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BROOKLINE, Mass. – Facing a skillful Hofstra side, the Northeastern men's soccer team was unable to claw its way back from behind as the Huskies experienced a 3-0 defeat by the Pride on Wednesday night at Parsons Field.
 
Senior forward Khesanio Hall led the Huskies with five shots, eyeing the game's equalizer when his header was saved during the 17th minute. Christian McKenna had a roaring look at his second goal of the season just 30 seconds into the first half, but was denied when his shot sailed above the crossbar.
 
Luke Brown scored a pair of goals for Hofstra (5-3-1, 3-0-0 CAA), which won its third consecutive league match, all by way of a clean sheet. Meshack Eshun Addy netted the game's opening goal during the 11th minute.
 
Northeastern (2-7-0, 1-2-0 CAA) managed to produce nine shots, but were bettered in the category by the Pride's 15. NU raised its second-half intensity and attempted seven shots during the final 45 minutes, despite being unable to direct one on goal. Ackim Mpofu, Khori Bennett, and Jonas Taenzer balanced Hall's five attempts and McKenna's laser during the evening.
 
GOAL RECAPS
 
• Hofstra (11th minute): Making a run along the left side, Hofstra's Andreas Iosifides sought out Meshack Eshun Addy at the top of the 18-yard box and crossed the ball towards his direction. With Jonathan Thuresson charging out of the net to meet the cross, Eshun Addy headed the ball over Thuresson and tapped in the Pride's first goal of the match near the goal line.
• Hofstra (48th minute): Working a counter attack up the midfield, Adam Savill and Joseph Holland traded passes before Savill sent a line-drive kick into the box. Luke Brown headed Savill's cross to the bottom left corner of the net, distancing Hofstra by two goals.
• Hofstra (57th minute): Holland laced a shot on goal from roughly 25 yards away on the right side. Brown, charging towards the six-yard box, deflected Holland's strike through for his second goal of the match. Holland also registered his second assist of the night on the play.  
 
NOTEWORTHY
 
• Six Northeastern starters played 90 minutes on Wednesday night: Lewis Aird, Marc Greenblatt, Khesanio Hall, Ackim Mpofu, Martin Nygaard, and Jonathan Thuresson.
• Nygaard returned to the Huskies' starting XI, making his first appearance since Sept. 13 against Boston University.
• Hall tied his season high with five shot attempts, heading Northeastern's lone shot on goal of the match.
 
UP NEXT
 
Northeastern will play its third straight CAA match by visiting William & Mary on Saturday, Oct. 1. Kickoff between the Huskies and the Tribe is set for 7 p.m.