The Hofstra Pride men’s lacrosse team was handed a thorough 15-7 loss on Saturday, March 25, against the University of Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens. With the loss, the team’s record drops to 2-7 overall and 0-2 in conference play.

“Reality is that Delaware is better than us today,” said Hofstra head coach Seth Tierney. “We got to take it one game at a time, but we got to be successful in every game going forward.”

Matt Elder opened the match with a fiery attitude despite the wet and windy weather conditions; he was the first to find the back of the net 63 seconds in and again seven minutes later.

Thirty seconds later, Delaware retaliated with a Clay Miller goal, but that was all the damage the Blue Hens could do in the opening frame. 

Then, two and a half minutes into the second quarter, Cam Acchione scored to tie the game at two. The Blue Hens took the lead at the 3:46 mark with a goal by Brendan Powers.

Elder completed a hat trick less than four minutes later, evening out the score at three per squad.

Delaware regained the lead when Mike Robinson scored with 2:52 left in the second quarter, and 10 seconds later, Owen Grant doubled down with a goal of his own. Acchione wasn’t done flexing on the crease, scoring with 71 seconds remaining in the first half.

Grant, and the rest of the Blue Hens, came out of the locker room fired up, as he netted a goal 47 seconds into the half. A rebound off the Hofstra goalpost gave Joe Speers the perfect opportunity to score, giving him his first goal of the season just two minutes into the quarter.

Tye Kurtz netted another goal for Delaware, but that celebration was short lived when Hofstra’s Colton Rudd narrowed the scoring gap to 9-4.

Delaware cracked double digits thanks to another Kurtz goal with just over four minutes to go. 

After that, JP Ward, Trevor Natalie, Miller, Powers, Mike Robinson and Elder traded goals back and forth, totaling to eight among the two teams. Delaware outscored the Pride 5-3 in the final frame to end the game ahead 15-7.

Hofstra’s next appearance will be on the road against the Monmouth University Hawks on Saturday, April 1. Draw control is set for 11 a.m.

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