By Elizabeth Thomas, News Staff

Thanks to men’s soccer sophomore defender Simon Cox’s tying goal, with less than three seconds left in last weekend’s game at the College of William & Mary, the Huskies were able to keep afloat to a 1-1 draw in their Colonial Athletic Association opening game.

“We were a bit slow and didn’t play like how we wanted but in the second half,” Cox said. “We came out and gave it a good go and got more shots and to be honest to get the goal in was just lucky … A long ball in a box isn’t really how we want to play with three seconds to go, but nonetheless it worked.”

With this being the starter’s first year on the team after transferring from North Carolina State, Cox has been making a direct impact. The London native admits that he feels much more comfortable in a big city.

“Its nice to be back in the city after North Carolina, where everything is so far away,” he said. “I haven’t seen much of the city due to the season, hopefully after the season I’ll be able to look around more.”

Cox admitted that head coach Brian Ainscough was also a big factor in his decision to attend Northeastern. “Since he’s Irish and I am English I understand his ways of coaching and it’s one of the main reasons I came,” he said.

Cox has been kicking a soccer ball around for as long as he can remember.

“I started when I was 6 and my neighbor took me to my first training session,” he said. “I started to get better, signing with my first club at 11 and then looked to America for education and the chance to play somewhere else.”

Despite growing up with soccer, Cox’s younger brother, Michael, isn’t that big of a fan.

“I have a little brother who’s 18 and he’s more of the brains of the family. He’s into law and economics in England and will be going to university over there.”

The Huskies have now won their last 10 consecutive games at Parsons Field, going a perfect 7-0 last season and 3-0 so far in 2012.

“You always feel confident at home and want to put the other team under the pressure and get the win,” he said. “When teams come here they feel a lot of pressure from us because there is a winning mentality, especially here at home.”