Hofstra Club Baseball
hosted a doubleheader against Sacred Heart University on Saturday, October 29th.
In the first game, Justin Cusano went the distance for the Pride, going seven
innings, allowing no earned runs and only giving up 3 hits. John Bopp added two
hits to drive in three runs to propel the Pride to an 8-1 victory.
In the second game, PJ Potter took the hill for Hofstra and went
three innings allowing three runs, only one of which was earned. Sean
Cunningham came on in relief, pitching the final four innings allowing just one
run. Behind multi-hit games from John Bopp, Justin Cusano, Ben Lawlor, and
Trevor Bukowski, the Pride would secure the victory by a score of 6-4, thus
completing the sweep of the doubleheader.
Hofstra is now 6-3 in NCBA
(National Club Baseball Association) sanctioned games (2-1 in conference).
The Pride’s final non-conference series will be November 12th and 13th
against Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.
Hofstra Club
Quidditch traveled to Rochester, New York on Saturday, October 29th
and Sunday, October 30th to compete in the Northeast Regionals, with
the Flying
Dutchmen vying for the opportunity to
secure a bid to Nationals. The first day of the tournament had Hofstra up
against the Quidditch Club of Boston (QCB), the New York Pigeons (New York
University’s B team), SUNY Geneseo, and Emerson Community Quidditch. The Flying
Dutchmen managed their only victory of the day over the New York Pigeons by a
score of 170-60.
Going into the final day of the tournament, the Flying
Dutchmen were ranked 16th out of 23 teams. Jonathan Fidis secured a
win for the Flying Dutchmen over UMass Amherst with a snitch grab, but after
losses to Rochester United and Boston University, Hofstra came up short of
qualifying for Nationals.
Hofstra Club Rowing
took to the water in Saratoga Springs, New York on Saturday, October 29th
for the Head of the Fish Regatta. The Pride competed in the 3.5K women’s novice
four, women’s varsity four, men’s novice four, and a mixed eight races. For the
women’s novice four race, the Pride rowed to a time of 21:45.8. In the women’s
varsity four race, the Pride crossed the finish in a time of 16:51.3. The men’s
novice came in with a time of 16:00.5, and the mixed eight finished in a time
of 16:14.9. The Pride were excited to get back in the boats, and are looking
forward to their future competitions.
Hofstra Club Roller
Hockey’s Division 1 and Division 3 teams traveled to New Cumberland, Pennsylvania for four games each
against ECRHA (Eastern
Collegiate Roller Hockey Association) teams. On Saturday, October 29th,
the Division 1 team played four games falling in all four contests to West
Chester University, 10-2, Rowan University, 6-1 and 6-1, and Robert Morris University,
11-0. Chris Artega, Andrew Gagnon, Nick Lewis, and Jonathan Corbo all notched a
goal each for the Pride.
The Division 3 team took on Rowan University and SUNY
Cortland on both Saturday, October 29th and Sunday, October 30th.
The Pride would lose all four games, losing to Rowan, 5-2 and 6-1, and to Cortland, 3-2 and 3-1. Shaun Randazzo
finished the weekend with two goals and Peter Myers, Anthony Accardi, Steven
Difiglia, and Nicholas Powers all had one goal apiece.
Hofstra Women’s Club
Lacrosse hosted their 1st Annual Marc A. Sieben Memorial
Tournament on Saturday, October 29th. Coach Sieben was the longtime
women’s club lacrosse coach who passed away suddenly in 2014. To honor his
memory, the team created this tournament to raise money for the Make-A-Wish
Foundation, raising over $500. If you would like to donate, please visit the
teams page here.
In the first game of their round robin the Pride took on
their longtime conference rival, Stony Brook University. The Pride would put on
an offensive show to beat the Seawolves by a score of 10-2. Jessie Allendorf,
Emma Fasolino, Zoe Szcztoka all had two goals for the Pride.
In their second game, the Pride beat Fordham 11-4. Alexis
Lott and Zoe Szcztoka both scored three goals each. Sabrina Michael followed
with two goals, and Jazmine Gonzalez was solid in net making eight saves.
Following their games against the Stony Brook and Fordham,
the team celebrated with an alumni game and tailgate, with over 40 former
members of the club attending.
Hofstra Club
Equestrian competed at the Thomas School of Horsemanship in Melville, New
York on Sunday, October 30th. Maria Sorrentino placed 5th
over fences and Captain Kate Milford won an impressive 3rd place in
her fences class. In the Walk Trot Canter class, Katie Tomasino placed first,
while Katie Rozek placed 5th and Meghan Turney placed 6th.
Hofstra Men’s Club
Ultimate Frisbee traveled to Hoboken, New Jersey to take on Stevens
Institute of Technology, on Saturday, October 29th. The Pride won
the first game by a score of 13-4, but would fall in game two by a score of
13-7.
Hofstra Club Rock
Climbing traveled to Brooklyn, New York on Saturday, October 22nd,
and Friday, October 28th for group climbs. On October 22nd,
the team had a “pull-up contest” on one of the wall-boulders. Justin Brock won
the competition with 16 pull-ups. On October 28th, the team ventured
back to Brooklyn for a Halloween themed costume party with free tacos and an
“American Ninja Warrior” styled competition. Justin Brock won first place in
the men’s competition.
Finally, this week's Club Sports Athlete of the Week from Hofstra Club Rowing, is Athina Giouvalakis. Athina is a novice rower and coxswain who participated in her first collegiate race this past weekend, helping lead the team to a successful debut at the Head of the Fish Regatta.
Congratulations to Athina!
Hofstra’s 28 Club
Sports are always looking for new members and welcome all experience levels.
If you would like to find out more information about joining one of our clubs,
please visit hofstra.edu/recreation and click on the ‘Club Sports’ tab, or feel
free to visit us at the Hofstra Fitness Center with any questions you may have!
Zachary Englis, Guest Blogger
Graduate Assistant, Recreation and Intramural Sports
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