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Oct. 14, 2002--Shaun Higgins scored once and dished out two assists to lead No. 18 Hofstra University to a 4-3 victory over the University of Delaware in Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer action Sunday afternoon, Oct. 13.
The Blue Hens jumped out to an early 1-0 lead when Ryan Edwards collected a pass from J.D. Van Acker, and slipped a hot shot over onrushing Hofstra goalkeeper D.J. Greening just 6:30 into the match.
The Pride scored the next two goals and led at the half, 2-1.
Adam Flanigan tied the score just 3:25 into the second half when he knocked in a 15-yard shot off a pass from Jeff Martell.
Just 1:18 later, the Blue Hens took their second lead of the game on a Hofstra own goal when a Pride defender tried to clear the ball from in front of the net but instead deflected it backwards into the net.
However, the lead was short lived as Jochen Strobel answered with his second goal of the match just 1:08 later to square the match, 3-3.
Higgins scored the game's deciding goal at 75:55 to hand Delaware its first conference loss as a member of the CAA.
Kyle Haynes had a season high nine saves in a losing effort for the Blue Hens. Greening had four saves for Hofstra (8-2-1, 1-1 CAA).
UD (2-6-2, 0-1 CAA) returns to action Tuesday, Oct. 15, when it visits conference rival Drexel University in Philadelphia. Game time is set for 3 p.m.
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