LIU Drops Monmouth on the Road, 2-1; McCormick Heads in Game-Winner

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10/18/05 --Senior forward Jackie McCormick (Liverpool, N.Y.) tallied her third goal of the season to lift Long Island to a 1-0 triumph over Monmouth in Northeast Conference women’s soccer action Tuesday afternoon at The Great Lawn.

The Blackbirds push their unbeaten streak to five and move to 9-5-1 on the season, 4-1-1 in the NEC. They are 6-1-1 in the last eight games. The Hawks fall to 4-6-3, 2-2-1 in league action.

LIU tallied the game’s only score in the 13th minutes when freshman Christina O’Connor (Venetia, Pa.) sent the Blackbirds’ third corner kick service to the far post. It met the head of McCormick for her second game-winner of the fall.

Goalkeeper Stephanie Kansky (Belluvue, Wash.) posted four saves in the victory.

The Blackbirds look to extend their unbeaten stretch to six games on Friday, October 21, traveling to Wagner. Match time is 3:00 p.m.