Conte registered a career-high 14 saves in her first collegiate start and second collegiate appearance overall. (PHOTO BY Matt Campbell)

Conte logs career-high 14 saves in first collegiate start for Skyhawks

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (August 27, 2022) – Hofstra University took control in the third quarter and posted a 7-0 victory over Stonehill College, which was making its NCAA Division I debut to start its transition as a member of the Northeast Conference, in a non-conference field hockey matchup at Hofstra Field Hockey Stadium this afternoon.

Highlights

• Freshman Adrianna Losiak marked her collegiate debut with two goals to spark the Hofstra offense, while classmate Teresa Karoff contributed a goal and two assists in her debut for the Pride.
• Sophomore Lieke Gorsse contributed a goal and assist for Hofstra in the second half.
• Senior Merlijn van der Veght didn't face a shot on goal in a scoreless 45-minutes of play in the Hofstra goal, while junior Meghan Reilly registered a fourth quarter save to preserve the Pride shutout.
• Sophomore Shannon Conte registered a career-high 14 saves while making her first collegiate start, and second career appearance, in the Stonehill cage.

How It Happened

• Stonehill, making its Division I debut, stood strong defensively through a scoreless opening quarter and for over 23-minutes overall, before senior Samantha Spera broke through to open the scoring off a feed from Karoff 8:11 into the second quarter.
• Hofstra carried the one goal lead into the second half, before taking control with a four-goal third quarter. Losiak scored both of her goals within a three-minute span in the opening 5:21 of the third, and then Karoff added her first goal of the season with 2:32 remaining in the frame.
• Gorsse capped the third quarter surge, assisted by Karoff, with just 49-seconds remaining and then Hofstra closed out the scoring with a pair in the fourth.
• Stonehill's best scoring chance came with under five minutes to play as senior captain Andrea Caradonna saw her shot stopped by Reilly off a rebound of an attempt from junior All-American Raegan Hickey.
• The stop produced Stonehill's first penalty corner of the game, but the Skyhawks were unable to convert.

Up Next

Stonehill (0-1, 0-0 NEC) is off until next Sunday, September 4, when it visits Northeastern University, and former head coach Shelly Morris, in Dedham, Massachusetts, at noon. The Skyhawks home opener is scheduled for Friday, October 7, against former Northeast-10 Conference rival Merrimack College, in an NEC matchup at W.B. Mason Stadium at 3 p.m. Hofstra (1-0, 0-0 CAA) visits Wagner College on Monday at 3 p.m.

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