Junior attackman Jay Card scored four goals and junior midfielder Tim Holman scored two goals and two assists but the Hofstra Pride men's lacrosse team could not beat no. 3 Maryland in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
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Junior attackman Jay Card scored four goals and junior midfielder Tim Holman scored two goals and two assists but the Hofstra Pride men's lacrosse team could not beat no. 3 Maryland in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Hofstra men's lacrosse team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament on Sunday night and will travel to College Park, MD to face the no. 3 seed Maryland Terrapins on Saturday May 15. The Pride finished the year 9-4 with wins over three top 20 teams (Army, Brown and Towson) as well as a top 10 win over Johns Hopkins.
The Hofstra women's lacrosse team has been hot all season long and with the CAA tournament kicking off, the Pride does not plan on slowing down anytime soon. Its road to victory does not look easy, however as first up for the Pride will be Towson Thursday night at 7:30.
The Hofstra men's lacrosse team, ranked no. 15 in the nation, had been eliminated from the CAA Tournament but entered Saturday's matchup with no. 11 Towson hoping to earn itself spot in the NCAA Tournament. The Pride did its job, defeating Towson 12-10 at Shuart Stadium on senior night on the shoulders of five goals by junior attack Stephen Bentz.
There are not 65 teams vying for a national championship like there is in basketball, or now 68, but May Madness has the same excitement, let down and celebration that March Madness does. Sixteen teams make the NCAA Lacrosse Tournament but the bubble is just as large and about to pop on a number of teams.
Blue skies, hot sun and slight wind filled the air on the gorgeous 61 degree day Saturday at Shuart Stadium. It was as if the two teams were playing in Jacksonville, FL the weather was so nice. The teams instead were playing on Long Island, but the Jacksonville Dolphins may have brought some of their nice weather north with them.
The women's lacrosse team looks to wrap up regular season conference play tomorrow with a game at Drexel. Locked in as the No.3 seed in the CAAs, the Pride will make a conference tournament appearance for the first time in three years.
The pressure is on the women's lacrosse team as they head into the final stretch of the much-anticipated Colonial Athletic Association Championships. With only five losses in the season, the Pride appear to be in great shape, but, according to senior midfielder Liz Falco, have yet to reach their peak.
Not many teams have the opportunity in any sport to play a game on a stage like the Hofstra Pride men's lacrosse did last Saturday. On, April 10, 2010 the Pride took on the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens at the New Meadowlands Stadium, the first event ever played at New Jersey's newest sporting cathedral.
With less than a minute remaining on the clock, the Hofstra women's lacrosse team jumped in celebration of its eighth victory last Sunday. Finally the buzzer sounded and the Pride won 16-8 against Old Dominion University, giving the team an 8-3 overall season record.
Hofstra women's lacrosse returned from Stanford University ready to start its CAA season. No. 19 William & Mary was the first conference opponent for the Pride and would be the first ranked opponent for the Pride since a one goal loss to the Cardinal.
The Hofstra men's lacrosse team entered last Saturday's game against Penn State with the phrase must-win on its mind. The Pride could not complete its goal, falling to the NIttany Lions 10-11 in overtime in Happy Valley.
Sunday afternoon was one of the biggest games for Hofstra women's lacrosse all season when two undefeated Colonial Athletic Association rivals met in Virginia. After Friday's victory over George Mason, the Pride traveled to Harrisonburg, VA, where its three-game conference win streak was snapped.
The women's lacrosse team looks to rebound from a loss at Stanford as they prepare themselves as they enter the heart of their season on Friday. The Pride suffered its third loss of the season, all of which have been by one goal, in a 13-14 contest out in Palo Alto, CA.
PHILADELPHIA,PA - Traveling to Philadelphia did not provide the Hofstra Pride men's lacrosse team with the brotherly love it had hoped for. The Pride was 0-1 in CAA play entering the April 3 matchup with Drexel and looking to even-up its conference record.
Most coaches have compared the playing field to a battlefield. Cody Solaja a freshman defender on the Hofstra men's lacrosse team has heard it multiple times. It has the most meaning though, coming from his father.
Dropping to 0-2 in the conference and to tenth in the national polls, Hofstra needed to wake up from the nightmare that was a 11-13 loss to Drexel on Saturday. Luckily for the Pride, lacrosse is a game of redemption and when Manhattan College came to Shuart Stadium, the Pride made sure not to let this one slip away.
After an 11-9 loss to the University of Massachusetts, Hofstra men's lacrosse, no. 8 in the nation, was looking to steady its ship and achieve win number 500 in program history. The Pride would be looking to make history as it hosted the Black Knights of Army.
Expectations were sky high for the Hofstra lacrosse team after upsetting no. 7 Johns Hopkins University 14-6 on March 13. The Pride lived up to its potential Saturday afternoon, beating Sacred Heart University 14-6 at Shuart Stadium and then beating St. John's in Queens, NY 13-4 to improve to 4-1 on the season.
Hofstra lacrosse has proven to be an offensive juggernaut this season and its dominant attack has jolted the team to the top six in the national rankings. Much of the credit goes to All–American candidate Jay Card but even more may go to junior Jamie Lincoln in his first year with the Pride.