LOS ANGELES (Nov. 19, 2021) – The Hofstra women's soccer season came to a close in the NCAA Second Round on Friday afternoon with a 3-0 defeat at the hands of South Carolina.
South Carolina's Samantha Chang found the scoreboard first in the 22nd minute, but Hofstra hung tough through the remainder of the first half as shots were even, 4-4 at the midway point.
The Pride racked up 14 chances to South Carolina's five in the second half while rattling off five corner kicks in the 45-minute span. Within the first 15 minutes of the second stanza, Hofstra tallied four solid opportunities including a header by
Miri Taylor that was served perfectly into the box from
Jordan Littleboy but stopped by the diving Gamecock keeper. Minutes later, Littleboy played another ball forward for
Lucy Shepherd, but Shepherd's header went inches high.
Hofstra's closest chances came in the final 20 minutes when Taylor and
Louise Hayden both hit the crossbar about eight minutes apart. In between those two opportunities, South Carolina took a 2-0 lead before converting on the final goal of the match in the 87th minute.
The Pride ultimately finished the match with a 18-9 advantage in shots.
Skylar Kuzmich made two stops in goal.
Hofstra concludes the 2021 campaign with a 17-4-1 mark and finished with the second-highest win total in program history. South Carolina improved to 13-6-1 overall.
Hofstra Athletic Communications contributed to this story.
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