Women's Soccer Falls to Saint Rose in Overtime, 2-1
Box Score ALBANY, N.Y. (Nov. 16, 2014) - The magical run for the No. 15 and fifth-seeded LIU Post women's soccer team came to an end Sunday, as the Pioneers lost a 2-1 overtime decision to No. 6 and top-seeded Saint Rose in the second round of the 2014 NCAA Division II Championship at the Plumeri Sports Complex.
With the loss, LIU Post finishes the 2014 season with a 15-3-1 overall record and an East Coast Conference regular-season championship under its belt.
The Pioneers got out to an early 1-0 lead when junior forward
Susanne Vistnes (Randaberg, Norway) scored in the ninth minute. Senior back
Lauren Bellone (West Islip, N.Y.) found the streaking Vistnes, who took two dribbles and sent a shot in with her left foot from 18 yards out into the lower right corner.
The game seemed destined for a 1-0 score at half until Saint Rose (19-1-2) evened things up with 37 seconds to go before the break. The shot by Carmelina Puopolo seemed to be kept out by sophomore netminder
Hreffie Agnarsdottir (Reykjavik, Iceland), but the officials decided that the ball crossed the line for the game-tying goal.
The Pioneers were outshot by Saint Rose, 8-3, in the first 45 minutes. The Golden Knights also held a 7-0 edge in corner kicks. Agnarsdottir made four saves in the first half.
In the latter stanza, LIU Post had a chance to go ahead late as Vistnes sent a high kick that bounced just inside the box, and hit the crossbar. A scramble in front of the goal ensued and the ball wound up squirting out from underneath Saint Rose keeper Ashley Homer and rolling into the net. However, the referee called a foul against the Pioneers before the ball crossed the line. With neither squad able to score in the second half, the teams headed to overtime.
With 38 seconds left in the first extra session, Puopolo sent a shot in from 20 yards out that found the mesh, giving the Golden Knights the 2-1 overtime win.
In all, Agnarsdottir made a season-high seven saves for the green and gold.
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