WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The William and Mary Tribe men's soccer team ended the regular season in dramatic fashion Saturday night, beating the Northeastern Huskies, 3-2, in overtime.  With the victory, the College earned the No. 3 seed in next week's Virginia 529 CAA Men' Soccer Championship, while Northeastern will be the No. 5 seed.  Heading in to the conference championship, the Tribe's record stands at 10-8 with a CAA mark of 7-4.

Freshman Chris Albiston scored the game winner in the 99th minute, while classmate Josh West also tallied his first collegiate goal in the victory.  Sophomore Roshan Patel also netted a score, while senior Nicolas Abrigo, sophomore Ben Coffey, and freshman Michael Teiman all had assists on the night.

Early in the first half, both teams had to adjust to the playing surface and the field.  Once both teams got familiar, the offense came at a fast and furious pace even though it wasn't leading to any scores.  Finally in the 43rd minute, the Tribe got on the board.

On a throw in deep in Northeastern territory, Teiman fired a pass in to the middle of the field, deflecting off a NU defender.  Before the ball even hit the ground, Patel cracked a shot on goal, rocketing past the Northeastern goalie from 25 yards out to the far post.  Patel's first goal of the season was a beauty and gave the Tribe a 1-0 lead headed to the halftime break.

Northeastern came out of the half determined to tie the match, wasting little time evening the match at 1-1.  In the 47 minute, NU's Mike Kennedy scored off a cross, beating the W&M keeper to the near post for the goal.  Just two minutes after half, the Tribe found themselves tied with Northeastern, 1-1.

Just under 20 minutes later, the Tribe was on the attack in the Huskies' end of the pitch.  Coffey fired a shot on goal from the right side toward the near post.  The NU goalie was unable to control the save and the rebound went right to the foot of West, who tapped the ball in from three yards out for his first collegiate goal.

Less than 30 seconds later, however, the Tribe's lead would be gone.  After getting the ball after the W&M score, Northeastern's Don Anding took a pass on the right side and shot from 15 yards out, beating the Tribe goalie to the near post, tying the match at 2-2.

Despite some nice chances late, the Tribe was unable to get a third goal in regulation and the match headed to overtime.  Overtime is nothing new to these two teams, as including Saturday's game, all eight matches between the William and Mary and Northeastern have gone in to at least one overtime period.

In overtime, the Tribe was able to control the bulk of possession and found the match winner in the 99th minute.  After a Northeastern turnover near midfield, Abrigo dribbled down the left side of the field.  Abrigo played a through ball to a darting Albiston down the middle of the field, who beat his defender.  With the NU goalie charging at him, Albiston was able to shoot the ball past him for the match winner and his first collegiate score.  Albiston's golden goal gave the Tribe a 3-2 win over the Huskies at the Warhill Sports Complex.

For the match, the Tribe out shot the Huskies, 17-13, with the College getting nine shots on goal to just two for Northeastern.  Corner kicks were 6-2 in favor of the Green and Gold.

With the victory, the William and Mary Tribe men's soccer team will be the No. 3 seed in next week's CAA Tournament.   The College will face the No. 6-seeded Georgia State Panthers on Thursday, November 10.  Kickoff in Harrisonburg, Virginia is scheduled for 5 p.m.  For complete tournament details, be sure to go to CAASports.com.