WHIPPANY, N.J. – The Long Island University women's soccer team took down Seton Hall University 1-0 Friday evening at the Redbulls Training Facility in a match that saw freshman Grace Cagnina score her first career goal and freshman goalkeeper Kayla DeTreux record her first career shutout in only her second appearance.
 
"Great team win tonight from player one to player 30," said head coach Eleri Earnshaw. "We played some quality soccer at times, battled for 90 minutes and ultimately were rewarded for our work in recent weeks with this result."
 
Along with Cagnina, who scored the first goal of her college career, the match also saw senior Gabrielle Clark, sophomore Emily Poole, sophomore Sarah Borer and freshman Maria Orozco record one shot each. As a team, the Sharks led the Pirates 6-1 in corners.
 
Defensively, DeTreux finished with six saves and the shutout while junior Tiana Ono, sophomore Mia Rose Daly and freshman Sanna Vidstroem each all played 90 minutes and helped to keep Seton Hall scoreless.
 
DeTreux was stellar in goal all evening, saving Seton Hall's first shot on goal to the bottom left in the ninth minute then following with another in the 13^th minute after a Pirate shot to the bottom right.
 
LIU's offense created multiple scoring opportunities in the first half; Clark shot but missed out left in the 19^th minute then shortly after, with 21:39 on the clock, following another save by DeTreux, Einarsson missed high. Poole and Borer kept the pressure on SHU's defenders, each taking a shot in the 23^rd minute.
 
Orozco looked to give the Sharks the advantage with a shot of her own in the 36^th minute, but it missed just right. The Sharks persistence paid off in the 43^rd minute after Cagnina fired one past Seton Hall's goalkeeper and gave LIU a 1-0 advantage heading into halftime. She collected a loose ball off a corner and shot into the upper left corner over the outstretched arms of a diving Seton Hall goalkeeper to score the first goal of her college career.

We lead Seton Hall 1-0 at the half following a goal in the 43rd minute by @grace_cagnina and four saves by @kayladetreux_! ???? pic.twitter.com/6aslhBRClP

— LIU Women's Soccer (@LIUWSoccer) September 6, 2019

The Pirates also struggled to put one past DeTreux and LIU's defense in the second half. She saved their first shot on goal of the period in the 69^th minute and another in the 80^th to record the shutout and help record the 1-0 victory for the Sharks.
 
Up Next
LIU has a day off prior to taking on Fairfield University (2-2) on Sunday, September 8 at 3 p.m. at Lessing Field.