Stony Brook, NY – George O'Malley and Matthew Vowinkel scored for Hofstra in the final 13 minutes as the Pride defeated Stony Brook, 2-0, in "The Long Island Rivalry", presented by The Greene Turtle, at LaValle Stadium Wednesday night.

Hofstra improved to 2-3-2 on the season, winning for the second time in as many games. Stony Brook slipped to 2-3-1.

The teams played an evenly-matched first half that ended without a score. Hofstra seemed to control play in the first 25 minutes of the stanza, outshooting the Seawolves, 4-2. But Stony Brook began to apply more pressure in the final 20 minutes, putting two of its three shots on goal.

The second half was as even as the first with Stony Brook taking three shots in the first 20 minutes compared to two for the Pride. Peter Meyer had the Pride's best chance in the early going as his 20-yard shot was punched away by Stony Brook keeper Christian Miesch. But the Pride broke through as Sean Nealis had a long throw in deep in Stony Brook territory that was flicked on by Felix Smith Halle to O'Malley, who put a shot inside the far post at 76:54. Vowinkel followed nearly seven minutes later, connecting on a bicycle kick off a corner kick from Marcus Lindqvist at 83:49.

Alex Ashton made four saves to record his third consecutive shutout. Miesch had four saves for the Seawolves.

Hofstra returns to action this coming Tuesday night when it hosts Dartmouth at 7 p.m. Tickets are available by visiting Hofstra.tickets.com, calling the Hofstra Athletics Box Office at 516-HOF-TIXX, or visiting the Box Office at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex during regular business hours.

Notes:
-Hofstra is now 16-10-6 all-time versus Stony Brook.
-Vowinkel's goal was his team-high third of the season.
-Smith Halle's assist was the first of his Hofstra career.
-Nealis and Lindqvist now share the team lead with two assists each.