The Hofstra Pride men’s soccer team secured its first win in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play with a 3-0 win against the College of Charleston on Saturday, Sept. 14, at Patriots Point.

Most of the opening half was a defensive slugfest with both teams struggling to generate any offense. Pride Senior Adam Savill broke the game open when he netted the first goal for the team in the 41st minute of play off a penalty kick, his first since 2016 and the third of his career.

The game picked up for the Pride late in the second half, as freshman Frederik Rieper netted a goal in the 71st minute, followed by junior Petter Soelberg scoring just six minutes later. Up 3-0, Hofstra’s hottest player this season, graduate student Alex Ashton, came up big with two key saves down the stretch to keep the Pride in the lead. Ashton had three saves in the game, resulting in his 17th career shutout and third of this season. Ashton now moves into third place in shutouts in all of Pride history, with another shutout performance on the afternoon.

The Pride controlled their offense and outshot Charleston in total shots, 20-10, and shots on goal 7-3. Charleston seemed to be more aggressive, outnumbering Hofstra in fouls 19-16. Rieper leads the team in goals this season with three, while Soelberg is not far behind with two goals of his own. The Pride now moves to 3-2 on the season and 1-1 in CAA competition, while Charleston falls to 1-3-1 and 0-1 in CAA play. Hofstra is now 4-1-2 all time against Charleston.

The Pride hosts Stony Brook University on Wednesday, Sept. 18, at the Hofstra University Soccer Stadium at 7 p.m.

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