Bethlehem, PA –
Sarah Smalley found the back of the net for her seventh goal of the season and
Madison Geiger made 11 saves, but the Hofstra field hockey team dropped a 2-1 contest on the road against Lehigh on Sunday. Hofstra drops to 2-14 on the year, and Lehigh improves to 2-13.
Lehigh scored first five minutes into the opening quarter on the first penalty corner opportunity of the afternoon for either side, and the Mountain Hawks were denied another goal in the second quarter after Geiger denied a Lehigh penalty stroke. Smalley evened the score at 1-1 seven minutes into the third quarter on a penalty corner opportunity, but Lehigh retook the lead a minute later on a penalty corner goal.
Kesia Richardson and
Alexandra Geiger were both credited with an assist on Smalley's goal in the third quarter.
The Pride concludes its 2026 season on Friday, October 30, against Towson at 1 p.m.
NOTES:
-Richardson's assist was her sixth of the season, a new single-season high.
-Geiger recorded double-digit saves in a game for the second time in her career.
-Hofstra is now 3-7-1 all-time against Lehigh. This was the first meeting against the Mountain Hawks since 2023 and only the second time this millennium the two teams have faced one another.
