Hear from tonight's @FloSports player of the game Tomas Sciarra (2g, 1a) on tonight's win!#CAASports pic.twitter.com/GA00qmxt2h

— Northeastern Men's Soccer (@GoNUmsoccer) September 11, 2024

BROOKLINE, Mass. – The Northeastern University men's soccer team (1-2-2) grabbed its first win of the 2024 season, defeating Merrimack College (1-4-0) by a score of 4-1 on Tuesday evening at Parson's Field.
 
The Huskies took a 2-1 lead into halftime but ran away with it in the second half with two goals from freshman striker Tomas Sciarra in the 50^th and 59^th minutes. He finished the night with five points, adding an assist on the opening goal.

• Northeastern got on the board first on a give-and-go play between Sciarra and Kade Tepe. Tepe passed into the 18-yard box to Sciarra, who quickly passed back to Tepe charging into the box. Tepe's right-footed shot found the bottom right of the net in the 22nd minute.
• Just over 10 minutes later the Warriors responded with a goal of their own as the Huskies couldn't clear a set piece, and a header found the top right corner of the net.
• The Huskies responded just minutes later on a goal from Harry Sankey, his first of the season. He was sent into the box by Jaden Prado, tallying his first assist as a Husky. Sankey's goal would end up counting as the game-winner.
• Northeastern out-shot Merrimack 15-4 in the first half, 6-2 on target.
• The second half opened up with Thomas Sciarra earning several big scoring chances with his speed – he tallied his first goal of the game on a long pass from defender Mathias Hille, beating the defender and tucking one past the charging goalkeeper for the 3-1 lead.
• After a corner kick for the Huskies, the ball was recycled by Prado to Ethan Kang, who lofted a cross in to Sciarra who scored off a header for the 4-1 lead. It was Prado's second assist of the game and Kang's first career assist.
• In net, Colby Hegarty got his first start of the season and stopped two of the three Merrimack shots on target. He earned Northeastern's first win of the season, and holds a 1-0-0 goalkeeper record.
• Head Coach Jeremy Bonomo earned his first win as a Husky, and the 75th of his career.

 
 
The Huskies hit the road for their first road game of September taking on Drexel this Saturday, September 14 at 1 p.m. in Philadelphia. The game will stream on FloFC.