(boxscore)
 10/6/06
-- Freshman Ryan Williams (Brooklyn, N.Y.) scored his
second goal of the year as the Long Island University men’s
soccer team picked up its first conference point of the season
with a
1-1 tie against Quinnipiac at LIU Field on Friday evening.
Senior Szymon Hryszczyk (Warsaw, Poland) assisted on the tally
in the 52nd minute of the match that broke a scoreless tie. A thru-ball
from Hryszczyk found Williams on the right side. The left-footer
made an inside move back to the middle and fired from about 15
yards out, beating the goalie to the lower-left corner of the goal.
After the score, the Bobcats turned up the intensity and had a
number of chances from close range. Junior goalkeeper Alex Fatovic
(Falls
Church, Va.) made two point-blank saves against Quinnipiac’s
Graciano Brito to keep the Blackbirds in the lead.
The Bobcats would finally break through in the 68th minute, as
Alexander Achigbu corralled a drop pass from Francis Mavula and
deposited the ball into the back of the net to knot the game at
1-1.
Long Island had a great opportunity in the 2nd minute of the first
overtime for the golden goal. Junior Ryan Vanderkin (Plymouth,
Wisc.), who just missed wide on a shot in the 82nd minute of regulation,
made a cross from the right side. Quinnipiac goalkeeper Paul Fleck
deflected the ball right to sophomore Mohammad Mashriqi (Flushing,
N.Y.), who blasted a shot that was saved by a Bobcat defender right
at the goal line to preserve the tie.
Fatovic finished with seven saves for the Blackbirds. Freshman
Frank Alesci (Ridgewood, N.Y.) recorded a team-high four shots,
while Brito led Quinnipiac with four shots.
LIU continues NEC play on Sunday, Oct. 8 with a home match against
Central Connecticut State at 1:00 p.m.
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