Staten Island, NY – The Wagner field hockey team fell to LIU in the Northeast Conference (NEC) semifinals on Friday afternoon at the Wagner field hockey complex.

The Seahawks had the momentum to open the contest as they outshot the Sharks 4-1 in the opening stanza. The Green & White forced two penalty corner opportunities and had a chance early when senior Agustina Deharbe pushed a shot wide of the frame for the best chance in the quarter. Sharks goalkeeper Rachel Vellis tallied her lone save of the afternoon in the quarter on a shot from junior Kira Mordvinov.

LIU outshot the Seahawks 3-0 in the second half and opened the scoring with 23 seconds remaining in the first half on a goal from Meilin Leotard. Saarah Olton and Sol Espona supplied the assists to give the Sharks the lead heading into the break.

The Seahawks were held to one shot in the third quarter that failed to reach the Rachel Vellis and the Sharks tallied two shots and neither reached Wagner netminder Daisy Ruhle.

Sammy Bell doubled the Sharks 5:30 remaining in the fourth quarter and they would hold on to claim a 2-0 victory over Wagner. For the Sharks, it is their second consecutive trip to the Northeast Conference (NEC) Championship.

Wagner wraps up the 2021 regular season with a 9-10 record and a second place finish in the Northeast Conference (NEC) regular season. Nine wins is a program high and the Seahawks placed three players on the two All-Conference teams while freshman Liselotte Koop claimed Rookie of the Year, the first individual award since Hannah Meyer was awarded the same honor in 2019.