New Haven, CT - Diane Caldwell and Arielle Williams each scored goals for the Pride but two second half Bulldog goals gave Yale a 4-2 non-conference victory over Hofstra at Johnson Field Sunday afternoon. The Bulldogs improved to 5-3 on the season while the Pride, which dropped its second consecutive game, had their record evened at 5-5.

With the score tied at 2-2 following Williams' fourth penalty stroke goal of the season just 8:21 into the second half, Yale took the lead almost four minutes later. On the game-winning goal, junior Erin Carter grabbed a rebound off a save from Hofstra junior goalie Amanda Heyde of a Taylor Sankovich shot and put the ball into the goal for a 3-2 advantage. It was Carter's second goal of the season. Senior Johna Paolino scored her second goal of the game, deflecting junior Mia Rosati's shot, 11 minutes later to give Yale its final two-goal margin.

In an action-packed first half that featured 25 shots, including 14 by Hofstra, the Bulldogs opened the scoring 2:39 into the contest as junior Chelsey Locarno tallied her second goal of the season off a pass from freshman Georgia Holland. But Hofstra graduate-student Diane Caldwell tied the game with her third goal of the year at the 12:32 mark, off a pass from junior Genna Kovar. Paolino gave Yale a 2-1 lead 6:49 before halftime on a pass from Rosati. It was Paolino's second goal of the year.  Both starting goalies, Heyde for the Pride and senior Katie Boling for Yale, each posted seven saves in the first half.

The Pride outshot Yale, 23-21, and had six corners to the Bulldogs five. Heyde finished with 10 saves while Yale freshman Emily Cain played the entire second half, in relief of Bolling, and made four saves.

Hofstra will continue with the second half of its four-game road trip on Friday, October 1 when the Pride return to CAA play at #20 James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Game time is 7 p.m.

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