CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard men's soccer team will look to stay in the win column this Tuesday when it travels across Boston to take on Northeastern in a non-conference clash. The Crimson (2-5-1, 1-1-0 Ivy) will travel to Parsons Field to take on the Huskies (5-3-2, 2-2-1 CAA) for the 18^th time in series history. Josh Shapiro and the Crimson are coming off a win over Columbia this past weekend and will look to add a result over the surging Huskies, who have won three of their last four contests.
 

What to Know

Series History Against Northeastern

• Harvard leads the all-time series with Northeastern, 8-6-3, across 17 meetings dating back to 1928.
• The Crimson owns an 8-4-2 record at home in the series and an 0-2-1 mark in road contests.
• Each of the last two meetings has ended in a scoreless draw. Harvard and Northeastern played to a 0-0 result at Parsons Field in 2024 before recording another 0-0 draw at Jordan Field last season. In that 2025 meeting, Harvard held a 14-4 advantage in shots and a 6-2 edge in corner kicks.
• Harvard is 0-3-3 over the last six meetings. The Crimson's most recent victory in the series came on Sept. 23, 2014, when it earned a 3-2 win on its home pitch.
• Harvard holds a 30-21 advantage in total goals scored across the all-time series.

Scouting Northeastern

• Northeastern enters Tuesday with a 5-3-2 overall record and a 2-2-1 mark in CAA play.
• The Huskies are unbeaten at Parsons Field this season, posting a 4-0-1 home record with victories over Boston University, Central Connecticut State, Monmouth and Drexel.
• Northeastern has scored 20 goals while allowing 16 through 10 matches. The Huskies have generated 122 shots, including 58 on goal, while their opponents have recorded 130 shots and 64 shots on goal.
• Nine different Huskies have scored this season, while 12 players have registered at least one point. Tate Duax leads Northeastern with 14 points on four goals and a team-high six assists. Kortay Koç has scored a team-best five goals and ranks second on the team with 13 points.
• Goalkeeper Brady Elmblad has started all 10 matches, recording 48 saves, a .750 save percentage, a 1.60 goals-against average and two shutouts.
• Northeastern defeated Drexel, 2-1, on Saturday (10/3) behind goals from Julian Blalock and Ethan Leary. The Huskies placed four of their five shots on goal and Elmblad made two saves.
• The Huskies have scored in nine of their 10 matches and have produced multiple goals six times.

Stats and Stuff

• Harvard has scored 11 goals and registered nine assists through eight matches.
• Eight Crimson players have found the back of the net, while 10 players have recorded at least one point.
• Dylan Tellado leads Harvard with three goals and seven points. Two of his three goals have stood as game-winners.
• Gil de Souza ranks second on the team with two goals, while Ben Kelly has contributed one goal and two assists.
• Alejandro Palacio leads the Crimson with three assists.
• Adam Poliakov has generated team highs in shots and shots on goal, placing 10 of his 20 attempts on target.
• Goalkeeper Jason Broome has made 34 saves through eight starts. He owns a .667 save percentage and a 2.13 goals-against average.
• Harvard has recorded 85 shots, 35 shots on goal and 33 corner kicks this season.

Touchline Trends

• The Crimson has scored in seven of its eight matches, including each of its last three contests.
• Six of Harvard's 11 goals have come during the second half.
• Four Crimson goals have been scored by players who entered the match as substitutes, including Tellado's game-winner against Columbia.
• Fourteen players have appeared in all eight matches this season.
• Tim Langenbahn and Broome have played all 720 minutes.
• Langenbahn, Broome, Alexander Castel, Phoenix Wooten and Andreas Savva have started every match.
• Harvard has allowed one goal or fewer in three of its four home matches, including Saturday's shutout of Columbia.

Last Time Out

• Harvard earned its first Ivy League victory of the season with a 1-0 win over Columbia on Saturday afternoon at Jordan Field.
• Tellado scored the game's only goal in the 38th minute, finding the back of the net just over nine minutes after entering the match as a substitute.
• The goal was Tellado's third of the season and his second game-winner. He also scored the deciding goal in Harvard's season-opening victory over Massachusetts.
• Harvard placed four of its eight shots on goal. Xavier Tanyi created one of the Crimson's best early opportunities when his attempt struck the right post in the 24th minute.
• The Crimson backline held Columbia scoreless despite the Lions generating six second-half shots.
• Broome made three saves to record the first shutout of his collegiate career.
• Harvard's victory was its first over Columbia since a 1-0 home win in 2024.

Tellado Takes the Lead

• Tellado has scored a team-high three goals while adding one assist for seven points.
• The senior captain has accounted for the game-winning goals in both of Harvard's victories this season.
• Tellado has scored against Massachusetts, UConn and Columbia, with all three goals coming at Jordan Field.
• His goal against Columbia marked his second tally of the season as a substitute.
• Tellado has placed five of his 14 shots on goal and has played in all eight matches.

Broome's Backstop

• Broome has started and played all 720 minutes in goal for the Crimson.
• The sophomore has made 34 saves, averaging 4.25 stops per match.
• Broome recorded a season-high eight saves at Boston University, including six during the second half.
• He made three saves against Columbia to earn his first collegiate shutout.
• Broome earned his first collegiate victory in his debut against Massachusetts before collecting his second win against the Lions.

Consistency Is Key

• Harvard is competing under the guidance of The Virginia B. and James O. Welch Jr. '52 Head Coach for Harvard Men's Soccer Josh Shapiro, who is in his seventh year at Harvard and sixth season of competition.
• Shapiro is joined by assistant coaches Jordie Ciuffetelli and Bryan Harkin, goalkeeper coach Morgan Sawyer and operations coordinator Jed Sass.
• The Crimson owns a 34-32-24 record under the current coaching staff.
• Shapiro has guided Harvard to five consecutive top-half finishes in the Ivy League standings.
• Harvard has qualified for two of the first three Ivy League Tournaments, earning appearances in 2023 and 2025.

Up Next

Harvard resumes Ivy League play on Saturday, Oct. 10, when it travels to Providence to face Brown. Kickoff at Stevenson-Pincince Field is set for 7 p.m., with the conference matchup streaming live on ESPN+.