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Watch list: Which D-1 men’s players excel at assisting?

By Craig FordeNovember 1, 2021

Northeastern sophomore Federico Tellez has an impressive 13 assists this season. (Jim Pierce/Northeastern)

You can’t win games if you don’t score goals, and for the most part, you can’t score goals without an assist or two along the way. 

Be it a one-touch through ball that frees a forward, or a beautiful cross into the box for a header, the helper is almost always overshadowed by the finisher, despite the efforts. 

Today we take note of those creators who open up their club’s offense for bigger things.

Across the region, we have a pack of playmakers who should be noted for their prolific performance when handling the ball.

Tags: Division 1 men's soccer, Harvard, Holy Cross, New Hampshire, Northeastern, Quinnipiac, UMass, Vermont

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