Club
Ice Hockey hosted the reigning Metropolitan
Collegiate Hockey Conference Champion Ramapo College Roadrunners on Friday, December 1st
at the Northwell Health Ice Center in Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, New
York. Ramapo scored an early first period goal, but the Pride quickly
answered with a power play goal by Eli Vaillancourt to tie the score 1-1. Andrew Gagnon would score a second power play
goal for the Pride to take a 2-1 lead into the second period.
Ramapo would tie the game and then take the lead in the second, but
Andrew Gagnon would score his second goal of the game to tie the game at 3
entering the final period of play.
Chris Serio would notch the game winning goal for Hofstra, and the Pride
would seal the victory with two empty net goals to take a 6-3 win over Ramapo.
The Pride
were back in action at the Ice Hutch in
Mount Vernon, New York
on Saturday, December 2nd to take on the Rams of Fordham
University. Behind a goal from Joe
Grice, the Pride would enter the second period all square with the Rams 1-1. Fordham
would notch three goals in the second to take a commanding 4-1 lead. Matt McGuirk would add a goal for Hofstra,
but it wasn't enough as Fordham snapped Hofstra's 4-game winning streak with a
6-2 win.
Club
Billiards competed in
their final weekly match of the regular season before playoffs at Raxx Pool
Hall in West Hempstead, New York on Sunday, December 3rd. Overall,
the team tied their match 6-6. The Pride
finished the season in 2nd place and the upcoming two weeks of
playoffs will determine if the team qualifies for the TriCup tournament in
February.
Club
Quidditch hosted
their 4th Annual Festivus Fantasy Tournament on Saturday, December 9th
on the Intramural Fields of Hofstra University.
There were 55 players in attendance from the local schools such as Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute, Stony Brook University and Macaulay Honors College. The individual players were drafted onto
teams for a fun and stress-free tournament.
Despite the snowfall, the tournament ran smoothly.
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| Despite the snow, Hofstra Quidditch's Festivus Tournament continued on Saturday, December 9th. PC: Zachary Englis |
Club
Rock Climbing
traveled to Brooklyn Boulders in Queensbridge, New York on Saturday, December 9th
for their weekly climb.
Club
Men's Soccer
took on the Tigers of Princeton University on Sunday, December 3rd
at Campbell-Finnery Field in Princeton, New Jersey. The Pride fell to the Tigers by a score of
4-0.
CLUB SPORTS STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Colin McGuire-Club
Billiards-Junior-Accounting-Massapequa, New York
Under McGuire’s leadership, Hofstra Billiards has seen
tremendous success and growth during this semester. He led the team to a 2nd
place conference finish with an 11-3 individual league match record. Colin will
look to continue to help the team ride their current wave of momentum and
secure the Pride a spot in the TriCup Tournament.
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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