Durham, NH – Senior Becky Conto posted four goals and one assist, sophomore Lexi Lenaghan tallied three goals and an assist and freshman Alyssa Parrella added three goals, one assist and an impressive nine draw controls as the Hofstra Women's Lacrosse team defeated New Hampshire, 13-10, on Tuesday afternoon at Wildcat Stadium. 

The win was Hofstra's second straight and improves the Pride's record to 4-3 this season. New Hampshire falls to 0-9. 

Hofstra fell into an early 4-1 hole after 11 minutes of action as the Wildcats scored four times in six minutes after Lenaghan opened the scoring at the 29:09 mark. 

Conto would be the catalyst in the first half for Hofstra as she scored at the 18:12 mark to kick-start a huge run to close the stanza. Hofstra would score nine unanswered goals to close the first half as Conto scored four of the goals during the game-changing run. 

The Pride would lead 10-4 at the break as draw controls proved to be the difference early on as Hofstra won 11 of the 15 contested in the opening 30 minutes. 

New Hampshire opened the second half with a pair of goals from Krissy Schafer to close the gap to 10-6 before junior Carlee Ancona gave the Pride some additional breathing room with a tally off an assist from Lenaghan with 21:32 left in regulation. 

The Wildcats once again added a pair of goals to make it 11-8 before Parrella scored an unassisted goal with 11:52 left to push it to a 12-8 advantage for the Pride. 

The four-goal lead would prove to be enough for Hofstra as each team scored once over the next eight minutes before UNH added a goal with eight seconds left to account for the final margin. 

Junior Shea McAvoy posted five ground balls and three caused turnovers to lead Hofstra in each category, while senior Morgan Knox added a pair of assists. 

Carly Wooters led New Hampshire with four points on two goals and two assists, while Schaefer finished with three goals and an assist and Marissa Gurello added a hat trick. 

Sophomore Maddie Fields earned the win with nine saves in net. Junior Drew Shapiro added two goals and two ground balls in the return to her home state. 

Hofstra returns to James M. Shuart Stadium on Saturday when it hosts Central Connecticut State at 3 p.m. 

NOTES
- Hofstra is now 11-8 all-time against New Hampshire. 
- The four wins by Hofstra this season eclipsed the Pride's win total from 2016 (three). 
- Conto's five points were a new career-high and her four goals tied her career-high. 
- Parrella's nine draw controls established a new season-high.