Hofstra at Towson: Halftime thoughts
Towson has hung tough with No. 10 Hofstra, extending the visiting Pride to a 3-3 tie at halftime.
There have been three ties and two lead changes as the Tigers (2-5) seek to even their record in the Colonial Athletic Association at 1-1. Meanwhile, Hofstra (7-1) is still a game behind in the loss column of No. 12 Delaware and Penn State.
Junior attackman Matt Lamon gave Towson a 1-0 lead with 12:32 left in the first quarter, but senior attackman Jamie Lincoln responded with back-to-back goals at the 12:16 and 2:41 marks of that period.
Senior short-stick defensive midfielder Peter Mezzanotte and Lamon scored the first two goals of the second quarter, but the Pride needed just 10 seconds after Lamon’s tally to tie the score at three on a goal by senior short-stick defensive midfielder Steven DeNapoli.
Towson has outshot the Pride, 20-14, but Hofstra has collected 16 ground balls to the Tigers’ 10.
Other notes:
*If there’s one glaring department that Towson must improve on, it’s faceoffs. The Tigers have won just 2-of-8 draws and must get to 50 percent on faceoffs to remain competitive and potentially pull off an upset.
*Both goalkeepers have been solid. Senior Travis Love has made six saves for Towson, while junior Andrew Gvozden has also turned back six attempts.
*Tigers redshirt freshman defenseman John Fennessy has shut out senior attackman Jay Card, the Pride’s leading scorer with 26 points. On the flipside, Hofstra sophomore defenseman Cody Solaja has silenced sophomore attackman Matt Hughes, Towson’s leading scorer with 16 points.
