CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard University men's soccer travels to compete at Merrimack College on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 7:00 p.m. (NEC Front Row) at Martone-Mejail Field with the Crimson coming off a 3-1 victory over Quinnipiac in its last outing.
What to Know
- For the season, senior Martin Vician leads Harvard in goals (four) and points (eight) after scoring back-to-back braces in games against Northeastern and Quinnipiac. Vician ranks second in the Ivy League in goals and third in points.
- junior Willem Ebbinge ranks second on the Crimson with seven points on two goals and three assists. Ebbinge stands third in the conference in assists and fifth in points.
- A total of 13 different players have tallied points for Harvard on the season.
- As a team, Harvard has established advantages in shots (97-64), shots on goal (44-23), and corner kicks (42-22) on the year.
- The Crimson ranks third in the NCAA in corner kicks per game (8.40), third in shots per game (19.40), and fourth shots on goal per game (8.80). Harvard also stands ninth in assists per game (3.00).
- Harvard's goalkeepers have posted a 1.40 goals-against average thus far on the season.
- In its last outing, Harvard earned a 3-1 win over Quinnipiac behind senior Martin Vician's second straight brace alongside a goal from senior Ale Gutierrez.
- At Northeastern on Sept. 13, senior Martin Vician netted the second brace of his career, but the Crimson dropped a narrow decision, 3-2, as the Huskies scored goals in the 79th and 90th minutes.
- In the team's first road game of 2022, junior Nik White scored an equalizing goal, and first-year goalkeeper Cullen MacNeil made six saves in his collegiate debut, but the Crimson fell at Vermont on Sept. 10.
- Harvard pulled out a dramatic victory against Bryant as senior Nico Garcia-Morillo scored the game-winning goal with 2.5 seconds remaining to lift the Crimson to a 2-1 victory over the Bulldogs at Jordan Field on Sept. 6.
- Harvard opened its 2022 campaign with a 2-0 victory over Central Connecticut State in its home opener on Sept. 3. Sophomore Alessandro Arlotti and junior Willem Ebbinge provided the goals while senior goalkeeper Oskar Nilsson recorded the shutout.
- Harvard leads the all-time series with Merrimack, 1-0-1. The Crimson tied the Warriors in 2019, 3-3, before topping Merrimack in 2021, 2-0.
- Merrimack brings a 3-4-0 record into Tuesday's contest. Last week, the Warriors topped Stony Brook, 3-0, before falling to Siena, 2-0.
Next Up
Harvard hosts Fairfield on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+) at Jordan Field.