By Jeff Werner — STAFF WRITER

The Hofstra Pride women’s lacrosse team finally tallied a game in its win column with a 13-5 victory over the Quinnipiac Bobcats. The team also broke its five-game losing streak with the road victory on Saturday.

The offense of the Pride was strong to start the game. Tiana Parrella and Drew Shapiro led the way with two goals each that put Hofstra up 4-1.

The offense continued its outstanding performance with more players getting involved as the first half went on. Becky Conto, Morgan Knox, Lexi Lanaghan, who scored while one of her teammates was serving a penalty, and Carlee Ancona each contributed to the effort and extended the Pride’s lead to seven goals at the end of the first half.

The offense picked up where it left off in the first half. Parrella and Shapiro opened up the second half with one goal each.

Quinnipiac responded with two goals of its own, and despite scoring two more later in the second half, the lead had become too insurmountable for any comeback by the Bobcats.

Now the Pride was looking to pad its stats as Knox and Lanaghan each scored their second goal of the game while Parrella earned her fourth to claim the 13-5 victory. With the win, Hofstra improves to 1-5 on the season and concludes its three-game road trip.

Hofstra still has a chance to turn its season around and end up with a high seed in the CAA tournament if they build some momentum. Looking forward, the Pride opens up a three-game home stand on Friday, March 25 against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

This home stand will also feature opponents such as the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Columbia Lions. These three games with be the last non-conference games of 2016 before Hofstra begins the CAA portion of its schedule against the Tribe of William & Mary.