THE HOFSTRA
HEMPSTEAD, NY VOLUME 90 ISSUE 6
CHRONICLE
TUESDAY November 14, 2023
KEEPING THE HOFSTRA COMMUNITY INFORMED SINCE 1935 SPORTS
Hofstra goes for the three-peat as CAA champions
Photo courtesy of Alexis Friedman / Hofstra Athletics This is the third conference championship in as many years for the Pride.
By Arcangelo Iurato STAFF W R I T E R
Frigid temperatures could not lower the energy at Hofstra Soccer Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 11, as the top-seeded Hofstra University men’s soccer team clinched their third consecutive conference title. The 2-1 overtime win over the Monmouth University Hawks in the 2023 Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) championship final in Hempstead, New York, was the Pride’s seventh CAA title in program history and the third in as many years. “I think the fans had to be incredibly entertained with the game overall,” said Hofstra head coach Richard Nuttall. “I’m just so proud of our boys, a little bit emotional to be honest. If you look at the whole season, I believe we deserved to win the championship.” Reigning CAA Player of the Year Eliot Goldthorp scored the winning goal for the Pride in the first half of overtime with a free kick sent directly to the left corner of the net. The junior wing-back netted his eighth goal of the season and ran straight to the sold-out crowd to celebrate with the home fans in attendance.
“A fantastic free kick,” Nuttall said. “[Eliot] is a special player, we know that.” Hofstra spent the entire second half of overtime playing back and defending their own net. Monmouth fired six shots in the final 10 minutes without any response, but the visitors weren’t able to break through due to efforts from goalkeeper Wessel Speel and the rest of the defense. In one instance, defender Jack O’Malley managed to clear the ball just before it was about to cross the line. “It was like the Alamo for the last five or six minutes,” Nuttall said. Hofstra initially took the lead in the 20th minute with a goal by striker Teddy Baker, his third of the season. The advantage lasted up until the final 10 minutes when Stefan Mason committed a foul inside the penalty area. Monmouth was awarded a spot-kick and a numerical advantage as Mason, one of the Pride’s starting captains, was shown his second yellow and sent off as a result. He was the only one to receive his marching orders in a game that included nine bookings. Ben Zakowski buried his penalty into the top-left corner
to get the visitors back to level terms. The Hawks used their newfound momentum and pressed the opposing goal for a majority of the time until Goldthorp sent the crowd into a frenzy. They outranked the hosts 23-7 in total shots and 6-3 in shots on goal. “I’m so proud of the way we reacted,” Nuttall said. “We defended like demons. We got the go-ahead goal.” It was a night that the program can back on and see as a classic. “I’ll never, ever forget how we won today,” Nuttall said. “I’m happy for the three-peat, but I’m happier for the players and getting back to the NCAAs.”
Updates: The NCAA Selection Show was on Monday, Nov. 13. The Pride were nationally ranked as the No. 14 seed, where they received a firstround bye for the first time in program history. With the bye, Hofstra is set to play the winner of Bryant University vs. Yale University from the first round. Hofstra will host the NCAA event on Sunday, Nov. 12, at 6 p.m. for the first time since 2021. This is Hofstra’s eighth NCAA appearance in program history.
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OPINION
Hofstra’s name-change procedure desperately needs a change
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