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LAX Continues to Struggle, Drops Third Straight
By Aaron Isaac Feldstein
Editor-In-Chief
The lacrosse team continues to put up
a fight, but its opponents seem to be able
to score at will. In the Blackbirds match a
week ago against the Bucknell Bison,
LIU’s young team was exploited again,
losing 17-5.
The Blackbirds gave up 17 points in
their third game of the year, pushing their
three- game goals allowed total to 48;
three times more than
LIU has been able to
score.
For the Blackbirds,
five seems to be the magical
number as they have
finished the game with
the same total in each contest.
In the first half, it was six minutes
before the Blackbirds could put any
points on the board. Christie
Wienckowski netted her first unassisted
goal of the game; marking the fastest the
Blackbirds were able to get that first score
this season.
The only problem was Bucknell
already had three, thanks to Carol
Donohue who assisted
on the first score, and
scored unassisted a
minute later.
Six minutes in, and
the Blackbirds were
down 3-1.
Wienckowski was
able to put another
score in the back of
the net during the first
half, but Bucknell was
able to get three more,
including Donohue
and Julia Braun netting
their second goals
of the game. The
Blackbirds found
themselves in an early
hole, as the halftime
buzzer went off with the score in
Bucknell’s favor, 6-2.
Unlike their last game against
Longwood, it wasn’t the Blackbirds who
had the quick goal to start the second half.
Twenty seconds into the half, Bucknell’s
Lauren Peyser scored a goal on a pass
from Braun, increasing the lead to six.
But LIU would respond, senior Sam
Fischbeck, who has eight goals in her
two- year career here at LIU, scored her
first goal of the season and pulled the
Blackbirds within four.
That was as close as LIU was going to
get.
Only seconds after celebrating
Fischbeck’s score, the Blackbirds
watched as Bucknell scored a barrage of
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Long Island 5
goals, one after the other. The Bison
scored eight unanswered goals, including
two more from Braun. During the
onslaught of scoring by the Bison, junior
attacker Sarah Collins scored twice and
assisted on two other goals.
Kistina Scheerer was able to put backto-back
goals into the net in less than a
minute, but it was too little too late for the
captain.
For good measure, Bucknell added two
more goals in the final four minutes of the
game and sent the
Blackbirds back to
Brooklyn with another
loss.
For the Blackbirds,
this has been one of the
roughest starts in school
history. This season has been the worst
start in the short history of the program,
and the second straight year LIU has lost
to Bucknell by 12 points or more.
Freshman goalkeeper Kim Bostwick
had seven saves in the loss to Bucknell,
upping her season total to 36. The freshman
out of East Northport is struggling
during her on- the-job training, with a
save percentage under .500.
But the 0-3 start
can’t be put just on
Up Next
Where: Moraga, CA
When: Sat., Mar. 15
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Previous Meeting
St. Mary’s 13, Long Island 10
(2006)
Bostwick’s shoulders.
In just three
games, the
Blackbirds have
been outshot by
their opponents
102-58, with only
34 of those shots
being on goal.
Wienckowski
continues to move
up the ladder in LIU
lacrosse history.
Against Bucknell,
the Pennsylvania
attacker scored two
goals, increasing
her short career
total to 35. The two scores put her within
five goals of Kayleigh Graves who is fifth
on the all-time goals list. Wienckowski
has only played in 21 games since joining
LIU in the fall of 2006.
Scheerer also continues to move up the
rankings, scoring goals No. 27 and 28
against Bucknell. Thanks to her goal
against Davidson and her assist against
Longwood, the sophomore has a career
total of 31, eighth on the LIU all-time list
passing Ashley Cockram.
The Blackbirds have taken some much
needed time off and will looking to
rebound over spring break. The lacrosse
team heads to California for two matches,
the first against St. Mary’s on March 15.
Seawanhaka
Christie Wienckowski leads the Blackbirds in both goals (5) and points (6).
(Photo Credit: Sports Media Relations)
Tennis Dominates St. Peter’s
By Ria Charles
Assistant Sports Editor
The LIU tennis team earned its first
victory of the spring season with a 6-1
win over St. Peter’s. The Blackbirds won
five of the six singles matches and swept
all three in doubles.
Selma Babic continued her impressive
play with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Vanessa
Pangikas at No. 1 singles. Freshman
Dara Lahens earned her first career victory
taking out Kristy Bonner 6-1, 6-1.
Also winning singles matches for the
Blackbirds were Ashley Harvey, H’Ann
Johnson, and Amy Hosotsuji, all in
straight sets. All three doubles teams won
for the Blackbirds 8-0, 8-2, and 8-4.
The only Blackbird to lose a match was
Stephanie Elie at No. 3 singles. After
winning the first set, Elie went down in
three to Laurie Souksavath 6-2, 7-6, (8-
6).
"The girls played well and it's exciting
to get the first victory of the year," head
coach Asi Phillips said.
Long Island thought it would have two
chances for its first victory before the St.
Peter’s matchup but matches at St.
Francis (N.Y.) were canceled and
Fordham were postponed until Thursday,
April 10 at 1 p.m. in the Bronx.
The Blackbirds will spend their spring
break in Orlando, Fla. where they will
play five matches in as many days. The
first match will be Saturday, March 15
against Adelphi.
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