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HOFSTRA PRIDE (5-8) LIVE STATS AT HOME vs. HofstraStats.com LIU SHARKS (4-6) Saturday, October 19, 2019 – 1 p.m. SCOUTING HOFSTRA & vs. Hempstead, NY - The Hofstra (9-3) Field Hockey team returns home Sunday, October 20, 2019 - 1 p.m. for their final two non-conference Hofstra Field Hockey Stadium – Hempstead, NY games of the season and the start of their final four-game 2019 HOFSTRA FIELD HOCKEY SCHEDULE & RESULTS home stand this weekend when AUGUST the Pride celebrate Alumni Day and host the Sharks of Long 30 Fri. WAGNER 0-3 L Island University on Saturday, October 19, before hosting the SEPTEMBER Broncs of Rider on Sunday, October 20. Both games are 1 Sun. SAINT JOSEPH’S 1-9 L scheduled for 1 p.m. at the Hofstra Field Hockey Stadium. 4 Wed. MONMOUTH 0-6 L 8 Sun. VERMONT 0-1 L Live video and audio of both games will streamed by Pride 11 Wed. SACRED HEART 3-1 W Productions free of charge on GoHofstra.com. WRHU-FM 16 Mon. QUINNIPIAC 3-2 W (88.7) student broadcasters Ryan Ye and Lou Accumanno will 20 Fri. at Bryant (at Brown) 3-2 W SO call the LIU game while Tyler Martineau and Kyle Byrne will 22 Sun. at Brown 0-3 L call the Rider game. Hofstra will also provide live stats through 29 Sun. YALE 2-1 W HofstraStats.com. Links for both can be found elsewhere on OCTOBER this page as well as on the Hofstra Field Hockey schedule 4 Fri. DREXEL* 0-1 L page on GoHofstra.com. 6 Sun. MERRIMACK 4-0 W 11 Fri. at William and Mary* 2-4 L Hofstra is 5-8 on the season and 0-3 in the Colonial Athletic 13 Sun. at James Madison* 0-4 L Association following their 4-2 loss at William and Mary on 19 Sat. LIU 1 p.m. October 11, and the 4-2 loss at James Madison last Sunday. In 20 Sun. RIDER 1 p.m. Williamsburg, Virginia, junior Frankie O’Brien and sophomore 25 Fri. DELAWARE* 3 p.m. Cami Larsson each recorded a goal and an assist but the Tribe 27 Sun. TOWSON* 12 p.m. sandwiched four goals between the two Pride goals for the NOVEMBER victory. In Harrisonburg, Virginia, Hofstra and JMU were 3 Sun. at Northeastern* 1 p.m. scoreless after one quarter but the Pride couldn’t get the CAA CHAMPIONSHIP at DELAWARE offense in gear. Hofstra freshman Merlijn van der Vegt 8 Fri. Semifinals TBA recorded nine saves but it wasn’t enough as the Pride fell to 10 Sun. Championship TBA the Dukes.

* - Colonial Athletic Association game Hofstra is led in scoring by Larsson with seven goals and two assists in 13 games this season. She has two penalty stroke goals and three game-winning goals. Warfel has chipped in HOFSTRA FIELD HOCKEY ON SOCIAL MEDIA with five goals and three assists while O’Brien has added one goal and four assists. In goal, the Dutch newcomer van der Facebook Vegt now has a 2.21 goals against average, 69 saves, and a /Hofstra Field Hockey .734 save percentage in her 11 outings. /HofstraPride HOFSTRA ALUMNI DAY/BOILEAU CHARACTER AWARD Twitter Hofstra will have a full day of activities for Pride Field Hockey @HofstraFH1 beginning at 9:30 a.m. with the alumni game. At 12:45, Hofstra @HofstraPride will present the inaugural Jonel Boileau Character Award to a Hofstra student-athlete who has exhibited the traits of Instagram distinguished leadership, outstanding teammate and proud @HofstraFH example in the classroom that their alumnae displayed as a @hofstrapride student-athlete at Hofstra from 2012 through 2015. Boileau passed away last December after battling cancer. After the LIU game, there will be a tailgate at the stadium before a social with staff and alumni at The Greene Turtle in East Meadow at LIU GAME - MEDIA COVERAGE 4 p.m. Live Stats: HofstraStats.com Live Video: GoHofstra.com/PrideProductions SCOUTING LIU School Conf Pct. Overall Pct. Streak The Sharks of the newly consolidated LIU are Drexel 1-1 0.500 3-9 0.250 L2 4-6 on the season and have won three of the last four games. LIU is coming off a 2-1 loss at Towson 0-1 0.000 2-11 0.154 W1 Rider on October 13. The Sharks have wins over Towson (3-2), Lock Haven (1-0), Lehigh (2-1) and For more information and statistics on CAA field hockey, Wagner (2-1), and losses to Longwood (4-0), VCU please go to caasports.com (3-1), William and Mary (2-0), La Salle (3-2 in SO), Saint Francis (2-1 in OT) and Rider (2-1). LIU will face Merrimack on HOFSTRA IN THE NCAA STATS Friday before the Pride contest. LIU is led in scoring by Kaitlyn Here are the 2019 Hofstra Field Hockey Olton with six goals while Sammy Bell has four goals and two NCAA and CAA statistical rankings, as of assists. Goalie Rachel Vellis has a 2.12 goals against average October 14, 2019. with 66 saves and a .776 save percentage in 10 games this season.

HOFSTRA-LIU SERIES NCAA CAA Statistic Value Saturday’s game is the second against LIU after a 7-1 win over Rank Rank the Blackbirds in 2018. Hofstra also played 14 games against Assists Per Game 61 5 1.08 the LIU C.W. Post campus team in their history and posted a Defensive Saves 27 2 3 6-6-2 series record. Goals Against Average 64 6 2.78

SCOUTING RIDER Goals Per Game 63 7 1.31 On Sunday, the Broncs of Rider return Penalty Corners Per Game 61 6 4.62 to Hofstra for a 1 p.m. contest. Rider, Points Per Game 65 7 3.69 which will face Fairfield on Friday before Save Percentage 54 3 0.681 coming to Hofstra, is 9-3 on the season Saves Per Game 23 2 6.08 and riding a two-game winning streak. Scoring Average 62 7 1.28 The Broncs have wins over La Salle (2-1 in OT)), Drexel (3-1), Colgate (5-1), Villanova (4-3 in OT), Towson (4-1), Saint Shutouts Per Game 58 6 0.08 Francis (5-1), Wagner (4-1), Merrimack (4-2) and LIU (2-1). Winning Percentage 58 5 0.385 Rider is led in scoring by Julia Divorra with 12 goals and five assists and Carly Brosious with 10 goals and eight assists. NCAA CAA Statistic Player Value Goalie Lena Vandam has a 1.54 goals against average with 56 Rank Rank saves and a .747 save percentage. Assists Per Game Frankie O'Brien 105 11 0.31 Goalie Win-Loss Pct Merlijn van der Vegt 35 4 0.500 HOFSTRA-RIDER SERIES Goals Against Average Merlijn van der Vegt 47 4 2.21 Sunday’s game against Rider will be the 28th meeting between the Pride and the Broncs. Hofstra holds a 14-13 series Goals Per Game Camila Larsson 60 5 0.54 advantage. The Broncs won last year’s encounter, 10-4. Madison Warfel 122 12 0.38 Hofstra’s last victory over Rider came in 2017, 3-2. Points Per Game Camila Larsson 76 6 1.23 Madison Warfel 109 11 1.00 HOFSTRA’S TENTATIVE STARTERS Save Percentage Merlijn van der Vegt 24 2 0.731 Saves Per Game Merlijn van der Vegt 14 1 6.18 No. Pos. Name Cl. 2019 GP G-A-P 3 D Frankie O’Brien Jr. 13-1-4-6 FINAL HOME GAMES ARE UP NEXT 4 F Madison Warfel Sr. 13-5-3-13 Following Sunday’s game against Rider, the Pride will stay 6 D Meredith Pfennig Jr. 13-0-0-0 home for their final two conference games. Hofstra will host the 8 F Djuna Slort So. 13-1-3-5 Blue Hens of Delaware on Friday, October 25 for a 3 p.m. 9 M Lindsie Rogers Jr. 13-0-0-0 contest before hosting the Tigers of Towson for Senior Day on 11 D Valerie Vogels Gr. 13-0-0-0 Sunday, October 27 at noon. 13 M Cami Larsson So. 13-7-2-16 17 F Jordan Thompson So. 13-1-0-2 HOFSTRA PLAYER NOTES 20 M Mercedes Currie Fr. 13-1-1-3 - Senior Madison Warfel has recorded career-highs in goals 28 M Samantha Spera Fr. 13-0-0-0 (5), assists (3) and points (12). 0 G Merlijn van der Vegt Fr. 11 GP/2.21 GAA - Sophomore Cami Larsson has equaled her 2018 total of seven and is three points short of equaling her 2018 total of 19. 2019 CAA STANDINGS - Sophomore Djuna Slort is two points from equaling her 2018 total (7). Here are the current 2019 CAA Field th Hockey standings, as of Thursday, October - Junior Frankie O’Brien played in her 50 career game at 17, 2019. James Madison last Sunday. - Senior Madison Warfel has played in 67 career games and started 52. School Conf Pct. Overall Pct. Streak William & Mary 2-0 1.000 7-5 0.583 W4 HOFSTRA IN OVERTIME GAMES Delaware 1-0 1.000 8-3 0.727 L1 After a run of three seasons without an overtime contest, the Pride had two extra period contests in 2018 and one so far in James Madison 2-1 0.667 6-7 0.462 W3 2019. Last year, both the VCU and Sacred Heart contests went Northeastern 1-1 0.500 7-5 0.583 W1 to shootouts with Hofstra winning both games. This season, the Pride topped Bryant in a shootout, 3-2. Hofstra has won six consecutive overtime games. The Pride is 7-1 in their last eight HOFSTRA HEAD FIELD HOCKEY COACH COURTNEY overtime contests. VEINOTTE Courtney Veinotte was named Hofstra Head Field Hockey Sept. 20, 2019 – at Bryant 3-2 W SO Coach on February 28, 2019 after two years as associate head Sept. 18, 2018 – at Sacred Heart 2-1 W SO field hockey coach. Aug. 24, 2018 – vs. VCU* 3-2 W SO Oct. 25, 2015 - vs. Drexel 3-2 W Veinotte (pronounced Vee-no) served as the Hofstra associate Oct. 5, 2014 – vs. Columbia 4-3 W head field hockey coach since February 2017. She has served Sept. 10, 2014 – vs. Fairfield 2-1 W as director of recruiting and has assisted in all aspects of Sept. 13, 2013 – vs. Rider 1-2 L coaching the Pride including practices and scheduling, game Sept. 15, 2013 – vs. Yale 4-3 W management and student-athlete development. Prior to coming Nov. 3, 2013 – at William and Mary 1-2 L to Hofstra, she served for six seasons as an assistant coach at Maine including the last two years as associate head coach. HOFSTRA IN SHOOTOUT GAMES Following their 3-2 shootout victory over Bryant on September During her tenure at Maine, the Black Bears had five All- 20, the Pride is now 3-0 in shootout contests. Hofstra’s two Americans, 13 all-region selections and 33 all-conference overtime wins in 2018 both came in shootout contests, the first honorees. Maine was nationally-ranked as well during her time two in school history. The Pride played in their first shootout in Orono and achieved a program-best ranking of fifth in 2011. contest on Friday, August 24 against VCU in the semifinals of the UMass Lowell River Hawk Classic. Hofstra and the Rams In December 2012 through February 2017, Veinotte also each scored twice in the round of five and each missed in the served as the owner and director of the Black Bear Elite Field sudden death sixth round. After VCU missed in round seven, Hockey Club in the Bangor area at the U10, U12, U14, U16, freshman Cami Larsson scored for the Pride to give them the U19 level. 3-2 victory. The Pride played in their second shootout on September 18 at Sacred Heart, posting a 2-1 victory. Madison Active in USA Field Hockey, both as a player and coach, Sauve tallied the only goal in the shootout by either team in Veinotte has served as the Region One site director at the seven rounds. The NCAA switched over from penalty strokes in 2012 and 2013. She has also been a to the shootout to decide tied games after overtime in 2012. USFHA U19 National Championship coach in 2018. Veinotte selected athletes and coached in the 2017 Junior Olympic Sept. 20, 2019 – at Bryant 3-2 W SO Games in Detroit and the Region Four team in the Sept. 18, 2018 – at Sacred Heart 2-1 W SO national championships. She has also been a USFHA Futures Aug. 24, 2018 – vs. VCU* 3-2 W SO regional championship selector for five years. Veinotte earned a U.S. Field Hockey Level II accreditation in 2011. 2019 HOFSTRA TEAM LEADERS Hofstra Head Coach Courtney Veinotte has announced her As a player, Veinotte has been a New England Women’s High four 2019 Pride Team Leaders for the 2019 season. Senior Performance player from 2008 through 2011. She has been a Madison Warfel is joined by juniors Frankie O’Brien and Futures National Championship participant from 2004 through Meredith Pfennig and sophomore Cami Larsson. 2006 and a Futures Elite participant in 2005 and 2006. In 2017, Veinotte was selected to coach in the Junior Olympic Games LARSSON NAMED TO 2019 PRESEASON ALL-CAA TEAM and was named to coach an Under-19 Pennsylvania Futures Hofstra sophomore Cami Larsson has been voted to the 2019 Team in the national tournament. All-Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Field Hockey Team in a vote by the head coaches in the conference. Veinotte was a four-year letterwinner for the Black Bears from 2007 through 2010. She played in 70 games with 62 starts, Larsson, a native of Cordoba, Argentina, led the Pride in goals seeing action at forward and midfield from 2007 through 2009 with seven, points with 19, and was third in assists with five and at the central back position as a senior captain in 2010. while starting all 18 games as a freshman in 2018. She Veinotte tallied 16 goals and eight assists for 40 points during recorded a season-high two goals at Towson and equaled her her career and was an America East All-Rookie Team season-best point output with a goal and two assists against selection in 2007, and earned America East Honor Roll, LIU. Larsson also posted game-winning goals against Towson America East Commissioner’s Honor Roll and National Field and James Madison last season. For her efforts, she was Hockey Coaches Association National Academic Squad named to the 2018 All-CAA second team and the CAA All- honors as well. Rookie Team. Veinotte holds a bachelor’s degree with a double major in In July, Larsson was a member of the gold-medal-winning psychology, and child development and family relations, and a Dutch team at the 2019 European Maccabi Games in master’s degree in kinesiology and physical education with a Budapest, Hungary. concentration in exercise science from Maine.

PRIDE PICKED SIXTH IN PRESEASON CAA POLL HOFSTRA ASSISTANT COACHES The CAA also announced the 2019 CAA Field Hockey Hofstra Associate Head Coach Kara Velez Preseason Poll with defending champions, William and Mary Velez joined the Pride staff in 2018 after serving as head taking the top spot with five first-place votes and 35 points. coach at Siena College from 2012 through 2017. Prior to taking Last year's finalist Delaware is second in the 2019 poll with two over at Siena, Velez served as an assistant coach at Fairfield first-place votes and 32 points. James Madison was third with University from July 2007 through May 2012. As a student- 24 points, Northeastern was fourth with 23 points, and Drexel athlete, Velez was a four-year member of the University of was fifth with 16 points. Hofstra with 10 points and Towson Iowa Field Hockey program that won 46 games from 2003 with seven points round out the poll. Voting was done by the through 2007. She served as the Hawkeyes’ team captain in head coaches in the league. 2006 and was part of NCAA Tournament teams in 2004 and 2006, a Big Ten Tournament championship team in 2006 and a Big Ten regular season championship squad in 2004. of Madison on the 2018 roster. This year, there are two Madisons and two Mercedes, although one goes by Mercy. Hofstra Assistant Coach Courtney Deena The Madisons are senior Madison Warfel and red-shirt junior Deena was named a Hofstra Field Hockey Assistant Coach in Madison Georgiana. The Mercedes are freshmen Mercedes June 2019. Deena, a native of Pickerington, Ohio, was a four- Currie and Mercedes Jasterzenski, who goes by Mercy. year letterwinner in field hockey at her alma mater, the University of Maryland, from 2013 through the 2016 seasons. SEASON OPENERS During her field hockey career with the Terps, she played in 50 Following their loss to Wagner, the Pride is now 14-16 in games with 17 starts on defense and was part of three season openers since 1990. consecutive Big 10 regular season championships from 2014 through 2016, three consecutive Big 10 Tournament HOFSTRA 2019 ROSTER BREAKDOWN Championship game appearances including the 2015 By Class championship, and four NCAA Championship Tournament 1 - graduate-student appearances. As a senior in 2016, she played in 22 games and 3 - seniors started 17 Deena was also part of Maryland’s Atlantic Coast 1 – red-shirt junior Conference Championship team and NCAA Championship 6 – juniors Final Four squad as a freshman in 2013. 5 – sophomores 2 – red-shirt freshmen RECORDS OF HOFSTRA COACHES IN THEIR FIRST YEAR 6 - freshmen 2019 – Courtney Veinotte 5-8-0 (CURRENT) 1998 – Kathy De Angelis 6-13 By Home State 1997 – Pam Bustin 9-9 11 - Pennsylvania 1988 – Carie Conversano 7-13-1 3 - The 1987 – Beth Bozman 15-4-0 2 - New Jersey 1980 – Cindy Lewis 5-6-3 2 – Maine 1975 – Jane O’Brien 7-2-0 1 - Argentina 1 - Massachusetts 2019 PENN MONTO-NFHCA DIVISION I 1 - Kentucky POLL: Here is the 2019 Penn Monto-NFHCA 1 – Virginia Division I Poll, as of October 15, 2019. 1 – New York 1 – Michigan

No. Institution W-L Pts. LW HOFSTRA AT HOME 1 North Carolina (45) 12-0 1125 1 Here are the Hofstra home records since 2008. 2 Maryland 13-1 1042 2 2019 – 4-5 3 Connecticut 12-2 992 3 2018 – 2-6 4 Duke 10-3 947 4 2017 – 7-4 5 Louisville 10-2 865 5 2016 – 3-5 6 Iowa 10-3 832 6 2015 – 10-2 7 Virginia 11-3 817 9 2014 – 3-3 8 Princeton 8-4 773 7 2013 – 5-8 9 Michigan 10-3 748 11 2012 – 5-4 10 Northwestern 11-5 662 8 2011 – 8-3 11 Delaware 8-3 647 10 2010 – 7-2 12 Saint Joseph's 11-1 596 12 2009 – 6-6 13 Boston College 8-5 538 17 2008 – 6-3 14 Harvard 8-3 516 13 15 Syracuse 8-4 488 14 HOFSTRA WINNING STREAKS 16 Stanford 9-5 472 16 Hofstra’s seven-game winning streak in 2016 marked the third 17 Liberty 8-3 396 15 consecutive season that the Pride has posted a winning streak 18 Rutgers 6-6 304 19 of seven games of more. Here are the top five winning streaks 19 Old Dominion 7-5 303 22 in Hofstra Field Hockey history: 20 Wake Forest 6-7 281 20 21 Ohio State 6-6 267 18 9 - 1987 22 Albany 9-5 146 21 9 - Combined seasons -2002 (1 game) and 2003 (8 games) 23 Monmouth 8-4 129 25 8 - 2015 24 Fairfield 10-2 115 23 8 - 2003 25 Providence 8-5 68 NR 7 - 2016 Hofstra opponents are in bold 7 - 2014 7 - Combined seasons- 1973 (5 games) and 1974 (2 games). LET”S GO DUTCH Hofstra has three Dutchwomen on the field hockey roster this MOST HOFSTRA WINS IN A SEASON season. Graduate-student Valerie Vogels, sophomore No. Year Coach (Final Rec.) freshmen Djuna Slort and freshman Merlijn van der Vegt are 15 1987 Beth Bozman (15-4) representing the home country of the founders of Hofstra 14 2015 Kathy De Angelis (14-6) University. 13 2011 Kathy De Angelis (13-9) 13 2006 Kathy De Angelis (13-7) IN THE NAME 13 2005 Kathy De Angelis (13-7) Last year Hofstra has four student-athletes with the first name 13 2004 Kathy De Angelis (13-8) SEASON NUMBER - Hofstra is now 5-2 all-time in the series with Wagner. The last - The 2019 season marks the 79th season of field hockey at time the two teams met was in 1975. . The all-time record entering the 2019 - The Pride outshot the Seahawks, 14-11 but the two Wagner season was 414-421-33. goalies recorded six saves against one for DeSimone from - The field hockey program was founded in 1936. Hofstra. - Each team tallied six penalty corners in the contest. GOHOFSTRA.COM - Four Pride players, Madison Warfel, Djuna Slort, Cami For information on Hofstra Field Hockey or any of the other 16 Larsson and Mercedes Currie, each took two shots in the sports at Hofstra, please log on to GoHofstra.com for the latest contest. news, scores and features. GAME 2 – SEPTEMBER 1 VS. #17 ST. JOSEPH’S VIDEO AND AUDIO STREAM Hempstead, NY – Hofstra sophomore Cami Larsson scored Every home Hofstra field hockey game in 2019 can be seen the Pride's first goal of the season but Hofstra ran into a buzz and heard on the web, via Pride Productions, on saw in the name of 17th-ranked Saint Joseph's as the Hawks GoHofstra.com. posted a 9-1 victory over the Pride at the Hofstra Field Hockey Stadium Sunday afternoon. THE W.B. MASON COACHES REPORT WITH COURTNEY VEINOTTE The Hawks of Saint Joseph's, who posted an 18-3 record and Pride Head Field Hockey Coach Courtney Veinotte will discuss a trip to the NCAA Championship Tournament last season, her team on Tuesday afternoons on The W.B. Mason Coaches picked up where they left off last season in Sunday's 2019 Report on GoHofstra.com. season opener, scoring four goals in the first quarter. Sophomore Tonya Botherway tallied the first two SJU goals PLAYER INTERVIEWS before senior Emily Sayre and junior Jordan Olenginski added All requests for student-athlete interviews should be made at to the lead. Senior Pepa Serrano boosted the lead to 5-0 just least one day in advance through Jim Sheehan in the Office of 3:05 into the second quarter. Athletic Communications (516-463-6764). If you are requesting a phone interview, we will have the student-athlete return your The Pride got on the board at the 25:15 mark of the half on the call at a mutually convenient time. Player cell phone penalty stroke by Larsson, after senior Madison Warfel was numbers will not be distributed. In-person interviews may be fouled in the circle. Larsson beat SJU senior goalie Victoria conducted in a number of locations in and around the David S. Kammerinke high to put Hofstra on the board. Mack Physical Education Center. However, interviews may not be conducted in the locker room or the athletic training room. Saint Joseph's would add two goals in both the third and fourth quarters including the completion of the hat-trick by Botherway 2019 HOFSTRA GAME RECAPS in the third quarter. Botherway would finish with three goals while Serrano finished with one goal and two assists. GAME 1 – AUGUST 30 VS. WAGNER Hempstead, NY – The visiting Seahawks of Wagner spoiled Notes the head coaching debut of Hofstra Head Field Hockey - Hofstra is now 4-6 all-time against the Hawks of Saint Courtney Veinotte with a 3-0 decision over the Pride in the Joseph's season opener for both teams at the Hofstra Field Hockey Stadium Friday afternoon. It was the first field hockey game in GAME 3 – SEPTEMBER 4 VS. MONMOUTH program history for the Seahawks. Hempstead, NY – Hofstra freshman goalie Merlijn van der Vegt made 12 saves in her collegiate debut but Monmouth’s Annick Outshooting the Seahawks, 14-11 in the contest, the Pride van Lange and Yasmin Pratt each scored twice to lead the found themselves down 1-0 on the first of two goals by Wagner visiting Hawks (2-1) to a 6-0 victory over the Pride at the freshman Kira Mordvinov on a deflection of a shot by Gabrielle Hofstra Field Hockey Stadium Wednesday afternoon. Dudek just 4:50 into the first quarter. Despite getting a total of eight shots and three penalty corners in the first two quarters, Van der Vegt, a native of Utrecht, The Netherlands, made nine the Pride couldn't get a shot past goalie Annabel Zandvoort as of her 12 saves in the first half to hold Monmouth to just two the graduate-student made three of her six saves in the first goals in the first 30 minutes while facing 19 shots. half. After a scoreless first quarter, it was Pratt’s first goal, off a Wagner boosted the lead to 2-0 with 2:44 to play in the third deflection in front with 6:06 to play in the second quarter, which quarter as Mordvinov picked up a loose ball and deposited it turned out to be the game-winner. Van Lange added behind Hofstra goalie Cecelia DeSimone. Wagner freshman consecutive goals late in the second and 8:40 into the third Hannah Meyer closed out the scoring with 4:23 to play in the quarter to boost the lead to 3-0. Josephine van der Hoop and fourth quarter as the German took a pass from classmate Joy Stefanie Bigler scored 47 seconds apart in the final minutes of Muller just inside the circle and blasted a waist-high shot into the third. the netting of the goal. After a lightning delay of 30 minutes at the 11:33 mark of the The Pride had their best scoring opportunity early in the fourth fourth quarter, the teams returned and Pratt closed out the quarter when a Hofstra shot trickled behind Wagner's scoring with 2:51 to play in the contest. Ireen Frenken tallied substitute goalie Justin van Spengler only to be swept away by three assists for the Hawks. junior Grace Gibson for a defensive save. Hofstra had a great opportunity to get on the board late in the Notes contest when Jordan Thompson fed Madison Warfel alone in - Hofstra Head Coach Courtney Veinotte was making her Pride the center of the circle. Warfel’s blast was stopped by debut after two years on the staff as associate head coach substitute goalie Ally Tarentino, who entered the contest at the under Kathy De Angelis. start of the fourth quarter and recorded the Hawks lone save. Heart recorded 10 saves including five in the first half by Hailey Hofstra (0-3) returns to action this Sunday, September 8 when Power, four in the second half by Alyssa Stevens and one the Pride entertain Vermont at the Hofstra Field Hockey defensive save by Bridget Kelly. Stadium. Game time is noon. Notes Notes - Hofstra improved to 17-0 in the all-time series against Sacred - Hofstra is now 6-3 all-time against Monmouth. The Hawks Heart. have won the last three meetings. - Thompson's goal was the third of her career after two as a - Pride sophomore Cami Larsson led Hofstra with three shots. freshman - Hofstra was outshot, 32-6. Monmouth took 16 penalty corners - Djuna Slort led the Pride with six shots with Thompson close to the Pride’s eight. behind with five. - Hofstra used 23 of 24 players in the contest GAME 4 – SEPTEMBER 8 VS. VERMONT Hempstead, NY – Hofstra freshman Merlijn van der Vegt made GAME 6 – SEPTEMBER 16 VS. QUINNIPIAC seven saves, including one on a penalty stroke attempt, but Hempstead, NY – Hofstra senior Madison Warfel scored twice Bailey Matthews second quarter goal stood up for the in the second half and freshman Merlijn van der Vegt recorded Catamounts as Vermont (1-2) edged the Pride, 1-0 at the 10 saves to lead the Pride to their second consecutive victory Hofstra Field Hockey Stadium Sunday afternoon. with a 3-2 decision over the Bobcats of Quinnipiac at the Hofstra Field Hockey Stadium Monday afternoon. Van der Vegt, making her second start for the Pride, tallied six of her seven saves in the second half including the penalty After a scoreless first quarter, the Bobcats (1-4) got on the stroke stop on Vermont’s Sydney Melfi in the third quarter. board just 59 seconds into the second quarter off a penalty Hofstra’s Dutch goalie launched herself to her right to keep the corner as graduate-student Bianka Strubbe fired a shot that deficit at 1-0. beat van der Vegt inside the left post. Valerie Perkins, who inserted, and senior Inez Ruiz-Martinez, who stopped the ball, Vermont’s goal came just 4:46 into the second quarter when picked up assists on the goal. The score remained at 1-0 the Bailey Matthews sent a pass/shot across the Hofstra goal to rest of the half as the Hofstra goalie made four of her saves in van der Vegt’s right side. It was her first goal of the season. the second to keep the Pride within one goal.

The Pride had several good scoring opportunities in the Warfel tied the contest 3:21 into the third quarter on a great contest including a shot by sophomore Djuna Slort, who was individual effort inside the circle for her first goal of the season. stopped on her first shot by Sierra Espeland (two saves) in the Hofstra took the lead at the 40:34 mark on a penalty stroke middle of the circle, and then sent a shot past the Catamounts’ after the Quinnipiac goalie Hedda Bierman-Ratjen covered the goalie only to have midfielder Haley Buffenbarger sweep the ball. Pride sophomore Cami Larsson converted the penalty ball away for a defensive save. stroke to give Hofstra a 2-1 advantage.

Notes The Pride (2-4) gave themselves some much-needed - Hofstra is now 8-6 in the all-time series against Vermont. The breathing room just 5:14 into the fourth quarter when senior Catamounts snapped a two-game losing skid to the Pride. Alyssa Kohler, near the middle of the circle, sent a tip pass to - Hofstra was outshot, 14-6 including 11-3 in the middle two Warfel closer to goal. Warfel one-timed the shot inside the post periods. for a 3-2 lead. - The Pride took four penalty corners to the Catamounts three. Quinnipiac put the pressure on the Pride in the final six GAME 5 – SEPTEMBER 11 VS. SACRED HEART minutes and closed to 3-2 off another penalty corner with Hempstead, NY – Freshman Mercedes Currie, junior Jordan Strubbe scoring from the top of the circle on assists from Thompson and sophomore Ming Doherty each scored Pride Perkins and Ruiz-Martinez at the 53:57 mark. The Bobcats goals and freshman goalie Merlijn van der Vegt recorded five kept the pressure on but van der Vegt made three big saves saves to lead Hofstra to a 3-1 victory over the Pioneers of for Hofstra in the fourth quarter to post the victory. Sacred Heart at the Hofstra Field Hockey Stadium Wednesday afternoon. The victory was the first for the Pride's new head Notes field hockey coach Courtney Veinotte. - Hofstra is now 14-2 all-time against Quinnipiac. - The Pride were outshot, 17-13 but penalty corners were even Hofstra (1-4) got on the board just 6:26 into the contest when at 5-5. Currie took a long pass from sophomore Djuna Slort and - Warfel equaled her career high for goals in a season with her buried a shot into the far corner for a 1-0 lead. It was Currie's two tallies Monday. She scored two goals in all of 2018. first collegiate goal. The Pride boosted the lead to 2-0 9:24 into - Larsson converted her second penalty stroke in as many the third quarter when Thompson picked up a loose ball in front attempts this season. of the goal and flicked a shot into the top left corner for her first - Kohler recorded her second career assist after one against goal of the season. VCU in 2018.

Sacred Heart (1-4) closed the gap to 2-1 just 23 seconds later GAME 7 – SEPTEMBER 20 AT BRYANT when Kayla Kruk beat van der Vegt over her head and under Providence, RI – Hofstra sophomore Cami Larsson tallied two the crossbar for her first goal of the year. goals in the first half and then added two shootout goals including the game-winner in the sixth round as the Pride Hofstra sophomore Ming Doherty notched her first career goal captured their third consecutive victory with a 3-2 victory over with 5:42 to play in the fourth quarter off a perfect goal mouth the Bryant Bulldogs at the Goldberger Family Field at Brown pass from classmate Cami Larsson to give the Pride a 3-1 University Friday evening. advantage. Hofstra outshot the Pioneers, 22-17 while Sacred Heart recorded 14 penalty corners to the Pride's 10. Sacred The Pride, who are now 3-4 on the season, opened the scoring just 30 seconds into the contest as Larsson took a pass from - Hofstra was outshot, 13-7 but penalty corners were even at 3- senior Madison Warfel and beat Bulldog goalie Marijn Jaarsma 3. for a 1-0 lead. It was Larsson’s third goal of the season but first - The Pride is 9-18 against Yale, Hofstra's next opponent. non-penalty stroke tally after two this year. GAME 9 – SEPTEMBER 29 VS. YALE Bryant tied the game in the second quarter when freshman Isa Hempstead, NY – Sophomore Cami Larsson and senior Oldekamp scored the Bulldogs first goal of the season off a Madison Warfel scored third quarter goals to erase a 1-0 pass from senior Freya Ward. But the tie score was short-lived halftime deficit and give the Field Hockey team a as just 1:40 later Larsson scored her second of the contest off 2-1 victory over the Bulldogs of Yale at the Hofstra Field a pass from freshman Mercedes Currie to give Hofstra a 2-1 Hockey Stadium Sunday afternoon. advantage. The Pride won for the fourth time in five contests to improve to The Bulldogs tied the contest for a second time with 5:30 to 4-5 on the season. The Bulldogs of Yale dropped their second play in the third quarter when sophomore Eva Bazen scored an consecutive game to fall to 2-5 on the season. unassisted goal. While the Pride played defense most of the fourth quarter, neither team could score the game-winner in After a scoreless first quarter, Yale took the lead in the second regulation or the two 10-minute overtime periods. quarter off a penalty corner with senior Bridget Condie scoring her second goal of the season off assists from juniors Sarah In the shootout, junior Frankie O’Brien and Larsson scored with King and Imogen Davies at the 24:07 mark. Ward and junior Kylie Nelson scoring for Bryant in the first round of five. Larsson’s goal was a flip over the head of Hofstra tied the contest at the 38:29 mark on a give-and-go Jaarsma in the fourth round that tied the shootout at 2-2. play immediately following a penalty corner as Larsson took the insertion pass, fed classmate Djuna Slort, who in turn As the teams entered the sudden-victory part of the shootout, passed back to Larsson for the shot in the middle of the circle. Larsson was the hero once again, moving to her left and It was Larsson’s team-leading fifth goal of the season. beating the Bulldog goalie while falling down to give the Pride the victory. Just 26 second before the end of the third quarter, the Pride struck again. Junior Frankie O’Brien sent a long pass from well Notes outside the circle which was tipped by Warfel inside the circle - Hofstra is now 2-1 all-time against Bryant and went past Yale goalie Sydney Terroso for the 2-1 final - The overtime contest was the Pride’s third since the start of score. the 2018 season with Hofstra winning all three. - The Pride has won six consecutive overtime games dating Notes: back to 2014. - Hofstra snapped a three-game losing to the Bulldogs of Yale. - Hofstra outshot Bryant, 8-6 with each team having two The all-time series now stands at 18-10 in favor of the penalty corners. Bulldogs. - Freshman goalie Marlijn van der Vegt, the CAA Rookie of the - Yale outshot the Pride, 11-8 but both teams each took six Week, made four saves in the Pride goal. shots in the second half. - Hofstra recorded four of their five penalty corners in the GAME 8 – SEPTEMBER 22 AT BROWN second half. Yale had eight penalty corners in the game. Providence, RI – The Hofstra Field Hockey team saw their - Pride freshman goalie Merlijn van der Vegt recorded four three-game winning streak come to an end Sunday afternoon saves for her fourth win of the season. as the Bears of Brown defeated the Pride, 3-0 at the Goldberger Family Field. GAME 10 – OCTOBER 4 VS. DREXEL Hempstead, NY –Pride goalie Merlijn van der Vegt made four After a scoreless first quarter, Brown (2-5) jumped on the saves but Drexel freshman Isabel Jacobs scored the game’s board with 6:52 to play in the second quarter as senior Corinne only goal as the Dragons of Drexel defeated Hofstra, 1-0 in the Condie got by a Hofstra defender and beat Pride freshman Colonial Athletic Association opener for both teams at the goalie Merlijn van der Vegt from up close for a 1-0 lead. It was Hofstra Field Hockey Stadium Friday evening. her first goal of the season. The victory snaps a three-game losing skid for the Dragons, While the Pride recorded only three shots in the first half, the who improve to 2-7 on the season and 1-0 in the CAA. Hofstra score remained at 1-0 until the fourth quarter when the Bears falls to 4-6 overall and 0-1 in conference play. added two more tallies. Just 3:13 into the period, senior Hannah Leckey scored off a rebound for a 2-0 advantage. In a defensive battle between the circles, the two teams Almost three minutes later, junior Anya Nayak fed her twin combined for four shots through the first two quarters with the sister Anagha Mayak on a breakaway for the Bears final goal Dragons posting three of the four shots. with 8:46 to play in the contest. But after halftime, each team came out firing and taking three Hofstra's Merlijn Van der Vegt made five saves while Brown shots each during the third quarter. The scoreless deadlock utilized two freshmen goalies, Jodie Brine (3 saves) and was broken with 3:59 to play in the third quarter when Jacobs Calista Manuzza (2 saves) who combined for the shutout. took the ball outside the circle, ran down the middle of the field and beat van der Vegt low for her first goal of the season. Notes - The encounter between Hofstra and Brown was the first since The Dragons kept the pressure on the Pride defense in the 2003. fourth quarter, forcing van der Vegt to make three saves. But - Hofstra now trails in the all-time series against Brown, 6-5. the Pride couldn’t put the pressure on Drexel for the equalizer. - Pride sophomores Cami Larsson and Djuna Slort led Hofstra with two shots each. Notes - Hofstra dropped its fourth consecutive contest to the 3-1 with 4:22 to play in the third as junior Haley Hopkins scored Dragons. Drexel now leads the series, 22-16-1. her third of the year from senior Woodard Hooper. - Hofstra took four penalty corners to Drexel’s three but the Pride was outshot, 9-4. William and Mary ended their run 1:45 into the fourth quarter - Pride sophomore Djuna Slort took Hofstra’s only shot-on-goal as van de Kamp notched her fifth of the year from Annie Snead in the third quarter. and sophomore Jorja Morgan.

GAME 11 – OCTOBER 6 VS. MERRIMACK The Pride closed out the scoring with 3:39 to play as Larsson Hempstead, NY – Senior Madison Warfel tallied two goals and converted a penalty corner for her seventh goal of the season. one assist and freshman goalie Merlijn van der Vegt recorded O'Brien and senior Madison Warfel assisted on the goal. her first collegiate shutout to lead the Hofstra Pride to a 4-0 victory over the Merrimack Warriors at the Hofstra Field Notes Hockey Stadium Sunday afternoon. - Hofstra dropped their fourth consecutive meeting with the Tribe. William and Mary leads the series, 15-7. Hofstra, which has won five of their last seven games, - The Pride was outshot in the contest, 25-7. improved to 5-6 on the year. Merrimack, which had its two- - Hofstra goalie Merlijn van der Vegt recorded eight saves in game winning streak snapped, falls to 2-7 overall. the Pride goal. - William and Mary had five penalty corners to the Pride's The Pride got on the board with 2:51 to play in the first quarter three. as sophomores Cami Larsson and Djuna Slort worked the give-and-go perfectly with Larsson notching her sixth goal of GAME 13 – OCTOBER 13 AT JAMES MADISON the year and a 1-0 advantage. After a scoreless second Harrisonburg, VA – Pride freshman Merlijn van der Vegt quarter, Warfel scored the first of her back-to-back goals, recorded nine saves but Ongeziwe Mali tallied two goals and weaving through the Merrimack defense and beating Warrior Megan Guzzardi added a goal and an assist to lead the Dukes goalie Katharina Ohmen (11 saves) for her fourth goal of the of James Madison to a 4-0 Colonial Athletic Association victory year. over Hofstra at the JMU Field Hockey Complex Sunday afternoon. Hofstra added two in the fourth quarter as Warfel picked up a loose ball on the goal line following a Merrimack defensive The Dukes scored once in the second quarter, twice in the save on a shot by Larsson and put the ball in the goal for her third, and once in the fourth quarter to record their second second of the game and fifth of the year at the 54:39 mark. The consecutive win to improve to 6-7 overall and 2-1 in the CAA. Pride put an exclamation mark on the victory with a goal off a Hofstra, which dropped its second straight loss, falls to 5-8 penalty corner with 32 seconds to play as Slort fired a low shot overall and 0-3 in conference play. into the goal with Warfel, the stopper, and junior Frankie O’Brien, the inserter, picking up assists. After a scoreless first quarter, JMU opened the scoring with 2:59 to play in the second as Mali notched her first of the Hofstra outshot the Warriors, 22-4 including 12-1 in the second season for a 1-0 advantage. The Dukes added two goals in the half. Pride goalie Merlijn van der Vegt needed only to make a final five minutes of the third quarter as Mali scored off a pass third quarter save to post her first shutout. Hofstra also had from Guzzardi with 4:50 to play, and Guzzardi scored with 35 seven penalty corners to Merrimack’s three. seconds to play in the quarter, off a penalty corner, with Cassie Hunter and Rachel Yeager picking up assists. Courtney Lynch Notes closed out the scoring with 3:31 to play in the fourth quarter - Sunday’s game was the first ever between Hofstra and with Miranda Rigg picking up the assist. Merrimack - Larsson led the Pride with five shots while Djuna Slort and Van der Vegt tallied eight of her nine saves in the second half freshman Mercedes Currie each added four. split evenly over the third and fourth quarters. Pride junior - Warfel equaled her career high with two goals and one assist Frankie O’Brien added a defensive save in the second quarter for five points on Sunday. She previously posted the same to keep the game scoreless at the time. Hofstra sophomore numbers against LIU in 2018. Cami Larsson took two shots for the Pride. - Slort also posted a career-high three points on the one goal and one assist. Notes: - Hofstra now trails JMU in the all-time series, 15-5. GAME 12 – OCTOBER 11 AT WILLIAM AND MARY - The Pride was outshot in the contest, 16-2. Williamsburg, VA – Pride junior Frankie O'Brien and - Hofstra took just two penalty corners while the Dukes took 16. sophomore Cami Larsson each recorded a goal and an assist - Hofstra goalie Merlijn van der Vegt has recorded seven or but the Tribe tallied four unanswered goals as William and more saves in four games this season. Mary defeated Hofstra, 4-2 in a Colonial Athletic Association contest at Busch Field Friday night.

The Pride (5-7, 0-2) jumped on the board just 9:14 into the contest as O'Brien scored her first goal of the year off a pass from Larsson for a 1-0 lead after one quarter.

The Tribe (6-5, 2-0) tied the game in the second quarter with 5:37 to play in the half as junior Ashley Drum tallied her first goal of the year as the half ended deadlocked at 1-1. William and Mary added two goals in the third quarter as senior Cassidy Goodwin broke the tie just 3:07 into the period off a pass from classmate Christie van de Kamp. The Tribe made it

2019 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY FIELD HOCKEY ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Year Hometown/High School 0 Merlijn van der Vegt G 5-9 Fr. Utrecht, The Netherlands/St. Bonifatius College 1 Madison Georgiana M/F 5-6 RJr. Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley 2 Rachel Sechrist M 5-9 RFr. Reinholds, PA/Conrad Weiser 3 Frankie O’Brien D 5-7 Jr. Plymouth Meeting, PA/Plymouth Whitemarsh 4 Madison Warfel F 5-3 Sr. Millersville, PA/Penn Manor 5 Mercy Jasterzenski F/M 5-6 So. Kingston, PA/Wyoming Valley West 6 Meredith Pfennig D 5-3 Jr. Reading, PA/Muhlenberg 8 Djuna Slort F 5-7 So. Amstelveen, The Netherlands/Montessori Lyceum Amsterdam 9 Lindsie Rogers M 5-7 Jr. Ann Arbor, MI/Pioneer/Univ. of the Pacific 10 Alyssa Kohler M 5-2 Sr. Mount Joy, PA/Donegal 11 Valerie Vogels D 5-10 Gr. Berkel en Roderijs, The Netherlands/Marnix Gymnasium/Erasmus U. 12 Kennedi Kutz F/M 5-5 RFr. Mohnton, PA/Berks Catholic 13 Camilla Larsson M 5-8 So. Cordoba, Argentina/Mark Twain School” 15 Ming Doherty F 5-2 So. West Chester, PA/Henderson 16 Haley Carter F 5-7 So. Skowhegan, ME/Skowhegan Area 17 Jordan Thompson F 5-9 Jr. Louisville, KY/DuPont Manual 19 Colette Euksuzian F 5-3 Jr. Medford, NJ/Shawnee 20 Mercedes Currie M 5-8 Fr. Camden, NY/Camden 22 Elizabeth York D/M 5-7 Fr. Skowhegan, ME/Skowhegan Area 25 Dominique Luxardo D 5-3 Sr. Bloomsburg, PA/Bloomsburg Area 27 Sydney LeGuillow F 5-7 Fr. Virginia Beach, VA/Norfolk Academy 28 Samantha Spera M 5-8 Fr. Plymouth Meeting, PA/Plymouth Whitemarsh 30 Cecelia DeSimone GK 5-4 Jr. Concord, MA/The Middlesex School 57 Sara Nelson M/D 5-5 Fr. Sicklerville, NJ/Haddon Township

Head Coach: Courtney Veinotte (Maine, 2011, First season) Associate Head Coach: Kara Velez (Iowa, 2007) Assistant Coach: Courtney Deena (Maryland, 2017)

2019 HOFSTRA PRO-NUN-SEE-A-SHUNS 1 - Georgiana (Geor-gee-anna) 2 – See-krist 4 – Warfel (Wer-fil) 5 – Jasterzenski (Jaster-zen-skee) 6 – Pfennig (Fen-nig) 8 – Djuna Slort (Ju-na Slort) 10 – Kohler (Ko-ler) 11 – Vogels (Vo-gils) 12 – Kutz (Cuts) 13 – Larsson (Lar-son) 15 – Doherty (Doe-er-tee) 19 – Euksuzian (Eck-su-zhin) 20 - Currie (Curr- ree) 25 - Luxardo (Lux-ar-doe) 27 - LeGuillow (La-Gwill-oh) 28 - Spera (Spear-ra) 30 – DeSimone (Dee-sa-moan) (Audible pronunciations of Hofstra player and coaches names can be found on the field hockey roster page at GoHofstra.com)