With two teams ranked in the nation's top 20 in RPI, the Hofstra women's basketball team had its three game winning streak snapped by Ivy League powerhouse Princeton, 74-69 on Thursday night.
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With two teams ranked in the nation's top 20 in RPI, the Hofstra women's basketball team had its three game winning streak snapped by Ivy League powerhouse Princeton, 74-69 on Thursday night.
A packed Mack Sports Complex of 4,258 fans saw the Hofstra men's basketball team defeat Iona College 83-75 for the Pride's third straight victory. After a shaky first two months of the season, including a four game losing streak, Hofstra improves to 6-7 on the season.
The Hofstra University men's basketball team made it two straight wins with a decisive 82-59 victory over Colgate before entering its final out of conference match-up against Iona next week.
Holding a 71-69 lead with 2.9 seconds remaining, a lay-up by Marist guard Casey Dulin as time expired was waived off by the referees as it came out of her hands just a little too late, to give the Pride its third straight victory and the New York Life Holiday Invitational championship.
The Hofstra University women's basketball team advanced to the New York Life Holiday Invitational championship game with a 67-60 win over Central Connecticut State.
JERSEY CITY, NJ-- The Hofstra University women's basketball rebounded from its first loss in a month with a 66-52 win over St. Peter's on Sunday afternoon.
There was something ominous in the eyes of senior guard Mike Moore on Saturday night.
"We have to learn how to win."
That was the message given by Hofstra men's basketball head coach Mo Cassara after the Pride's 68-59 loss to Manhattan University Saturday night at the Mack Sports Complex. The loss was Hofstra's fourth in a row, dropping its record to 3-7 on the year.
Down one point with 13 seconds left, Hofstra had a chance to put Hartford away and make the Pride's 23 turnovers seem like background noise; instead, senior guard Nicole Capurso gave the ball back to the Hawks to seal Hofstra's fate last night.
It was the smallest player on the floor providing the biggest punch. James Madison's 5'9" senior guard Humpty Hitchens provided the proverbial dagger through Hofstra hearts when he hit a jumper from 15 feet out to give JMU the lead with two seconds left to play.
After beating Providence last season there was a certain sense of accomplishment surrounding the Hofstra women's basketball team. Providence was a Big East opponent, a nice victory for the mid-major Pride.
He is as cool as a jazz musician, with a hand as steady as a painter. On the basketball court, he treats the hardwood as his club, his canvas, with an effortless swagger, making the most difficult of shots and crossovers look simple with the utmost creativity. It must be in Shemiye McLendon's blood.
Matt Napolitano and The Chronicle wishes you a happy finals week and a happy holiday!
STATEN ISLAND, NY- Count from one to 869. In seconds, that equates to 14 minutes and 29 seconds, which is the amount of time in the second half the Hofstra University men's basketball team went without making a field goal in its 58-43 loss to Wagner.
By most accounts, the Hofstra wrestling team performed well at the Cliff Keen-Las Vegas Invitational.
Senior guard Nicole Capurso scored her 1,000th career point as a part of a 20-point effort in the Hofstra women's basketball team's 86-71 victory over Georgia State in the Pride's Colonial Athletic Association opener on Sunday.
The Hofstra women's basketball team defeated Seton Hall, 94-74, at the Mack Sports Complex following an impressive performance by junior forward Shante Evans and senior guard Nicole Capurso.
The Hofstra men's basketball team had work to do over the Thanksgiving weekend, making a trip to the University of Rhode Island for the TicketCity Legends Classic where the Pride recorded a 1-2 record with losses to Rhode Island and Boston University and a win over a borderline top-25 team in Cleveland State.