Score: Hofstra 11, UAlbany 7
 
Location: in Hempstead, N.Y.
 
Records: UAlbany (1-3) | Hofstra (4-1)
 
Short Story: UAlbany women's lacrosse drops its second road game of the season, falling 11-7 at Hofstra.
 
Key Stats

• Katie Pascale led all scorers with three goals, and added one assist
• Katherine Chiarella recorded a career-high 13 saves
• Five Great Danes scored the team's seven goals
• Hofstra outscored UAlbany 5-2 in the second and third quarters
• Hofstra outshot UAlbany 30-18
• All but three of UAlbany's 18 shots were on target
• Hofstra outdrew UAlbany 14-8

Head Coach Katie Thomson: "We came up short against a strong Hofstra team today.  We had opportunities to create some momentum but didn't fully execute.  We have to learn and grow from this one."
 
How it Happened

• Katie Pascale put UAlbany on the board within the first 90 seconds of the opening draw, finding the back of the net, unassisted, with 13:34 remaining in the first.  Hofstra scored an equalizer just under four minutes of game time later to tie the score at one.
• Sarah Falk put UAlbany back on top, 2-1, with 8:07 to go in the first, before Hofstra closed the quarter scoring two goals in the final 7:28 to take their first lead, 3-2.
• Hofstra's scoring run extended to four after notching the first two goals of the second quarter to take a 5-2 lead with 1:49 remaining before the break.  UAlbany ended the run with five seconds remaining in the first half when Hailey Carroll scored off a setup from Mackenzie Beam to cut the Pride lead to two heading into halftime.
• Hofstra's lead grew once more after scoring the first three goals of the third quarter to go up 8-3 with 8:37 left in the third.  Pascale scored her second goal with 7:12 remaining in the third to bring UAlbany back within four.
• After Hofstra scored to open the fourth quarter, UAlbany scored each of the next two to cut the Pride advantage to three, 9-6, with 10:17 left in the game.  Hofstra ended UAlbany's late run with 6:58 to go to go back up by four.
• Katie Pascale completed her hat trick with the Great Danes' final goal of the game, with 6:10 remaining, to cut the lead to three.  Hofstra scored once more, with 4:19 remaining, to make the final score 11-7.
• Pascale led all scorers with three goals and one assist, leading five Great Danes accounting for seven goals.  In goal, Katherine Chiarella recorded a career-high 13 saves.  Hofstra saw five players score two goals. 

Next: UAlbany hosts Drexel on March 12.