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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
Hofstra at South Florida (NCAA First Round, 11/17/22)
(c)Julio Aguilar ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Eliot Goldthorp
2
Hofstra HOF (14-4-3, 5-2-2)
4
Winner South Fla. USF (9-6-4, 5-1-3)
Hofstra HOF
(14-4-3, 5-2-2)
2
Final
4
South Fla. USF
(9-6-4, 5-1-3)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Hofstra HOF 1 1 2
South Fla. USF 2 2 4

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Len Skoros

Hofstra's Great Season Ends With NCAA First Round Loss At South Florida

Tampa, FL - Eliot Goldthorp scored both Hofstra goals, but South Florida scored four unanswered goals to erase a 1-0 deficit as the Bulls picked up a 4-2 victory in the first round of the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship at Corbett Field. South Florida advances to play top-seeded Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, on Sunday night.

The Pride sees their season end with a 14-4-3 record, while South Florida improves to 9-6-4.

Hofstra got on the board first as Goldthorp sent in a shot from 20 yards out at the 5:09 mark to put the Pride up, 1-0. The goal was Goldthorp's 16th of the season.

Ajmeer Spengler tied the game for the Bulls at 28:10 as he sent in a shot from outside of the 18-yard box into the upper left corner. South Florida earned a corner kick in the final minute and Oscar Resano converted a pass from Brian Schaefer to send the Bulls into halftime with a 2-1 advantage. 

South Florida got a second half goal from Marcus Victorio 8:32 in, following a Pride turnover deep in the defensive zone, to make it 3-1. Just over seven minutes later, the Bulls struck again as Shion Soga took a through ball from Gabrielle Privitera and scored to make it 4-1.

Goldthorp scored his 17th of the season on a great individual effort as he dribbled across the top of the 18-yard box from right to left before sending a shot through traffic into the lower left corner of the goal.

Hofstra did have some other scoring chances as Hendrik Hebbeker had a shot from distance that went off the fingertips of keeper Jakson Weyman and Francesco Perinelli had a shot in close that was also turned away by Weyman. 

Notes:
-Hofstra slipped to 5-7 all-time in NCAA Tournament play.
-Goldthorp joined Roc Carles and Hendrik Hebbeker as the only Pride players with two goals in an NCAA Championship game. 
-Wessel Speel had three saves for the Pride.
-Hofstra's 14 wins are tied for third-most in program history.
-Goldthorp's 17 goals rank third all-time in Hofstra single-season history.  

 
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