TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women's lacrosse team welcomed the Hofstra Pride to Johnny Unitas® Stadium. The Tigers (5-6, 2-2 CAA) fell to the Pride (7-4, 4-0 CAA) 15-8 on Saturday afternoon.
Lindsey Marshall had a game-high five goals with four draw controls.
Milana Zizakovic totaled three points (1g, 2a) while
Lindsay Clarke and
Halley Koras each finished with a goal and an assist.
Key Stats vs Hofstra:
- The Pride had the edge in the draw controls, 15-12.
- Hofstra went 4-of-7 on free position attempts, while the Tigers went 1-of-3.
- The Tigers won the groundball battle 18-11.
- Jo Torres finished with nine saves for the Tigers, while Luchianna Cardello had nine saves for the Pride.
How It Happened vs. Hofstra:
- Lindsay Clarke opened the scoring with a free position goal, scoring Towson's third player down goal of the season.
- Hofstra responded with two quick goals to take a one-goal lead, but Lindsey Marshall scored her first goal of the day to tie the score at two apiece.
- The Pride scored with 20 seconds remaining in the first quarter to take a 3-2 lead into the second quarter.
- Hofstra started the second quarter by scoring five goals to take an 8-2 lead.
- Marshall scored her second goal of the day after she ran past her defender and fired a shot far post to cut the deficit to five.
- The teams traded late goals before halftime as the Tigers trailed 9-4 heading into the break.
- Less than a minute into the third quarter, Marshall got her fifth hat trick of the season to cut the lead down to four.
- The Pride scored two goals to extend their lead to six heading into the fourth quarter.
- Hofstra opened the fourth quarter with two more goals to grow the lead to eight.
- Marshall scored her fourth goal of the day to cut the deficit to seven.
- The Pride added two goals to have a nine-goal advantage, but the Tigers added two late goals to reach the final score of 15-8.
Inside the Numbers vs Hofstra:
- Lindsey Marshall has scored three or more goals in four of her last five games.
- Blair Goodrich scooped up a career-high six ground balls. She also added two caused turnovers and draw controls.
- Milana Zizakovic has scored in 10 of the 11 games this season.
Next Game:
The Tigers will wrap up their three-game homestand with their final non-conference game of the season against Saint Joseph's on Wednesday, April 3
rd at 4 p.m. The game will be streamed on FloSports.