WASHINGTON (October 25, 2026) — Howard University men's soccer (3-11-1, 1-4-1 NEC) fell to New Haven (3-9-2, 2-1-2 NEC), 3-1, Sunday afternoon at Greene Stadium.
Howard goalkeeper
Ireal Wyze-Daly (Ontario, Canada) kept the Bison within striking distance throughout the first half, recording several saves as New Haven applied pressure.
Howard's
Daniil Kaban (Kharkiv, Ukraine) put an early shot wide in the 19
th minute while Wyze-Daly denied multiple attempts from the visitors, including efforts in the 21
st, 23
rd and 24
th minutes.
New Haven broke through at 25:36 to take a 1-0 lead, but the Bison looked to respond before halftime with
Khari Sharrieff (Southampton, Bermuda) sending a shot wide in the 37
th minute. Howard went into the break trailing by one.
The Bison found their equalizer just 1:31 into the second half. At 46:31, Kaban scored his fourth goal of the season off an assist from
Justin Mims (Norwalk, Conn.), tying the match, 1-1.
Howard continued to look for the go-ahead goal with Mims and
Onarae Rice (Greenville, S.C.) putting shots toward goal in the opening minutes of the half.
New Haven regained the lead at 65:08, making it 2-1.
Howard continued to push forward and Rice tested the opposing goalkeeper with multiple attempts while
Xavier Sharp (Aurora, Colo.) also put a shot on target; however, New Haven added another goal at 77:47 to extend its advantage, 3-1.
The Bison continued to pursue a response late in the match.
Grigorious Chatzopoulos (Panorama, Greece) put a shot on target in the 86
th minute and
Bryson Clarke (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) forced another save in the closing seconds. Howard was unable to find another goal before time expired.
Wyze-Daly finished with seven saves for Howard.
The Bison recorded 13 shots, including seven on goal, while New Haven finished with 19 shots and 10 on target. Kaban led Howard with three shots and scored the team's lone goal while Rice also recorded four shots.
Mims contributed the assist on Kaban's goal.
Following the match, Howard honored nine seniors: Rice; Wyze-Daly;
Liam Keiller (Gaithersburg, Md.);
Donovan Mose (Laurel, Md.);
Niles Dunham (Washington, D.C.);
Axel Chicas (Washington);
Calien Thomas (Ithaca, N.Y.);
Stephon Wilson (Chicago) and
Joshua Snyder (Princeton, N.J.).
Howard returns to action Wednesday, Oct. 28, traveling to face Virginia State. Match time at 7 p.m.
For more information on Howard men's soccer, visit the official Howard Athletics website
www.hubison.com.
