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HOFS TRA ATHLE TICS<br />
<strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT
A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF ATHLE TICS<br />
Dear Friends of <strong>Hofstra</strong> <strong>Athletics</strong>:<br />
We are pleased to present this year’s Department of <strong>Athletics</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong>. We thank you for your continued<br />
support of the student-athletes who proudly wear a <strong>Hofstra</strong> uniform.<br />
Since my arrival on campus in May, I have witnessed several very exciting moments of the <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong> season<br />
and I look forward to many more in the <strong>com</strong>ing years. As I began my tenure, the softball team was beginning<br />
its incredible run in the NCAA Tournament. The team captivated the <strong>Hofstra</strong> <strong>com</strong>munity and the softball world<br />
with its play. I was extremely proud of the student-athletes and coaching staff with their representation of our<br />
University on-and-off the field. The baseball team qualified for the CAA Championship for the first time in seven<br />
years and set several school records in the process. The men’s lacrosse team represented the University on<br />
an international tour of Japan, where they enjoyed an outstanding educational and athletic experience while<br />
spreading the goodwill of <strong>Hofstra</strong> University throughout the Far East.<br />
Along wih these moments of the last few months, I have also immersed myself in learning about the academic<br />
and athletic achievements from this past year and I am extremely proud of the ac<strong>com</strong>plishments that occurred<br />
prior to my arrival.<br />
Jeffrey A. Hathaway<br />
addresses those in<br />
attendance at his<br />
introductory press<br />
conference on May<br />
15, 20<strong>12</strong>.<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong> President Stuart<br />
Rabinowitz and Jeffrey<br />
A. Hathaway.<br />
Jamie Stuart of<br />
News <strong>12</strong> Long<br />
Island interviews<br />
Jeffrey A. Hathaway<br />
at his introductory<br />
press conference.<br />
In addition to the softball team, both the wrestling and women’s basketball<br />
teams participated in postseason play. The wrestling team placed 23rd at<br />
the NCAA Championships and saw two team members earn All-America<br />
accolades. The women’s basketball team was selected for the Women’s<br />
National Invitation Tournament for the second time in three years.<br />
Individually six <strong>Hofstra</strong> student-athletes earned All-America honors in <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong>,<br />
while 41 were selected to All-CAA teams.<br />
We all take great pride in <strong>Hofstra</strong> student-athletes succeeding in the classroom<br />
with 24 student-athletes earning a 4.0 grade point average in at least one<br />
semester in <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong> and nearly 60-percent of our 313 student-athletes<br />
earning a 3.0 or better grade point average.<br />
Our student-athletes are also active in the <strong>com</strong>munity including activities at<br />
local elementary schools and soup kitchens, as well as taking part in events<br />
that benefit local charities.<br />
I would like to extend a sincere thank you to the coaches and the staff<br />
members in the Department of <strong>Athletics</strong>. Their guidance helps develop our<br />
student-athletes into the outstanding leaders of tomorrow.<br />
Special thanks to President Stuart Rabinowitz for his support of the<br />
Department of <strong>Athletics</strong> and the student-athletes who wear the blue and gold,<br />
and for the leadership he has provided to the entire University <strong>com</strong>munity. This is a very exciting time for<br />
the entire campus, highlighted by the <strong>Hofstra</strong> North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine <strong>com</strong>pleting a successful<br />
first year of operation this past July and the new School of Engineering and Applied Science opening in<br />
September. In addition, there is a great deal of excitement for the Presidential Debate at <strong>Hofstra</strong>, which will<br />
take place on October 16 at the Mack Sports Complex.<br />
This is a great time to be a part of the <strong>Hofstra</strong> University <strong>com</strong>munity and<br />
once again I thank you for your continued support of <strong>Hofstra</strong> <strong>Athletics</strong>.<br />
Please know that I am honored to serve as vice president and director of<br />
athletics at <strong>Hofstra</strong> University and I look forward to a very bright future for<br />
the Department of <strong>Athletics</strong>.<br />
“Take Pride In Our Pride”<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Jeffrey A. Hathaway and<br />
members of the Pride<br />
softball team at Citi Field.<br />
2 <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Jeffrey A. Hathaway<br />
Vice President and Director of <strong>Athletics</strong>
POSTSEASON TEAMS<br />
WRESTLING<br />
Colonial Athletic Association Champions<br />
Placed 23rd at NCAA Championships<br />
<strong>12</strong>-3 Dual Record<br />
WOMEN’S<br />
BASKE TBALL<br />
19-<strong>12</strong> Record<br />
Women’s National Invitation Tournament<br />
SOF TBALL<br />
Colonial Athletic Association Champions<br />
NCAA Los Angeles Regional Champions<br />
First-Ever NCAA Super Regional Appearance<br />
42-15 Record<br />
<strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT 3
<strong>2011</strong>- <strong>12</strong> ATHLETICS YEAR IN REVIEW<br />
The softball team’s run to a NCAA Super Regional and the record-breaking season<br />
by the Pride baseball team capped off the <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong> <strong>Hofstra</strong> athletic year. The year<br />
was also highlighted by postseason appearances from the wrestling and women’s<br />
basketball teams, six All-America selections, the hiring of a new vice president and<br />
director of athletics, the largest individual gift in department history and the release<br />
of a book chronicling the history of <strong>Hofstra</strong> sports.<br />
The <strong>Hofstra</strong> softball team captivated fans of the team and the<br />
sport in general with a fantastic run in the postseason, led by<br />
junior pitcher Olivia Galati. The Pride, which won the Colonial<br />
Athletic Association (CAA) Championship, were one win<br />
from advancing to the Women’s College World Series after<br />
capturing the NCAA Los Angeles Regional with a perfect<br />
3-0 record with wins over No. <strong>12</strong>-seed UCLA and two wins<br />
over San Diego State before falling, two games to one,<br />
in the best-of-three Super Regional series against No.<br />
19 South Florida. The Pride finished with a 42-15 record<br />
and was ranked 16th in the final National Fastpitch Coaches<br />
Association (NFCA) Poll of the season. The ranking was <strong>Hofstra</strong>’s bestever<br />
finish in the national poll.<br />
Rachael Senatore<br />
Galati became <strong>Hofstra</strong>’s first softball first team All-American after <strong>com</strong>piling<br />
a 34-7 record, an NCAA-best 0.95 ERA and 378 strikeouts to go with<br />
a .345 batting average, four home runs and 37 RBIs. Her 34 wins are<br />
a school record, as are her 378 strikeouts. She also became <strong>Hofstra</strong>’s<br />
all-time leader in strikeouts with 1,018. In addition, Galati was the CAA<br />
Pitcher of the Year for the third straight season and was one of six players<br />
to earn All-CAA honors. Coach Bill Edwards was also honored as the CAA<br />
Coach of the Year for the fifth consecutive year, and the group of Edwards,<br />
Larissa Anderson, Courtney Oliver and Andrienne Clark were named the<br />
Regional Staff of the Year by the NFCA.<br />
The baseball program won a school record 34 games (34-22) in 20<strong>12</strong>,<br />
finished second in the CAA and qualified for the CAA Championship<br />
for the first time since 2005. The team was one of the top offensive<br />
squads in the nation and set new team records for runs (447), hits (669),<br />
doubles (145) and stolen bases (157). The Pride pitching staff set new<br />
team marks for strikeouts (349) and ERA (5.37), while the defense turned<br />
a program-record 65 double plays. The Pride placed a league-best five<br />
players on the All-CAA first team and had eight players in total receive<br />
all-conference honors.<br />
David Imes<br />
Senior outfielder Danny Poma, who was selected by the Arizona<br />
Diamondbacks in the 10th round of the Major League Baseball Draft,<br />
became the first Pride player to win the CAA Player of the Year Award and also<br />
became the first baseball first team All-American in program history. Poma batted<br />
.430 with a team record 102 hits, 32 doubles and 78<br />
runs scored. He led the nation in doubles and<br />
runs, was second in batting and fifth in hits.<br />
In addition to Poma’s CAA Player of the<br />
Year Award, second baseman Matt<br />
Ford was the CAA Defensive<br />
Player of the Year.<br />
Kelsie Wills<br />
Brittain Altomare<br />
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The Pride wrestling team also turned in a stellar<br />
season in <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong>, winning the CAA Championship<br />
for the 10th time in 11 years, crowning four individual<br />
champions and sending six wrestlers to the NCAA<br />
Championships. <strong>Hofstra</strong> placed 23rd at the NCAA<br />
Championships and saw two wrestlers – juniors Justin<br />
Accordino and Steve Bonanno – earn All-America<br />
honors for the first time in their careers. Accordino<br />
placed sixth at 149 pounds, while Bonanno was eighth<br />
at the <strong>12</strong>5-pound weight class. The team posted a <strong>12</strong>-3<br />
record in Head Coach Rob Anspach’s first year at the<br />
helm and started the dual season 10-0. The squad<br />
also was ranked as high as 22nd in the nation in the<br />
National Wrestling Coaches Association Poll.<br />
Candace Bond<br />
The women’s basketball team, led by junior All-American<br />
Shante Evans, posted a 19-<strong>12</strong> record and went to the Women’s<br />
National Invitation Tournament for the fourth time in program history. Evans,<br />
a first team All-CAA selection, led <strong>Hofstra</strong> in scoring (19.2 ppg), rebounding<br />
(10.5 rpg), field goal percentage (48.9%) and blocked shots (28) en route to<br />
her second consecutive All-America selection. In addition to Evans, Candice<br />
Bellocchio earned All-CAA third team honors after leading the CAA in assists at 6.2<br />
per game.<br />
The team won the New York Life Holiday Invitational with wins over Central<br />
Connecticut State and Marist, while Evans collected tournament MVP accolades. The<br />
Pride also set a new record for points in a game at the Division I level when the team<br />
scored 100 in a 100-97 win over William & Mary on January 8. The game was also the<br />
highest-scoring <strong>com</strong>bined non-overtime affair in <strong>Hofstra</strong> and CAA history.<br />
Senior Genna Kovar was <strong>Hofstra</strong>’s sixth All-American in <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong> as she led the field hockey team to a<br />
13-9 record and a semifinals berth in the CAA Championship, rewriting<br />
the <strong>Hofstra</strong> record book in the process. She scored single season<br />
records of 28 goals and 18 assists for 74 points and leaves<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong> as the program record holder in goals (57), assists (34)<br />
and points (148). Kovar led the country in points per game<br />
(3.36) and goals per game (1.27), and finished 10th in assists<br />
per game (0.82). A three-time All-CAA first team selection,<br />
the All-America selection was the second of Kovar’s career.<br />
Kovar, who was one of five players selected to All-CAA<br />
teams, also earned an invitation to the National<br />
Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA)<br />
Senior All-Star Game.<br />
Laura Greene<br />
Chris Griebsch<br />
Lance Yapor<br />
<strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong> ANNUAL REPORT 5
<strong>2011</strong>- <strong>12</strong> ATHLETICS YEAR IN REVIEW<br />
Jason Sinkoff<br />
The fall season saw the women’s soccer team qualify for the CAA Championship for the fifth consecutive<br />
season and finished the year with a 10-8 record. The Pride won the New York City Classic Tournament<br />
title with wins over Columbia and Albany and placed five players on the All-CAA teams. The Pride men’s<br />
soccer team won seven matches in <strong>2011</strong>, including a 3-0 upset of #<strong>12</strong> James Madison in the season<br />
finale. Defender Shaun Foster repeated as the CAA Defensive Player of the Year, just the second time in<br />
league history a player has won the award in consecutive seasons, and was a NSCAA All-South Atlantic<br />
Region selection.<br />
The volleyball team captured a pair of in-season tournament titles, winning the Asics and <strong>Hofstra</strong><br />
Invitationals on the way to a 14-win season. Kylee Maneja and Kelsie Wills received all-conference<br />
accolades with Maneja earning a spot on the third team and Wills picking up all-rookie honors. This past<br />
spring, setter Catalina Charry took part in a Olympic qualifying tournament with her Colombian National<br />
Team at the South American Women’s Volleyball Tournament in Brazil. She helped her squad to a fourth<br />
place finish in the event as Brazil won the event to earn the Olympic berth.<br />
Elena Ivanova<br />
The women’s cross country team posted an eighth-place finish at the Metropolitan Championships and<br />
a 17th-place showing at the Iona Meet of Champions. Meghan McCloskey and Brittany Rose were<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong>’s top finishers in two races each out of eight total for the season. The men’s cross country team<br />
placed eighth at the Metropolitan Championships and 11th at the IC4A meet. Daniel Rono was<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong>’s top finisher in all six meets in <strong>2011</strong>, including a sixth-place showing at the 5-mile IC4A<br />
meet.<br />
The men’s basketball team won 10 games in <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong>, including wins over NCAA Tournament<br />
teams Iona and Long Island, and saw two players – Nathaniel Lester and Mike Moore – reach<br />
the 1,000-point mark. Moore also led the CAA in scoring at 19.8 points per game and was a<br />
second team All-CAA selection.<br />
The men’s lacrosse team won six games in 20<strong>12</strong>, but played much better than its record<br />
indicated as the team had six one-goal losses. The Pride was ranked as high as #14 in the<br />
nation during the season and saw six players earn all-conference accolades. The team also<br />
traveled to Japan to <strong>com</strong>pete in the International Lacrosse Friendship Games in Tokyo from May<br />
30-June 7. <strong>Hofstra</strong> played five games, including an 11-10 win over the Japanese National Team,<br />
and conducted a lacrosse clinic for more than 200 budding lacrosse players during the tour.<br />
The women’s lacrosse squad returned to the CAA Tournament after a one-year hiatus and<br />
finished the 20<strong>12</strong> season with five wins. The Pride had three players – Casey Kellogg, Brittain<br />
Altomare and April Iannetta – named to All-CAA squads.<br />
The women’s golf team posted a runner-up finish at the Monmouth Invitational as Jenna Masnyk finished<br />
in second place as well. Freshman Lauren Petty became the first Pride women’s golfer to earn All-ECAC<br />
accolades after a fourth-place finish at the <strong>2011</strong> ECAC Championship. The men’s golf team won the<br />
Lafayette Invitational for Head Coach Joe Elliott’s first career tournament victory. Freshman Brandon<br />
Shin posted the first tournament win for a men’s golfer in three years when he took home individual<br />
medalist honors at the La Salle Invitational.<br />
The women’s tennis team won six matches in <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong> and<br />
Elena Ivanova earned All-CAA accolades for the second<br />
consecutive season. The men’s tennis team won seven<br />
matches and posted back-to-back shutouts for the<br />
first time since the<br />
2004-05 team had<br />
three consecutive<br />
wins without<br />
dropping a flight.<br />
Krizia Layne<br />
Meghan McCloskey<br />
Daniel Rono<br />
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<strong>Hofstra</strong> student-athletes did not limit their ac<strong>com</strong>plishments to just their athletic<br />
achievements, as several earned recognition for their work in the classroom and the<br />
<strong>com</strong>munity. Candice Bellocchio of the women’s basketball team was the recipient<br />
of the 20<strong>12</strong> Dean Ehlers Leadership Award, which is given to the student-athlete<br />
who “embodies the highest standards of leadership, integrity and sportsmanship in<br />
conjunction with her academic and athletic achievement.” It is named after former<br />
James Madison athletic director Dean Ehlers, who was a founding member of the<br />
conference, served as its first President, and was a recognized leader through his<br />
membership on numerous NCAA Committees. Bellocchio was heavily involved in<br />
<strong>com</strong>munity service endeavors during her tenure at <strong>Hofstra</strong> and through her hard work<br />
and leadership was able to make a difference in the lives of many people. Bellocchio<br />
was also selected as the Nassau County Sports Commission Female College Athlete<br />
of the Year based on her athletic, academic and <strong>com</strong>munity service achievements.<br />
Brandon Shin<br />
Steve Bonanno was the CAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year in wrestling and also<br />
earned National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) All-Academic and CoSIDA<br />
Academic All-America honors as well. Andrew Gvozden was the CAA Scholar-<br />
Athlete of the Year in men’s lacrosse and a United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse<br />
Association (USILA) Scholar All-American. Jill Maier (women’s lacrosse) and Olivia<br />
Galati (softball) were named the CAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year in their respective<br />
sports, while Brittany Butts of the women’s soccer team was a third team regional<br />
All-Scholar selection by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America<br />
(NSCAA). Fifteen field hockey players were named to the National Field Hockey<br />
Coaches Association (NFHCA) National Academic Squad, while <strong>Hofstra</strong> was also the<br />
recipient of the National Academic Team Award for earning a cumulative 3.0 or higher team grade point<br />
average. Four women’s lacrosse players were named to the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches<br />
Association (IWLCA) Academic Honor Roll, while seven tennis players earned Intercollegiate Tennis<br />
Association (ITA) All-Academic accolades and two golfers were selected Scholar All-Americans by the<br />
National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA).<br />
Jenna Masnyk<br />
In May President Stuart Rabinowitz announced that Jeffrey A. Hathaway would be <strong>Hofstra</strong>’s new Vice<br />
President and Director of <strong>Athletics</strong>. Hathaway replaced Jack Hayes, who resigned after eight years to<br />
be<strong>com</strong>e Director of <strong>Athletics</strong> at Brown University. Hathaway had served as Director of <strong>Athletics</strong> at the<br />
University of Connecticut from 2003 to <strong>2011</strong>, and was also the NCAA Division<br />
I Men’s Basketball Committee Chair during the 20<strong>12</strong> NCAA Tournament and<br />
served on the <strong>com</strong>mittee for five years.<br />
Other exciting events of the <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong> athletic year included the largest<br />
individual <strong>com</strong>mitment in <strong>Hofstra</strong> <strong>Athletics</strong> history as men’s lacrosse alumnus<br />
James C. Metzger ’83, a former All-American, pledged $1.5 million to the<br />
department in December <strong>2011</strong>. His contribution will establish a men’s lacrosse<br />
program endowment as well as support<br />
the capital improvement fund, which<br />
benefits all 17 sports.<br />
In January 20<strong>12</strong> author Chris Vaccaro<br />
’07 released “<strong>Hofstra</strong> <strong>Athletics</strong>”,<br />
part of Arcadia Publishing’s<br />
Images of Sports series. The<br />
book captures nearly 200<br />
images of student-athletes,<br />
coaches, administrators,<br />
facilities and many other<br />
aspects of the <strong>Hofstra</strong><br />
<strong>com</strong>munity.<br />
P.J. Gillespie<br />
Jared Hammer<br />
In July 20<strong>12</strong> <strong>Hofstra</strong> hired former Northwestern<br />
standout Shannon Smith as its new women’s<br />
lacrosse coach. Smith, a U.S. National Team<br />
member, was a three-time All-American for<br />
the Wildcats and the <strong>2011</strong> Tewaaraton Trophy<br />
recipient as the top player in the sport. Smith<br />
was also the Honda Award recipient in<br />
Women’s Lacrosse in <strong>2011</strong> and was part of<br />
three National Championship teams during<br />
her playing career at Northwestern.<br />
Shannon Smith<br />
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HOFSTRA PRIDE CLUB<br />
In <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong> the <strong>Hofstra</strong> Pride Club raised a record $2.4 million for <strong>Hofstra</strong> <strong>Athletics</strong>, which<br />
represented a 95% increase in total funds raised.<br />
Other 20<strong>12</strong> <strong>Athletics</strong> De velopment<br />
highlights included:<br />
Receiving the largest single gift in department history.<br />
A 9% increase in new gifts to athletics department (gifts not associated with multi-year pledges).<br />
A 202% increase in funds <strong>com</strong>mitted through multi-year pledges.<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong> University Trustee and Pride Club<br />
Board of Director Joseph Sparacio ’89 with<br />
Charles Jenkins ’10 (men’s basketball),<br />
Tiffany Yovino ’11 (women’s soccer) and Jay<br />
Card ’11 (men’s lacrosse) at the 23rd <strong>Annual</strong><br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong> Pride Golf Classic and Auction where<br />
Mr. Sparacio was the honoree.<br />
Blue and Gold Society membership increased by 52% (32 members in 20<strong>12</strong> <strong>com</strong>pared to 21 in<br />
<strong>2011</strong>).<br />
Membership increased by 3% (1,113 vs. 1,078).<br />
Former student-athlete giving remained at a high level of 16% for the last two years (was 7% in<br />
2009).<br />
An 18% increase in young alumni giving from 2010 (<strong>12</strong>4 in 20<strong>12</strong>, up from 105 in 2010).<br />
100% participation from Pride Club Board of Directors.<br />
The Department of <strong>Athletics</strong> would like to thank the <strong>Hofstra</strong> Pride Club Board for their support of<br />
Pride student-athletes this past year.<br />
Maddy Leibowitz ’64 and Pride Club<br />
President Col. E. David Woycik, Jr. (Ret) ’77,<br />
’80 are joined by Men’s Basketball Assistant<br />
Coach Patrick Sellers and Head Men’s<br />
Basketball Coach Mo Cassara at the Pride<br />
Club’s evening of International Food and<br />
Wine Tasting.<br />
Officers<br />
E. David Woycik, President<br />
Steven Tandy, Vice President<br />
Michael Goldberg, Treasurer<br />
Linda Wing Caruso, Secretary<br />
Board Members<br />
PJ Bjorneby<br />
Joseph Carrello<br />
Bennett Chaite<br />
Larry Davis<br />
Dan DeStefano<br />
Devale Ellis<br />
Paul Flamm<br />
John Frew<br />
Nick Gallo<br />
Mike Greco<br />
Maddy Leibowitz<br />
Jack Lenz<br />
Tony Liotta<br />
Anthony Mazzarella<br />
Matt Mazzilli<br />
Robert McKeon<br />
James C. Metzger<br />
Gerard O’Connor<br />
Anthony Perettine<br />
Kayla Pifer<br />
Jay Pomerantz<br />
Ken Rood<br />
Ed Samuels<br />
Matt Schwartzberg<br />
Margaret Shields<br />
Joe Sparacio<br />
Noel Thompson<br />
Members of the 1981-82 <strong>Hofstra</strong> Women’s Basketball team reunited to<br />
<strong>com</strong>memorate the 30-year anniversary of their Metropolitan Conference and<br />
Eastern AIAW Division II championships.<br />
Blue and Gold Society (BGS) member Bob<br />
Buckner ’56 is joined by Michelle Lavagnino ’<strong>12</strong>,<br />
Courtney Crews ’<strong>12</strong>, Associate Head Coach<br />
Larissa Anderson and Jess Hirschbuhl ’<strong>12</strong> from<br />
the softball program at the annual BGS Holiday<br />
Reception.<br />
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CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong> <strong>Athletics</strong> takes great pride in its affiliation with a variety of corporate partners that help our<br />
student-athletes excel on the fields of play. Among the many sponsor initiatives in <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong> were<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong>’s partnerships with New York Life and W.B. Mason.<br />
New York Life agreed to serve as the title sponsor for<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong>’s women’s basketball tournament – The New<br />
York Life Holiday Invitational – that was won by the Pride<br />
over Auburn, Marist and Central Connecticut State. New<br />
York Life also served as the presenting game sponsor<br />
at three other home women’s basketball games. The<br />
partnership includes major branding throughout the Mack<br />
Sports Complex, including on the main scoreboard,<br />
the basketball pole padding, and featured prominently<br />
on concourse signage. The sponsorship also includes<br />
public address announcements, on-court promotions,<br />
co-branded giveaways, and web presence on<br />
Go<strong>Hofstra</strong>.<strong>com</strong>.<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong>’s partnership with W.B. Mason began in 2010,<br />
but the highlight of the agreement was the construction<br />
of the court-level W.B. Mason Pride Lounge in the Mack<br />
Sports Complex. The lounge opened at the start of the <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong> basketball season and<br />
was well received by Pride Club members and their guests.<br />
The space boasts flat screen televisions, a full concession menu and also features<br />
<strong>com</strong>plimentary food from local restaurants. A coaches “Chalk Talk” also highlighted the<br />
experience as Coach Cassara or a member of his staff provided a scouting report and a<br />
brief preview of the up<strong>com</strong>ing game only minutes before tip-off.<br />
“In business relationships abbreviated text messages have be<strong>com</strong>e more <strong>com</strong>mon than meaningful<br />
relationships, and yet in the partnership between W.B. Mason and the Athletic Department at <strong>Hofstra</strong><br />
University a friendship and trust has developed that is unique and truly appreciated by the W.B.<br />
Mason team,” said W.B. Mason Sales Representative Dennis Rodrigues. “Long Island has be<strong>com</strong>e<br />
an exemplary territory for W.B. Mason and in large part that is because of the association with <strong>Hofstra</strong><br />
University. It is an honor and pleasure to serve <strong>Hofstra</strong> University and it is not a privilege taken lightly.”<br />
Bianca O’Brien (far left), senior partner, and<br />
Salvatore Farina (second from the right),<br />
managing partner, of New York Life’s Long<br />
Island General Office along with Head<br />
Women’s Basketball Coach Krista Kilburn-<br />
Steveskey and then-Director of <strong>Athletics</strong><br />
Jack Hayes.<br />
JAMES C. METZGER MAKES LARGEST<br />
SINGLE GIFT IN DEPARTMENT HISTORY<br />
In December <strong>2011</strong> <strong>Hofstra</strong> announced a $1.5 million <strong>com</strong>mitment<br />
from James C. Metzger ’83 to support the men’s lacrosse program<br />
and all sports via the Capital Improvements Fund. In January 20<strong>12</strong><br />
it was announced that the Capital Improvements Fund had been<br />
renamed The James C. Metzger Fund for Capital Improvements in<br />
recognition of Metzger’s generosity.<br />
Half of Metzger’s $1.5 million dollar pledge will support The Metzger<br />
Fund, providing the <strong>Athletics</strong> Department with increased resources<br />
to support enhancements for all teams. The gift will also support<br />
upgrades to The Fried Center for Student-Athlete Development,<br />
weight-training facilities in Margiotta Hall and the Mack Sports<br />
Complex and athletic training rooms throughout all athletic facilities.<br />
Additionally, The Metzger Fund will continue to serve as a gift<br />
designation option to Pride Club members, alumni, parents and fans<br />
in all athletic development publications and membership outreach.<br />
Proceeds from the annual <strong>Hofstra</strong> Pride Golf Classic and Auction<br />
will also benefit The Metzger Fund.<br />
Metzger is Chairman, CEO and founder of The Whitmore Group,<br />
Ltd., a leading insurance brokerage and financial services firm with<br />
headquarters in Garden City, New York, and was an All-American<br />
lacrosse player in 1980.<br />
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ALL-AMERICANS<br />
Genna Kovar<br />
Field Hockey<br />
Kovar rewrote the <strong>Hofstra</strong> record book during the <strong>2011</strong><br />
season en route to the second All-America selection of her<br />
career, scoring a single season record 28 goals and 18<br />
assists for 74 points. Ranked among the national leaders,<br />
she led the country in points per game (3.36) and goals<br />
per game (1.27), and finished 10th in assists per game<br />
(0.82). Kovar leaves <strong>Hofstra</strong> as the program record holder in<br />
goals (57), assists (34) and points (148).<br />
Shante<br />
Evans<br />
Women’s Basketball<br />
Evans earned her second<br />
consecutive All-America honor<br />
after leading <strong>Hofstra</strong> in scoring<br />
(19.2 ppg), rebounding (10.5 rpg),<br />
field goal percentage (48.9%) and<br />
blocked shots (28) in <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong> while<br />
helping the team to 19 wins and<br />
a berth in the Women’s National<br />
Invitation Tournament. Evans, who<br />
played for Team USA at the <strong>2011</strong> Pan<br />
Am Games, also was an All-Met selection<br />
and was named to both the John R. Wooden Award<br />
Midseason Top 20 and Naismith Trophy Watch Lists.<br />
Steve Bonanno<br />
Wrestling<br />
Bonanno earned his first NCAA All-America accolade after<br />
placing eighth in the <strong>12</strong>5-pound weight class at the 20<strong>12</strong><br />
NCAA Wrestling Championships. He posted a 31-9<br />
record in <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong>, including a 14-1 mark in dual<br />
matches. Bonanno was the 20<strong>12</strong> CAA champion at<br />
<strong>12</strong>5 pounds and finished the year ranked #<strong>12</strong> in<br />
the nation in his weight class.<br />
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Olivia Galati<br />
Softball<br />
Was the softball program’s first-ever first team All-<br />
American and just the fifth in the prestigious history of the<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong> softball team to earn a spot on the All-America squad.<br />
Galati <strong>com</strong>piled 378 strikeouts in 20<strong>12</strong> to bring her career total to a<br />
program record 1,018 and her 34 wins this past season was also<br />
a program record, while her streak of 32 wins in a row fell<br />
one win shy of the NCAA single season record. One of<br />
the Pride’s top hitters as well, Galati was second on<br />
the team with a .345 batting average and had four<br />
home runs and 37 runs batted in.<br />
Danny<br />
Poma<br />
Baseball<br />
Became the first All-America first team<br />
selection in program history after batting .430<br />
with a school record 102 hits, 32 doubles and<br />
78 runs. He also added seven home runs, 48<br />
RBIs and 29 stolen bases. He led the nation in<br />
doubles, ranked second in batting and runs and<br />
fifth in hits. Was selected by Arizona in the 10th<br />
round of the MLB Draft and played for Class A<br />
Yakima this past summer.<br />
J u s tin<br />
Accordino<br />
Wrestling<br />
Accordino placed sixth at 149 pounds to earn his first All-America honor at<br />
the 20<strong>12</strong> NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. It was the second NCAA<br />
Championship appearance of his <strong>Hofstra</strong> career. He posted a career-best 26-14<br />
record in <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong> including a <strong>12</strong>-3 mark in duals and a 5-1 slate in the Colonial<br />
Athletic Association, and placed second in the CAA after bouncing back from<br />
season-ending knee injuries the previous two seasons.<br />
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<strong>2011</strong>- <strong>12</strong> All- CAA selections<br />
Shaun Foster earned CAA Defensive Player<br />
of the Year honors in each of the last two<br />
seasons.<br />
CAA Pitcher of the Year<br />
Olivia Galati, Softball<br />
CAA Player of the Year<br />
Danny Poma, Baseball<br />
CAA Defensive Player of<br />
the Year<br />
Shaun Foster, Men’s Soccer<br />
Matt Ford, Baseball<br />
CAA Coach of the Year<br />
Bill Edwards, Softball<br />
Hall of Fame Coach Bill<br />
Edwards has won 848<br />
games during his 23<br />
seasons at <strong>Hofstra</strong>.<br />
Matt Ford<br />
was the first<br />
Pride player<br />
to earn the<br />
CAA Baseball<br />
Defensive<br />
Player of the<br />
Year award.<br />
Krista Thorn was a two-time<br />
All-CAA selection during her<br />
tenure on the softball team.<br />
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First Team<br />
Courtney Breen, Women’s Soccer<br />
Shante Evans, Women’s Basketball<br />
Olivia Galati, Softball<br />
Kevin Flynn, Baseball<br />
Matt Ford, Baseball<br />
Laura Greene, Women’s Soccer<br />
Jared Hammer, Baseball<br />
Genna Kovar, Field Hockey<br />
Danny Poma, Baseball<br />
Dalton Rouleau, Baseball<br />
Rachael Senatore, Softball<br />
Adrian Sorichetti, Men’s Lacrosse<br />
Krista Thorn, Softball<br />
Erin Trippi, Softball<br />
Tessa Ziemba, Softball<br />
Casey Kellogg<br />
was one of two<br />
Pride players<br />
to register<br />
double-figures<br />
in ground balls,<br />
draw controls<br />
and caused<br />
turnovers.<br />
Second Team<br />
John Antoniades, Men’s Lacrosse<br />
Brittany Butts, Women’s Soccer<br />
Kenny Jackson, Baseball<br />
Casey Kellogg, Women’s Lacrosse<br />
Krizia Layne, Field Hockey<br />
Amy-Lee Levey, Field Hockey<br />
Mike Moore, Men’s Basketball<br />
Mark Mullen, Men’s Lacrosse<br />
Matt Reistetter, Baseball<br />
Tori Rocha, Softball<br />
Third Team<br />
Candice Bellocchio, Women’s Basketball<br />
Brooke Bendernagel, Women’s Soccer<br />
Chris Griebsch, Men’s Soccer<br />
Elena Ivanova, Women’s Tennis<br />
Kylee Maneja, Volleyball<br />
John Tiedemann, Baseball<br />
All- Rookie<br />
Team<br />
Brittain Altomare, Women’s Lacrosse<br />
Tyler Begley, Men’s Lacrosse<br />
Jonel Boileau, Field Hockey<br />
April Iannetta, Women’s Lacrosse<br />
Mike Malave, Men’s Lacrosse<br />
Marta Penas, Field Hockey<br />
Ryan Rielly, Men’s Lacrosse<br />
Sam Scolarici, Women’s Soccer<br />
Erin Trippi, Softball<br />
Kelsie Wills, Volleyball<br />
Adrian Sorichetti led the Pride<br />
in assists (14) and points (38)<br />
in 20<strong>12</strong>.<br />
Jonel Boileau<br />
posted eight goals<br />
and three assists<br />
to earn a spot on<br />
the CAA All-Rookie<br />
team.<br />
Mike Moore led the CAA in scoring in <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong> with a<br />
19.9 points per game average.<br />
Courtney Breen was a four-time<br />
All-CAA performer, including two<br />
first team selections.<br />
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ACADEMIC SUCCESS<br />
STEVE BONANNO<br />
Wrestler Steve Bonanno put together one of the finest seasons by a Pride grappler on the<br />
mat in <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong>, earning All-America accolades at <strong>12</strong>5 pounds and posting a 31-9 record. The<br />
junior accounting major also excelled in the<br />
classroom and was recognized with several<br />
academic awards.<br />
Bonanno became the 21st <strong>Hofstra</strong> studentathlete,<br />
and just the second wrestler, to earn<br />
CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. He was<br />
also named to the National Wrestling Coaches<br />
Association (NWCA) All-Academic team for<br />
the second time in his career. Bonanno also<br />
was voted the Colonial Athletic Association<br />
Wrestling Scholar-Athlete of the Year and was<br />
the recipient of the James M. Shuart Award,<br />
which is given to the top male scholar-athlete,<br />
at <strong>Hofstra</strong>’s Awards Banquet this past May.<br />
CANDICE BELLOCCHIO<br />
Senior Candice Bellocchio, who scored more than 1,000 points and dished out more than 600 assists<br />
in her career, may have made a bigger impact off the court. Her work in the classroom and in the<br />
<strong>com</strong>munity show the drive and character that she possesses.<br />
A Dean’s List student on multiple occasions, Bellocchio was named to the Colonial Athletic Association<br />
All-Academic second team in 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11 and <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong>. She was also a recipient of the<br />
CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award on five occasions.<br />
A dual major in psychology and <strong>com</strong>munity<br />
health, Bellocchio received one of the CAA’s<br />
highest honors this past season when she<br />
was named the recipient of the Dean Ehlers<br />
Leadership Award. The award is given to<br />
the student-athlete who “embodies the<br />
highest standards of leadership, integrity and<br />
sportsmanship in conjunction with her academic<br />
and athletic achievement.” It is named after<br />
former James Madison athletic director Dean<br />
Ehlers, who was a founding member of the<br />
conference, served as its first President, and was<br />
a recognized leader through his membership on<br />
numerous NCAA Committees.<br />
Bellocchio did extensive <strong>com</strong>munity service<br />
during her time at <strong>Hofstra</strong>, working with the<br />
VOICE program at <strong>Hofstra</strong>, assisting with the<br />
Nick Colleluori Women’s Lacrosse Classic<br />
(HEADstrong), helping with the Student-Athlete<br />
Advisory Committee (SAAC) Food Drive and<br />
also working with The INN in Hempstead.<br />
Bellocchio personally fundraised donations<br />
to sponsor a meal at The INN in addition to<br />
numerous visits to The INN with the women’s<br />
basketball program.<br />
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ACADEMIC AWARDS<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong> University student-athletes achieved success in the classroom as well as on the<br />
fields of play. During the <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong> academic year 16 student-athletes earned a 4.0 grade<br />
point average in at least one semester. In addition, approximately 60 percent of <strong>Hofstra</strong><br />
student-athletes posted at least a 3.0 grade point average in <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong>.<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong>’s 4.0 Student-Athletes<br />
Liz Anders, Women’s Lacrosse, Global Studies major<br />
Joe Burg, Baseball, Mathematics and Physics major<br />
Nicole Capurso, Women’s Basketball, Exercise Science major<br />
Catalina Charry, Volleyball, Physical Therapy major<br />
Nicole Choffel, Women’s Soccer, Pre-Elementary Education major<br />
Emily Corzel, Women’s Lacrosse, Finance major<br />
Jillian Geysen, Field Hockey, Health Science major<br />
Meredith Golden, Field Hockey, Public Relations major<br />
Amanda Heyde, Field Hockey, Physical Education major<br />
Gareth James, Men’s Soccer, Philosophy and Economics major<br />
Anna Kitlar, Volleyball, Global Studies and Geography major<br />
Meg Leusch, Field Hockey, Health Science major<br />
Katelyn Lewia, Field Hockey, English major<br />
Brad Loizeaux, Men’s Lacrosse, Entrepreneurship major<br />
Kelly Lutz, Women’s Cross Country, Mathematics major<br />
Jill Maier, Women’s Lacrosse, Elementary Education major<br />
Kristin Mathis, Women’s Cross Country, Psychology major<br />
Cara Mattson, Women’s Cross Country, Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences major<br />
Melissa McCarthy, Field Hockey, Elementary Education and Psychology major<br />
Meghan McCloskey, Women’s Cross Country, Print Journalism major<br />
Ingrid Moyer, Women’s Soccer, Undecided major<br />
Brooke Sailer, Women’s Tennis, Marketing major<br />
Kylie Shuster, Women’s Soccer, Speech Communication and Rhetorical Studies major<br />
Lauren Vallee, Field Hockey, International Business major<br />
CoSIDA Academic<br />
All-American<br />
Steve Bonanno – Wrestling<br />
CoSIDA Academic All-District<br />
Steve Bonanno – Wrestling<br />
National Field Hockey Coaches<br />
Association National Academic<br />
Squad<br />
Jonel Boileau<br />
Emily Caffrey<br />
Katherine Fischer<br />
Jillian Geysen<br />
Meredith Golden<br />
Katelyn Horan<br />
Kerry Kiddoo<br />
Krizia Layne<br />
Meghan Leusch<br />
Amy-Lee Levey<br />
Katelyn Lewia<br />
Melissa McCarthy<br />
Marta Penas<br />
Darrah Rachman<br />
Lauren Vallee<br />
United States Intercollegiate<br />
Lacrosse Association Scholar<br />
All-America Team<br />
Andrew Gvozden<br />
Intercollegiate Women’s<br />
Lacrosse Coaches Association<br />
Academic Honor Roll<br />
Jacquelyn Ardolino<br />
Emily Corzel<br />
Jill Maier<br />
Maryann Miller<br />
National Wrestling Coaches<br />
Association All-Academic Team<br />
Steve Bonanno<br />
National Soccer Coaches<br />
Association of America Scholar<br />
All-Region Team<br />
Brittany Butts<br />
ITA All-Academic Team<br />
Tyler Allen<br />
Adrien Bailly<br />
Laurent Octobre<br />
Jason Sinkoff<br />
Shannan Ferry<br />
Elena Ivanova<br />
Brooke Sailer<br />
National Golf Coaches<br />
Association Scholar<br />
All-America Team<br />
Cynthia Cheng<br />
Jenna Masnyk<br />
Colonial Athletic Association<br />
Scholar-Athletes of the Year<br />
Andrew Gvozden - Men’s Lacrosse<br />
Steve Bonanno - Wrestling<br />
Olivia Galati - Softball<br />
Jill Maier - Women’s Lacrosse<br />
Colonial Athletic Association<br />
Basketball All-Academic Team<br />
Dwan McMillan<br />
Matt Grogan<br />
Candice Bellocchio<br />
Nicole Capurso<br />
Marie Malone<br />
CAA Commissioner’s<br />
Academic Award<br />
154 student-athletes<br />
Candice Bellocchio (left) and Nicole<br />
Capurso (right) with Head Women’s<br />
Basketball Coach Krista Kilburn-<br />
Steveskey at the 20<strong>12</strong> Commencement.<br />
Study Halls are held in the Fried Center<br />
for Student-Athlete Development.<br />
Andrew Gvozden<br />
Joe Burg<br />
Dwan<br />
McMillan<br />
Brooke Sailer<br />
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milestones/records set in <strong>2011</strong>-20<strong>12</strong><br />
The softball team advanced to the NCAA Super Regionals for the first time in program<br />
history and put together a school record 21-game winning streak.<br />
Softball’s No. 16 ranking in the final NFCA Poll is a program-best.<br />
Olivia Galati set single season records with 378 strikeouts and 34 wins, and set program<br />
marks with 1,018 career strikeouts and 32 consecutive winning decisions.<br />
The baseball team set a program record with 34 wins and also established new team<br />
marks in runs (447), hits (669), doubles (145), stolen bases (157), ERA (5.37) and<br />
strikeouts (349).<br />
Nathaniel Lester<br />
Danny Poma’s 102 hits, 32 doubles and 78 runs are single season records.<br />
Mike Moore tied the record for three-pointers in a game with seven against Binghamton<br />
on December 17, <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
Nathaniel Lester (1,139) and Mike Moore (1,<strong>12</strong>8) both eclipsed the 1,000-point mark in<br />
<strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong>.<br />
Genna Kovar led Division I field hockey in points per game (3.36) and goals per game<br />
(1.27) in <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
Nicole Capurso<br />
Genna Kovar set field hockey career records with 57 goals, 34 assists and 148 points,<br />
and single season records with 28 goals, 18 assists and 74 points.<br />
Daniel Rono set the sixth-best 8K time (25:53) in school history at the <strong>2011</strong> CAA<br />
Championship.<br />
Men’s Lacrosse Coach Seth Tierney recorded his 50th career win in <strong>Hofstra</strong>’s seasonopener<br />
against Sacred Heart on February 18.<br />
Adrian Sorichetti tallied a career-high seven goals and three assists in a win over St.<br />
John’s. It was the most goals by a Pride player since 2003 and the most points<br />
(10) since 1995.<br />
Kylee Maneja<br />
For the eighth time in school history, <strong>Hofstra</strong> recorded two NCAA<br />
All-Americans at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships as<br />
Justin Accordino placed sixth at 149 and Steve Bonanno finished<br />
eighth at <strong>12</strong>5 pounds.<br />
Coach<br />
Seth Tierney<br />
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With their 23rd place finish, the <strong>Hofstra</strong> Wrestling team placed in the top 25 at the NCAA<br />
Division I Championship for the 16th time.<br />
P.J. Gillespie became the 14th Pride wrestler to record 100 victories in his career at<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong>.<br />
The women’s basketball team was selected for the WNIT for the fourth time in program<br />
history.<br />
Women’s Basketball Coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey picked up her 100th career win on<br />
January 22 versus Northeastern.<br />
Shante Evans’ 594 points and 19.2 point per game average ranks second all-time on the<br />
Pride’s single season list.<br />
Candice Bellocchio (1,068) and Nicole Capurso (1,258) each went over the 1,000-point<br />
plateau in <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong>.<br />
Kylee Maneja set a program record with her 4.74 digs per set average in <strong>2011</strong> and also<br />
ranks first in career digs per set at 4.24.<br />
Volleyball Coach Kristina Hernandez notched her 50th win at <strong>Hofstra</strong> against the Air<br />
Force Academy on September 17.<br />
Jaclyn Pandolf made a career-best 20 saves against Maryland and finished her career<br />
fifth all-time with 387 career saves. She also ranks fourth all-time in ground balls with<br />
134.<br />
Shaun Foster became just the third player in CAA history to receive Defensive Player of<br />
the Year honors two times and just the second to win it in back-to-back years.<br />
Jaclyn<br />
Pandolf<br />
Brandon Shin posted the first tournament win by a men’s golfer since the 2009<br />
season when he was the individual medalist at the La Salle Invitational.<br />
Lauren Petty became the first Pride women’s golfer to earn All-ECAC<br />
accolades when she placed fourth at the ECAC Championship in October.<br />
Coach<br />
Krista Kilburn-<br />
Steveskey<br />
20<strong>12</strong> <strong>Hofstra</strong> Softball Team<br />
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<strong>Hofstra</strong> <strong>Athletics</strong> Book Published<br />
AR CADIA<br />
P UB LIS HING<br />
RE LEASE S<br />
“HOFSTRA<br />
ATHLETICS”<br />
In January 20<strong>12</strong> Arcadia Publishing<br />
released a book titled “<strong>Hofstra</strong> <strong>Athletics</strong>”<br />
as part of its Images of Sports series. The<br />
book, authored by Chris R. Vaccaro ’07,<br />
captures nearly 200 images of studentathletes,<br />
coaches, administrators, facilities<br />
and many other aspects of the <strong>Hofstra</strong><br />
<strong>com</strong>munity. With captions ac<strong>com</strong>panying<br />
every image and photos dating back to the<br />
1930s, this book is a pictorial history of the<br />
school’s well-known coaches and athletes,<br />
championship teams, and players who<br />
made it on the professional level.<br />
Craig “Speedy” Claxton provides the<br />
foreword for the book. One of the most<br />
prolific athletes to attend <strong>Hofstra</strong>, Claxton<br />
was selected in the first round of the NBA<br />
Draft in 2000 and spent 10 seasons in<br />
the league. He led the Pride to a NCAA<br />
tournament appearance, was inducted into<br />
the <strong>Hofstra</strong> <strong>Athletics</strong> Hall of Fame in <strong>2011</strong>,<br />
and had his jersey number (10) retired.<br />
The cover of the <strong>Hofstra</strong> <strong>Athletics</strong> book features the 1936 field<br />
hockey team, <strong>Hofstra</strong>’s first intercollegiate program, and Howard<br />
“Howdy” Myers, who served as director of athletics, football coach<br />
and lacrosse coach for 25 years.<br />
Redesigned Go <strong>Hofstra</strong>. <strong>com</strong> Debuts<br />
Go hofstra.<strong>com</strong><br />
The Department of <strong>Athletics</strong> unveiled the new<br />
Go<strong>Hofstra</strong>.<strong>com</strong> in late June 20<strong>12</strong>. Working with its<br />
technology partner NeuLion, the redesigned official website<br />
has a cleaner look and brings photos and video to the<br />
forefront with an easy to navigate appearance.<br />
The site incorporates more audiovisual content, including<br />
videos that play directly on the homepage and easier<br />
navigation. Fans also enjoy new tools featuring recent<br />
content, up<strong>com</strong>ing events, ticket sales, an official team<br />
merchandise store and social media integration throughout<br />
the site.<br />
The homepage prominently features feeds from both<br />
the official Twitter and Facebook accounts of the <strong>Hofstra</strong><br />
Department of <strong>Athletics</strong>.<br />
The revamped website will continue to be the primary source<br />
of information for fans to access exclusive <strong>Hofstra</strong> <strong>Athletics</strong><br />
news and highlights.<br />
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international pride<br />
The men’s lacrosse team traveled to Japan to <strong>com</strong>pete in the International<br />
Lacrosse Friendship Games in Tokyo from May 30-June 7. <strong>Hofstra</strong> played five<br />
games, including an 11-10 win over the Japanese National Team, and conducted a<br />
lacrosse clinic for more than 200 budding lacrosse players during the tour. The trip<br />
was made possible through the support of Drs. Arno and Mindy Fried, the parents<br />
of Pride junior Jordan Fried.<br />
A touch of home as the<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong> Men’s Lacrosse<br />
Team visits Tokyo<br />
Disney during their<br />
tour of Japan for the<br />
International Friendship<br />
Games in Tokyo.<br />
The <strong>Hofstra</strong> Men’s Lacrosse team poses for a group photo<br />
at the Wel<strong>com</strong>e Reception in Edogawa City, Japan.<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong> Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach Seth Tierney<br />
with former Johns Hopkins teammate, Japan<br />
Lacrosse Association Director and International<br />
Friendship Games organizer Yusuke Sasaki.<br />
Junior Jordan Fried leads the<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong> Men’s Lacrosse team in the<br />
post-game handshake line with the<br />
National Team of Japan following<br />
the Pride’s 11-10 victory in the<br />
International Friendship Games.<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong> Lacrosse players Lance Yapor and Steve Serling present gifts to<br />
the Honorable Masami Tada, Mayor of Edogawa City, and Japan Lacrosse<br />
Association President Hiroshi Kimura at the Wel<strong>com</strong>e Reception.<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong> Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach Seth Tierney and the Pride<br />
team prepare to give a two-hour lacrosse clinic for approximately<br />
200 teenagers at Rinkai Field in Edogawa City.<br />
The <strong>Hofstra</strong> Men’s Lacrosse team visits an ancient temple in Kamakura<br />
during the Pride’s tour of Japan for the International Friendship Games.<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong> junior lacrosse players<br />
Michael Hamilton and Drew<br />
Coholan enjoy a meal while<br />
staying with one of the host<br />
families in Tokyo for the<br />
International Friendship Games.<br />
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hofstra in the <strong>com</strong>munity<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong> student-athletes and<br />
coaches took part in more than 35<br />
<strong>com</strong>munity service projects during<br />
the <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong> academic year. <strong>Hofstra</strong><br />
<strong>Athletics</strong> has shown its dedication<br />
to giving of their time and talents<br />
in the spirit of helping others in the<br />
<strong>com</strong>munity time and time again.<br />
The baseball team visited the 1 in 9:<br />
The Long Island Breast Cancer Action<br />
Coalition Hewlett House to assist in a<br />
variety of clean-up projects.<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong> student-athletes helped<br />
raise money for various local<br />
organizations, including the Let All<br />
The Children Play Foundation, the<br />
Special Olympics, the HEADstrong<br />
Foundation and the American<br />
Cancer Society. <strong>Hofstra</strong> <strong>Athletics</strong><br />
also coordinated a blood drive,<br />
participated in several educational<br />
Women’s soccer player Lulu Echeverry was one of many<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong> student-athletes to take part in the national Read<br />
Across America Day at local schools.<br />
initiatives with local elementary schools, visited with sick children and their families at local<br />
hospitals and conducted skill clinics in various sports.<br />
Members of the women’s golf<br />
team took part in an Exercise<br />
Night at a local elementary school.<br />
The women’s lacrosse team held their annual Nick Colleluori Classic to raise money for the<br />
HEADstrong Foundation. Colleluori was a member of the men’s lacrosse team who passed away<br />
due to Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in 2006.<br />
Members of the men’s basketball<br />
team took part in the opening<br />
ceremonies of a new accessible<br />
playground at Eisenhower Park<br />
that was constructed by the Let All<br />
The Children Play Foundation.<br />
Men’s Soccer Head Coach Richard<br />
Nuttall has his head shaved to benefit<br />
the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.<br />
The men’s lacrosse<br />
team took part in the<br />
Tunnel to Towers<br />
Run that benefits the<br />
Stephen Siller Tunnel<br />
to Towers Foundation.<br />
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PRIDE HONORED BEFORE METS GAME<br />
The <strong>Hofstra</strong> Softball team watched batting practice from the field and was honored by the New York<br />
Mets in a pregame ceremony at Citi Field on June 18 prior to a game against the Baltimore Orioles.<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong> players and staff had the chance to talk to Mets players and posed for pictures with third<br />
baseman David Wright, and outfielders Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Mike Baxter. Orioles first baseman/<br />
designated hitter Nick Johnson also posed for pictures with the team.<br />
Before the ceremonial first pitch, <strong>Hofstra</strong> posed for a group photo on the field and had the<br />
ac<strong>com</strong>plishments from their 42-15 season read over the public address system. Junior Olivia Galati’s<br />
season was also highlighted to the crowd.<br />
The pregame festivities also included Bubba Watson, the 20<strong>12</strong> Masters champion, throwing out the<br />
ceremonial first pitch and Hall-of-Famer Tom Seaver posing with Johan Santana to <strong>com</strong>memorate his<br />
no-hitter earlier that month.<br />
The event marked the second time in as many<br />
years that the Mets have honored <strong>Hofstra</strong>’s athletic<br />
achievements. Former men’s basketball star Charles<br />
Jenkins threw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to a<br />
game in <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
All-star third baseman David Wright signs<br />
autographs for the team.<br />
New York Mets first<br />
baseman Ike Davis and<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong> first baseman Nicole<br />
Osovski.<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong> Vice President<br />
and Director of <strong>Athletics</strong><br />
Jeffrey A. Hathaway,<br />
Olivia Galati, New<br />
York Mets owner Fred<br />
Wilpon, Associate<br />
Head Coach Larissa<br />
Anderson and Head<br />
Coach Bill Edwards.<br />
New York Mets owner<br />
Fred Wilpon (right)<br />
chats with Head Coach<br />
Bill Edwards (left) and<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong> Vice President<br />
and Director of <strong>Athletics</strong><br />
Jeffrey A. Hathaway.<br />
Rachael Senatore (left) and Michelle<br />
Lavagnino (right) with Mets outfielder Kirk<br />
Nieuwenhuis.<br />
David Wright tries<br />
his hand at catching<br />
a pitch from All-<br />
American Olivia<br />
Galati.<br />
The Pride pose for a team photo during the pre-game ceremony honoring them for<br />
their achievements in 20<strong>12</strong>.<br />
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STUDENT-ATHlETE AWARDS BANQUET<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong> <strong>Athletics</strong> celebrated the <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong> season with its annual Student-Athlete Awards banquet on<br />
May 7 at the University Club.<br />
Earning the evening’s top awards were: Genna Kovar (field hockey and women’s lacrosse) receiving<br />
the Dr. Nathalie J. Smith Award as the top female student-athlete, Danny Poma (baseball) taking<br />
home the “Howdy” Myers Male Athlete of the Year Award, Jill Maier (women’s lacrosse) as the<br />
recipient of the Dr. Sylvia J. Giallombardo Female Scholar-Athlete Award and Steve Bonanno<br />
(wrestling) as the Dr. James M. Shuart Male Scholar-Athlete Award winner.<br />
Brittany Butts (women’s soccer) and Courtney<br />
Crews (softball) were the recipients of the Nick<br />
Collelouri Female Unsung Hero Award, while<br />
Ben Clymer (wrestling) and Nathaniel Lester<br />
(men’s basketball) were chosen to receive the<br />
Colleluori Male Unsung Hero Award.<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong> Male Athlete of the<br />
Year Danny Poma (left)<br />
and <strong>Hofstra</strong> Pride Club<br />
Board member James C.<br />
Metzger ’83.<br />
Candice Bellocchio (women’s basketball)<br />
served as the Senior Speaker at the event and<br />
Tony Liotta, Joe Carrello and Maddy Liebowitz<br />
were recognized as recipients of the <strong>Hofstra</strong><br />
Pride Club Distinguished Service Award. In<br />
addition, each team recognized one studentathlete<br />
with its Outstanding Senior Award.<br />
The 20<strong>12</strong> Student-Athlete<br />
award recipients Candice<br />
Bellocchio, Courtney<br />
Crews, Jill Maier, Genna<br />
Kovar, Nathaniel Lester,<br />
Ben Clymer, Danny<br />
Poma, Steve Bonanno<br />
and Executive Associate<br />
Director of <strong>Athletics</strong> Danny<br />
McCabe. (not pictured:<br />
Brittany Butts)<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong> Pride Club President E. David Woycik, Jr.,<br />
Esq. ’77 addresses those in attendance at the 20<strong>12</strong><br />
Student-Athlete Awards Banquet.<br />
Cheryl Colleluori (left) and<br />
Michael Colleluori ’09<br />
(right) with 20<strong>12</strong> Nick<br />
Colleluori Unsung Hero<br />
Award recipients Nathaniel<br />
Lester, Courtney Crews and<br />
Ben Clymer. (not pictured:<br />
Brittany Butts)<br />
Senior Speaker Candice Bellocchio gives<br />
her remarks at the 20<strong>12</strong> Banquet.<br />
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<strong>Hofstra</strong> “pride”<br />
Lizanne Murphy ’07 represented Canada at<br />
the 20<strong>12</strong> London Olympics, be<strong>com</strong>ing the third<br />
former <strong>Hofstra</strong> student-athlete to <strong>com</strong>pete in the<br />
Olympic Games.<br />
Charles Jenkins ’10<br />
averaged 5.8 points<br />
and 3.3 assists in 51<br />
games for the Golden<br />
State Warriors during<br />
his rookie campaign.<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong> Softball’s graduating seniors – Courtney Crews, Jess Hirschbuhl, Michelle<br />
Lavagnino, Erin Wade and Krista Thorn – with Head Coach Bill Edwards and <strong>Hofstra</strong><br />
President Stuart Rabinowitz following a private <strong>com</strong>mencement ceremony held May<br />
22. The softball team missed the University’s <strong>com</strong>mencement ceremony due to<br />
<strong>com</strong>peting at (and winning) the NCAA Regional in Los Angeles, CA.<br />
Shante Evans averaged 6.8<br />
points and 7.8 rebounds per<br />
game in four contests at the<br />
<strong>2011</strong> Pan American Games in<br />
Guadalajara, Mexico.<br />
John Antoniades and his Pride teammates wore<br />
specially designed green uniforms on St. Patrick’s<br />
Day. The uniforms were donated by Warrior Lacrosse.<br />
Courtney Breen (soccer and basketball)<br />
and Genna Kovar (field hockey and<br />
lacrosse) were the only two-sport athletes<br />
at <strong>Hofstra</strong> in <strong>2011</strong>-<strong>12</strong>.<br />
Men’s Basketball Coach Mo Cassara addresses the media<br />
at <strong>Hofstra</strong>’s first-ever on-campus Media Day. The event<br />
was attended by more than 50 members of the media and<br />
was held in the Mack Sports Complex.<br />
Danny Poma played for the Class<br />
A Yakima Bears in the Arizona<br />
Diamondbacks farm system in 20<strong>12</strong>.<br />
<strong>Hofstra</strong> alumnus and former lacrosse<br />
player Jon Cooper ’89 led the Norfolk<br />
Admirals of the American Hockey<br />
League to the 20<strong>12</strong> Calder Cup<br />
Championship and was named the<br />
20<strong>12</strong> AHL Coach of the Year.<br />
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