LIU's football team had plenty of momentum heading into its home opener on Saturday afternoon after recording its first victory over a FBS program last weekend . Unfortunately for the Sharks, they couldn't build on it.

LIU squandered a two-touchdown lead before falling to Sacred Heart University in heartbreaking fashion, 24-21. Sacred Heart capped the comeback when Matt Kling hit a 21-year field goal as time expired to sink the Sharks.

LIU took a 21-7 lead with 11:24 left in the third quarter, but Sacred Heart scored the final 17 points.

Coach Ron Cooper said he knew it would be a tough game, especially after the team's attention-getting win over Eastern Michigan last week.

“In the tight games like this, which I knew it was going to be, we told our team that no matter what happened

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