OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. (Nov. 8, 2014) - On Saturday, a third-minute tally was all it took, as the 22nd-ranked and No. 2 seed LIU Post men's soccer team suffered a 1-0 loss to top-seeded NYIT in the 2014 East Coast Conference Championship at President's Stadium.

With junior netminder Jesper Malmstrom (Linkopping, Sweden) off his line, senior back Javier Gallardo (Sevilla, Spain) found the near-side netting for the lone goal of the game. Despite the result, the Pioneers (14-4-1) outshot the Bears (14-2-1), 14-9, and held a 6-0 edge in corner kicks.

Looking to even the score late in the second half, LIU Post got a key corner kick in the 89th minute. However, graduate back Seb Baxter's (Saffron Walden, England) header attempt went wide of the frame. Earlier in the contest, freshman back David Arvidsson (Gothenburg, Sweden) also sent a shot wide, off a Matias Ruiz (Southampton, N.Y.) corner.

Malmstrom had two saves on the afternoon for the green and gold. His counterpart, red-shirt freshman goalie Jonathan Rico (Elmhurst, N.Y.), stopped four shots for NYIT.

Head Coach Andreas Lindberg and the Pioneers now await word on a potential bid to the NCAA Division II Championship. The selection show will be aired Monday (Nov. 10) at 7:30 p.m. on NCAA.com.