SPORTS NEWS HOFSTRA WOMEN S SOCCER WEEKLY NOTES (7-4-1, 4-0 CAA) Oct , at Old Dominion, William & Mary

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1 SPORTS NEWS HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS PHYSICAL FITNESS CENTER (516) FAX: (516) HOFSTRA WOMEN S SOCCER WEEKLY NOTES (7-4-1, 4-0 CAA) Oct , at Old Dominion, William & Mary Streaks, Stats, and Storylines: Hofstra is alone in first place in the CAA with a 4-0 record after the first two conference weekends. Four teams are right behind at 3-1, including the two teams Hofstra travels to this weekend (Old Dominion, William & Mary). The Pride has shut out the last 10 CAA teams it has faced, including two CAA Tournament games last year and the first four conference games of this season. Hofstra s shutout streak against CAA foes is 919 minutes. Last weekend s win over Towson improves Hofstra s record to 23-0 since joining the CAA against the three schools that joined the Pride in moving from the America East to the CAA in 2002 (9-0 vs. Delaware, 7-0 vs. Drexel, 7-0 vs. Towson). The last five wins in the Towson series have all been by 1-0 scores. Senior goalkeeper Krystal Robens set school records last year for most shutouts in a season (12), which also broke the CAA record, and most consecutive shutouts (7). She has five shutouts and two combined shutouts this year. After getting a pair of home wins last weekend, the Pride is now all-time at Hofstra Soccer Stadium since it opened in The Pride is also overall at home since Hofstra starts five seniors on its defensive unit including goalkeeper Krystal Robens and backs Jess Crankshaw, Marie Curtin, Kariena Richards and Sara Gulley. Senior back Marie Curtin is third on Hofstra s all-time assist list with 21, one shy of second place. Senior back Jess Crankshaw has 16 assists, one shy of fourth place. Senior midfielder Edel Malone was one of 47 players named to the Preseason Hermann Trophy Watch List. Malone has scored the game-winning goal in the CAA championship game in both seasons when she has been healthy. Malone and senior defender Marie Curtin were both named to the Preseason All-CAA team. The Pride was picked to finish third in a preseason vote of the Colonial Athletic Association coaches. William & Mary (112 points), James Madison (111 points) and Hofstra (107 points) were in a close three-way race. Hofstra is coming off a season which saw it set a school record for wins in a season (18-4), including its first-ever NCAA Tournament victory (1-0 over Ohio State). Hofstra s Tentative Starters 2008 Stats Pos. No. Name Cl. G-A-P F 14 Edel Malone Sr F 16 Diane Caldwell Jr M 18 Tiffany Yovino So M 21 Courtney Breen Fr M 25 Brittany Butts Fr M 29 Salma Tarik So B 5 Marie Curtin Sr B 8 Sara Gulley Sr B 10 Kariena Richards Sr B 12 Jess Crankshaw Sr G 1 Krystal Robens Sr GAA Off The Bench F 6 Jill Lipari Jr F 11 Dana Bergstrom So F 13 Erin Kelleher Sr F 17 Carol Leurini Sr F 19 Laura Greene Fr F 24 Erika Fuertes Jr M 9 Nicki Choffel Fr M 22 Kayla Pifer So B 20 Katja Riihiaho Fr G 0 Krysten Farriella So GAA 2008 SCHEDULE/RESULTS August 29 vs. Connecticut (at Penn State) L at Penn State L 1-4 September 5 at Columbia W PRINCETON W vs. East Carolina (at Pennsylvania) L vs. Villanova (at Pennsylvania) L STONY BROOK W 1-0 (2 OT) 21 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT T 3-3 (2 OT) 26 DELAWARE W at Drexel W 1-0 (2 OT) October 3 GEORGE MASON* W TOWSON* W at Old Dominion* 7 p.m. 12 at William & Mary* 12:30 p.m. 17 UNC WILMINGTON* 7 p.m. 19 GEORGIA STATE* 1 p.m. 24 at VCU* 7 p.m. 26 at James Madison* 1 p.m. 30 NORTHEASTERN* 7 p.m. November 4-9 CAA Tournament TBA * CAA game HOME GAMES IN CAPS

2 Last Week Recap: Hofstra stayed in first place in the CAA with a pair of shutout victories at home, a 2-0 win over George Mason on Friday and a 1-0 win over Towson on Sunday. In the George Mason game, sophomore midfielder Tiffany Yovino (Holtsville, NY) had a goal and an assist to lead the Pride to the 2-0 win. She assisted on the first goal in the opening half, as she got on the back end of a cross from senior back Jess Crankshaw (Lanoka Harbor, NJ) and settled the ball down, allowing junior forward Diane Caldwell (Balbriggan, Ireland) to finish from 10 yards out. She added an insurance goal in the second half as she won a ball at the top of the box off a pass from junior forward Erika Fuertes (Upper Brookville, NY), turned and blasted a shot into the upper-left corner. The Hofstra defense allowed only one shot on target, which came on a late free kick that was saved by senior Krystal Robens (East Taunton, MA). Against Towson, Hofstra scored the only goal of the game in the 24 th minute, as sophomore forward Salma Tarik (Bellmore, NY) got on the back end of a corner kick taken by senior back Marie Curtin (Kilmallock, Ireland) and scored from 10 yards out. Robens had one save in the first half, and sophomore Krysten Farriella (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY) had two saves in the second half, including one in the 89th minute as she tipped a dangerous 25-yard shot wide. Curtin also hit the post once and the crossbar once, while Yovino hit a shot off the crossbar. Conference Shutout Streak: Hofstra picked up two more shutouts last weekend as it defeated George Mason 2-0 and Towson 1-0. The Pride has now shut out the last 10 conference opponents it has played, including two CAA Tournament games last year. The shutout streak dates back to a late goal by James Madison in a 2-0 home loss to the Dukes last season, a span of 919 minutes. Senior goalkeeper Krystal Robens (East Taunton, MA) has been in net for the first 874 minutes, making 30 saves in that span, including eight in the rematch with James Madison in the CAA semifinals, a 2-0 Hofstra win. Krysten Farriella (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY) had two saves in her 45 minutes of work in the second half against Towson on Sunday. Dominating Their Rivals: Hofstra made the move to the Colonial Athletic Association in 2002 after playing in the America East from , joining the CAA with America East rivals Delaware, Drexel and Towson. Since the four teams joined the CAA, Hofstra is a perfect 23-0 against the other three schools (9-0 against Delaware - including two postseason games, 7-0 against Drexel, and 7-0 against Towson). Northeastern also joined the CAA from the America East in 2006, and the Pride is against the Huskies in the CAA as well. Big Cleats To Fill: Hofstra returns eight starters from last season s team, which finished with a school record 18 wins and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. However, the Pride must replace the first two All-Americans in the history of the program. Defender Sue Weber was a two-time All-American and a three-time Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year. Forward Brooke DeRosa, meanwhile, earned All-America honors after scoring 14 goals, including one in the Pride s 2-1 loss to Penn State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Both players went on to play for the Long Island Rough Riders in the W-League this past summer, with Weber earning the Defensive Player of the Year Award in the 41-team league. An Experienced Defense: Hofstra may be without its most decorated player in school history from its starting defense last year in Sue Weber, but the nucleus returning to the defensive unit is still quite impressive. In fact, the Pride has four senior starters in its back four to go along with a senior goalie. Senior Krystal Robens (Taunton, MA) set a school record with 12 shutouts last year as the Pride s starting goalie. In front of her, seniors Sara Gulley (Burke, VA), Kariena Richards (Midleton, Ireland) and Jess Crankshaw (Lanoka Harbor, NJ) are all returning to their starting spots. The one spot left from Weber s departure has been filled by senior Marie Curtin (Kilmallock, Ireland), who missed last season to play for the Irish national team, but was a twotime first-team All-CAA selection as a center back in 2004 and Senior Kristine Suapengco (Dix Hills, NY) also started at center back as a freshman in 2004 but has suffered several knee injuries over the course of her career and sat out last season. Robens Rewrites Record Book: Senior goalkeeper Krystal Robens (Taunton, MA) set a school records last year for most shutouts in a season with 12, which also broke the Colonial Athletic Association record. Included in that total was a school-record seven straight shutouts, a span which included three postseason games (two CAA Tournament, one NCAA Tournament). Penn State broke the shutout streak in the second round of the NCAA Tournament just 14 seconds shy of her eighth in a row. Robens actually began her career as a position player in 2004, but redshirted in 2005 as she converted to goalie. Robens has five shutouts so far this season (and two combined shutouts), giving her 17 solo shutouts in the last two years. Crank It Up: Senior defender Jess Crankshaw (Lanoka Harbor, NJ) provided a significant offensive spark last year, in addition to being part of a defensive unit that set school records for shutouts and consecutive shutouts. Due largely to her skill on corners and direct kicks, Crankshaw led the Pride in assists last year with nine, all of which came against CAA opponents. The nine assists also marked the third highest single-season total in school history. After playing every minute of every game as a freshman in 2005, when the Pride made its first NCAA appearance, she suffered an ACL tear early in the 2006 season and returned last year to help lead Hofstra back to the NCAA s once again. Crankshaw assisted on the game-winning goal against George Mason on Friday and now has 16 assists in her career. If she takes her medical redshirt season next fall, she could challenge the school s career assist record of 26, held by Jerilyn Marinan ( ), an impressive feat for a defensive player. Curtin Climbing Assist Charts: Senior defender Marie Curtin (Kilmallock, Ireland) picked up her 21st career assist on the only goal of the game in the Pride s 1-0 win over Towson on Sunday. She is now only five assists shy of the school record held by Jerilyn Marinan ( ). Curtin is alone in third place, just one behind fellow Irish National Team member Elaine O Connor ( ), who graduated with 22 assists. Senior defender Jess Crankshaw (Lanoka Harbor, NJ) also has 16 career assists, putting her in eighth place, and she would have one more year of eligibility left after this season if she chooses to use it.

3 The Magic Touch: Senior midfielder Edel Malone (Ennis, Ireland) has made a huge difference in the Pride s success since joining the program in As a freshman, she had the only goal in a 1-0 win over VCU in the 2005 Colonial Athletic Association championship game. She then missed all of 2006 with a knee injury as Hofstra slumped to a finish and did not qualify for the CAA Tournament. Last year, she was back and healthy, and once again scored the game-winning goal in the Colonial Athletic Association championship, another 1-0 win over VCU. She then added the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over Ohio State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. An Old Newcomer: Senior Marie Curtin (Kilmallock, Ireland) is back with the Pride this year after missing last season to play for the Irish national team. Curtin is a threetime All-CAA selection, and was named the CAA Rookie of the Year in She gives the Pride some added versatility as well, as she played center back in her first two seasons, then played both center midfield and forward as a junior in Moving Forward: Sophomore midfielder Tiffany Yovino (Holtsville, NY) earned freshman All-America honors last season after playing a key role in the Pride s defensive midfield, helping Hofstra set a school record with 12 shutouts. This year, she has moved forward to an attacking midfield role and has proven to be proficient in that spot as well. Yovino currently leads the Pride in scoring with four goals and two assists for 10 points and has also had three shots hit the post or crossbar this season. Irish Connection Continues: Hofstra has clearly had a successful history of recruiting in Ireland, with recent graduates Elaine O Connor ( 03), Dolores Deasley ( 03) and Emma Kilduff ( 04) all having an impact on the program s success. This year s team features four veteran Irish players in seniors Edel Malone (Ennis, Ireland), Marie Curtin (Kilmallock, Ireland) and Kariena Richards (Midleton, Ireland), and Junior Diane Caldwell (Balbriggan, Ireland). Malone, Curtin and Caldwell have all been regular participants on the Irish national team, while Richards has previously served as the captain of the Irish Under-19 squad. The Irish connection helped the Pride to its two wins on the weekend of Sept. 5-7, as Malone assisted Caldwell on the only goal of the game against Columbia on Sept. 5, and Curtin picked up the assist in the only goal of the game against Princeton on Sept. 7. In a 3-3 tie against Central Connecticut on Sept. 21, Caldwell and Malone scored Hofstra s first two goals, while Curtin assisted on the third. Last weekend, Caldwell scored the game-winner against George Mason on Friday and Curtin assisted on the game-winner against Towson on Sunday. Greene Named CAA Co-Rookie Of Week: Freshman forward Laura Greene (Holbrook, NY) was named the CAA Co-Rookie of the Week on Monday, Sept. 29. Greene earned the honor after scoring the game-winning goal in Hofstra's 1-0 win over Delaware on Sept. 26 and helping set up the game-winning goal in the Pride's 1-0 doubleovertime win over Drexel on Sept. 28. Greene was a late addition to the Hofstra recruiting class this summer, as she was originally planning on running on the Virginia Tech track and field team. Home, Sweet Home: Hofstra picked up two wins at home last weekend against George Mason and Towson. The Pride is now all-time at Hofstra Soccer Stadium since the facility first opened at the start of the 2003 campaign. Hofstra has also compiled an impressive record at home since the start of the 1999 season, when it played at the old University Field (see chart below). Hofstra Home Records (since 1999) Year Record Facility 1999: 8-1 (University Field) 2000: 8-1 (University Field) 2001: (University Field) 2002: 9-1 (University Field) 2003: (Hofstra Soccer Stadium) 2004: 6-2 (Hofstra Soccer Stadium) 2005: (Hofstra Soccer Stadium) 2006: (Hofstra Soccer Stadium) 2007: 6-3 (Hofstra Soccer Stadium) (Hofstra Soccer Stadium) Total: Success In Conference: Since joining the CAA in 2002, Hofstra has compiled an impressive record in league games, including its two wins last weekend over Georeg Mason and Towson. Dating back to its days as a member of the 10-team America East Conference, Hofstra has finished third or higher in its conference standings in eight of the last nine years, including seven straight seasons from The streak finally ended with a seventhplace finish in an injury-plagued 2006 season. The Pride, though, bounced back to finish 9-2 in the CAA last year, good for second place in the regular season standings, before going on to win the postseason title. Hofstra s CAA Records (since 2002) Year Record Place 2002: 6-3 Third Place 2003: First Place 2004: 6-3 First Place (Tie) 2005: Second Place 2006: Seventh Place 2007: 9-2 Second Place First Place Total Weber Has Number Retired: Former defender Sue Weber ( ) had her jersey number 20 retired prior to Hofstra s game against Central Connecticut on Sunday, Sept. 21. Weber, a two-time All-American who led the Pride to two CAA titles and NCAA Tournament berths, is one of 20 Hofstra student-athletes who will have their numbers retired this year. Freshman Katja Riihiaho (Vantaa, Finland) is currently wearing #20 and will be able to wear that number for the remainder of the season. Malone, Curtin Earn Preseason Honors: Senior midfielder Edel Malone (Ennis, Ireland) was one of 47 players named to the Preseason Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Watch List. The Hermann Trophy is given out to the top Division I men s soccer and women s soccer players in the nation. Malone and senior defender Marie Curtin (Kilmallock, Ireland) were named to the Preseason All-CAA team.

4 2008 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S SOCCER ROSTER No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Hometown/High School/Last School 0 Krysten Farriella GK So. 5-6 Lake Ronkonkoma, NY/Sachem North 1 Krystal Robens GK Sr. 5-5 East Taunton, MA/Coyle-Cassidy 2 Liz Guise M/D Sr. 5-6 Midlothian, VA/Midlothian/Virginia Tech 3 Kristine Suapengco D Sr. 5-4 Dix Hills, NY/Half Hollow Hills West 5 Marie Curtin D/M Sr. 5-7 Kilmallock, Ireland/Ard Scoil Mhuire 6 Jill Lipari F Jr. 5-7 Flanders, NJ/Mt. Olive 7 Diane Caldwell M/F Jr. 5-9 Balbriggan, Ireland/Mount Temple 8 Sara Gulley D Sr. 5-3 Burke, VA/Robinson/Clemson 9 Nicki Choffel M Fr. 5-4 Bellerose, NY/Mary Louis Academy 10 Kariena Richards D Sr. 5-4 Midleton, Ireland/St. Mary s 11 Dana Bergstrom F/M So. 5-6 Billerica, MA/Lexington Christian/Syracuse 12 Jess Crankshaw D Sr. 5-4 Lanoka Harbor, NJ/Lacey Twp. 13 Erin Kelleher F Sr Yarmouthport, MA/Sacred Heart 14 Edel Malone M/F Sr. 5-6 Ennis, Ireland/Colaiste Mhuire/GMIT 15 Brooke Bendernagel D/F Fr. 5-7 Smithtown, NY/Smithtown West 17 Carol Leurini F Sr. 5-8 Whitman, MA/Cardinal Spellman 18 Tiffany Yovino M So. 5-0 Holtsville, NY/Sachem East 19 Laura Greene F/M Fr. 5-8 Holbrook, NY/Sachem East 20 Katja Riihiaho D/M Fr. 5-4 Vantaa, Finland/Makelanrinteen Lukio 21 Courtney Breen M Fr. 5-8 Hicksville, NY/Hicksville 22 Kayla Pifer M/F So. 5-6 State College, PA/State College 23 Nicole Bisco M Jr. 5-0 Clifton, NJ/Clifton 24 Erika Fuertes M/F Jr. 5-6 Upper Brookville, NY/St. Mary s 25 Brittany Butts M/F RFr. 5-7 Massapequa Park, NY/Massapequa 28 Erin Breen F Fr. 5-7 Hicksville, NY/Hicksville 29 Salma Tarik F/M So. 5-8 Bellmore, NY/Rosamond (CA)/Cal State Northridge Head Coach: Simon Riddiough (Hofstra 94) Assistant Coaches: Lindsey Vanderspiegel, Gary Book, Ed Schieferstein Pronunciation Guide 0 Krysten Farriella fair-ee-ell-uh 1 Krystal Robens ROB-ins 2 Liz Guise rhymes with ice 3 Kristine Suapengco swuh-peng-co 6 Jill Lipari luh-par-ee 9 Nicki Choffel shuh-fell 10 Kariena Richards kuh-ree-nuh 14 Edel Malone uh-dell 17 Carol Leurini lure-ee-nee 18 Tiffany Yovino yo-vee-no 20 Katja Riihiaho COT-ya REE-hee-AH-ho 24 Erika Fuertes FWAIR-tez 29 Salma Tarik SAL-muh tur-eek HC Simon Riddiough rid-ee-off AC Lindsey Vanderspiegel van-der-spee-gull AC Ed Schieferstein SHEEF-er-stine

5 Hofstra Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 05, 2008) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) CONFERENCE... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) NON-CONFERENCE... ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATT ## PLAYER GP G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-AT Aug 29 at Connecticut L Yovino, Tiffany Aug 31 at #9 Penn State L Caldwell, Diane Sep 03 at Columbia W Tarik, Salma Sep 07 PRINCETON W Curtin, Marie /12/08 at East Carolina L Bergstrom, Dana /14/08 vs Villanova L Malone, Edel Sep 18 STONY BROOK W O Fuertes, Erika Sep 21 CENTRAL CONN. T O Breen, Courtney *Sep 26 DELAWARE W Crankshaw, Jess *Sep 28 at Drexel W O Greene, Laura *Oct 03 GEORGE MASON W Butts, Brittany *Oct 05 TOWSON W Richards, Kariena Pifer, Kayla TEAM STATISTICS HOFSTRA OPP 17 Leurini, Carol Gulley, Sara SHOT STATISTICS Riihiaho, Katja Goals-Shot attempts Lipari, Jill Goals scored average Kelleher, Erin Shot pct Choffel, Nicki Shots on goal-attempts Total SOG pct Opponents Shots/Game Assists CORNER KICKS GOAL AVERAGE- -SAVES- PENALTY KICKS ## GOALTENDERS GP Minutes GA Avg Sv Pct W L T Sho PENALTIES Yellow cards Robens, Krystal : Red cards Farriella, Krysten 4 225: ATTENDANCE... Total : Total Opponents : Dates/Avg Per Date... 6/212 5/798 Neutral Site #/Avg... 1/225 GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Hofstra Opponents SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Hofstra Opponents SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Hofstra Opponents CORNER KICKS BY PRD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Hofstra Opponents FOULS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Hofstra Opponents