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All in Men's Lacrosse
Senior Day celebrations were not enough to lead the Hofstra Pride men’s lacrosse team to victory, as they were defeated at the hands of the Towson University Tigers 10-8 at James M. Shuart Stadium on Saturday, April 8.
The Hofstra Pride men’s lacrosse team soundly defeated the Monmouth University Hawks, 12-6, at Kessler Stadium in West Long Branch, New Jersey, on Saturday, April 1. The Pride snapped a four-game losing streak and improved their record to 3-7 overall.
The Hofstra Pride’s lacrosse team was handed a thorough 15-7 loss on Saturday, March 25 against the University of Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens. With the loss, the team’s record drops to 2-7 overall and 0-2 in conference play.
The Hofstra men’s lacrosse team lost 12-11 to the Fairfield University Stags on Friday, March 18, at James M. Shuart Stadium. In their first Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) game of the year, Hofstra got off to a slow start.
The Syracuse Orange brought cold and snowy weather with them in their Tuesday evening matchup against the Hofstra Pride on March 14, handing Hofstra a 16-8 loss while ending their own four-game losing streak.
A dominant third quarter propelled the Villanova University Wildcats to a 15-8 victory over the Hofstra Pride men’s lacrosse team on Saturday, March 4 at James M. Shuart Stadium in Hempstead, N.Y. The 15th-ranked Wildcats improved their record to 3-1 with the win, while the Pride fell to 2-4 on the season.
The Hofstra Pride men’s lacrosse team defeated the St. John’s University Red Storm 16-12 at DaSilva Memorial Field in Queens, New York, on Saturday, Feb. 25. Hofstra has now won its last two games after losing its first three to start the regular season.
Following an 0-3 start to their season, the Hofstra men’s had a dominant 13-7 win over the LIU Sharks on Tuesday, Feb. 21.
Seth Tierney was hired as head coach of the Hofstra men’s lacrosse team in 2006 and was prepared to build a championship program. However, he wasn’t prepared to help the program heal.
James M. Shuart stadium housed the NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Tournament quarterfinal round on May 21, featuring an 11-9 fourth-quarter comeback victory by Rutgers University over the University of Pennsylvania, and Princeton University defeating Yale University 14-10.
The Hofstra men’s lacrosse team defeated Towson University at Johnny Unitas Stadium on Saturday, April 30, winning 15-14 in the final game of the regular season thanks to a game-winning goal with only six seconds left in the fourth quarter.
The Hofstra Pride men’s lacrosse team fell to the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) Minutemen 13-9 on Saturday, April 23, during Senior Day at James M. Shuart Stadium.
On Saturday afternoon, April 16, following the women's lacrosse game, the men competed against Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opponent Drexel University at James M. Shuart Stadium for the second half of the home double-header. Junior Mac Gates was an anchor in goal and earned 15 saves, including eight in the first half. Still, the Pride was defeated by the Dragons 10-7. Hofstra falls to 5-8 overall and 1-2 in conference play, while Drexel improves to 6-5 overall and 2-1 against CAA opponents.
Oftentimes in sports, and in life, the best bet you can make is on yourself. Hofstra men’s lacrosse player Griffin Turner took that bet and is now living out his dream as a Division I athlete.
After a tough loss to begin conference play, the Hofstra Pride men’s lacrosse team defeated the University of Delaware Blue Hens, 12-11 at Delaware Stadium on Saturday, April 9.
Redshirt junior Mac Gates from San Francisco, California, home to one of the top-ranked programs on the West Coast, is the starting goalie for the Hofstra men's lacrosse team.
Saturday kicked off the first game of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) season for the Hofstra men's lacrosse team as they traveled to Connecticut to take on the Stags of Fairfield University at Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium. Unfortunately for the Pride, the Stags snagged a 12-10 victory, as they now advance to 1-0 in conference play and 6-4 overall. The Pride fall to 0-1 in the conference and 4-7 overall.
The Hofstra men’s lacrosse team lost 10-9 to Providence College in overtime on Saturday, March 26, at Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium in what was the Pride’s final non-conference game of the season.
It was a tough afternoon for the Hofstra Pride Men’s lacrosse team as they were defeated by the Rutgers University Scarlet Knights, 22-10, at the James M. Shuart Stadium on Saturday, March 19.
Faceoffs and ground balls were an issue as the Binghamton University Bearcats defeated the Hofstra men’s lacrosse team 12-6 at the James M. Shuart Stadium on Tuesday, March 8.
