New Haven, CT –
Greta Krimmel scored the first goal of her Hofstra field hockey career in the fourth quarter of a 5-1 defeat on the road against Sacred Heart on Friday. Hofstra is now 2-11 overall and Sacred Heart jumps to 6-8 on the year.
The Pioneers scored just under four minutes into the contest, and they scored a second with four minutes left before halftime to lead by two goals at halftime. Sacred Heart doubled its lead with two goals inside the first five minutes of the third quarter before tacking on a fifth midway through the fourth quarter. Krimmel prevented a shutout when she got her stick onto a shot from
Cara Zapach and redirected it into the back of the net with three minutes before the end of regulation.
Zapach and
Clara Cañas both assisted on Krimmel's goal, giving Zapach three assists and Cañas two for the season.
Luci Hollister and
Madison Geiger played one half each between the posts, with Hollister recording seven saves in the first half and Geiger tallying two saves in the second half.
Hofstra returns to Cindy Lewis Stadium for the first time since October 2 on Sunday against Columbia at 1 p.m.
NOTES:
-This is Sacred Heart's first-ever win over Hofstra. The Pride was previously 22-0 all-time against Sacred Heart.
-Hofstra was outshot 19-8 against Sacred Heart. Krimmel and
Malena Bertone led the team with two shots each.
