Columbia Visits Hofstra Tuesday in Non-Conference Finale

Tuesday, November 5

Hempstead, N.Y.

7:00 P.M.

Columbia University

Hofstra

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Columbia Visits Hofstra Tuesday in Non-Conference Finale

11/4/2019 5:33:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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Lions and Pride renew local rivalry

NEW YORK — Columbia men's soccer travels to Hofstra to close out its non-conference schedule. Kickoff on Tuesday from Hofstra Soccer Stadium is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Fans can watch Tuesday night's game live online courtesy of Pride Productions. Live Stats will be available through StatBroadcast.

5 THINGS TO KNOW

1. LAST TIME OUT
Columbia hosted league-leading Yale on Saturday and went toe-to-toe with the Bulldogs over 90 minutes, but came out on the losing end, 2-0. The game was goalless at the half before the Bulldogs converted on a free kick opportunity near the area to break the deadlock in the 69th minute. Needing a victory to keep its Ivy League title hopes alive, Columbia traded defense for attacking and nearly leveled on a few occasions. Ultimately, the Bulldogs turned away those chances and tacked on an insurance goal with nine seconds remaining.

2. SWAIN WINS IT LATE
Senior Matthew Swain scored the game-winning goal in the 84th minute to lift the Lions past Fordham 1-0 last Tuesday. The game-winner was the first of Swain's career, while the goal was the New York native's second of the season and third of his career. All three of Swain's career goals have come at home.

Swain's goal was the latest in a match by the Lions this season, 14 second later than John Denis's winner at UConn. Columbia has put away seven of its 17 goals on the campaign in the final 20 minutes.

3. PENALTY STOPPER
First-year goalkeeper Michael Collodi has stopped all three penalties he's faced in his Columbia career. His first penalty stop came back on Sept. 27 in a 2-0 win over Monmouth. His second came on Oct. 5 to help preserve a 3-2 win over Brown. He most recently stopped a penalty at Dartmouth (Oct. 26) to preserve a 0-0 draw.

4. BY THE NUMBERS

John Denis and Uri Zeitz rank No. 3 and No. 4, respectively, in shots per game in the Ivy League.
Denis is top-five in the Ivy League in goals (5). Zeitz is tied for sixth (4).
Zeitz has taken 19 shots on goal in 14 games, ranking atop the Ivy League in shots on goal per game (1.36).
Both Denis and Zeitz are also in the Ivy League's top 10 in points.
Zeitz's shot accuracy (0.594) ranks 13th nationally, while his shots on goal per game (1.36) ranks top 80.
Denis ranks inside the NCAA's top 100 in points per game (1.08).
Columbia's shot accuracy as a team (0.462) ranks No. 27 nationally.

5. THE SERIES
The series between Columbia and Hofstra dates back to 1958. Tuesday night's matchup will mark the 24th time the two sides have gone head to head. Last season, the Lions put away four goals to rout the Pride, 4-0, including two by Sam Hatem. Columbia has outscored Hofstra 10-0 in their last four matchups dating back to 2004. The Lions went 16 unbeaten against the Pride from 1959-2000.

ABOUT THE OPPONENT
Hofstra is unbeaten in its last five matches and is coming off a 3-0 win over Northeastern on Saturday. The Pride have outscored their opponents 14-4 over their unbeaten stretch, which includes three wins and two draws. Hofstra's last loss came Oct. 8 at Albany, 4-1. They are 5-2-1 in CAA and are tied for second place with James Madison.

Matthew Vowinkel has 12 goals on the season to rank 11th in the NCAA in goals scored and 12th in goals per game (0.80). He is also 21st in total points (25) and ranks inside the top 25 in points per game (1.67). The Pride have scored 32 goals on the season and average 2.00 goals per game. Alex Ashton will most likely start in goal, starting 15 of the team's 16 matches with a 1.37 GAA.

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