Results vary across Ancient Eight in opening weekend of soccer season

This weekend, the 57th season of Ivy League men’s soccer commenced.

Brown
The Bears (1-1-0) began their season by participating in the Second Annual Ocean State Soccer Classic. On Sept. 2, they were defeated by Providence College in the semifinals of the competition. Sophomore Greg Davis scored the only goal of the game in the 69th minute, securing his team’s 1-0 victory. As a consequence of their loss, the Bears faced Bryant University in a consolation match on Sept. 5 and beat the Bulldogs 3-0.

Cornell
The Big Red (0-1-1) opened its season on Sept. 2 with a 3-1 loss against Niagara University at Berman Field. Patrick Slogic scored Cornell’s only goal, the first of his career. Yesterday, the Big Red achieved a 1-1 draw with Lafayette College, with sophomore forward Daniel Haber getting on the scoresheet.

Dartmouth
Unlike Cornell and Brown, the Big Green (0-1-1) stayed even with its opening day opponent with a double-overtime draw against Holy Cross on Sept. 2. Dartmouth’s goalkeeper, Noah Cohen, protected the goal with four saves. On Sept. 4, Dartmouth lost to Boston College 2-0 in its first home game. Amit Aburmad scored the opener for the Eagles in the 22nd minute. In the 63rd minute, Stefan Carter secured the win.

Harvard
On Sept. 4, the Crimson (1-0-0) played its opener against Northeastern and shut out the Huskies in a 1-0 home victory. Junior Brian Rogers scored the winning goal for the Crimson in the 82nd minute of play, off an assist by Tim Linden. The Crimson will play again on Sept. 9 when it faces St. John’s.

Princeton
The Tigers (0-1-1) opened their season by participating in the Nike/Aaron Olitsky Memorial Classic this past weekend. In its first game, Princeton faced the College of Charleston on Sept. 2. The game ended in a 0-0 draw between the teams. Max Gallin, the Princeton goalkeeper, was on hand to save two of the Cougars’ goal-scoring opportunities. On Sept. 4, the Tigers fell to Furman in the same event. Amadu Ndiaye scored a goal during the second half to give Furman the win. The Tigers will play for their first victory in their home opener against Fairleigh Dickinson on Sept. 9.

Penn
The Quakers (2-0-0) had a successful opening weekend with two wins. In its first game of the season, Penn defeated La Salle 2-0 thanks to a pair of goals by Christian Barreiro. The Quakers gained their second victory against the Saint Joseph’s Hawks. The Quakers beat the Hawks 5-1 with freshman Duke Lacroix scoring twice. He received Ivy League Rookie of the Week honors for his performance over the weekend.

Yale
The Bulldogs (1-1-0) split their first two matches of the season. In its season opener on Sept. 2, Yale defeated Central Connecticut 2-0 at home. The Bulldogs’ second match was less successful than their first, where they fell to Lehigh in a 1-0 loss.