By PJ Potter - STAFF WRITER
Leah Galton broke Hofstra's program record for most career points with two goals in the conference opener against the William & Mary Tribe on Friday night.
Galton led the way for the Pride women's soccer team in a 2-1 victory, their first win at Martin Family Stadium since 2010. Scoring in the 11th and 48th minutes, the England native brought her points total to 110, surpassing her former teammate, Sam Scolarici, who broke the record in 2014.
After notching her seventh and eighth goals of the season, she is now six tallies shy of breaking Scolarici’s program high of 50.
Hofstra goalie Friederike Mehring posted four saves, allowing just one ball to go by her, which came in the 61st minute on a shot from Clara Logsdon. Mehring has 32 stops this season.
Mallory Ullrich, who is tied for most assists in the CAA, enabled Galton for the first goal of the match.
Through the first 45 minutes, the score remained 1-0 in Hofstra’s favor. William & Mary was held to just one shot on goal to open the game.
The Pride scored just 2:08 into the second half on a throw in from Kristin Desmond to Jenn Buoncore, who headed the ball to Galton to finish across the Tribe goalkeeper, placing her first all-time in program history.
However, William & Mary did not go down easy. Midfielder Haley Kavanaugh put the pressure on for Mehring with attempts coming in the 83rd and 84th minutes to finish with five shots on goal and 11 overall for the Tribe.
Hofstra totaled 13 shots, with six coming off the foot of Galton, and eight on target.