Men's
Club Lacrosse
hosted their first games of the 2017-2018 season at Shuart Stadium on Sunday,
September 24th against Monmouth and Quinnipiac. The Pride split the
day, winning their game against Monmouth by a score of 4-3, behind 2 goals from
graduate student Martin Beer, and falling to Quinnipiac by a score of 8-4.
Women's
Club Rugby hosted
Binghamton University on Sunday, September 24th. Showing marked improvement
from their previous two games, the Pride were finally able to get on the
scoreboard with tries from Lili Hinojos-Madrid, Taryn LaSmith and Leah Bodh.
The Pride ultimately fell to the Bearcats by a score of 90-20.
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| Hofstra Club Women's Rugby and Binghamton University in a scrum. Sunday, September, 24th. PC: Zachary Englis |
Men's
Rugby
traveled to Troy, New York on Saturday, September 23rd to take on
Rensselear Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in their first game of the season. RPI
quickly jumped out to a 10-0 lead, but a try from Hofstra’s Josh Beck cut the
lead to 10-5. However, RPI responded with a try and successful conversion kick
to take a 17-5 lead into the half. Jeremey Tabansi opened the 2nd
half scoring for the Pride with a try to trim the RPI lead to 17-10. RPI
extended their lead to 29-10, and despite a late try from Hofstra’s Matthew
Murawski, the Pride ultimately would fall by a score of 29-15.
Club
Baseball
took on Fordham University at Wantagh Park in a non-conference game on
Saturday, September 23rd. Behind solid pitching performances from
Stephen Locorriere and Steve Pekarik, the Pride claimed their first victory of
the fall season on a Tom Murca walk-off double to win the opener by a score of
4-3. Fordham would come back with a vengeance in the second game and beat the
Pride by a score of 10-3.
Club
Softball
traveled to Fairfield, Connecticut to take on the reigning conference champion
Pioneers of Sacred Heart University in a triple-header on Saturday, September
23rd. Although the games were very competitive, the Pride ultimately
dropped all three contests to the Pioneers by
scores of 12-6, 9-1, and 8-4.
Men's
Club Soccer
traveled to Murphy Field on the campus of Fordham University in the Bronx, NY
on Friday, September 22nd to take on the Rams. The Pride fell to the
Rams by a score of 6-0.
Hofstra
was back in action in New Jersey to take on Seton Hall University on Saturday,
September 23rd. Nicolas Saint Remy and TJ Behari both scored for the
Pride as they played the Pirates to a 2-2 draw.
Rock
Climbing Club
traveled to Brooklyn Boulders Queensbridge for the second climb of the semester
on Saturday, September 23rd. The team livestreamed parts of their
climbed which can be seen at this link.
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| Rock Climbing posed for a group picture after their climb at Brooklyn Boulders Queensbridge on Saturday, September 23rd. PC: @hofstrarockclimbing on instagram |
Billiards
Club had
their weekly match at Raxx Pool Hall on Sunday, September 24th in
West Hempstead, NY. Kevin Gomes came away with a win, and the team claimed an
8-5 victory.
CLUB SPORTS
STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Anthony
Speelman-Club Baseball-Junior-Finance-Farmingdale, NY
A
lockdown defensive centerfielder, Anthony has also been an OBP machine for the
Pride at the top of their lineup. In the team’s opening doubleheader against
UConn, Speelman reached base in 6 of his 7 plate appearances. Since joining the
Pride, Speelman’s batting average is over .300 and his on-base percentage is
over .400. Congratulations to Anthony!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Friday,
September 29th
- Ice Hockey vs. Stevens, 9:45pm, Northwell Health Ice Center, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, NY (Catch the game live in person and on Facebook!)
Saturday,
September 30th
- Men's Ultimate Tournament, 9:00am, Intramural Fields, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
- Men's Soccer vs. Columbia, 7:00pm, Hofstra Soccer Stadium, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
Sunday,
October 1st
- Men's Ultimate Tournament, 9:00am, Intramural Fields, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
- Women's Rugby vs. Fairfield, 10:45am, Intramural Rugby Field, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
- Men's Rugby vs. Sacred Heart, 2:00pm, Intramural Rugby Field, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
Shaun
Fean
Associate
Director, Campus Recreation
Zachary
Englis
Graduate
Assistant, Campus Recreation
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!
