A chippy, wind-whipped affair Saturday afternoon saw Northeastern men’s soccer close out their 2025 regular season in a disappointing 3-0 loss to the Stony Brook Seawolves. The Huskies had not lost a game in nearly a month before their defeat to the Seawolves, who clinched the No. 2 seed in the CAA North.
The Huskies opened the game strong, controlling possession in the early minutes as both teams played for high stakes. Stony Brook’s sophomore midfielder Scemar Webb made a notable run up the field attempting to score, but struggled to connect. That would be a trend, as the Seawolves found immense difficulty trying to create scoring chances in the first half.
Northeastern kept the game physical, as per usual, with sophomore forward Bryce Flowers shoving a Seahawk to the ground with 36 minutes left and junior midfielder Neil Devnani catching a foul shortly thereafter.
Players from both ends were sliding into tackles as the windy day blew balls off course, and the Huskies even caught themselves tripping over their feet as the defensive first half continued. They found themselves slipping up once again when, with 26 minutes left in the first half, Devnani ran up the field and passed the ball forward, clearly expecting senior defender Jaden Prado to be there. Prado, however, was not and the ball went out past the Seawolves’ goal line.
Tensions rose when Stony Brook received a set piece after Northeastern sophomore Ethan Leary slid and tackled a player. Officials reviewed the potential penalty but it remained a standard foul.
By halftime, Northeastern had been whistled for 12 fouls compared to Stony Brook’s 3, with each team receiving one yellow card.
Northeastern brought out the big guns in the second period, subbing in Bryce Flowers, Julius Ruger, Kade Tepe and Neil Devnani in hopes of jumpstarting the game. However, this switch up would ultimately prove to be fruitless for the Huskies.
Stony Brook got a shot off early in the second period which was saved by Jahn, but the seasoned goalie could only do so much as the Seawolves quickly found their rhythm. The cookie began to crumble for the Huskies when Stony Brook was awarded a corner by senior forward Caleb Danquah that went across to graduate student defender Jamie Orson. Orson fired it to the back of the net, giving the Seawolves the first goal of the game.
Things unravelled further for the Huskies when, with nearly 26 minutes left, a Stony Brook player running for the ball collided directly with Leary. Officials checked the VAR and issued a red card on the sophomore, his second of the season.
Eighty minutes into the game, the ball was sent up the field to Seawolves’ junior midfielder Alex Fleury, who broke away to go one-on-one with Jahn before firing the ball past the goaltender into the bottom right corner of the net. This goal put Stony Brook up 2-0 and officially killed the Huskies’ momentum, who once again came out strong and physical but failed to follow through with their scoring opportunities.
It seems as if the Huskies brought their A-game in the first half, and whether it was a lack of stamina or a frustration with the deficit, they simply fell apart in the second half.
With a little under four minutes left in the game, the Seawolves secured a beauty of a goal to make the score 3-0 as freshman forward Brayden Walker slid to beat Jahn to the ball and pass it to freshman midfielder Krisfoffer Aarflot, who easily slotted it in.
In their final game, the Huskies showed early energy but couldn’t sustain it. An egregious number of first-half fouls stunted their rhythm and prevented them from connecting in the way Stony Brook was able to. While both sides grew physical as the match progressed, Stony Brook paired their aggression with composure and execution.
Northeastern’s defense held strong for a time, but a struggle to finish in the attacking third was what did them in.
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Siera Qosaj is a second-year student at Northeastern University. She primarily covers Husky sports. You can find her on Twitter here.