Club Sports Roundup

Club Men's Lacrosse hosted Monmouth University on Sunday, February 25^th at Shuart Stadium and came away with an 11-7 victory. Ryan Cook led the way with three goals and two assists. Martin Beer and Ryan Garry each chipped in two goals and an assist and Keith Marlor, Michael Benvenuti, and Evan Vecchia each contributed a goal and an assist.

Club Women's Ultimate Frisbee traveled to Yardley, Pennsylvania on Saturday, February 24^th to participate in a tournament. Despite heavy rains, the team played very hard during their three games. Hofstra beat The College of New Jersey 13-11, but fell to Temple 13-2 and Ithaca 13-3.

Club Women's Ultimate battled the rain in Yardley, Pennsylvania on Saturday, February 24th. PC: @M45_HofstraUltimate via Instagram.

Club Quidditch hosted a Big Apple Quidditch Conference Tournament on Saturday, February 24^th. Stony Brook University Quidditch, New York University Quidditch, New York University Pigeons, Macaulay Quidditch, Atlantic Dragons and Bosnyan Bearsharks all traveled to Hofstra to take part in the tournament. Hofstra won all three of their games on the day. The Pride started off the day beating Stony Brook 160-40, followed by defeating the Atlantic Dragons 110-50, and finally the NYU Pigeons 160-40.  Robbie Levinson caught the snitch in each of the three games to give Hofstra their victories.

Club Billiards won their weekly match at Baldwin Billiards by a score of 8-4. Steve Jacobovitz, Victoria Wetmore, and Kevin Gomes all won their matches to help the Pride continue climbing up the rankings as they approach mid-season.

Club Women's Lacrosse hosted a round robin with Stony Brook University and Sacred Heart University on Sunday, February 25^th at Shuart Stadium. In the home opener against Stony Brook, the Pride beat the Seawolves 16-6. Zoe Szczotka, Alexis Lott, Linnea Barbour, Maddie McDonagh, Mikayla Ruthig, Jessie Allendorf and Sabrina Duncan were the goal scorers for the Pride. 

In their second game against Sacred Heart, the Pride fell to the Pioneers 9-3. Goals were scored by Linnea Barbour, Sabrina Duncan and Jessie Allendorf. 

Club Women's Lacrosse hosted Sacred Heart University and Stony Brook University on Sunday, February 25th and came away with one win and one loss on the day. PC: @HofstraWClubLax via Instagram.

Club Running had a solid opening first meet of the season on the Gordon Indoor Track at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Saturday, February 24^th.  Sean Masterson had the best overall finish placing 8^th in the long jump. Ryan Connell had the best running performance running a 2:06 800m and placing 9^th overall. Courtney Gallagher posted a 6:36 in the women's mile.

Club Running traveled to Gordon Track at Harvard University on Saturday, February 24th to open their spring season. PC: @HofstraRunning via Instagram.

Club Men's and Women’s Rugby were honored with 2 players from each team being named to the Tri-State Rugby All-Conference Teams. Liliana Hinojos Madrid and Leah Bodh were named to the women’s team, while Tayab Kirmani and Josh Beck received the honor on the men’s side. Congratulations to Liliana, Leah, Tayab, and Josh! 

CLUB SPORTS STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Martin Beer-Club Men's Lacrosse-Graduate Student-MBA-Culver City, CA

A member of Club Lacrosse since freshman year, Beer has helped shape the Club Lacrosse program into a yearly NCLL contender. In their first game of the spring semester, by tallying two goals and an assist, Beer helped lead the Pride to an 11-7 victory over Monmouth University.

Upcoming Events

Friday, March 2nd

• Billiards, Student Tournament, Hofstra University Game Room, 5:00pm

Saturday, March 3rd

• Men's and Women's Ultimate Frisbee, Atlantic City Tournament, Atlantic City, NY, 9:00am
• Rock Climbing, Weekly Climb, The Cliffs, Long Island City, NY, 9:45am
• Men's Rugby vs. William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ, 2:00pm

Sunday, March 4th

• Men's and Women's Ultimate Frisbee, Atlantic City Tournament, Atlantic City, NY, 9:00am
• Equestrian, Columbia University Show, Bergen Equestrian, Leonia, NJ, 9:00am
• Men's Lacrosse vs. Stony Brook University and NYU, Shuart Stadium, Hempstead, NY, 11:00am
• Billiards, Weekly Match, Raxx Pool Hall, West Hempstead, NY, 7:00pm 

Shaun Fean

Associate Director, Campus Recreation

Zachary Englis

Graduate Assistant, Campus Recreation

Hofstra’s 26 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!