Tonight at James M. Shuart stadium, the first-seed Hofstra takes on second-seed Drexel University in the Colonial Athletic Association title game.
Hofstra Starters:
A: 17-Varn, 2-Yapor, 5-Llinares
M: 7-Malave, 12-Coholan, 21-Hendrickson
D: 23-Caputo, 34-Satterthwaite, 44-Sullivan
GK: 33-Selva
Drexel Starters:
A: 1-Boudreau, 15-Shafer, 22-Trizano
M: 5-Raucci, 9-McIntosh, 13-Belka
D: 11-Dusek, 33-Houchins, 35-Thomas
GK: 8-Gabrielsen
First Quarter:
HU GOAL: 1-0 Hofstra’s Torin Varn opens up scoring off of a pass from Mike Malave at the 8:55 mark of the first quarter.
DU GOAL: 1-1 Cole Shafer ties it up for the Dragons with his 31st of the season from Ben McIntosh at 10:31.
DU GOAL: 1-2 Drexel takes its first lead of the game with a breakaway from Nick Trizano.
HU GOAL: 2-2 Korey Hendrickson passes it quick to Lance Yapor who was in front of the net to get the Pride even again at 13:54.
HU PENALTY: Chris Selva gets caught cross-checking as the buzzer sounds, Drexel will start on the EMO.
END OF FIRST QUARTER: Both teams are tied 2-2.
Second Quarter:
DU GOAL: 2-3 Drexel breaks the tie with Shafer’s second goal of the game assisted by McIntosh at 4:34.
HU GOAL: 3-3 Drew Coholan finishes Torin Varn’s pass for his 22nd of the season.
DU GOAL: 3-4 Drexel scores on the man-up with Trizano’s second of the game.
END OF FIRST HALF: Hofstra trails Drexel 4-3.
Drexel leads in ground balls picking up 13 to Hofstra’s 11. Hofstra has caused five turnovers while Drexel has none. The Dragons outshot the Pride 17-16. Hofstra’s Kris Clarke leads in face-offs after winning five of eight.
Third Quarter:
DU GOAL: 3-5 Shafer scoops it up and shoots it over his shoulder to complete his hat trick.
HU GOAL: 4-5 Malave cuts the deficit to one at the 4:01 mark of the third.
HU GOAL: 5-5 Sam Llinares finds the back of the net from an awkward angle to tie it up.
HU GOAL: 6-5 Varn puts the Pride back on top with his second of the game assisted by Yapor on the the man-up.
HU GOAL: 7-5 Nick Altmann found Varn in front of the net for his third of the game.
HU GOAL: 8-5 Varn gets his fourth of the game off of a pass from Coholan at 12:12 of the third.
END OF THE THIRD QUARTER: Hofstra goes on a five-goal run to lead the Dragons 8-5.
Fourth Quarter:
DU GOAL: 8-6 Ryan Belka scores his 22nd of the season unassisted 47 seconds into the fourth quarter.
DU GOAL: 8-7 CAA Player of the Year McIntosh shows why he has earned his title with his 43rd of the season assisted by Belka at 7:23.
HU GOAL: 9-7 Yapor cuts from behind the cage for his second of the game at 8:26.
HU GOAL: 10-7 Malave gets his second of the game unassisted at 9:59.
DU GOAL: 10-8 Shafer gets his fourth of the game from McIntosh at 10:23.
DU GOAL: 10-9 Trizano completes his hat trick to cut the Pride lead to one.
DU GOAL: 10-10 Belka ties it up for the Dragons at 12:15.
END OF REGULATION: Hofstra and Drexel are tied 10-10.
Overtime:
Both Hofstra and Drexel aren’t able to captialize. Second Overtime is about to be underway.
Second Overtime:
Once again both teams are unable to capitalize. Teams are still tied 10-10 at the end of the 2OT.
Third Overtime:
Drexel wins its first CAA Tournament with Cole Shafer’s fifth and game-winning goal 11-10.
