Men's Soccer Drops Close Match to Northeastern, 2-1

Saturday, October 3

Boston, Mass.

6 p.m.

Drexel University

5-5-1, 2-3-0

Northeastern

5-3-2, 2-2-1

Team	1	2	Final F
Drexel	0	1	1
Northeastern	1	1	2

Men's Soccer Drops Close Match to Northeastern, 2-1

10/3/2026 9:01:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

BOSTON – The Drexel men's soccer team fell to the Northeastern Huskies, 2-1, Saturday evening in Boston.

The first half was a defensive battle, with neither team generating many opportunities. An early Northeastern shot gave Raphael Bartell his first save of the game in the third minute. A Huskie corner led to another save for Bartell at the 11:06 mark. The Dragons responded with a shot from Daniel Celso in the 20^th minute that went over the top of the net. The teams continued to go back and forth until a Northeastern goal in the 40^th minute gave the Huskies a 1-0 lead. Drexel responded with shots coming from Gianluca Grubic and Daniel Frye but ultimately were unable to find the back of the net.

In the 53^rd minute when Victor Moerck found Sharif Mohammed to tie things up. The goal was Mohammed's first goal as a Dragon. Northeastern retook the lead off corner kick led to a goal at 63:26. Moerck responded with a shot in the 67^th minute that was saved. The teams battled in the middle of the field until a foul outside the box led to a shot from Leon Park at 73:09 that went high. The Dragons kept up the pressure, with a 79^th-minute corner but ultimately were unable to tie things up, falling 2-1.

The Dragons will return to the pitch on Saturday, October 10, to face Hofstra. The match is set to start at 1 p.m.