BROOKVILLE, N.Y. – Playing its first Northeast Conference (NEC) match of the season Wednesday afternoon, the Long Island University women's soccer fell 2-0 to Fairleigh Dickinson University at the LIU Soccer Park.
Despite the loss, the Sharks recorded a season-high 10 shots and tied their season-high in shots on goal with three. Sophomore
Kendra Oldroyd led LIU with three shots while freshman
Hedda Einarsson finished with two shots and one shot on goal. Sophomore
Amanda Hjelle had one shot on goal and freshmen duo
Maria Orozco and Neveah Rascon added one shot each. In goal, freshman
Kayla DeTreux finished with four saves.
LIU had a strong start to the match as Oldroyd had a shot that missed wide left in the third minute. DeTreux was able to make her first save in the 19
th minute then Einarsson would record her first shot of the match in the 26
th minute, but it would also miss to the left.
In the 41
st minute Oldroyd would miss left again then send a header just high of the crossbar in the 43
rd minute, which meant the match went into halftime with a 0-0 scoreline.
FDU got an early edge in the second half, scoring in the 47
th and 48
th minutes. DeTreux made a key save in the 56
th minute to prevent FDU from expanding its lead then Sharks attempted to bounce back, with Poole missing high in the 64
th minute then Duffy recording a shot on goal in the 65
th minute.
Rascon almost scored the Sharks' first goal of the match in the 69
th minute, but her shot missed to the left then Einarsson's shot in the 74
th minute was saved. LIU would have two more scoring opportunities in the 81
st and 82
nd minutes, but Hjelle's shot was high, as was Orozco's header.
As neither the Sharks or the Knights would score in the final moments, the match ended with a final score of 2-0.
Up Next
The Sharks take on Harvard University (4-2-0, 0-0-0) on Saturday, September 21 at 2 p.m. at Jordan Field.
