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Jade Dennett tallied her first goal of the season, but six first-half goals propelled Hofstra to a 7-1 victory over Colgate in collegiate field hockey action Sunday at Tyler's Field.
Junior Lauren del Valle tallied four goals, all in the first 16:38 of the contest, to propel the Pride to six unanswered goals to open the game before Dennett stuck just before the half to make a 6-1 contest at the break. Hofstra added an insurance marker in the final five minutes to close out the scoring.
Bottom LineHofstra 7, Colgate 1
Won-Lost Records- Hofstra moved to 1-1 on the season while the victory.
- Colgate saw its record evened at 1-1 with the loss.
How It Happened- Hofstra junior Lauren Del Valle notched four goals in the first 16:38 of the contest to give the Pride a commanding 4-0 advantage.
- Junior Charlotte Loehr and senior Jonel Boileau added goals later in the opening frame extend the Hofstra margin to 6-0 before Dennett teamed up with senior Rebecca Libutti and junior Jessica Gardiner on a penalty corner with less than two minutes remaining in the half to get the Raiders on the board and make a 6-1 game.
- Hofstra sophomore Claudia Marin Samper closed out the scoring with a goal at the 65:24 mark of the contest to make it 7-1.
Key Raider Info- Dennett tallied her first goal of the season while Gardnier and Libutti both picked up their first assists of the campaign.
- Freshman keeper Maria Krull made her first collegiate appearance and finished with three saves in 44:05 of play.
Inside The Box Score- Hofstra held a 15-3 margin in shots taken in the contest, highlighted by a 9-3 margin in the first half.
- The Pride was credited with six of the eight penalty corners taken in the match.
- Del Valle and sophomore Claudia Marin-Samper led the Pride with four shot attempts each. Freshman Caroline Schaefer paced Colgate with two shot tries.
- Boileau and Marin-Samper both tallied a goal and an assist for the Pride while sophomore Leigh Maxwell-Smith finished with two assists.
Series Stuff- Hofstra picked up its fifth straight victory against Colgate as it increased its lead in the all-time series to 10-6.
- The Pride has been victorious in each of its last three visits to Tyler's Field, dating back to the 2001 season.
Up NextBoth teams return to action Sept. 5 as Colgate entertains long-time rival Cornell in a 5:30 p.m. contest at Tyer's Field while Hofstra travels to Sacred Heart for a 4 p.m. match.
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