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Women's Soccer Caps Regular-Season With Two Road Games
Women's Soccer 2010 Team
LIU will take to the road for the final two regular season contests this weekend.
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Oct. 29, at Saint Francis (Pa.), 2:30 p.m. - Game Coverage 

Oct. 31, at Robert Morris, 1:00 p.m. - Live Stats

Brooklyn, N.Y. –
The Long Island University women's soccer team begin the last weekend of regular-season action with a two-game road trip to Pennsylvania. The Blackbirds will face Saint Francis (Pa.) at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 29, before travelling to Robert Morris on Sunday, Oct. 31, for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff.

LIU, 13-1-3 overall, currently sits atop the Northeast Conference standings with a 7-0-1 record and have yet to allow a goal to a league opponent. LIU extended its unbeaten streak to 15 games following a pair of 1-0 wins last weekend and debuted in the NSCAA/KendrickCars.com Northeast Region poll at No. 10. The run of good form has lifted the Blackbirds to the No. 2 spot in the latest Acquista Trattoria BigAppleSoccer.com poll, who are just behind Hofstra for the top ranking. 

Sophomore Jeanette Dolmetsch scored her first career goal in the win over preseason league favorite Monmouth and earned a trio of weekly honors from the NEC, the ECAC and CollegeSoccer360.com for her efforts. Senior Kayleigh Morgan leads LIU in scoring with 12 points on four goals and four assists, while junior Ariana Calderon has scored a team-high five goals. As a team, LIU ranks in the top 10 nationally in shutout percentage (second - .765), goals against average (third - 0.395) and save percentage (eighth - .885). Freshman Jessica Sexton leads the country in goals against average (0.151) and save percentage (.957).  

Saint Francis (Pa.) is 12-4-1 on the year and ranks second in the NEC with a 6-0-2 mark. The Red Flash are unbeaten at home this season at 7-0-0 and have won four straight overall. Saint Francis is led by Tesa McKibben who has 15 goals and eight assists on the year. Lauren Fearer has played the majority of time in goal and has a 0.84 goals against average. The all-time series is tied 7-7.

Robert Morris is 5-10-3 overall and 2-5-1 in the NEC. RMU is winless in its last five matches, but did post a win over LIU last season. Ayana Davis has a team-high six goals, while Jessica Olin has a 1.74 GAA in 16 starts this season. The Blackbirds hold a 9-3-1 edge over the Colonials in the all-time series.

Follow the season's action at www.liuathletics.com and get more information on the women's soccer program in the Women's Soccer Record Book.