Long Island men fall to Cornell

Ithaca, N.Y. - The Long Island University men's soccer team had its comeback fall short in a 2-1 loss to Cornell on Sunday in Ithaca, N.Y. The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the Blackbirds (3-4) as they closed out their non-conference slate.

All three of the game's goals came in the first 26 minutes. The Blackbirds chipped away at the Cornell lead when sophomore Steve Jakubowksi (West Deptford, N.J.) buried a header off a corner kick in the 26th minute. Junior Craig Stant (Elston, England) sent the corner into the six-yard box before Jakubowski finished for his second goal on the year.

Cornell stormed out to a 2-0 lead in the first half. In the 14th minute, Brett Sumplo took a pass from the goal line and scored from 10 yards out. Sumplo assisted on the next goal after he sent a ball to Matt Bouraee giving the Big Red a 2-0 advantage in the 21st minute.

The Blackbirds looked to tie Cornell in the final few minutes when freshman Jakeem Johnson (Upper Montclair, N.J.) launched two shots on net that were blocked in the 84th minute. Sophomore Rommel Forde (Barbados) also sent a shot on goal but was blocked a well a minute later.

Sophomore goalkeeper Adam Janssen (Toronto, Ontario) stopped three shots for the contest. Forde and freshman Elliot Kane (Tulsa, Okla.) both tallied shots on goal as LIU and Cornell both had 11 shots in the game.

LIU begins conference play on Friday Oct. 1 against Bryant at 4:00 p.m. on LIU Field.