2014 HOFSTRA MEN S LACROSSE NOTES

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1 Hendrickson - 3 NATIONAL RANKINGS: Neither Hofstra or Georgetown are ranked in either the USILA Division I Poll or the Warrior Lacrosse Division I Media Poll this week HOFSTRA MEN S LACROSSE NOTES HOFSTRA PRIDE (1-2) vs. GEORGETOWN HOYAS (2-1) Saturday, March 1, p.m. James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY Television: FiOS 1 Sports (Tape Delay) Radio: WRHU (88.7 FM) Video/Audio Stream: GoHofstra.com 2014 HOFSTRA LACROSSE SCHEDULE & RESULTS February (Opp. Rank - Opp. - TV - HU Rank) Result 15 MARQUETTE 9-11 L 22 at #10 Princeton (ESPNU) L 25 #17 FAIRFIELD 9-7 W March 1 GEORGETOWN Noon 8 OHIO STATE 1 p.m. 15 DELAWARE * 3 p.m. 18 at St. John s 3 p.m. 22 at Drexel* 4 p.m. 29 TOWSON * 7 p.m. April 5 SIENA 7 p.m. 8 MARIST 7 p.m. 12 CORNELL 1 p.m. 19 at Massachusetts * 7 p.m. 26 at Penn State * Noon 30 at CAA Championship - Semifinals TBA MAY 3 CAA Championship - Finals TBA * - Colonial Athletic Association Game SEASON NUMBER 66 FOR HOFSTRA: The 2014 season marks the 66th season of men s lacrosse at Hofstra University. HOFSTRA CURRENT GAME STREAKS As of 3/1/14 POINTS Llinares 17 Varn 3 Hendrickson - 3 GOALS Llinares 6 Varn 3 HOFSTRA STREAKS AND TRENDS: Hofstra has won 22 of their last 41 contests The Pride has won 45 of its last 72 games Excluding the CAA and NCAA Tournament games, the Pride has won 52 of the last 76 regular season contests Including the CAA and NCAA Tournament games, Hofstra has won 54 of its last 85 games The Pride has won 79 of its last 117 regular season games, dating back to the 2006 season... Hofstra has won 24 of their last 33 and 53 of their last 69 home games at James M. Shuart Stadium. HOFSTRA S TENTATIVE LINE-UP vs. Georgetown Pos. Name No. Cl Stats A Torin Varn 17 Sr A Lance Yapor 2 Sr A Sam Llinares 5 So M Drew Coholan 12 Sr M Mike Malave 7 Jr M Korey Hendrickson 21 Jr D Corey Caputo 23 Sr. 0 GB/1 CT D Finn Sullivan 44 So. 3 GB/2 CT D Stephen Satterthwaite 34 Fr. 1 GB/1 CT G Chris Selva 33 Jr GAA/.474 sv% FO Kris Clarke 42 Fr /.557/13 GB Reserves 2M Tyler Begley 14 Jr M Brian von Bargen 28 So M Brandyn O Connell 11 Fr LSM Ryan Rielly 6 Jr. 5 GB/7 CT LSM Chris Howell 16 Jr. 0 GB/0 CT SS Anthony Zappone 27 Sr /8 GB/0 CT SS John Reicherter 22 Jr /10 GB/0 CT SS Steve Romano 4 Jr /8 GB/2 CT FO Connor Horl 66 Jr. 0-0/.000 G Eddie Collins 88 RSo. Has not played SCOUTING THE HOFSTRA PRIDE: The Hofstra Men s Lacrosse team will have another unofficial alumni day this Saturday, March 1 when the Pride host the Georgetown Hoyas, directed by Hofstra alumnus Kevin Warne, at James M. Shuart Stadium. The second game of the Pride s four-game homestand begins at Noon. The game will be broadcast live on radio on WRHU-FM 88.7 with Mike Sullivan and Anthony Santaniello calling the action beginning with the pregame show at 11:45 a.m.. The game can also be viewed and heard worldwide on the internet in the PRIDEZONE at GoHofstra.com. In addition, Saturday s game will also be televised by FiOS 1 Sports on a tape delay basis, airing on Saturday, March 8 at 9:30 p.m.. Tickets for the contest, as well as season ticket information, can be obtained online at GoHofstra.com/tix or by calling (516) HOF-TIXX ( ). Individual game tickets are priced at $16 for reserved (chair-back) seats, $10 for adult general admission and $6 for youth under-12 and senior citizen general admission. Hofstra (1-2) is coming off a 9-7 victory over 17th-ranked Fairfield at Shuart Stadium Tuesday afternoon. Senior Torin Varn and freshman Brier Davis each scored twice and

2 sophomore Sam Llinares added a goal and two assists to lead the Pride to their first win of the season. Junior Mike Malave chipped in with a goal and an assist and junior goalie Chris Selva made 10 saves, including seven in the first half, for Hofstra. The Pride held Fairfield 11 goals under their season average. Freshman Kris Clarke, who won 50 percent of his face-offs in the first two contests, captured 14 of 20 (70%) against the Stags. The Pride outshot Fairfield, and had the ground ball advantage, Hofstra is led in scoring this season by Llinares, who now has six goals and seven assists in the three contests. Varn, senior Lance Yapor and red-shirt sophomore Korey Hendrickson each have added four goals while Malave has chipped in with three goals and one assist. Selva has a goals against average with 27 saves this season in the Pride cage. For the second time this young season, a Pride opponent is led into Hempstead by a Hofstra alumnus as Kevin Warne is in his second season as head lacrosse coach for the Hoyas of Georgetown. As a member of the Pride, Warne was a two-time All-America East first team defender in 1998 and 1999 as well as a USILA All-American honorable mention as a senior. He is assisted by former Hofstra assistant coach Matt Rewkowski, who coached under Seth Tierney from 2007 through 2010, HOFSTRA IN 2014 Overall 1-2 Home 1-1 Away 0-1 Neutral 0-0 In overtime games 0-0 vs. Teams Ranked vs. Teams Ranked vs. Teams Ranked vs. Teams Ranked When scoring first 1-0 When opps. score first 0-2 Leading after 1st quarter 1-0 Trailing after 1st quarter 0-1 Tied after 1st quarter 0-1 Leading after 2nd quarter 1-1 Trailing after 2nd quarter 0-1 Tied after 2nd quarter 0-0 Leading after 3rd quarter 1-1 Trailing after 3rd quarter 0-1 Tied after 3rd quarter 0-0 Scoring 1-5 goals 0-0 Scoring 6-9 goals 1-1 Scoring goals 0-1 Scoring 15 or more goals 0-0 Opp. scoring 1-5 goals 0-0 Opp. scoring 6-9 goals 1-0 Opp. scoring goals 0-2 Opp. scoring 15 or more goals 0-0 One-goal games 0-0 Two-goal games 1-2 Three-goal games 0-0 Four-goals or more games 0-0 Winning more face-offs 1-0 Opp. wins more face-offs 0-0 Face-offs are even 0-2 More shots than opponent 1-2 Opp has more shots 0-0 Shots are even 0-0 More GB than opponent 1-1 Opp has more GB 0-1 GB are even 0-0 In February 1-2 In March 0-0 In April 0-0 In May 0-0 Day games 1-2 Night games (after 6 pm) 0-0 vs. NEC 0-0 vs. Ivy League 0-1 vs. Big East 0-1 vs. CAA 0-0 vs. ECAC 1-0 vs. ACC 0-0 Statistic HOFSTRA IN THE NCAA STATS: Here is where Hofstra ranks, as a team and individually, as of February 27, 2014: Statistic National Rank Valu e Assists Per Game Caused Turnovers Per Game Clearing Percentage Face-Off Winning Percentage Ground Balls Per Game Man-Down Defense Man-Up Offense Points Per Game Saves Per Game Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Scoring Offense Shot Percentage Turnovers Per Game Winning Percentage Player National Rank Value Assists Per Game Sam Llinares Caused Turnovers Per Game Ryan Rielly Steve Romano Face-Off Winning Pct Kris Clarke Goals Per Game Sam Llinares Lance Yapor Korey Hendrickson Goals-Against Average Chris Selva Ground Balls Per Game Points Per Game Kris Clarke John Reicherter Sam Llinares Lance Yapor Save Percentage Chris Selva Saves Per Game Chris Selva Shot Percentage Sam Llinares Lance Yapor HOFSTRA-GEORGETOWN SERIES - Saturday s game is the fifth meeting between Hofstra and Georgetown. The Hoyas lead the series, The two teams met last on April 12, 1997 in Washington, D.C. with the sixth-ranked Hoyas defeating the 10th-ranked

3 Pride, Greg Hubschman had four goals and one assist to lead Georgetown while Joe Ghedina had two goals to pace Hofstra, - The two teams met last in Hempstead on April 13,1996 with the 17th-ranked Hoyas defeating the 11th-ranked Pride in overtime, Scott Baughman scored the winning goal with 50 seconds remaining in the first overtime. Dan Martin had four goals for the Hoyas while Chris Panos posted four goals and one assist for Hofstra. HOFSTRA-GEORGETOWN SERIES Date Winner Location Score Hofstra Hempstead W #12 Georgetown Georgetown 17-6 L #17 Georgetown Hempstead L (OT) #6 Georgetown Georgetown 18-5 L SCOUTING THE HOYAS OF GEORGETOWN: The Hoyas of Georgetown enter the Hofstra contest with a 2-1 record on the season. The Hoyas have wins over Mount St. Mary s (10-4) and Navy (9-8 in overtime) and a loss at Towson (8-7) in their last outing. Georgetown ranks 11th in the country in scoring defense, allowing just 6.67 goals The Hoyas return 26 lettermen, including five starters, from last year s 6-9 squad. Georgetown is led in scoring by freshman attackman Peter Conley with six goals and five assists for 11 points. Junior midfielder Charles McCormick has six goals while senior attackman Jeff Fountain has tallied four goals and two assists. Freshman midfielder Devon Lewis also has posted four goals. Red-shirt junior goalie Jake Haley has recorded a 6.60 goals against average with 30 saves and a.600 save percentage. HOFSTRA-GEORGETOWN BY THE NUMBERS IN 2014: HOFSTRA Category GEORGETOWN 1-2 Overall Record Conference Record /110 SOG/Total Shots 76/110 28/9.33 Goals For/Avg. 26/ Assists 13 30/10.00 Goals Against/Avg. 20/ /8.0 Penalties/Min. 8/ /.557 FO W-ATT/Pct / /.250 Man-Up/Pct. 3-12/ /.556 Opp. Man-Up/Pct. 1-8/ /.474 Saves/Pct. 30/.600 GEORGETOWN QUICK FACTS: Location: Washington, DC Nickname: Hoyas Director of Athletics: Lee Reed Lacrosse Stadium: Multi-Sport Facility (4,652) Head Lacrosse Coach: Kevin Warne Record at School/Years: 6-9/1 year Overall Record: Same Coach s Office Phone: (202) Men s Lacrosse SID: Ryan Sakamoto Office Phone: (202) Fax: (202) ras228@georgetown.edu 2013 Record: 6-9/3-3 (Big East) Returning Lettermen: 26 Returning Starters: 5 Series Record: Georgetown leads, 3-1 Last Meeting: 1997-Georgetown won, 18-5 Athletic Web Site: GUHoyas.com GEORGETOWN S TENTATIVE LINE-UP vs. Hofstra Pos. No. Name Yr Stats A 9 Reilly O Connor Jr A 6 Jeff Fountain Sr A 42 Peter Conley Fr M 1 Charlie McCormick Jr M 23 Devon Lewis Fr M 26 Eduardo White Fr D 46 John Urbank Sr. 6 GB/4 CT D 12 Michael Mayer Fr. 8 GB/5 CT D 29 Bryson Greene Jr. 11 GB/4 CT G 10 Jake Haley RJr GAA/.600 sv% FO 16 Tyler Knarr GS 34-56/.607/26 GB GEORGETOWN IN THE NCAA STATS: Here is where Hofstra ranks, as a team and individually, in Division I, as of Monday, February 27, 2014: CATEGORY NAT L CONF AVG Assists Per Game Caused Turnovers Per Game Clearing Percentage Face-Off Winning Percentage Ground Balls Per Game Man-Down Defense Man-Up Offense Points Per Game Saves Per Game Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Scoring Offense Shot Percentage Turnovers Per Game Winning Percentage CATEGORY PLAYER NAT L CONF AVG Assists Per Game Peter Conley Caused Turnovers/Game Michael Mayer Bryson Greene John Urbank John Wujciak Face-Off Winning Pct Tyler Knarr Goals Per Game Peter Conley Charles McCormick Goals-Against AvG Jake Haley Ground Balls/Game Points Per Game Tyler Knarr Bryson Greene Peter Conley Peter Conley Jeff Fountain Charles McCormick Save Percentage Jake Haley Saves Per Game Jake Haley Shot Percentage Jeff Fountain Devon Lewis Peter Conley

4 2014 USILA COACHES POLL: Here is the 2014 USILA Division I Coaches Poll, as of February 24: No. Team W-L PTS. LW 1 Duke (11) North Carolina(1) Maryland (2) Virginia t 5 Johns Hopkins Denver t 7 Loyola Syracuse Penn State Princeton Notre Dame Yale UMass Lehigh Drexel NR 16 Cornell Fairfield t 18 Albany Ohio State Penn Also receiving votes: Bucknell, Bellarmine, Brown, Bryant, Villanova, Providence, St. John s, Army WARRIOR DIVISION I MEDIA POLL: Here is the 2014 Warrior Division I Media Poll, as of February 24: No Team (1st pl. votes) W-L LW Pts. 1 Duke (20) Maryland (2) North Carolina Virginia Denver Syracuse Johns Hopkins Loyola Princeton Penn State Notre Dame Yale UMass Lehigh Cornell Drexel Albany Fairfield Ohio State Penn Also receiving votes: St. John's, Bucknell, Bryant, Brown, Villanova, Army, Bellarmine US LACROSSE/LACROSSE MAGAZINE NCAA DIVISION I MEN S RANKINGS: Here is the 2014 US Lacrosse/Lacrosse Magazine Division I Media Poll, as of February 24: No. Team LW 1. Duke (4-0) 1 2. Maryland (3-0) 8 3. North Carolina (3-0) 3 4. Denver (3-1) 5 5. Princeton (1-0) 6 6. Virginia (4-0) 7 7. Syracuse (2-1) 2 8. Loyola (3-1) 9 9. Penn St. (2-1) Notre Dame (1-1) Johns Hopkins (3-0) Yale (1-0) Massachusetts (3-0) Lehigh (4-0) Drexel (1-1) Albany (0-2) Cornell (1-0) Ohio St. (1-2) Penn (0-1) St. John s (1-1) 18 Receiving Votes: Bellarmine, Bryant, Bucknell, Fairfield, Villanova 2014 CAA STANDINGS: Here are the current 2014 Colonial Athletic Association Men s Lacrosse standings, as of February 28: CAA Overall Team W-L Pct W-L Pct #13/13 Massachusetts #9/10 Penn State Towson Delaware /16 Drexel Hofstra For more information on CAA lacrosse, please go to CAA PRESEASON POLL: Sophomore Sam Llinares was named to the 2014 All-CAA Preseason Team and the Hofstra Men s Lacrosse Team has been voted to finish fifth in the 2014 Colonial Athletic Association standings in a polling of conference head coaches, the CAA announced in January. Penn State, which captured its first Colonial Athletic Association men s lacrosse regular season title a year ago, has been picked to finish atop the conference standings with 23 points and three first-place votes. Towson, which captured the CAA Men s Lacrosse Championship in 2013 for the first time since 2005, earned two first-place nods and was second with 21 points. Drexel followed in third place with one first-place vote and a total of 18 points, while Massachusetts earned fourth place with 12 points. Hofstra and Delaware rounded out the voting with 11 and five points, respectively. Hofstra, which was 7-7 overall and 2-4 in the CAA in 2013, received 11 points in the balloting. The Nittany Lions of Penn State won the 2013 regular season title but fell to Towson in the tournament championship game,

5 Penn State, which is leaving the CAA for the Big 10 after the 2014 season, is eligible for the CAA regular season championship but is not eligible for the four-team, CAA Championship Tournament. The CAA Championship begins on Wednesday, April 30 with semifinal action with the title contest slated for Saturday, May 3. The semifinals will be played at the two highest seeds and the championship game will be played at the highest remaining seed CAA Men s Lacrosse Coaches Preseason Team Poll (First place votes in parenthesis) 1. Penn State 23 (3) 2. Towson 21 (2) 3. Drexel 18 (1) 4. Massachusetts Hofstra Delaware HOFSTRA CAPTAINS: Hofstra has two team captains for the 2014 season. They are senior attackman Torin Varn and senior defensive middie Anthony Zappone. SELVA NAMED TO 2014 INSIDE LACROSSE FACE-OFF YEARBOOK PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM: Hofstra junior goalie Chris Selva has been named a preseason Division I All-American honorable mention in the 2014 Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Yearbook. LLINARES: Sophomore Sam Llinares enters the Georgetown contest on a 17-game point streak. - He tied his career-high with five points on three goals and two assists at #10 Princeton. - Tied his career-highs with three assists and five points in the 2014 season opener against Marquette, taking eight shots and picking up four ground balls Preseason All-CAA Team and 2013 CAA All-Rookie Team selection. - He led the 2013 team with 13 assists and was tied for team honors with 32 points. - He tallied a goal and an assist against UNC on April 13 and a goal against UMass. - His four goals against Sacred Heart on February 16 were the second-most by a Pride freshman since Jay Card tallied five against the Pioneers in He was named the CAA co- Rookie of the Week on Feb He tallied two goals against Dartmouth two goals and one assist in games at both Fairfield and St. John s - The Under Armour High School All-American tallied a goal and two assists against both Princeton and Harvard and a goal and an assist against Drexel. SELVA: Junior Chris Selva has been named a preseason Division I All-American honorable mention in the 2014 Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Yearbook. - He has made 10 saves in each of the past two games against #10 Princeton and #17 Fairfield. - Made seven saves in the 2014 season opener against Marquette - He finished fifth in the nation in goals against average with a 7.61 mark and was fourth in save percentage with a.602 mark. - Named to the 2013 All-CAA second team. - He recorded double-digit saves in nine of his final 10 games in 2013 including career-highs of 17 stops against both North Carolina and Massachusetts. - Selva battled for the starting job in the Pride goal during the 2013 preseason and was named the CAA Player of the Week on March 11 after recording 11 saves in an 8-7 victory over #2 Notre Dame on March 9. - He recorded 16 saves in the triple-overtime loss to Drexel, topping his previous best of 14 saves at Delaware on March 16 in a 10-5 Pride victory. - Selva made 14 saves, including nine in the second half, against Dartmouth - Selva had 12 saves against St. Joseph s, 11 at Towson and 10 shots in a 7-6 loss at St. John s. - He recorded his first Pride victory in the cage against Sacred Heart on February 16. He made 12 saves in his debut. - In his second game against Princeton, he didn t get the win but he did record an assist, carrying the ball from the Pride defensive end in the offensive box and feeding Torin Varn for a third quarter goal. - He picked up his second win of the year with eight saves at Fairfield on Feb. 26. Selva also scooped up six ground balls. VARN: Senior Torin Varn was voted 2014 Hofstra co-captain by his teammates. - Tallied a season-high two goals in the victory over #17 Fairfield. - Scored a first quarter goal in the season opener against Marquette and a second quarter goal at #10 Princeton. - Varn had a team-leading 30 goals and 32 points on the season. He tallied eight goals in He tallied his sixth hat-trick of the 2013 season with three goals against UMass on April Varn became Hofstra s first 30-goal scorer since the 2010 season when Jamie Lincoln and Jay Card tallied 33 and 31 goals, respectively, - He posted four goals and one assist against St. Joseph s on April 6 for his fifth hat-trick of the season. - He was named the CAA co-player of the Week for the period ending March 3 after posting five goals in two Pride victories over Fairfield and Harvard. - Varn has posted single game and season-high goal numbers as well as his single season career-high in points earlier this season.

6 - The Ithaca, NY native added to his career-high five goals in the opener against Sacred Heart on Feb. 16 with four goals against #13 Princeton in a 10-7 Tiger victory. He tallied a goal in each of the quarters against Princeton, getting good passes on each goal including one by goalie Chris Selva on his third goal. - He notched his fourth hat-trick of the year with three goals against Dartmouth on March 26 - Varn notched three goals against Harvard on March 2 - He tallied two goals in games at both Fairfield and Notre Dame and two goals and one assist against Drexel on March 23, HENDRICKSON: Red-shirt sophomore Korey Hendrickson has recorded at least one goal in all three games in He recorded a career-high two goals at Princeton and had one goal in games against both Marquette and Fairfield. - Did not play in Played in six games as a freshman in 2012 and tallied one goal and nine ground balls on the season CLARKE: Freshman Kris Clarke won 14 of 20 face-offs and scored his first collegiate goal in the win over #17 Fairfield. - He won 50% of his face-offs in the first two games of He has won 39 of 70 face-offs for a.557 winning percentage. DAVIS: Freshman Brier Davis tallied two goals in the win over #17 Fairfield. - He recorded his first collegiate goal in the loss at #10 Princeton. - He has three goals and no assists in three games in YAPOR: Senior Lance Yapor had 10 goals and seven assists in He had his seven-game point streak snapped in the Fairfield game. - Scored twice on six shots and picked up one ground ball at Princeton - Tallied two goals, took seven shots and picked up three ground balls in the 2014 season opener against Marquette. - He led the Pride with two goals against UNC on April 13, He posted a goal and an assist against St. Joseph s on April 6, He had an 11-game point-scoring streak stopped at Delaware on March After missing games against St. John s, Drexel and Dartmouth due to an injury he suffered at Delaware, he returned against Towson with a goal. COHOLAN: Senior Drew Coholan recorded career-highs of 12 goals (topping his three in 2010), seven assists, (topping three in 2010), and 19 points (topping his previous best of six) in Scored the Pride s first goal of the season against Marquette and tallied his second against #17 Fairfield in He recorded career-highs of three goals and four points in the triple overtime loss to Drexel in He posted two goals and one assist at St. Joseph s. - He had his eight-game point streak snapped at Towson on March Coholan added a goal against UNC on April 13 - He tallied a goal and an assist in the Pride s win at Fairfield on February 26 and two goals against Harvard. - He also tallied two goals at Delaware on March 16. REICHERTER: Junior short-stick defensive middie John Reicherter scored three goals and added one assist in Tallied his first goal of the 2014 season at Princeton off a pass from fellow SSM Steve Romano. Also picked up four ground balls in the contest - Scored his first collegiate goal against Sacred Heart and tallied his second, in transition, at Fairfield in He also picked up an assist against the Pioneers of Sacred Heart last season. - Reicherter scored in the 2013 season-finale at Penn State. - Reicherter also had 20 ground balls in 2013 ROMANO: Junior Steve Romano assisted on John Reicherter s goal at Princeton in 2014 for his first career point. - He also has three ground balls and forced two turnovers against the Tigers. - Recorded 21 ground balls in He had a season-high five ground balls against UMass on April 20, ZAPPONE: Senior short-stick defensive middie Anthony Zappone is one of Hofstra s two co-captains in 2014, - He was selected as the 2014 recipient of the Nick Colleluori Memorial Award and will wear number 27 in He recorded his first career point with an assist of a Torin Varn goal against Drexel in VON BARGEN: Sophomore Brian von Bargen tallied eight goals as a freshman in 2013 and was named to the CAA All- Rookie Team. - He tied his season high with two goals against UMass. - He posted a goal and two assists at Fairfield and one goal and one assist against Sacred Heart.

7 PRIDE COACH SETH TIERNEY: Seth Tierney became the fifth head coach in the 60-year history of the Hofstra Men's Lacrosse program when he was hired to the position in August, Now in his eighth season, Tierney has led the Pride to 62 victories, the 2008 Colonial Athletic Association championship, the 2009 and 2011 CAA regular season titles, and berths in the 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 NCAA Championship Tournaments. Tierney served as an assistant coach at Hofstra from 1995 through 2000 before leaving for a similar position at his alma mater Johns Hopkins University. During his six-year tenure as an assistant with the Pride, Hofstra recorded six consecutive winning seasons with a combined overall record of and a conference mark of 29-2, captured five league titles, received five top 15 final national rankings, and played in four NCAA Championship tournaments. Tierney also coached seven All-Americans and nearly twodozen all-conference players during his first tenure at Hofstra. Among them was midfielder Doug Shanahan, who would receive the inaugural Tewaaraton Trophy as College Lacrosse Player of the Year, the Lt. Ray Enners Award as the Division I Player of the Year, and the Lt. Donald McLaughlin Award as the Division I Midfielder of the Year in In 2013, the Pride possessed one of the top defenses in the country, ranking third in goals against average (7.79) and climbing as high as sixth in the national media rankings and seventh in the coaches rankings. Included were victories at second-ranked Notre Dame and 13th-ranked Fairfield during their 7-7 season. While Hofstra had three USILA North-South Senior All-Star Game participants in John Antoniades, Cody Solaja and Adrian Sorichetti and classmate Mark Mullen was an All-CAA first team selection and was named to the USILA Scholar All-America Team, several young players emerged as stars in All-CAA second team pick sophomore goalie Chris Selva, who ranked fouth in the nation in save percentage and fifth in goals against average, and CAA All-Rookie Team selections Sam Llinares, who led the team in assists and was tied for team honors in points, and Brian von Bargen, who tallied eight goals. In 2012, the Pride was 6-8 on the year including six one-goal losses and four in overtime. Hofstra had one All-CAA first team selection in Adrian Sorichetti, two CAA second team picks in Mark Mullen and John Antoniades, and three All-Rookie team selections in Mike Malave, Ryan Rielly and Tyler Begley. In 2011, the Pride enjoyed great success, both on the field and in the classroom. Hofstra recorded a 13-3 record, captured the CAA regular season title and earned its school record-breaking fourth consecutive bid to the NCAA Championship. In addition, the Pride had four players, Jay Card, Mike Skudin, Andrew Gvozden and John Antoniades, earn USILA All-America honors. Card, Skudin, Antoniades, Ian Braddish and Adam Mojica were named to the All-CAA first team while Gvozden, Steven DeNapoli and Jamie Lincoln were voted to the second team. Skudin, who was selected the CAA Defensive Player of the Year, also earned USILA Scholar All-American and CAA Men's Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors. To close out the year, Skudin, DeNapoli and Card were named to the North-South Senior All-Star Game with DeNapoli leading all goal scorers in the contest with three. In 2010, the Pride made its school record-tying third consecutive trip to the NCAA Championships and finished the year with a 9-5 record. Hofstra had two players named to the USILA All-America team, five named to the All-CAA team and two more named to the CAA All-Rookie Team. In 2009, Tierney directed the Pride to an 11-4 overall, a 6-0 mark during the CAA regular season and his second NCAA Championship bid. Five Hofstra players were named to the All-CAA Teams, including first team selection Jay Card, who was voted the CAA Player of the Year. In addition, four Pride players were named to the USILA All-America team and one was voted to the USILA Scholar-Athlete All-America Team. For his efforts, Tierney was named the CAA co-coach of the Year. The 2008 season saw Hofstra make a return to the NCAA Tournament after a one-year hiatus. The team posted a 10-6 record and won the CAA title in a thrilling overtime win over Drexel. Leading scorer Anthony Muscarella was named an honorable mention All-American, while Kevin Unterstein was the CAA Defensive Player of the Year and Jay Card earned CAA Rookie of the Year accolades. In addition, seven players received All-CAA honors and the Unterstein brothers, Kevin and Michael, were named North-South Game All-Stars and were both selected in the Major League Lacrosse Draft. In his first year at the helm of the Hofstra program, Tierney took over a team that returned one starter from 2006 s NCAA Quarterfinal squad and led them to a 6-8 record that saw seven losses decided by one goal. The team qualified for the CAA Championship, saw one of its star players Kevin Unterstein earn honorable mention All-America honors and had seven players named to All-CAA teams, including three All-Rookie selections. Tierney returned to Hofstra after a six-year tenure at John Hopkins, with the final two seasons as associate head coach. As the Blue Jays offensive coordinator, he was the architect of one of the most potent and explosive offenses in the nation in recent years. Tierney directed the Blue Jays attack that finished second in the nation in scoring margin, sixth in scoring offense and 16th in man-up offense during Hopkins' NCAA title run in The Blue Jays led the nation in scoring offense and man-up offense in 2003 and finished fifth in both categories in HOFSTRA UNDER TIERNEY Versus Georgetown Overall record Conference record Versus ranked opps Home record Road record Neutral record One goal decisions Two goal decisions Three-goal decision Four goal decisions Others Record in February Record in March Record in April Record in May TIERNEY SECOND FASTEST TO 50 WINS: Pride coach Seth Tierney recorded his 50th victory as head coach of the Pride in his 76th contest. He is the second-fastest to reach 50 wins in Pride men s lacrosse history, behind the legendary Howdy Myers who did it in 73 games. NCAA TOURNAMENT STREAK: Under Coach Seth Tierney, the Pride made NCAA Championship appearances in four consecutive years, from 2008 through 2011, for the first time in school history, breaking the mark of three straight in and

8 HOFSTRA ASSISTANT COACHES - Associate Head Coach Kevin Unterstein, who spent the 2009 and 2010 seasons serving as an assistant coach under Bill Tierney at both Princeton and Denver, is in his fourth season on the Hofstra Pride men s lacrosse staff. A 2008 graduate of Hofstra, Unterstein enjoyed a stellar playing career as a shortstick defensive middie from 2005 through As a senior he recorded a team-leading 70 ground balls while helping to guide the Pride to the Colonial Athletic Association title and the NCAA Tournament. For his efforts, he was an All-CAA first team selection, and was named the CAA Defensive Player of the Year, and the CAA Championship Tournament Most Valuable Player. As a junior, Unterstein earned USILA All- American honorable mention honors, and was named to the All-CAA second team as well as the All-CAA Tournament team. He was promoted to Hofstra Associate Head Lacrosse Coach in August Hofstra alumnus J.P. Brazel is in his third season on the Pride coaching staff in A former goalie at Hofstra during the 2001 and 2002 seasons, Brazel returned to Hofstra after serving as an assistant coach at Delaware during the academic year. Prior to coaching at Delaware, Brazel spent three seasons ( ) at Sacred Heart. Brazel began his Division I coaching career during the year at Manhattan College. He began his coaching career at Nassau Community College. - Hofstra alumnus John Gorman is in his second season on the Pride coaching staff in SEASON OPENERS: After their loss to Marquette on February 15, Hofstra is now in opening games in its history. Under Seth Tierney, the Pride is 5-3 in his eight season openers. BIG CROWD: The Pride drew 5,345 fans to the home contest against UNC on April 13. It was the biggest Hofstra regular season home crowd since 5,484 fans saw the Pride down Penn State on April 30, GOALS ALLOWED VS. PENN STATE: The 16 goals scored by Penn State in the 2013 regular season finale were the most scored against the Pride in 2013 and was only the third time that the Pride allowed double-digit goals all season. Princeton tallied 10 in a 10-7 victory over Hofstra on February 23 and UNC downed the Pride, 14-5 on April 13. AGAINST THE TOP 10 -Following the Pride s loss to #10 Princeton on February 22, 2014, Hofstra is now in its last 42 games against USILA Top 10 opponents. - The Pride s 8-7 victory over #2 Notre Dame was their biggest victory since an 8-7 win over #1 Johns Hopkins in Including 2013, the Pride has defeated at least one top 10 opponent in 11 of the last 13 seasons. Date # Opponent H-A HU - Opp 2/22/14 #10 Princeton Away L 4/27/13 #8 Penn State Home 7-16 L 4/13/13 #3 North Carolina Home 5-14 L 3/9/13 #2 Notre Dame Away 8-7 W 4/21/12 #1 Massachusetts Neutral L 4/14/12 #8 North Carolina Neutral 9-12 L 3/10/12 #7 Notre Dame Home 5-6 L (OT) 2/26/11 #8 Princeton Home 11-9 W 5/15/10 #3 Maryland Away 8-11 L 3/13/10 #7 Johns Hopkins Home 14-6 W 2/27/10 #9 Princeton Away L 5/9/09 #7 Cornell Away 8-11 L 4/18/09 #10 North Carolina Home 8-13 L 3/14/09 #3 Princeton Home 9-7 W 3/7/09 #10 Johns Hopkins Away 7-12 L 3/8/08 #1 Johns Hopkins Home 8-7 W 3/27/07 #9 Army Away 5-3 W 3/18/07 #10 Princeton Home 4-5 L 3/10/07 #5 Johns Hopkins Away 8-9 L 2/24/07 #9 Massachusetts Home 8-6 W 5/20/06 #10 Massachusetts Neutral L (OT) 3/18/06 #6 Princeton Away 9-5 W 3/11/06 #7 Johns Hopkins Home 11-6 W 3/29/05 #5 Army Away L 3/26/05 #9 Notre Dame Home 8-9 L (2OT) 3/12/05 #1 Johns Hopkins Away 5-11 L 3/20/04 #6 Princeton Away 5-10 L 3/13/04 #1 Johns Hopkins Home 6-13 L 3/6/04 #7 Loyola Home 9-8 W 5/11/03 #5 Massachusetts Away 6-9 L 4/17/03 #7 Syracuse Home 8-6 W 3/23/03 #6 Massachusetts Home 7-14 L 3/15/03 #7 Princeton Home 5-18 L 4/26/02 #7 Duke Home 14-6 W 3/16/02 #8 Princeton Away 4-12 L 3/9/02 #2 Johns Hopkins Home 8-9 L 3/2/02 #8 Loyola Home 7-8 L 5/19/01 #1 Syracuse+ Home L 5/12/01 #8 Virginia + Neutral W (OT) 5/5/01 #9 Towson Away L 4/28/01 #9 Duke Home W 3/24/01 #2 Notre Dame Home W (OT) AGAINST NUMBER ONE - Hofstra s loss to number one UMass on April 21, 2012 was the Pride s sixth meeting against a top-ranked team since Hofstra is 1-5 in those games. - Prior to the 8-7 victory over #1 Hopkins in 2008, the Pride s highest-ranked victory was an overtime decision over second-ranked Notre Dame in Including 2012, the Pride has defeated at least one top 10 opponent in 10 of the last 12 seasons. The 2005 and 2012 seasons were the years in which the Pride did not have a top 10 win. Date # Opponent H-A HU - Opp 4/21/12 #1 UMass Neutral* L 3/8/08 #1 Johns Hopkins Home 8-7 W 3/12/05 #1 Johns Hopkins Away 5-11 L 3/13/04 #1 Johns Hopkins Home 6-13 L 5/19/01 #1 Syracuse+ Home L 4/25/95 #1 Johns Hopkins Home L +-NCAA Tournament *- Foxborough, MA AGAINST THE TOP 6 - The Pride is 5-16 in their last 21 games against teams that were ranked sixth or better, dating back to the end of the 1999 season. - In addition to Notre Dame in 2013, Princeton in 2009 and Hopkins in 2008, the other Pride wins over top six teams came in 2001 when Hofstra edged #2 Notre Dame in overtime, and on March 18, 2006 against #6 Princeton 9-5.

9 - Hofstra is against opponents ranked sixth or better since HOFSTRA AGAINST NUMBERS 11 THROUGH 20: Following the Pride s9-7 win over #17 Fairfield last Tuesday, Hofstra is now in their last 46 games against teams ranked from 11 through 20. Since 2003, the Pride is against teams #11 through 20. OVERTIME - The Pride have played two triple-overtime contests in the last two seasons after not playing one since With its triple-overtime loss to Drexel on March 23, 2013 and the overtime losses in four contests in 2012, Hofstra has now dropped its last six overtime games. - Hofstra is in its last 24 overtime games. - The Pride is in overtime games since Hofstra is 6-8 in overtime games under Seth Tierney and was 13-5 in overtime games during John Danowski s tenure. - Here is the Pride s OT history since 1986: Year Opponent Result 2013 vs. #19 Drexel 7-8 L (3OT) (69:00) 2012 at #15 Penn State 8-9 L (2OT) 2012 vs. Towson 9-10 L (2OT) 2012 vs. #7 Notre Dame 5-6 L 2012 vs. #20 Fairfield 9-10 L (3OT) (69:53) 2010 at Penn State L 2009 at Army 9-8 W (2OT) 2009 at #15 Brown W (2OT) 2008 at #11 Drexel * 10-9 W 2008 at Villanova 7-6 W (2OT) 2008 at Drexel 8-9 L (2OT) 2008 #1 Johns Hopkins 8-7 W 2007 Stony Brook L 2007 at Towson 9-8 W 2006 Massachusetts L 2006 #12 Towson 10-9 W 2005 #9 Notre Dame 8-9 L (2OT) 2003 at Sacred Heart 9-8 W 2002 at Massachusetts W 2001 Virginia W Notre Dame W 2000 at Delaware 7-8 L 1999 Johns Hopkins 9-8 W Notre Dame 10-9 W 1997 Massachusetts 7-6 W (2OT) 1996 Georgetown L Massachusetts W 1995 Brown 10-9 W 1994 Army L 1993 Virginia 7-6 W 1991 at Army W 1989 at Towson 10-9 W (4OT) (73:47) * - CAA Title Game CAATITLES: Hofstra has captured two CAA regular season titles under Coach Seth Tierney. Hofstra won the regular season title in 2009 and in The Pride captured the 2008 CAA Championship Tournament title. HOFSTRA TO HOST 2014 NCAA DIVISION I MEN S LACROSSE QUARTERFINALS. For the eighth time since 1997, Hofstra University has been selected to serve as host for the 2014 NCAA Division I Men s Lacrosse Quarterfinals, The University was named as one of the two sites for the 2014 Quarterfinals on Saturday, May 17, with the University of Delaware serving as the other site on May 18. James M. Shuart Stadium, which replaced its FieldTurf surface in the fall of 2012, has a new lighting system for 2014, It will be the first NCAA Division I Men s Lacrosse Quarterfinal that Hofstra has hosted since May 21, 2011 when eventual national champion Virginia defeated Cornell, 13-9, and upstart Denver defeated Johns Hopkins, James M. Shuart Stadium has been an important venue in NCAA Lacrosse history as it served as the site of the first-ever NCAA Division I Men s Lacrosse Championship game in 1971, which saw Cornell post a 12-6 victory over Maryland. Since then the stadium has hosted first round NCAA Tournament games in 1973, 1993 and 2006, and NCAA Quarterfinals in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2009 and The largest crowds in James M. Shuart Stadium history occurred during the hosting of the NCAA Lacrosse Quarterfinals. A stadium record of 13,447 spectators, the largest-ever lacrosse crowd on Long Island, were in attendance for the 2011 NCAA Quarterfinals, while a crowd of 12,292, a then-ncaa Men s Lacrosse Championship Quarterfinal, witnessed the 1999 NCAA Quarterfinals. In ,510 fans attended the quarterfinals. In addition, advancing to the NCAA Quarterfinals hosted at Hofstra has been a good luck charm for one of the four participants. The eventual national champions have come through the NCAA Quarterfinals in Hempstead, New York in six of the seven previous quarterfinals hosted by Hofstra. ONE-GOAL DECISIONS: Hofstra was involved in five onegoal game in 2013, posting a 1-4 record. The Pride were involved in seven one-goal games in 2012, posting a 1-6 mark in those seven contests. Hofstra had six one-goal decisions in 2009, recording a 6-0 mark. In both 2007 and 2008, the Pride had eight one goal games with Hofstra going 1-7 in 2007 and 6-2 in AT THE FACE-OFF X: After losing four-year face-off specialist John Antoniades to graduation at the end of the 2013 season, all eyes will be on the replacement to see if the tradition of outstanding face-off men continues with the Pride. Here is a list of the top single-season face-off guys in Hofstra history. Name Year Won-Att. Pct Joe Carrello Joe Ghedina John Antoniades ** Doug Shanahan Joe Carrello Joe Carrello Joe Ghedina Joe Ghedina Doug Shanahan Joe Muscarella Doug Shanahan CROWD NOTES: The April 10, 2010 crowd of 25,710 at the New Meadowlands Stadium was the largest to see a Hofstra lacrosse game in school history The April 18, 2009 crowd of 6,661 for the North Carolina game at Shuart Stadium was the

10 most fans to see a Hofstra lacrosse contest at Shuart Stadium since 10,510 fans watched the Pride and Syracuse in the 2001 NCAA Championship Quarterfinals. The UNC crowd is also the largest regular season crowd to see a Pride game at Shuart Stadium since 7,476 saw Hofstra defeat Johns Hopkins, 9-8 in overtime, on May 8, HOFSTRA WINNING STREAKS: Here is a list of Hofstra s longest winning streaks: Games Year Final Record & & TBD & & HOME COOKING: Hofstra has won 87 of its last 120 home games at James M. Shuart Stadium (formerly Hofstra Stadium). The Pride had a 16-game home winning streak snapped on March 18, 2007 against Princeton and a 15-game streak snapped by Delaware on May 4, Here is how the Pride has done at home since 2000: THE 500 CLUB - ALL-TIME RECORD: The Pride became the 14th Division I member to record 500 victories in its history on March 30, 2011 against Army. Hofstra is in its 66th season of men s lacrosse in Pride teams now have tallied a record.. WINNING SEASONS: The Pride have recorded 41 winning seasons in program history. In addition, Hofstra has posted five.500 record seasons. THE FIRST AND THE LAST: With their victories over Delaware at Giants Stadium in 2009 and at the New Meadowlands Stadium on April 10, 2010, Hofstra and Delaware played the first college lacrosse game at the New Meadowlands Stadium (Met Life Stadium) and the last lacrosse game at Giants Stadium. ON THE WALL OF MARGIOTTA HALL: On April 18, 2009, Hofstra Athletics retired the jersey numbers of two all-time lacrosse greats, Doug Shanahan and Jerry Simandl. They are the first two Pride lacrosse players to have their numbers retired and jersey numbers are displayed on the wall of Margiotta Hall in the south end zone of James M. Shuart Stadium. Simandl (#10) lettered in lacrosse at Hofstra from 1952 through 1955 under legendary coach Howard Howdy Myers. He earned All-America second team honors as a senior in 1955 after leading the nation in scoring with 102 points and assists with 58 while placing second with 44 goals. He was also an allconference Laurie Cox Division selection as a senior and was named to the USILA North-South Senior All-Star Game. Singled out as one of the top ten players that he ever coached by Myers, Simandl still holds the Hofstra records for most points and most assists in a single season, most assists and points in a career, and is third in goals scored in a career in Pride history. He finished his Hofstra career with 119 goals and 119 assists for 238 points. All four of his Hofstra teams were nationally-ranked, including the 1955 team that was ranked third. Shanahan (#26), who played at Hofstra from 1998 through 2001, was a two-sport All-American athlete in both football and lacrosse. While a standout as a defensive back in football and leading the Pride in interceptions as a junior and senior, he excelled in lacrosse over his four year career at Hofstra. As Hofstra s most honored lacrosse player, Shanahan was a three-time All-America selection earning honorable mention in 1999, second team honors in 2000, and first team accolades as a senior. In addition to his first team honors in 2001, he also earned: the Lt. Donald McLaughlin Award from the USILA as Division I Midfielder of the Year; the Lt. Ray Enners Award as USILA Division I Player of the Year; and the inaugural Tewaaraton Trophy as college lacrosse s Player of the Year. Shanahan also earned All-America East honors four times, picking up first team honors as a freshman, as well as Rookie of the Year honors in 1998, as a sophomore in 1999 and as a senior in 2001 when he was also voted Most Valuable Player honors. He was named to the 2001 USILA North-South Senior All-Star Game where he captured the Most Valuable Player award. During his Hofstra career, he tallied 95 goals and 44 assists for 139 points, a school-record 450 ground balls while winning 528 of 868 face-offs for a.608 winning percentage. In 2002 Shanahan was named to the United States National Team for the ILF World Championships and earned the ILF s Most Valuable Player Award. He was also voted to the All- World Team ROYLE-SOMBROTTO LOCKER ROOM: The Hofstra Men s Lacrosse Locker Room was officially dedicated before the Pride s game against Delaware on April 12, The Harry Royle-Vincent Sombrotto Pride Locker Room, named in honor of former Hofstra Lacrosse Coach Harry Royle and former Pride All-American and National Lacrosse Hall of Fame member Vincent Sombrotto, was made possible by a generous gift from James Metzger, a former teammate of Sombrotto and a standout player under Coach Royle. REMEMBERING NICK: On November , the Hofstra University family lost a beloved member of the community with the passing of men s lacrosse player Nicholas Colleluori. His 14-month battle with non-hodgkins lymphoma was a study in courage, dignity and the relentless attitude that he brought to everything he did. A son, a brother, a fiancé, a teammate, a classmate and a friend, Nick cherished and honored all of these titles. He will be remembered for the love and joy that he brought to so many people and a spirit that will last forever. The Hofstra lacrosse program is active in fund-raising activities in the fight against lymphoma. In addition, each year one senior, who exemplifies the spirit and relentless attitude that Nick displayed, will be selected to wear the number 27 uniform.

11 This year s honoree is co-captain and short-stick defensive midfielder Anthony Zappone.. HOFSTRA PRO-NUN-SEE-AY-SHUNS: 2 Yapor (Ya-poor) 5 Llinares (Lin-r-es) 6 Rielly (Rye-lee) 7 Malave (Ma-lah-vay) 8 Puckhaber (Puck-hay-ber) 9 Brier Davis (Bry-er) 12 Coholan (Co-hol-in) 15 Diener (Dee-ner) 18 Kupecky (Koo-peck-ee) 19 Colatriano (Cola-tree-ahno) 22 Reicherter (Rike-er-ter) 23 Caputo (Ca-pew-toe) 27 Zappone (Za-pone) 28 von Bargen (Von Bar-gin) 34 Satterthwaite (Sat-ter-thwaite) 41 Voelkel (Voel-kel) 43 Reilly (Rhy-lee) HOFSTRA ON TELEVISION: Here is the Hofstra Men s Lacrosse on FiOS 1 Sports Schedule through the month of March. Check your local listing for time of airing. 2/15 - Marquette / Hofstra Men 2/25 Hofstra Men vs. Fairfield, 3 p.m. 3/1 Hofstra Men vs. Georgetown, Noon 3/8 - Hofstra Men vs. Ohio State, 1 pm 3/29 - Hofstra Men vs. Towson, 7pm PRIDE ZONE AUDIO/VIDEO STREAM: Hofstra will audio and video stream all nine home games in Video and audio streams can be found in the PRIDE ZONE at GoHofstra.com HOFSTRA GAME SUMMARIES GAME 1 FEBRUARY 15, 2014 VS. MARQUETTE: Sam Llinares recorded two goals and three assists for the Pride but Tyler Melnyk and Kyle Whitlow each scored three goals and Ryan McNamara added two to lead the Golden Eagles of Marquette to an 11-9 victory over Hofstra at James M. Shuart Stadium. Llinares, an All-CAA Preseason selection in 2014, tallied goals in the first quarter and the fourth quarter and added all three of his assists in the second half to equal his career-high point total. He posted five points against Sacred Heart in Senior Lance Yapor and junior Mike Malave each added two goals for the Pride, who dropped their season opener. Junior goalie Chris Selva, an All-CAA second team selection in 2013, made seven saves in the Hofstra cage. Melnyk, a senior from Canada, scored all three of his goals consecutively during a four goal spurt by the Golden Eagles late in the first quarter through late in the third quarters that turned a 3-3 contest into a 7-3 advantage. Melnyk also added an assist in the game. Whitlow, a sophomore from Canada, posted three man-up goals. McNamara, a freshman, scored twice in the first quarter and added an assist in the fourth quarter. Senior JJ Sagl, a Long Island product, made eight saves for the Golden Eagles, who evened their record at 1-1. In a see-saw first period, Marquette, led by former Hofstra Associate Head Coach Joe Amplo, jumped out to a 2-0 lead only to see Pride senior Drew Coholan and Llinares tie the game for Hofstra. After McNamara notched his second of the contest, Hofstra senior Torin Varn, the Pride s leading scorer last season with 30 goals, tied the contest at 3-3 with 2:25 to play in the first. Melnyk scored the first of his three straight goals with 40 seconds to play in the first and sophomore Conor Gately wrapped up the Marquette run at the 5:45 mark of the third to build a 7-3 advantage. Yapor ended Hofstra s 29:46 scoring drought with an unassisted tally with 2:39 to play in the period and Malave added a man-up goal 61 seconds later to close to 7-5 after three quarters. After Marquette s Bryan Badolato and Malave exchanged goals in the first four minutes of the fourth quarter, Whitlow s two man-up goals boosted the Golden Eagle lead to Llinares and Jerry Nobile then exchanged goals before the Pride added goals by Yapor and sophomore Korey Hendrickson in the final 48 seconds to close out the scoring. Hofstra outshot the Golden Eagles but Marquette won the battle on the ground, picking up 36 ground balls to the Pride s 28. SCORE BY PERIOD F Marquette Hofstra MARQUETTE SCORING: GOALS: Melnyk, Tyler 3; Whitlow, Kyle 3; Mcnamara, Ryan 2; Gately, Conor 1; Badolato, Bryan 1; Nobile, Jerry 1. ASSISTS: Badolato, Bryan 1; Gately, Conor 1; Mcnamara, Ryan 1; Melnyk, Tyler 1; Richard, Jacob 1. HOFSTRA SCORING: GOALS: Llinares, Sam 2; Yapor, Lance 2; Malave, Mike 2; Hendrickson, Korey 1; Varn, Torin 1; Coholan, Drew 1. ASSISTS: Llinares, Sam 3. GAME 2 FEBRUARY 22, 2014 AT #10 PRINCETON: Pride sophomore Sam Llinares tallied three goals and twoassists but 10thranked Princeton battled back from a four-goal deficit midway through the third quarter to post a 12-9 victory over Hofstra at Class of 52 Stadium. For the second consecutive game, Llinares posted five points to lead Hofstra, which fell to 0-2 on the season. Senior Lance Yapor and redshirt sophomore Korey Hendrickson each added two goals for the Pride. Junior goalie Chris Selva made 10 saves in the contest, including seven in the second half. Princeton (1-0) had three players record five points in the contest as junior Mike MacDonald tallied four goals and one assist, two-time All- American senior Tom Schreiber added three goals, including the game-winner, and two assists, and sophomore Ryan Ambler notched a career-high five assists. Senior Brian Kavanagh made 10 saves in the Tiger cage in the first half before sophomore Matt O Connor entered the game at the start of the third quarter and made two saves. In a game that featured six tied scores and four lead changes, it was Princeton who rallied in the last 21 minutes of the contest to pull out the victory. After a see-saw first quarter that ended with the score knotted at 2-2, the Pride erupted offensively in the second period, scoring four times and dominating play for most of the quarter. Redshirt sophomore Korey Hendrickson netted his second of the game, from the left side of Kavanagh, for Hofstra s first lead of the game at 3-2 at the 9:40 mark. But Princeton came back with consecutive goals six seconds apart with Tucker Shanley scoring his first, and MacDonald picking up his second goal of the game for a 4-3 advantage with 7:44 to play in the first half. Hofstra responded by going on a five-goal run, including three in the second quarter, to open up an 8-4 lead in the third quarter. Five different Pride players tallied goals in the run as Llinares scored his second of the game to tie the contest at 4-4 before senior co-captain Torin Varn broke the tie with his second of the year at the 3:46 mark. Freshman Brier Davis was the beneficiary of the Llinares second consecutive assist and tallied his first collegiate goal 40 seconds later to give Hofstra a 6-4 lead at halftime. The Pride outshot Princeton, 18-3 and picked up 10 ground balls to the Tigers two in the second quarter.