Club Roller Hockey traveled
to Feasterville, Pennsylvania on Saturday, November 17th, for a three
game tournament. Hofstra defeated Baruch College (11-5) and Yeshiva University (3-2),
while falling to SUNY Oswego (6-3). Andrew Gagnon had 8 points (4 goals and 4 assists)
as he helped the Pride improve their record to 5-3 on the season.
Club eSports raised over
$200 for Extra Life, a charity organization supporting local children’s
hospitals, on Sunday, November 18th. Zach Jordan achieved a new
personal best time of 16 minutes in his run of “Into the Breach”, which was
just 15 seconds short of a world record!
Club Climbing ventured to
Brooklyn Boulders on Saturday, November 17th for a difficult climb.
Overall 19 club members were in attendance and one member got belay certified
as the club challenged themselves all day with harder top roping routes.
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Club Climbing in action at Brooklyn
Boulders on Saturday, November 17th.
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Club Men’s Rugby visited
Seekonk, Massachusetts for the Cianci 7’s tournament hosted by Providence College
Rugby on Sunday, November 18th. Hofstra dropped their first two
matches to 7s powerhouses Brown University and King’s College, before
rebounding to defeat Brandeis University to close out the tournament.
Club Women’s Rugby also
traveled to Seekonk, Massachusetts for the Cianci 7’s tournament. The women
entered two teams and the A-side was able to reel off 3 victories before
falling to Boston University in the semifinals. The Hofstra B-side went 0-3 on
the day.
On Saturday, November 24th, the women traveled to Randall’s
Island, New York for the annual New York 7s Tournament. The Pride would play
four matches on the day, highlighted by an exciting 31-26 victory over SUNY New
Paltz.
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Men’s and Women’s Rugby clubs gathered
after the Cianci 7’s tournament on Sunday, November 18th.
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Club Ice Hockey traveled to
Warminster, Pennsylvania on Friday, November 16th to participate in
the Empire Classic. In the first game, Hofstra defeated Southern Connecticut
State University 4-1 behind goals from Andrew Gagnon, Chris Serio, Eli
Vaillancourt and Vinny Cacciatore. Hofstra would go on to drop their next two
games against Fairfield University and Indiana University (PA) by scores of 7-2
and 6-3, respectively. The team is back in action on Saturday, December 1st
at 7:00pm at the Northwell Health Ice Center at Eisenhower Park as they take on
MCHC rival Fordham University.
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Goaltender Liam Hartenstein makes a save
against Fairfield University on Saturday, November 17th.
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Club Quidditch played in two
games against Macaulay Honors College in a tournament in East River Park, New
York on Sunday, November 18th, falling by scores of 130-90 and
170-150.
Club Volleyball participated
in a VBLI tournament hosted at Hofstra on Saturday, November 17th.
Many players were able to get their first live game action during this
tournament and they all helped with refereeing and judging. Although the team
did not advance in the tournament, it was a great learning and bonding
experience for the club.
CLUB SPORTS STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Zachary Jordan-Club eSports-Senior-History-Mckinney,Texas
UPCOMING EVENTS (click on the links for more information)
Shaun Fean
Associate Director, Campus Recreation
Kyle Novak
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!
