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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
2024 Field Hockey Huddle
Seth Poplaski
3
Winner UAlbany UALB (9-1)
0
Hofstra HOFSTRA (2-7)
Winner
UAlbany UALB
(9-1)
3
Final
0
Hofstra HOFSTRA
(2-7)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UAlbany UALB 0 2 1 0 3
Hofstra HOFSTRA 0 0 0 0 0

Game Recap: Field Hockey | | Nick Kapatos

Hofstra Drops Home Contest Against #13 UAlbany

Hempstead, NY – The Hofstra field hockey team hung tough against UAlbany, the 13th-ranked team in the country, for all 60 minutes, but the Great Danes prevailed with a 3-0 win over the Pride from Cindy Lewis Stadium.
 
Hofstra's record drops to 2-7 following the defeat, and UAlbany improves to 9-1 with its ninth-consecutive win.
 
After the Pride held UAlbany to just two shots in the first quarter, the visitors opened the scoring with 4:14 remaining before halftime on one of their seven penalty corners to make the score 1-0. The Great Danes added a second goal three minutes later on a scramble for a loose ball in front of Pieke Roos' goal.
 
UAlbany's third and final goal of the day came at the 9:51 mark of the third quarter on a redirection of a penalty corner.
 
Roos totaled three saves on the day for the Pride.
 
Hofstra hosts Columbia on Sunday, October 6, at 1 p.m. There will be a pregame Senior Day ceremony, where the Hofstra field hockey program will honor departing seniors Heather Canavan. Simryn Desai, Efremia Geralis, Karissa Hough, Adrianna Losiak, Tara McNally, Pieke Roos, and Arden Wojtach.
 
NOTES:
-Hofstra was limited to one shot by McNally.
-UAlbany held a 12-1 advantage in shots and a 7-1 advantage in penalty corners.
-Hofstra's all-time record is now 1-12 versus UAlbany.
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