Men’s soccer (2-3-3) was unable to take the LeWang Trophy from the Milwaukee Panthers (3-4-1) Tuesday with a final score of 2-2 after overtime.

The Huskies showed determination by tying up the game after being two goals down.

“It shows that we don’t back down when things don’t go our way,” said head coach Eric Luzzi. “Soon, things will start going our way as long as we work on what we know we have to work on. Other than that, I thought we performed well and let another great opportunity slide.”

All four goals of the game were scored in the second half. The Panthers were able to find the back of the net twice in the range of seven minutes.

In the 54th minute, freshman Petter Ingebrigtsen scored his third goal of the season after an assist by Richard Johnson. The score was 1-0.

Just seven minutes later, in the 61st minute, Andy Chmielewski put the Panthers ahead 2-0 for his first goal of the season after an assist from Nick Moon.

NIU junior Bertrand Gaschot found the back of the net in the 70th minute of the game with an assist from senior Isaac Kannah. The goal is Bertrand’s second of the season.

Four minutes later, Kannah tied up the game for the Huskies, scoring his third goal of the season with an assist by sophomore Adam Lightner.

It was a close match in which the Huskies had a lot of the possession but were not able to finish or defend well against set pieces. Luzzi said coming back to tie the match for a hope at winning in overtime was a somewhat positive outcome for the Huskies.

“It’s disappointing that we were again unable to finish a game because of set pieces,” Luzzi said. “I honestly thought we played well the entire game but were unlucky.

“The most positive thing I can take out of this match is that we were able to come back and tie the game after being two goals down. Now we just need to mentally prepare ourselves for what’s to come, and after a week of rest I don’t see why we shouldn’t be able to get a win at SMU.”