Northeast men’s soccer narrowly defeats No. 17 Southeastern

NORFOLK, Neb. – The Northeast Community College men's soccer team came up just short on Saturday, falling to No. 17 Southeastern Community College in overtime, 2-1 at Veterans Memorial Field in Norfolk.

The Hawks (6-7, 6-7 ICCAC) trailed only by a goal at halftime, thanks to a stellar defensive effort. Conner Bickford (Arvada, Colo.) put the Hawks on scoreboard in the 65^th-minute off an assist from Mano Veldt (Bussum, Netherlands). However, Southeastern ultimately got the game-winning goal six minutes into overtime.

"The guys played another great game," head coach Chad Miller said. "We gave up a goal about 22 minutes into the first half, but at halftime we felt that we could get a score and even it up. Twenty minutes into the second half, we got that goal. With only a few minutes left in the game, we had a set-piece opportunity just outside of the 18-yard line. I thought this was a chance to steal the game, and we almost did. We lost the game about six minutes into overtime when Southeastern got the game-winning goal."

The Hawks enter the Region XI Tournament as the No. 3 seed and will host Dakota County Technical College at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Norfolk.

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