LIU Stretches Unbeaten Streak to Six Games,
Bests Wagner 3-2

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10/21/05 -- Junior forward Selima Berisha (Bellevue, Wash.) scored twice and assisted on the game-winner to lift Long Island to a 3-2 triumph over Wagner in Northeast Conference women’s soccer action Friday afternoon.

The Blackbirds (10-5-1, 5-1-1 NEC) netted two goals in the final seven minutes to secure the victory and extend their unbeaten streak to six games.

Senior Jackie McCormick (Liverpool, N.Y.) headed in the go-ahead score in the 88th minute, her second game-winner in as many games.

Berisha opened scoring in the first half, scoring off a pass from sophomore Catie Blake (Southbridge, Mass.) in the 13th minute.

The Seahawks (2-10-1, 2-4-1 NEC) tied the game at the 71:24 mark on an indirect kick scored by Heather Daubert. A five-yard blast into the upper right corner by Betty Ann Rogers put Wagner ahead, 2-1, less than 10 minutes later.

LIU responded with the tying score less than two minutes later when Berisha scored from four-yards out off a pass from junior Allison Andreano (Denville, N.J.). With the clock winding down, the Blackbirds went to work to put the game away. McCormick headed in the go-ahead tally with 87:29 showing to give LIU the win.

The Blackbirds are next in action on Friday, Oct. 28, hosting Fairleigh Dickinson at 5:00 p.m.