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2011- 12 ATHLETICS YEAR IN REVIEW The softball team’s run to a NCAA Super Regional and the record-breaking season by the Pride baseball team capped off the 2011-12 Hofstra athletic year. The year was also highlighted by postseason appearances from the wrestling and women’s basketball teams, six All-America selections, the hiring of a new vice president and director of athletics, the largest individual gift in department history and the release of a book chronicling the history of Hofstra sports. The Hofstra softball team captivated fans of the team and the sport in general with a fantastic run in the postseason, led by junior pitcher Olivia Galati. The Pride, which won the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Championship, were one win from advancing to the Women’s College World Series after capturing the NCAA Los Angeles Regional with a perfect 3-0 record with wins over No. 12-seed UCLA and two wins over San Diego State before falling, two games to one, in the best-of-three Super Regional series against No. 19 South Florida. The Pride finished with a 42-15 record and was ranked 16th in the final National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Poll of the season. The ranking was Hofstra’s bestever finish in the national poll. Rachael Senatore Galati became Hofstra’s first softball first team All-American after compiling a 34-7 record, an NCAA-best 0.95 ERA and 378 strikeouts to go with a .345 batting average, four home runs and 37 RBIs. Her 34 wins are a school record, as are her 378 strikeouts. She also became Hofstra’s all-time leader in strikeouts with 1,018. In addition, Galati was the CAA Pitcher of the Year for the third straight season and was one of six players to earn All-CAA honors. Coach Bill Edwards was also honored as the CAA Coach of the Year for the fifth consecutive year, and the group of Edwards, Larissa Anderson, Courtney Oliver and Andrienne Clark were named the Regional Staff of the Year by the NFCA. The baseball program won a school record 34 games (34-22) in 2012, finished second in the CAA and qualified for the CAA Championship for the first time since 2005. The team was one of the top offensive squads in the nation and set new team records for runs (447), hits (669), doubles (145) and stolen bases (157). The Pride pitching staff set new team marks for strikeouts (349) and ERA (5.37), while the defense turned a program-record 65 double plays. The Pride placed a league-best five players on the All-CAA first team and had eight players in total receive all-conference honors. David Imes Senior outfielder Danny Poma, who was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 10th round of the Major League Baseball Draft, became the first Pride player to win the CAA Player of the Year Award and also became the first baseball first team All-American in program history. Poma batted .430 with a team record 102 hits, 32 doubles and 78 runs scored. He led the nation in doubles and runs, was second in batting and fifth in hits. In addition to Poma’s CAA Player of the Year Award, second baseman Matt Ford was the CAA Defensive Player of the Year. Kelsie Wills Brittain Altomare 4 2011-12 ANNUAL REPORT
The Pride wrestling team also turned in a stellar season in 2011-12, winning the CAA Championship for the 10th time in 11 years, crowning four individual champions and sending six wrestlers to the NCAA Championships. Hofstra placed 23rd at the NCAA Championships and saw two wrestlers – juniors Justin Accordino and Steve Bonanno – earn All-America honors for the first time in their careers. Accordino placed sixth at 149 pounds, while Bonanno was eighth at the 125-pound weight class. The team posted a 12-3 record in Head Coach Rob Anspach’s first year at the helm and started the dual season 10-0. The squad also was ranked as high as 22nd in the nation in the National Wrestling Coaches Association Poll. Candace Bond The women’s basketball team, led by junior All-American Shante Evans, posted a 19-12 record and went to the Women’s National Invitation Tournament for the fourth time in program history. Evans, a first team All-CAA selection, led Hofstra in scoring (19.2 ppg), rebounding (10.5 rpg), field goal percentage (48.9%) and blocked shots (28) en route to her second consecutive All-America selection. In addition to Evans, Candice Bellocchio earned All-CAA third team honors after leading the CAA in assists at 6.2 per game. The team won the New York Life Holiday Invitational with wins over Central Connecticut State and Marist, while Evans collected tournament MVP accolades. The Pride also set a new record for points in a game at the Division I level when the team scored 100 in a 100-97 win over William & Mary on January 8. The game was also the highest-scoring combined non-overtime affair in Hofstra and CAA history. Senior Genna Kovar was Hofstra’s sixth All-American in 2011-12 as she led the field hockey team to a 13-9 record and a semifinals berth in the CAA Championship, rewriting the Hofstra record book in the process. She scored single season records of 28 goals and 18 assists for 74 points and leaves Hofstra as the program record holder in goals (57), assists (34) and points (148). Kovar led the country in points per game (3.36) and goals per game (1.27), and finished 10th in assists per game (0.82). A three-time All-CAA first team selection, the All-America selection was the second of Kovar’s career. Kovar, who was one of five players selected to All-CAA teams, also earned an invitation to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Senior All-Star Game. Laura Greene Chris Griebsch Lance Yapor 2011-12 ANNUAL REPORT 5
Page 1 and 2: HOFS TRA ATHLE TICS 2011-12 ANNUAL
Page 3: POSTSEASON TEAMS WRESTLING Colonial
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Page 9 and 10: CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP Hofstra Athle
Page 11 and 12: Olivia Galati Softball Was the soft
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Page 15 and 16: ACADEMIC AWARDS Hofstra University
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