Andrew Wike punches a corner kick high into the air while leaping and the other players battling for position.
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Boston U. BU (4-4-6, 2-1-3)
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Winner Northeastern NU (4-8-3, 2-4-1)
Boston U. BU
(4-4-6, 2-1-3)
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Final
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Northeastern NU
(4-8-3, 2-4-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Boston U. BU 0 1 1
Northeastern NU 0 2 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Northeastern Rallies Past Men's Soccer, 2-1

BROOKLINE, Mass. – Senior Ryan Lee netted his second goal of the season two minutes into the second half, but it wasn't enough, as Northeastern rallied off a pair of set pieces to defeat the Boston University men's soccer team, 2-1, on Tuesday night at Parsons Field.

With the come-from-behind victory, the Huskies (4-8-3) improve to 2-2-3 at home, while the Terriers drop to 4-4-6 following their final non-conference game of the regular season.

Lee put BU ahead at 46:26 with a quick shot past Colby Hegarty on a through ball from senior Quinn Matulis, who earned his fourth assist of the year. Northeastern though found the equalizer at 61:50 after the Terriers were unable to clear a long throw-in and then scored the game winner at 85:53 with a quick shot off the Huskies' sixth corner.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Freshman Diego Rived had a shot blocked at 1:45, and his second attempt following the corner kick went over the crossbar.
  • The Huskies earned their first corner at 8:35 and forced junior Andrew Wike to make his first save two minutes later.
  • Matulis followed sophomore Brian Hernandez's shot attempt with a low grounder that was saved by Hegarty at 15:58.
  • Wike kept the game scoreless with his second stop with 12 seconds remaining in the first half.
  • Needing 86 seconds in the second half, sophomore Daniel Kim sent a quick centering pass to Matulis, who found a slashing Lee for the 1-0 lead.
  • Lee nearly doubled the lead in the 54th minute, but his shot attempt was a few inches too high from eight yards out and nailed the crossbar.
  • Eight minutes later, the Huskies scored the equalizer with a long throw-in that was headed further into the box before deflecting off the head of a BU defender to the feet of Harry Sankey, who rifled a shot past Wike.
  • Junior Matthew Boberg forced Hegarty's last save of the night at 83:21.
  • The Huskies had two shots blocked in the 86th minute with the last one leading to a corner and then a one-touch shot by Fraser Bown for the 2-1 lead.
  • BU was unable to mount its own rally in defeat.
GAME NOTES
  • Matulis moved into a tie for first on the team at eight points with senior Colin Innes (4g) while grabbing the team lead at four assists.
  • Lee became the third Terrier alongside Matulis and Innes to record multiple goals this season.
  • Kim became the sixth Terrier to earn an assist and 11th overall to earn at least one point.
  • Both Wike and Hegarty tallied three saves apiece, as the Huskies posted a 12-10 advantage in shots and 6-3 lead in corners.
  • Northeastern improved to 5-7-1 all-time in home contests against the Terriers.
UP NEXT
  • The Terriers will return home and resume Patriot League play on Sunday (Oct. 23) at 1 p.m. against American.
  • BU is on a four-game unbeaten streak following last year's 1-1 road draw and three wins featuring a combined score of 6-2.
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