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The Hofstra track and field team sent their largest team ever -- 42 athletes -- to compete at the Stony Brook Wolfie Invitational on Saturday, April 20. 32 of these athletes focused solely on the 100-meter dash.
The Hofstra softball team visited UNC-Wilmington (UNCW) this weekend, starting with a double header on Saturday, April 27. The Pride took Game 1 by a score of 12-4 but dropped the second contest 6-1.
The Pride women’s lacrosse team were victorious in their last game of the regular season on Saturday, April 27, as they defeated Drexel University by the score of 19-11.
The Hofstra men’s lacrosse team ended their season on a high note defeating the Fairfield University Stags 11-9 on the road in their season finale on Friday, April 26.
The Hofstra baseball team lost their road series opener against Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opponent James Madison University (JMU) on Friday, April 26. The 8-6 defeat snapped their season best six-game winning streak.
In an all-around effort for the Pride that included grasping an early lead, backed by terrific pitching, Hofstra was able to defeat Manhattan College 4-1 to extend their winning streak to six games on Tuesday, April 23.
All season, the Hofstra women’s lacrosse has been led offensively by Alyssa Parrella and Katie Whelan, but recently a new scoring threat has appeared on the team in freshman midfielder Amanda Guerra.
You either have it or you don’t. For Sterlyn Ardrey, it took a transition period to gain confidence in his athletic abilities.
In a largely empty Mack arena, the chanting and stomping of a small group of supporters fills the quiet void. Some might describe them as hooligans, but that categorization would be a disservice to the impact they make on the competition at stake. Lining the front row of the student section, Hofstra’s men's club ultimate frisbee team never skips a beat to make their presence felt from tip-off to buzzer. One would be hard-pressed to find a group of more dedicated and engaged fans of Hofstra women’s basketball. The self-proclaimed “Flying Dutchmen” have been frustrating opposing benches and toeing the line between fandom and fanaticism for years.
On Sunday, April 21, the Hofstra women’s lacrosse team traveled to Newark, Delaware to take on the University of Delaware and acquired their 10th win of the season by dominating on both offense and defense as they triumphed with a score of 14-8.
The Hofstra men’s lacrosse team suffered the same fate in their last home game of the regular season as the women’s lacrosse team did, with both teams falling by the identical score of 13-12 to their respective Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) rivals on senior day. For the men’s team however, their heartbreaking loss came at the back end of a fourth quarter collapse that saw them enter the quarter leading 11-8, then going on to give up five goals and score only one in route to the 13-12 loss to Drexel University on Saturday, April 21.
Meghan Giordano’s walk-off single in the seventh inning put Hofstra softball over Towson University for a 9-8 victory on Saturday, April 20, at Bill Edwards Stadium.
The Hofstra baseball team won its fourth straight game on Saturday, April 20, with a 6-4 victory over the UNC-Wilmington Seahawks at University Field in Hempstead.
On an overcast Friday, April 19, the Hofstra women’s lacrosse team lost 13-12 to the Towson University Tigers at James M. Shuart Stadium in their final regular season home game. The team was led by Alyssa Parrella, who tied a career-high seven goals and set a new single-season program record for points, with 86. Also setting a record was Darcie Smith, who set the single-season school record for most draw control wins with 100.
Thanks to significant help from its freshmen, the Hofstra baseball team defeated UNC-Wilmington 7-3 on Friday, April 19, at University Field to kick off their weekend series. With the win, the Pride moves to 9-24 overall and 3-7 in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play. The Seahawks fall to 20-19 and 5-5 in the conference.
The Hofstra baseball team traveled to New Brunswick, New Jersey on Wednesday, April 17, and defeated Rutgers University by a score of 6-4. The Pride improved their record to 8-24, while the Scarlet Knights fell to 13-20.
On Wednesday, April 17, the Hofstra softball team suffered a non-conference loss to the Fordham University Rams by a score of 16-2. The margin of defeat, 14, tied their largest of the season.
For the second straight afternoon, the Hofstra softball team rallied from a four-run deficit against Drexel University. Unfortunately for the Pride, they couldn’t hold the lead this time as the Dragons scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh to walk off Hofstra 8-7 in Game 1 of a doubleheader, Saturday, April 13.
The Hofstra men’s baseball team defeated Towson University in the finale of their Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) three game series on Sunday, April 14, by a score of 12-6.
The Hofstra women’s basketball program began a new chapter on Monday, April 15, as the school introduced the team’s new head coach, Danielle Santos Atkinson.
