2007 HOFSTRA LACROSSE SCHEDULE & RESULTS

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1 STREAKS: Hofstra has won 18 of its last 23 regular season games...including tournament play the Pride has won six of the last seven home games at Shuart Stadium against conference opponents dating back to the 2005 season The Pride has won 16 of their last 18 home games at Shuart Stadium A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE: The Pride has won 21 of its last 28 games, 24 of the last 32, 50 of their last 81 contests, 58 of its last 94 games, 62 of the last 99, 73 of the last 119, and 86 of its last 135 games, dating back to HOFSTRA MEN S LACROSSE HOFSTRA PRIDE (2-5) vs. ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS (3-4) Saturday, April 7, :30 p.m. James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY 2007 HOFSTRA LACROSSE SCHEDULE & RESULTS February (Opp. Rank - Opp. - HU Rank) Result 24 #9 MASSACHUSETTS (#18) 8-6 W March 3 at Brown (#13) 6-7 L 10 at #5 Johns Hopkins 8-9 L 17 #10 PRINCETON (FSNY) 4-5 L 24 at #14 Delaware 5-6 L 27 at #9 Army (ESPNU) 5-3 W 30 VILLANOVA 8-9 L April 7 ROBERT MORRIS 1:30 p.m. 11 at Sacred Heart 3:30 p.m. 14 at Towson 1:00 p.m. 20 LAFAYETTE 7:00 p.m. 24 STONY BROOK 7:00 p.m. 28 DREXEL 1:30 p.m. May 2 CAA Tournament Semifinal TBA 5 CAA Tournament Championship TBA NCAA Tournament -First Round TBA NCAA Tournament - Quarterfinals TBA 26 NCAA Semifinals at Baltimore TBA 28 NCAA Championship at Baltimore TBA * - Colonial Athletic Association Game + - Inside Lacrosse poll. NATIONAL RANKING: For the fourth straight week, Hofstra received votes in the Nike-Inside Lacrosse Media Poll. They did not receive votes in the USILA Coaches Poll. The Colonials of Robert Morris University are not ranked in either poll. PRIDE COACH SETH TIERNEY: Hofstra Men s Lacrosse Coach Seth Tierney is in his first season with the Pride. Only the fifth head coach in the program s history, Tierney came back to Hofstra after a six year stint at Johns Hopkins University, the last two years 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 In 2006, Hopkins posted a 9-5 record, advanced to the NCAA Championship quarterfinals, and ranked in the top 15 in the country in four statistical categories. A total of 21 Blue Jay midfielders and attackmen earned All-America honors during Tierney's tenure in Homewood. Among them was Kyle Harrison, a two-time first team All-America, who received the Tewaaraton Trophy and the Lt. Enners Award in 2005 and the McLaughlin Award in 2004 and During his six-year tenure with the Pride as an assistant, 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 two dozen all-conference players while 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 Tierney played for the Blue Jays from and served as team captain as a senior. He helped lead Hopkins to the NCAA Tournament in each of his four seasons, including an appearance in the 1989 NCAA title game. He received Hopkins' Turnbull- Reynolds Award as a senior as the player most exemplifying leadership and sportsmanship. Tierney was also selected to play in the North-South game as a senior. He is a 1991 graduate of Johns Hopkins University. HOFSTRA ASSISTANT COACHES - Joe Amplo, who was a four-year letterman at Hofstra from 1996 to 1999, is in his second tenure as an assistant coach at Hofstra. Amplo served as an assistant for two seasons under John Danowski in 2000 and 2001 before leaving to serve as an assistant at Pennsylvania. He returned to Hofstra in Former Johns Hopkins standout Matt Rewkowski is in his first season on the Pride coaching staff. A member of the Blue Jays national championship team in 2005, he was an All-America selection in Rewkowski, who played his first two years at Duke, was an All-AmericA pick as a sophomore in Durham. - Former Scranton standout and Long Island scholastic assistant coach Ron Caputo is in his fourth season on the Pride staff.

2 HOFSTRA S TENTATIVE LINE-UP vs. Robert Morris Pos. Name No. Cl Stats A Dan Stein 32 Fr A Tom Dooley 40 So A Ryan Miller 42 Sr M Mike Colleluori 4 So M Mike Unterstein 5 Jr M Anthony Muscarella 26 So D John Gorman 6 Sr. 7 GB D Patrick Watson 31 So. 1 GB D Adam Swarsen 47 So 19 GB G Danny Orlando 46 Fr GAA/.615 Sv. % Reserves 2M Mike Unterstein 5 Jr M Tom Interlicchio 22 Fr M Zachary Heyl 21 Sr LSM Tom Shuey 13 So. 1 GB LSM Collin Stabler 25 Jr. 0 GB SS Julian Watts 18 Jr. 8 GB SS Kevin Unterstein 9 Jr. 31 GB/0-0-0 FO Kevin Unterstein 9 Jr /.475 FO Steve Prifte 8 So /.417 HOFSTRA-ROBERT MORRIS BY THE NUMBERS HOFSTRA RMU 2-5 Overall Record Conference Record Total Shots /6.29 Goals For/Avg. 57/ /2.3 Assists/Avg. 31/ /6.43 Goals Against/Avg. 75/ Penalties/Min. 45/ /.464 FO W-L/Pct / /.240 Man-Up/Pct / /.250 Opp. Man-Up/Pct / /.615 Saves/Pct. 72/.490 ROBERT MORRIS QUICK FACTS: Location: Moon Township, PA Nickname: Colonials Director of Athletics: Dr. Craig Coleman Lacrosse Stadium: Joe Walton Stadium Press Box Phone: N/A Head Lacrosse Coach: Kenneth Davis Record at School/Years: 1-26/Two years Overall Record: 27-55/6 years Coach s Office Phone: (412) Men s Lacrosse SID: Ken Baker Office Phone: (412) Fax: (412) Record: 1-13, 0-6 (CAA) Returning Lettermen/Starters: Series Record: Hofstra leads 1-0 Last meeting: 2006-Hofstra won, 21-2 Athletic Web Site: ROBERT MORRIS 2007 RESULTS 2/10 at Ohio State 5-13 L 2/21 Seton Hall 11-3 W 2/25 Wagner W 3/3 Penn 5-13 L 3/12 VMI W 3/25 Sacred Heart 7-10 L 3/31 at Towson 3-16 L ROBERT MORRIS TENTATIVE LINE-UP vs. Hofstra Pos. No. Name Cl Stats A 8 Frank Keel So A 22 Andrew Watt Jr A 31 Brandon Johnson So M 11 Alexander Sewell Jr M 12 Brendan Arthur Jr M 34 Aaron Botazzo So D 17 Joe Sewell So. 2 GB D 28 Jordan Sealock Fr. 1 GB D 40 Dan Mulford So. 8 GB G 1 Jason Dockum Jr GAA/.437 Sv.% FO 11 Alexander Sewell Jr /.567 HOFSTRA-ROBERT MORRIS SERIES - Today s game is the second meeting, in men s lacrosse, between Hofstra and Robert Morris University in a series that started in Hofstra leads the series 1-0 The Hofstra- Robert Morris Series Date Winner Location Score 4/12/06 Hofstra Moon Twnshp CAA STANDINGS: Here are the latest Colonial Athletic Association standings, as of Saturday, April 7, 2007: CAA Overall Team W-L Pct W-L Pct Towson Drexel ,700 Delaware Villanova Sacred Heart Robert Morris Hofstra USILA DIVISION I COACHES POLL: Here are the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Division I Men s Lacrosse Coaches Poll, as of April 2, No. Name (1st pl. votes) W-L Pts. LW 1 Cornell (10) Albany (1) Virginia Duke Georgetown Navy Princeton Loyola Johns Hopkins North Carolina Maryland Towson Notre Dame Delaware Bucknell Syracuse Army Stony Brook Fairfield UMBC Others Receiving Votes (in order): Dartmouth, Drexel, Ohio State, Colgate, Villanova

3 NIKE/INSIDE LACROSSE DIVISION I MEDIA POLL: The Hofstra Pride continues to receive votes in the latest Nike/Inside Lacrosse Division I Top 20 Media Poll, as of April 3, No. Team (1st pl. votes) W-L Pts. 1 Cornell (13) Virginia (1) Albany (1) Duke Princeton Georgetown Navy Loyola Johns Hopkins Maryland North Carolina Towson Notre Dame Delaware Syracuse Army Bucknell Stony Brook Dartmouth UMBC Others receiving votes: Yale 14, Drexel 13, Harvard 3, Brown 3, Penn State 3, Colgate 1, Hobart 1, Hofstra 1 HOFSTRA IN THE 2007 DIVISION I MEN S LACROSSE POLLS Date USILA Nike/Inside Lacrosse Feb. 19 NR 18 Feb Mar. 5 RV RV Mar. 12 RV RV Mar. 19 RV RV Mar. 26 NR RV Apr. 3 NR RV HOFSTRA IN THE NCAA STATISTICS: The Pride rank sixth in the country in goal against average with a 6.43 mark. Individually, freshman goalie Danny Orlando is also sixth in the country in goals against average, and ranks eighth in save percentage with a.615 mark. Junior Kevin Unterstein ranks 26th in ground balls per game with a 4.43 average. HOFSTRA-ROBERT MORRIS LAST YEAR - Game 11 - April 12 at Robert Morris: Chris Unterstein recorded career-highs of nine points and five assists, and Athan Iannucci and Tom Dooley each tallied seven points to lead the second-ranked Pride to a 21-2 Colonial Athletic Association victory over Robert Morris at Joe Walton Stadium. The Pride scored 21 goals for the first time since March 31, 2001, when Hofstra rolled over Hartford, 21-9, and held an opponent to two goals for the first time since an 18-2 victory over Providence on March 10, Hofstra moved the ball very well, recording a school record 19 assists on the 21 goals. Hofstra scored the first four goals of the game, including two by Iannucci, and never looked back. Frank Keel scored Robert Morris first goal of the contest with 4:43 to play in the first quarter to close the gap to 4-1. But Iannucci scored the next two goals and Unterstein followed with three more unanswered goals to boost the Pride lead to 9-1 with 4:09 to play in the first half. Brandon Johnson scored 22 seconds later for the Colonials but Dooley and Iannucci would each score again before halftime to give the Pride an 11-2 lead at the break. The Pride outshot Robert Morris, 44-14, and picked up 32 ground balls to the Colonials 25. Hofstra also forced 39 turnovers. Senior Matt Southard, who played almost 39 minutes in the contest and made two saves, picked up his 10th win of the year. John Kennedy and Jason Dockum each had six saves in 30 minutes of action for Robert Morris F #2 Hofstra Robert Morris Hofstra Scoring: Goals: Athan Iannucci 5, Chris Unterstein 4, Tom Dooley 4, Ryan Carter 2, John Keysor, Ryan Lucas, Tim Treubig, Anthony Muscarella, Julian Watts, Mike Colleluori; Assists: Chris Unterstein 5, Tom Dooley 3, Athan Iannucci 2, Peter Kasper 2, John Keysor 2, Ryan Lucas, John Orsen, Bill Peters, Kevin Unterstein, Mike Unterstein Robert Morris Scoring: Goals: Frank Keel, Brandon Johnson; Assists: Frank Keel, Carlo Sunseri Hofstra RMU Shots: Ground Balls: Face-offs Won: Saves: 6 12 Penalties: 4/2.5 5/3.5 EMO: Clears/Att Goalies: HU-Matt Southard (38:45, 2 GA, 2 saves), James Tuohy (6:15, 0 GA, 2 saves), Pat Debolt (6:02, 0 GA, 0 saves), Brian Schneider (8:58, 0 GA, 2 saves); RMU-John Kennedy (30:00, 11 GA, 6 saves), John Dockum (30:00, 10 GA, 6 saves) Attendance: 245 YOUNG GUNS: In the Pride s 9-8 loss to Villanova on March 30, Hofstra freshmen and sophomores accounted for seven of the eight goals. Sophomores Tom Dooley and Mike Colleluori each had two goals and Anthony Muscarella added one, and freshman Tom Interlicchio added two goals. ONE-GOAL DECISIONS: Hofstra s five one-goal decisions in their first seven games this season is the most in a season since The Pride had four one-goal decisions in 2004, 2003, 2001, 1999, 1997 and In 1993, Hofstra had six one-goal decisions and posted a 5-1 record in those contests. CLOSING IN ON VICTORY: The Pride has played seven games this season with five decided by one goal, and two decided by two goals. The two, two-goal decisions were victories.

4 SOPHOMORE MIKE COLLELUORI: Sophomore midfielder Michael Colleluori is currently on a seven-game point-scoring streak. Colleluori, who has a career-best eight goals and three assists on the season to take over the team lead, tallied two goals against Villanova, and a goal and an assist in the Pride s victory at Army. He scored twice in the season opening victory against Massachusetts on February 24. Included was the game-winner that snapped a 6-6 tie with 4:26 to play in the contest. Colleluori s first goal of the season tied the game at 4-4. He also added a goal at Brown, an assist at Hopkins, and two goals against Princeton and an assist at Delaware. His second goal against the Tigers tied the game at 4-4 with just under five minutes to play. Last year Michael tallied four goals and four assists on the year. FRESHMAN ORLANDO CONTINUES TO SHINE: Freshman goalie Danny Orlando continues to display the talent this year that allowed him to earn high school All-America honors in 2006 at South Side High School on Long Island. Orlando has recorded double-digit saves five of the first seven games this season including 10 in the victory at Army. Against Princeton, Hopkins and UMass, he posted 13 saves and 10 stops at Brown. His 13 saves over UMass in his college debut earned him CAA Rookie of the Week. He now has a 6.43 goals against average and a 615 save percentage in seven games this season. Orlando is also sixth in the country in goals against average, and ranks eighth in save percentage. SOPHOMORE TOM DOOLEY: Hofstra sophomore Tommy Dooley, the 2006 CAA Rookie of the Year who posted 38 goals and 13 assists to break the Pride freshman scoring record, is second on the team in scoring this season with 10 points. The Yorktown, NY, native, who scored twice in the loss to Villanova, tallied two goals in each of his first three games in 2007 and leads the team with nine goals. At Hopkins, Dooley posted a season-high two goals and one assist in the 9-8 loss. He had a 22-game point scoring streak stopped against the Princeton Tigers on March 18. FRESHMAN TOM INTERLICCHIO: Freshman Tom Interlicchio posted career-highs of two goals and three points in the Pride s 9-8 loss to Villanova on March 30. He scored his first college goal at Hopkins on March 10 and notched his second with 5:27 to play in the third quarter to snap a 3-3 tie in the Pride s 5-3 victory at Army on March 27. Interlicchio now has four goals and one assist on the season. SOPHOMORE ANTHONY MUSCARELLA: Sophomore midfielder Anthony Muscarella is currently on a four-game points scoring streak. The sophomore from Wantagh tallied his first two goals of the season against Princeton, scored goals at Delaware and at Army, and notched his fifth of the season against Villanova. He posted a goal and two assists in SENIOR RYAN MILLER: Senior attackman Ryan Miller, who played two seasons for the Pride before sitting out the 2005 and 2006 seasons for personal reasons, is now on a three-game point scoring streak after a goal against Villanova in his last outing. Miller, who made his return to the Hofstra line-up a happy one by scoring two goals in the Pride s 8-6 season-opening win over UMass. He added his third goal of the year at Brown and added an assist at Hopkins and at Delaware. Miller tallied two goals in the Pride s 5-3 victory at Army. He now has six goals and two assists in Miller tallied nine goals and seven assists in 2004, and eight goals and seven assists as a freshman in Ryan, who is one of the Pride s four captains this year, is the brother of Hofstra lacrosse alum and USA Team member Blake Miller, who currently plays indoors for the New York Titans and outdoors for the Long Island Lizards. JUNIOR MICHAEL UNTERSTEIN: Midfielder Mike Unterstein, who notched two goals in Hofstra s 6-5 loss at Delaware to boost his consecutive games point-scoring streak to 15-games, had the streak end at Army. He started a new streak with an assist against Villanova. This year, Unterstein also tallied goals against UMass and Hopkins, in addition to Delaware, and has four goals and four assists on the season. Unterstein tallied a career-high three goals in the Pride s 2006 CAA title game victory over Delaware and two goals in the NCAA quarterfinal against UMass last May. It was the first two multi-goal games of his career. He tallied 13 goals and 11 assists last season. FRESHMAN DAN STEIN: Hofstra freshman Dan Stein was named the Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Week for the week ending March 11. Stein recorded three goals in the Pride s 9-8 loss at Johns Hopkins. The three goals helped erase a 5-1 halftime deficit and rallied the Pride in the second half. He recorded his first collegiate goal in the season opener against UMass, his first career assist at Brown, and his first career hat-trick at Hopkins. Stein, who scored a goal at Delaware, has five goals and one assist on the season. INJURY SIDELINES PETERS: Senior Bill Peters, who stepped into the starting line-up and also serves as one of the Pride s face-off specialists, is expected to miss at least two weeks after suffering an ankle injury at Delaware on March 24. Peters tallied two assists in the season opener against UMass, and a goal and an assist at Brown. Last year he tallied a career-high five goals and two assists. At the face-off X, Peters has won 18 of 37 face-offs for a.486 winning percentage. QUAD-CAPTAIN KEVIN UNTERSTEIN: Midfielder Kevin Unterstein leads the team this year with 31 ground balls after picking up seven at Delaware, and five against both Army and Villanova. With the injury to Bill Peters, Unterstein has also moved into a faceoff specialist role. He has taken 40 face-offs this season, winning 19. Last season, he recorded three or more ground balls in 15 of the 19 games. He picked up eight ground balls against Notre Dame and Army, and six against Princeton, Delaware and Villanova. He led the team with 85 ground balls. Kevin scored his second career goal on April 5, 2006 against Sacred Heart and his third of the year against Delaware on April 14, He tallied his first college goal against Army in CAPTAINS: Hofstra has four team captains this year. In addition to Ryan Miller and Kevin Unterstein, defender John Gorman, and defensive middie Julian Watts are also captains this season. LUCKY 11: Including 13 victories last season, Hofstra has won 20 consecutive games when scoring 11 goals or more. AGAINST THE TOP 6 - The Pride is 2-13 in their last 15 games against teams that were ranked sixth or better, dating back to the end of the 1999 season. The only Pride wins over top six teams during that time came in 2001 when Hofstra edged Notre Dame in overtime, and on March 18, 2006 against #6 Princeton Hofstra is 7-25 against opponents ranked sixth or better since AGAINST THE TOP 10 - After the Pride s win over #9 Army, #9 UMass and the losses to #5 Hopkins and #10 Princeton this season, Hofstra is now in its last 26 games against USILA Top 10 opponents. - The Pride s highest-ranked victory during that time was an overtime decision over second-ranked Notre Dame in Including 2007, the Pride has defeated at least one top 10 opponent in six of the last seven seasons.

5 - Hofstra s victory over Loyola in March, 2004 was the Pride s one and only win in 2004 over a Top 10 opponent. The Greyhounds came into the game ranked seventh. - Hofstra played four opponents who were ranked in the Top 10 in Massachusetts was ranked fifth entering the 2003 NCAA Tournament. Syracuse was ranked seventh when they lost to Hofstra 8-6. The Pride lost to then-#7 Princeton 18-5 on March 15 th and then- #6 Massachusetts 14-7 on March 23. Date # Opponent H-A HU - Opp 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) HOFSTRA AGAINST NUMBERS 11 THROUGH 20: Following last Saturday s loss to #14 Delaware, Hofstra is now in their last 21 games against teams ranked from 11 through 20. Since 2003, the Pride is against teams #11 through 20. Hofstra was 7-0 in 2006, 4-3 in 2005, 0-5 in 2004 and 3-3 in HOFSTRA HAD FOUR TOP 15 WINS IN 2006: With the 10-9 victory over #12 Towson last March 31, the Pride picked up its fourth top 15 win of the 2006 season. In 2005, Hofstra faced 10 teams who were ranked in the top 20 at the time of their contest. recorded a 4-6 mark in those games. The Pride recorded a 4-6 mark in those games. OVERTIME - Hofstra is 7-3 in its last 10 overtime games. - The Pride was 13-5 in overtime games during John Danowski s tenure. Here is the Pride s OT history since 1986: Year Opponent Result 2006 Massachusetts L 2006 Towson 10-9 W 2005 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 Massachusetts L 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) 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 Men s Lacrosse Team dedicates the 2007 season to his memory. The Pride will wear a circular patch on their jerseys in his memory. UNCLE BILL WINS BATTLE OF THE TIERNEYS: Hofstra s March 18th game against Princeton marked the second time in Hofstra history that family relatives met on the sidelines as head coaches. The Pride, coached by Seth Tierney, faced Princeton, coached by his uncle, Bill. They have met numerous times with Seth, as an assistant, and Bill, as Tigers head coach. The encounter made Bill Tierney comment that it was the worst experience in his collage career. In the early 90s in men s basketball, Pride Head Basketball Coach Butch van Breda Kolff squared off against his son Jan van Breda Kolff s Cornell team in Ithaca. HOME, SWEET HOME: Hofstra had its 16-game home winning streak snapped on March 18 against Princeton. The Pride home streak tied them for 11th all-time in Division I history. Virginia also had a 15-game home streak between 1994 and The Pride has won 31 of its last 41 home contests at James M. Shuart Stadium dating back to the 2003 season. HOME COOKING: Hofstra has won 35 of its last 47 home games at James M. Shuart Stadium (formerly Hofstra Stadium). Here is how the Pride has done at home since 2000: CONFERENCE EXCELLENCE: Hofstra has captured eight conference men s lacrosse championships since The Pride has posted league titles in the East Coast Conference in 1988 and 1989, in the North Atlantic Conference/America East in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2000 and in the Colonial Athletic Association in HOFSTRA PICKED THIRD IN 2007 CAA PRESEASON POLL: Delaware, which returns seven starters from last year s 12-5 squad, is favored to win the CAA men s lacrosse championship in 2007 according to a vote of the league s seven head coaches. The Blue Hens, who are ranked #13 nationally in Lacrosse Magazine s preseason Top 20, received all six first-place votes and 36 total points in the poll since coaches weren t allowed to vote for their own teams. Perennial league power Towson, which is ranked #11 nationally by Inside Lacrosse/Faceoff Yearbook, picked up the

6 remaining first place vote and was second in the poll with 31 points, while defending conference champion Hofstra is third with 24 points. Villanova was fourth in the voting, followed by Drexel, Sacred Heart and Robert Morris. Delaware returns 20 lettermen, including its top seven scorers, from a team that has gone over the past two years and reached the title game of the past two CAA Men s Lacrosse Championships. Among the Blue Hens top returnees are a pair of All-Americans in face-off specialist Alex Smith and midfielder Jordan Hall. Also back are top scorers Cam Howard (29g, 27a) and Dan Deckelbaum (31g) and starting goalie Tommy Scherr. Towson has 23 lettermen returning off last year s 8-6 team that finished the season ranked #14 nationally, but failed to win the CAA tournament title for the first time in four years. Back to lead Tigers are face-off specialist Matt Eckerl and defender Matt Mehrer, who both earned 2nd team All-CAA honors. Towson s top two returnees offensively are junior midfielder Brian Vetter and senior attacker Bobby Griebe, who each scored 18 goals. Hofstra is coming off an outstanding 17-2 campaign in which they tied an NCAA record for victories, captured their first CAA championship, were ranked #2 in the country and reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament. First-year head coach Seth Tierney has 20 lettermen back, led by CAA Rookie of the Year Tom Dooley who tallied 38 goals and 13 assists. He is joined by junior Mike Unterstein (13g, 11a) and senior defender Julian Watts. The CAA Men s Lacrosse Championship will begin on May 2 with semifinal action, with the winners advancing to the title contest on May CAA MEN S LACROSSE PRE-SEASON COACHES POLL 1. Delaware (6 first-place votes) Towson (1 first-place vote) Hofstra Villanova Drexel Sacred Heart Robert Morris 6 SEASON 59 FOR HOFSTRA: Hofstra is in its 59 th season of men s lacrosse in Pride teams have tallied a record during that time. HOFSTRA ATHLETIC WEBSITE - Get the latest information on the Hofstra men s lacrosse program by going to HOFSTRA PRO-NUN-SEE-AY-SHUNS: 4 - Colleluori - (Coll-la-law-ree) 5 & 9 - Unterstein - (Un-ter-Stine) 8 - Prifte - (Priff-tee) 13 - Shuey - (Shoo-ee) 19 - Rieg - (Reeg) 20 - Mauch - (Mock) 21 - Heyl - (Hile) 22 - Interlicchio - (In-ter-lick-ee-oh) 26 - Muscarella - (Mus-ka-rell-ah) 32 - Stein - (Stine) 33 - Sminkey - (Smink-ee) 41 - McPherson (Mick-fur-son)

7 2007 HOFSTRA GAME SUMMARIES GAME 1 - Saturday, February 24, 2007 vs. #9 Massachusetts: Sophomore Mike Colleluori's second goal of the game, with 4:26 remaining, broke a 6-6 tie as #18 Hofstra (1-0) defeated #9 Massachusetts (0-1), 8-6, in head coach Seth Tierney's Pride debut at James M. Shuart Stadium. Hofstra won its 17th consecutive regular season game and recorded its 16th straight home victory. Hofstra junior Mike Unterstein added an insurance goal with 1:42 to play and the Hofstra defense thwarted a Massachusetts manadvantage in the final minute to hold-on to the win and exact a little revenge for the only two blemishes on their 17-2 season last year. The Pride had bookend losses to UMass in 2006, including a heartbreaking NCAA Tournament quarterfinal loss in overtime. In addition to Colleluori, sophomore Tom Dooley, the Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Year in 2006, and senior Ryan Miller each added two goals. Senior Bill Peters had two assists and freshman keeper Danny Orlando posted 13 saves to snap a six-game losing streak to the Minutemen. Massachusetts received two goals from Rory Pedrick and Brett Garber, while Doc Schneider posted nine saves in the cage. In a game that featured six tied scores and two lead changes, UMass on two goals by Garber in the final 2:32 of the half took a 3-2 lead at halftime. But Hofstra attackman Ryan Miller, who made his return on Saturday after sitting out the past two seasons, made a pretty move to the cage, beating his defender, and scooping a shot past Schneider to tie the game at 3-3 just 1:13 in the third quarter. But seven minutes later UMass Pedrick took a short pass on the run from Jim Connolly and beat Orlando from five yards out for a 4-3 advantage. Colleluori, tied the game for Hofstra less than a minute later on a dodge from the wing, before Pedrick gave the Minutemen the lead again, charging from behind the cage and beating Orlando on the way through to close out the scoring in the quarter. The Pride tied the contest 3:11 into the fourth period as freshman Dan Stein took a short pass from Bill Peters and streaked across the goal mouth for his first collegiate goal. Hofstra took its first lead since a 2-1 advantage early in the second as Dooley picked up a rebound of a Anthony Muscarella shot and beat Schneider from in close with 8:46 to play in the fourth. But Denis Whelan took a pass from Paul Manesis and beat Orlando from 10 yards out to cap a transition 4-on- 3 fast break and tie the game at 5-all with 5:55 remaining. It seemed only fitting that Colleluori, who lost his older brother and teammate, Nick, in late November after a courageous 14-month battle with Non-Hodgkins lymphoma, would score the winning goal and stop a six-game losing skid to UMass, Colleluori fired a bounce shot, on the run, that nestled just under the crossbar for a 7-6 lead. Unterstein s goal with 1:42 to play gave the Pride a little cushion, especially as they were killing off a one minute illegal check penalty taken with 1:05 remaining. Hofstra outshot the Minutemen 41-34, and picked up 29 ground balls to UMass 18. Orlando posted nine of his 13 saves in the second half. * Nike/IL ranking F #9 Massachusetts #18 Hofstra Hofstra Scoring: Goals: Tom Dooley 2, Mike Colleluori 2, Ryan Miller 2, Dan Stein, Mike Unterstein; Assists: Bill Peters 2 UMass Scoring: Goals: Rory Pedrick, 2, Brett Garber 2, Jim Connolly, Denis Whelen ; Assists: Tim Balise, Jim Connolly, Paul Manesis, Rory Pedrick, Andrew Recchione Hofstra UMass Shots: Ground Balls: Face-offs Won: 9 9 Saves: 13 9 Penalties: EMO: Clears/Att Goalies: HU-Danny Orlando (60:00, 6 GA, 13 svs.); UMass Doc Schneider (60:00, 8 GA, 9 svs.) Attendance: 1,503 GAME 2 - March 3, 2007 at Brown: Freshman Thomas Muldoon scored three goals, including one with 3:38 remaining in the fourth quarter, and sophomore goaltender Jordan Burke made 10 saves, including a huge stop with two minutes remaining on a point-blank shot as the Brown Bears edged the 14 th -ranked Hofstra Pride, 7-6. With Brown holding a 6-5 lead entering the fourth quarter, the Pride s Bill Peters scored 1:17 into the period to tie the game at six. After a ground ball pickup by freshman Jake Hardy at 9:23 off of a Burke save, the Bears methodically worked the ball around for nearly six minutes, taking three shots in that span before senior Will Davis set up Muldoon, who fired a shot from the goalie s right that went into the top left corner. After winning the following face-off, Hofstra went on the attack. The Pride was able to find sophomore middie Anthony Muscarella for a one-on-one with Burke, and Muscarella launched a rocket that Burke got the head of his stick up over his right shoulder in time to knock the ball down. Although there was three tied scores in the game, the Bears never trailed in the contest, although Hofstra never let the lead get larger than two goals. Sophomore Kyle Hollingsworth had two goals, while Davis and sophomore Jack Walsh added one each. Freshman Zach Caldwell and Davis had the Bears two assists. Hofstra received two goals from sophomore Tommy Dooley and a goal and an assist from senior Bill Peters. Freshman goalie Danny Orlando made 10 saves in the Pride cage While the shots were close, with Brown holding a advantage, Bruno won the battle for loose balls, holding a advantage on ground balls. For the Pride, Adam Swarsen, Ryan Miller and Peters each picked up six ground balls. Each team converted one extra-man opportunity in three attempts F #14 Hofstra Brown Hofstra Scoring: Goals: Tom Dooley 2, Bill Peters, Ryan Miller, Steve Prifte, Mike Colleluori; Assists: Bill Peters, Dan Stein, Mike Unterstein Brown Scoring: Goals: Thomas Muldoon 3, Kyle Hollingsworth 2, Will Davis, Jack Walsh; Assists: Zach Caldwell, Will Davis. Hofstra Brown Shots: Ground Balls: Face-offs Won: 10 7 Saves: Penalties: EMO:

8 Clears/Att Goalies: HU-Danny Orlando (60:00, 7 GA, 10 svs.); Brown Jordan Burke (59:50, 6 GA, 10 svs.), Chandler Clarke (0:10, 0 GA, 0 svs.) Attendance: 1,024 GAME 3 - Saturday, March 10, 2007 at #5 Johns Hopkins: Hofstra freshman attackman Dan Stein scored three goals and sophomore Tommy Dooley added two goals and one assist, but the fifth-ranked Blue Jays of Johns Hopkins were able to stave off a late Pride rally to record a 9-8 victory at Homewood Field. The Pride fell behind 5-1 at halftime as freshman Steven Boyle scored three times and senior Jake Byrne added two more in the first two periods to give the Blue Jays what seemed to be a commanding lead. But Hofstra rallied in the second half, scoring the first three goals of the third period as Stein scored twice around a goal by Dooley to close the gap to 5-4 with 4:48 to play in the third quarter. Hopkins junior Kevin Huntley boosted the lead to 6-4 off a pass from Byrne with 3:47 remaining in the period before Dooley fed Stein with a short pass just off the crease with 22 seconds to play in the third for his third of the game and fourth of the season. But the Blue Jays came out on fire in the fourth as junior middie Paul Rabil picked himself off the ground behind the cage, came around the right side of Pride goalie Danny Orlando and beat the freshman 40 seconds into the period. Hofstra middie Kevin Unterstein was called for a slashing penalty after the goal, and Hopkins made the Pride pay as freshman midfielder Michael Kimmel, behind the cage, fed junior Michael Doneger out front for his third goal of the year and an 8-5 lead with 13:46 remaining in the contest. Dooley, who recorded his third consecutive game with two goals, tallied his second of the game and sixth of the season 52 seconds later on a turn-around shot from the side of Hopkins goalie Jesse Schwartzman to close the deficit to 8-6. But Kimmel picked up the ground ball at midfield on the ensuing face-off, charged the Pride goal and fired a shot past Orlando for a 9-6 lead with 12:42 to play. The Pride would not give up and junior Mike Unterstein fired a shot from the left side of Schwartzman that found the twine for his second goal of the season with 7:57 to play. Hofstra freshman middie Tom Interlicchio made the Hopkins faithful squirm in their seats with 3:38 to play with a running jump shot from 10 yards out on the side that beat Schwartzman to close the gap to 9-8. The final two minutes saw each team turn the ball over before the Pride regained possession on a check with 16 seconds to play and rushed the ball down field before taking a timeout with four seconds remaining. On the set play after the timeout, Mike Unterstein took the restart and fed Dooley, who was coming around a pick in the middle of the field about 12 yards out. The ball hadn t fully settled into Dooley s pocket and his shot sailed high as time expired. The Pride dug themselves a hole in the first half, mainly in the second quarter, committing eight turnovers and allowing the Blue Jays 17 shots in the first two periods. The Hofstra defense kept Hopkins in check in the first quarter until Steven Boyle scored his sixth goal of the year on a charge from behind the cage and beating Orlando from just off the crease with 14 seconds remaining in the first. Jake Byrne scored a goal in transition off a pass from George Castle 5:05 into the second, and then added his fifth of the season, from in close, off a pass from Huntley three minutes later to make it 3-0 Hopkins. Hofstra senior Zach Heyl scored his first of the season with 2:57 to play in the half as sophomore Mike Colleluori sent a pass across the front of the cage to Heyl who buried the man-up goal. But Boyle scored twice in the final 59 seconds of the half to give the Blue Jays a 5-1 lead at the intermission. Hofstra goalie Danny Orlando posted his third consecutive game with double-digit saves, recording 13 including five in the fourth quarter. The Blue Jays outshot the Pride while each team picked up 30 ground balls F Hofstra #5 Johns Hopkins Hofstra Scoring: Goals: Dan Stein 3, Tom Dooley 2, Tom Interlicchio, Zach Heyl, Mike Unterstein; Assists: Mike Colleluori, Tom Dooley, Ryan Miller JHU Scoring: Goals: Steven Boyle 3, Jake Byrne 2, Michael Kimmel, Kevin Huntley, Paul Rabil, Michael Doneger; Assists: Jake Byrne 2, George Castle, Kevin Huntley, Michael Kimmel Hofstra Hopkins Shots Ground Balls: Face-offs Won: 9 11 Saves: 13 6 Penalties: EMO: Clears/Att Goalies: HU-Danny Orlando (60:00, 9 GA, 13 svs.); JHU Jesse Schwartzman (60:00, 8 GA, 6 svs.), Attendance: 1,503 GAME 4 - March 18, 2007 vs. #10 Princeton: Tommy Davis scored his second goal of the game, off a pass from Peter Trombino with eight seconds remaining, to snap a 4-4 tie as #10 Princeton defeated Hofstra, 5-4, at Shuart Stadium. The Tigers improved to 2-2 on the season while the Pride, who dropped their third straight contest, fall to 1-3. The Pride trailed 4-2 heading into the fourth quarter before sophomore Anthony Muscarella scored his second goal of both the game and the season 3:26 into the final period, cutting inside his defender and firing an 8-yard bullet past Princeton goal Alex Hewit to close the gap to 4-3. Pride sophomore Michael Colleluori tied the game with 4:56 to play with an extra-man goal from eight yards out off a pass from Michael Unterstein. But after each team had tiebreaking chance thwarted, the Tigers found themselves with the ball with 19 seconds remaining. After a timeout, Tiger attackman Peter Trombino moved the ball away from the middle of the field, right of Pride goal Danny Orlando. That opened a huge space for sophomore Tommy Davis to move in, take a pass from Trombino, and fire a 12- yard bounce shot over Orlando with eight seconds remaining. The Pride had a last second shot attempt by Ryan Miller but the shot went high and wide. Princeton opened the scoring 6:57 into the contest as Davis scored his fourth goal of the season off a pass from Alex Haynie. It was the only goal of the quarter. The Pride tied the score at 1-1 when sophomore Anthony Muscarella scored his first goal of the season on a running shot from 11 yards out. But the Tigers took a 2-1 lead into the locker room when Bob Schneider took a short pass from Rob Engelke and went in on Orlando 1-on-1 and beat the freshman goalie for his fifth goal of the year. The Tigers boosted the lead to 3-1 with 5:01 to play in the third when Mark Kovlar took a pass from Josh Lesko and beat Orlando for his

9 seventh goal of the season. But the Pride closed the deificit with just over a minute remaining in the quarter as Michael Unterstein fed Colleluori who fired an 11-yard bounce shot past Hewit for his fourth of the season. Hofstra's excitement was short-lived as Mike DeSantis scored an unassisted goal from eight yards 22 seconds later for his second of the season to give the Tigers a 4-2 lead at the end of three quarters. Danny Orlando made 13 saves in goal, including eight in the first half, for the Pride, while Hewit posted 11 saves for Princeton. The Tigers outshot the Pride The Hofstra loss snapped a 16-game home winning streak F #10 Princeton Hofstra Hofstra Scoring: Goals: Anthony Muscarella 2, Mike Colleluori 2; Assists: Mike Unterstein 2 Princeton Scoring: Goals: Tommy Davis 2, Mark Kovler, Mike DeSantis, Bob Schneider; Assists: Rob Engelke, Alex Haynie, Josh Lesko, Peter Trombino Hofstra Princeton Shots Ground Balls: Face-offs Won: 4 7 Saves: Penalties: EMO: Clears/Att Goalies: HU-Danny Orlando (60:00, 5 GA, 13 svs.);princeton Alex Hewit (60:00, 4 GA, 11 svs.), Attendance: 1,602 GAME 5 - Saturday, March 24, 2007 at #14 Delaware: Hofstra junior midfielder Mike Unterstein tallied two goals but Delaware attackman Chris Hichborn scored twice and Dan Deckelbaum tallied a goal and an assist to lead the 14th-ranked Blue Hens to a 6-5 victory over the Hofstra Pride at Rullo Stadium in the Colonial Athletic Association opener for both teams. The Blue Hens scored the first three goals of the game in the first nine minutes as Hichborn scored his 10th of the year, off a pass from Decklebaum, 1:55 into the contest, Martin Cahill tallied his seventh of the year, from seven yards out, six minutes later, and Deckelbaum notched his 13th of the year, on a run to the goal from outside the box, a minute later. But the Pride scored the next three to tie the game at 3-3 early in the second quarter. Hofstra sophomore Anthony Muscarella scored his third of the season on a run from the wing to the crease with 4:47 to play in the first quarter. Sophomore Tom Dooley closed the gap to 3-2 with 2:02 to play in the first period, taking a pass from Ryan Miller behind the cage, and scoring from five yards out for his seventh of the season. Freshman attackman Dan Stein took advantage of a twoman, man-up situation taking a pass from Michael Colleluori inside and beating Blue Hens' goalie Tommy Scherr 2:18 into the second period. Delaware responded with goals two minutes apart to take a 5-3 lead at halftime. Hichborn scored his second of the game with 10:36 to play in the half and Rob Smith tallied his second of the season with 8:33 to play to close out the scoring in the first half. The Pride, as they have in all five games this season, kept the fans on the edge of their seats as Mike Unterstein closed the deficit to 5-4 1:23 into the third quarter with his third goal of the season. But Delaware Adam Zuder-Havens gave the Blue Hens some breathing room midway through the fourth quarter, backing in on the Pride defense and firing a sidearm bullet past Pride goalie Danny Orlando (eight saves). Unterstein brought the Pride back to within one at 6-5 with 3:23, getting the ball at the top of the box, running to the right of Scherr and then cutting inside the defense to the crease for the goal. The Pride seemed to get a break with 2:07 to play when Brett Manney was sent off for a 30-second pushing penalty. Hofstra got one good shot off with 1:39 remaining but Scherr stopped Dooley's point-blank shot in front of the cage. After Delaware's clear failed the Pride got the ball back again with 1:22 to play. Colleluori's shot with 46 seconds remaining went wide before the Pride turned the ball over with 21 seconds to play to end their threat. The Blue Hens outshot the Pride, 31-27, picked up 29 ground balls to Hofstra's 24 and won eight of 14 face-offs. The Pride did well at the face-off X against Alex Smith, the Division I leader in face-off percentage (.813) as Kevin Unterstein took six of 14 draws for Hofstra F Hofstra #14 Delaware Hofstra Scoring: Goals: Mike Unterstein 2, Anthony Muscarella, Tom Dooley, Dan Stein; Assists: Mike Colleluori, Ryan Miller Delaware Scoring: Goals: Chris Hichborn 2, Dan Deckelbaum, Adam Zuder-Havens, Martin Cahill, Rob Smith; Assists: Dan Deckelbaum, Kyle Rotelli Hofstra Delaware Shots Ground Balls: Face-offs Won: 6 8 Saves: 8 9 Penalties: EMO: Clears/Att Goalies: HU-Danny Orlando (60:00, 6 GA, 8 svs.); Delaware Tommy Scherr (60:00, 5 GA, 9 svs.), Attendance: 880 GAME 6 - Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at #9 Army: Hofstra freshman Tom Interlicchio broke a 3-3 tie late in the third quarter and senior Ryan Miller scored his second goal of the game midway through the fourth quarter to lead the Hofstra Pride to a 5-3 victory over ninth-ranked Army at Michie Stadium Tuesday night. The Pride victory, which snapped a four-game losing skid-all by one goalimproves the Hofstra record to 2-4 on the season. The Black Knights of Army fall to 6-2. Pride sophomore Michael Colleluori tallied a goal and an assist while freshman goalie Danny Orlando tallied 10 saves in the victory. Holding Army to three goals, the Pride posted their best defensive effort of the season and held the Black Knights to their lowest goal total of the season. The Pride jumped out to a 2-0 lead after one quarter as Miller scored his fourth goal of the season off a pass from Steve Prifte on the transition just 2:16 into the contest. Colleluori tallied his fifth of the

10 season, with 2:15 to play in the quarter, on a running shot from eight yards out. The Black Knights closed the gap to 2-1 at halftime as Jason Peyer scored a transition goal off a pass from Mike Hanna 4:16 into the second quarter. Army tied the game at 2-2 just 17 seconds into the third quarter as Ryan McClure fed Brooks Korvin who beat Orlando for his ninth goal of the year. Hofstra sophomore Anthony Muscarella tallied his fourth goal of the year five minutes later on a shot from 10 yards out that beat Army goalie Adam Fullerton (9 saves). But the Black Knights tied the game just two minutes after Muscarella's goal as Kevin LoRusso notched his eighth goal of the year from 10 yards in front of Orlando to tie the game at 3-3. But almost two minutes after Army's tying goal, Colleuori sent a pass back to the middle of the box to Interlicchio, who delivered a 15-yard shot past Fullerton for his second goal of the year. Miller added an insurance goal with 8:25 to play in the fourth quarter as he came around the left side of Fullerton and beat the junior netminder. The Pride defense stood tall in the contest and stymied the Army attack behind Orlando's fifth double-digit save game of the season. Hofstra killed off six man-down opportunities and forced 10 turnovers. The shots, at 32-32, and the face-offs, at 6-6, were even but Army picked up 31 ground balls to Hofstra's F Hofstra #9 Army Hofstra Scoring: Goals: Ryan Miller 2, Mike Colleluori, Tom Interlicchio, Anthony Muscarella; Assists: Mike Colleluori, Steve Prifte Army Scoring: Goals: Jason Peyer, Kevin LoRusso, Brooks Korvin; Assists: Mike Hanna, Ryan McClure Hofstra Army Shots Ground Balls: Face-offs Won: 6 6 Saves: 10 9 Penalties: EMO: Clears/Att Goalies: HU-Danny Orlando (60:00, 3 GA, 10svs.); Army Adam Fullerton (60:00, 5 GA, 9 svs.), Attendance: 557 Game 7 - Friday, March 30, 2007 vs. Villanova: Pride freshman Tom Interlicchio tallied two goals and one assist but Villanova's Mike Haas scored three goals, including the game-winner with 6:16 to play, to lead the Wildcats to a 9-8 come-from-behind victory at Shuart Stadium Friday night. The Wildcats improve to 4-3 overall and 1-1 in the Colonial Athletic Association while the Pride, who dropped their fifth one-goal decision of the year, fall to 2-5 overall and 0-2 in conference action. Trailing 7-2 at halftime, the Wildcats rallied, holding the Pride to one second half goal midway through the third quarter, and scoring the last six goals of the contest to take the victory. Haas scored all three of his goals in the second half including the game-winner, coming around the right side of Pride goalie Danny Orlando and firing a high shot into the cage from eight yards out. Eric Heidenberger tallied two goals and one assist for the and goalie Andrew DiLoreto recorded nine saves for Villanova. In addition to Interlicchio's three points, Hofstra also received two goals from both Mike Colleuori and Tom Dooley. After Villanova's Eric Heidenberger scored the game's first goal just 43 seconds into the contest, the Pride would scored the next four goals and seven of the next eight to take a commanding 7-2 lead at halftime. Sophomore Tom Dooley put the Pride on the board with 4:43 to play in the first quarter, taking a pass from Tom Interlicchio and beating Wildcats' goalie Andrew DiLoreto from five yards out. Two minutes later Interlicchio scored an unassisted goal on a running jump shot from seven yards for a 2-1 lead. Colleluori closed out the scoring in the first period with 34 seconds remaining on a goal from in close, off a pass from Mike Unterstein. Colleluori gave the Pride a 4-1 advantage 3:09 into the second period on a runner from 10 yards before Heidenberger closed the gap for Villanova with his second of the game and 12 th of the season just 19 seconds later. But Hofstra would score the next three goals, all unassisted, as senior Ryan Miller, his sixth of the year, Interlicchio, his second of the game and fourth of the year, and sophomore Anthony Muscarella, his fifth of the year, dented the twine to give the Pride a 7-2 lead at the intermission. But the Wildcats did not pack it in and cut the lead to 7-3 less than three minutes into the third quarter as Haas scored on the man-up from 15 yards out. Dooley would get the goal back for the Pride with his second of the game and ninth of the season, on a charge to the goal, with 6:18 to play in the third. It would be Hofstra's last goal of the contest. Villanova's Tim Atkins scored his eighth goal of the year, from five yards out, off a pass from Chris MacDonald less than a minute after Dooley's goal. Haas would then beat Orlando on a bounce shot from 15 yards out with 1:06 to close the gap to 8-5 at the end of three quarters. Just over four minutes into the fourth quarter the Wildcats went on a three goal run in 29 seconds as Andy German notched his ninth of the season from 10 yards out on the right at the 10:42 mark, Atkins tallied his second of the game and ninth of the year from five yards out at the 10:21 mark and Chris Colliniates would tie the game at 8-8, taking the face-off and going down the middle of the field and firing a bullet past Orlando with 10:13 to play. The Pride, plagued by turnovers in the second half committing 12 of their 21 miscues in the final two periods, took just three shots in the fourth quarter and were turned away twice by DiLoreto. Haas, the senior midfielder, would seize the opportunity to be the hero with 6:16 to play, coming around the right side of the cage and firing a high bullet into the net for his third of the game and ninth of the season. The Pride got just one shot off the remainder of the period and that one, by Colleluori with 4:40 to play was stopped by DiLoreto. Hofstra outshot the Wildcats in the contest, and picked up 31 ground balls to Villanova's F Villanova Hofstra Hofstra Scoring: Goals: Tom Dooley 2, Mike Colleluori 2, Tom Interlicchio 2, Ryan Miller, Anthony Muscarella; Assists: Tom Interlicchio, Mike Unterstein Villanova Scoring: Goals: Mike Haas 3, Eric Heidenberger 2, Tim Atkins 2, Andy German, Chris Colliniates; Assists: Chris MacDonald 2, Andy German, Eric Heidenberger