Long Island University Athletics

Box Score

Waipahu, Hawaii – Sophomore Nikki Labo scored for Long Island University, but it was not enough to overcome Cal Poly as LIU fell, 2-1, in the OHANA Hotels and Resorts No Ka Oi on Saturday night at Waipi‘o Peninsula Soccer Stadium. Whitney Sisler scored a goal on each side of halftime to lead the Mustangs to the tournament title. The Blackbirds fell to 1-1 on the season.

 

LIU opened the game strong collecting six shots in the opening half-hour, but it was unable to take a lead. Sisler entered the game midway through the opening half and did not take long to make her mark on the contest when she collected a deflected ball off a corner kick and put her shot home to give Cal Poly a 1-0 lead at the 32:21 mark.

 

The Blackbirds answered almost immediately when junior Jessica Roelant sent a cross into the box and Labo settled it and put a shot into the lower left corner to knot it at 1-1 just 34 seconds later.

 

Cal Poly (2-1) pressured the LIU defense to open the second half and broke through for the eventual game-winner in the 55^th minute when Monica Hemenez slipped a pass through the defense for Sisler who sent her shot into the lower left corner for a 2-1 lead. Hemenez nearly added to the lead four minutes later, but her shot went off the crossbar.

 

Long Island’s offense pressed for the equalizer, but Johanna Pfeiffer made a save on senior Caitlin Meadows’ shot with 12:25 left in the game.

 

Sophomore Jennifer Bannon made three saves for LIU, while Pfeiffer finished the night with four stops. LIU held a 15-14 margin in shots, but Cal Poly had five corner kicks to none for LIU.

 

The Blackbirds close out play at the No Ka Oi on Sunday night against Hawaii.

 

Long Island (1-1-0)      1    0 -- 1

Cal Poly (2-1-0)           1    1 -- 2

 

32:21   CP        W. Sisler

32:55   LIU      N. Labo (J. Roelant)