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Taylor Mennella led Hofstra with three points on two goals and an assist, but Drexel dominated the second quarter en route to an 18-7 win over the Pride on Wednesday afternoon at Vidas Field.
Hofstra slipped to 7-6 and 1-2 in Colonial Athletic Association play with the loss, while Drexel improved to 8-6 and 3-1 in conference action.
Graduate student
Arianna Esposito put Hofstra in front to start the contest with a free-position goal at the 13:12 mark. After Drexel responded with a pair of goals, the Pride would tally two straight as Mennella and senior
Amanda Guerra answered and made it 3-2 with just over a minute left in the first quarter.
Drexel would close the first quarter with two goals to retake the lead and that kick-started a run of 10 straight goals for the Dragons to take a commanding lead near the end of the opening half. Senior
Erin Demek ended the run for Hofstra with a free-position goal with 1:17 left before the intermission.
The Pride battled in the third and fourth quarter, including seeing freshman
Emily Weigand notch her first career goal off an assist from freshman
Kyndall Jackson. It was the first career points for both Weigand and Jackson.
Graduate student
Shannon Boyle posted team-highs of four draw controls and two ground balls, while junior
Courtney Carollo and freshman
Megan Flannery each posted three draw controls. Senior
Jess Smith made 10 saves in net for the Pride.
Corrine Bednarik had four goals and six assists for Drexel, while Karson Harris added four goals of her own. Zoe Bennett tallied 11 saves for the Dragons.
Hofstra is back in action on Saturday when it hosts Towson at 12 p.m. For ticket information visit HofstraTickets.com, call (516) HOF-TIXX, or stop by the Hofstra Athletics Ticket Office in the lobby of the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. The game will also air on FloLive.
NOTES
- Hofstra leads the all-time series with Drexel, 28-11.
- With her four draw controls, Boyle went over 100 for her career as she now has 103.
- Smith's 10 saves leave her at 495 for her career, just five shy of becoming only the fifth player in program history to reach 500 career saves.
