CHARLESTON, S.C.- LIU Brooklyn Women's soccer fell to The Citadel, 2-0, Sunday afternoon at WLI Field. The Blackbirds drop to 0-5-0 in the loss.

Mady Riegel opened the scoring in the first half and Ilana Green added an insurance tally in the second frame for the Bulldogs.

The Citadel (3-0-0) created the majority of chances in the first stanza, outshooting LIU Brooklyn 12-4. Sophomore keeper Aline Allmann made six of her 13 saves in the first. LIU Brooklyn generated two shots on goal from red-shirt junior Jenn Peters and senior Tori Shinkowitz in the opening session.

The Bulldogs opened the second half looking for insurance. Samara Nche walked in and fired a shot that was denied by Allmann in the 48th minute.

The Blackbirds came back with a pair of chances to knot the score in the 62nd and 63rd minutes. First, Peters sent a shot that was denied by The Citadel's keeper Logan Leask. On the ensuing corner kick, sophomore Marian Awad won a ball in the box and her attempt was stopped by The Citadel's keeper.

LIU Brooklyn came back with consecutive chances five minutes later; senior Madison Gomez rang a shot off the crossbar. Then Peters, who led the Blackbirds with six shots, hit the post with a try.

The Citadel, which outshot LIU Brooklyn 26-16 in the match, added a goal by Green to make it 2-0 in the 80th minute.

LIU Brooklyn returns to action on Sunday, Sept. 11 when it heads to Siena to take on the Saints. Kickoff is slated for 1:00 p.m.