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Not even a career-high five goals for Katie Kelly and the third hat trick of the season for Rachel Graff could power the Hofstra women’s lacrosse team past the University of Connecticut (UConn) on Tuesday, March 28.
The Hofstra women’s lacrosse team dropped their third consecutive match, 10-7, to the Towson Tigers on a rainy Saturday afternoon on March 25. The team’s overall record drops to 3-7 and 0-2 in conference play.
The Hofstra women’s lacrosse team is back to its winning ways after a 15-2 win over Wagner College Seahawks on Tuesday, March 7. The win was highlighted by a robust four-goal game by junior attacker Kerry Walser. This win moves the Pride to a 3-4 record on the season, and Wagner drops to 1-5.
The Hofstra Pride women’s lacrosse team entered Saturday, March 4, matchup with the 16th-ranked Army Black Knights searching for their second straight win over a nationally ranked team, but narrowly lost the heart-pounding contest by a score of 14-11 at James M. Shuart Stadium in Hempstead, N.Y.
The Hofstra University women’s lacrosse team suffered their second consecutive loss in a 15-7 game on the road at the hands of the Fairfield University Stags on Saturday, Feb. 25.
On Tuesday, Feb. 21, the Hofstra University women’s lacrosse team suffered a 10-7 defeat against the Brown University Brown Bears at James M. Shuart Stadium, bringing their overall record to 2-1 overall.
The Hofstra women’s lacrosse team continued their dominant start to the season as they defeated the No. 25 Vanderbilt University Commodores 11-8 in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday, Feb. 18.
Lacrosse can be a way of life for Long Island residents. Even though it was not her first sport, graduate student Shannon Boyle of the Hofstra women’s lacrosse team fell in love with the game at a young age.
The Hofstra women's lacrosse team made its third consecutive appearance this year in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championship, with the exception of 2020 due to COVID-19 cancellations. This year, the Pride traveled to Pennsylvania to take on the Drexel University Dragons in the CAA playoffs that took place on Friday, May 6, at the Vidas Athletic Complex. Heading into the playoffs, the Pride clinched the third seed after defeating Elon the previous week 18-12, while the Dragons were seeded second. The Pride recovered from a large second-half deficit before succumbing 14-10 to end their playoff run.
The sun shined brightly over the Hofstra women’s lacrosse team and their 18-12 victory over the Pheonix of Elon University during Senior Day celebrations at James M. Shuart Stadium on Saturday, April 30.
The Hofstra Pride women’s lacrosse team overcame an early four-point deficit against the College of William & Mary on Saturday, April 23, winning 18-11 at Martin Family Stadium. The Pride improved to 8-7 overall and 2-3 in league play, while William & Mary fell to 4-11 overall and 0-5 in conference action.
The Hofstra women’s lacrosse team continued its home losing streak in a tight 11-10 overtime loss to Towson University on Saturday, April 16, at James M. Shuart Stadium.
The Hofstra Pride women’s lacrosse team dropped its conference matchup against Drexel University on Wednesday, April 13, at Vidas Field. The Pride was outmatched, losing by a score of 18-7.
Coming from a family of lacrosse players, women’s lacrosse goalie Jess Smith knows what it means to work for something larger than herself.
The Hofstra women’s lacrosse team harnessed its attack against the University of Delaware on Wednesday, April 6, in Newark, Delaware. The Pride snapped its four-game losing streak with a 16-11 win over the Blue Hens, with goals late in the game to secure the victory.
Clear skies over James M. Shuart Stadium did not translate to a clear path to victory for the Hofstra Pride on Saturday, April 2, as the women’s lacrosse team hosted the No. 12 James Madison University (JMU) Dukes for Hofstra’s Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) home opener of the season.
The Hofstra women’s lacrosse team furthered its losing streak to three games in its match against No. 22 University of Connecticut (UConn) on Saturday, March 26, at Joseph J. Morrone Stadium, falling to the Huskies 15-11.
On Sunday, March 20, at James M. Shuart Stadium, Vanderbilt University rallied over the Hofstra women’s lacrosse team, 12-9. Hofstra is currently 3-2 against Vanderbilt all time and Sunday marked the first time the two teams had met since 2007.
The Hofstra women’s lacrosse team won its fifth game in a row, defeating the Marist College Red Foxes in an evening match on Friday, March 11, at Tenney Stadium in Poughkeepsie, NY.
