By Justin Grant - SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
The Yale Bulldogs made their way into the Hofstra University Field Hockey Stadium looking to snap the Pride’s five-game winning streak. Nevertheless, the Pride scorched the Bulldogs by a score of 4-1 and won its sixth consecutive game.
“We were able to get a lot of shots off, we’ve got to step it up a notch in order to finish on that type of pressure, and it was a great team win,” said head coach Kathy De Angelis.
The Pride dominated the Bulldogs in total shots by a count of 32-2. The Bulldogs lone two shots were in the last five minutes of the second half including their only goal.
The Schoen sisters, Stella and Simca, compiled two key goals in the game.
The opening goal of the game was scored by Simca Schoen at the 5:04 mark, scoring her sixth goal of the season.
Throughout the game, the Pride put extreme pressure on the Bulldogs’ defense and players were getting stopped in both zones.
In this controlled-effort game, the Pride closed the first half with a momentous goal exemplifying that they keep on fighting until the very last second of the half. Junior Stella Schoen put up her ninth goal of the season at the 31:45 mark of the first half assisted by first-year Madison Reed, who recorded her first collegiate point.
Junior Claudia Marin Samper added to the Hofstra lead with a late goal assisted by junior Colby Hussong at the 62:26 mark to get her 11th goal of the season, leading the team.
The Pride goalie, sophomore Carys Swan, was on-pace for her first shutout of the season, until freshman Brooke Reese notched her first goal of the season nearing the 68th mark of the second half.
The Pride (8-3) will next faceoff against Sacred Heart University (2-6) at home on Oct. 2nd.