CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard University men's soccer remains at home to host the University of New Hampshire on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+) at Jordan Field with the Crimson coming off a 6-0 win over Fairfield to improve its record to 4-0-0 at home this season.
What to Know
- The Crimson erupted for six goals in a 6-0 win over Fairfield on Sept. 24. Six different Crimson – senior Ale Gutierrez, junior Willem Ebbinge, sophomore Marko Isakovic, junior Nik White, senior Martin Vician, and first-year Matus Vician – netted a goal in the game. The six goals marked Harvard's most in a game since a 6-0 win over Penn on Nov. 14, 2015. A total of 10 Harvard players registered points in the contest.
- First-year Matus Vician earned Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors on Sept. 26 after posting four points on a goal and two assists in the Crimson's 6-0 victory over Fairfield. The points marked the first of Vician's collegiate career.
- For the season, senior Martin Vician leads Harvard in goals (five) and points (11). He scored back-to-back braces in games against Northeastern and Quinnipiac. Vician ranks first in the Ivy League in goals and third in points. He stands 20th in the NCAA in goals per game (0.71).
- Junior Willem Ebbinge ranks second on the Crimson with nine points on three goals and three assists. Ebbinge stands fourth in the conference in assists and eighth in points.
- Sophomore Alessandro Arlotti leads the program and ranks fourth in the Ivy League with four assists on the season.
- A total of 14 different players have tallied points for Harvard on the season. The Crimson tallied 10 players with points in its 6-0 win over Fairfield on Sept. 24.
- As a team, Harvard has established advantages in shots (138-81), shots on goal (69-33), and corner kicks (53-26) on the year.
- The Crimson ranks third in the NCAA in shots per game (19.71), second in shots on goal per game (9.86), and fourth in assists per game (3.29), 10th in points per game (8.14), and 10th in corner kicks per game (7.57).
- Harvard's goalkeepers have posted a 1.14 goals-against average and two shutouts thus far on the season. Senior goalie Oskar Nilsson has notched a 1.04 GAA and one shutout over six games played.
- Harvard earned a 3-1 win over Quinnipiac on Sept. 17 behind senior Martin Vician's second straight brace alongside a goal from senior Ale Gutierrez.
- 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 New Hampshire in the all-time series, 7-5-1.
- New Hampshire brings a 4-3-0 overall record and 1-0-0 America East mark into the contest. The Wildcats have earned victories in four of their last five outings.
Next Up
Harvard opens Ivy League play at Cornell on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+).