Saturday, February 8
Hempstead, N.Y.
11:00 AM
USC
1-0
9
at
8
Hofstra
0-1
1
2
F
USC
4
5
9
Hofstra
2
6
8
Team Stats
USC
HOFSTRA
Shots
36
23
Turnovers
16
21
Caused Turnovers
8
4
Draw Controls
6
13
Free-Position Shots
6
5
Ground Balls
16
13
Game Leaders
Players
G
3
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
1
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
3
CT
0
G
1
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
Players Mentioned
A
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/ Women's LacrossePhoto by: Alan Schaefer
No. 16 USC Edges Hofstra in Season Opener
February 08, 2020 | Women's Lacrosse, Features
The Women of Troy held the Pride scoreless for the final 16 minutes to complete a comeback victory
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – The 16th-ranked USC lacrosse team (1-0) earned a 9-8 season-opening victory over Hofstra (0-1) at James M. Shuart Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 8. The Women of Troy have won five straight season-openers with their win over the Pride.
KEY PLAYERS
KEY PLAYERS
- Senior attacker Emily Concialdi scored the first and the last goal of the game and finished with four points on her eighth-career hat trick with an assist. Concialdi went 2-for-2 from free position and also picked up a ground ball.
- Sophomore defender Kaleigh Brennan broke out with career highs of four ground balls and two caused turnovers.
- Junior goalie Riley Hertford made three key saves in the final 16 minutes and finished with 11 saves on the day to go with two ground balls. It was Hertford's 17th-career victory.
- Senior midfielder Kerrigan Miller scored two goals, picked up three ground balls, and secured one draw.
- Junior midfielder Kelsey Huff had a goal and an assist; and picked up two ground balls to go with two caused turnovers.
- For the Pride, Jess Smith had 14 saves in the cage. Alexa Mattera scored four goals and had four ground balls. Alyssa Parrella and Grace Langella each scored two goals apiece. Darcie Smith led all players with eight draw controls.
- In a true defensive battle, each team scored only once through the first 23 minutes of the game. Concialdi cracked the code and scored a go-ahead goal with 6:15 to play in the first half that led to a 3-1 Trojan burst for a 4-2 lead at the break.
- Hofstra came out of halftime on the attack and needed only three minutes to equalize off two goals from Mattera. Concialdi's dish to sophomore Erin Bakes netted a goal and stopped the Pride rush to put USC back on top, 5-4. Hofstra was unfazed and scored four of the next five goals to take a two-goal lead, 8-6, with 16:06 left to play on Parrella's final goal.
- After nine minutes back and forth, senior attacker Hope Anhut rolled from the back of the Hofstra crease to get a shot past the Pride keeper that sparked a 3-0 run. With under four minutes to play, Miller grabbed her own rebound and scored her second goal to bring the Trojans even at eight-all.
- Hofstra won the next draw, but Brennan's caused turnover and ground ball put the Trojans back on offense. Concialdi's drive to goal was awarded an eight-meter attempt and led to the game-winning goal at 2:01. Despite another Pride draw win, Huff forced the ball out of the Hofstra stick before junior Lizzy Wagner secured the ground ball to run out the clock for the win.
- USC improved to 2-0 all-time against Hofstra. Each victory was in the first game of the season (2019, '20).
- The Women of Troy won their fifth straight season opener and improved to 5-3 all-time in season openers. USC also improved to 5-3 all-time in road openers.
- The Trojans moved to 14-15 all-time in games played in the Eastern Time Zone and improved to 3-4 in games played in the state of New York.
- Eight Women of Troy returned to play in front of a home crowd on Long Island. Kerrigan Miller (Bayport), Kelly Johansen (Glen Head), Devon and Ella Heaney (Garden City), Kaeli and Kelsey Huff (Eastport), Danielle Carson (Wantagh), and Olivia Dooley (Manhasset) all hail from Long Island cities.
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