BROOKVILLE, N.Y. – The No. 4/10 LIU Post women's lacrosse team suffered an 8-7 setback in overtime against the No. 24 New York Institute of Technology Saturday at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium.
 
Junior Paige Sherlock led LIU Post with three goals while juniors Angela Deren, Alyssa Mallery and Sara Stephens had one each. Junior Brianna Feldman had a team-high three assists while Sherlock and Mallery tied for the game-high in ground balls with four each. Stephens along with redshirt senior Carly Spano and junior Kendall Purdy each recorded one caused turnover while freshman goalkeeper Hailey Duchnowski recorded 15 saves.
 
The Pioneers got off to a hot start after goals to Sherlock (29:15), Deren (10:28) and Stephens (5:23) gave LIU Post a 3-0. The Bears added two goals prior to halftime and the Pioneers went into the break with a 3-2 lead.
 
Mallery gave LIU Post a 4-2 lead with 28:42 on the clock after an assist from Feldman but NYIT responded with another two goals to tie the game, 4-4. Back-to-back goals by Sherlock with 15:01 and 14:19 remaining gave the Pioneers a 6-4 advantage but the Bears scored again with 13:42 left to play. Brisotti's goal with 11:26 on the clock saw LIU Post take a 7-5 lead but NYIT added another two goals prior to time expiring, sending the game into overtime.
 
Overtime was a back-and-forth battle but a goal by NYIT with 30 seconds left to play saw the Bears prevail with a final score of 8-7.
 
Up Next
The Pioneers travel to New Haven, Connecticut on Tuesday, April 16 to face the University of New Haven (8-4, 6-3) at 7:00 p.m.​