BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Long Island scored twice in the second half to down Mount St. Mary's 3-2 in Northeast Conference (NEC) men's soccer action on Sunday.

Chris Wheeler (Newcastle, Australia/St. Francis Xavier) scored two goals for the Mount (5-9-0, 2-4-0 NEC) and now has 10 goals this season while Alex Ockford (Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury) recorded an assist on Wheeler's first tally of the afternoon.

Steve Jakubowski dished out the two assists and then found the twine for the game-winner to fuel the Blackbirds (4-7-1, 2-2-1 NEC) while Dan Sauerhoff and Jakeem Johnson also scored. Adam Janssen turned away four shots in the winning effort.

Long Island rallied from a 2-1 halftime deficit to score twice in the second half and earn its second-straight win against Mount St. Mary's.

After Wheeler scored twice to give the Mount a 2-1 lead at the break, the Blackbirds posted two goals in a span of two minutes and five seconds to come away with the victory.

Johnson tied the game when took a pass from Jakubowski at the 61:07 mark before Jakubowski nailed a line drive into the net from the top of the box for the decisive score at 63:12 for a 3-2 advantage.

Jakubowski helped Long Island grab an early 1-0 edge by assisting Sauerhoff's tally on a corner kick at the 6:54 mark. Elliot Kane also recorded an assist on the play.

Wheeler then answered for the Mountaineers. The junior found the twine off an Ockford assist at the 18:24 mark to tie the match at 1. Wheeler then notched his 10 goal of the season when he knocked a shot in an open net at 37:56 for a 2-1 advantage. The Blackbirds then scored twice in the second half to earn the win.

Mount St. Mary's had a couple of chances after Long Island took the lead, but could not convert. Ty Fenstermacher (Macungie, Pa./Emmaus) had his shot saved in the 65th minute before Wheeler gave the Mount its final chance with 1:42 on the clock, but his shot was turned away.

With his two goals, Wheeler moves into fifth place on the program's all-time career goal list with 30 tallies. The junior is only the second player in Mount Division I history to post 30 goals in a career.

Mount St. Mary's returns to action on Friday at home against Bryant. Match time is 7 p.m.