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The Northeastern women's soccer team edged the George Mason Patriots, 2-1, in double overtime on Friday night in Fairfax, Va. The Huskies improved to 7-5-1 on the season and 3-1-1 in the CAA.

Neither team was able to find the back of the net in the first half though both sides recorded seven shots.

The Patriots broke the tie at the 47:35 mark of the second half. Forward Zoe Doherty took a feed from fellow forward Tiana Kallenberger who was rushing from the edge. Kallenberger fed Doherty a pass to the middle which Doherty buried from ten yards out for her fourth goal of the season.

Senior Kelly Matthews had a good scoring opportunity blocked in the 55th minute as Northeastern battled back.

The Huskies finally equalized the match in the 76th minute. Defender Sandra Magnusdottir fired a bomb from 35 yards out, up and over the reach of the George Mason goalkeeper off of a rebound. The unassisted goal was her second of the season.

The Patriots led a furious push late in the second half, firing three shots and forcing six corner kicks before regulation expired. Forward Greta Samuelsdottir had two shots in the first overtime for Northeastern but once again, neither side found the back of the net.

Northeastern grasped victory when a Hannah O'Donnell corner kick found the head of Georgina Kemp who put it past the Mason goalkeeper, giving the Huskies a late triumph. The goal was Kemp's first of the year.

Mason outshot Northeastern, 18-15, on the night and held an 11 to three advantage in corner kicks. The Huskies put seven shots on target to Mason's six.

Freshman goalkeeper Paige Burnett made six stops on the night. Samuelsdottir led Northeastern with five shots followed by Magnusdottir with four.

Northeastern returns to action on Sunday, Oct. 9 when they take on the Towson Tigers in Towson, Md. at 1 p.m. in a CAA showdown.