CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard men's soccer will face off against Columbia on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Jordan Field in its second Ivy League match of 2026. First kick is set for 4 p.m., with the match streaming live on ESPN+. 
 

The Crimson (1-5-1, 0-1 Ivy) resumes its conference slate following  a 4-1 loss at RV Cornell last Saturday. 
 

What to Know 

Series History Against Columbia 

• Harvard leads the all-time series with Columbia 41-27-6 across 74 meetings dating back to 1905. 

• When playing in Cambridge, the Crimson own a 23-13-4 advantage over the Lions. Columbia has not won a game in Cambridge since 2018 when it won 2-1.  

• The Lions took the victory in the most recent meeting, winning 3-1 over Harvard in New York on Oct. 25, 2025.  

• Prior the 2025 match, the Crimson was unbeaten for four straight years, going 3-0-1 against Columbia dating back to 2021.  

Scouting Columbia 

• Columbia owns a 3-1-2 overall record and will play its first Ivy League match of the season against Harvard. The Lions are coming off of a 0-0 draw with Lehigh on Sept. 22.  

• Columbia has scored nine goals this year while allowing seven, averaging 1.50 goals per game and 1.17 goals against per contest. 

• The Lions have produced 90 shots, with 36 being on goal, through their six matches. Its opponents have logged 47 shots and 21 attempts on target. 

• Jack McDaid leads Columbia with four goals, two assists, and 10 total points. McDaid ranks third on the team with 12 shots, while Luke Zielinski and Henning Myrvang lead the way with 15 and 13 shots, respectively.  

• The Lions have had four goal scorers this season and four different players contributing at least three points.  

• Goalkeeper Aris Taki has registered 360 minutes without giving up a goal and been in net for all three of Columbia's wins. Taki owns 11 saves and has logged four shutouts.  

• All of the Lions' wins have come on the road, defeating Fordham 1-0, Manhattan 2-0, and Temple 1-0.  

• Columbia's one loss came against Army, 4-2, and the Lions have tied with Fairfield, 3-3, and Lehigh, 0-0. 

Ivy League Play 

• Saturday marks the second of seven Ivy League regular-season matches for the Crimson. 

• Harvard will play Brown, Princeton and Penn on the road while hosting 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 for fourth in the league. 

Stats and Stuff 

• Harvard has scored 10 goals through seven matches, averaging 1.43 goals per contest. 

• The Crimson has recorded nine assists, 77 shots, 31 shots on goal, and 32 corner kicks. 

• Eight 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 18 shots and eight shots on goal. 

• Jason Broome has played all 630 minutes in goal, recording 31 saves. 

• Tim Langenbahn is the only Crimson field player to play all 630 minutes this season on the backline. 

Touchline Trends 

• Harvard has scored in six of its seven 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, Andreas Savva, and Phoenix Wooten. 

• Six players have recorded an assist: Palacio, Kelly, Tellado, Alexander Castel, Savva, and Wooten. 

• Harvard has scored six of its 10 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-two players have appeared for the Crimson, including 14 who have featured in all seven matches. 

• Langenbahn, Broome, Kelly, Palacio, Poliakov, Wooten and Castel have started every match. 

Last Time Out 

• Harvard fell to Cornell, 4-1, on Saturday night at Berman Field. 

• The Big Red scored in the 50th and 56th minutes to take a 2-0 advantage through the first hour of play.  

• Savva put Harvard on the board in the 64th minute to score his first goal of the season. 

• Harvard finished with six shots, one shot on goal and three corner kicks. 

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 five of Harvard's seven matches. 

• Broome leads the Crimson with 31 saves and a 4.43 saves-per-game average. 

• He has started and played all 630 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 heads back out on the road to face Northeastern in the Sept. 29 match that was rescheduled to Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 6 p.m. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m., and the match will be streamed on FloSports.