LIU-Brooklyn soccer reigns supreme, for now
Will Host NEC Tournament After Blanking Two-Time Champion Terriers
Freshman Simen Hestnes’ goal in the 66th minute proved to be the difference Sunday afternoon as LIU-Brooklyn completed a historic run to the Northeast Conference regular-season title with a 1-0 victory over visiting neighborhood rival and two-time defending NEC champion St. Francis College..
The top-seeded Blackbirds (11-5-2, 7-0 NEC), who closed the campaign with nine consecutive victories to become just the third team in league history to go unbeaten in NEC play, earned the right to host the NEC Tournament here at LIU Field, beginning Friday afternoon.
But the fourth-seeded Terriers (10-3-4, 3-2-2) will once again be on their path toward the championship as St. Francis lines up as LIU’s opening-round opponent in the four-team, single-elimination tournament.