College Beat: Blackbirds poised and ready to defend NEC title
It’s repeat or bust for the LIU-Brooklyn women’s soccer team as they prepare to defend their 2011 Northeast Conference title.
Fresh off capturing their third league championship, and second under the guidance of 13th-year head coach Tracey Bartholomew, the Blackbirds are back at work in Downtown Brooklyn, gearing up for their 2012 opener at Seton Hall in South Orange, N.J., on Friday night.
“Our expectations are to go to the NEC Tournament and come out on top,” Bartholomew intimated during a recent on-campus training session. “You’ve got to finish in the top four [in the league]. We would be disappointed not to be in the top four for that championship weekend [Nov. 2-4].”