Club Men's Rugby took on the Siena Saints
on Sunday, October 15th on the Intramural Rugby Field at Hofstra
University. Siena jumped out to an early 12-0 lead in the first half, but
Jeremy Tabansi was able to score a crucial try for the Pride to cut the deficit
to 12-5. Siena would add a try before the half to take a 17-5 lead at the
break. As the second half began, Josh Beck added a try to make the score 17-10,
but Siena would quickly answer and extend their lead 24-10. The score would
remain there for most of the second half before Hofstra's conditioning was able
to break through. Jeremy Tabansi scored his second try and converted the kick
to inch the Pride closer at 24-17. Tayab Kirmani would add another Hofstra try
by weaving through defenders near the try line to bring the score to 24-22.
Tabansi would convert another kick to tie the game at 24. With 10 minutes left
to play, both teams fought extremely hard to gain the next point. Ultimately,
Siena would score a try and defeat the Pride 29-24. The Pride look to clinch a
playoff berth for the second consecutive season against Marist College on
Sunday, October 22nd.
Club Ice Hockey
hosted the Fordham Rams on Friday, October 13th at the Northwell
Health Ice Center in Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, New York. The Pride jumped
onto the scoreboard first
with a goal by Joe Grice. The Rams would match the Pride with
a goal late in the period to tie the score at 1-1. The second
period saw back and forth action, with solid play on both
ends of the ice, but the Rams would score two late period goals to take a 3-1
lead. In the third
period, Fordham scored multiple times in the opening minutes
and the Pride fell to the Rams 7-1.
The Pride were back on the ice in Dix Hills, New York
to take on the Suffolk Community College Sharks. Suffolk would score first, but
Joe Grice would even the score at 1 as he converted on a penalty shot. The
Sharks would score multiple times to end the second period and headed to the 3rd
period with a 5-1 lead. Hofstra continued their offensive struggles in the 3rd
and lost to Suffolk 10-1. The Pride look to rebound on Saturday, October 21st
at 10:15pm as they face off against Suffolk again at the Northwell Health Ice
Center.
Club
Roller Hockey traveled to Warwick, Rhode Island on
Saturday, October 14th and
Sunday, October 15th. The Division 2 team began their weekend against Endicott College.
The Pride jumped out to an early lead with an unassisted goal from Nigel Grove.
The Pride would add to their lead on the power play with Richard Boudreau
scoring off a Nigel Grove assist. The Pride would head to the second period with
a 3-1 lead. Anthony Accardi and Colin Ewald would each notch a goal for Hofstra
to extend their lead to 5-1, before Endicott responded with two goals of their
own to cut the deficit to 5-3 entering the third period. Kevin Lavrado would
score off an assist from Matthew Tavernite to put the Pride up by 3. Hofstra
would skate their way to a 6-4 victory over Endicott. With a goal and four
assists, Nigel Grove was named the first star of the game. Collin Ewald tallied
a goal and two assists to be named the second star and Anthony Accardi was
named the third star with a goal and an assist each.
In their game against Boston University,
the Pride and the Terriers jumped out to a combined seven goals, as Hofstra led
4-3 at the end of the 1st period. Collin Ewald got the Pride on the
board early, followed by Anthony Accardi, Andrew Gagnon and Nigel Grove. Andrew Gagnon was the lone goal scorer in the
second as the Pride took a 5-3 lead into the third period. Collin Ewald would
add another two goals, Nigel Grove would also score his second of the game, and
Andrew Gagnon would convert on the power play. Both Collin Ewald and Andrew
Gagnon came away with hat tricks for the Pride and were named the game's first
and second star respectively, as the Pride won 9-8.
Overall the Pride would end the weekend 2-2, falling
to Northeastern
and Stony
Brook. Nigel Grove led the team with 7 goals and 14 points
over the course of the weekend. Andrew Gagnon also tallied 14 points in the 4
games and Colin Ewald tallied 11 points in 3 games.
Club Equestrian
competed at the Olde Town Equestrian Center in Selden, New York on Sunday,
October 15th. Kate Milford placed 2nd over fences and 4th
on flat, Victoria Vossler placed 2nd in walk trot canter, Hannah
Matuszak placed 2nd in beginner walk trot canter and Julia Shalov
placed 3rd in beginner walk trot canter.
Club
Billiards held their weekly match at Mickey Malones in Floral
Park, New York on Sunday, October 15th. Kevin Gomes and Jorge
Contreras came away with match wins for the Pride. Gomes had a shutout victory,
winning 4-0 with an 8-ball break. Contreras came back from an 0-2 deficit to
win his match 5-3.
Club Climbing
held their weekly climb at The Cliffs at Long Island City in Long Island City,
New York on Saturday, October 14th. Several team members passed
their certification to belay people for top rope climbing. Jeremy Robinson also
passed the lead climbing test.
Club
Quidditch hosted the Oktoberfest Invitational
on Saturday, October 14th on the Intramural
Fields at Hofstra
University. Despite an excellent job hosting the tournament, Hofstra did not
come away with a win.
Club Quidditch hosted their annual Oktoberfest
Invitational on the Hofstra University Intramural Fields on Saturday, October
14th.
PC: Zachary Englis |
Club Men's Soccer
hosted Stevens Institute of Technology on Friday, October 13th under the lights
at the Hofstra Soccer Stadium. The Pride fell to Stevens by a score of 1-0.
The Men's Club Soccer team fell to the Ducks of Stevens Institute of Technology 1-0 under the lights at the Hofstra Soccer Stadium on Friday, October 13th. PC: Zachary Englis |
The Pride were back in action against Montclair State
University on Sunday, October 15th in Montclair, New Jersey, where
they fell to the Red Hawks by a score of 3-0.
CLUB
SPORTS STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Tayab Kirmani-Men's Club
Rugby-Senior-Philosophy/Pre-Med-Northport, NY
The senior captain has been a stalwart on both sides of
the ball for the Pride all season. He is one of the leading scorers and
tacklers on the team and was recognized by the Tri-State Rugby Conference as
the Rugby Imports Player of the Week for the week of October 7th. His three
tries led the way in the team's 67-0 road win over Union. Congratulations to Tayab!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, October 21st
- Ice Hockey vs. Suffolk County Community College, Northwell Health Ice Center, Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, NY, 9:15pm
- Women’s Soccer vs. Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, 7:00pm
Sunday, October 15th
- Women’s Soccer vs. Adelphi, Hofstra Soccer Stadium, Hempstead, NY, 7:00pm
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!
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