By Nick Mazzarella -- STAFF WRITER
Hofstra’s coaching staffs deserve credit for their recruiting efforts, and those efforts aren’t limited to within the United States. There are 57 Pride athletes who hail from a country other than the U.S. Here’s the first-ever installment of the All-International Team, which features the top five Hofstra foreigners of 2014-15.
Kelsie Wills, Senior: Volleyball • Matamata, New Zealand • Outside Hitter
Wills became the second All-American in program history and was named to the AVCA All-East Region Team. The senior outside hitter also earned CAA Player of the Year honors after a regular season in which she led the conference in kills (449) and kills per set (4.21). On Sept. 26 at Elon, Wills broke Hofstra’s all-time kills record. She helped the Pride capture the CAA championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Maid Memic, Senior: Men’s Soccer • Kozarac, Bosnia • Forward
Memic, an All-CAA First Team selection, carried Hofstra’s offense. He was responsible for 10 of the 24 goals that the Pride scored in 2014. In a 2-1 win over Drexel on Oct. 22, Memic netted both of his team’s goals – the second of which came on a penalty kick during a 1-1 tie with just over two minutes remaining. The Kozarac, Bosnia native was named to the Division I All-Midwest Region Second Team by the NSCAA.
Leah Galton, Junior: Woman’s Soccer • Harrogate, England • Forward
Galton is the second CAA Player of the Year on this All-International Team. Following a season in which she finished tied for a conference-best 17 goals, Galton was named to the All-Mid-Atlantic Region First Team as well as the ECAC All-Second Team. She had four multi-goal performances and recorded two hat tricks, the latter of which came in a 3-0 victory over Towson in the CAA quarterfinals.
Jonel Boileau, Senior: Field Hockey • Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada • Forward
Boileau, the third and final CAA Player of the Year on this list, scored a team-high 16 goals and dished out six assists. The senior forward delivered one of her best performances of the season on Oct. 26 when she scored three times to lead Hofstra past CAA foe Delaware. She received NFHCA All-Mideast Region First Team honors and was named to the ECAC Division I Field Hockey All-Star Second Team.
Brier Davis, Sophomore: Men’s Lacrosse • Caledon, Ontario, Canada • Attacker
Davis, whose 14 goals made him the Pride’s third-highest goal scorer in 2015, more than doubled his scoring output from freshman year. The Canadian attacker recorded hat tricks against Marquette, Georgetown and St. John’s. Davis, the only underclassman to make this All-International Team, led Hofstra with a .583 shot percentage (14 goals on 24 shots).