Field hockey falls 4-1 to Old Dominion

On Sunday, Oct. 8, the Hofstra University field hockey team surrendered their seventh loss of the season to Old Dominion University 4-1. 

The Monarchs dominated the offensive side of the ball with 17 shots on goal compared to Hofstra’s two. Old Dominion’s Marlon de Bruijne had an impressive performance as she ended with eight shots and two goals. 

Her first goal of the game came in the first quarter which kicked things off for the Monarchs, giving them an early 1-0 lead. Hofstra once again had a slow start to the game offensively as the team had no shots the entire first half, putting them in a tough place at halftime.

Although the shot discrepancy favored Old Dominion, Hofstra was still very much in this game, as goalie Pieke Roos had another great game in goal amounting to 12 total saves, totalling 58 on the year.

The Pride’s first goal came in midway through the third quarter when forward Silvia Vetter knocked in her fourth goal of the year to tie the game at one apiece with a little over seven minutes left to go in the third.

From that point on, though, it was all Old Dominion, as de Bruijne scored her second goal of the game before the end of the third quarter, to give the Monarchs their 2-1 lead back. Both teams played a clean game with no penalties from either side.

An early goal in the second half by the Monarchs pushed the lead to 3-1 with a goal from Sacha de Gier. De Gier had quite the game, ending with four shots, three of which were on goal. The Pride, however, was completely shut out in the fourth quarter offensively and had just one shot. Old Dominion was also able to gain the advantage of the corners, with eight corners to Hofstra’s two.

The final goal of the game came late in the fourth quarter with just over three minutes to go, as Old Dominion’s Aubrey Mytych pushed the lead to 4-1 and sealed the victory for the Monarchs. Old Dominion moves to 7-5 on the year as the Pride falls to 5-7. The Pride have now lost three out of their last four games as they continue to try and make a push late into the season.

Hofstra will make their next appearance against Towson University on Friday, Oct. 13, at Hofstra Field Hockey Stadium at 3 p.m.

Photo Courtesy of Hofstra Athletics/Keith Lucas