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Laurie Goddard and Evangelos Chrysostomou react to the game-winner
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Winner Hofstra HOF (14-5-0, 7-1-0)
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Vermont UVM (14-1-5, 6-0-1)
Winner
Hofstra HOF
(14-5-0, 7-1-0)
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Final
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Vermont UVM
(14-1-5, 6-0-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Hofstra HOF 0 2 1 3
Vermont UVM 1 1 0 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Len Skoros

Golden Hour! Goddard Sends Hofstra To Third Round With Overtime Winner

Burlington, VT - Laurie Goddard scored the golden goal 6:18 into the first overtime as Hofstra toppled top-seeded and defending National Champion Vermont, 3-2, Sunday at Virtue Field in the second round of the NCAA Championship. The win snapped a 29-game unbeaten streak for the Catamounts.

Hofstra, which advanced to the third round of the NCAA's for the second time in program history, improved to 14-5-0 on the season. Vermont suffered its first loss of the season and ended the year at 14-1-5. 

The Catamounts opened the scoring at 12:37 when Philipp Kuhn, sitting at the back post, put in the shot from Marcos Blasco and Omar Robbana. The goal was reviewed for a possible offsides but the call stood. Aside from the goal, the team played a fairly even first half. Each team had five shots. Gino Cervoni made two first half saves, while Niklas Herceg had one for the Catamounts in the opening 45. 

Hofstra had a great chance to equalize in the 60th minute, drawing a direct kick just outside the box. Goddard put the shot on target, but Herceg made a diving stop to his left to preserve the lead. The Pride would break through at 65:13 when Hempelmann-Perez headed in a headed cross from Thengill Orrason to tie the game. Goddard started the play with a pass into the box to Orrason. Just over two minutes later, Ziewiec put the Pride on top with a sliding shot past Herceg at 67:27. Owen Barnett and Evangelos Chrysostomou earned assists on the play. 

The Catamounts would not go quietly and tied the game at 83:43 on a goal from Rui Aoki off a Robbana corner kick. Neither team would get great chances down the stretch, allowing the game to go to overtime. 

In the extra session, Ziewiec won a tackle in the defensive end to start the Pride's winning rush. The ball ended up with Daniel Burko outside the box on the left side. He sent a perfect pass to Goddard and the CAA Player and Midfielder of the Year sent in a left-footed shot for the win. 

Hofstra will take on 16-seeded Furman Sunday in Greenville, South Carolina. Gametime is set for 1 p.m.

Notes:
-Hofstra is now 7-7-1 all-time versus Vermont.
-Hofstra is now 8-8-1 all-time in NCAA Championship play.
-Hempelmann-Perez scored his second goal of the season on his 22nd birthday.
-Ziewiec notched his second goal of the year. 
-Goddard's goal was his team-best 13th of the season. 
-Sean Bohen picked up the win in goal, making one save in the second half and overtime. 
-The win over the number one team was the fourth in Hofstra Athletics history, joining the Pride softball, wrestling, and men's lacrosse teams.
-Hofstra avenged a loss to Vermont in the NCAA Second Round last season as well as a loss earlier this season. 
-Vermont was the first top seed to lose in the second round since 2016.
 
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