ETTRICK, Va. (October 28, 2026) — Third-year Bison junior
Daniil Kaban (Kharkiv, Ukraine) scored twice to lift the Howard University men's soccer team to a 2-1 road victory at Virginia State (VSU) Wednesday night in Ettrick, Va.
With the win, HU secured its fourth victory of the season while snapping its four-match slide.
Kaban got Howard on the board first with an unassisted goal at the 27-minute mark, 1-0.
Three minutes later, VSU (1-9-2) tied the contest before intermission with a penalty kick by Iverson Garcia Montilla, 1-1.
With shots at a premium, Kaban delivered the go-head score at the 56-minute mark, 2-1.
From there, senior goalie
Ireal Wyze-Daly (Ontario, Canada) and the Bison defense held Virginia shotless to prevail.
Collectively, both programs combined for only five shots in favor of Howard, 3-2. Kaban took all three attempts in the victory.
VSU held the advantage in corner kicks, 5-4, but were unable to capitalize in the final 45 minutes of action.
Wyze-Daly notched a save in the win.
HU (4-11-3) resumes NEC play Sunday (Nov. 1), facing Le Moyne College in Syracuse, N.Y. Kickoff at 1 p.m., live on NEC Front Row.
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www.HUBison.com.
