WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – William & Mary men's soccer suffered its first setback of the 2021 fall season as Northeastern scored twice on set pieces, one in each half, to down the Tribe, 2-1, at Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field.
 
Trailing 1-0 at the half, the Tribe pulled even in the 59th minute on a penalty kick. Off a corner kick, junior Alfredo Bozalongo collected the ball on the right side of the 18-yard box and centered a pass to classmate Diba Nwegbo at the penalty spot. The Tribe striker got a touch to it, but before he could get off a shot was pulled down from behind by a Huskie defender. Junior Alexander Levengood stepped to the spot and converted to tie the match at one.
 
Northeastern found the game-winner just eight minutes later off a corner kick of their own. Frederico Tellez served the ball to the backside of the area where Soren Ilsoe chested it down and hammered a shot home from just outside the six-yard box for his second goal of the contest.
 
W&M had a pair of quality scoring chances, both from Levengood, in the final 20 minutes, but could not find the equalizer. A long clearance out of the back end gave Levengood a 1v1 opportunity in the 71st minute, but Colby Hegarty came off his line to get a paw to it and knock it away.
 
In the 87th minute off a free kick, Bozalongo lofted a pass to Levengood inside the box. He tried to lift it over a rushing Hegarty, but the Northeastern goalkeeper was able to block it away for one of his seven saves.
 
W&M dominated possession and the chances in the opening 45 minutes, but Northeastern got on the board first. Off a free kick, Andres Torrealba lofted a ball into the penalty area and Ilsoe was the first player to it, flipping up header over the top of Tribe goalkeeper Will Stack and into the upper left corner of the goal from 10 yards out.
 
In total, the Tribe outshot Northeastern, 7-2, in the opening 45 minutes, including a 4-1 advantage on goal. W&M also held a 63%-37% cushion in possession in the first half.
 
W&M Starters - #1 Stack, #6 Bozlaongo, #7 Levengood, #9 Nwegbo, #11 Messer, #14 Knapp, #17 Salom, #18 Thorsheim, #19 Hosseinian, #21 Cooper, #23 Core
 
NU Starters - #00 Gostomelsky (GK), #5 Salaudeen, #7 Munch, #8 Ilsoe, #9 Ennin, #10 Marin-Thompson, #17 Da Naia, #18 Monte, #19 Tellez, #21 Klingen, #22 Sauer
 
Scoring Summary
33' | Northeastern – Soren Ilsoe (Andres Torrealba)
59' | W&M – Alexander Levengood (Pent
67' | Northeastern – Soren Ilsoe (Federico Tellez)
 
Inside the Numbers
- The Tribe outshot Northeastern, 13-11, on the afternoon, including a 7-4 advantage on goal.
- Northeastern finished with six corner kicks to the Tribe's five.
- Colby Hegarty tallied seventh saves for NU, while sophomore Will Stack had two on the other side.
- The Tribe held a 57%-43% advantage in possession.
- Levengood led W&M with a game-high four shots, including three on frame, while Nwegbo had three.
 
Notes
At halftime, W&M honored the program's 1970 team … That team was the first and only Tribe soccer squad to have an undefeated regular season record at 9-0-2 and finished as runners-up in both the Virginia State League and the Southern Conference … Junior Alexander Levengood scored his second goal of the season and has registered a point in all three games … It was his second career PK and 12th goal overall … The win was Northeastern's first in Williamsburg against the Tribe, which led the series 5-0-3 at home entering the contest.
 
Up Next
The Tribe closes out its season-opening four-match homestand when it welcomes ACC foe and No. 17-ranked Virginia Tech on Tuesday, Sept. 21. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. from Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field.
 
For the game with the Hokies, W&M will once again partner with the Go 4 the Goal Foundation to raise money for pediatric cancer research. It will be the Tribe's Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer® match. During the spring, the Tribe raised over $3,000 for the Go 4 the Goal Foundation. As part of Tuesday's match, the Tribe will be Lacing Up 4 Pediatric Cancer by wearing gold shoelaces in support.
 
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