2009 HOFSTRA MEN S LACROSSE #9 HOFSTRA PRIDE (2-0) at #10 JOHNS HOPKINS BLUE JAYS (2-1) Saturday, March 7, 2009 Noon Homewood Field Baltimore, MD

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1 NATIONAL RANKING: Hofstra is ranked ninth in this week s USILA poll. It is the first time that the Pride has been in the Top 10 since the 2006 season. The Pride is also ranked 10th in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse Poll. The Blue Jays of Johns Hopkins are ranked 10th in the USILA Poll and ninth in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse Poll 2009 HOFSTRA MEN S LACROSSE #9 HOFSTRA PRIDE (2-0) at #10 JOHNS HOPKINS BLUE JAYS (2-1) Saturday, March 7, 2009 Noon Homewood Field Baltimore, MD Television: ESPNU (HD) at Noon, Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Quint Kessenich (color), Paul Rabil (color) Radio: WRHU-FM (88.7) at Noon, Matt Greenstein and Stephen Florival HOFSTRA LACROSSE SCHEDULE & RESULTS February (Opp. Rank - Opp. - HU Rank) Result 21 #20 MASSACHUSETTS (13) 1 p.m. 28 at #15 Brown (2OT) March 7 at #10 Johns Hopkins (ESPNU) Noon 14 PRINCETON 1 p.m. 21 at Sacred Heart* 1 p.m. 24 at Army (ESPNU) 7 p.m. 28 ROBERT MORRIS* Noon April 4 Inside Lacrosse Big City Classic at Giants Stadium vs. Delaware* 5 p.m. 8 DREXEL* 7 p.m. 11 at Towson (ESPNU) 1 p.m. 18 NORTH CAROLINA 7 p.m. 21 STONY BROOK 7 p.m. 25 VILLANOVA* 7 p.m. 29 CAA Tournament Semifinals TBA May 2 CAA Tournament - Championship TBA 9 NCAA Tournament -First Round TBA 10 NCAA Tournament -First Round TBA 16 NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals (Hofstra) TBA 17 NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals (Navy) TBA 23 NCAA Semifinals at Foxboro, MA TBA 25 NCAA Championship at Foxboro, MA TBA * - Colonial Athletic Association Game + - Inside Lacrosse poll. STREAKS: Hofstra enters the Hopkins game on a six -game, regular season winning streak Including the NCAA Tournament game, a 10-4 loss at Johns Hopkins last May, Hofstra has won six of its last seven and nine of its last 11 games The Pride has won 34 of its last 47 regular season games, dating back to the 2006 season... Seven of Hofstra s eight losses in 2007 were by one-goal and two losses were in 2008 The Pride has won 25 of their last 30 home games at Shuart Stadium. SEASON 61 FOR HOFSTRA - Hofstra is in its 61st season of men s lacrosse in Pride teams have tallied a record during that time. TOP 10 FOR PRIDE: The Pride s ninth-place ranking in the USILA Poll this week is their highest since the 2006 season. Hofstra was ranked second from the start of April, 2006 through the end of the 2006 regular season. 2-0: Hofstra is 2-0 to start the season for the first time since 1997 when they opened up 5-0. HOFSTRA S TENTATIVE LINE-UP at Johns Hopkins Pos. Name No. Cl Stats A Tom Dooley 40 Sr A Jay Card 20 So A Dan Stein 32 Jr M Michael Colleluori 3 Sr M Kevin Ford 4 RFr M Anthony Muscarella 26 Sr D Mike Skudin 29 So. 3 GB D Adam Swarsen 47 Jr. 9 GB D Christian Scuderi 50 Jr. 5 GB G Danny Orlando 5 Jr GAA Reserves 2M Tom Interlicchio 22 Jr M Dan Pezzolla 19 Fr M Ryan Carter 15 Sr LSM Steve Prifte 8 Sr. 10 GB LSM Adam Mojica 6 So. 0 GB SS Stephen DeNapoli 7 So /11GB SS Jake Born 30 Jr /0 GB FO Joe Montemurro 28 So /.500 FO FO Shane Wynn 41 Fr. 4-4/.500 FO FO Mike Vaccaro 21 Jr. 0-0/.000 FO HOFSTRA-JOHNS HOPKINS BY THE NUMBERS HOFSTRA Category JHU 2-0 Overall Record Conference Record Total Shots /11.0 Goals For/Avg. 33/ Assists 19 20/10.0 Goals Against/Avg. 28/9.3 4/3.5 Penalties/Min. 19/ /.500 FO W-L/Pct / /.444 Man-Up/Pct. 5-11/ /.333 Opp. Man-Up/Pct. 6-14/ /.412 Saves/Pct. 26/.481

2 THIS WEEK S OPPONENT Location: Baltimore, MD Nickname: Blue Jays Director of Athletics: Tom Calder Lacrosse Stadium: Homewood Field (8,500) Press Box Phone: (410) Head Lacrosse Coach: Dave Pietramala Record at School/Years: 96-25/9 years Overall Record: /12 years Coach s Office Phone: (410) Men's Lacrosse SID: Ernie Larossa Office Phone: (410) Fax: (410) elarossa@jhu.edu 2008 Record: 11-6 Returning Lettermen: 28 Returning Starters: 3 Series Record: Johns Hopkins leads 15-5 Last Meeting: 2008-Hofstra won, 8-7 (OT) Athletic Web Site: HOFSTRA-JOHNS HOPKINS SERIES - Saturday s game is the 22nd meeting between Hofstra and Johns Hopkins in men s lacrosse in a series that started in While the Pride has won two of the last four meetings, the Blue Jays lead the series Hofstra and Hopkins met twice in 2008 with each team winning on their home turf. In the last meeting, the Blue Jays downed Hofstra, 10-4 in the first round of the NCAA Championship Tournament at Homewood Field. - Freshman Jay Card s overtime goal gave the Pride an 8-7 victory over the Blue Jays at Shuart Stadium in the first meeting between the two teams last year on March 8, Prior to the Hofstra win over JHU in 2006, the Blue Jays had won the previous six meetings against Hofstra, including an 11-5 win over the Pride on March 12, 2005 at Homewood Field. Hopkins has won eight of the last 10 meetings. - Hofstra is 4-10 against Hopkins at home and 0-7 against the Blue Jays at Homewood Field in Baltimore. The Hofstra-JHU Series Since 1999 Year Winner Location Score 2008 JHU+ Baltimore Hofstra Hempstead 8-7 W (OT) 2007 JHU Baltimore Hofstra Hempstead JHU Baltimore JHU Hempstead JHU Hempstead JHU Baltimore JHU Hempstead JHU* Hempstead Hofstra Hempstead 9-8 (OT) + - NCAA Tournament - first round * - NCAA Quarterfinals JOHNS HOPKINS TENTATIVE LINE-UP vs. Hofstra Pos. Name No. Cl Stats A Steven Boyle 10 Jr A Josh Peck 13 Sr A Kyle Wharton 42 So M Michael Kimmel 15 Jr M Brian Christopher 19 Sr M Mark Bryan 26 Sr D Michael Evans 33 Sr. 5 GB D Matt Drenan 43 Sr. 12 GB D Sam DeVore 44 Jr. 3 GB G Michael Gvozden 6 Jr GAA FO Matt Dolente 4 So /.475 HOFSTRA-HOPKINS LAST YEAR GAME 16 - NCAA TOURNAMENT, FIRST ROUND - MAY 11, 2008 AT #5 JOHNS HOPKINS: Senior Paul Rabil tallied four goals and sophomore Michael Kimmel added three goals and one assist to lead the fifth-seeded Johns Hopkins Blue Jays to a 10-4 victory over the Hofstra Pride in the first round of the NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Tournament at Homewood Field. The Pride, who had their four-game winning streak snapped, end the season with a 10-6 record. Hofstra was led by senior midfielder Michael Unterstein with two goals while sophomore Dan Stein and Tom Interlicchio each added a goal. Pride sophomore goalie Danny Orlando tied his season high, which he achieved in the first meeting with Hopkins in March, with 14 saves. In addition to Rabil and Kimmel, Johns Hopkins received two goals from senior Michael Doneger, a goal and two assists from senior middie Stephen Peyser and nine saves from sophomore goalie Michael Gvozden. The two teams split the first four goals with Peyser opening the scoring with an unassisted tally from 12 yards 8:33 into the contest for the only goal of the first quarter. The Pride tied the contest 1:07 into the second period as Stein scored his 22nd of the season on a one-handed wrap-around. Just a little over a minute later Rabil scored his first of the game and 23rd of the season, on the run from 10 yards, to give the Blue Jays a 2-1 advantage. But Michael Unterstein tied the contest with his 19th of the season with 8:47 to play in the half. The Blue Jays would then go on a 6-0 streak over the next periodand-a-half to build a comfortable 8-2 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Rabil would score his second and third of the game, all unassisted, before Kimmel notched his 11th of the year from Steven Boyle with 23 seconds to play in the half to give Hopkins a 5-2 lead at the intermission. Rabil's third goal of the contest was the 100th of his career. The Blue Jays outshot Hofstra, 24-9 in the half including 16-4 in the second quarter alone. Orlando tallied five saves in the period for Hofstra. Johns Hopkins expanded the lead with three in the third as Doneger notched a man-up goal off a feed from Kimmel 3:47 into the period. Doneger tallied his second of the game and 18th of the year, off a pass from Peyser two minutes later from 10 yards out. Kimmel scored his second of the contest on a leaping catch and shot, of a pass from Boyle, from in front of the crease with 2:09 remaining in the third quarter for an 8-2 lead. Michael Unterstein picked up the 20th goal of the season and 44th of his career 1:48 into the fourth quarter to close the gap to 8-3. But Rabil notched his 26th of the year, from Peyser, three minutes later to give the Blue Jays a six-goal advantage again. Pride sophomore Tom Interlicchio tallied Hofstra's final goal of the contest with 6:28 to play, picking up a loose ball near midfield and firing a bullet past Gvozden from 15 yards out. Kimmel closed out the scoring in the contest for Hopkins with his 13th of the season, off a pass from Boyle

3 from seven yards out, with 2:47 to play in the contest. The Blue Jays outshot the Pride, in the contest and picked up 34 ground balls to Hofstra's 27. The Pride was making their 14th NCAA Tournament appearance and their second in the past three seasons. GAME 3 MARCH 8 vs. #1 JOHNS HOPKINS: Freshman attack Jay Card scored the game-winner with 1:51 left in the first overtime as the Hofstra Pride shocked #1 and defending national champion Johns Hopkins, 8-7, at James M. Shuart Stadium. Card's game-high fourth tally of the contest came off a Johns Hopkins turnover near midfield, which Pride junior attack Tom Dooley picked up and passed to junior midfielder Anthony Muscarella, who in turn sent it to Card standing alone to the right of the cage. The win was Hofstra's first-ever over a #1 ranked opponent in men's lacrosse. The two teams would combine for nine goals in the opening quarter with Hofstra taking a 6-3 advantage heading into the second stanza courtesy of a 4-0 run to end the quarter. Muscarella and Card opened the scoring in the contest, with goals at the 10:45 and 8:53 marks, respectively, before three different Johns Hopkins players notched goals to give the Blue Jays a 3-2 lead with 6:15 to play. Card would have a hat trick before the end of the first quarter as he tallied backto-back goals with roughly five minutes remaining to put the Pride back ahead, 4-3. Muscarella and senior midfielder Mike Unterstein would give Hofstra the three-goal lead as each scored unassisted goals in the final 4:07 of the quarter. After a scoreless second stanza, the Blue Jays came out of halftime on fire as Stephen Peyser, Austin Walker and Michael Doneger each found the back of the net in the first 11:11 of the third quarter and Johns Hopkins knotted the score at six with 3:49 left. Doneger's tally, off a feed from Michael Kimmel, was the Blue Jay's lone manup goal of the contest. Hofstra would finally put an end to its scoring drought of nearly 38 minutes when sophomore attack Dan Stein put the Pride back ahead, 7-6, with a goal at the 9:02 mark. Peyser would send the game into overtime with an unassisted goal, his second of the game, with 1:15 remaining in the fourth quarter, setting up Card's overtime heroics. The Pride had 31 ground balls in the contest, led by freshman midfielder Joe Montemurro's five. Mike Unterstein and brother, senior midfielder Kevin Unterstein each picked up four ground balls. Montemurro won 10 of 18 face-offs in the game, while Muscarella added an assist for a total of three points on the afternoon. Sophomore goalie Danny Orlando made 14 saves for Hofstra to pick up the victory, while Johns Hopkins goalie Michael Gvozden stopped 11 shots for the Blue Jays. In addition to Peyser's two points, Kevin Huntley (one goal, one assist), Mark Bryan (one goal, one assist) and Kimmel (one goal, one assist) each tallied two points in the game. Kimmel, Peyser and Matt Dolente each led the Blue Jays with four ground balls, while Peyser was 5-12 on face-offs and Dolente was 4-7. USILA DIVISION I COACES POLL: Hofstra climbed four places to ninth this week in the third United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) regular season coaches poll, released on March 2. The Pride make their return to the top 10 for the first time since the end of their record-setting 2006 regular season when they came in at number two in the coaches poll. There is a new number one in college lacrosse this week, according to the coaches, as undefeated Virginia (5-0) takes over the top spot following a victory over previous number one Syracuse (2-1) last Friday night. Undefeated North Carolina (5-0) falls in at third behind the Orange and is followed by Cornell (2-0) and Princeton (2-0) to round out the top five. Two more undefeated programs, UMBC (3-0) and Notre Dame (3-0), come in at six and seven, respectively, and are followed by Maryland (3-1), Hofstra (2-0) and Johns Hopkins (1-1), which lost to Princeton, 14-8, in the Konica Minolta Face-off Classic in Baltimore last Saturday. The second group of 10 in the poll features: undefeated Harvard (2-0) at number 11; Georgetown (1-1) and Duke (2-2), which both lost this weekend at 12 and 13, respectively; Loyola (2-1) and Ohio State (3-1). Navy (2-2), which lost to Bucknell last Saturday, is 16, UMass (2-1) moves up three places to 17, Brown (1-1) falls from 15 to 18, St. John s climbs into the top 20 at 19 following an upset over then-fifthranked Georgetown, and Bucknell (1-2) enters the fray at number 20. USILA Division I Coaches Poll (As of March 2, 2009) No. Team (1st pl. votes) W-L Pts. LW 1 Virginia (10) Syracuse North Carolina Cornell Princeton UMBC Notre Dame Maryland Hofstra Johns Hopkins Harvard Georgetown Duke Loyola Ohio State Navy UMass Brown St. John's NR 20 Bucknell NR Others Receiving Votes: Villanova, Denver, Colgate, Army NIKE/INSIDE LACROSSE DIVISION I MEDIA POLL: The Hofstra men s lacrosse team moved up three places and is now ranked 10th in the third Nike/Inside Lacrosse Division I Media Poll, as of March 2, No. Team (1st pl. votes) W-L Pts 1 Virginia (13) Syracuse North Carolina Cornell Princeton Maryland Notre Dame UMBC Johns Hopkins Hofstra Georgetown Harvard Duke Navy

4 15 Brown Loyola Ohio State Denver Massachusetts Bucknell Others receiving votes: St. John's 15, Colgate 10, Villanova 6, Bryant 4, Army 3, Towson 3, Albany 1 HOFSTRA IN THE POLLS IN 2009 Week USILA NIKE/IL 2/9 13th 14th 2/16 13th 14th 2/23 13th 13th 3/2 9th 10th HOFSTRA S LAST GAME - Game 2 - Saturday, February 28, 2009 at #15 Brown: Sophomore Jay Card's fourth goal of the game with 19 seconds remaining in the second overtime capped a furious come-from-behind Hofstra victory over #15 Brown at Mesiter- Kavan Field. The 13th-ranked Pride, who rallied back from a 10-3 deficit midway through the third quarter, improved to 2-0 on the season while Brown falls to 1-1. It is Hofstra's first 2-0 start since the 1997 season when the Pride opened up with five straight wins. Card, who tallied three of Hofstra's last seven goals including the game-winner, took a cross-crease pass from senior Michael Colleluori in the air and dunked the ball behind Brown goalie Jordan Burke in the second OT. The Pride were in the man-up situation following an illegal check penalty on Brown midfielder Thomas Muldoon with just 40 seconds remaining in the second extra session. Card finished with four goals and one assist but was topped by senior middie Michael Colleluori, who posted two goals and career-highs of four assists and six points. Senior middie Anthony Muscarella and red-shirt freshman Kevin Ford chipped in each with a goal and an assist. Pride junior goalie Danny Orlando recorded nine saves in the contest including big stops in each of the extra periods. The Bears of Brown were led by sophomore Andrew Feinberg with three goals and two assists while Muldoon and attackman Kyle Hollingsworth each added a goal and an assist. Burke stopped 15 shots in the Brown cage. Brown jumped on the Pride early, building a 4-0 lead late in the first quarter on a man-up-goal from senior Jack Walsh, and even-handed goals by senior Nic Bell, senior Todd Faiella, and Feinberg. Hofstra sophomore middie Steven DeNapoli put the Pride on the board with 3:05 to play in the period with his second goal of the year from 10 yards out in the center of the box to close the gap to 4-1 after one period. In the second quarter, Feinberg and junior Collins Carey sandwiched a Pride goal by Colleluori, his third of the season, to take a 6-2 lead into the locker room at halftime. Just 11 seconds into the third quarter, Hollingsworth fed junior Jake Hardy for his first goal of the season to boost the Bears' lead to 7-2. Card got one back for the Pride with an unassisted tally two minutes later before Brown made a run that looked to put the game out of reach for the Pride. A minute after Card's fourth goal of the year, Feinberg notched his third of the game and sixth of the season to boost the lead back to five at 8-3. Five minutes later, Hollingsworth took a pass from Feinberg and buried a 10-yard bullet behind Orlando. Right off the ensuing face-off -seven seconds later-muldoon notched his third of the season off a pass from Feinberg to boost the lead to 10-3 with 6:17 to play in the third. But the Pride did not quit. Two minutes later Colleluori started the Pride on their long way back with a goal from eight yards off a pass from Muscarella. Card then notched his second of the game and fifth of the season 1:19 later off a perfect pass to the crease by Colleluori to close the deficit to Card added an extra-man goal 3:36 into the fourth quarter off a pass from Colleluori and senior Tom Dooley notched his first goal of the season off a pass from Card 24 seconds later to inch closer to Hofstra junior Danny Stein scored his third goal of the season on the crease after a pretty pass from Ford with 4:18 to play and a little over a minute later Ford fired a bullet from 10 yards out in the center of the box, after a pass from Colleluori, to close to 10-9 with 3:15 remaining. The Pride got the ball back with just under two minutes remaining in regulation. Muscarella, who sat out last week's opener against UMass, made a run down the right side of Brown goalie Jordan Burke and fired a bullet that beat the senior netminder high and to the far side to tie the game at 10-all with 1:08 to play. The last 58 ticks were highlighted by solid defense before Pride defender was whistled for a slash with five seconds to play. In the first overtime Dooley had a point-blank shot at the gage for the Pride that was blocked by Brown senior defender Ryan Cassil before Orlando came up big on a shot by Muldoon with 48 seconds left. The Bears took its last possession of the first OT with 23 seconds remaining but Hofstra junior co-captain Adam Swarsen stripped his Brown opponent of the ball with nine seconds to play to send the game into a second overtime. The first two minutes of the second OT were highlighted by turnover exchanges before Hofstra had its first good chance of the period to score. With 1:29 to play Muscarella fired a bullet from straight on that was stopped by Burke. After a Brown timeout, the Bears were stuffed on a shot by Orlando before a second shot bounced off the far post behind Orlando. On the ensuing scramble Muldoon was whistled for hitting Steven DeNapoli with an illegal body check giving the Pride a one minute advantage with 40 seconds left in the second extra session and setting up Card's second game-winning goal of the year and the fifth of his young career. The Pride outshot the Bears, 44-3, and picked up 35 ground balls to Brown's 32 in the contest OT1 OT2 F #13 Hofstra #15 Brown HOFSTRA SCORING: GOALS: Card, Jay 4; Colleluori, Michael 2; Ford, Kevin 1; Muscarella, Anthony 1; Stein, Dan 1; DeNapoli, Steven 1; Dooley, Tom 1. ASSISTS: Colleluori, Michael 4; Card, Jay 1; Ford, Kevin 1; Muscarella, Anthony 1. BROWN SCORING: GOALS: Feinberg, Andrew 3; Muldoon, Thomas 1; Hollingsworth, Kyle 1; Walsh, Jack 1; Bell, Nic 1; Hardy, Jake 1; Faiella, Todd 1; Carey, Collins 1. ASSISTS: Feinberg, Andrew 2; Williams, Brady 2; Hollingsworth, Kyle 1; Melvin, Nik 1; Muldoon, Thomas 1; Seligmann, Reade 1. OVERTIME - Hofstra is 12-5 in its last 17 overtime games. - The Pride is 18-7 in overtime games since Hofstra is 5-2 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 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

5 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) * - CAA Title Game AGAINST THE TOP 10 - After the Pride s win over #1 Hopkins on March 8, 2008, Hofstra is now in its last 27 games against USILA Top 10 opponents. - Prior to the victory over #1 Hopkins the Pride s highest-ranked victory was an overtime decision over second-ranked Notre Dame in Including 2008, the Pride has defeated at least one top 10 opponent in seven of the last eight seasons. - 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 3/8/08 #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) STREAKS: Junior Dan Stein has a nine-game point scoring streak with 15 goals and five assists over that period Senior Anthony Muscarella has tallied at least one point in his last 19 regular season games dating back to 2007 Sophomore Jay Card has tallied at least one point in his last 16 regular season games He has also tallied a hat-trick in six of his last 12 contests Senior Michael Colleluori has posted a point in 12 straight regular season games Senior Tom Dooley had his streak of scoring a goal in 12 straight regular season games snapped against Massachusetts on February 21, He started a new streak with a goal at Brown last week. announced Monday. COLLELUORI NAMED CAA PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Hofstra senior midfielder Michael Colleluori has been named the Colonial Athletic Association Men s Lacrosse Player of the Week for all competition from February 23 through March 1, the league Colleluori, a native of Holmes, Pennsylvania, recorded career highs of four assists and six points in the Pride s dramatic doubleovertime victory over Brown at Meister-Kavan Field in Providence last Saturday. The Pride, who trailed 10-3 late in the third quarter, came back behind Colleluori s second goal of the game with 4:35 to play in that third period to cut the gap to 10-4, and four assists over the next seven Hofstra goals to win the contest. He assisted on Jay Card s game-winning goal with 19 seconds remaining in the second overtime period. The four assists topped his previous best of three set in the 2008 CAA Championship semifinals against Delaware while the six points were one better than the two goal, three assist performance that he had on February 21 in the season opener against Massachusetts. Colleluori, a graduate of Ridley High School, recorded the best season of his career last year with 10 goals and 15 assists. This season he has accumulated four goals and seven assists in the first two contests. He ranks second in Division I in assists per game (3.5 apg) and second in points per game (5.5 ppg) this week. HOFSTRA-CAA WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS IN /23- Jay Card - Player of the Week 2/23- Kevin Ford - Rookie of the Week 3/2 - Michael Colleluori - Player of the Week. ATTACKMAN JAY CARD: Sophomore Jay Card, the 2008 CAA Rookie of the Year, has picked up where he left off last season with seven goals and three assists in his first two games. He was named the CAA Player of the Week on February 23 after a three goal, two assist performance in Hofstra s win over UMass. All three of his goals came in the final 12 minutes as he tied the game at 7-7, tied the game at with 1:12 to play, and won the game with four seconds to play. Last week at #15 Brown, he tallied four goals and one assist and notched the game-winner in double-overtime to lead the Pride past the Bears. It was Card s fifth career game-winning goal. The Caledon, Ontario native played on the Canadian National Under- 19 Team last summer in the International Lacrosse Federation Under- 19 World Championships and was named to the All-World Team after scoring 22 goals in seven games. Card had an outstanding rookie season, posting 27 goals and 12 assists. Heading into the Hopkins game, Card, who posted a careerbest three assists against Drexel in the 2008 CAA Championship game, has 12 goals and nine assists in his last seven games. He is tied

6 for third in points per game (5.0ppg) and fifth in goals per game (3.5 gpg) in Division I this week. Hofstra All-time Single Season Freshman Scoring List No. Player Year G-A-Pts. 1 - Tom Dooley Dave McCulloch Dom DiNardo Andy Carlson Bruce Yancey COLLELUORI NAMED A LOWE S SENIOR CLASS AWARD CANDIDATE: Hofstra senior midfielder Michael Colleluori has been named one of thirty NCAA lacrosse studentathletes/candidates for the lacrosse division of the Lowe s Senior CLASS Award. The award is given to student-athletes who strive to make a difference in their classroom, their communities and on their field of competition. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: Classroom, Character, Community, and Competition. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Lowe s Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages those leaders to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact on their circle of influence. This marks the third year for the men s lacrosse division of the Lowe s Senior CLASS Award. Syracuse University attack and team captain Mike Leveille took home the award in 2008 and Cornell University goalkeeper Matt McMonagle was the inaugural winner in The 2009 class of candidates exemplifies student-athletes who succeed at more than just their sport. Twenty-seven NCAA colleges and universities are represented, with the University of Virginia, University of Notre Dame and Duke University each receiving two candidates. The list of 30 student-athletes will be narrowed down to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will then be placed on the official ballot. The ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select the candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the Four C s of Classroom, Character, Community, and Competition. The award winner will be announced and presented with his trophy at the 2009 NCAA Men s Lacrosse Championship in Foxborough, Massachusetts. ATTACKMAN TOM DOOLEY: Senior Tom Dooley recorded his first goal of the season last week at Brown. It was the 91st goal of his career. Last May in the CAA title game at Drexel, senior Tom Dooley s 26th goal of the year gave Hofstra its second CAA Championship and the school s 14th trip to the NCAA Championship Tournament. The Yorktown, NY native, who went over the 100-point mark in his career on April 19 at North Carolina with two goals, now has 91 goals and 19 assists for 110 points in his 51-game Hofstra career. Dooley, who had nine multi-point games last year, led the Pride with six man-up goals. He was blanked in the season opener against UMass. ATTACKMAN DAN STEIN: Junior attackman Dan Stein has recorded a nine-game point scoring streak including tying his careerhigh with four goals at Robert Morris on April 26, His three goals after a lightening-delay propelled the Pride to the victory over the Colonials. Over the last nine games, he has posted 15 goals and five assists. Stein tallied two goals in the opener against UMass and one at Brown. MIDFIELDER ANTHONY MUSCARELLA: Senior midfielder Anthony Muscarella, who did not play in the UMass opener, made his 2009 debut at Brown last week and scored the goal that tied the game at 10-all with for the Pride with 1:08 to play. Muscarella, the Pride s leading returning scorer in 2009, recorded 28 goals and 14 assists in He tallied a career-high six goals in the Pride s victory at Stony Brook on April 22, The Wantagh, NY native topped his previous best of five goals and fell one point short of his single game point total, set against Towson on March 21, He posted five of his six tallies in the second half after the game was tied at 6-6 at halftime. He tallied eight goals and one assist in the Pride s two victories over Stony Brook and Robert Morris before the 2008 CAA Tournament. At Robert Morris, he tallied two goals, including the game-winner with 3:59 to play, and added one assist as Hofstra edged the Colonials, Muscarella more than doubled the combined point total of his first two years last season with 42 points on 28 goals and 14 assists. He posted four goals and one assist in the CAA title game against Drexel. ATTACKMAN KEVIN FORD: Ford returned to the Hofstra lineup against UMass on February 21 after missing all but 2.5 games last season. The Floral Park, New York native tallied two goals in the Pride s victory over the Minutemen and was named the CAA Rookie of the Week. Ford opened the scoring for the Pride and would score Hofstra s eighth goal to tie the contest in the fourth quarter. He also picked up four ground balls. He had a goal and an assist and took a team-high nine shots at Brown on February 28. GOALIE DANNY ORLANDO: Goalie Danny Orlando has posted two victories in the first two games this season. He recorded the second-most saves in a contest last season with 12 in the CAA title game at Drexel. He stopped 14 in the overtime victory over Johns Hopkins on March 8 and in the NCAA Tournament against the Blue Jays in May. Orlando, who has a.491 save percentage but an 8.56 goals against average, posted double-digit saves in five games last year and 13 times in his career. The junior netminder posted five saves in Hofstra s win over UMass and nine at Brown last week. Orlando has a.412 save percentage and ranks 27th in Division I with a 9.42 goals against average. MIDFIELDER STEVE PRIFTE: Senior long-stick middie Steve Prifte recorded a career-high eight ground balls in the Pride s victory at Brown. His previous best was five against Drexel last year. DEFENDER ADAM SWARSEN: Junior defender Adam Swarsen posted six ground balls-one short of his personal best-last week at Brown. The junior, who missed last year with a knee injury, also picked up a key turnover in the waning seconds of the first overtime against Brown. RETURNING STARTERS: The Pride return eight starters from last year s 10-6, CAA Championship Team. TEAM CAPTAINS: Hofstra has four team captains this year. Senior Tom Dooley, senior midfielder Steve Prifte, senior defender Jack Vivonetto and junior defender Adam Swarsen were selected team captains before the 2009 season. DEFENSEMAN RYAN SMITH LOST FOR THE SEASON: Junior defenseman Ryan Smith will be lost for the season with a knee injury suffered in the Massachusetts game on February 21.

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 third season, Tierney has led the Pride to 16 victories, the 2008 Colonial Athletic Association championship and a berth in the 2008 NCAA Championship in his two seasons. 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 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 two-dozen allconference 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 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 In Tierney s final season at Hopkins the Blue Jays posted a 9-5 record, advanced to the NCAA Championship quarterfinals, and ranked in the top 15 in the country in four statistical categories. With an emphasis on a balanced attack that puts pressure on the opposition at every position, individual awards have been plentiful at Hopkins. 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 Tierney played for the Blue Jays from 1988 through 1991 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. After graduating from Johns Hopkins, Tierney continued his playing career by playing three seasons of indoor lacrosse for the New York Saints before serving as an assistant coach for the Saints for two seasons. 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 second 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. - Sean Smith, who returned to the Pride in 2008 after one season away from the program, is in his 11 th season on the Hofstra lacrosse staff. He served on John Danowski s Pride staff from 1998 through A two-time All-American at Roanoke College in 1982 and Smith has also served on the coaching staff at Army from 1987 through HOFSTRA AGAINST NUMBERS 11 THROUGH 20: Following the Pride s victory over #20 UMass in the 2009 season opener and last week s double-overtime win at #15 Brown, Hofstra is now in their last 31 games against teams ranked from 11 through 20. Since 2003, the Pride is against teams #11 through 20. Hofstra was 2-3 in 2008, 1-4 in 2007, 7-0 in 2006, 4-3 in 2005, 0-5 in 2004 and 3-3 in NUMBER ONE: Hofstra s game against top-ranked Johns Hopkins on March 8, 2008 was the Hofstra Athletics program s second contest against a top-ranked opponent in a 30 day period and the third contest against a team ranked in the Top 2 team during that time. On February 17, 2008 the Hofstra wrestling team, which captured its eighth consecutive conference title, including seven in the CAA, hosted #2 Nebraska. On February 26 the Hofstra women s lacrosse team hosted #1 Northwestern. In men s lacrosse the JHU game was the Hofstra lacrosse program s fourth contest against a number one ranked opponent. Three (1995, 2004, 2005) of the four games were against Hopkins. The fourth was against Syracuse in AGAINST THE TOP 6 - The Pride is 3-13 in their last 16 games against teams that were ranked sixth or better, dating back to the end of the 1999 season. - In addition to Hopkins, the only Pride wins over top six teams during that time came in 2001 when Hofstra edged #2 Notre Dame in overtime, and on March 18, 2006 against #6 Princeton Hofstra is 8-25 against opponents ranked sixth or better since HOME COOKING: Hofstra has won 60 of its last 81 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. The Hofstra home streak tied them for 11th alltime in Division I history. Here is how the Pride has done at home since 2000:

8 SEASON OPENERS: Hofstra is in opening games in its history. CAA STANDINGS: Here are the latest Colonial Athletic Association standings, as of March 5, 2009: CAA Overall Team W-L Pct W-L Pct Villanova Hofstra Robert Morris Delaware Drexel Towson Sacred Heart HOFSTRA PICKED TO REPEAT IN 2009 CAA PRESEASON POLL: The Hofstra Pride, which has won two of the last three CAA Men's Lacrosse Championships, is picked to repeat in 2009 as the conference champion according to a vote conducted by all seven league coaches. The Pride, which picked up five of the possible seven first-place votes, edged out second-place Delaware in the poll. Hofstra, already ranked No. 15 in the Inside Lacrosse/Faceoff Yearbook preseason poll and picked as the league favorites in the same publication, received four more total points than Delaware in the preseason coaches poll. The Blue Hens, ranked 20th in the Faceoff Yearbook, logged two first-place votes and finished with a total of 31 points. Drexel, one of two 2008 regular-season league champions, is picked to finish third in the conference after recording 27 points in the poll. Towson logged 20 total points in the poll to come in fourth, while Villanova, Sacred Heart and Robert Morris rounded out the preseason vote, respectively CAA MEN'S LACROSSE PRESEASON COACHES POLL Team (first-place votes) 1. Hofstra (5) Delaware (2) Drexel Towson Villanova Sacred Heart 9 7. Robert Morris 8 Points FOUR PRIDE PLAYERS NAMED TO 2009 ALL-CAA PRESEASON TEAM: Four Pride players were voted to the preseason All-CAA team. Sophomore Jay Card, the CAA Rookie of the Year in 2008, ranked among the league's best in goals-per-game as a freshman last year, scoring 27 to go with 13 assists. Senior Anthony Muscarella, already an Honorable Mention 2009 Preseason All-America pick by Inside Lacrosse and a first team All-CAA honoree in 2008, ranked eighth in league with an average of 1.75 goals per game (28 goals) and had 14 assists on the year. Senior Steve Prifte was a unanimous preseason all-conference pick at the long-stick midfield position. Prifte, a Shamong, New Jersey native was a Second Team All-League pick in 2008 after logging 40 groundballs and causing eight turnovers. Inside Lacrosse Preseason Honorable Mention All-America goalkeeper Danny Orlando rounds out the Pride's 2009 All-CAA Preseason team selections. The Hofstra junior finished 2008 with a 8.56 goals-against average and had a save percentage of.491. The league's coaches also selected Delaware junior attacker Curtis Dickson as the CAA's Preseason Player of the Year.Dickson, one of three Blue Hen preseason all-conference picks in 2009, returns after a first team all-conference performance in The Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, native and preseason third team All-American by Inside Lacrosse, scored a league-best 46 goals while also passing out 15 assists in Alongside Dickson and Card at the attack position is Colin Ambler. Ambler, a junior at Drexel, recorded 21 goals and 21 assists in 2008, helping him earn a spot on the CAA's All- Conference Second Team. At midfield with Muscarella are Delaware junior Martin Cahill and Drexel junior Greg Casey. Cahill, a 2008 first team All-CAA pick, was among the league's best scorers in 2008 by logging 29 goals on the year. Casey, a second team all-league honoree in 2008, finished his sophomore season with 13 goals and five assists. Drexel junior Ryan West, a 2008 First Team All-CAA pick at the face-off specialist position, is a preseason all-conference honoree in West, a Berlin, Md., native finished the 2008 season 69-of-114 (.605) in faceoffs and scored two goals as a sophomore. Drexel junior Matt McCormick leads three preseason All-CAA defenders in An Honorable Mention Preseason All-America selection by Inside Lacrosse, McCormick was a 2008 first team allconference pick in 2008 after playing a vital role in Drexel's topranked defense (7.15 goals/game). Villanova senior Eddie DiDonato logged 26 groundballs in 2008, and joins McCormick on the preseason all-league defense. Delaware sophomore Pat Dowling, an all-rookie pick in 2008, picked up 35 groundballs and forced 18 turnovers last season which helped him earn a spot on the 2009 Preseason squad PRESEASON ALL-CAA MEN'S LACROSSE TEAM Name, School Pos. Yr. Colin Ambler, Drexel# A Jr. Jay Card, Hofstra! A So. Curtis Dickson, Delaware* A Jr. Martin Cahill, Delaware* M Jr. Greg Casey, Drexel# M Jr. Anthony Muscarella, Hofstra* M Sr. Steve Prifte, Hofstra# LSM Sr. Ryan West, Drexel* FO Jr. Eddie DiDonato, Villanova D Sr. Pat Dowling, Delaware! D So. Matt McCormick, Drexel* D Jr. Danny Orlando, Hofstra GK Jr. CAA MEN'S LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Curtis Dickson, A, Jr., Delaware * -- First Team All-CAA Selection in 2008 # -- Second Team All-CAA Selection in 2008! -- All-CAA Rookie Selection in 2008 HOFSTRA HAS 14 NCAA TOURNAMENT BIDS: The Pride earned their 14th trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2008 by defeating

9 Drexel in thrilling fashion, 10-9 in overtime, in the Colonial Athletic Association Championship game at Vidas Field in Philadelphia. The Pride trailed 9-7 with 1:20 to play in regulation before junior midfielder Anthony Muscarella and sophomore attackman Dan Stein scored 28 seconds apart to send the game into overtime. Junior attackman Tom Dooley tallied the game-winner 11 seconds into the extra period to punch the Pride's NCAA Tournament-bound ticket. Hofstra, which defeated then-number one Johns Hopkins, 8-7, in overtime on March 8 in Hempstead, faced the Blue Jays for the fourth time in NCAA Championship competition last week with Hopkins exacting some revenge, Johns Hopkins downed the Pride in first round games in 1974 (18-10) and 1978 (20-8), and in the quarterfinals in 1999 (11-7) at Hofstra. 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 Pride will continue to wear a circular patch on their jerseys in 2008 in his memory. The Hofstra lacrosse program is active in fund-raising activities in the fight against lymphoma. HOFSTRA PRO-NUN-SEE-AY-SHUNS: 1 - Loizeaux - (La-wah-zoo) 3 - Colleluori - (Coll-la-law-ree) 6 - Mojica (Mo-Jee-ca) 7 & 9 - DeNapoli (Dee-Nap-po-lee) 8 & 10 - Prifte - (Priff-tee) 13 - Shuey - (Shoo-ee) 18 - Gvozden - (Ga-vozz-den) 19 - Pezzolla - (Pa-zoll-ah) 21 - Vaccaro (Va-car-oh) 22 - Interlicchio - (In-ter-lick-ee-oh) 26 - Muscarella - (Mus-ka-rell-ah) 28 - Montemurro - (Mon-tah-more-oh) 29 - Skudin (Skoo-din) 32 - Stein - (Stine) 39 - Koesterer - (Kes-ter-rer) 44- Vivonetto (Viv-a-net-oh) 50 - Scuderi (Ska-dare-ee) HOFSTRA TO HOST 2009 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTERFINALS: Tickets and parking passes to the 2009 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship Quarterfinals at Hofstra University are now on sale. The Quarterfinals will return to Long Island on Saturday, May 16, 2009 at James M. Shuart Stadium. Game times are noon and 3 p.m. Lacrosse fans can purchase general admission tickets and parking passes online at: (click button on right side of page) or by calling the Hofstra Athletic Ticket Office at 516- HOF-TIXX ( ). Lacrosse fans who purchase tickets and parking early will have the ability to park and tailgate closest to the stadium on game day. To date more than 3,200 tickets have been sold for the Hofstra quarterfinals. For more information on special tent tailgate opportunities, please call Hofstra has hosted the NCAA Quarterfinal in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2002 and enjoyed great crowds for each event including 12,292 in 1999 when Johns Hopkins, Duke, Georgetown and Hofstra competed. HOFSTRA ON TELEVISION: The Hofstra Pride Men s Lacrosse Team will be televised three times during the 2009 season. In addition to this week s game Hofstra will also have its March 24th game at the United States Military Academy televised on ESPNU. WMAR-TV in Baltimore will televise the Pride s April 11th game at CAA-rival Towson University. ESPNU will also televise the game on a tape delay at 10 p.m. PRIDE ON THE RADIO: WRHU-FM will broadcast this week s game at Johns Hopkins with Matt Greenstein and Stephen Florival calling the action.. BLOGS, BLOG, BLOGS: Five Hofstra lacrosse players, Michael Colleluori, Dan Stein, Brian Schneider, Joe Montemurro and Dan Pezzolla, will be writing weekly blogs during the 2009 season. In addition to blogging on the Pride website at cfm, Colleluori s and Schneider s blog will also be seen on and Stein s blog will also be seen on HOFSTRA ATHLETIC WEBSITE - Get the latest information on the Hofstra men s lacrosse program by going to HOFSTRA GAME SUMMARIES GAME 1 - Saturday, February 21, 2009 vs. #20 Massachusetts: Sophomore Jay Card scored his third goal of the game with just four seconds remaining to give the 13 th -ranked Pride of Hofstra (1-0) an victory over #20 Massachusetts (1-1) at James M. Shuart Stadium Saturday afternoon. Card, a native of Caledon, Ontario, Canada, scored all three of his goals in the final 12 minutes as Hofstra scored six times in the final quarter. He tied the game at 10-all with 1:12 to play, taking a pass from senior Michael Colleluori to the right of UMass goalie Doc Schneider (8 saves) and firing a bullet from eight yards out. On the winning goal, Card took a pass again on the right side, ducked under a charging defender, and beat Schneider low for the game-winner. Card, the 2008 CAA Rookie of the Year who had three gamewinning goals last season, tied the game at 7-7 just 3:48 into the fourth quarter, taking another pass from Colleluori down low and to the side of the cage. Colleluori tallied two goals and three assists in the contest while junior Dan Stein and red-shirt freshman Kevin Ford each added two goals. The Minutemen of Massachusetts were led by seniors Evan Blum and Rory Pedrick with two goals and one assist each. In the 34 th installment of one of college lacrosse s fiercest rivalries, the Minutemen jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals by Blum and senior Jim Connolly in the first six minutes. Ford put Hofstra on the board with a 13-yard, man-up bullet from the center of the box with 4:36 to play in the first. But UMass freshman Anthony Biscardi and Hofstra junior Danny Stein exchanged goals to close the first quarter with the

10 Minutemen ahead, 3-2. Stein s goal came with two seconds remaining on a wrap-around. Massachusetts opened the second quarter with three straight goals as Pedrick scored 4:54 into the period, and sophomore Ryan Hantverk and senior face-off specialist Joe Reale scoring eight seconds apart late in the period to build a 6-2 lead. Pride sophomore Stephen DeNapoli closed the gap with a goal while falling down that beat Schneider high just 15 seconds later. But junior middie Bobby Hayes gave the Minutemen a 7-3 lead at the break off a pass from Pedrick with 14 seconds to play. The Pride came out with a sense of urgency in the second half and scored four unanswered goals to tie the game at 7-all. Colleluori started the run with a 12-yard bullet off the stick of Schneider 5:27 into the third to cut the gap to 7-4. Almost six minutes later senior Ryan Carter took a cross-field pass from Colleluori a fired a shot past Schneider from 12 yards out. In the fourth quarter, Stein scored again on a wrap-around just 1:24 into the period before Card tied the game off the pass from Colleluori two minutes later. UMass ended the run as Reale picked up the ground ball off the ensuing face-off and ran through the Pride defense and beat Hofstra goalie Danny Orlando (5 saves) from five yards for an 8-7 lead. Ford tied the game at 8-8 for Hofstra 2:33 later with a 15-yard bullet after a pass from Card. But a minute later Blum scored his fourth of the season on a 12-yard shot from the left of Orlando, and Pedrick scored on a jump shot from eight yards in front three minutes after that to take a 10-8 lead. Colleluori brought Hofstra back to within one with 2:44 to play with his second of the game on the run before Card tied the game with 1:12 to play. On the ensuing face-off sophomore middie Joe Montemurro won the face-off and started the Pride on their road to victory. The Pride outshot the Minutemen, 56-31, including 24-4 in the final quarter F #20 UMass #13 Hofstra MASSACHUSETTS SCORING: GOALS: Evan Blum 2; Rory Pedrick 2; Joe Reale 2; Jim Connolly 1; Anthony Biscardi 1; Bobby Hayes 1; Ryan Hantverk 1. ASSISTS: Tim Balise 1; Anthony Biscardi 1; Evan Blum 1; Jim Connolly 1; Ryan Marcus 1; Rory Pedrick 1. HOFSTRA SCORING: GOALS: Card, Jay 3; Colleluori, Michael 2; Ford, Kevin 2; Stein, Dan 2; Carter, Ryan 1; DeNapoli, Steven 1. ASSISTS: Colleluori, Michael 3; Card, Jay 2; Carter, Ryan 1.

11 The Automated ScoreBook For Lacrosse HOFSTRA Game Results All games (as of Mar 05, 2009) Date Opponent Score Overall Conf Site Att. Goalie Feb 21 #20 MASSACHUSETTS W Hempstead, NY 1849 Orlando, Danny (1-0) Feb 28 at #13 Brown WO Providence, RI 514 Orlando, Danny (2-0) Team Record W-L-T Overall: Conference: Home: Away: Neutral: Overtime: Attendance Dates Total Average Total: Home: Away: Neutral: 0 0 0

12 The Automated ScoreBook For Lacrosse HOFSTRA Team Game-by-Game All games (as of Mar 05, 2009) TEAM STATISTICS Date Opponent Score G A Pts Sh Sh% Sog Sog% GW UP DN GB TO CT Faceoff Pen-Min Feb 21, 2009 MASSACHUSETTS Feb 28, 2009 Brown HOFSTRA Opponent TEAM PER-GAME Games played: 2 Shots per game: 50.00; Goals per game: Assists per game: 6.50; Points per game: Faceoff W-L pct: 0.500; Clear pct.: Date Opponent Score Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Faced Feb 21, 2009 MASSACHUSETTS : Feb 28, 2009 Brown : Totals : Opponent 127:

13 The Automated ScoreBook For Lacrosse HOFSTRA Opponent Game-by-Game All games (as of Mar 05, 2009) OPPONENT STATISTICS Date Opponent Score G A Pts Sh Sh% Sog Sog% GW UP DN GB TO CT Faceoff Pen-Min Feb 21, 2009 MASSACHUSETTS Feb 28, 2009 Brown Opponent HOFSTRA OPPONENT PER-GAME Games played: 2 Shots per game: 31.00; Goals per game: Assists per game: 7.00; Points per game: Faceoff W-L pct: 0.500; Clear pct.: Date Opponent Score Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Faced Feb 21, 2009 MASSACHUSETTS : Feb 28, 2009 Brown : Opponent : HOFSTRA 127:

14 The Automated ScoreBook For Lacrosse HOFSTRA Overall Team Statistics All games (as of Mar 05, 2009) Overall: Conf: Home: Away: Neut: TEAM STATISTICS HOFSTRA OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored average Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Shots/Game Assists MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES Goals-Opportunities Conversion Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals Man-up 4 1 Man-down 0 0 Unassisted 9 6 Overtime 1 0 GROUND BALLS TURNOVERS 7 17 CAUSED TURNOVERS 8 2 FACEOFFS (W-L) Faceoff W-L Pct CLEARS Clear Pct PENALTIES Number 4 11 Minutes 3:30 9:00 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 1/1849 1/514 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT OT2 Total HOFSTRA Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT OT2 Total HOFSTRA Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT OT2 Total HOFSTRA Opponents Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT OT2 Total HOFSTRA Opponents

15 The Automated ScoreBook For Lacrosse HOFSTRA Overall Individual Statistics All games (as of Mar 05, 2009) Overall: Conf: Home: Away: Neut: ## Player gp-gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw up dn gb t/o ct faceoff pct pen-min 20 Card, Jay Colleluori, Michael Stein, Dan Ford, Kevin DeNapoli, Steven Muscarella, Anthony Carter, Ryan Dooley, Tom Swarsen, Adam Scuderi, Christian Interlicchio, Tom Pezzolla, Dan Shuey, Tom Prifte, Steve Mojica, Adam Holman, Tim Lucas, Sean Orlando, Danny Vivonetto, Jack Wynn, Shane Smith, Ryan Watson, Patrick Born, Jake Skudin, Mike Montemurro, Joe Bentz, Stephen Total Opponents ## Goalie gp-gs min ga gaavg saves pct w l t shots faced 5 Orlando, Danny : Total 2 127: Opponents 2 127: Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT OT2 Total HOFSTRA Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT OT2 Total HOFSTRA Opponents Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT OT2 Total HOFSTRA Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT OT2 Total HOFSTRA Opponents Attendance Summary HOFSTRA Opponent Total Dates/Avg Per Date 1/1849 1/514 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 CLEARS: HOFSTRA , Opponents MAN-UP OPPS: HOFSTRA , Opponents

16 The Automated ScoreBook For Lacrosse HOFSTRA Team High/Low Analysis All games (as of Mar 05, 2009) HOFSTRA - TEAM GAME HIGHS POINTS 18 at Brown (Feb 28) 17 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) GOALS 11 at Brown (Feb 28) 11 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) ASSISTS 7 at Brown (Feb 28) 6 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) SHOTS 56 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) 44 at Brown (Feb 28) SHOTS ON GOAL 26 at Brown (Feb 28) 19 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) SAVES 9 at Brown (Feb 28) 5 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) GROUND BALLS 35 at Brown (Feb 28) 32 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) TURNOVERS 7 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) CAUSED TURNOVER 17 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) Opponent - GAME HIGHS POINTS 18 at Brown (Feb 28) 16 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) GOALS 10 at Brown (Feb 28) 10 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) ASSISTS 8 at Brown (Feb 28) 6 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) SHOTS 31 at Brown (Feb 28) 31 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) SHOTS ON GOAL 19 at Brown (Feb 28) 15 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) SAVES 15 at Brown (Feb 28) 8 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) GROUND BALLS 32 at Brown (Feb 28) 23 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) TURNOVERS 17 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) CAUSED TURNOVER 7 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21)

17 The Automated ScoreBook For Lacrosse HOFSTRA High/Low Analysis All games (as of Mar 05, 2009) HOFSTRA - GAME LOWS POINTS 17 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) 18 at Brown (Feb 28) GOALS 11 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) 11 at Brown (Feb 28) ASSISTS 6 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) 7 at Brown (Feb 28) SHOTS 44 at Brown (Feb 28) 56 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) SHOTS ON GOAL 19 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) 26 at Brown (Feb 28) SAVES 5 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) 9 at Brown (Feb 28) GROUND BALLS 32 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) 35 at Brown (Feb 28) TURNOVERS 0 at Brown (Feb 28) 7 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) CAUSED TURNOVER 0 at Brown (Feb 28) 17 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) Opponent - GAME LOWS POINTS 16 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) 18 at Brown (Feb 28) GOALS 10 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) 10 at Brown (Feb 28) ASSISTS 6 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) 8 at Brown (Feb 28) SHOTS 31 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) 31 at Brown (Feb 28) SHOTS ON GOAL 15 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) 19 at Brown (Feb 28) SAVES 8 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) 15 at Brown (Feb 28) GROUND BALLS 23 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) 32 at Brown (Feb 28) TURNOVERS 0 at Brown (Feb 28) 17 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) CAUSED TURNOVER 0 at Brown (Feb 28) 7 vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21)

18 The Automated ScoreBook For Lacrosse HOFSTRA Player High/Low Analysis All games (as of Mar 05, 2009) HOFSTRA - INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS POINTS 6 Colleluori, Michael at Brown (Feb 28) 5 Card, Jay at Brown (Feb 28) 5 Card, Jay vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) 5 Colleluori, Michael vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) GOALS 4 Card, Jay at Brown (Feb 28) 3 Card, Jay vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) ASSISTS 4 Colleluori, Michael at Brown (Feb 28) 3 Colleluori, Michael vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) SHOTS 15 Ford, Kevin vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) 10 Card, Jay vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) SHOTS ON GOAL 6 Card, Jay at Brown (Feb 28) 5 Stein, Dan at Brown (Feb 28) 5 Colleluori, Michael at Brown (Feb 28) 5 Card, Jay vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) SAVES 9 Orlando, Danny at Brown (Feb 28) 5 Orlando, Danny vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) GROUND BALLS 8 Prifte, Steve at Brown (Feb 28) 6 Swarsen, Adam at Brown (Feb 28) 6 DeNapoli, Steven vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) CAUSED TURNOVER 2 Swarsen, Adam vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) 1 DeNapoli, Steven vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) 1 Born, Jake vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) 1 Prifte, Steve vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) 1 Scuderi, Christian vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) 1 Carter, Ryan vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21) 1 Card, Jay vs MASSACHUSETTS (Feb 21)

19 The Automated ScoreBook For Lacrosse HOFSTRA Game-by-Game Goals-Assists-Points All games (as of Mar 05, 2009) Opponent Date Score LUCAS,SEAN COLLELUORI FORD,KEVIN ORLANDO,DA MOJICA,ADA DENAPOLI,S PRIFTE,STE SHUEY,TOM CARTER,RYA PEZZOLLA,D CARD,JAY UMASS Feb W at BRWN Feb W DNP Opponent Date Score INTERLICCH HOLMAN,TIM MUSCARELLA MONTEMURRO SKUDIN,MIK BORN,JAKE WATSON,PAT STEIN,DAN SMITH,RYAN BENTZ,STEP DOOLEY,TOM UMASS Feb W DNP at BRWN Feb W DNP DNP Opponent Date Score WYNN,SHANE VIVONETTO, SWARSEN,AD SCUDERI,CH UMASS Feb W at BRWN Feb W