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STANFORD, Calif. – Unfazed by Stanford's No. 1 ranking and its two consecutive national championships, the Northeastern men's soccer team put forth a valiant effort against the Cardinal on Sunday night at Cagan Stadium, holding the top team in the land to a single goal while receiving a 1-0 defeat.
 
Northeastern (0-3-0) went goalless on 10 shots against Stanford (3-0-0), which recorded its eighth straight shutout, dating back to its 2016 regular-season finale against California. The Cardinal have now played 818 consecutive minutes without conceding.
 
Rookie forward Alec Supinski made his debut in the Huskies' starting XI, providing Khori Bennett with rest following Friday's match in the heat against California. Supinski totaled two shots atop Northeastern's form, the same as Charlton Muhlauri and Harry Swartz. Dan Munch led the NU corps of attackers with three shots.
 
Although Swartz's 78th-minute strike went down as the Huskies' only attempt on goal, NU defensively limited Stanford to only three tries on net, including Foster Langsdorf's 11th-minute goal. The Cardinal finished the match on the high side of the 16-10 shot margin, splitting their share evenly, eight and eight, across the two halves.
 
Jonathan Thuresson started his third straight match between the posts for the Huskies, registering two saves. He completed Northeastern's west coast road trip having conceded no more than once to both California and Stanford.
 
Edward Okey picked up his second yellow card during as many matches, receiving one from the head referee during the 42nd minute. Dom Galletti was cautioned as well during the 61st minute.
 
GOAL RECAP
 
• Stanford (11th minute): With his back to the net, Adama Kaba was dispossessed along the edge Huskies' attacking third, triggering Stanford's Tanner Beason to send a long forwarding pass ahead to Amir Bashti up the left sideline. Bashti then sent a centering pass to Foster Langsdorf, who set his feet before directing a right-footed shot to the top right corner.
 
BEST NU CHANCES
 
• 40th minute: Edward Okey disrupted Stanford's odd-man rush near the top of the 18-yard box, directing the ball ahead to Evensky Berleus. Establishing a quick pace, Berleus fed a forward pass to Dom Galletti, who began to flip the field during the attack, finding Griffin Sabatini open in the midfield. Sabatini directed a left-to-right pass to Cameron Okoro, who made a cross into the box. Supinski was there to receive the cross, although he headed it wide.
 
• 78th minute: Harry Swartz made a run up the left side of the pitch before cutting back towards the top of the Huskies' 18-yard box. With his right foot, Swartz sent a curling shot towards the middle of the crossbar, where Stanford's Nico Corti leaped to make an extraordinary save.
 
• 90th minute: Sensing the equalizer, Charlton Muhlauri had his shot from the right corner of Northeastern's 18-yard box blocked over the end line, awarding NU its fourth and final corner with less than 20 seconds remaining in regulation. Dan Munch took the corner quickly, landing it in front of Jonathan Thuresson, who had sprinted up the pitch to become an extra attacker. Okoro managed to make the final touch on the ball, sending a desperation shot wide left as the final horn sounded. 
 
MATCH NOTES
 
• Sunday was Northeastern's second all-time meeting against Stanford and second during which the Huskies limited a ranked Cardinal side to only one regulation goal. NU previously played to a 1-0 loss against No. 16 Stanford at Cagan Stadium on Sept. 4, 2015.
 
• The Huskies are the first non-ranked opponent to tally 10 or more regulation shots against Stanford since California did so on Oct. 2, 2016.
 
UP NEXT
 
With its three-match, season-opening road trip now complete, Northeastern will return to Boston to make its 2017 Parsons Field debut on Saturday, Sept. 9, at 5 p.m., when the Huskies will host No. 14 UMass Lowell. Students and fans are encouraged to visit GoNU.com/fallpromos to learn more about the festivities surrounding the Huskies' 2017 home opener.