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The Hofstra women’s lacrosse team defeated Wagner College 15-10 on Tuesday afternoon in Staten Island at Hameline Field. This win brings the Pride to 2-0 to kick off the 2018 season.
The seven-game losing streak comes to an end as the Hofstra women’s basketball defends its home court in strong fashion, beating Towson 83-72 on Sunday afternoon.
In Hofstra’s first game action since last spring, the Pride men’s lacrosse team fell to Ohio State University 9-7 on Saturday afternoon.
The Hofstra women’s lacrosse team kicked off 2018 with a bang, scoring 10 goals in the first half en route to a 13-1 thrashing of Bucknell University on Saturday afternoon at James M. Shuart Stadium.
Despite a spirited surge in the final quarter to turn a 21-point deficit into just a two-possession game, the Hofstra women’s basketball team couldn’t complete what would have been a monumental comeback, falling to Elon University 72-65 at the Mack Sports Complex on Friday night.
Rokas Gustys turned back the clock and delivered a 22-point, 21-rebound performance reminiscent of his stellar 2015 season and Justin Wright-Foreman drilled a game-sealing three-pointer with less than a minute to go in a 90-84 win over the College of William & Mary on Thursday night at the Mack Sports Complex.
The Hofstra Pride softball team saw their season end last year two games shy of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) title. After posting an 11-8 conference record, good for second best in the CAA, the team succumbed to Dukes of James Madison University. Hofstra is no stranger to JMU, who has won three of the last four conference championships. This season, there is just one goal in mind for the Pride: taking back the CAA.
After an all-time best 10-0 start ended in bitter disappointment, the Hofstra men’s lacrosse team returns to battle for 2018 with a sour taste in their mouth and vengeance on their mind.
Hofstra baseball head coach John Russo can be found in his office on an early Wednesday morning in his gray quarter-zip Pride athletics shirt, finishing up phone calls with a hearty laugh. His desk is flooded with pictures of his family – mostly his children – and behind him are roughly 20 different Hofstra baseball caps. While his office is a representation of the passionate, family-oriented and sincere person that he is, Russo knows just how vital it is to drastically improve the on-field production that has resulted in a 29-74 record over the past two seasons.
The Hofstra women’s basketball team dropped its sixth consecutive game on Sunday afternoon in a 61-41 loss against the University of Delaware Blue Hens at the Bob Carpenter Center. The Pride drop to 10-14 and 4-9 in CAA play on the season.
Hofstra men’s basketball suffered its biggest loss in CAA play this season on Saturday night at Trask Coliseum, falling 90-70 against defending league champion UNC-Wilmington.
Extra-inning home runs and complete-game shutouts highlight the opening weekend for Hofstra softball, going 3-2 overall at the FIU Felsberg Invitational in Miami, Florida.
The senior day spotlight shone bright on the storied career of Michael Hughes, who pinned his opponent in 37 seconds to help the Hofstra wrestling team outmuscle Sacred Heart 45-3 on Sunday afternoon at the David S. Mack Physical Education Center.
Lauren ‘Boogie’ Brozoski dropped a career-high 29 points, but it wasn’t enough as the Hofstra women’s basketball team fell to the Towson Tigers 73-72 Friday night in Maryland.
The Pride got back on track Thursday night when they beat Elon University 67-48 to secure their eighth win in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play.
The Hofstra Pride wrestling team lost a tight contest to #23 Rider University by a score of 22-21 on Wednesday night in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.
