VS BU

After a hard fought tie against Princeton this past Saturday, the team was looking forward to a big midweek match against 8-2-1 (now 8-3-1) Boston University. We’ve had success against BU in years past, having beaten them five years in a row prior to this meeting. Needless to say, we hoped this year would become the sixth straight victory.

The morning of the game was rainy, so at first it looked to be a dreary day. However, by the time the game kicked off at 7 pm, the sky had cleared up and the temperature was perfect for a night of soccer. Brown controlled the game early, with a few clear chances coming in the first half courtesy of strong running in behind by midfielders such as Mike Leone and Jack Gorab. Will Cross bossed the frontline as per usual and almost got on the end of a cross from Josh Butler. That cross ended up at freshman Matt Chow’s feet who sent it over BU’s keeper to put Brown up 1-0 midway through the first half. The team went into halftime up 1-0 and hungry to put another away, and send the Terriers back to Boston empty handed.

As the second half began, it was clear BU was challenging for an equalizer. We were stuck in our half for a decent period of time and just couldn’t clear the lines. It seemed that a goal was coming, as a BU forward found his way in behind, but Erik Hanson came up with an enormous save to keep Brown in front. As the game began to settle somewhat, Christian Rodriguez stepped hard to a misplaced pass from a BU center back. The ball found Nate Pomeroy’s feet, who went on to score a Rooney-like curler to put Brown up 2-0. An absolute striker’s goal, and a class finish from him. From then on, the team held its position and ended up with the 2-0 result, a needed home victory and shutout. This was truly a team result, with many players contributing to the win.