Hampton Women’s Soccer Fall at Powhatan Field to Hofstra 4-1

Thursday, October 5

Norfolk, Va.

11:00am

Hampton University

0-14-0, 0-8-0

Hofstra

9-3-1, 6-1-1

Team	1	2	Final F
Hofstra	2	2	4
Hampton	0	1	1

Hampton Women’s Soccer Fall at Powhatan Field to Hofstra 4-1

10.5.23 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

NORFOLK, VA. (Oct. 5th) … Hampton University women's soccer team fell at home this afternoon to Hofstra 4-1. While the Lady Pirates fell to the Pride at home, HU was able to score their first goal in five matches.

How it Happened

From the opening minute of this afternoon's contest, Hofsra controlled the match. The Pride were able to retain possession for most of the first half. However, the Lady Pirates defense only allowed one shot in the opening ten minutes. Hofstra's offense during the remainder of the half was able to ramp up production. In the span of ten minutes, the Pride were able to fire off eight shots.

During the 14th minute of the match, Hofstra found the back of the net making it 1-0. The Pride's offense continued to produce by scoring another goal. This time Sasha McTiffin was able to break away from Hampton's back-line. While Lady Pirates found themselves trailing, Hampton finally was able to limit Hofstra's chances. HU during the final stretch of the half only conceded two shot attempts.

Coming out of the half, the Lady Pirates only trailed by two goals. The Pride would extend their advantage in the 58th minute with another goal from McTiffin. Hampton's offense towards the end of the contest finally found their rhythm. With sophomore Patricia Wharton breaking from the Pirde's back-line, she was able to create a one-on-one with the keeper. Wharton fired and found the back of the net making it 3-1. Wharton's goal in the 79th minute would be her first of the 2023 season

While HU could not find the back of the net once more, the Lady Pirates started to retain possession in Hofsrta's half of the field. Before the end of the match, the Pride were able to score once more with less than two minutes remaining.

What's Next

The Lady Pirates will hit the road facing William & Mary on Sunday at 1:00 PM. Fans will be able to stream the match on FloFC.