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BROOKLINE, Mass. – Don Anding scored three goals and the Northeastern men's soccer team (5-1-1) overcame an early 1-0 deficit to knock off Holy Cross (2-6-0) on Tuesday night at Parsons Field, 5-2. Donovan Fayd'Herbe de Maudave and Terence Carter also scored for the Huskies, while Andre Ciliotta had two assists.

"It was a little disconcerting when we went down 1-0 on a very good goal," said head coach Brian Ainscough. "But it was nice that Don and Donovan reacted well and really made some positive plays to get us back in the game."

Northeastern's five goals are the most for the team since Nov. 3, 2002 against Binghamton. The Huskies outshot Holy Cross 13-9 for the match and generated seven corner kick opportunities to the Crusaders' two.

The Crusaders put the pressure on NU early in the first half as Tommy Uttaro put Holy Cross up in the eighth minute. Uttaro took a feed from Andrew Rhodes, and chipped a shot over NU goalkeeper Oliver Blum (one save) for his first goal of the season.

Uttaro's tally seemed to awaken the Huskies, who fired right back with three straight tallies in less than 20 minutes. The first came from Anding in the 15th minute when he received a pass from Ciliotta and sent a low shot past Crusader goalkeeper Kevin Wright.

Fayd'Herbe de Maudave capitalized on a loose ball two minutes later when he rifled a shot from the top of the box and into the right side of the net for his second goal of the season.

Northeastern, which outshot Holy Cross 8-2 in the opening 45 minutes, continued to dictate the pace of play, and Anding gave NU a two-goal cushion in the 33rd minute with a low shot through Wright off another dish from Ciliotta.

NU kept up its momentum into the second half as Anding picked up his third of the night on a penalty kick in the 63rd minute.

Carter then made it a 5-1 contest nine minutes later with a highlight reel goal for his second tally of the season. Carter controlled the ball above the box after taking a pass from Jonathan Eckford. Carter then lifted the ball over a Holy Cross defender, made a quick move to his left and fired a shot that beat Wright five-hole.

Holy Cross would make it a three-goal game in the match's final minutes on a goal from Monty Sanders that got past Jacob Aduama, who replaced Blum in the 77th minute.

Northeastern will be back in action on Saturday as the Huskies close out nonconference play at VCU at 7 p.m.

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Game Notes: The Huskies win on Tuesday snapped a seven-game losing skid against the Crusaders dating back to 2004, and now own a 12-9-1 record in the all-time series ... Northeastern's five goals were the most in a game since Nov. 3, 2002 in a 5-0 victory against Binghamton ... The Huskies extended its home winning streak to 10 straight matches, and have not lost at Parsons Field since Nov. 6, 2010 ... Anding's six-point night moved into him a tie for eighth place on the Northeastern record list for career points (41) and into a tie for 10th on the all-time goals list (14)  ... Anding's six-point game was the first for a Husky since Alexander Volk had six points (2g, 2a) against Hofstra on Oct. 27, 2006 ... Anding also became the first Husky since Petter Sternas in 2001 to score three goals in a game ... Ciliotta had two assists for the second time in his career, and is the first Husky to have two assists in a game since Santiago Bedoya against William & Mary on Nov. 13, 2009.