CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard University men's soccer first-year forward
Adam Poliakov has earned Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week honors for the second time this season after scoring the game-winning goal in the Crimson's win at Dartmouth on Saturday, the Ivy League conference office announced on Monday afternoon.
Poliakov tallied three points on a goal and an assist, while scoring his second game-winning goal of the year, as Harvard beat Dartmouth, 3-1, and clinched a spot in the 2025 Ivy League Tournament. He has netted a team-high five goals on the season with all five goals coming over his last five matches.
Poliakov registered both of Harvard's game-winning goals in Ivy League play in 2025. He notched his second game this season with three or more points alongside his brace against Brown (Oct. 18). In conference play, Poliakov led Harvard in points (nine) and goals (four).
For the season, Harvard took home Ivy weekly honors for the fifth time in 2025. Senior goalkeeper
Lucian Wood captured Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week accolades twice (Sept. 8, Oct. 13) on the year, Poliakov garnered Ivy Offensive Player of the Week laurels on Oct. 20, and senior goalkeeper
Cullen MacNeil captured Ivy Defensive Player of the Week plaudits on Nov. 3.
Next, No. 4 seed Harvard will face No. 1 seed Princeton in the semifinals of the Ivy League Tournament on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+) at Myslik Field at Roberts Stadium in Princeton, New Jersey.