HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.- The William & Mary Field Hockey (4-11, 2-3 CAA) team exploded for five second half goals to roll past Hofstra, 5-0, at Cindy Lewis Stadium on Long Island.
The Tribe's 5-0 win marked the largest margin of victory for the program in a CAA contest since it defeated Towson, 6-0, on Oct. 6, 2018. The five-goal triumph marks the largest winning margin in any contest since it steamrolled Queens, 7-0, on Oct. 27, 2023.
The Green and Gold poured in five goals over a span of 19:08 in the third and fourth quarters.
Josie Mae Gruendel registered the second multi-goal game of her collegiate career adding a pair of tallies in the winning effort. The senior leads the team with 12 points (five goals, two assists) on the season.
Hailey Haynes added the game-winner for her fourth goal of the season. Samantha Legge and
Callia Uviedo also added tallies in the winning effort.
Mackinzie Brown and Samantha Daly, who recorded a pair, dished out assists.
Alexandra De Jesus recorded the complete game shutout in Hempstead, N.Y. The senior goalkeeper registered five saves en route to her second clean sheet of the 2026 campaign.
In the opening stanza, W&M had early opportunity off a penalty corner.
Mackinzie Brown fired a shot right on the doorstep that was turned aside by Luci Hollister. Through 15 minutes the contest remained scoreless, 0-0.
In the second stanza, the Pride engineered scoring chances off a pair of penalty corners but the Tribe defense held strong as De Jesus recorded a pair of stops. In the final seconds of the first half, Haynes forced a turnover and had a one-on-one opportunity with the goalkeeper but the grounded strike drifted wide to the left of the cage. The two sides went into the half knotted at 0-0 and tied in the shots category with five apiece.
In the third quarter, the Tribe opened the floodgates offensively. Haynes for the Tribe on the board at the 34:54 mark. Later in the frame, Gruendel capitalized off a rebound from Daly's penalty corner strike sneaking it into the cage to double the Tribe advantage. Just 42 seconds later Legge maneuvered down the end line and steered a shot into the wall for her first goal of the season to make it 3-0 heading into the fourth.
In the final frame, the Tribe continued to dial up the offensive pressure as it outshot the Pride 12-5 in the second half. Uviedo added the fourth goal deflecting Brown's long-range pass at the 48:11 mark. Gruendel tied her career-best with her second goal of the afternoon off a feed from Daly as W&M rolled to a convincing victory.
UP NEXT
The Tribe will host its regular season finale on Friday, Oct. 30 when it hosts Drexel for a 5 p.m. start at Busch Field.
