18th-Ranked Dragons Roar Past Hofstra in CAA Opener, 19-8

Saturday, April 3

Hempstead, N.Y.

4 p.m.

Drexel University

8-1 (1-0CAA)

Hofstra

3-4 (0-1CAA)

Drexel

Hofstra

Photo by: Greg Carroccio/Sideline Photos

18th-Ranked Dragons Roar Past Hofstra in CAA Opener, 19-8

4/3/2021 6:10:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - The 18th-ranked Drexel women's lacrosse team raced out to a big first half lead and cruised to a 19-8 victory at Hofstra in its Colonial Athletic Association opener on Saturday afternoon. The Dragons scored nine of the first 10 goals on their way to their third straight win. Drexel is now 8-1 overall.

OVERVIEW
* Drexel came ready to play right from the opening draw control. Karson Harris got the Dragons on the board just 89 seconds into the contest. Three minutes later, teammate Jamie Schneidereith scored and the Dragons led by two. They would never trail in the game.
* Hofstra would trim the lead to 2-1, but Drexel answered with seven straight goals in a span of 4:24 to take a commanding 9-1 lead. Lucy Schneidereith, Corinne Bednarik and Courtney Dietzel each scored twice during the stretch.
* Drexel would add five more goals before intermission to take a 14-3 lead at the break. Harris had all four of her goals in the first half.
* The Pride opened the second half by scoring three of the first four goals to cut the lead to 16-7. The Dragons responded with a Cara Moreau score, and then after a Pride goal, Dietzel and Colleen Grady answered to extend Drexel's lead to 11.
* UAlbany cut the lead to three with 10:54 to play, but Harris scored a pair sandwiched around a Moreau goal to keep the Dragons undefeated at Vidas Field at 3-0.

HIGHLIGHTS
* Bednarik led the team with six points on the afternoon. The six points tied a career-high she set earlier in the season against Temple.
* Harris finished the day with five points. It was the sixth time this season she had at least five points in a game. She also moved into seventh place on Drexel's career goals list.
* Lucy Schneidereith, Courtney Dietzel and Cara Moreau each had hat tricks in the game as five players found the back of the net at least three times.
* Hayleigh Simpson had four ground balls and four draw controls in the victory.

BY THE NUMBERS
* Drexel outshot the Pride, 30-19. DU scored on 14 of its 19 shots in the first half.
* With the win, Drexel now has eight victories, the most it has had since the 2013 team won 11 games.
* Drexel defeated the Pride for the first time since 2017 and is now 10-28 all-time against Hofstra.
* Katie Whalen scored three goals and assisted on three others for Hofstra.

NEXT UP
Drexel plays its final non-conference game of the season on Wednesday afternoon. The Dragons travel to Annapolis to face Navy at 5 p.m.