Andrea Di Blasio.
Wike had one save, while Huff earned four for the Leopards.
BU finished with a 12-10 advantage in shots with the teams ending in a 5-5 tie for corners.
The teams remain in a series deadlock at 5-5-3 all-time.

UP NEXT

The Terriers will remain home and next host the final non-conference opponent of the regular season in Ivy League rival, Harvard, on Tuesday (Oct. 8) at 7 p.m.
BU and the Crimson battled to a 1-1 draw last season in Allston.
Harvard won the last meeting at Nickerson Field, 1-0, in 2022.