Philadelphia, PA – In a rain-soaked Sunday afternoon from Philadelphia,
Madison Geiger recorded 12 saves in her first collegiate start as the Hofstra field hockey team suffered a 4-1 defeat to Villanova. Hofstra drops to 2-10 overall and Villanova is now 8-5.
The Pride opened the scoring eight minutes into the first quarter on Hofstra's first penalty corner opportunity of the afternoon.
Malena Bertone sent a towards the goal and
Juana Laskowski got her stick in front to redirect the ball into the net and give Hofstra a 1-0 lead. The Pride kept Villanova scoreless until Katharina Balks beat Geiger for the tying goal with 46 seconds before the end of the quarter.
With the score still tied at 1-1 after a scoreless second quarter, Villanova scored a pair of goals in the third quarter to go up 3-1 before scoring its fourth and final tally of the afternoon in the fourth quarter.
Laskowski's goal was her second of the season, while Bertone tallied her third assist of the season, and Julia Böcker recorded the first point of her career with an assist.
Ava Borowski scored twice for the Wildcats, while Balks and Colleen Finnan found the back of the net once apiece. Maddie Sears made two saves in the win for Villanova.
Hofstra's stretch of consecutive road contests comes to an end on Friday, October 16, with a trip to Sacred Heart for a 1 p.m. start.
NOTES:
-Geiger's 12 saves are the most by a Hofstra goalkeeper this season.
-Hofstra's all-time record against Villanova is now 4-6-1.
