Columbia
LIU
Women's Soccer Breezes By Blackbirds, 4-0; Extends Winning Streak to Six
10/6/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
NEW YORK -- Reigning Ivy League Rookie of the Week Ashlin Yahr tallied a pair of goals and junior Sophie Reiser set a career high as she assisted on three of Columbia's four scores to help lead the women's soccer team to a dominant 4-0 win over Long Island at Columbia Soccer Stadium on Monday evening. The victory extends the Lions' winning streak to six games and improves their overall record to 8-2-1.
Columbia broke the scoreless deadlock just over a half hour into the match when Yahr sent a pass from the left wing that found sophomore Keri Nobil at the top of the box. Nobil collected the ball and sent a blast to the far post, past the outstretched arms of the LIU goalkeeper to give Columbia a 1-0 lead.
The Lions further asserted themselves in the second half, adding to their lead in the 58th minute when Reiser lofted a pass from 20 yards out to first-year Nora Dooley, who was streaking down the sideline. Dooley found herself wide-open and redirected the ball to the far post for a 2-0 lead.
Reiser struck again just over a minute later for the Lions when she sent a pass down the left sideline to Yahr, who evaded the onrushing goalkeeper and tapped her shot into an unattended net. The pair later combined on their second goal of the night in the 63rd minute when Reiser sent a looping cross into the box that Yahr nodded into the net from six yards away, making it 4-0. For Yahr, it was the seventh goal she has scored this season and ties her with Reiser for the team lead.
Columbia will return to Ivy League play for a road match at Penn on Friday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. The Quakers are tied atop the Ivy League with the Lions, each having identical 2-0-0 records.
