Hofstra Stuns Notre Dame with Furious Four-Goal Rally
from press release
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- Freshman attacker Lindsay
McKinnon capped a stunning 4-0 game-ending run for the Hofstra
Women's Lacrosse team as the Fairport, NY native notched a
free-position goal with 7.8 seconds remaining to lift the Pride
past No. 17 Notre Dame, 10-9, on Sunday afternoon at James M.
Shuart Stadium.
McKinnon was stellar throughout the game as she tied for team-high
honors in points with two goals and two assists, while senior
attacker Stephanie Rice tallied three goals and an assist in the
contest. Junior goalie Jackie Pandolf continued her
outstanding play this season as she had a game-high 11 saves,
including several from point blank range.
The win was Hofstra's second straight and improves the Pride's
record to 4-5 this season. Notre Dame falls to 3-5 with the
loss. The win was Hofstra's first in the series with Notre
Dame as the Fighting Irish had won the three previous meetings by a
combined four goals.
The game marked the end of the Pride's non-conference schedule in
2011 as Hofstra will begin Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play
on Friday, April 8 at Delaware (7 p.m.). Hofstra returns home
to James M. Shuart Stadium on Sunday, April 10 when it hosts Towson
at 1 p.m.
Hofstra trailed the Fighting Irish, 9-6, with just over seven
minutes left in the second stanza before sophomore midfielder Jill
Maier began the game-ending run with a free-position goal of her
own.
Maier's goal with 7:27 left on the clock made the score 9-7 in
favor of Notre Dame, but Hofstra would need another three minutes
before they closed the gap any further. The Pride narrowed
the deficit to 9-8 with 4:30 to play as Rice scored off an assist
from senior midfielder Jennalee Trombley. The comeback would
be complete with just under three minutes remaining as Maier scored
her third goal of the game and second of the game-ending run to
even the score at nine with 2:48 remaining in the second half.
Hofstra went into the halftime break trailing 6-5 as Notre Dame
used a late 3-0 run to turn a 4-3 Pride lead into a 6-4 Fighting
Irish advantage with 2:21 left in the opening half following a goal
from Kailene Abt. Hofstra scored the final goal of the half
as Trombley scored off a feed from Rice with 1:10 left before the
break to close the gap to one.
The first half was a back-and-forth affair as it featured five tie
scores and five lead changes. Notre Dame opened the scoring
at the 28:06 mark as Maggie Tamasitis scored before Hofstra
answered with two straight to take its first lead of the
game. Rice scored the Pride's first goal, while freshman
attacker Jenn Ward put Hofstra ahead for the first time in the
contest with a goal at the 21:54 mark off an assist from
McKinnon.
Hofstra, which played today without two key starters in senior
defender Bettina Mianulli and sophomore attacker Claire Brady, got
three draw controls, two ground balls and two caused turnovers from
senior defender Katie Hertsch. Pandolf led Hofstra with a
career-high nine draw controls, while sophomore midfielder Casey
Kellogg and junior defender Chrissy Jones tied Pandolf and Hertsch
for team-high honors with two caused turnovers.
Tamasitis led Notre Dame with five points on two goals and three
assists, while Shaylyn Blaney had three goals and one assist.
Blaney added five draw controls, four caused turnovers and two
ground balls in the contest as well. Abt chipped in with
three points (two goals, one assist) and four draw controls.
