The Boston University men’s soccer team hopes to gain another conference win were dashed against cross-town rival Northeastern University last night, as the Huskies stung the Terriers, 2-1, at Parson’s Field.

The Terriers (7-4-3, 2-1-1 America East) faced their road woes again and came up short against the Huskies. The loss marked BU’s first in the America East conference since Oct. 5, 2001, when they fell to Hofstra University. It was BU’s first America East conference loss in 12 games, dating back to last season.

The Huskies (8-6-2. 5-1-0 America East) started the attack early, as the Terrier defense looked sloppy at the onset of the match. BU found itself down one goal very early, as midfielder Michael Cipriano received a ball from Bennie Prueski and blasted a shot past senior goalkeeper Matt Smith at 7:02.

While the Terriers had trouble keeping possession throughout the first half, Northeastern capitalized on their lackluster play by adding its second goal midway through the first 45 minutes. Cipriano delivered the ball to Prueski, who slammed the ball home at 21:42 to put the Huskies up, 2-0.

The Northeastern defense was on top of every ball, and the Terriers had little trouble creating an offensive spark. However, the Huskies only outshot the Terriers 5-4 in the first half of play.

After regrouping, BU saw some light at the end of its scoring troubles in the past few outings when junior midfielder Andy Dorman fueled the Terrier attack. Dorman sent a sweeping corner into the box where he connected with senior midfielder Tony D’Angelo. D’Angelo leapt high and knocked a header past Husky goalkeeper Sergio Saccoccio at 69:52 to make the score 2-1.

The Terriers almost tied the game in the 87th minute of play, after continuous hard work and offensive pressure on the Huskies. Dorman again sent a high corner kick into the box and reached sophomore midfielder Federico Bianchi. Bianchi slid the ball into the Huskies’ net, but the goal was waived off on a handball call.

BU made a turnaround late in the game, but a number of controversial no-calls by the referee in the box ultimately fueled the Terrier loss. Despite their seemingly uncharacteristic game of little possession and a number of long balls, the Terriers out shot the Huskies, 7-3.

Matt Smith only had two saves on the evening, while Saccoccio had six for the win.

The Terriers will have to find their offensive prowess once again, as this was their third straight game of only scoring one goal in regulation.

BU next plays on Saturday against the University of New Hampshire.