MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – The Hofstra University women's soccer team posted another dominant performance on Sunday as the Pride earned a 3-0 victory over the College of Charleston at the Patriots Point Athletic Complex. Hofstra improves to 9-3-1 overall and 3-0-1 in the Colonial Athletic Association while Charleston slips to 7-5-0 and 2-2-0 in the league.
 
The Pride tested the Cougars defense all match long, out-shooting Charleston, 20-4. Despite only four of those opportunities coming on target, Hofstra was able to convert on three to clinch another three conference points.
 
Hofstra racked up four shots within the first nine minutes of action before junior midfielder Lucy Porter notched her conference-best 11th goal and fourth successful penalty kick of the season at the 8:59 mark. The Pride continued to attack and nearly added two more goals within a 15-minute span when graduate student Brianna Doran and freshman Brianna Passaro each had strikes which hit the post. After Hofstra poured on five more shots within seven minutes, sophomore Miri Taylor headed in a cross by Porter to extend the Hofstra lead to two just before halftime.
 
Two minutes out of the locker room, Hofstra added a third goal when junior Sabrina Bryan gave a pass to junior Lucy Shepherd inside the box for her fourth tally of the season. Freshman Skylar Kuzmich made four total saves in net and the Pride allowed just one more Cougar shot for the remainder of the match to coast to victory.
 
Hofstra will return to the pitch for a rematch of the 2018 Championship game as the Pride will host the Dukes of James Madison on Thursday, October 10 at 7 p.m.
 
NOTES:
-Hofstra improves to 7-1-0 in the all-time series against Charleston
-Through the first four conference matches, Hofstra is out-shooting opponents, 103-28
-Porter recorded her conference-best fourth game-winning goal of the season
-Porter recorded her 26th career goal and is now tied for eighth all-time on the all-time Hofstra scoring list with Elyse Bizzozzaro
-Porter needs just three more points to crack into the Hofstra career record books top-10
-Hofstra is now 7-0 when Porter scores