Late Bone Strike Propels Men's Soccer to 1-1 Draw against Harvard

Tuesday, October 8

Boston, MA

7 PM

Boston University

1-3-8

Harvard

1-4-4

Harvard

Boston University

Photo by: Fia McCarty

Late Bone Strike Propels Men's Soccer to 1-1 Draw against Harvard

October 8, 2024 | Men's Soccer

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BOSTON – Helped by graduate student Aidan Bone's 84th-minute goal and junior Sheraz Saadat's three saves, the Boston University men's soccer team rallied to earn a 1-1 draw against Harvard Tuesday night at Nickerson Field.

With their second consecutive tie, the Terriers move to 1-3-8, while the Crimson now sit at 1-4-4 after striking first at 48:03. Bone netted the equalizer for his second goal of the year, while both seniors Aidan Holmes and Andrew Soczynski claimed their first career assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Saadat earned his first save in the 11th minute when he came up to block a quick attempt from Dylan Tellado.
One minute later, Bone flicked a cross over the bar for BU's first shot attempt.
The Terriers earned their first corner at 19:39, but the Crimson were able to get the clear.
Harvard followed up with a pair of corners that the Terriers were able to successfully defend against to maintain a scoreless deadlock entering the locker room.
The Crimson scored the game's first goal at 48:03 when goalie Cullen MacNeil played a long pass from his box to the other side of the field for Ben Kelly to head onward to Xavier Tanyi, who quickly took a 25-yard shot past Saadat for the 1-0 lead.
Saadat made a leaping stop in the 51st minute and helped the backline defend against the ensuing Crimson corner kick.
Saadat made his last save at 70:14 and watched the offense net the equalizer at 83:01.
Holmes sent a cross from the left side of the field to Soczynski, who made a centering one-touch pass to Bone for the quick shot and 1-1 score.
Junior John Roman had a header shot go over the crossbar at 85:51, and the Terriers cleared a Harvard corner two minutes later to seal the draw.

GAME NOTES

Bone became the fourth Terrier this season to earn multiple goals this season.
With Holmes and Soczynski both earning an assist, BU now has 11 Terriers with at least one helper and 14 total with at least one point.
BU has had multiple Terriers assist on a goal four times out of 14 scores.
The Terriers set a program record for ties in a season at eight total, surpassing the seven earned in 2022. BU is one away from tying the NCAA record owned by six teams, including the 2022 Navy and Fordham squads.
Despite Harvard owning a 4-2 advantage in corners, the Terriers edged the Crimson in shots, 6-5, with Saadat earning all three saves recorded in the contest.
Saadat was the only Terrier to play all 90 minutes, as 10 men came off the bench throughout the contest for BU.
With the second consecutive tie between the two programs, Harvard now leads the series, 28-17-10. The teams last ended regulation deadlock in back-to-back season in 2012-13 and last had consecutive draws in 1999-2000.

UP NEXT

The Terriers will wrap up the homestand by hosting Bucknell on Saturday (Oct. 12) at 1 p.m.
The Bison are currently atop the PL standings alongside Colgate with eight points apiece.
BU and Bucknell are tied in the all-time series, 3-3-6, with the Terriers riding a three-game unbeaten streak (2-0-1) thanks to three shutouts.