Blackbirds in ‘good place’ entering NEC slate
LIU-Brooklyn looking to usurp terriers’ No. 1 conference status
Long-time LIU-Brooklyn men’s head soccer coach TJ Kostecky made sure his Blackbirds would see plenty of fierce competition during the non-conference portion of their schedule.
Thus far, the second-ranked team in the preseason Northeast Conference poll is responding like it’s eager to climb to No. 1 sooner rather than later.
Senior Chris Solbakken scored what proved to be the game-winning goal on a brilliant header off a corner kick from junior Giuseppe Barone in the 65th minute Saturday at LIU Field, lifting the Blackbirds to a 2-1 victory over LaSalle and insuring that they’d finish the non-conference slate no worse than .500.