CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard University men's soccer hosts Brown University on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 4:00 p.m. (ESPN+) at Jordan Field in a matchup of teams unbeaten in Ivy League play as the Crimson opens a three-game homestand coming off a 3-1 road victory over Columbia.

What to Know

• The Crimson (2-3-4, 1-0-1 Ivy) and Bears (3-4-2, 1-0-1 Ivy) meet in a matchup of two teams unbeaten in conference play. Both sides stand in a tie for second in the conference standings with four points apiece.
• Harvard scored three times in the first 31 minutes of the game to earn a 3-1 win over Columbia (Sept. 30) in its first Ivy League road match of the year. Junior Alessandro Arlotti (fifth minute), sophomore Marcos Ojea Quintana (12^th minute), and first-year Dylan Tellado (31^st minute) provided the goals for the Crimson.
• Junior Alessandro Arlotti leads the Crimson with eight points on the year behind two goals and four assists. He stands sixth in the Ivy League in points (eight), third in assists (four), first in shots (26), and third in shots on goal (12). In conference play, he ranks second in the Ancient Eight in points (five) and goals (two).
• Arlotti notched a goal and an assist in the win at Columbia (Sept. 30). He scored his first goal of the year in a 1-1 draw vs. Cornell (Sept. 23) and tallied three assists at Fairfield (Sept. 19).
• First-year Dylan Tellado paces Harvard with three goals on the year. He ranks fifth in the league with three goals. He scored twice vs. Fairfield (Sept. 19) and netted a goal at Columbia (Sept. 30).
• Junior defender Jan Riecke has anchored Harvard's back line thus far this fall, playing in all 810 minutes on the year. Senior defender Nik White follows him with 795 minutes played on the season.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Lucian Wood has played the majority of time in net for the Crimson, posting a 1.38 GAA, 28 saves, and one shutout over eight starts.
• Against Fairfield (Sept. 19), first-year Dylan Tellado scored a pair of goals, senior Ale Gutierrez and junior Sam Bjarnason each scored once, and senior Willem Ebbinge (four) and junior Alessandro Arlotti (three) each tallied career highs in assists as Harvard defeated the Stags, 4-2.
• Senior Willem Ebbinge converted a penalty kick in the 78^th minute as Harvard earned a 1-1 draw with No. 12 Vermont (Sept. 16). Ebbinge scored his goal in his first start for the Crimson since coming back from OFC Olympic Qualifying where he helped New Zealand book its spot in the 2024 Summer Olympics.
• In the Crimson's outing against No. 23 Seton Hall (Sept. 9), senior Nik White scored a critical goal, netting an equalizer in the 90^th minute to help the Crimson earn a point against the nationally ranked Pirates with a goal with 24 seconds left.
• In its home and season opener against Rhode Island (Sept. 1), the Crimson posted a shutout in a 0-0 draw with sophomore goalkeeper Lucian Wood earning his first career clean sheet.
• Opening its 2023 season, the Crimson took on a more challenging non-conference slate. Harvard began the year against an opponent from the Atlantic-10 (Rhode Island) and back-to-back Big East teams in Marquette and No. 23 Seton Hall. The Crimson later met another pair of top-25 opponent in No. 12 Vermont and No. 18 New Hampshire.
• Senior Willem Ebbinge has posted seven points behind a goal and five assists over five games. He tied the school single-game record with four assists at Fairfield (Sept. 19). Ebbinge ranks second all-time at Harvard and fourth in Ivy League history with 29 career assists.
• Ebbinge helped New Zealand qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics as the team beat Fiji, 9-0, in the final of the Oceania Men's Olympic Qualification Tournament on Sept. 9 at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland.
• Harvard leads the all-time series with Brown, 49-31-16.
• Brown brings a 3-4-2 overall record and 1-0-1 Ivy League mark into Saturday's match. In conference play, the Bears topped Columbia (4-0) and played to a draw with Cornell (1-1).

Next Up

Harvard hosts Boston University on Oct. 10 at 7:00 p.m. (NESN/ESPN+) and Yale University on Oct. 14 at 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+) to close its three-game homestand.