Loretto, Pa.  – The Long Island University women’s soccer team dropped a 1-0 contest at Saint Francis (Pa.) on Friday afternoon at the Stokes Soccer Complex. The loss ended a 15-game unbeaten streak for LIU and dropped its record to 13-2-3 overall and 7-1-1 in Northeast Conference play.

 

The Blackbirds had the better of the play in the first half, piling up an 8-2 edge in shots, but were unable to take the lead and Saint Francis (Pa.) took advantage in the 55th minute. Haleigh Dunyon sent a header on goal from eight yards out that bounced off the crossbar and into the net for a 1-0 lead. Traci Flick assisted on the score.

 

Following the goal, the Red Flash put two more shots on frame from Tesa McKibben, but freshman Jessica Sexton was able to make the saves and keep the deficit at one goal. The Blackbirds mounted a late rally putting three shots on goal in the final four minutes. Senior Caitlin Meadows sandwiched a pair of shots around an effort from classmate Samantha Hoak, but SFU’s Lauren Fearer made the save each time to seal the victory.

 

Long Island held a 15-9 margin in shots and had the only corner kick of the game, but Fearer made six saves for the Red Flash to collect the shutout. Sexton also had six saves for LIU.

 

The Blackbirds close out the regular-season at Robert Morris on Sunday, Oct. 31.

 

Scoring Summary

                                                        1      2       F

LIU (13-2-3; 7-1-1 NEC)           0      0-     0

SFPA (13-4-1; 7-2-0 NEC)       0      1-     1

 

54:33      SFPA      H. Dunyon (T. Flick)