The Northeastern men’s soccer team (1-3-1, 0-2 CAA) fell to defending CAA champions, the Hofstra University Pride (2-2, 1-0 CAA), 3-1 Sept. 7. 

The Huskies fell behind early, with the Pride taking the lead in just the third minute of the game. 

Senior defender Christoph Schurz took down an opponent inside the box, giving the Pride a penalty kick. Senior forward Laurie Goddard stepped up to take the kick and slotted the ball down the middle of the goal to give his team a 1-0 lead. 

For the next 17 minutes, tensions ran high as 13 fouls were committed between the two teams. 

In the 30th minute, Goddard dribbled the ball up the right side of the field before sending a lob pass into the box. Graduate student defender David Adegborioye ran onto the ball and fired a side-foot volley into the top left corner of the net, doubling Hofstra’s lead, 2-0. 

The Huskies finished the first half being narrowly outshot 6-5. 

As the second half began, the game remained scrappy, with 11 fouls exchanged between both teams in the opening 20 minutes. 

The Pride continued rolling in the 70th minute, extending the lead 3-0. Senior midfielder Pablo Hempelmann-Perez’s cross from the left side of the field was met with a header by graduate student midfielder Stefano Campisi. The first effort was saved by graduate student goalkeeper Tobias Jahn before senior forward Daniel Burko slid the rebound into the back of the net. 

Northeastern got one back five minutes later. Sophomore midfielder Ethan Kang drew a foul 10 yards outside of the 18-yard box and fired his shot into the top left corner of the goal, 3-1. 

At the end of the 90 minutes and with a total of 40 fouls, the Huskies were unable to complete the comeback and lost their second conference match. 

The Huskies will look to bounce back against the Monmouth University Hawks (2-2-1, 1-0-1 CAA)  Sept. 13 on the road.