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PHILADELPHIA – Needing three points to prolong its CAA tournament fate, the Northeastern men's soccer team could not come through as Drexel broke a scoreless tie with 45 seconds to play in the second half of Saturday's 1-0 game at Vidas Field.
 
Francisco Palma helped the Dragons claim their second victory in league play during the 90th minute, placing a centering pass from Bayley Winkel towards the upper left corner for the go-ahead score. The Huskies had one final chance to tie the game on a set piece from 20 yards out with 24 seconds to play, but Andrew Lombard's header sailed high just before the clock struck zero.
 
Northeastern (3-11-2, 2-6-0 CAA) posted an impressive 23 shots against Drexel (3-14-1, 2-6-0 CAA) on Saturday, but were unable to find the back of the net. Frantzdy Pierrot led the Huskies with six shots, two on goal, while Christian McKenna laced five shots, including three on goal. Khesanio Hall and Harry Swartz both ended the match with three shot attempts, combining for three shots on goal between the two players.
 
Jonathan Thuresson was left unchallenged for the majority of the game as the Dragons recorded just three shots on goal. Thuresson was stellar throughout the second half though as Drexel racked up eight shot attempts, but he was left with the tough task of fighting off a two-on-one counter-attack made by the Dragons during the last minute of action.
 
Northeastern had nine chances to score during the final 20 minutes of the match and controlled the end line well, winning five corners during the same time period. Daniel Arvidsson and Kevin Carvalho alternated a series of four corners from the left and right flags, respecitively, between the 76th and 78th minutes, but NU could only produce two shots and one on goal.
 
Drexel goalkeeper Jacob Jordan made six saves, while the Dragons were credited with two defensive team saves, preserving the shutout.
 
The Huskies entered Saturday's game needing a win and a James Madison loss in order to clinch the final spot in the CAA tournament. With conference results pending at the time of release, James Madison and William & Mary are left in the running for the No. 6 seed.

Northeastern will close out its 2015 schedule on Tuesday, Nov. 3, with a 7 p.m. game at Dartmouth.
 
GOAL RECAPS
-Drexel (90'): After the Drexel defenders had cleared the ball out of their defensive box and up the right side of the pitch, Bayley Winkel darted past Daniel Arvidsson near the midfield line and brought the ball down to the far right corner of the pitch. Winkel made a cut back towards the center of the field and played a centering pass to Francisco Palma, who buried the game-winner from just outside the inner box.
 
STATS OF THE GAME
-Northeastern attempted 23 shots against Drexel, the most the Huskies have accumulated in a single game since Oct. 16, 2010, when NU tallied 28 shots in a double-overtime, scoreless tie against UNCW.
-Christian McKenna set a new season high for shot attempts with five. Frantzdy Pierrot also tied his season high for shots attempts, making six on Saturday.
-The Huskies tied a season high in shots on goal with eight attempts against Drexel. NU last registered eight shots on goal in a 2-1, double-overtime loss to No. 22 Hofstra on Oct. 14.
-Northeastern won nine or more corner kicks for the second time during the 2015 season. The Huskies had 10 corners in a 3-2 loss to Delaware on Oct. 17.
-Daniel Korman made his second appearance of the season, appearing in the final seven minutes of the first half.