Men's Soccer By the Numbers

With its Saturday win over the Dartmouth Big Green, the Harvard men’s soccer team (5-7-2, 4-1-0 Ivy) is alone atop the Ivy League standings. After finishing winless in the league a year ago, the men’s soccer team has surpassed preseason expectations. The Back Page takes at a look at the numbers behind the team’s rise.

8 — Assists for senior midfielder Ross Friedman, which leads the Ivy League

2 — Number of freshmen—forwards Ashi Geberkidane and Daniel Smith—who have won Rookies of the Week

.848 — The save percentage of sophomore goal keeper Evan Mendez, who leads the Ivy League in that category. Mendez is second in the Ancient Eight with a 0.82 goals-against average

26 — Fouls in the Oct. 12 game between Harvard and Cornell. The Crimson won 2-1 over last year’s Ivy League championship by outshooting its opponent 6-0 across both overtimes

0 —Crimson players among the top 10 league scorers. Geberkidane is tied for 14th in the league with three goals

7 — Consecutive one-goal decisions for the Crimson. Harvard began the streak by losing two straight games, but has since won four of the five decisions

29.4 — Percent of the team’s 17 goals scored by freshmen