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Melissa Sconone’s five-goal effort wasn’t enough to lift the Hofstra University women’s lacrosse team above the University of Connecticut Huskies, so the Pride ended on the losing side in their 13-11 game on Tuesday, March 12.
The Hofstra University women’s lacrosse team won 14-10 over the Marist College Red Foxes on Friday, March 8, at Tenney Stadium in Poughkeepsie, New York. The Pride improved to 3-3 on the season while the Red Foxes remain winless at 0-5.
Sophomore Nikki Mennella scored four goals for the Pride as the Hofstra University women’s lacrosse team’s late comeback efforts fell short in a 12-9 loss against Fairfield University on Saturday, Feb. 24.
On Saturday, April 28, the Hofstra University Pride women’s lacrosse team traveled to Stony Brook, New York, to face the Stony Brook University Seawolves in the final Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) matchup of the season that saw the Pride lose 18-6. Hofstra finishes the season with a 4-12 overall record and 1-6 in conference play, missing out on the CAA Championship tournament.
The Hofstra Pride women’s lacrosse team dropped a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) conference match to the Drexel University Dragons 18-6 on Saturday, April 22. The team’s overall record now stands at 4-11 and 1-5 in the CAA in seventh place.
A six-goal third period lead the Hofstra Pride women’s lacrosse team to their first Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) win of the season, 17-12, over the Elon Phoenix. The Pride improves to 4-10 on the season and 1-4 in conference play.
Luchianna Cardello stepped on the lacrosse field for the very first time in fourth grade, and the rest is history. Now a freshman at Hofstra, she has been named the starting goalie.
The Hofstra women’s lacrosse team was handed a close 13-10 loss, this time at the hands of the University of Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens, on Saturday, April 8 at James M. Shuart Stadium. The team’s record now falls to 3-10 overall and 0-4 in conference play.
On Saturday, April 1, the Hofstra University women’s lacrosse team lost its fifth straight game, and second in a row in overtime, against the Monmouth University Hawks, 17-16, at Kessler Stadium in West Long Branch, NJ. The loss drags Hofstra’s overall record down to 3-9 and 0-3 against the rest of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), as they now sit dead last in the conference standings.