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1 - The Pride is (.601) in regular season play since the start of the 1997 season. Hofstra has posted an (.617) record over the last 145 regular season games. HOFSTRA FOOTBALL, 2007 GAME 10: HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (7-2, 4-2 CAA) (#18 TSN, #18 Coaches) at NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY (2-7, 1-5) Saturday, November 10, 2007 Noon Parsons Field Boston, MA Television: None Radio: WRHU-FM (88.7), Pre-game show at 11:30 a.m. Internet: Audio HOFSTRA SCHEDULE Date Opponent (HU TSN Rank) RSched/Res. Sept. 8 #9 FURMAN W Sept. 15 at Albany (TW Cable) (#19) W Sept. 22 at Rhode Island* (#16) W Sept. 29 STONY BROOK (MSG-TV) (#14) W Oct. 6 MAINE* + (ESPNU) (#12) W Oct. 13 at Towson* (CAA TV-SNY) (#10) 20-3 W Oct. 20 #11 NEW HAMPSHIRE* (#10) 3-40 L Oct. 27 at Villanova* (CAA TV-SNY) (#15) L Nov. 3 WILLIAM & MARY* (#20) W Nov. 10 at Northeastern* (#18) Noon Nov. 17 MASSACHUSETTS* Noon * - CAA Game + - Homecoming All times ET INFORMATION CONTACTS: Hofstra - Jim Sheehan, Associate Athletic Director/ Communications; (516) O; (516) Cell; (516) Fax Northeastern Jack Grinold, Associate Athletic Director; (617) O; (617) Fax Parsons Field Press Box - (617) HOFSTRA FACTS, FIGURES, STREAKS AND TRENDS: - The Pride snapped a two-game losing skid with a victory over William and Mary at Shuart Stadium last Saturday - Hofstra is 3-1 on the road and 4-1 at home this season. ON THIS DAY IN HOFSTRA FOOTBALL HISTORY: 1989: Receiver Chris Cocozziello caught nine passes for 133 yards and two touchdowns, quarterback Rhory Moss passed for 354 yards and four touchdowns, and Jim Scully rushed for 124 yards on 11 carries to lead the Pride to a victory over St. John s in the regular season finale at Redmen Field in Jamaica. Hofstra, which trailed 10-7 in the second quarter, scored 35 of the last 42 points to post its ninth win of the season. Cocozziello hauled in touchdown passes of 11 and 26 yards. Fullback Brian McGee rushed 19 times for 86 yards and had scoring runs of 1 and 6 yards for Hofstra. The Pride put up 662 yards of offense on the day. The Pride has played eight games on November 10 since Hofstra is 5-3 in those games. In addition to the 1989 contest, Hofstra defeated Upsala (26-18) in 1956, Rhode Island (20-8) in 1962, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (17-14) in 1972 and 1973 (28-0), and lost to American International (56-7) in 1979, St. John s (19-16) in 1984, and Villanova (54-34) in 2001 HOFSTRA- NORTHEASTERN SERIES: Saturday s game is the 14 th meeting between Hofstra and Northeastern in a series that started in Although the two teams have alternated winning each season dating back to 2001 when the Pride joined the conference, Northeastern holds a 8-5 series advantage. Since 2001, Hofstra has won in the odd years (01, 03, 05) while the Huskies have won in the even seasons (02, 04, 06). The Pride is 1-5 against the Huskies in Boston. Northeastern captured the last meeting, 34-24, in Hempstead in Hofstra s last victory over the Huskies came in 2005 in Boston, The series history is as follows: Year Winner (Loc.) Score 1954 Northeastern (A) Northeastern (H) Northeastern (A) Hofstra (H) Northeastern (A) Northeastern (A) Hofstra (H) Hofstra (H) Northeastern (A) Hofstra (H) Northeastern (H) (2 OT) 2005 Hofstra (A) Northeastern (H) THE LAST TIME - HOFSTRA vs. NORTHEASTERN- GAME 10 - NOVEMBER 11 VS.NORTHEASTERN: Running back Alex Broomfield rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns, and Maurice Murray rushed for 109 yards and two scores to lead the Huskies of Northeastern University to a

2 34-24 Atlantic 10 victory over the Hofstra Pride at James M. Shuart Stadium Saturday. Broomfield rushed 20 times for a season-best 154 yards and scored on touchdown runs of 9 yards in the first quarter and 6 yards in the fourth quarter. Murray, who posted his fourth 100-yard rushing game of the season, carried the ball 22 times and scored on a 2-yard run and a 14-yard run in the third quarter. Hofstra was led by receiver Charles Sullivan s seasonhigh 11 receptions for 119 yards. The 11 catches were one off of tying his career-best set in Receiver Shaine Smith hauled in six passes for 54 yards and had scoring grabs of 1 yard and 9 yards in the fourth quarter. Senior quarterback Anton Clarkson completed 24 of 38 passes for 228 yards and two touchdowns. The Huskies opened the scoring on their first possession, going 70 yards in seven plays with Broomfield rushing into the end zone from 9 yards out just 3:32 in the game. Mat Johnson's extra point attempt was good and Northeastern had a 7-0 lead. The Pride got on the board late in the period, moving the ball 58 yards in 11 plays before settling for a 39- yard field goal by Rob Zarrilli with 2:19 to play in the first quarter. It was Zarrilli's 17th field goal of the season. But the Huskies came right back on the next possession and marched 77 yards in five plays, capped by a Shane Hopkins 2- yard run for the touchdown. The extra point attempt was missed as the lead was stretched to The big play in the drive was a 56-yard pass completion from receiver Ron Conway to tight end Kendrick Ballantyne ( ) on a razzle-dazzle play that moved the ball to the Pride 11-yard line. Hofstra closed the gap to with 47 seconds remaining in the half when Northeastern punter Jared White bobbled the snap from center, tried to run, was hit by Hofstra safety Clarence Clanton, and fumbled into the end zone. Pride linebacker Greg Vineyard recovered in the end zone for the touchdown. Zarrilli's extra-point brought the Pride back to within three at halftime. Northeastern opened the game up with two third quarter touchdowns. On Hofstra's first possession of the second half, Clarkson fumbled at the Pride 31-yard line and end Matt Campopiano recovered for Northeastern. After quarterback Anthony Orio (6-14-1, 117, 0TD) hit Chris Plum for a gain of 29 to the Hofstra 2-yard line, Murray rushed the next 2 yards for the Northeastern touchdown. Johnson's extra-point boosted the Huskies' lead to Later in the third quarter, Orio directed a seven-play, 66-yard drive with Murray rushing in from 14 yards out for the touchdown and a lead with 3:27 to play in the quarter. Hofstra came right back and went on its own 10-play, 76-yard drive, with Clarkson completing six of eight passes for 53 yards, including a 1-yard scoring pass to Smith. Zarrilli's extra-point brought the Pride back to within 10 at with 13:59 to play in the game. But Northeastern closed the door on its next possession, going 80 yards in six plays, with Broomfield scoring on a 6-yard run. Johnson's extra-point gave the Huskies a advantage with 10:40 to play. The Pride did put together a 10-play, 62-yard drive, capped by a Clarkson to Smith 9-yard touchdown pass with 3:11 to play. But the Huskies held the ball and ran out the clock the rest of the way. Northeastern compiled 422 total yards on the day, including 235 yards and all five touchdowns on the ground. The Pride tallied 303 yards, including 228 through the air. Hofstra linebacker Gian Villante had a game-high 12 tackles, while Chris Sebald posted nine stops. The Huskies were led on defense by safety Lamar Gay with nine tackles F Northeastern Hofstra Scoring Summary NU- Broomfield 9-yard run (Johnson kick) HU- Zarrilli 39-yard field goal NU- Hopkins 2-yard run (Johnson kick failed) HU- Vineyard 0-yard fumble recovery (Zarrilli kick) NU- Murray 2-yard run (Johnson kick) NU- Murray 14-yard run (Johnson kick) HU- Smith 1-yard pass from Clarkson (Zarrilli kick) NU- Broomfield 6-yard run (Johnson kick) HU- Smith 9-yard pass from Clarkson (Zarrilli kick) NU Hofstra First Downs (R-P-Pe) Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Comp-Att-Int Total Offense/Plays-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 31:14 28:46 Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: HOFSTRA- Huggins ( ), Crenshaw ( ), Clarkson (2-0-0); NU- Broomfield ( ), Murray ( ), Orio (2-4-0) PASSING: HOFSTRA- Clarkson ( , 228, 2TD), Davis (1-0-0, 0, 0TD); NU- Orio (14-6-1, 117, 0TD), Sperrazza (4-1- 0, 14, 0TD), Conway (1-1-0, 56, 0TD) RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Sullivan ( ), Smith ( ), Riley (3-25-0); NU- Ballantyne ( ), Broomfield (2-43-0), Plum (1-29-0) TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA- Villante (3-9-12), Sebald (4-5-9), Anderson (6-2-8); NU- Gay (4-5-9), Lillie (2-6-8), Kenney (2-4-6) Stadium: Shuart Stadium Attendance: 3,430 Weather: 60 degrees and cloudy

3 HOFSTRA'S STATISTICAL LEADERS 9 GAMES RUSHING Att. Net Avg. TD Kareem Huggins Bryan Savage Everette Benjamin PASSING (Eff.) GP Comp-Att-Int Yds. TD Bryan Savage (131.7) , RECEIVING No. Yds. Avg. TD Charles Sullivan Anthony Nelson Ottis Lewis Everette Benjamin Kareem Huggins TACKLES UT-AT-TT Sacks Int Gian Villante (LB) Stanley Gutierrez (LB) Luke Bonus (LB) Kyle Arrington (CB) David Darby (FS) Category National Conf Actual Rank Rank Rushing Offense Passing Offense Total Offense Scoring Offense Rushing Defense Pass Efficiency Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Turnover Margin T Pass Defense Passing Efficiency Sacks Tackles For Loss Sacks Allowed HOFSTRA IN THE NCAA STATS: Here are Hofstra s 2007 team and individual statistical rankings in the FCS and the CAA, as of November 5: Category Player National Conf Actual Rank Rank Rushing Kareem Huggins Bryan Savage Passing Efficiency Bryan Savage Total Offense Bryan Savage Kareem Huggins Recpt./Game Charles Sullivan T Anthony Nelson T T-11 Rec. Yds./Game Charles Sullivan Ottis Lewis Anthony Nelson Interceptions Stanley Gutierrez T David Darby T T-3 Deron Mayo.14 T-25 Punting Chris Hanly Punt Returns Anthony Nelson T Kickoff Returns Kareem Huggins Field Goals Rob Zarrilli T Scoring Kareem Huggins Rob Zarrilli T Bryan Savage 5.33 T-16 Charles Sullivan 4.00 T-23 All-Purpose Yds. Kareem Huggins Charles Sullivan Anthony Nelson T-25 Sacks Thomas Massey T T-8 Ken Sussman.39 T-13 Shemiah LeGrande.33 T-21 Tackles Gian Villante Stanley Gutierrez T T-20 Tackles For Loss Ken Sussman.89 T-9 Thomas Massey.83 T-12 Stanley Gutierrez.72 T-14 Shemiah LeGrande.61 T CAA FOOTBALL CONFERENCE STANDINGS: As of November 9, 2007 Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. North Massachusetts Hofstra New Hampshire Maine Northeastern Rhode Island South Delaware Richmond James Madison Villanova William & Mary Towson THIS WEEK S GAMES November 10 *Hofstra at Northeastern *Rhode Island at Maine *New Hampshire at Massachusetts *Richmond at Delaware *James Madison at William & Mary *Villanova at Towson LAST WEEK IN THE CAA November 3

4 *Towson 13 at Maine 16 *Massachusetts 6 at Rhode Island 12 (OT) *Northeastern 31 at New Hampshire 13 *James Madison 34 at Delaware 37 *Villanova 27 at Richmond 35 *William & Mary 14 at Hofstra 38 CAA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Maurice Murray- Northeastern, Sr., RB CAA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jovan Belcher- Maine, Jr., DE CAA SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Joe Striefsky- Delaware, So., PK CAA ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Griff Yancey- James Madison, RFr., RB HOFSTRA S CAA WEEKLY HONOREES Sept Rob Zarrilli, K, Special Teams Player of the Week Gian Villante, LB, Def. Player of the Week Sept Stanley Gutierrez, LB, Def. Player of the Week Oct. 8 - Kareem Huggins, KOR, Special Teams of the Week Oct Gian Villante, LB, Defensive Player of the Week Oct. 22 Kareem Huggins, KOR, Special Teams Player of the Week HOFSTRA IN THE POLLS: Here is where the Pride has ranked in the FCS Polls this season: Date TSN Coaches Preseason NR NR Sept. 3 NR NR Sept Sept Sept Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Nov FCS PLAYOFF PICTURE: After a Saturday that saw nine teams in last week s top 25 fall, the playoff participants for the 16-team FCS Championship are starting to identify themselves. Northern Iowa retained the top spot this week and clinched the Gateway Conference s automatic bid with a victory over Missouri State. Third-ranked Montana clinched the Big Sky Conference s automatic bid with a victory over Portland State. Fourth-ranked McNeese State grabbed the Southland Conference title and automatic bid with a victory over Stephen F. Austin. Fordham, ranked 22nd this week, captured the Patriot League s automatic bid with a win over Holy Cross. Conference champions and their automatic bids have not been decided in the CAA, Mid- Eastern Athletic, Ohio Valley, and Southern conferences. HOFSTRA NOW 18TH IN THE SPORTS NETWORK S FCS MEDIA POLL: Following their victory over William & Mary this past Saturday at Shuart Stadium, the Hofstra football team has moved up two places to 18th this week in the Football Championship Subdivision Top 25 Media Poll by the Sports Network, the wire service announced Monday. The Pride is one of six Colonial Athletic Association teams ranked in the media s Top 20. Delaware moved up one place to sixth, Massachusetts fell five places to eighth, Richmond climbed two spots to ninth, New Hampshire fell six places to 14th, James Madison fell four spots to 16th and Hofstra moved up two to 18th. THE SPORTS NETWORK'S FCS MEDIA POLL November 5, 2007 No. Team (1st pl. votes) W-L Pts. LW 1. Northern Iowa (61) 9-0 2, North Dakota State (42) 9-0 2, Montana (7) 9-0 2, McNeese State (2) 9-0 2, Southern Illinois 8-1 2, Delaware 8-1 2, Appalachian State 7-2 2, Massachusetts 7-2 1, Richmond 7-2 1, Delaware State 8-1 1, Georgia Southern 7-2 1, Yale 8-0 1, Eastern Kentucky 7-2 1, New Hampshire 6-3 1, Wofford 7-3 1, James Madison 6-3 1, Grambling State 8-1 1, Hofstra Elon Eastern Washington Youngstown State Fordham NR 23. Western Illinois Cal Poly NR 25. Eastern Illinois NR (NR-not ranked; NP-no poll; RV-receiving votes) PRIDE NOW 18TH IN THE CCA/AFCA FCS COACHES POLL: The Pride moved up two places to 18th this week in the Collegiate Commissioners/ American Football Coaches Association FCS Poll. Like the media poll, the Pride is one of six Colonial Athletic Association teams ranked in the top 20. Delaware moved up one to sixth, Richmond jumped three to eighth, Massachusetts fell five to ninth, New Hampshire fell six to 14th, James Madison fell three to 15th and Hofstra moved up two to 18th. North Dakota State remains on top of the coaches poll for the fourth straight week. The CCA/AFCA FCS Top 25 Coaches Poll As of November 5, 2007 No. Team (1st pl. votes) W-L Pts. LW 1. North Dakota State (18)

5 2. Northern Iowa (6) Montana (4) McNeese State Southern Illinois Delaware Appalachian State Richmond Massachusetts Delaware State Georgia Southern Yale Eastern Kentucky New Hampshire James Madison Grambling State Wofford Hofstra Elon Youngstown State Eastern Washington NR 22. Eastern Illinois Fordham NR 24. Western Illinois t. Dayton NR 25t. Norfolk State NR HOFSTRA LAST WEEK GAME 9 NOVEMBER 3 vs. WILLIAM AND MARY: Quarterback Bryan Savage completed 15 of 17 passes including two touchdown strikes, and also rushed for three touchdowns to lead the 20th-ranked Pride of Hofstra to a CAA victory over William and Mary at Shuart Stadium. Savage, who recorded the most rushing touchdowns by a Hofstra player since Terry Crenshaw rushed for four against Stony Brook in 2004, passed for 196 yards and threw scoring passes of six yards to senior receiver Charles Sullivan and 12 yards to junior Ottis Lewis. He also rushed 13 times for 57 yards and scored on runs of 12, 1, and 11 yards. Savage's passing yards moves him up two places into 10th place on the Hofstra single-season passing yards chart. He now has 2,317 moving past Don Gault (2,134 in 1965) and Anton Clarkson (2,239 in 2004). The Pride, who played without senior running back Kareem Huggins, out with an ankle sprain, received 57 yards on 15 carries from red-shirt freshman Everette Benjamin, and 81 yards on 23 carries from classmate Jeff Aime. Sophomore fullback Bryant Carpenter recorded season-highs of five catches for 57 yards. The Pride tallied 356 yards on offense while holding William and Mary to 263. Senior linebacker Gian Villante led the Hofstra defensive charge with nine tackles while sophomore Luke Bonus added seven stops. William and Mary, which entered the game averaging yards per game, was led by quarterback Jake Phillips who completed 12 of 22 passes for 92 yards, and rushed 12 times for 54 yards. Freshman tailback Courtland Marriner rushed 14 times for 60 yards and had two catches for 19 yards including a 16-yard scoring grab. Junior linebacker Josh Rutter and sophomore safety David Caldwell posted a game-high 12 tackles. William and Mary got on the board first thanks to a Hofstra miscue. The Tribe stopped the Pride on three plays forcing Hofstra to punt from their 38-yard line. But the snap from center was high and sailed over the head of punter Chris Hanly, who fell on the ball at the Pride 3-yard line. Two plays later Terrance Riggins rushed two yards for the William and Mary score. Brian Pate s extra-point gave the Tribe a 7-0 lead with 9:16 to play in the first. It would be their last score for a long time as the Pride would score the next 38 points. Hofstra would score on its next three possessions to build a 21-7 lead after one quarter. After the Tribe scored, it took just two plays to travel 62 yards as Savage hit Lewis for a 62-yard gain, and then, after a offsides penalty on the Tribe, rushed 12 yards for the touchdown. It was Savage s sixth rushing touchdown of the year. Rob Zarrilli s extra-point tied the score with 8:25 to play in the quarter. After the Pride defense held the Tribe to three-and-out on its next possession, Savage once again went to work quickly, going 47 yards on five plays and hitting Sullivan for a 6-yard touchdown pass. It was Sullivan s 10 th scoring grab of the season. Zarrilli boosted the lead to 14-7 with the point-after. On William & Mary s next possession, Phillips was picked off by Hofstra red-shirt freshman linebacker Deron Mayo, who returned his first college interception four yards to the Tribe 34-yard line. Several plays later, after a 19-yard completion to freshman Anthony Nelson moved the ball to the one-yard line, Savage called his own number for his second TD run of the game and a 21-7 advantage. Hofstra added to the lead with 4:46 to play in the half. Savage found Lewis in the corner of the end zone for a 12-yard score that capped a 10-play 74-yard drive and gave the Pride a 28-7 lead at the break. By halftime, Savage was already 11 for 12

6 and had 165 of Hofstra s 188 yards. Hofstra boosted the lead on the opening possession of the second half as Benjamin led the Pride on a 9-play, 66-yard drive by rushing six times for 32 yards, before Savage rushed for the score from 11 yards out. Zarrilli s extra-point gave the Pride a 35-7 lead with 10:42 to play in the third quarter. Hofstra would tack on three more points early in the fourth quarter on a 20-yard field goal from Zarrilli for a 38-7 lead. William and Mary came right back and went on a 7-play, 70- yard drive, with back-up quarterback Mike Potts hitting Courtland Marriner for a 16-yard touchdown with 6:54 to play in the game, that closed out the scoring F William & Mary #20 Hofstra Scoring Summary WM- Riggins 2-yard run (Pate kick) HU- Savage 12-yard run (Zarrilli kick) HU- Sullivan 6-yard pass from Savage (Zarrilli kick) HU- Savage 1-yard run (Zarrilli kick) HU- Lewis 12-yard pass from Savage (Zarrilli kick) HU- Savage 11-yard run (Zarrilli kick) HU- Zarrilli 20-yard field goal WM- Marriner 16-yard pass from Potts (Pate kick) HOFSTRA W&M First Downs (R-P-Pe) Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Comp-Att-Int Total Offense/Plays-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 36:04 23:56 Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: HOFSTRA- Aime ( ), Benjamin ( ), Savage ( ); WM- Marriner ( ), Phillips ( ), Riggins (5-11-1) PASSING: HOFSTRA- Savage ( , 196, 1TD); WM- Phillips ( , 92, 0), Potts (4-5-0, 46, 1) RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Carpenter (5-57-0), Sullivan (3-37-1), Lewis (2-57-1); WM- Mack (4-48-0), Atchison ( ), Dohse (2-26-0) TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA-Villante (3-6-9), Bonus (2-5-7), Gutierrez (1-5-6); WM- Rutter (8-4-12), Caldwell ( ), Francks (2-8-10) Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium Attendance: 3,151 Weather: 50 degrees and windy (24mph) PRIDE STAY IN THE CAA NORTH TITLE HUNT: On an upset Saturday around the FCS, the Pride climbed back into the CAA North Division title chase with their victory over William & Mary. That win combined with losses by Massachusetts and New Hampshire, places Hofstra right in the middle in second place entering the final two weeks of the season. The Pride (7-2, 4-2) has Northeastern in Boston, which defeated New Hampshire last week, and Massachusetts at home as their final two opponents. UMass (7-2, 5-1) has New Hampshire at home and the Pride on the road. New Hampshire (6-3, 3-3) has UMass on the road and Maine at home as their final two. TIME IS ON OUR SIDE: For the ninth time this season, the Pride won the battle for time of possession last week against William & Mary. Hofstra s 36:04 possession time in its victory was the Pride s second-best of the season. Ironically, the best, 36:48, was against New Hampshire in a 40-3 loss. The Pride had four turnovers in that contest. Hofstra s 33:12 average time of possession is the best in the CAA. THIRD DOWN STOPS: Hofstra leads the CAA in opponents third down conversions with a 32.8 percentage. Opponents have converted only 42 of 128 times in 2007 RECORDS WATCH: Senior receiver Charles Sullivan, who already owns the Hofstra career receptions record, is closing in on two others. The Nanuet, New York native now has 220 career catches for 2,734 yards. Sullivan is 101 yards from breaking Marques Colston s career mark of 2,834 from 2001 through He is also 15 receptions from breaking Bryan Kish s 1997 mark of 82 receptions in a single season. Senior running back Kareem Huggins, who suffered an ankle injury at Villanova, missed last week s game and is doubtful for the Northeastern contest this week, is 68 yards from becoming just the sixth player in Hofstra history to rush for 1,000 yards in a single season. WR CHARLES SULLIVAN BREAKS RECEPTIONS RECORD: Senior receiver Charles Sullivan hauled in three passes for 37 yards against William and Mary last week to boost his Hofstra career receptions record. - He now has 220 career catches for 2,734 yards, He needs 101 receiving yards to pass Marques Colston (2,834) for the career record. - Sullivan continues to lead the CAA in receptions (7-6 rpg) and receiving yards per game (95.1 ypg) heading into the Norhteastern game this week. He ranks seventh in receptions per game and 10th in receiving yards in the FCS. Sullivan leads the team with 68 receptions for 856 yards and six touchdowns.

7 - He led the Pride with five receptions for 68 yards at Villanova on October He hauled in nine passes for 74 yards against UNH on October 20 to break the Hofstra career receptions record of 206, previously held by Steven Jackson ( ). - He equaled his career-best of 12 receptions, achieved against Furman earlier this season and against Rhode Island in 2004, for a season-high 184 yards against Towson. - He caught nine passes for 84 yards against Maine on Oct. 6 including a 28-yard touchdown catch late in the first quarter. Sullivan took over sole possession of second place on the Hofstra career receptions list in the Maine contest, breaking away from former number two Marques Colston (182 catches for 2,834 yards from ). - Sullivan posted four receptions for 45 yards against Stony Brook. Both Colston, who came up during his bye week, and Jackson, who was doing color for the MSG Network, were in attendance at the Stony Brook game. - He recorded eight receptions for 92 yards and added his third and fourth TD grabs of the season in the Pride s win at URI. He hauled in a 9-yard pass in the first and a 4-yard TD in the third quarter. Sullivan passed current Detroit Lion Devale Ellis, who had 176 career receptions from , into third place on the Pride s career reception list. - Sullivan posted his second 100-yard receiving game of the season, and the sixth of his career, with six receptions for 125 yards and added a 43-yard TD grab in the third quarter against Albany on September 15 - Sullivan posted 12 catches for 147 yards and one touchdown against Furman on September 8 and became just the eighth player in Hofstra history to post 2,000 career receiving yards. His 12 receptions against Furman also tied his 2004 singlegame reception high set against Rhode Island. - Sullivan recorded 52 catches in He had a 2006 seasonbest 11 receptions for 119 yards against the Huskies of Northeastern last November. - In 2004 he recorded the most receptions by a freshman in school history with 68 for 938 yards and seven touchdowns. Sullivan was the first freshman receiver and only the ninth player in school history to record 60 catches in a season. He broke the Hofstra freshman receiving mark of 39 receptions for 463 yards, set in 1997 by Steve Jackson. Most Receptions - Career Player Rec. Yards Years 1 Charles Sullivan 220 2, pres. 2 Steve Jackson 206 2, Marques Colston 182 2,834* Devale Ellis 176 2, Isaac Irby 168 1, Emil Wohlgemuth 161 2, Charlie Adams 159 2, Kahmal Roy 152 2, Wayne Chrebet 150 2, Wayne Morris 137 1, Most Receiving Yards - Career Player Yards Rec. Years 1 Marques Colston 2, Charles Sullivan 2, * 2004-pres. 3 Charlie Adams 2, Steve Jackson 2, Kahmal Roy 2, Emil Wohlgemuth 2, Wayne Chrebet 2, Devale Ellis 2, Wayne Morris 1, Bill Roca 1, LB GIAN VILLANTE: Senior linebacker Gian Villante, a post-season honors candidate and a pro prospect, led the Pride with 9 tackles and had one fumble recovery in Hofstra s victory over William and Mary Saturday. Villante led a defensive charge that held the Tribe to just 263 yards, yards below their season average, as the Pride recorded their sixth sub-300 yard defensive game of the season. - He now has 44 solo tackles and 45 assisted stops and leads the team with 89 tackles in He is fifth in the conference in tackles and ranks 31st in the FCS heading into the Northeastern contest - Villante led the Pride and tied for game-high honors with 11 tackles including seven solo stops in Hofstra s loss at Villanova. He also had one tackle for a loss of three yards and one pass break-up. It was his fifth double-digit tackle game of the season. - He tallied nine tackles, one sacks and a tackles for a loss against New Hampshire. - Villante led the Pride defense with eight total tackles including five solo stops in the victory at Towson. He also tallied two pass deflections and was in on a tackle for a loss. It was the fourth time this season that he led the team in tackles. For his efforts Villante was named the CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week. Towson was held to just 70 yards on the ground. Hofstra's defense has held five of its seven opponents this season below the 100-yard rushing mark. The Pride limited a vaunted Towson passing attack, led by Sean Schaefer, to a season and career-low of 123 yards. Towson was averaging 320 total yards prior to playing Hofstra, but Villante and the Pride, allowed just 193 yards. - He posted his fourth double-digit tackle game of the season with 10 stops against the Black Bears of Maine on October 6. - He recorded eight tackles in the Pride s win over Stony Brook on September Villante tallied his third double-digit tackle total of the season with 10 stops against the Rams of Rhode Island on September 22.

8 - He recorded 12 tackles and assisted on a sack against Albany on September He started his senior season on September 8 by leading the Pride in tackles in Hofstra s win over #9 Furman. Villante posted 12 total tackles including four solos and led a defensive charge that held the Paladins to 313 yards, but only 117 in the second half. He also posted one tackles for a loss of 3, broke up two passes, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble - The two-time all-conference selection and a 2004 All- American missed 2005 with a knee injury but bounced back to post 92 tackles in Villante posted a season-high 15-tackle performance at New Hampshire in The 15 tackles are the second-most in his career behind a 17-tackle performance at Rhode Island in He tallied 14 tackles (6-8) in the Pride s loss at Maine on October 21, Villante tallied six solo stops and eight assisted stops, and had two tackles for losses and was credited with a half-sack. - Villante had 13 tackles against the Tigers of Towson on September 23, He posted three solo stops and 10 assisted tackles to go with 1.5 tackles for losses of 7 yards, a pass deflection and a half-sack against Towson. - After missing the 2006 season opener against Stony Brook, Villante recorded eight tackles and one forced fumble against the Thundering Herd of Marshall. RB KAREEM HUGGINS NINTH PRIDE PLAYER TO REACH 2,000 YARDS AND ADDED TO PAYTON AWARD WATCH LIST: Senior running back and cocaptain Kareem Huggins sat out last week s game against William & Mary with a sprained ankle sustained in the Villanova game. - He rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries before leaving the game with an ankle injury early in the third quarter in the loss at Villanova. Huggins ripped off a 55-yard touchdown run in the second quarter against the Wildcats. - He ranks fifth in the CAA and 15th in the FCS in rushing average with a yards per game average. He is also first in the CAA and second in the FCS in all-purpose yards with a average. - Huggins became the ninth player in school history to rush for 2,000 yards in his career. He is currently in 8th place on the Hofstra career rushing yards list with 2,153 yards. - He returned six kickoffs for 107 yards including a long of 23 in the Pride s loss to UNH. He also added 54 yards on 16 rushes, and six receptions for 42 yards to record 203 allpurpose yards in the contest. - He posted his fifth 100-yard rushing game of the season and the sixth of his career in the Pride s 20-3 victory at Towson. Huggins rushed for a career-high 186 yards on 24 carries and scored twice in the victory. He scored on a 4-yard run in the third quarter that snapped a 3-3 tie, and closed out the scoring late in the fourth quarter with a 66-yard TD run. He also caught one pass for eight yards and returned two kickoffs for 27 yards. - His efforts in the first six games of the season have earned him inclusion on the 2007 Walter Payton Award Watch List, the Sports Network announced on October 16. The Walter Payton Award is given to the FCS Offensive Player of the Year. - He posted his fourth 100-yard rushing game of the season in the Pride s victory over Maine. Huggins rushed for 137 yards on 18 carries and scored on a 71-yard TD run just 13 seconds into the fourth quarter. He also returned two kickoffs for 111 yards including a 92-yard KOR for a touchdown late in the second quarter. It was his second KOR for a TD this season after having a 98-yarder at Albany on September The two kickoff returns for a touchdown in a season equals Robert Thomas Hofstra record set in He posted his third 100-yard rushing game of the season in the Pride s victory over Stony Brook in the Battle of Long Island on September 29. Huggins rushed for a careerhigh 141 yards on 20 carries and scored on TD runs of 58- yards in the first quarter and 7-yards in the second. He also hauled in two passes for 19 yards, and returned six kickoffs for 141 yards to amass 301 all-purpose yards. - Huggins posted his second 100-yard rushing game of the season at URI on September 22. Huggins rushed for a careerhigh 130 yards on 28 carries and caught one pass for 20 yards in the Pride s victory at Rhode Island. Huggins, who had a 39-yard run to the URI-8 in the second quarter go to waste with an interception, started the third quarter rally with a 5-yard TD run that closed the deficit to He opened the Hofstra scoring at Albany on September 15 with a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown with 1:08 to play in the first quarter. It was the first kickoff return for a touchdown of his career and Hofstra s first KOR for a touchdown since Robert Thomas went 97 yards for a score against Liberty in (The school record is 100 yards). - Huggins returned three kickoffs for 118 yards against Albany and also led the Pride ground game with 73 yards on 26 carries. - He posted the second 100-yard rushing game of his career with 116 yards on a career-high 25 carries, and scored on TD runs of 3 and 6 yards in the second half of the Pride s win over Furman on September 8.

9 - Huggins posted his first 100-yard rushing game against Towson on September 23, 2006, rushing 17 times for a gamehigh 117 yards and one touchdown. - He led the team with 572 rushing yards, 162 punt return yards, and 235 kickoff return yards in Most Rushing Yards - Career Player Yards Att. Avg. Years 1 Trevor Dimmie 3, Bill Sanford 2, Vaughn Sanders 2, Terry Crenshaw 2, Jimmy Jones 2, Paul Que 2, Kurt Murrell 2, Kareem Huggins 2, Bob McKenna 2, Kevin Huff 1, Mike Mullins 1, Mike Codella 1, Frank Lyman 1, Jim Watson 1, Brian McGee 1, Ron Zoia 1, Dave Knaus 1, Vemba Bukula 1, Dave Provenzano 1, Frank Bianchini 1, QB BRYAN SAVAGE: Junior Bryan Savage completed 15 of 17 passes for 196 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed 13 times for 57 yards and three touchdowns in the Pride s victory over William and Mary Saturday. He did not have an interception. Savage did most of the damage in the first half as Hofstra built a 28-7 lead at halftime. He completed 11 of 12 passes in the first two periods for 165 yards with touchdown passes of 6 yards to Charles Sullivan, and 12 yards to Ottis Lewis. Savage also rushed for a 12-yard score and a 1- yard touchdown plunge in the first quarter, and would add an 11-yard scoring run in the third. His.882 completion percentage against the Tribe is the best single game percentage, with a minimum of 15 attempts, in Hofstra history. - He has completed 191 of 300 passes for 2,121 yards with 10 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. - Savage is third in the CAA and is 13th in the FCS in total offense (287.2 ypg) heading into the Northeastern game. He is also fourth in the CAA in passing yards per game with a average. - Savage, with 2,317 passing yards this season, has climbed into 10 th place on Hofstra s single season passing chart. He moved past Don Gault (2,134 in 1965) and Anton Clarkson (2,239 in 2004) on Saturday. - He completed 16 of 36 passes for 206 yards and one touchdown with three interceptions last week at Villanova. He also scored on a 14-yard run in the second quarter and picked up 40 yards on 16 rushes against the Wildcats. - He passed for a career-high 325 yards on 31-of-50 passing in the Pride s loss to UNH on October 20. His completions and attempts were also season-highs, topping 26 completions and 42 attempts both at Rhode Island on September 22. It was his sixth 200-plus passing yard game and the third 300-plus passing yard contest. He also rushed eight times for 46 yards against the Wildcats of UNH. - He passed for 301 yards on 24 of 38 passing at Towson on October 13. The output at Towson was his fifth 200-plus passing yard game and the second 300-plus passing yard contest. - He was 16-of-20 passing for 185 yards and two touchdowns and rushed 13 times for 59 yards and a touchdown against Maine on October 6. He logged TD passes of 28 yards to Charles Sullivan in the first quarter, and a 33-yard strike to Ottis Lewis in the third. - Savage completed 20 of 33 passes for 256 yards and two touchdowns but was picked off three times against Stony Brook. He logged TD passes of 21 yards to Everette Benjamin in the third quarter, and a 63-yard strike to Ottis Lewis in the fourth. - He posted his first 300-yard passing game at Hofstra in the Pride s win at Rhode Island. Savage, who rebounded from a hard-luck first half of four interceptions including three passes that deflected off Pride receiver s hands, completed 26 of 42 passes for 301 yards and three touchdowns and ran for a fourth to keep the Pride undefeated this season. He threw TD passes of 9-yards in the first quarter and 4-yards in the third quarter to Charles Sullivan and a 33-yard TD strike to Ottis Lewis in the third. Savage ran for a 21-yard touchdown late in the third quarter. After going 13-for-25 for 125 yards in the first half, Savage completed 13 of 17 passes for 166 in the second half, including a 10-for-11 third quarter. -Savage rushed for two touchdowns and passed for a third in the Pride s victory at Albany on September 15. The junior signal-caller completed 19 of 28 passes for 262 yards. Savage scored twice in the second quarter on runs of 20 yards that boosted the score to 14-3, and on a one-yard plunge with 16 seconds to play in the half that gave Hofstra a 21-3 lead at the break. He finished with six carries for 15 yards. - The junior college transfer made his Hofstra debut on September 8 by completing 24 of 36 passes for 285 yards and one touchdown in the Pride s victory over #9 Furman. Savage threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Charles Sullivan in the fourth quarter and directed several scoring drives in the second half. He passed for 199 yards in the second half and was 13 of 19 in the final two stanzas. - Savage was named the Pride s starting quarterback on August 27 after winning the battle between senior returnee Dennis Davis and junior college transfer Cory Christopher. Davis was lost for the season with a hand injury suffered on September 12 during practice.

10 - He came to Hofstra last January after one year at Coffeyville Community College in Kansas, where he was an allconference selection. Prior to Coffeyville, he spent two seasons at the University of Wisconsin, where he red-shirted in 2004, and practiced and traveled with the Badgers in Most Passing Yards - Single Season Player Yards Atts. Comp. TD Year 1 Giovanni Carmazzi 3, * Rocky Butler 3, * Anton Clarkson 3, George Beisel 2, Giovanni Carmazzi 2, Giovanni Carmazzi 2, Rhory Moss 2, Ryan Cosentino 2, * Rocky Butler 2, Bryan Savage 2, RB EVERETTE BENJAMIN: Red-shirt freshman Everette Benjamin, starting for the injured Kareem Huggins, performed admirably against William and Mary rushing for 57 yards on 15 carries before leaving the game early in the third quarter. - He has rushed 47 times for 162 yards and one touchdown this season. -Benjamin filled in for senior Kareem Huggins in the second half of the Villanova game. He rushed 11 times for 24 yards and scored on a two-yard run late in the third quarter. - Benjamin rushed for 42 yards on nine carries against New Hampshire and posted 10 carries for 32 yards against Maine. RB JEFF AIME: Red-shirt freshman running back Jeff Aime (Ah-may), who came in for Everette Benjamin in the third quarter, rushed 23 time for 81 yards, and caught one pass for one yard in the Pride s win over William and Mary Saturday. - Aime, who entered the Tribe game with four carries for nine yards, allowed the Pride to keep the ball on the ground in the second half as the Pride held its comfortable lead. TE BRYANT CARPENTER: Sophomore tight end Bryant Carpenter, who played at fullback as well against William & Mary last Saturday, recorded a season-high five catches for 57 yards. He had just one catch for 16 yards on the season coming into the game, and that happened at Villanova on October 27. LB LUKE BONUS: Sophomore linebacker Luke Bonus, the conference Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2006, led the Hofstra defense with a game-high 13 tackles, including four solos, against New Hampshire. It was his season-high. - Bonus posted seven tackles against William and Mary. - He now ranks third on the team in tackles with 64 and leads the team with six pass deflections. - Bonus had three tackles and one pass break-up at Towson. - He recorded his second back to back double-digit tackle games against Maine and Stony Brook. Bonus notched five solo stops and five assisted tackles in the Pride s victory over Maine. The 2006 conference Defensive Rookie of the Year was also in on a tackle for a loss. - Bonus recorded 11 tackles and three pass deflections against Stony Brook on September 29. It was his first double-digit tackle game of the season. - He led the team with 98 tackles stops in The Medford Lakes, New Jersey, native recorded a careerhigh 15 tackles, 4.5 tackles for losses of 23 yards, one sack for eight yards, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in the Pride s loss to Rhode Island on November 4, Bonus posted 12 tackles including six solos, three pass deflections and had a half-tackle-for-a-loss against Towson on September On October 28, 2006 at New Hampshire, he tallied 11 tackles and an assisted tackle behind the line of scrimmage, in Hofstra s 10-6 loss to the Wildcats. - At Marshall on September 9, 2006 he was second on the team with 10 tackles, including five solo stops. - Bonus posted 8 tackles in the Pride s road loss to Delaware. - Bonus posted three tackles and one interception against Northeastern in His interception was in the end zone. ROOKIE WR ANTHONY NELSON: Freshman receiver Anthony Nelson posted career-highs of 10 receptions for 128 yards in the Pride s loss to New Hampshire. His previous highs were seven catches for 92 yards against Furman. - The Pride s Offensive Rookie of the Year candidate tallied four receptions for 52 yards and hauled in a 24-yard touchdown pass at Villanova. He also had four punt returns for 39 yards. - He now has 36 receptions for 431 yards on the season and is 11th in receptions average in the CAA. - Nelson posted three receptions for 21 yards and one rush for 11 yards in the Pride s win at Towson. He also returned one punt for one yard. - He posted one reception for 30 yards and returned two punts for 2 yards in the Pride s win over Maine. Nelson also had one catch for 19 yards and one punt return for 30 yards against William and Mary - He tallied three catches for 13 yards and returned four punts for 33 yards against Stony Brook on September Nelson helped spark the Pride s second half comeback with a 77-yard punt return in the third quarter of Hofstra s victory at URI. Nelson, who posted three punt returns for 83 yards in the contest, returned the punt to the Rams 4-yard

11 line, setting up a 4-yard TD pass from Savage to Sullivan on the next play. Nelson also caught five passes for 59 yards to post 142 all-purpose yards in the contest. - Nelson posted two catches for 17 yards at Albany on September Nelson made his college debut by recording seven receptions for 92 yards, and adding 22 yards on one punt return for 114 all-purpose yards. Three of the rookie s catches went for first downs. - A native of Wellington, FL, Nelson also recorded the most receptions by a Hofstra newcomer since Charles Sullivan caught seven passes in his college debut in 2004 against Albany. DT KEN SUSSMAN: Senior defensive tackle Ken Sussman, an All-Atlantic 10 third team selection last season, posted four tackles against both Villanova and William & Mary the past two weeks. - He now has 37 tackles, a team-high eight tackles for losses and 3.5 sacks on the season. He also shares the team lead in forced fumbles with two. - He tallied two tackles, a sack and two tackles for losses against UNH on October 20. He - Sussman may have had his most complete game of the season against Towson on October 13. He posted six tackles, 2.5 tackles for losses of 11 yards, one sack for eight yards, one forced fumble, one pass deflection and a blocked field goal attempt. - He posted nine stops to finish second on the team in tackles at URI on September 22. Included in the nine were three solo stops. He also had two tackles for losses of 13 yards, one sack for 12 yards, and was credited with one quarterback hurry. His 9 tackles are two off his career-best of 11, set in 2006 against URI. - He had six tackles to lead the defensive line against Furman. - Sussman posted a career-high 11 tackles against Rhode Island in 2006, - He posted 45 tackles, 16.5 tackles for losses and four sacks in He has 27 tackles in 2007 with 2.5 sacks. LB STANLEY GUTIERREZ: Senior Stanley Gutierrez recorded six tackles and posted his team-high fourth interception of the season at Villanova. He also tallied six tackles and one pass break-up against William and Mary last week. - He is second on the team with 71 tackles this season. - He tallied six tackles and has one pass deflection at Towson and five tackles against New Hampshire on October Gutierrez was in on three tackles and recorded his second interception of the season against Maine on October 6. - He posted a game-high 14 tackles including four solos in Hofstra s victory over Stony Brook. It was his third double-digit tackle game of the year after 15 stops at Albany and 12 against Furman. He also recorded a forced fumble, a pass deflection and was in on a sack for a loss of 2. - Gutierrez topped his previous career-high of 12 with a 15- tackle performance against the Great Danes of Albany on September 15. He tallied six solo stops, two tackles for losses of 4 yards, and picked off his first pass of the season and the third of his career in the fourth quarter. - He recorded 12 tackles, including two solo stops, against Furman on September 8. - Coming into the season Gutierrez s previous best was nine tackles at Furman in He started the 2007 season at linebacker for the second consecutive year after starting for Gian Villante in the 2006 season opener. K ROB ZARRILLI: Senior kicker Rob Zarrilli, Hofstra s two-time All-American, booted a 20-yard field goal in his only attempt last week against William and Mary. He also kicked five extra-points without a miss in the victory over the Tribe. - He is second in the CAA and is tied for 19th in the FCS in field goal average this week with a 1.33 mark. On the season he has connected on 12 of 21 field goal attempts and has made 27 of 28 PATs. - For his career, Zarrilli has made 47 of 61 field goal attempts (.767) and extra point attempts. - After sitting out the first half, Zarrilli came into the Villanova game in the second half and drilled a 44-yarder in the third quarter before kicking Hofstra s final PAT of the day. - Zarrilli connected on a 19-yard field goal against UNH for the Pride s only points. - Zarrilli tied one school record and equaled his career-long field in the Pride s victory over #9 Furman on September 8. The Orlando native made four field goals in six attempts to tie the Hofstra mark held by three others. Zarrilli s first field goal of the contest tied his career-best of 52 yards in the first quarter. He later hit field goals of 33, 22 and 26 yards. He also added two PATs to post a 14-point night. - He connected on two of three field goals at Towson. He made attempts of 21 and 35 yards, and had the distance but went wide left on a 52 yards attempt. - He went 1-1 in the field goal department against the Black Bears, hitting a 33-yarder in the third quarter. He was also 5- for-5 in the PAT category.

12 - Zarrilli made a 22-yard field goal in his only attempt against Stony Brook. - He was a rare 1-4 in field goal attempts at URI on September In 2006 he made 18 of 21 field goals and 15 of 17 extra points for 65 points. He led the A-10 and was second in the FCS in field goal average last season. K/LB SHAUN MCQUEARY: Junior special teams player Shaun McQueary temporarily replaced Rob Zarrilli on extra points in the first half of the Pride s contest against Villanova. He kicked three PATs in the first half. It was his first kicking game experience of his Hofstra career. - McQueary asked to join the special team coverage units in September to see game time. Against Villanova, after kicking his second extra-point of the game, McQueary helped Kyle Arrington on a tackle of Villanova returner Angelo Babbaro on the kickoff. He later made his final PAT of the day and then had a solo tackle of Babbaro on the kickoff. CB KYLE ARRINGTON: Senior cornerback Kyle Arrington recorded five tackles, one forced fumble and one pass deflection in the Pride s victory over William and Mary. - He equaled his season high with seven tackles at Villanova. He had seven stops against Furman in the season opener. - He is currently fourth on the team with 47 tackles. - He posted six tackles, including three solos, in the Pride s win over Towson on October Arrington posted four solo tackles on October 6 in the victory over Maine. - He tallied five tackles against both Rhode Island and Stony Brook, and six tackles at Albany. - Arrington recorded seven tackles and one tackle for a loss against Furman on September 8 to lead the secondary. - He posted a career-high 69 tackles, with a team-high 38 solo stops, in Arrington recorded a career-high nine tackles against Towson on September 23, The Accokeek, MD, native had five solo stops and four assisted tackles against the Tigers. He equaled his career-best with nine tackles at Delaware on October 14, He posted eight tackles against Rhode Island, seven tackles at Marshall and against Northeastern last year. - Arrington recorded the first interception of his career in the second quarter at Maine on October 21. He also recorded six tackles. PUNTER CHRIS HANLY: Senior punter Chris Hanly had one of his best punting games of the season at Villanova. He punted five times for a 42.6 average. - He is averaging 38.2 yards per punt in 26 kicks this season. - Hanly punted four times for a 35.0 average against UNH. - He posted back-to-back contests with an average of 39 yards per punt. He punted five times for a 39.0 average, with two punts inside the Tiger 20 at Towson, and six times for a 39.7 average against Maine. - Hanly aggravated a groin injury at Albany and missed both the URI and Stony Brook games. - He punted once for 29 yards against Albany after punting twice for a 39.0 average against Furman on September 8. - Hanly punted six times for an average of 43.7 yards at Marshall in Hanly had a 36.1 punting average in 53 punts last season. The strong-legged Garden State native could also be called upon to kickoff and serve as a backup kicker to Rob Zarrilli. FS DAVID DARBY: Senior safety and co-captain David Darby posted seven tackles and had a 23-yard fumble recovery return at Villanova. - He recorded five tackles including four solos last week against William and Mary. - Darby now has 42 tackles and three interceptions on the season. - He posted seven tackles and his third interception of the season at Towson on October Darby tallied five tackles against Maine on October 6. - He recorded his second interception of the year and seventh of his career and returned it 19 yards at Albany on September Darby recorded five tackles and one interception in the victory over Furman on September 8. - Darby, who missed most of 2006 with an injury, posted 93 tackles including 43 solos, and two interceptions in He posted eight tackles in the Pride s 2006 season opening victory at Stony Brook, and tallied 12 tackles at Marshall a week later before shutting down for the season. CB DEWAYNE WHITAKER: Senior DeWayne Whitaker recorded six tackles including three solos against Towson on October He had four tackles, all solos, against William and Mary, three tackles against New Hampshire, and two at Villanova. - Whitaker now has 31 tackles on the season.

13 - Whitaker tallied seven tackles and an interception in the season opener against Furman. - He recorded five tackles against Stony Brook and two stops against Maine. - Whitaker had a career-best 40 tackles during the 2006 season. - He recorded a career-best nine tackles, including five solos, against Towson on September 23, His previous best tackle total was seven at Marshall on September 9, He had five solo tackles at Maine in He tallied just two tackles but had a key interception in the first half and nearly had a second in the waning seconds of the victory at William & Mary in It was his first career interception. DT SHEMIAH LEGRANDE: Senior defensive tackle Shemiah LeGrande, who is starting for the third consecutive season, recorded a season-high eight tackles and added two tackles for losses of 7 yards and two quarterback hurries in the victory at Rhode Island on September He recorded five tackles against the Tribe of William and Mary on November 3. - LeGrande has 28 tackles in He posted five tackles in the season opener against Furman, four against Stony Brook and Towson, and three stops against Albany. He had two tackles and was in on 1.5 sacks at Villanova. - He equaled his career-best tackle total with 9 stops at New Hampshire last October. He tallied 9 tackles against James Madison in The Staten Island native posted 45 tackles, 6 tackles for losses, and 3 sacks in DE THOMAS MASSEY: Senior defensive end Thomas Massey equaled his season-high with five stops at Villanova. He was also in on a sack. - He now has 28 tackles on the season, leads the team in sacks with four, and is second on the team in tackles for losses with 7.5. He ranks eighth in sacks and 12th in tackles for losses in the CAA. - Massey posted five tackles, a sack for minus five yards and a pass deflections in the Pride s victory over Towson. - He recorded the team s first sack of 2007 and added four tackles in the season opener against Furman. He posted four tackles last week against Maine - He had a pass deflection, and was in on four tackles and a sack at Albany. - Massey was in on two tackles at URI and against Stony Brook. - A 2006 junior college transfer from Nassau Community College, Massey led the Pride in sacks with 6.5 while posting 36 tackles and 10 tackles for losses last season. - Massey recorded five tackles in a game four times in SS EMANUEL ANDERSON: Senior safety Emanuel Manny Anderson posted four tackles at Towson and three tackles in both the Maine and New Hampshire contests. - He has 27 tackles on the season. - Anderson recorded his first career interception and returned it 25 yards in the second quarter against Stony Brook on September 29. He also posted four solo tackles. -He recorded a game-high and a career-high 14 tackles in the 10-6 loss at Delaware on October 14, Anderson posted seven solo and seven assisted to top his previous best of 11 achieved just a week earlier against Villanova. - Anderson posted eight tackles against Northeastern last November and against Richmond in He tallied seven tackles against Towson and six against William & Mary and New Hampshire in He tallied five solo tackles against Rhode Island on November 4, WR OTTIS LEWIS: Junior receiver Ottis (OTT-is) Lewis equaled his career-high with four receptions for 62 yards against New Hampshire. - He had one catch for 17 yards at Villanova and two for 57 yards and a touchdown against William and Mary. His scoring catch was 12 yards. - He now has 25 catches for 445 yards in He posted his third touchdown of the season against Maine. His 33-yard TD catch was his only catch of the game. - Lewis tallied three catches for 40 yards at Towson on October He recorded his third career-high of the season with 88 receiving yards on three catches against Stony Brook on September Lewis posted a career-high 63 yards receiving on three receptions and recorded his first touchdown catch in the Pride s victory at URI. He hauled in a 33-yard scoring toss from Bryan Savage that closed the Pride deficit to against the Rams. - He posted a career-high four receptions for 34 yards against Albany on September 15. His previous high was two against Stony Brook in 2005.

14 - Lewis had four catches for 29 yards in all of WR CHRIS MANNO: Senior Chris Manno, who joined the team as a walk-on in 2003 and earned a scholarship the next season, continues to do the little things to make the Pride successful. - Against Maine, he posted one reception for eight yards, had a kickoff return for 13 yards, posted a solo tackle on special teams, and had a key block on the last defender who had a shot at tackling Kareem Huggins on his 92-yard kickoff return. - He had two receptions for 16 yards before suffering an elbow injury at Towson. He missed the game against New Hampshire and returned for holding duties at Villanova. He had one catch for 11 yards against William and Mary. - He now has 13 catches for 115 yards in He had a career-high 5 receptions for 45 yards against Stony Brook. His previous career high was four receptions (24 yards) at Marshall in Manno caught 3 passes for 26 yards at Rhode Island and helped spark the second half comeback against the Rams. All of his catches came in the big third quarter. He also stripped the ball from a URI kickoff returner and made a special teams tackle as well. DB NICK ALTOMARE: Junior safety Nick Altomare tied his season his for the third time this season with five tackles against William and Mary. He also recovered a fumble. - He now has 28 tackles on the year. - Altomare posted four tackles against New Hampshire on October He equaled his career-high for the second time this season with five tackles, including four solos, at Rhode Island on September He posted five stops at Albany on September 15 as well. TE PHIL RILEY: Junior Phil Riley posted a season-high four receptions for 25 yards at Rhode Island on September He returned two kickoffs for seven yards against William and Mary. - Riley now has eight catches for 72 yards on the season. - He had two receptions for 29 yards in the victory at Albany on September 15 and one catch for nine yards at Villanova. - Riley posted 22 catches for 168 yards last season. - He had five receptions for 49 yards at Marshall last September, and equaled his career-high with 5 catches for 38 yards against Rhode Island in November. FS STEPHEN TATE: Senior cornerback Stephen Tate tallied his first interception of the season and the third of his career late in the fourth quarter against SBU on September 29. He also posted 8 tackles against the Seawolves. - After posting three tackles against Maine on October 6 and three against William and Mary, he now has 22 tackles in Tate tallied a 2006 season-high seven tackles at William & Mary. - He recorded six stops against Northeastern last November. - He tallied four tackles, and his first interception of the season and the second of his career, against Villanova last year. - The Centreville, VA, native posted five or more tackles in three games in LB DERON MAYO: Red-shirt freshman linebacker Deron Mayo recorded his first college interception and returned it four yards against William and Mary last Saturday. He also posted four tackles against the Tribe. - He posted a career-high six tackles against the Black Bears of Maine on October 6. LB TOM DADDINO: Senior linebacker Tom Daddino posted a season-high six tackles against Maine on October YARDS OF OFFENSE STREAK ENDS AT FIVE: The Pride s five-game streak of contests with 400 yards or more ended at Villanova on October 27 when Hofstra posted 356 yards. The Pride has recorded 400 yards of offense in six of the nine contests this year. On October 13 at Towson the Pride recorded a season-high 482 yards on offense. It topped the previous 2007 high of 461 at Rhode Island. It is the most yardage on offense since racking up 533 yards against #2 New Hampshire in a loss at Shuart Stadium in The Pride posted 474 yards on offense in the loss to New Hampshire on October 20. DEFENSE: The Pride defense recorded their sixth sub-300 yard game of the season against William and Mary last week, holding the Tribe to 263 yards. - Hofstra posted its first sub-200 yard contest of the season against Towson on October 13. Hofstra held the Tigers to 193 yards including just 70 yards rushing on 34 attempts. The Tigers junior quarterback Sean Schaefer was also held to his career-low passing yardage with just 123 yards. - Towson s 193 total yards including just 70 rushing was Hofstra s lowest opponents total since New Hampshire had 140 yards in a storm-washed contest in Hofstra s and Towson s combined six points at halftime was the fewest in a Pride game since the 2006 season opener at Stony Brook when neither team scored in the first two periods. The last time a Hofstra team held an opponent to three points

15 or less in a game was Oct. 15, 2005 when the Pride blanked Maine 44-0 in Hofstra s Homecoming. - The Pride defense has picked off two passes in a game four times this season. Linebacker Stanley Gutierrez and safety David Darby intercepted passes for Hofstra against Towson. Both interceptions led to Hofstra scores. - Villanova s 56 yards passing was a season-low for the Pride defense. Hofstra has held opponents under 140 yards passing three times in IN NO RUSH: The Pride held Stony Brook to just 273 yards, including just 29 yards rushing on 32 attempts. Last year the Pride held Stony Brook to just 27 yards rushing in a 17-8 victory. A RECORD RALLY: While available records only go back to the mid-1970s, Hofstra s rally from a 17-point halftime deficit at URI to win the game is the biggest since then. In 2003, the Pride rallied from a halftime deficit to down Villanova FIRST KOR FOR TD SINCE 1998: Senior Kareem Huggins 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown on September 15 at Albany was the first kickoff return for a touchdown of his career. It was also Hofstra s first KOR for a score since Robert Thomas went 97 yards for a TD against Liberty in The school record is 100 yards set by Charles Veneziano against St. John s in 1982 and Wayne Morris against Pace in NEW SEASON, NEW TURF: Hofstra began its 67th season of intercollegiate football competition on September 8 against Furman. The game was the first contest on Hofstra's new 84,000 square foot FieldTurf in James M. Shuart Stadium. The FieldTurf, installed by the LandTek Group of Amityville, replaces the artificial surface that has served teams in Shuart/Hofstra Stadium since HOFSTRA HEAD COACH: Dave Cohen is in his second season as Hofstra University head football coach. Just the seventh head coach in the history of Pride football, Cohen came to Hofstra in December 2005 after serving as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at the University of Delaware from 2002 through He also served as defensive line and linebackers coach at Delaware from 1994 through 1998 before becoming the associate head coach/defensive coordinator at Fordham University from 1999 through The Long Island native, who was a two-year starter at LIU-C.W. Post, began his coaching career at the University at Albany in 1988 as linebackers and strength coach. In 1990 Cohen became linebackers and defensive line coach at Lafayette College and held that position for four seasons. Cohen By The Numbers 9-11 Overall record 5-9 Conference record 4-5 Home record 5-6 Road record 4-1 Night games 5-10 Day games HOFSTRA COACHING STAFF: Hofstra returns five coaches in 2007 from last year s staff. Included in the five are assistant head coach and offensive line coach Ed Foley, who adds the offensive coordinators title; defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Mike Elko; and special teams coordinator/receivers coach Jamie Elizondo. The 2007 Pride football coaching staff, with returning coaches bolded, is as follows: Coach Pos. HU Yr. Overall Ed Foley Asst. HC/Off. Line 2nd 19th Mike Elko Def. Coord./DB 2nd 9th Jamie Elizondo ST Coord./WR 4th 8th Lyle Hemphill DB Asst. 2nd 6th Kevin Baumann Def. Asst. 2nd 4th David Patenaude QB Coach/Pass Coord. 1st 16th Antonio Smikle RB Coach 1st 3rd Malik Hall DL Coach 1st 4th John Paczkowski Asst. LB Coach 1st 4th Kahmal Roy Asst DB Coach 1st 1st RETURNING STARTERS: The Pride has 17 returning starters from the 2006 squad. There are six offensive starters, nine defensive and two kickers. The returning starters from 2006 are: Offensive Starters Returning: 6 Charles Sullivan WR Sr. Jason Goodman C Sr. Jimmy Mangiero OG So. Shawn McMackin OT Sr. Kareem Huggins RB Sr. Phil Riley TE Jr. Defensive Starters Returning: 9 Thomas Massey DE Sr. Ken Sussman DT Sr. Shemiah LeGrande DT Sr. Luke Bonus LB So. Gian Villante LB Sr. DeWayne Whitaker CB Sr. Stephen Tate FS Sr. Manny Anderson SS Sr. Kyle Arrington CB Sr. Kickers Returning: 2 Rob Zarrilli K Sr. Chris Hanly P Sr. SEASON OPENERS: Including the Furman game, the Pride has now won 23 of its last 25 season openers dating back to In 2002 the University of Montana ended Hofstra's streak of 19 consecutive season opener victories, as well as the Pride's 255-game, non-shutout streak in a 21-0 decision. In 2003 the Pride dropped its season opener at FBS Marshall, 45-

16 21. Hofstra has posted a all-time record in season openers. HOME OPENERS: With their win over Furman, Hofstra has now posted a 23-4 record in its last 27 home openers. Hofstra s only home opening losses during that period came last year to Towson (33-30), in 2003 to Maine (44-21), in 2002 to Montana (21-0), and in 2000 to Delaware (44-14). HOMECOMING VICTORY: Hofstra celebrated its 2007 Homecoming on October 6 with a victory over Maine. The Pride is now 15-7 in their last 22 Homecoming contests. The Pride and the Black Bears also met at Shuart Stadium in the 2005 Hofstra Homecoming with the Pride posting a 44-0 victory. NEW CONFERENCE NAME, OLD CONFERENCE FOES: While the conference opponents are the same the name on the conference banner that the Hofstra Pride will play under in 2007 has changed from the Atlantic 10 Football Conference to the Colonial Athletic Association. Founded as the Yankee Conference in 1946 and renamed the Atlantic 10 Football Conference in 1997, CAA Football retains the great programs and the rich history that makes this conference the premier Football Championship Subdivision league in the country. Speaking of new names, you will notice the elimination of the NCAA I-AA division classification name. Whereas Division I is now known as the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), Division I-AA has been renamed the Football Championship Subdivision or FCS. PRIDE PICKED FIFTH IN COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION PRESEASON COACHES POLL Two Hofstra players have been named to the inaugural 2007 Preseason All-Colonial Athletic Association Football Team, and the Pride is picked to finish fifth in the CAA North Division in the 2007 CAA Preseason Poll of conference coaches and select media. Kicker Rob Zarrilli and linebacker Gian Villante, both seniors, were voted to the preseason allconference squad. Both players were selected to the 2006 preseason all-conference team. In the CAA preseason poll, FCS national finalist Massachusetts was selected to win the North Division and James Madison was picked to win the South Division in a vote of league coaches and select media. The Pride was selected to finish fifth in the North Division. In the North, New Hampshire and Maine, which tied for second place last year with 5-3 conference marks, follow the Minutemen. Northeastern, Hofstra and Rhode Island round out the North Division. New Hampshire was the North Division preseason favorites in In the South Division, the Dukes of James Madison are again picked to win their division in The Blue Hens of Delaware finished second in the balloting, followed by Towson and Richmond. Villanova and William & Mary wrap up the South Division. This division was the big the big surprise last year as Villanova and Towson, which were voted fifth and sixth, respectively, in the 2006 poll, finished second and third in the South COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION PRESEASON COACHES POLL North Division 1. Massachusetts (15) 2. New Hampshire (8) 3. Maine 4. Northeastern 5. Hofstra 6. Rhode Island South Division 1. James Madison (11) 2. Delaware (10) 3. Towson (1) 4. Richmond 5. Villanova (1) 6. William & Mary Overall Champion Massachusetts (As voted on by the league's head coaches and selected media members. First-place votes are in parentheses) 2007 PRESEASON ALL-COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL TEAM Offense QB - Ricky Santos New Hampshire TB - Eugene Holloman James Madison TB - Omar Cuff Delaware FB/HB - Joe Casey Rhode Island WR - LC Baker James Madison WR - Arman Shields Richmond WR - Aaron Love Delaware TE - Brad Listorti Massachusetts OL - Matt Austin Massachusetts OL - Nick Diana Massachusetts OL - Mike Byrne Delaware OL - Tim Silver Richmond OL - Shawn Demaray Maine Defense DL - David Burris Massachusetts DL - John Baranowsky James Madison DL - Sherman Logan Richmond DL - Bruno Dorismond Maine LB - Jason Hatchell Massachusetts LB - Gian Villante Hofstra LB - Brian Bradford Towson LB - Charles Walker Massachusetts S - Tony LeZotte James Madison S - Jeff Pammer New Hampshire CB - David Horton Richmond CB - Sean Smalls Massachusetts Specialists KR - LC Baker James Madison P - Byan Giannecchini Rhode Island PK - Rob Zarrilli Hofstra Offensive Player of the Year Ricky Santos New Hampshire Defensive Player of the Year Tony LeZotte James Madison

17 HOF STRA PRO NUN SEE AY SHUNS: 11 - Cherilus (Chair ah lus) 12 - Casciano (Cash see ann o) 18 - Zarrilli (Za rill ee) 20 - Altomare (Al toe mar ee) 31 - Kwabea Asante (Kwa-bee-ah, A-sahn-tay) 36 - Aime (Ah-may) 42- Gian Villante (Jon - Vill-ahn-tay) 45 - Said Gaida (Sy-eed, Guy-da) 47 - Basim Hudeen (Bah-seem, Who-deen) 50 - Szelong (Zee long) 53 - Akabalu (Ocka bah loo) 56 - Gutierrez (Goo tee air ez) 60 - Ottaiano (Oh-tee-ah-no) 76 - Asermelly (Ah sir ma lee) 80 - Ottis Lewis (OTT is) 90 - Denimarck (Den ah mark) 92 - Shemiah LeGrande (Sha-my ah, La grand) 98 - Abiola (Ab-ee-oh-la) HOFSTRA ALUMNI IN THE NFL: There are currently four former Hofstra players currently gracing NFL team rosters. They are: - OT Willie Colon (Class of 06), Pittsburgh Steelers - WR Marques Colston (Class of 06), New Orleans Saints - WR Devale Ellis (Class of 06), Detroit Lions (PUP) - DE Stephen Bowen (Class of 06), Dallas Cowboys ALUMNI NORTH OF THE BORDER: Three Hofstra football alums are currently on the 2007 rosters of Canadian Football League teams. They are: - LB Brian Clark (Class of 96), Calgary Stampeders - QB Rocky Butler (Class of 02), Toronto Argonauts - DB Patrick Dorvelus (Class of 02), Montreal Alouettes ON THE ROAD: The Pride is in their last 54 road games and of their last 58 contests away from Shuart Stadium. The Pride is on the road since the start of the 1997 season. SHUART STADIUM - HOME, SWEET HOME: With their 4-1 home record this season, Hofstra is in regular season play at Shuart Stadium since Hofstra was 6-0 in 1986 and 1980; 6-1 in 1998; 5-0 in 1995, 1990, 1989, 1988 and 1983, 4-0 in 1991; 5-1 in 2001, 1999, 1984 and 1982; 4-1 in 2000, 1997, 1994, 1993, 1987, 1985 and 1981; 3-1 in 1992; 3-2 in 2004 and 2005; and 3-3 in The Pride was 2-4 in 2003 and 1996, and 0-4 at home in THE HOFSTRA COACHES SHOW: Fans, friends and the media are invited to listen to Hofstra Athletics coaches and players and be part of the live audience as WRHU-FM (88.7) presents the Hofstra Coaches Show. The one-hour show, which will air locally on WRHU-FM and worldwide on the internet at on Tuesday s at noon will review and preview Hofstra Athletics during the season. In addition to Pride coaches and players, opposing coaches and media members will make guest appearances on the show. IN THE TRENCHES CAA FOOTBALL SHOW: Hofstra University s In the Trenches CAA football show can be heard every Thursday night at 8 p.m. during the football season on WRHU-FM (88.7) in the metropolitan area, and online at and The hour-long show produced by WRHU-FM, home for Hofstra Athletics, will touch on a wide variety of CAA Football topics. The WRHU Sports team, headed by Sports Director Matt Shortis, will be joined by a number of guests, including CAA Football administrators, coaches and student-athletes, and radio personalities from around the league. The show, entering its third season, will review some of the big games from the previous weekend, preview the upcoming contests, and chat with several CAA Football weekly honorees. PRACTICE: Here is the Hofstra football practice schedule this week: Tuesday, Nov. 6 4:25 Shuart Stadium Wednesday, Nov. 7 3:30 Shuart Stadium Thursday, Nov. 8 4:25 Shuart Stadium Friday, Nov. 9 10:00 Shuart Stadium Saturday, Nov. 10 Noon Game at Northeastern Sunday, Nov. 11 4:30 Shake-out Monday, Nov. 12 Players off Tuesday, Nov. 13 4:25 Shuart Stadium Wednesday, Nov. 14 3:30 Shuart Stadium WEEKLY RELEASE The Hofstra University weekly football release will be available by Wednesday evening on the Hofstra Athletics Web site ( We will the release, in PDF format, to those media members who wish to get every football release during the season. 67th SEASON: 2007 marks the 67th season of Hofstra football. Including the 2007 season, the Pride has posted a.500 or better record in 46 of those seasons. Hofstra has recorded a record (.609) in its 657 games. RADIO AND INTERNET: Every Hofstra football game in 2007 can be heard on radio on WRHU-FM (88.7) and on the Internet at beginning with the pre-game show 30 minutes before every contest.

18 In 2007, HOFSTRA is 7-2 overall 4-2 in CAA games 4-1 at home 3-1 on the road 4-2 in day games 3-0 in night games 4-1 televised games 0-0 overtime games 2-0 on grass fields 5-2 on turf fields 2-0 when scoring first 5-0 when leading after one quarter 2-2 when trailing after one quarter 0-0 when tied after one quarter 4-0 when leading after two quarters 2-2 when trailing after two quarters 1-0 when tied after two quarters 6-0 when leading after three quarters 1-2 when trailing after three quarters 0-0 when tied after three quarters 0-1 scoring 10 points or less 1-0 scoring points 1-0 scoring points 5-1 scoring points 1-0 allowing 10 points or less 4-0 allowing points 2-0 allowing points 0-2 allowing points 0-0 allowing more than 40 points 1-0 when rushing for less than 100 yards 5-2 when rushing for yards 1-0 when rushing for yards 5-0 when allowing less than 100 rushing yards 2-2 when allowing rushing yards 0-0 when allowing rushing yards 0-0 when allowing more than 300 rushing yards 0-0 when passing for less than 100 yards 2-0 when passing for yards 3-1 when passing for yards 2-1 when passing for more than 300 yards 0-1 when allowing less than 100 yards passing 4-0 when allowing passing yards 3-1 when allowing passing yards 0-0 when allowing more than 300 passing yards 0-0 with less than 100 yards in total offense 0-0 with yards in total offense 0-0 with yards in total offense 2-1 with yards in total offense 5-1 with more than 400 yards in total offense 0-0 when allowing less than 100 yards in total offense 1-0 when allowing yards in total offense 4-1 when allowing yards in total offense 2-1 when allowing yards in total offense 0-0 when allowing more than 400 yards in total offense 7-2 with more than 30:00 in time of possession 0-0 with less than 30:00 in time of possession 0-0 when time of possession is even 2007 HOFSTRA GAME SUMMARIES GAME 1 - SEPTEMBER 8 VS. #9 FURMAN: - Junior quarterback Bryan Savage passed for 285 yards in his college debut, senior Charles Sullivan tied his career-high with 12 receptions, senior Kareem Huggins posted the second 100-yard rushing game of his career and the Pride defense held the Paladins to 313 yards as Hofstra (1-0) defeated #9 Furman (1-1), 32-17, in a nonconference FCS game at James M. Shuart Stadium. The Pride christened their new FieldTurf at Shuart Stadium with their first 400-yard game in total offense (410) since Savage, a junior college transfer making his first start for the Pride, completed 24 of 36 passes for 285 yards and a 43-yard scoring strike to Sullivan that boosted the Hofstra lead to with 9:41 to play in the contest. Sullivan, who jumped two places to fifth on the Pride career receptions list with 164, caught 12 passes for 147 yards and tied his 2004 single-game high set against Rhode Island. Huggins rushed 25 times for 116 yards and added touchdown runs of three and six yards in the second half to erase a 17-9 halftime deficit. Senior kicker Rob Zarrilli, a two-time All-American, tied the school record with four field goals. It was a battle of the kickers and the defenses early on as Furman s Scott Beckler opened the scoring with a 37-yard field goal 2:38 into the contest. But Zarrilli tied his career-long with a 52-yard kick four minutes later, and then gave the Pride a 6-3 lead with a 33-yard field goal with 3:55 to play in the first quarter. Furman quarterback Renaldo Gray ( , 161, 1TD) mounted the first long drive of the game, leading the Paladins on an eight-play, 80-yard drive capped with an 11-yard scoring pass to tight end Chris Truss with 37 seconds to play in the first period. Zarrilli closed the gap to 10-9 with a 22-yard field goal with 8:13 to play in the half. But the Paladins boosted the lead to 17-9 on a Jerome Felton 1-yard run with 1:08 remaining in the half. Furman posted 196 yards in the first half and held the Pride to 135. Hofstra came out of the locker room at halftime and picked up the pace on both sides of the ball. After Zarrilli hit the upright on a 26- yard field goal attempt, the Pride defense forced Furman to a threeand-out possession and started their comeback. Savage, who played at Coffeyville Community College in Kansas last year after spending two seasons on the roster at the University of Wisconsin, led the Pride on a 9-play, 56-yard drive capped by Huggins 3-yard touchdown run. The junior signal-caller completed three of five passes for 45 yards and rushed twice for six more yards as the Pride cut the deficit to Despite no more scoring in the quarter Hofstra took command of the game in the period, racking up 139 yards of offense while holding the Paladins to just 22 yards. The Pride opened the game up in the final quarter, scoring on each of their first three possessions in the period. Hofstra got the ball back with 54 seconds to play in the third following a fumble by Jerome Felton ( ). The Pride drove 38-yards in five plays with Huggins giving Hofstra a lead on a 6-yard scoring run. It was a lead Hofstra would not relinquish. After the Pride defense stopped the Paladins once again, Savage hooked up with freshman Anthony Nelson for two catches for 33 yards, and two to Sullivan for 47-yards including a 43-yard scoring grab down the middle of the field for a lead with 9:41 to play in the game. After the Pride stopped Furman once again, Zarrilli

19 capped a short drive with a 26-yard field goal, to tie the school record with his fourth field goal of the game, and close out the scoring. Hofstra posted its first win over a top 10 opponent since the final game of the 2005 season against #7 Massachusetts (21-10). The Pride victory also snapped a seven-game losing skid F #9 Furman Hofstra Scoring Summary FU- Beckler 37-yard field goal HU- Zarrilli 52-yard field goal HU- Zarrilli 33-yard field goal FU- Truss 11-yard pass from Gray (Beckler kick) HU- Zarrilli 22-yard field goal FU- Felton 1-yard run (Beckler kick) HU- Huggins 3-yard run (Zarrilli kick) HU- Huggins 6-yard run (Savage pass failed) HU- Sullivan 43-yard pass from Savage (Zarrilli kick) HU- Zarrilli 26-yard field goal HOFSTRA FURMAN First Downs (R-P-Pe) Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Comp-Att-Int Total Offense/Plays-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 30:39 29:21 Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: HOFSTRA- Huggins ( ), Savage (8-9-0); FURMAN- Felton ( ), Gipson (8-26-0), LaFrance (6-18-0) PASSING: HOFSTRA- Savage ( , 285, 1); FURMAN-Gray ( ), 161-1), Sorrells (8-9-1, 67, 0) RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Sullivan ( ), Ant. Nelson ( ), Lewis (4-51-0); FURMAN- Sprague (7-76-0), Truss (4-31-1), Webb (4-31-0) TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA-Villante (4-8-12), Gutierrez ( ), Arrington (3-4-7), Whitaker (3-4-7); FURMAN- Twitty ( ), Jones (3-6-9), Middleton (5-3-8), Brown (2-6-8) Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium Attendance: 5,028 Weather: 80 degrees and clear GAME 2 - SEPTEMBER 15 AT ALBANY: Hofstra quarterback Bryan Savage rushed for two touchdowns and passed for a third, and the Pride defense held the Great Danes to just 225 yards of offense as 19 th -ranked Hofstra (2-0) posted a nonconference victory over Albany (1-2) at University Field. Savage, the junior college transfer from Springfield, PA, completed 19 of 28 passes for 262 yards and threw a 43-yard scoring pass to senior Charles Sullivan in the third quarter. Savage also rushed six times for 14 yards and recorded scoring runs of 20-yards and 1-yard in the second quarter. Sullivan tallied his second consecutive 100- yard receiving game and the sixth of his career with six catches for 125 yards. Senior Kareem Huggins led the Pride ground game with 73 yards on 26 carries and had a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown late in the first quarter. The Hofstra defense shutdown the Albany attack, which posted over 500 yards last week at Fordham, with four sacks, and interceptions by David Darby, his second of the season, and Stanley Gutierrez, his first of the year. Gutierrez also led the Hofstra defensive charge with 15 tackles and two tackles for losses. Linebacker Gian Villante added 12 tackles while Darby posted eight stops. The Great Danes got on the board first late in the first quarter. After a Hofstra punt following a long Pride possession, Albany got the ball on its own 22-yard line. Behind quarterback Vinny Esposito and tailback David McCarty, the Great Danes went on an 18-play, 64- yard drive that chewed up 7:36 only to have the Pride defense stop them on the Hofstra 14-yard line. Albany had to settle for a 31-yard field goal from Jason Fralicker for a 3-0 lead with 1:21 to play in the first quarter. But the lead was short-lived as Hofstra senior Kareem Huggins took the ensuing kickoff and returned it 98 yards for the first kickoff return touchdown of his career. It was also Hofstra s first kickoff return for a touchdown since Robert Thomas 97-yard return against Liberty in Robert Zarrilli s extra-point gave the Pride a 7-3 lead with 1:08 to play in the first. The Pride defense forced Albany to three-and-out on its next possession and got the ball back at its own 16 yard line to start the second quarter. Quarterback Bryan Savage and receiver Charles Sullivan directed a seven-play, 84-yard drive with Savage keeping the ball on the option for a 20-yard scoring run. Savage and Sullivan hooked up twice in the drive for gains of 17 and 25 yards as the Pride took a 14-3 lead with 12:37 to play in the half. Hofstra, which held the Great Danes to three-and-out in all three possessions in the second quarter, boosted the lead to 21-3 late in the second quarter. Starting out at the Albany 45 following a Great Dane punt, the Pride went 55 yards in eight plays with Savage calling his own number for a one-yard touchdown run with 6 seconds remaining in the half. Zarrilli, who missed a 32-yards field goal attempt earlier in the period, booted the extra-point as Hofstra took an 18-points lead into the locker room at halftime. The Pride racked up 229 yards in the first half while holding Albany to 89 including just 32 rushing. Albany scored on its first possession of the second half. Following a 39-yard runback by Dieuseul Joseph to the Hofstra 41, the Pride defense held Albany to just 17 yards in eight plays and the Great Danes had to settle for a 41-yard field goal by Fralicker with 11:16 to play in the third quarter to close the gap to Hofstra came right back and went on a six-play, 63-yard drive with the scrambling Savage finding Sullivan for a 43-yard touchdown with 8:24 to play in the period. Zarrilli s extra-point boosted the Pride lead to But there was still more fight in the dogs as the Great Danes went on a 66-yard drive in seven plays after the kickoff, with quarterback Vinny Esposito scoring on a nine-yard run. Fralicker booted the extra point to close the deficit to with 5:23 remaining in the third quarter. Neither team would score the rest of the way. Esposito completed 15 of 29 passes for 131 yards but was picked off twice. He rushed for 28 yards on 12 carries and scored once. Flanker Jason Smith caught four passes for 42 yards while Daniel Bocanegra added four receptions for 20 yards. The Great Danes running game

20 was led by David McCarty with 47 yards on 16 rushes. Linebacker Colin Disch led Albany with nine tackles F #19 Hofstra Albany Scoring Summary UA - Fralicker 31-yd. field goal HU - Huggins 98-yard kickoff return (Zarrilli kick) HU - Savage 20-yard run (Zarrilli kick) HU - Savage 1-yard run (Zarrilli kick) UA - Fralicker 41-yard field goal HU - Sullivan 43-yard pass from Savage (Zarrilli kick) UA - Esposito 9-yard run (Fralicker kick) HOFSTRA ALBANY First Downs (R-P-Pe) Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Comp-Att-Int Total Offense/Plays-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 32:05 27:55 Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: HOFSTRA- Huggins ( ), Savage (6-15-2); ALBANY- McCarty ( ), Esposito ( ), Simmons ( ) PASSING: HOFSTRA- Savage ( , 262, 1); ALBANY- Esposito ( , 131, 0) RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Sullivan ( ), Lewis (4-34-0), Riley ); ALBANY- Smith (4-42-0), Bocanegra (4-20-0), McCarty (2-13-0) TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA-Gutierrez (6-9-15), Villante ( ), Darby (3-5-8) Stadium: University Field, Albany, NY Attendance: 4,106 Weather: 60 degrees and partly cloudy GAME 3 - SEPTEMBER 22 AT RHODE ISLAND: After trailing 24-7 at halftime, the Pride offense erupted for 30 unanswered points in the second half, and the defense held the Rams to 122 yards to post a CAA victory over Rhode Island. Hofstra improves to 3-0 overall and 1-0 in the CAA while Rhode Island falls to 0-4 on the season and 0-2 in the conference. Hofstra junior quarterback Bryan Savage, who was picked off four times in the first half including three that bounced off receiver's hands, finished the game with 26 completions in 42 attempts for a season-high 301 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed five times for 32 yards and scored on a 21-yard run that concluded the scoring in the Pride's 27-point third quarter. Senior receiver Charles Sullivan caught eight passes for 92 yards and had scoring grabs of 9-yards in the first quarter, and 4-yards in the third. The eight receptions moves him past Devale Ellis (176 from ) into third place on the Hofstra career receptions chart with 178 catches. Senior running back Kareem Huggins posted his second 100-yard rushing game of the season with a career-high 130 yards on 28 carries, and scored on a five-yard run to start the second half onslaught. Freshman Anthony Nelson also contributed in a big way for the Pride with five catches for 59 yards and had three punt returns for 83 yards, including a 77-yards return that set up Sullivan's 4-yard TD catch. Defensively, senior linebacker Gian Villante tallied his third double-digit tackle total of the season with 10 stops while senior tackles Ken Sussman and Shemiah LeGrande finished with 9 and 8 tackles, respectively. The Rams got on the board first on their third possession of the contest as kicker Pedro Belinchon capped a five play, 40-yard drive with a 40-yard field goal with 6:27 to play in the first quarter. The big play in the drive was a 36-yard rush by Joe Casey on the first play of the drive that moved the ball to the Pride 27. But two possessions later, after Hofstra end Scott Szelong recovered a Casey fumble at the URI 41. Pride quarterback Bryan Savage led a four-play drive and found Charles Sullivan in the corner of the end zone. The senior receiver made a diving catch of the pass for a 9-yard touchdown. Rob Zarrill's extra-point gave the Pride a 7-3 lead with 3:31 to play in the opening stanza. But it was all URI the rest of the first half as the Rams took advantage of Hofstra turnovers to build a 24-7 lead at halftime. After the Sullivan touchdown, URI marched 75-yards in six plays with Jerell Jones scoring a a nine-yard run with 1:24 to play in the period. Belinchon's extra-point gave the Rams a 10-7 lead. Just nine seconds into the second quarter URI cornerback Ki'Ameer Johnson picked off Savage in the right flat and scampered 44 yards for the touchdown. Belinchon's extra-point boosted the lead to Later in the period, after a Savage pass bounced off the hands of a Pride receiver and was picked off by Adrian Owen, URI quarterback Derek Cassidy hit Tolbert Evans on a 52-yard scoring pass on the first play of the drive. Belinchon's point-after gave the Rams a 24-7 lead with 3:12 to play in the half. The second half was all Hofstra. On the opening possession, the Pride marched 59 yards in six plays with Huggins closing the Hofstra deficit to with a 5-yard run. Zarrilli missed the extra-point. Savage started an amazing third quarter, in which he completed 10 of 11 passes for 147 yards, by going four-for-four in the drive with a 22- yard completion to Sullivan and two completions to Chris Manno for 15 yards. The Pride defense held URI to just four yards on its next possession, and Savage, once again, directed a 55-yard drive in three plays and found Ottis Lewis for a 33-yards scoring pass. It was Lewis' first TD catch of his career as Hofstra closed to with 8:23 to play in the third quarter. The Pride defense held the Rams to three-and-out on the next possession forcing a punt. Nelson, the Pride newcomer from Wellington, FL, returned the punt 77-yards to the Rams' 4-yard line. One play later Savage hit Sullivan for the 4-yard scoring pass. Zarrilli's point-after gave the Pride a lead with 6:49 remaining in the third. The Hofstra defense stymied URI to three-and-out again and the Pride took over on their 31-yard line. Savage went three-of-four for 47 yards, including two passes to Nelson for 29 and 7 yards, and then called his own number on an option and scored on a 21-yard run with 3:44 to play in the period. Zarrilli, who would later add a 45-yard field goal with 8:10 to play in the contest to close out the scoring, booted the extra-point, to boost the lead to The Rams of URI posted 400 yards of offense and were led by junior running back Joe Casey, who rushed for 130 yards on 22 carries and

21 had one reception for 19 yards. Junior quarterback Derek Cassidy completed 9 of 24 passes for 172 yards. Sophomore Tolbert Evans had three receptions for 110 yards. Linebacker L.T. Brantley posted 10 tackles for the Rams F #15 Hofstra Rhode Island Scoring Summary URI - Belinchon 40-yard field goal HU - Sullivan 9-yard pass from Savage (Zarrilli kick) URI - Jones 9-yard run (Belinchon kick) URI - Johnson 44-yard interception return (Belinchon kick) URI - Evans 52-yard pass from Cassidy (Belinchon kick) HU - Huggins 5-yard run (Zarrilli kick failed) HU - Lewis 33-yard pass from Savage (Zarrilli kick) HU - Sullivan 4-yard pass from Savage (Savage kick) HU - Savage 21-yard run (Zarrilli kick) HU - Zarrilli 45-yard kick HOFSTRA URI First Downs (R-P-Pe) Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Comp-Att-Int Total Offense/Plays-Yards Punt Returns-Yards (-7) Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 33:19 26:41 Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: HOFSTRA- Huggins ( ), Savage (5-32-1); URI- Casey ( ), Jones (5-24-1), Hughes (3-13-0) PASSING: HOFSTRA- Savage ( , 301, 3TD); URI- Cassidy (9-24-0, 172, 1TD), Stefkovich (2-4-0, 58, 0) RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Sullivan (8-92-2), Nelson (5-59-0), Riley (4-25-0); URI- Leonard (4-50-0), Evans ( ), Hughes (1-37-0) TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA- Villante (8-2-10), Sussman (3-6- 9), LeGrande (5-3-8); URI- Brantley (6-4-10), Hansen (7-1-8), Owen (2-5-7) Stadium: Meade Stadium Attendance: 2,350 Weather: 80 degrees and sunny GAME 4 - SEPTEMBER 29 vs. STONY BROOK: Senior running back Kareem Huggins amassed 301 yards of total offense and two touchdowns as #14 Hofstra defeated Stony Brook, 33-28, at James M. Shuart Stadium. Hofstra remains undefeated at 4-0, while Stony Brook falls to 3-2 with the loss. Huggins racked up a career-high 141 yards rushing (20 carries) and two scores, while adding 19 receiving yards and 141 return yards on six kickoff returns. In addition, junior quarterback Bryan Savage completed 20 of 33 passes for 256 yards and two touchdowns. The Pride defense also played a strong game, holding the Seawolves to 273 total yards including just 29 yards rushing in 32 attempts. Stony Brook struck first after a Savage interception put the Seawolves at the Hofstra 11 to start their first possession. Two plays later, Josh Dudash connected with Kevin Halonski on a 8-yard scoring strike for a 7-0 Stony Brook lead. However, on Hofstra's ensuing possession Huggins broke a 58-yard run for a touchdown and Rob Zarrilli's extra point tied the game at 7-7. The Pride took the lead for good on Stony Brook's next possession when the Seawolves fumbled the snap on a punt and the ball went through the end zone for a safety.the Pride would seemingly break the game open with 10 second quarter points to take a 19-7 lead at halftime. Huggins scored on a 7-yard scamper with 12:42 on the clock and Zarrilli added a 22-yard field goal with 5:59 to go. In the third quarter Stony Brook cut the lead to on a 20-yard pass from Dudash to Dwayne Eley and the point after from Luke Gaddis. But with 1:59 remaining, Savage hit fullback Everette Benjamin with a dump pass over the middle and Benjamin raced 21 yards to the end zone for a Hofstra advantage. Stony Brook again cut the deficit to five at 26-21when Conte Cuttino scored on a 1-yard run three seconds into the fourth quarter. Hofstra answered right back as Savage connected with Ottis Lewis for a 63-yard scoring pass and a lead. The Seawolves wouldn't go quietly and with 5:47 to go, following a Huggins fumble inside Hofstra territory, Dudash found JJ Cox for a 2-yard touchdown pass to make the score Stony Brook forced Hofstra into a three and out on the next possession, but Dudash was intercepted by Stephen Tate on the Hofstra 44 with 2:32 to play to stop the drive. The Seawolves held on defense and took over at their own 33 with 24 second left. But after two incompletions, Dudash was sacked by end Thomas Massey to close the game. Dudash finished with 244 yards passing and three scores, while Lynell Suggs caught 10 passes for a game-high 132 yards. Cuttino carried 24 times for 68 yards and one score. The Hofstra defense was paced by Stanley Gutierrez' 14 tackles, while Luke Bonus added 11 stops. Gian Villante and Tate each had 10 tackles. Milo Otis led the Stony Brook defense with 12 stops F Stony Brook #14 Hofstra Scoring Summary SBU- Halonski 8-yard pass from Dudash (Gaddis kick) HU- Huggins 58-yard run (Zarrilli kick) HU- Team safety HU- Huggins 7-yard run (Zarrilli kick) HU- Zarrilli 22-yard field goal SBU- Elay 20-yard pass from Dudash (Gaddis kick) HU- Benjamin 21-yard pass from Savage (Zarrilli kick) SBU- Cuttino 1-yard run (Gaddis kick) HU- Lewis 63-yard pass from Savage SBU- Cox 2-yard pass from Dudash (Gaddis kick) HOFSTRA SBU First Downs (R-P-Pe) Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Comp-Att-Int Total Offense/Plays-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg)

22 Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 30:07 29:53 Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: HOFSTRA- Huggins ( ), Savage (9-26-0), Benjamin (1-3-0); SBU- Cuttino ( ), Mason (2-8-0) PASSING: HOFSTRA- Savage ( , 256, 2TD); SBU- Dudash ( , 244-3TD) RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Manno (5-45-0), Sullivan (4-45-0), Lewis (3-88-1); SBU- Suggs ( ), Eley (7-84-1), Cox (2-11-1) TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA-Gutierrez ( ), Bonus ( ), Tate (4-4-8); SBU- Otis (7-5-12), Soivilien (6-4-10), Jean-Pierre (2-5-7) Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium Attendance: 5,527 Weather: 74 degrees and clear GAME 5 - OCTOBER 6 vs. MAINE: Senior running back Kareem Huggins scored on a 92- yard kickoff return and a 71-yard run from scrimmage, and the Pride defense held the Black Bears to just one touchdown and two field goals as 12 th -ranked Hofstra posted a CAA win over Maine at Shuart Stadium. With the win, the Pride improves to a perfect 5-0 on the year and 2-0 in the Colonial Athletic Association. Huggins finished the game with 137 yards rushing on 18 carries, as well as 111 yards on two kickoff returns. It was his fourth 100-yard rushing game of the season and the fifth of his career. Junior quarterback Bryan Savage was 16-of-20 passing for 185 yards and two touchdowns and rushed 13 times for 59 yards and a touchdown. Senior receiver Charles Sullivan caught nine passes for 84 yards including a 28-yard touchdown catch late in the first quarter. The Pride scored first midway through the first quarter following an interception by linebacker Stanley Gutierrez at the Maine 15-yard line. Three plays later Savage rushed up the middle for a 10-yard touchdown run and Rob Zarrilli s extra-point gave Hofstra a 7-0 lead with 7:04 to play in the quarter. After holding the Black Bears to three-and-out on their next possession, Savage engineered a 6-play, 66-yard drive capped by a 28-yard scoring pass to Sullivan, his fifth TD catch of the season. Zarrilli s point-after boosted the Pride lead to 14-0 with 3:15 to play in the quarter. The Black Bears did not complete a pass in eight attempts and had just 40 yards of offense in the first period. The score remained at 14-0 until late in the second quarter when Maine kicker Bobby Donnelly booted a 35-yard field goal with 2:10 to play in the half to put the Black Bears on the board. But on the ensuing kickoff Huggins returned the ball 92 yards for his second kickoff return for a touchdown of the season and a 21-3 lead. Huggins returned a first quarter kickoff 98-yards for a touchdown on September 15 at Albany. But Maine was able to put three more points on the board with four seconds to go in the half as Donnelly booted a 27-yarder to end a 10-play, 59-yard drive, Hofstra boosted their lead to 28-6 on its opening possession of the second half, going 88-yards on 10 plays with Savage hitting junior receiver Ottis Lewis for a 33-yard touchdown. It was Lewis third scoring grab of the year. The Black Bears tallied their only touchdown of the contest later in the period as quarterback Adam Farkes, who completed 21 of 40 passes for 194 yards, directed a 6- play, 60-yard drive and hooked up with Manzi Pierre for a 10-yard touchdown with 5:36 to play in the third. Donnelly s extra-point cut the Maine deficit to But the Pride tacked on three more points on a Rob Zarrilli 33-yard field goal with 1:16 to play in the third quarter, and then closed out the scoring on a 71-yard touchdown run by Huggins 13 seconds into the fourth quarter. It was Huggins longest run from scrimmage of the year. He finished with 248 all-purpose yards with 111 yards coming on two kickoff returns. The Pride defense, which recorded their third sub-300 yard game of the season, held the Black Bears to 290 yards and was led by linebackers, senior Gian Villante and junior Luke Bonus with 10 tackles each. Maine, which dropped its fourth straight contest, was led by sophomore receiver Landis Williams (64 yards) and junior Kenneth Fersner (48 yards) each with six receptions while junior Jhamel Fluellen rushed for 55 yards on 18 carries. Freshman Antonio Walcott picked up 135 all-purpose yards on 114 yards off five kickoff returns and 21 yards on two punt returns. Senior linebacker John Wormuth recorded a game-high 16 tackles and 2.5 tackles for the Black Bears F Maine Hofstra Scoring Summary HU- Savage 10-yard run (Zarrilli kick) HU- Sullivan 28-yard pass from Savage (Zarrilli kick) UM- Donnelly 35-yard field goal HU- Huggins 92-yard kickoff return (Zarrilli kick) UM- Donnelly 27-yard field goal HU- Lewis 33-yard pass from Savage (Zarrilli kick) UM- Pierre 10-yard pass from Farkes (Donnelly kick) HU- Zarrilli 33-yard field goal HU- Huggins 71-yard run (Zarrilli kick) HOFSTRA MAINE First Downs (R-P-Pe) Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Comp-Att-Int Total Offense/Plays-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 34:57 25:03 Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: HOFSTRA- Huggins ( ), Savage ( ), Benjamin ( ); MAINE-Fluellen ( ), Farkes ( ), Randall (1-18-0) PASSING: HOFSTRA- Savage ( , 185, 2TD); MAINE- Farkes ( , 194, 1TD) RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Sullivan (9-84-1), Benjamin (2-10-0), Lewis (1-33-1); MAINE-Williams (6-64-0), Fersner (6-48-0), Mulligan (2-33-0) TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA-Bonus (5-5-10), Villante (4-6-10), Mayo (4-2-6), Daddino (1-5-6); MAINE-Wormuth (9-7-16), Masterson (1-7-8), Stevens (1-6-7)

23 Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium Attendance: 7,424 Weather: 85 degrees and humid GAME 6 - OCTOBER 13 AT TOWSON: Senior running back Kareem Huggins rushed for a career-high 186 yards and two touchdowns, senior receiver Charles Sullivan caught 12 passes for 184 yards and the Pride defense held the Tigers to just 193 yards on the day as #10 Hofstra recorded a 20-3 CAA victory over Towson at Johnny Unitas Stadium. Huggins carried the ball 24 times for 186 yards and scored on a fouryard run in the third quarter that broke a 3-3 tie, and a 66-yard run late in the fourth quarter that closed out the scoring. Sullivan equaled his career-best of 12 receptions, achieved against Furman earlier this season and against Rhode Island in 2004, for a season-high 184 yards. Sullivan, now with 203 career receptions, is four catches away from breaking the Hofstra career receptions record held by Steven Jackson ( ). Quarterback Bryan Savage also equaled his best passing game of the season with 301 yards on 24 of 38 passing. The junior signal-caller passed for 301 yards on September 22 at URI. In addition to a solid offensive game that netted a season-high 482 yards, the Pride defense posted its best effort of the season holding the Tigers under 200 yards. The last time Hofstra held a team under 200 yards was October 28, 2006 in a driving rainstorm at New Hampshire. The Wildcats had 140 yards that day. Senior linebacker Gian Villante led six Pride players with six tackles or more against Towson with eight stops and two pass deflections while senior safety David Darby had seven tackles and one interception. The Tigers were led by junior quarterback Sean Schaefer, who completed 13 of 26 passes for 123 yards. It was the lowest passing total of his career. Nick Williams rushed 17 times for 69 yards and Casey Cegles (53 yards) and Marcus Lee (46 yards) each had four receptions. Despite outgaining the Tigers by a margin by halftime, the Pride had to settle for a 3-3 tie at the break. Hofstra had its best opportunity to score a touchdown on their second possession of the contest, driving 71-yards on 14 plays before settling for a 21-yard field goal by Rob Zarrilli with 7:19 to play in the first quarter. In the drive, Savage hit Charles Sullivan down the middle for an apparent touchdown. But the play was called back by a facemask penalty on Sullivan s stiff-arm. Four plays later Zarrilli booted his eighth field goal of the season. The Tigers tied the game with 7:29 to play in the half following an interception by linebacker Brian Bradford at the Hofstra 20. While the Pride held the Tigers and pushed them back three yards, Towson settled for a 37-yard field goal by Mark Bencievengo to tie the contest at 3-3. Savage completed 17 of 27 passes for 207 yards for the Pride with Charles Sullivan hauling in eight passes for 117 yards in the first two periods. The Pride took the lead on their first possession of the third quarter after linebacker Stanley Gutierrez s third interception of the season gave Hofstra the ball on their own 39-yard line. Savage directed a 9- play, 61-yard drive with Huggins getting 27 yards on four carries in the drive including the four-yard scoring run with 9:08 to play in the quarter that gave the Pride a 10-3 lead. Hofstra boosted the lead to 13-3 with 9:12 remaining in the contest on a Rob Zarrilli 35-yard field goal to cap an 8-play, 39-yard drive following a Towson fumble. Defensive tackle Ken Sussman forced the fumble and cornerback DeWayne Whitaker recovered to start the drive for the Pride. The big plays in the Hofstra series were two pass completions to Sullivan of 22 and 21 yards. The Pride held the Tigers to four and three plays on their next two possessions, including Hofstra senior safety David Darby s third interception of the season. Hofstra added an insurance score with 2:25 to play when Huggins ripped a 66-yard run for his eighth rushing touchdown of the year. In addition to Villante and Darby, Whitaker, Kyle Arrington, Sussman and Gutierrez each posted six tackles. The Pride had five sacks on the day F #10 Hofstra Towson Scoring Summary HU- Zarrilli 21-yard field goal TU- Bencievengo 37-yard field goal HU- Huggins 4-yard run (Zarrilli kick) HU- Zarrilli 33-yard field goal HU- Huggins 66-yard run (Zarrilli kick) HOFSTRA TOWSON First Downs (R-P-Pe) Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Comp-Att-Int Total Offense/Plays-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 31:32 28:28 Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: HOFSTRA- Huggins ( ), Nelson (1-11-0); TOWSON- N. Williams ( ), McClaude (7-23-0) PASSING: HOFSTRA- Savage ( , 301, 0TD); TOWSON- Schaefer ( , 123, 0TD) RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Sullivan ( ), Lewis (3-40-0), Nelson (3-21-0); TOWSON- Cegles (4-53-0), M. Lee (4-46-0), Harrison (2-11-0) TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA- Villante (5-3-8), Darby (4-3-7), Sussman (3-3-6), Whitaker (3-3-6), Arrington (3-3-6), Gutierrez (3-3- 6); TOWSON- Bradford (6-7-13), Wilkins (4-6-10), Gardner (3-6-9) Stadium: Johnny Unitas Stadium Attendance: 7,856 Weather: 70 degrees and sunny GAME 7 OCTOBER 20 vs. #11 NEW HAMPSHIRE: Quarterback Ricky Santos passed for 262 yards and four touchdowns to lead the 11 th - ranked Wildcats of New Hampshire to a 40-3 CAA victory over the 10 th -ranked Pride of

24 Hofstra at James M. Shuart Stadium. The Pride (6-1) get handed their first loss of the season in seven games and slip to 3-1 in conference play. New Hampshire improves to 5-2 overall and 2-2 in league action. Hofstra quarterback Bryan Savage completed 31 of 50 passes for a career-high 325 yards but was picked off three times. Freshman receiver Anthony Nelson posted his first college 100-yard receiving game with 128 yards on a season-high 10 receptions. Senior receiver Charles Sullivan hauled in nine passes for 74 yards to become the Hofstra career receptions leader with 212, passing Steven Jackson s ( ) former record of 206. In addition to Santos, who returned after missing last week s contest against Iona, the Wildcats of New Hampshire received seven receptions for 121 yards and a fourth quarter, 47-yard touchdown grab from senior Keith LeVan. Red-shirt freshman tight end Scott Sicko posted five catches for 79 yards and a 26-yard TD catch, while freshman J.T. Wright had three receptions for 37 yards and touchdown catches of 31 yards and 1 yard from Santos. New Hampshire scored on its opening possession as Santos directed a nine-play, 74-yard drive and called his own number for a one-yard scoring run that gave the Wildcats a 7-0 lead 3:06 into the game. Santos completed five of six passes in the drive for 45 yards. On the ensuing Hofstra possession, the Pride, starting out at their 28 yard line, marched 71 yards to the UNH 1 before settling for a 19-yard field goal by Rob Zarrilli. It would turn out to be the Pride s only points of the day. But the floodgates opened in the second quarter as UNH scored 26 of their 33 straight points before halftime. After a Hofstra punt late in the first quarter gave the Wildcats the ball on their own 42 yard line, Santos, the 2006 Walter Payton Award winner as FCS Offensive Player of the Year, led a five-play, 58-yard drive capped by a 31-yard TD pass to Wright eight seconds into the second quarter. Tom Manning s extra-point missed and UNH was up The big play in the drive was a 26-yard run on a fake punt by punter Tom Bishop that moved the ball to the Pride 26 yard line. After Hofstra was held to three-and-out on its next possession, UNH took over, after the Pride punt, on the Wildcats 33. Santos made quick work again, going 67-yards on five plays and hooked up with Scott Sicko for a 26-yard touchdown. Manning s extra-point was blocked by Tom Massey as UNH boosted the lead to 19-3 with 11:53 to play in the half. Hofstra had a chance to add some points on its next possession but after an eight-play drive, Zarrilli s 35-yard field goal attempt went wide right. UNH came right back and went on an 80-yard drive in 11-plays that took up just 2:25 with Santos hitting Wright with a one-yard bullet for the touchdown. Manning made the extra point to boost the lead to 26-3 with 5:46 to play in the second quarter. On the Pride s next possession Hofstra marched down to the UNH 27 yard line before UNH senior free safety Jeff Pammer batted a Savage pass, caught it in mid-air and then rambled 66-yards for the touchdown. Manning s extra-point made it 33-3 with 2:49 to play in the half. The stat sheet at the end of the half showed the Wildcats outgaining Hofstra , and being even in almost every other category. Yet Hofstra had its largest halftime deficit since UNH boosted its advantage after forcing Nelson to fumble after a 16- yard reception and recovering at the Pride 47. On the first play from scrimmage, Santos found LeVan behind the Pride defense for a 47- yard touchdown pass. Santos would be relieved midway through the third quarter. Despite moving the ball to the tune of 206 yards and holding UNH to just 109 in the second half, the Pride couldn t get anything on the board. Hofstra finished with 474 yards on the day while New Hampshire closed out with F #11 UNH #10 Hofstra Scoring Summary UNH- Santos 1-yard run (Manning kick) HU- Zarrilli 19-yard field goal UNH- J.T. Wright 31-yard pass from Santos (kick failed) UNH- Sicko 26-yard pass from Santos (kick blocked) UNH- J.T. Wright 1-yard pass from Santos (Manning kick) UNH- Pammer 31-yard interception return (Manning kick) UNH- LeVan 47-yard pass from Santos (Manning kick) HOFSTRA UNH First Downs (R-P-Pe) Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Comp-Att-Int Total Offense/Plays-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 36:48 23:12 Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: HOFSTRA- Huggins ( ), Savage (8-46-0), Benjamin (9-42-0), Aime (3-7-0); UNH- Kackert (7-44-0), Simpson (4-35-0), Bishop (1-26-0) PASSING: HOFSTRA- Savage ( , 325,0TD), A Hara (0-0-0, 0, 0TD); UNH- Santos ( , 262, 4TD), Toman (1-1-0, 8, 0TD) RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Nelson ( ), Sullivan (9-74-0), Huggins (6-42-0), Lewis (4-62-0); UNH-LeVan ( ), Sicko (5-79-1), Wright (3-37-2) TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA- Bonus (4-9-13), Villante (5-4-9), Gutierrez (2-3-5); UNH-Clements (6-5-11), Karim (3-6-9), Parent (3-6-9 Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium Attendance: 5,688 Weather: 72 degrees and cloudy Villanova Stadium. GAME 8 OCTOBER 27 at VILLANOVA: The Wildcats scored 14 points in the first 1:44 of the second half to open a lead and staved off a late Hofstra rally as Villanova handed the Pride its second straight loss with a CAA decision at The Pride, who outgained the Wildcats, , in the contest, were led by senior running back Kareem Huggins, who gained 95 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries before leaving the game with an ankle injury in the third quarter. Senior receiver Charles Sullivan had five catches for 68 yards and freshman receiver Anthony Nelson had four receptions for 52 yards and a touchdown. Junior quarterbacker Bryan Savage completed 16 of 36 passes for 206 yards and a touchdown but was picked off three times. Senior Linebacker Gian Villante led the Pride defensive charge with 11 tackles while defensive backs Kyle Arrington and David Darby added seven stopsthe Wildcats, who picked up 21 points without their offense on the field, were led by

25 running back Matt Dicken with 55 yards on 18 carries and freshman quarterback Chris Whitney, who completed eight of 16 passes for 56 yards. Tight end Matthew Sherry had three catches for 26 yards. Linebacker Osayi Osunde posted 11 tackles while free safety Martel Moody had two interceptions, two pass deflections and two tackles. The Wildcats scored on their first possession after a Hofstra punt gave Villanova the ball on their own 44-yard line. Three plays later, thanks in large part to Matthew Seczur s 40-yard run to the Pride 2- yard line, Matt Dicken rushed two yards for the touchdown. Joe Marcoux s extra-point gave the Wildcats a 7-0 lead just 2:28 into the contest. After the Pride was forced to punt on their next possession, Villanova took over on the Pride 36. Quarterback Chris Whitney engineered a six-play drive with Phil Atkinson rushing into the end zone from 10 yards out. Marcoux s extra-point made it 14-0 with 7:58 to play in the period. But the Pride closed the gap on its next possession as Savage directed a 10-play, 74-yard drive, hitting freshman receiver Anthony Nelson for a 24-yard touchdown. Savage was 5-for-5 for 57 yards and rushed twice for nine yards in the drive. Shaun McQueary s extra-point cut the Hofstra deficit to 14-7 with 2:50 to play in the quarter. After the Pride stopped Villanova on its next possession, Hofstra got the ball back. On the first play after a penalty, Savage was picked off by Martel Moody, who returned the ball 43 yards for a Wildcats touchdown. Marcoux s point-after made it 21-7 with 48 seconds to play in the quarter. Hofstra closed the gap once again on its next possession marching 80 yards on five plays with Huggins breaking away up the middle for a 55-yard touchdown run. McQueary s pointafter closed the deficit to just 1:58 into the second quarter. The Pride stopped Villanova the rest of the quarter and tied the game late in the period following a Wildcat punt. Taking over at their 31- yard line, Savage went 3-for-5 for 60 yards and called his own number on the draw and went airborn for a 14-yard touchdown run. McQueary s extra-point tied the game at 21 with one minute to play in the half. The Pride posted 228 yards in the first half while holding Villanova to just 119. The second half was another flurry of activity. On the opening kickoff, Villanova sophomore Angelo Babbaro scampered 95 yards to give the Wildcats a lead just 13 seconds into the third quarter. On Hofstra s next possession, Savage was sacked by Wildcats defensive end Greg Miller and fumbled at the Pride 16-yard line. Villanova sophomore defensive end scooped up the ball and rambled 16 yards for the touchdown. Marcoux s extra point boosted the Wildcats lead to But Hofstra came roaring back once again. After David Darby scooped up a Matt Dicken fumble and the Pride moved the ball to the Villanova 22, senior kicker Rob Zarrilli booted a 44-yard field goal with 5:41 to play in the third quarter. On Villanova s possession Whitney was picked off by Pride linebacker Stanley Gutierrez at the Wildcats 17-yard line. It was Gutierrez s fourth interception of the season. Five plays later red-shirt freshman Everette Benjamin rushed into the end zone from two yards out with 3:05 to play in the period. Rob Zarrilli s extra-point closed the gap to The Pride defense was able to hold the Wildcats to just 24 yards in the fourth quarter giving the offense a late chance to win the game. Starting the drive with 7:05 to play in the fourth quarter, Hofstra marched 60 yards down to the Villanova 13-yard line. Savage had two big plays in what would end up being a 16-play drive. On a thirdand-eight play from the Pride 41, Savage broke away for a 21-yard gain. Shortly after, he rushed five yards to the Villanova 26 on a fourth and three play. But on the final series from the Villanova 13, the Pride couldn t complete a pass under the Villanova pressure as the Wildcats took over with 1:04 to play and ran out the clock F #15 Hofstra Villanova Scoring Summary VU- Dicken 2-yard run (Marcoux kick) VU- Atkinson 10-yard run (Marcoux kick) HU- Nelson 24-yard pass from Savage (McQueary kick) VU- Moody 43-yard interception return (Marcoux kick) HU- Huggins 55-yard run (McQueary kick) HU- Savage 14-yard run (McQueary kick) VU- Babbaro 95-yard kickoff return (Zarrilli kick) VU- Kukucka 17-yard fumble recovery (Marcoux kick) HU- Zarrilli 44-yard field goal HU- Benjamin 2-yard run (Zarrilli kick) HOFSTRA VILLANOVA First Downs (R-P-Pe) Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Comp-Att-Int Total Offense/Plays-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 33:20 26:40 Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards RUSHING: HOFSTRA- Huggins ( ), Savage ( ), Benjamin ( ); Villanova-Dicken ( ), Szcur (2-51-0), Atkinson (2-24-1) PASSING: HOFSTRA- Savage ( , 206, 1); Villanova- Whitney (8-16-1, 56, 0) RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Sullivan (5-68-0), Nelson (4-52-1), Benjamin (3-35-0); Villanova-Sherry (3-26-0), Atkinson (3-23-0), Harvey (1-7-0) TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA-Villante (7-4-11), Arrington (6-1- 7), Darby (5-2-7); Villanova-Osunde (8-3-11), Dalessandro (5-4-9), Ventrone (5-4-9) Stadium: Villanova Stadium Attendance: 6,621 Weather: 67 degrees and cloudy GAME 9 NOVEMBER 3 vs. WILLIAM AND MARY: Quarterback Bryan Savage completed 15 of 17 passes including two touchdown strikes, and also rushed for three touchdowns to lead the 20thranked Pride of Hofstra to a CAA victory over William and Mary at Shuart Stadium. Savage, who recorded the most rushing touchdowns by a Hofstra player since Terry Crenshaw rushed for four against Stony Brook in 2004, passed for 196 yards and threw scoring passes of six yards to senior receiver Charles Sullivan and 12 yards to junior Ottis Lewis. He also rushed 13 times for 57 yards and scored on runs of 12, 1, and 11 yards. Savage's passing yards moves him up two places into 10th place on the Hofstra single-season passing yards chart. He now has