Hofstra Men’s Club Lacrosse
traveled upstate to Albany, New York to take on the Great Danes of Albany on
Sunday, April 9th. The Pride put the pressure on to start the game
and wouldn’t slow down as they held on for a 10-7 win. The team was led by Ryan
Garry, Keith Marlor, Mike Fitzpatrick, and Mike Benvenuti who each had two
goals.
On Wednesday, April 12th, Men's Club Lacrosse
returned home
to Shuart Stadium to play local rival, New York University. Hofstra scored early and often and ended up
winning the game, 13-2.
On Friday, April 14th, the Men's Club Lacrosse
team traveled out east to Stony Brook, New York to take on the Seawolves of
Stony Brook University in the Battle of Long Island. The game was completely dominated by the
Pride as they were firing on all cylinders on both offense and defense. After taking an early lead, the Pride would
end up winning 14-4.
On Monday, April 17th, the Pride hosted Suffolk Community
College. Mike Benvenuti led the Pride
with 6 goals as the Pride would go on to beat Suffolk by a score of 12-4.
The Pride are ranked
#9 by NCLL as they approach the end of their
regular season.
Hofstra Women’s Club Lacrosse
had their Senior Day
on Sunday, April 9th at Shuart Stadium. The Pride hosted Quinnipiac
University and Stony Brook University with a bid to Regionals on the line. In
their first game against Quinnipiac, Jessie Allendorf led the Pride with three
goals, as they would go on to beat the Bobcats, 9-6. In their second game
against Stony Brook, the Pride would be led in scoring by Zoe Sczcotka and
Jessie Allendorf, who both scored three goals in the game for the Pride.
Hofstra would beat Stony Brook, 11-8. After a successful weekend, the Pride
earned their bid to the New England Women's Lacrosse League (NEWLL) Regionals
hosted at Providence College in Rhode Island.
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Hofstra
Women's Club Lacrosse honored their graduating seniors on Sunday, April 9th.
Pictured from Left to Right: Jazmine Gonzalez, Jessica Celmer, Hope Knudsen,
and Maria Pettet. PC: hope.noelle.k on Instagram.
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On Saturday, April 15th the Pride traveled to
Providence, Rhode Island and took on top seeded Vermont in the first round of
the NEWLL Regional Tournament. The Pride
fought extremely hard and never gave up.
Despite their effort, Vermont outscored the Pride by a score of 21-5. Even though the team came up short, the trip
to playoffs was a great way for Hofstra to end their 2016-2017 season.
Hofstra Men's Club Rugby hosted
the Long Island Cup on Saturday, April 15th. In their first game, the Pride took on Stony
Brook University. Josh Beck, Jeremy Tabansi, Kyle Novak, and Matt Mitlitsky all
scored tries for the Pride. Despite
being the underdog, the Pride put up a fight and lost to the Seawolves,
36-22. In the second game of the Long
Island Cup, Molloy College took on Stony Brook and won 36-29. In the final game of the day, the Pride took
on the Lions from Molloy. Molloy
outplayed Hofstra and won 36-12. With
the win, Molloy claimed the Long Island Cup.
Scoring in the final game for the Pride were Jeremy Tabansi and Josh
Beck.
Hofstra Club Baseball
played Rutgers University in Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, New York on
Saturday and Sunday, April 8th and 9th. On Saturday, the
Pride played a doubleheader. Justin Cusano pitched the first game and Sean
Cunningham started the second. Justin Cusano, Ryan Fissene, and Stephen
Locorriere led the team in hits throughout both games. Despite a strong effort,
the Pride would lose the first game, but behind strong pitching from
Cunningham, the Pride would take the second game of the doubleheader.
Cunningham allowed only one earned run and went on to secure the win for the
Pride. Unfortunately, Rutgers forfeited the game on Sunday, so the Pride went
2-1 this weekend to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Hofstra Women’s Club Rugby
hosted
their alumni on Saturday, April 8th
in a round robin tournament. It was a great opportunity for our current players
to catch up and learn from former HUWRFC players.
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Hofstra
Women's Club Rugby hosted their alumni in their annual Gohring tournament on
Saturday, April 8th. PC: Zachary Englis
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The team then traveled to Stony Brook University in Stony Brook,
New York to play in the Tri-State Championship Tournament on Sunday, April 9th.
The Pride played Stony Brook, Vassar College, and Siena College. Unfortunately,
the Pride would lose to all three teams. Gabriella Johns and Ashley Higby
scored tries for the Pride.
Hofstra Club Roller Hockey
flew to Fort Myers, Florida from Wednesday, April 5th to Saturday,
April 8th to compete in the 2017
National Collegiate Roller Hockey Championships.
Both the DI and DIII teams competed for the first time together at Nationals in
the club’s 15-year history. The DI squad played hard, but went 0-5, losing to
Missouri, Robert Morris, Western Michigan, and Eastern Michigan. Nick Lewis led
the team in points, registering 8 points. Andrew Gagnon led the team in goals
with 6. The DIII team fared better, finishing 2-2. The team beat Cortland and
Florida Gulf Coast before losing to Cal State Fullerton and Neumann. Anthony
Accardi and Matt Tavernite led the team in points for the tournament.
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Both the
DI and DIII teams for Hofstra Club Roller Hockey flew down to Fort Myers,
Florida from Wednesday, April 5th to Saturday, April 8th to compete in the 2017
National Collegiate Roller Hockey Championships. PC: @dan_schaef on Instagram.
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Hofstra Women’s Club Soccer
traveled to Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey to take on Rider
University, The College of New Jersey, and Rutgers University on Saturday,
April 8th. Despite not recording a win on the day, the team played solid
defense led by captain Sarah Bouzaidi and Marisa Saia. Casey Taylor played well
in net for the Pride.
Club Sports Student-Athlete of the
Week
Ben Lawlor-Club
Baseball-Senior-Criminal Justice-York, ME
In his team’s 2 games against Rutgers, Lawlor smashed 6 hits
in 8 at bats including a double, 4 RBI, 4 runs scored, and 2 stolen bases. Congratulations
to Ben!
Upcoming Events
Saturday, April 29th – Club Baseball v. Delaware, University Field, Hempstead, NY – 1:00pm
Sunday, April 30th – Men’s Club Lacrosse v. UMass (1st Round NCLL
Playoffs), Shuart Stadium, Hempstead, NY – 5:00pm
Sunday, April 30th – Club Baseball v. Delaware, University Field, Hempstead, NY – 1:00pm
Sunday, April 30th – Women’s Club Soccer v. Sacred Heart, Hofstra Soccer Stadium,
Hempstead, NY – 1:00pm
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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