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Hofstra field hockey traveled to Buckley Field in Philadelphia on Friday night to take on the Drexel University Dragons with something big at stake: a playoff spot. Hoping to take advantage of their opportunity, Hofstra instead fell 5-1 to Drexel in a game dominated by the Dragons.
The Pride volleyball team followed up last week’s win with a blowout against Elon at the Schar Center on Sunday, Oct. 28, defeating Elon 3-0 to bring their record to 19-7 with their third consecutive victory. The win brings them to the No. 2 spot as they hold a 9-3 record in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).
On Saturday night,Oct. 27, the Hofstra men’s soccer team – needing a win to secure a third seed while keeping hopes of a second seed and a bye in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) tournament alive – delivered, defeating Charleston 2-0 in a game that wasn’t as close as the final score indicates.
Hofstra women's soccer’s pursuit of a repeat as Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) champs will continue after the third-seeded Pride took down the sixth-seeded Delaware Blue Hens 1-0 during the CAA Quarterfinals in Brookline, Massachusetts, on Friday, Oct. 26. Hofstra’s tremendous season will continue into the CAA Semifinals, as the Pride now have 13 wins on the season.
Hofstra women’s volleyball team traveled to Williamsburg, Virginia on Friday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. to take on Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) rival William & Mary. The Pride made quick work of the Tribe, rolling past the squad in three sets (25-18, 25-22, 25-13).
On a sunny Sunday afternoon, the Hofstra women’s soccer team advanced to the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Tournament final against James Madison University with a 1-0 win over rival Northeastern in Boston. The team is now seeking to win back-to-back CAA titles for the first time in school history.
Division predictions from the AFC to the NFC.
The weather is getting colder, which means fall sports are starting to wrap up their seasons. But to some Hofstra women’s soccer players, the season is just beginning.
In their biggest Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) game of the season, the Hofstra Pride beat the James Madison University (JMU) Dukes 3-1 on Sunday, Oct. 21, to secure the win and end JMU’s unbeaten conference run.
Women’s soccer locked down the No. 3 spot in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during their season finale on Sunday in a 1-0 win against the College of Charleston.
Being a freshman is difficult. It’s the first glimpse into an independent life where you don’t know nearly as many people, are responsible for all of your chores and now have to handle a new and demanding course load. Now, picture all of that, along with juggling practice, travel and games for a Division I team. And you’re also from a foreign country, with English as your second language.
On Saturday, Oct. 20, the Hofstra men’s soccer team took a close victory on the road, defeating the Elon Phoenix by a score of 2-1. The win was their fourth in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play, bringing their conference record to 4-2-1.
Coming into Hofstra’s game against James Madison, the Pride were in No. 5 and in need of a win in their final home game of the season to stay alive in the playoff race. Adding to the challenge in front of them was the fact that they had not defeated James Madison since 2011.
The Pride volleyball team were defeated by Towson University Friday night, dropping a two-set advantage to fall in the fifth set.
The Hofstra women’s volleyball team wrapped up their four-game road stretch with a straight set victory over Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opponent Northeastern on Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m. The win improves the Pride’s record to 16-6 (6-2 CAA) and drops the Huskies to 11-10 (4-4 CAA).
Despite being a late season non-conference tune-up game, the storylines were abundant in the Hofstra field hockey 7-1 victory over the Long Island University-Brooklyn Blackbirds on Sunday, Oct. 14.
Hofstra Volleyball rolled past the University of Delaware on Sunday, Oct. 14, defeating the Blue Hens 3-1 behind set scores of 25-21, 26-28, 25-15 and 26-24. The Pride picked up win number 15 in match three of their four-game road stretch at the Bob Carpenter Center in Newark, Delaware Sunday afternoon.
On Sunday, Oct. 14, the Hofstra women’s soccer team clinched a crucial win on the road against the Elon Phoenix by a final score of 4-3.
“I thought we were outplayed,” head coach Richard Nuttall claimed after the Hofstra men’s soccer loss against powerhouse James Madison University 2-0 on Saturday, Oct. 13, in what was a huge game in terms of the Colonial Athletes Association (CAA) standings.
The Hofstra men’s soccer team traveled to Brookline, Massachusetts, on Wednesday evening, Oct. 10, to face off against Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opponent Northeastern University. The Huskies rolled past the Pride in a 3-0 victory, improving Northeastern’s record to (4-5-1, 2-1-1 CAA) and dropping Hofstra to (6-4-3, 3-1-1 CAA).
