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The Hofstra women’s basketball team defeated the Siena College Saints on Friday, Dec. 21, to earn their second win in a row. The Pride came out on top with a score of 57-50, which lifts Hofstra to a 5-6 record.
Hofstra men’s basketball finished their in-state road trip with a 71-64 win against their Long Island Rival Stony Brook University. Hofstra was led by Justin Wright-Foreman, who had 25 points. This win marks Hofstra’s fifth victory in their last six contests in the Long Island Rivalry.
In a battle that went down to the wire, Hofstra University outlasted Monmouth University 75-73 at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex on Wednesday night, Dec. 5.
As a budding prospect from Cambridge, Massachusetts, Jacquil Taylor once called himself the “Best Kept Secret.” After four years, a myriad of injuries and a career’s worth of lessons, college basketball’s “Best Kept Secret” is ready to make himself public.
The Hofstra men’s basketball team took the game in a 78-52 rout over the Kennesaw State University Owls on Saturday, Dec. 1, in a game where junior Hofstra guard Eli Pemberton made history by reaching the 1,000-point milestone as a member of the Hofstra Pride.
In a game that did not go perfectly for Hofstra men’s basketball, the team was able to stave off a late run by Siena College to reach a 94-86 victory.
In a night that featured a promising, come-from-behind performance, the Hofstra men’s basketball team fell just short at the hands of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), 69-67 in overtime on Saturday, Nov. 24, in Richmond, Virginia.
Hofstra basketball added another to the win column Wednesday night as they took down California State University, Fullerton 80-71 at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex.
Hofstra’s Thanksgiving eve win put them back over .500, continuing a win/loss pattern that has taken place since the start of the season in which the Pride have taken all three at home while falling short on the road both times.
It was a tale of two halves for the Hofstra Pride men's basketball team in their 80-69 loss to the Maryland University Terrapins on Friday night in College Park. Justin Wright-Foreman led the way for the Pride, scoring 27 points. The Terrapins were led by sophomore Bruno Fernando, who had 17.
The Hofstra men’s basketball team recorded another dominant win on Wednesday night with a 92-72 win over North Carolina A&T (0-4) at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex.
It may have only been the second game of the season for both teams, but the Hofstra men’s basketball team and Marshall University played a tight, intense game befitting of late March.
Three starters scored double-digit points for the Hofstra men’s basketball team in their season-opening 79-61 win over Mount St. Mary’s on Friday night. The Pride was led by senior Justin Wright-Foreman, who recorded 20 points and seven rebounds, while junior Eli Pemberton and senior Desure Buie chipped in with 18 points each.
When the Hofstra men’s basketball team tips off their season on Friday, Nov. 9, against Mount St. Mary’s, fans will see a team of mostly familiar faces who are ready to take the program to the next level.
In four years at Hofstra, Rokas Gustys – or as he’s better known on campus – “Rok,” has made quite the impact on Hofstra basketball.
The Hofstra men’s basketball team’s season came to an end by virtue of a 93-88 loss to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in the quarterfinals of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Tournament on Sunday night in Charleston.
The Hofstra Pride men’s basketball team has a tough road ahead as it prepares for the Colonial Athletic Association tournament with hopes of claiming the title and advancing to the NCAA tournament.
The Hofstra men’s basketball team defeated the Tigers of Towson University 91-86 on Saturday at home. With Hofstra’s fourth straight win, the team improves to 12-6 in CAA play, while Towson falls to 8-10.
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.
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.
