Philadelphia, PA –
Sarah Smalley scored her sixth goal of the season, but the Hofstra field hockey team suffered a 6-1 defeat at the hands of Drexel in Philadelphia on Friday in Coastal Athletic Association competition. The Pride now sits at 2-9 overall and 0-4 in the CAA, while the reigning conference champions improve to 9-3 overall and 2-1 in league play.
Drexel opened the scoring with two goals in the first quarter and scored a third with 3:53 remaining in the second quarter, but Smalley put the Pride on the board minutes later when she picked up a loose ball inside the Drexel offensive zone and beat the goalkeeper to put the score at 3-1 going into halftime. The Dragons scored a fourth goal in the third quarter before ending the game with another two tallies in the fourth quarter.
Hofstra will face its second consecutive Philadelphia team on Sunday as the Pride will take on Villanova at noon.
NOTES:
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Luci Hollister made two saves in 36:38 of action, while
Madison Geiger total four stops in 23:22.
-Hofstra is now 17-29-1 all-time against Drexel.
