Newark, DE - Sophomore attack Claire Brady scored two goals and freshman midfielder Alex Mezzanotte added a goal and an assist, but Delaware rallied from an early 3-0 deficit to defeat Hofstra, 7-6, on Friday evening at Delaware Stadium.

Hofstra falls to 4-6 overall and 0-1 in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play with the loss, while Delaware improves to 6-6 and 1-1.

Hofstra scored the first three goals of the contest as Brady opened the scoring at the 28:15 mark before senior midfielder Jennalee Trombley followed to make it 2-0 and then sophomore attacker Jackie Ardolino put the Pride up by three with 21:09 to play before the intermission.

Hofstra would still hold a two-goal advantage, 4-2, following another tally from Brady with 1:55 left in the opening stanza, but the Blue Hens closed the gap to 4-3 with a goal from Bridget Burns at the 1:15 mark. 

Neither team could find the back of the net until just over 21 minutes remained in the second stanza and Delaware knotted the score at four with a goal from Morgan Leonard.  Corrine Drost followed with a free-position goal as the Blue Hens captured their first lead of the contest, 5-4, with 19:44 to play in the half.

The game would continue to go back and forth as Hofstra rallied to tie the score at five with a goal from freshman attacker Lindsay McKinnon at the 16:18 mark.  McKinnon, who scored the game-winner against Notre Dame with less than eight seconds left, scored off an assist from Mezzanotte.

Delaware would score what turned out to be the game-winner with 10:58 to play as Julianna Jeffers notched an unassisted goal before the Blue Hens added an insurance goal with 1:43 to play off the stick of Holly Burman en route to the 7-6 victory.

The Burman goal would end up being huge for Delaware as Mezzanotte tallied the first goal of her collegiate career with 55 seconds left to cut the Pride deficit to 7-6.  The Blue Hens won the ensuing draw control and were able to run out the clock to hold on for the one-goal win.

Junior goalie Jackie Pandolf made ten saves in net for the Pride and also added a team-best three ground balls. 

Jeffers led Delaware with two goals, while Makenzie Worthington had a game-high six ground balls for the Blue Hens.  Leonard added three caused turnovers for the victorious Blue Hens.

Hofstra returns to action on Sunday when it hosts Towson at 1 p.m.