Dores Head to the Northeast

Vanderbilt plays at Hofstra on Sunday

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Vanderbilt travels to New York to face Hofstra at 11 a.m. CT on Sunday with action airing on FloSports.

  • The Commodores and Pride are meeting for the sixth time with Vandy looking to even the all-time series. Sunday will be the first meeting since 2007. 
  • Vanderbilt snapped a three-game losing streak with an exciting 18-16 win over Colgate on Wednesday in Nashville. 
  • Karlie Bucci scored four goals and Gabby Fornia tallied six points with four assists and a pair of goals.
  • Melissa Hawkins is third in Vanderbilt history with 117 caused turnovers. The record belongs to Sasha Cielak with 133. Hawkins is sixth in career ground balls at 130.
  • Bri Gross is second in Vandy’s record books with 198 draw controls. Ally Carey holds the record with 263.
  • Gabby Fornia’s 219 career points is tied for third-most in Commodore history. Margie Curran holds the record with 244. 
  • 5th-year senior Gabby Fornia broke the program’s career assists record on March 10, 2021 versus Kennesaw State. She enters play Friday with 147 career assists, ranking second among active players in NCAA D-I.
  • Fornia finished the 2021 regular season at second in assists nationally with 55 and leads the AAC this season in assists (22) and assists per game (3.14).
  • On February 19 vs. Notre Dame, Fornia became just the fifth Commodore to reach 200 career points.
  • Melissa Hawkins leads the AAC and ranks fourth in NCAA D-I with 2.43 caused turnovers per game. Bri Gross is second in the AAC at 1.86.
  • Hawkins ranks second among active NCAA D-I players with 117 career caused turnovers. She’s tied for fifth-most ground balls at 130.