Field Hockey vs. Assumption - 4 p.m.The LIU Post field hockey team (7-2, 3-1 NE-10) looks to get back in the win column Tuesday, as it hosts Northeast-10 Conference opponent Assumption at 4 p.m. at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium.
Last Friday, the Pioneers were handed only their second loss of 2014 in a 3-2 loss at Stonehill. Senior forward
Stephanie Ruhle (Wanaque, N.Y.) accounted for both LIU Post tallies in the defeat.
Through nine games thus far, junior forward
Keliann Margiotta (Sewell, N.J.) has been the offensive anchor for the green and gold. She is currently averaging an NCAA Division II-leading 4.33 points and 1.78 goals per game. Four of her 16 tallies on the year have been game-winners.
Between the pipes, sophomore goalie
Ericka Parks (Nesconset, N.Y.) boasts an impressive 6-1 record with 22 saves and a 1.38 goals-against average.
Meanwhile, Assumption makes the trip down to Long Island at 7-3 overall, including a 2-1 mark in NE-10 play. The Greyhounds have won three in a row, outscoring their opposition by a 13-3 count in that stretch. On Saturday, Assumption's Kiley Colucci (Gloucester, R.I.) scored the deciding goal in the 52nd minute in a 2-1 victory over Saint Anselm.
Volleyball at Dowling - 7 p.m.Winners of five in a row, four of which have come on the road, the LIU Post volleyball team (13-10, 8-3 ECC) will try to keep the hot streak going against East Coast Conference rival Dowling at 7 p.m. in Oakdale, N.Y.
Freshman
Heather Ball (Gilbert, Ariz.) has been strong out of the middle during the win streak. Over her last five matches, she has amassed 37 kills and 18 blocks, while hitting at a dazzling .325 clip. She was named the ECC Rookie of the Week on Monday.
Fellow freshman
Danielle Valenza (Hauppauge, N.Y.) continues to pace the Pioneers in the kill department. Her 238 kills are fourth-best in the league. Junior setter
Monica Amador (Cedar Park, Texas) has taken over as the starting setter, and allocated 281 assists in 2014. Junior libero
Rachel Ringor (Honolulu, Hawaii) presently ranks as he ECC's fifth-leading dig-getter with 288.
Dowling (14-8, 8-3 ECC) has won seven of its last nine, and is in the middle of a nine-match homestand. In their last contest (Oct. 19), the Golden Lions defeated Roberts Wesleyan, 3-1. Katarzyna Klocek (Poland) and Jessica Kalbfleisch (Ridge, N.Y.) respectively tallied 19 and 17 kills in the victory.