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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
Frankie O'Brien
Lee S. Weissman
Frankie O'Brien
2
Hofstra HOFSTRA (4-8, 1-3 CAA)
4
Winner Delaware DELAWARE (4-3, 3-2 CAA)
Hofstra HOFSTRA
(4-8, 1-3 CAA)
2
Final
4
Delaware DELAWARE
(4-3, 3-2 CAA)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Hofstra HOFSTRA 0 0 1 1 2
Delaware DELAWARE 1 1 2 0 4

Game Recap: Field Hockey | | Nick Kapatos

FH: Hofstra Falls to Delaware in Season Finale

Newark, DE - The Hofstra field hockey team scored twice in the second half, but the Pride dropped a 4-2 decision to Delaware on Sunday afternoon from Fred P. Rullo Stadium. The Pride ends the spring season with a 4-8 overall record and a 1-3 mark in Colonial Athletic Association action, while Delaware moves to 4-3 overall and 3-2 in the CAA.

Trailing 3-0 in the third quarter, Hofstra lined up for its third penalty corner of the afternoon. Senior Frankie O'Brien sent the ball into play, where freshman Karissa Hough set up junior Cami Larsson. Larsson sent the ball back to O'Brien, who was left unmarked on the far post, and the captain lifted her shot over the outstretched Delaware keeper for the Pride's first goal of the day.

In the dying moments of the fourth quarter, Hofstra found the back of the net again thanks to sophomore Mercedes Currie. Freshman Jasmijn Verdoes forced a Delaware turnover inside their own end, and she and a number of Hofstra players attacked the Delaware goal. She drew a defender as she entered the shooting arc before finding Currie 10 yards from the goal. The sophomore forward lined up her shot and finished low and past the leg of the goalkeeper for her third goal of the season.

The Fightin' Blue Hens opened the scoring late in the first quarter on a long-range shot off a penalty corner by Julia Duffhuis. Delaware scored again in the second quarter off a penalty corner, where Delaware's Ashlyn Carr had a shot clang off the crossbar before Grace Hoepfner tapped in the rebound. Carr found the back of the net off another long-range shot on a penalty corner to make it 3-0 in the third quarter. Following O'Brien's tally, Delaware answered back with a goal by Ashley Iannuzzi off a penalty corner in the final minutes of the third quarter.

O'Brien had two of Hofstra's five shots on the day, while Currie and freshmen Jasmijn and Esmee Verdoes all had one shot each. Sophomore Merlijn van der Vegt made three saves in today's contest.

Lizzie Gaebel made one save against the Pride.

Notes:
-Hofstra is now 7-28 all-time against Delaware.
-Delaware outshot Hofstra, 15-5, and held a 7-3 advantage in shots on goal.
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