Villanova, PA – Pride junior Ryan Tierney tallied a career-high tying five goals, including three in a six-goal Hofstra run in the third quarter, but Wildcat Connor Kirst recorded his second consecutive overtime game-winner to lead 14th-ranked Villanova (2-1) to a 10-9 come-from-behind victory over Hofstra (2-1) at Villanova Stadium Saturday afternoon.

Tierney tallied five goals for the third time in his career while senior Jimmy Yanes added a goal and an assist. Sophomores Dylan McIntosh, Ryan Kinnard and James Philbin scored the other Hofstra goals. Sophomore goalie Bobby Casey made 10 saves in the Pride cage.

Villanova was led by Matt Campbell with six goals, Keegan Khan with a goal and four assists, Connor Kirst with two goals, and Joey Froccaro with one goal and one assist. Two Villanova goalies, Nick Testa (7 saves) played 40 minutes while Will Vitton (3 saves) played 20 minutes, combined for 10 saves.

Hirst, who tallied the overtime winner against then top-ranked Yale last Saturday in the Wildcats' 11-10 extra session win, scored his second goal of the game just 1:29 into the overtime, beating Pride goalie Bobby Casey from 13-yards out..

On a chilly Pennsylvania afternoon, the two teams split the first two goals. The Wildcats scored three of the next four goals to take a 4-2 lead over the Pride after the second of Matt Campbell's six goals on the day at the 7:27 mark of the second quarter. After Tierney scored his second of the day on the man-up with 2;51 to play in the half, Villanova added two more goals, including one with 0:01 to play, to give the Wildcats a 6-3 lead at the halftime break.

Hofstra came out strong in the second half and scored six unanswered goals in the first 10:07 of the third, and kept Villanova off the board, to take a 9-6 lead after three quarters. Yanes started the run with an unassisted tall just 1:05 into the third. Tierney posted his second hat-trick of the season three minutes later, and McIntosh tied the game at 6-6 just 51 seconds later with his fourth goal of the year, off a pass from classmate Dominic Pryor. Tierney then added two more in less than a minute span to give the Pride an 8-6 lead before James Philbin scored his third of the season, from Yanes, with 4:53 to play in the third for a 9-6 lead.

The Wildcats did not lie down and got a man-up goal by Kirst just 2:36 into the fourth quarter before Campbell added his fifth and six goals, the latter with 6:25 to play in regulation to tie the game at 9-9. Each team had at least one good opportunity to end the game in the waning minutes but came up short.

Hofstra will return home to James M. Shuart Stadium on Tuesday, February 26 for "The Long Island Rivalry, presented by The Greene Turtle" against Stony Brook. Game time is 7 p.m.

Notes
- Saturday's game was the 15th meeting between Hofstra and Villanova. The Pride now hold an 8-7 series lead.
- Ryan Tierney tallied five goals for the third time after previously posting five against Drexel in 2017 and five at Stony Brook last season.
- Hofstra was outshot in the contest, 47-33 and the Wildcats picked up 28 ground balls to the Pride's 23.
- Saturday's game was Hofstra's first overtime game since April 23, 2016, a 10-9 win at UMass.