BROOKLINE, Mass. — The Hawks extended their unbeaten streak to seven games after battling to a 1-1 double OT draw with Northeastern on Tuesday night. Junior Rasmus Karlsson scored his second goal in as many games in the 4th minute.  Hartford now stands at 6-2-1 overall while Northeastern sees their record stand at 5-3-2.
 
NORTHEASTERN 1, HARTFORD 1
The Hawks would waste no time to get the action started as Rasmus Karlsson would score the games opening goal in the 4th minute. After intercepting a back pass, the junior would easily round the Northeastern goalkeeper and slot the ball into the back of the net to give Hartford the early advantage. The Huskies responded fast as Liam Murphy found the back of the net in the 12th minute to tie the game up at one. Northeastern would continue to pile on the pressure soon after, but were denied by senior goalkeeper Jimmy Slayton, who made two terrific saves to keep the score levelled. Karlsson had another great chance later on in the half as his 25th minute header would rattle off the crossbar. Northeastern would outshoot Hartford, 8-5, in the first half.
 
Both teams had quality chances in the second half, but neither team could find the back of the net as the game headed into overtime. Northeaster would outshoot the Hawks in the second half by an identical, 8-5, margin. The first half of the overtime period saw Slayton make a tremendous save as he denied a shot that was destined for the top corner. The Hawks best chance came from sophomore Tommer Drimmer has his shot from outside of the box was saved well by the Northeastern goalkeeper. Neither team could muster any quality chances in the second half as the two sides played out a 1-1 draw.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE & HARTFORD NOTES

• Karlsson scored his second goal in as many games
• He now is tied for the team lead in goals with two
• Slayton finished with a season high eight saves on 20 shots faced
• The Huskies held a 20-11 advantage in shots and a 10-5 edge in corner kicks
• Karlsson led the offensive effort with three shots on the night
• The Hawks maintain their advantage in the all-time series against Northeastern, that now stands at 17-6-3

NEXT ON TAP
The Hawks return home to Al-Marzook Field for an America East clash against UMBC on Saturday, Oct. 5. Kickoff, which was originally scheduled for 7 p.m., is now scheduled for 2 p.m.
 
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