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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
Oliver Svalander Goal LIU
Neil Miller
Oliver Svalander celebrates his goal against LIU
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LIU LIU (2-2-0, 0-0-0)
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Winner Hofstra HOF (2-2-0, 0-1-0)
LIU LIU
(2-2-0, 0-0-0)
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Final
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Hofstra HOF
(2-2-0, 0-1-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
LIU LIU 1 1 2
Hofstra HOF 1 2 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Len Skoros

Hofstra Gets Back On Track With Win Over LIU

Hempstead, NY - Eliot Goldthorp scored two goals and Oliver Svalander added one as Hofstra defeated LIU, 3-2, Wednesday night at Hofstra Soccer Stadium. The win snapped a short two-game losing streak for the Pride. 

Hofstra, which is receiving votes in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll, improved to 2-2 on the season. The Sharks slipped to 2-2 with their second consecutive loss. 

Goldthorp put the Pride on the board at the 14 minute mark of the first half when he headed in a cross from Ryan Carmichael for a 1-0 lead. The Sharks would tie the score just minutes before halftime as Andre Puente headed in a Robert Winkler cross with 2:18 seconds to go before intermission. 

The Pride would come out of halftime with a more aggressive tact, putting up 13 shots in the final 45 minutes. One of those shots came from Svalander, who netted his first Hofstra goal as the Binghamton transfer right-footed a beautiful pass from Jason Ramirez to put the Pride on top for good at 66:35. Goldthorp would get his first multi-goal game in a Hofstra uniform as the Old Dominion transfer took a pass from Roc Carles and dribbled across the top of the box before launching a shot into the upper right corner just three minutes after Svalander's goal.

The Sharks made it interesting as Puente scored his second of the game as he took a long pass from Joe Cerrato and sent a shot to the right of Hofstra keeper Wessel Speel with 1:46 remaining in the game. The Pride defense clamped down in the final minute and came away with the one-goal victory.

The Pride returns to action Saturday night (7 p.m.) at Monmouth in a Colonial Athletic Association contest. 

Notes:
-Hofstra is 8-4 all-time against LIU and has won five consecutive games in the series.
-The Pride held a 20-13 advantage in shots.
-Speel made two saves for the Pride.
-Hofstra is 18-1-3 in its last 22 games at Hofstra Soccer Stadium.
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