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Xavier Tanyi
Katherine Harvey
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Harvard HARV (1-4-4)
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Boston University BOSTONU (1-3-8)
Harvard HARV
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Boston University BOSTONU
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Harvard HARV 0 1 1
Boston University BOSTONU 0 1 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Tanyi Scores, Men’s Soccer Earns 1-1 Draw at Boston University

BOSTON – First-year Xavier Tanyi scored his first career goal, junior goalkeeper Cullen MacNeil posted the Crimson's first goalie assist since 2021, and Harvard University men's soccer earned a 1-1 draw at Boston University on Tuesday night at Nickerson Field.
 
In a crosstown rivalry matchup, the Crimson (1-4-4) opened the game's scoring in the 49th minute before the host Terriers (1-3-8) equalized in the 84th minute.
 
Tanyi notched his first collegiate goal, while sophomore Ben Kelly and MacNeil each registered his first career assist. 

Harvard Highlights

  • First-year Xavier Tanyi scored his first goal of the season and now has three points on the year with a goal and an assist.
  • Sophomore Ben Kelly posted an assist – the first of his career.
  • Junior goalkeeper Cullen MacNeil notched an assist, marking the first assist from a Harvard goalie since Gianluca Trofa registered an assist at Merrimack on Sept. 21, 2021.
  • Among the Crimson's field players, senior Jan Riecke and first-year Alexander Castel each played the full 90 minutes. Riecke has played all 810 minutes on the year.
  • For the match, Harvard held advantages in shots on goal (4-1) and corner kicks (4-2), while BU gained a narrow edge in shots (6-5). 
Gallery: (10-8-2024) Men's Soccer at Boston University

How It Happened

  • In the 11th minute, sophomore Dylan Tellado generated an early chance for the Crimson driving a shot on goal on a counter that required the keeper to come off his line and make a save.
  • Later in the first half in the 36th minute, sophomore Andreas Savva played in a dangerous corner from the right side, forcing the Terriers to send a defensive header over the end line from inside the six-yard box.
  • First-year Xavier Tanyi broke the scoring open in the 49th minute. After junior goalkeeper Cullen MacNeil played a long ball up the field, sophomore Ben Kelly headed the ball on to Tanyi who sent a one-timed shot into the left side of the goal.
  • Boston University equalized in the 84th minute on a goal from Aidan Bone inside the box following passes in the attacking third from Andrew Soczynski and Aidan Holmes.
  • In the 85th minute, Tellado nearly put the Crimson back in front as his shot carried just wide to the right following a through ball from sophomore Erik Dalaker. 

Next Up

Harvard plays at Yale University on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+).

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