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BROOKLINE, Mass. - Two goals scored by Ackim Mpofu and Frantzdy Pierrot highlighted a wild final five minutes of regulation Saturday night at Parsons Field as the Northeastern men's soccer team celebrated its first CAA victory of the season with a 2-1 win against William & Mary.
 
Kevin Carvalho fed a give-and-go pass to Mpofu at the top of the box in the 86th minute, breaking a scoreless tie with his first goal of the 2015 season. Two minutes later, Harry Swartz helped Pierrot extend his goal streak to three consecutive games, burying a shot through the net in the 88th minute.
 
With the victory, the Huskies gained a meaningful three points in the CAA standings, moving into a four-way tie for sixth place in the CAA standings. Northeastern (1-7-2, 1-3-0 CAA) is also level with William & Mary (4-5-2, 1-3-0 CAA) in the league table.
 
Although the Huskies trailed the Tribe in shots, 13-11, by game's end, NU rattled off five shots during the last 16 minutes of action in the second half. Northeastern was held without a shot on goal until the 82nd minute, when Swartz fired a shot from the left side that was saved.
 
Jonathan Thuresson bettered his 4.00 saves-per-game average on Saturday, making three during the first half and three during the second half. Thuresson saved successive shots by William Eskay and Jackson Eskay in the 24th and 26th minutes, respectively, and made two more quick saves during the 64th and 65th minutes. The NU goalkeeper came eight seconds away from achieving his second shutout of the season.
 
Swartz led Northeastern with four shots, while Pierrot attempted three during the game. Khesanio Hall (two shots), Alex Ainscough (one), and Mpofu (one) rounded out the score sheet for the Huskies.
 
GOAL RECAPS
- After Khesanio Hall was shown a yellow card in the NU backfield, Northeastern regained possession and began working the ball up the field. Mpofu made a quick pass to Carvalho near the top of the box and received an on-point touch right back from the freshman. He proceeded to curl the ball left and away from William & Mary goalkeeper Sam Onyeador (one save, two goals allowed).
- Following the restart of play, two fouls committed by the Tribe helped NU move the ball quickly into William & Mary territory. Harry Swartz brought a ball up the left side and directed a touch towards Pierrot inside the box. With his back to the goal, Pierrot faked left and went right, chipping a ball over the keeper to lift Northeastern to a 2-0 lead with just more than two minutes to play in the game.
- William & Mary weaved passes in and out of the box during the final 90 seconds of regulation, winning a corner with one minute remaining. The Tribe narrowly avoided the shutout courtesy of Marcel Berry's shot from the center of the box. William Eskay and Riley Spain were both credited with assists.
 
STATS OF THE GAME
- Ackim Mpofu's goal in the 86th minute was the sophomore's fifth career goal and first since the 2014 CAA quarterfinals (Nov. 8, 2014). Mpofu has appeared in seven games this season and has made six starts.
- Kevin Carvalho earned his first collegiate point on Saturday, assisting on Mpofu's goal.
- Frantzdy Pierrot now leads Northeastern in points with nine (four goals, one assist).
- Three of Northeastern's seven goals during 2015 have been scored during the final five minutes of regulation.
- Jonathan Thuresson matched his career high of six saves on Saturday night. He has previously made six saves on Sept. 23, 2014, against Harvard and Sept. 19, 2015, against Providence.
- Northeastern's 2-1 win against William & Mary is the Huskies' second all-time victory against the Tribe (2-6-4) and first since the 2009 CAA semifinals (Nov. 13).
 
UP NEXT FOR NORTHEASTERN
 -The Huskies will travel to No. 14 Hofstra on Wednesday, Oct. 14, for a 7 p.m. conference game. Northeastern is 13-6-1 all-time against the Pride, but has lost three, one-goal decisions to NSCAA ranked opponents this year: No. 16 Stanford (L, 0-1), No. 22 UNCW (L, 0-1), and No. 13 Elon (L, 1-2).