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Nine points from Charlie Kitchen and an overtime winner from Tye Kurtz helped Delaware stay atop the CAA standings with a 15-14 comeback win at Hofstra on Saturday.
Down three goals entering the fourth quarter, the No. 16 Blue Hens (7-2) scored seven consecutive times to take a commanding three-goal lead with eight minutes remaining. Delaware took their foot off the gas and let the Pride back into it as Hofstra scored three in the final 49 seconds to force OT.
Second-team Midseason All-American Owen Grant held Ryan Tierney without a point all afternoon until a loose scramble saw the ball end up in Tierney’s stick behind the goal. Tierney found Justin Lynskey in front to set the Hofstra program record for career points with his 239th overall point.
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(Photo by Matt Riley/Virginia Athletics)
It felt fresh and new, but shockingly familiar for No. 6 Virginia in its 20-11 win against Towson on Saturday.
The trio of Payton Cormier (6G, 1A), Connor Shellenberger (4, 3) and Charlie Bertrand (4, 2) combined for 20 points, and the Cavaliers showed the traits of their 2019 title run in an explosive debut to their 2021 campaign.
“I feel like I’ve been waiting my whole life with this,” said Shellenberger, who played in high school at nearby St. Anne’s Belfield. “Especially after that redshirt year last year, it was really good to be here at Klockner and get that first win.”
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