Zeberio Scores Twice to Lead Men’s Soccer to First Win of Season

Tuesday, September 1

Fairfield, CT

7:30 PM

Sacred Heart

1-2-1, 0-0-0

LIU

0-3-0, 0-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
LIU	0	0	0
Sacred Heart	0	2	2

Photo by: Daniel Boye

Zeberio Scores Twice to Lead Men’s Soccer to First Win of Season

9/1/2026 10:12:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

The Pios shut out LIU 2-0 at Park Ave Field

By: Josh Smith

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Behind a pair of goals from Axier Zeberio, the Sacred Heart University men's soccer team shut out LIU, 2-0, on a rainy Tuesday evening at Park Ave Field for the team's first win of the young 2026 campaign.

Records:
Sacred Heart: 1-2-1
LIU: 0-3-0

Top Performers:
1. Axier Zeberio — 2 goals, 2 shots on goal
2. Brady Poor — 1 assist, 2 shots
3. Alejandro Tierno — 1 assist

Between the Pipes:
SHU: Logan Guzik (1-0-0) - 0 goals against | 5 saves
LIU: Samuel Reine - 2 goals against | 3 saves

How it Happened:
The two defenses dominated the opening half, and the score stayed 0-0 after 45 minutes. SHU held a slim 7-6 lead in shots in the half, with two being saved by the opposing keeper.

The Pioneers struck first tonight, taking a 1-0 lead in the 56th minute on Zeberio's first collegiate goal. Ivan Morcillo started the play by working the ball out of the corner before splitting two defenders and sending a pass to Alejandro Tierno. Tierno then tapped a pass to Zeberio for a strike to the right half of the net.

Zeberio's dream half continued in the 66th minute with his second goal in under 10 minutes. Brady Poor got the assist on the score by stopping the ball in the box before back-tapping it to Zeberio for a chip over the moving goalie.

In SHU's goal, junior Logan Guzik made his first career start tonight and got a shutout with five saves.

Of Note:

The Pioneers collected their first win of the year.
Tonight marked SHU's first multi-goal game of the season.
Zeberio tallied SHU's first multi-goal game since Morcillo had two in 2025.
Zeberio's goals marked the first two of his Pios career.
Poor's assist is his fourth point of the season.
Guzik made his first career start tonight in goal and got a shutout with five saves.

Up Next:
The Pioneers next battle No. 11 Vermont at Park Ave Field on Saturday, Sept. 5, at 5 p.m.