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BROOKLINE, Mass. – An early 1-0 lead courtesy of sophomore forward Frantzdy Pierrot unraveled for the Northeastern men's soccer team during the final minute of the first half as the Huskies played to a 1-1 draw against Temple on Sunday at Parsons Field.
 
Freshman Chris Flores tallied the first point of his collegiate career in the 19th minute when his cross from the left corner of the box found a charging Pierrot through the middle for the Huskies' first goal of the 2015 season.
 
Despite outshooting Temple (1-0-1), 16-10, Northeastern (0-0-1) managed to place only three shots on goal, including Pierrot's first-half goal. Harry Swartz's shot in the 27th minute and Ackim Mpofu's 58th-minute header were both stifled by the Owls' goalkeeper Alex Cagle.
 
Senior Dylan Faber earned the nod at goalkeeper during the Huskies' season opener, picking up two saves and during the entire 110 minutes of play. With less than a minute to play in the first half, Faber came out of the net to challenge Temple's Jorge Gomez Sanchez, but a sliding tackle by Andrew Lombard redirected the ball to Jordan Wix-Rauch, who scored the equalizer for the Owls.
 
NU would assemble an impressive streak of four consecutive corners early in the second half, but the Huskies were only able to produce two shots and just one on goal. Northeastern attempted eight corners in total during the afternoon, compared to Temple's two.
 
Although the Huskies were unable to send a shot on goal during either overtime period, Faber successfully blocked Dan White's attempt in 104th minute, helping preserve the 1-1 draw.
 
Northeastern will begin a tough, two-game road trip this weekend when the Huskies travel to the Golden State to battle Pac-12 members Stanford (Sept. 4) and California (Sept. 6).
 
Stats of the Game
- Sunday's game is the fourth time in program history that Northeastern has opened its season with a draw (2002, 2008, 2013, 2015).
- Four different NU players produced three or more shots: Frantzdy Pierrot (6 shots), Mike Lobben (3), Ackim Mpofu (3), and Harry Swartz (3).
- Head coach Brian Ainscough started four members of his 2015 recruiting class on opening day: forward Khori Bennett, midfielder Chris Flores, defender Andrew Lombard, and defender Martin Nygaard.
- Eight corner kicks are the most the Huskies have accumulated in a single game since Nov. 1, 2014 (10 vs. James Madison).