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Hofstra will step out of Colonial Athletic Association play to continue its four-game home stand against Siena College this Saturday. Hofstra (6-3, 3-0 CAA) is ranked 16th in the Warrior Division I Men’s Media Poll this week and ranks 16th in the NCAA in scoring defense, only allowing 8.78 GPG. The Pride struggled on the man-up opportunity against Towson going 0-3 and is ranked 47 with just 11 extra-man opportunity…
Hofstra returns home Saturday to take on the Towson Tigers for its second consecutive Colonial Athletic Association matchup. Hofstra (5-3, 2-0 CAA) is ranked 19 in the Warrior Division I Men’s Media Poll with 9.40 GPG and a .511 face-off percentage. Towson (7-2, 1-0 CAA) is receiving votes in the media poll with a 9.67 GPG average. The Tigers are .449 at the face-off X through nine games. Hofstra coming…
The defending champion Rochester Knighthawks (9-3) will look to hand the Edmonton Rush (11-0) their first loss of the season when the teams battle on the Blue Cross Arena turf Saturday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m. The game marks a clash between the respective leaders of the east and west division. Edmonton previously defeated the Knighthawks 8-7 in an early February match-up. Cory Conway led the Rush in the…
After walking away from the Rexall Place with a crushing 14-5 defeat at the hands of the undefeated Edmonton Rush on Friday, the Buffalo Bandits had little time for reflection as playoff possibilities were the focus of their matchup today against the Minnesota Swarm. The Buffalo Bandits were unable to bounce back from the loss to the Rush on Friday as they tie the season series at 1-1 in their…
Durham, North Carolina – Duke trailed Syracuse early in the first quarter and then run away with the contest against the Orange by a score of 21-7. The first midfield combined for twelve goals and the combination of face offs win was just too much for the Orange to keep pace with. Much like last year’s National Championship game, face offs had a significant impact on the game. Brendan…
Drew Coholan scored a career-high five goals to help Hofstra win its second Colonial Athletic Association matchup 11-9 against the Drexel Dragons in the inaugural HEADstrong Hero Bowl at Vidas Field Saturday afternoon. Hofstra improves to 5-3 overall, 2-0 in the CAA while Drexel drops to 4-4, 0-1 in the CAA with the loss. Goal scorers for Hofstra include Coholan (5G), Senior Lance Yapor (2G, 2A), Senior Torin Varn (2G),…
First Quarter: HU GOAL: Mike Malave puts Hofstra on the board for his ninth goal of the season at 9:57. Hofstra leads 1-0. HU GOAL: Lance Yapor beats Drexel goalie Will Gabrielsen at 8:38. Hofstra leads 2-0. HU GOAL: Sam Llianres goes top shelf to give Hofstra a 3-0 with 5:48 to go in the first quarter. DU GOAL: Jules Raucci puts Drexel on the board with 2:45 remaining in…
After an 11-10-overtime loss against St. John’s, Hofstra looks to get back on track in its second Colonial Athletic Conference matchup of the season on the road against No. 20 Drexel in the inaugural Hero Bowl this Saturday at 4 pm. Looking at the numbers, Hofstra (4-3, 1-0 CAA) is .539 (82-152) on its face-off percentage while Drexel is .638 (118-185). Hofstra is .310 on the man-up and Drexel is…
The Buffalo Bandits may have fell to the Edmonton Rush 14-5, but Buffalo goaltender Anthony Cosmo made what was likely the save of the year.
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