Charleston, W.Va. - For the second-straight year, the 12th-ranked and second-seeded LIU Post men's soccer team won the NCAA Division II East Region title after advancing to the quarterfinal of the 2015 Men's Soccer Championship, 5-4, on penalty kicks.
In a rematch of last year's regional semifinal, LIU Post (15-2-3) and Southern New Hampshire (19-1-1) played a hard-fought first 45 minutes. The Penmen outshot the Pioneers, 6-4, with SNHU's keeper making three saves. Junior keeper Jesper Malmstrom (Linkopping, Sweden) made one save for LIU Post.
In the second half, it was more of the same. Both keepers made one save as the game went to overtime.
In the first extra session, Malmstrom was called upon to make a pair of saves to keep the game scoreless. In the second overtime, SNHU's keeper kept out a header from freshman forward Charlie Ledula (London, England) to send the game to penalty kicks.
Both teams converted their first four attempts. In the fifth round, graduate back Seb Baxter (Saffron Walden, England) scored to put the Pioneers up 5-4. With a chance to send it to a sixth round, SNHU's Jonathan Lupinelli missed wide right, sending the Pioneers to the quarterfinals.
Head coach Andreas Lindberg and the Pioneers will now play University of Charleston on Saturday (Nov. 21) at 7 p.m.
Provided by the LIU Post Sports Information Department.
