Club
Men's Lacrosse traveled
to West Chester, Pennsylvania on Sunday, April 15th
to take on West Chester University and Penn State University. In the first game, Hofstra took down the
reigning Division 2 champion, West Chester University, in a close game
9-8. Hofstra then played Penn State and
ultimately lost by a score of 12-5.
The Pride next
took on the Fordham University Rams under the lights at Shuart Stadium on
Wednesday, April 18th. Despite
a 10-5 deficit late in the second half, the Pride battled back and Mike
Benvenuti was able to tie the game at 11 with 6 seconds left to play. The game
headed to overtime, where Evan Vecchia was the hero for the Pride as he netted
the game winning goal to give the Pride the 12-11 victory. With the win, Hofstra claimed the New York
Metro Conference title and is headed to the playoffs. The team returns to action this Sunday, April
22nd in the 2nd Annual Joe Ferriso Classic against Temple
and Quinnipiac at 12pm.
Club Men's Rugby
traveled to Montclair State University on Sunday, April 15th for a tournament hosted by the Red
Hawks. Despite dropping their first 2 matches to Marist College (19-5) and
Rutgers University (17-5), the Pride were able to stave off elimination with a
10-5 win over Montclair State University. In bracket play, the Pride once again
played Marist and in a much closer match, Hofstra came up just short, losing
21-17. This forced Hofstra into a
third-place battle against Rutgers University B-team. Hofstra won 22-12 and placed 3rd
overall in the tournament.
Club Quidditch
competed at the Quidditch World Cup in Round Rock, Texas on Saturday, April 14th
and Sunday, April 15th. The Pride fared well against the competition
and came in 37th place out of 88 teams across the United States.
Robbie Levinson was the star of the weekend for Hofstra, tallying three snitch
catches.
Hofstra Club Quidditch traveled to Texas this past weekend to compete in Quidditch World Cup. Saturday, April 14th, PC: @HofstraQuidditch via Instagram. |
Club Men's Ultimate Frisbee competed
in their sectionals at Stony Brook University on
Saturday, April 14th and Sunday, April 15th. Despite an
impressive 10-9 win over Princeton University, Hofstra dropped close contests
against Rutgers University, Stony Brook University, NYU, Columbia University,
and Rowan University and did not qualify for regionals.
Club Women's Ultimate Frisbee also
competed in their sectionals at Stony Brook University on Saturday, April 14th
and Sunday, April 15th. Hofstra was able to manage victories over
Columbia University’s B squad and Rowan University, but also fell short of
qualifying for regional competition.
Club Women's Rugby
traveled to Portsmouth, Rhode Island on Saturday, April 14th and
Sunday, April 15th to compete in the Beast of the East 15's
tournament. The Pride fell to the
University of New Haven 31-0 and Colby College 50-0.
Hofstra
Club Women's Rugby meet as a team prior to competing in the Beast of the East
Tournament. Saturday, April 14th, PC @jazrugby via Instagram.
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Club Women's Soccer
competed against Fordham University in the Bronx, New York on Saturday, April
14th. The Pride fell to the
Rams by a score of 6-0.
Hofstra Club Women's Soccer competed at Fordham University on Saturday, April 14th, PC: @HUWomensClubSoccer via Instagram. |
Club
Baseball traveled to
Newark, Delaware on Saturday, April 14th and Sunday, April 15th
to take on Delaware University in a three-game set. The Pride fell in all three games by scores
of 10-6, 21-4 and 13-12.
Club
Softball played the
University of Massachusetts and the University of Connecticut on Saturday,
April 14th and Sunday, April 15th. The Pride took two out of three from UMass
before being swept by UConn.
Club
Rock Climbing held
their weekly climb at The Cliffs at Long Island City in Long Island City, New
York on Saturday, April 14th.
CLUB SPORTS STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Evan Vecchia-Club Men's
Lacrosse-Sophomore-Economics-Summit, NJ
Evan has
demonstrated great patience and maturity on and off the field this year for the
Pride. In Wednesday’s contest against Fordham, Vecchia netted the game winning
overtime goal to give Hofstra a 13-12 victory and secure a New York Metro
Conference title and playoff berth for the Pride.
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Friday,
April 20th
Club
Billiards-Hofstra
Student Tournament, Game Room, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY-5:00pm
Saturday,
April 21st
Club
Baseball vs. Drexel
University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Club
Women's Soccer
vs. Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Club
Women's Rugby-Gohring
Tournament, Intramural Rugby Field, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY – 11:00am
Club
Rock Climbing-Weekly
Climb, Brooklyn Boulders, Queensbridge, NY – 9:45am
Club
Men's Rugby
at Kutztown University Tournament, Kutztown, Pennsylvania – 1:00pm
Sunday,
April 22nd
Club
Baseball vs. Drexel
University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Club
Women's Rugby
at Tri-State 7s Tournament, Fairfield, Connecticut
Club
Men's Lacrosse-2nd
Annual Joe Ferriso Tournament vs Temple University & Quinnipiac University,
Shuart Stadium, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY – 11:00am
Club
Billiards-Weekly
Match, TBA – 7:00pm
Shaun Fean
Associate Director, Campus Recreation
Zachary Englis
Graduate Assistant, Campus Recreation
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