CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard men's soccer opens Ivy League play on Saturday afternoon, traveling to Ithaca, New York, to meet Cornell at Berman Field. Kickoff is set for 4:00 p.m., with the match streaming live on ESPN+.

The Crimson (1-4-1, 0-0-0 Ivy) will begin its seven-match conference slate against a Cornell side that enters the weekend with a 4-2-0 record and votes in the latest United Soccer Coaches national poll. Josh Shapiro and his Crimson will look to open the conference season on a high note when they

What to Know

Series History Against Cornell

• Harvard leads the all-time series with Cornell, 35-23-15, across 73 meetings dating back to 1948.
• The Crimson owns a 22-7-7 record against the Big Red in Cambridge and a 12-16-8 mark in Ithaca.
• The teams played to a scoreless draw at Jordan Field last season.
• Cornell is unbeaten in the last eight meetings, posting a 6-0-2 record during that stretch.
• Harvard's most recent victory in the series was a 4-0 home win on Oct. 8, 2016.
• The Crimson's last win at Berman Field came on Oct. 10, 2015, when Harvard earned a 2-0 result.
• Saturday will mark the first time Harvard and Cornell have met in an Ivy League opener since the Crimson hosted the Big Red in 2023. That contest ended in a 1-1 draw.

Scouting Cornell

• Cornell enters Ivy League play with a 4-2-0 record after winning back-to-back matches against Western Michigan and Binghamton.
• The Big Red has scored 12 goals while allowing seven, averaging 2.00 goals per game and 1.17 goals against per contest.
• Cornell has produced 93 shots and 38 shots on goal through six matches. Its opponents have totaled 48 shots and 17 attempts on target.
• Connor Miller leads Cornell with three goals, two assists and eight points. He also leads the team with 14 shots and ranks second with seven shots on goal.
• Seven different Cornell players have scored this season, with six players accounting for at least four points.
• Goalkeeper Filip Versterre has played all 540 minutes. He owns a 1.17 goals-against average with 10 saves and two shutouts.
• Cornell is 2-0 at Berman Field, defeating No. 21 UC Santa Barbara, 2-1, and Binghamton, 3-1.
• The Big Red's two defeats came on the road against nationally ranked Akron, 3-2, and Pittsburgh, 2-0.

Ivy League Kickoff

• Saturday marks the first of seven Ivy League regular-season matches for the Crimson.
• Harvard will play Cornell, Brown, Princeton and Penn on the road while hosting Columbia, Yale and Dartmouth.
• The Crimson has finished among the top four in the Ivy League standings in each of the last four seasons.
• Harvard qualified for the Ivy League Tournament in each of its first two editions and again in the 2025 season.
• The Crimson posted a 2-3-2 conference record last season, which was good fro fourth in the league.

Stats and Stuff

• Harvard has scored nine goals through six matches, averaging 1.50 goals per contest.
• The Crimson has recorded eight assists, 71 shots, 30 shots on goal and 29 corner kicks.
• Seven players have scored for Harvard, while 10 different players have registered at least one point.
• Dylan Tellado leads the Crimson with five points on two goals and one assist.
• Gil de Souza shares the team lead with two goals and ranks second with four points.
• Ben Kelly has contributed one goal and two assists, while Alejandro Palacio leads Harvard with three assists.
• Adam Poliakov paces the team with 17 shots and eight shots on goal.
• Broome has played all 540 minutes in goal, recording 27 saves.
• Tim Langenbahn is the only Crimson field player to play all 540 minutes this season on the backline.

Touchline Trends

• Harvard has scored in five of its six matches, with the only exception coming in a 2-0 defeat at New Hampshire.
• The Crimson has received goals from Tellado, de Souza, Kelly, Langenbahn, Shane Lonergan, Poliakov and Phoenix Wooten.
• Five players have recorded an assist: Palacio, Kelly, Tellado, Alexander Castel and Andreas Savva.
• Harvard has scored five of its nine goals after halftime.
• The Crimson has generated at least 12 shots in four of its six contests.
• Harvard's 14 shots and eight corner kicks against UConn are its second-highest totals of the season in both categories.
• Twenty players have appeared for the Crimson, including 13 who have featured in all six matches.
• Langenbahn, Broome, Kelly, Palacio, Poliakov, Wooten and Castel have started every match.

Last Time Out

• Harvard fell to Boston University, 2-1, on Tuesday night at Nickerson Field.
• The Terriers scored in the 11th and 44th minutes to take a 2-0 advantage into halftime.
• The Crimson generated several second-half opportunities, including a shot from Xavier Tanyi that struck the crossbar in the 81st minute.
• De Souza put Harvard on the board with one second remaining to score his second goal of the season.
• Harvard finished with 12 shots, three shots on goal and three corner kicks.
• Broome made a career-high eight saves, including six during the second half.
• His eight-save effort was the highest single-match total since Lucian Wood made nine stops against Princeton in 2024. The last Harvard goalkeeper to record exactly eight saves was Matt Freese in 2018.

De Souza Delivers

• De Souza's goal at Boston University was his second of the season and the second of his collegiate career.
• The sophomore also scored at Notre Dame, giving him both of Harvard's goals across its first three road matches.
• De Souza is tied with Tellado for the team lead in goals and ranks second on the team with four points.
• He has placed five of his 11 shots on goal for a .455 shot-on-goal percentage.
• De Souza has appeared in all six matches and has started each of the last two contests.

Broome's Backstop

• Broome's eight saves against Boston University established a new career high, surpassing the six stops he made at Notre Dame earlier this season.
• The sophomore has made at least four saves in four of Harvard's six matches.
• Broome leads the Crimson with 27 saves and a 4.50 saves-per-game average.
• He has started and played all 540 minutes this season after making his collegiate debut in the opener against Massachusetts.
• Broome earned his first career victory against the Minutemen, making four saves in Harvard's 4-1 win.

Up Next
Harvard will remain on the road for a matchup with Northeastern on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. at Parsons Field, with the contest streaming on FloSports.