HOFSTRA-STONY BROOK SERIES: Friday’s game is the 12th meeting between Hofstra and Stony Brook in a series that started in 1984. The Pride is a perfect 11-0 in the series. The two teams last met on September 22, 2007 at Hofstra Shuart Stadium with the Pride posting a 33-28 victory. This is the sixth time in the series that the game will be played atStony Brook. The series history is as follows:

Year Winner (Loc.) Score 1984 Hofstra (H) 45-0 1985 Hofstra (H) 17-15 1986 Hofstra (A) 13-3 2008 1987 Hofstra (H) 24-3 1988 Hofstra (A) 8-3 HOFSTRA FOOTBALL 1989 Hofstra (H) 28-6 GAME 4: 1990 Hofstra (A) 48-0 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (1-2) 2004 Hofstra (A) 61-21 at 2005 Hofstra (H) 55-0 STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY (1-3) 2006 Hofstra (A) 17-8 Friday, September 26, 2008 - 7:00 p.m. 2007 Hofstra (H) 33-28 LaValle Stadium (8,136) - Stony Brook, NY THE LAST TIME - HOFSTRA vs. STONY BROOK - SEPTEMBER 29, 2007 IN Television: MSG Network, Live 7 p.m., Carl Reuter (PxP) HEMPSTEAD: Kareem and Marty Lyons (color) Huggins amassed 301 yards of Radio: WRHU-FM (88.7), Pre-game show at 6:30 p.m. total offense and two touchdowns Internet: Audio - www.WRHU.org as #14 Hofstra defeated Stony Brook, 33-28, at James M. Shuart Stadium. 2008 HOFSTRA SCHEDULE

Date Opponent (TV) Time/Res. Huggins racked up a career-high 141 yards rushing (20 carries) and Aug. 28 at Connecticut (SNY) 3-35 L two scores, while adding 19 receiving yards and 141 return yards on Sept. 13 ALBANY 16-22 L OT six kickoff returns. In addition, Bryan Savage completed 20 of 33 Sept. 20 RHODE ISLAND*+ 23-20 W passes for 256 yards and two touchdowns. The Pride defense also Sept. 26 at Stony Brook (MSG) 7:00 p.m. played a strong game, holding the Seawolves to 273 total yards Oct. 4 at James Madison* 1:30 p.m. including just 29 yards rushing in 32 attempts. Oct. 11 at Bucknell 1:00 p.m. Stony Brook struck first after a Savage interception put the Oct. 18 at Maine* 3:00 p.m. Seawolves at the Hofstra 11 to start their first possession. Two plays Oct. 25 DELAWARE* 3:00 p.m. later, Josh Dudash connected with Kevin Halonski on an 8-yard scoring strike for a 7-0 Stony Brook lead. However, on Hofstra's Nov. 1 at New Hampshire* 12:00 p.m. ensuing possession Huggins broke a 58-yard run for a touchdown and Nov. 8 RICHMOND* 1:00 p.m. Rob Zarrilli's extra-point tied the game at 7-7. Nov.15 NORTHEASTERN* 1:00 p.m. Nov. 22 at Massachusetts *(CN8) 2:30 p.m. The Pride took the lead for good on Stony Brook's next possession when the Seawolves fumbled the snap on a punt and the ball went * - CAA Game + - Homecoming • All times ET through the end zone for a safety. The Pride would seemingly break the game open with 10 second quarter points to take a 19-7 lead at halftime. Huggins scored on a 7-yard scamper with 12:42 on the INFORMATION CONTACTS: clock and Zarrilli added a 22-yard field goal with 5:59 to go. Hofstra - Jim Sheehan, Senior Sports Information Director; (516) 463-6764 - O; (516) 523-6692 - Cell; (516) 463-5033 - In the third quarter Stony Brook cut the lead to 19-14 on a 20-yard pass from Dudash to Dwayne Eley and the point after from Luke Fax Gaddis. But with 1:59 remaining, Savage hit fullback Everette Stony Brook -Phil Hess, Director of Athletic Benjamin with a dump pass over the middle and Benjamin raced 21 Communications; (631) 632-7289- O; (631) 632-8841- Fax yards to the end zone for a 26-14 Hofstra advantage. LaValle Stadium Press Box - (631) 632-4307-Voice 2008 HOFSTRA FACTS, FIGURES, STREAKS AND TRENDS: Stony Brook again cut the deficit to five at 26-21when Conte Cuttino scored on a 1-yard run three seconds into the fourth quarter. - The Pride is 65-50 (.563) in regular season play since the start of the Hofstra answered right back as Savage connected with Ottis Lewis 1998 season. Hofstra has posted a 97-60-1 (.617) record since for a 63-yard scoring pass and a 33-21 lead. The Seawolves wouldn't becoming a member of the Football Championship Subdivision go quietly and with 5:47 to go, following a Huggins fumble inside (FCS), formerly I-AA, in 1994. Hofstra territory, Dudash found JJ Cox for a 2-yard touchdown pass to make the score 33-28. - Hofstra is coming off a 23-20 victory over CAA-rival Rhode Island Stony Brook forced Hofstra into a three-and-out on the next last Saturday. possession, but Dudash was intercepted by Stephen Tate on the Hofstra 44 with 2:32 to play to stop the drive. The Seawolves from 2002 through 2005. He also served as defensive line and held on defense and took over at their own 33 with 24 second left. linebackers coach at Delaware from 1994 through 1998 before But after two incompletions, Dudash was sacked by end Thomas becoming the associate head coach/defensive coordinator at Fordham Massey to end the game. University from 1999 through 2001. The Long Island native, who was a two-year starter at LIU-C.W. Post, began his coaching career at Dudash finished with 244 yards passing and three scores, while the University at Albany in 1988 as linebackers and strength coach. Lynell Suggs caught 10 passes for a game-high 132 yards. Cuttino In 1990 Cohen became linebackers and defensive line coach at carried 24 times for 68 yards and one score. Lafayette College and held that position for four seasons.

The Hofstra defense was paced by Stanley Gutierrez' 14 tackles, Cohen By The Numbers while Luke Bonus added 11 stops. Gian Villante and Tate each had 10-15 Overall record 10 tackles. Milo Otis led the Stony Brook defense with 12 stops. 6-11 Conference record 5-7 Home record 1 2 3 4 F Stony Brook 7 0 7 14 28 5-8 Road record #14 Hofstra 9 10 7 7 33 4-3 Night games 6-12 Day games Scoring Summary SBU - Halonski 8-yard pass from Dudash (Gaddis kick) HOFSTRA COACHING STAFF: Pride Head Football Coach Dave HU - Huggins 58-yard run (Zarrilli kick) Cohen added two new members and made several promotions to its HU - Team safety 2008 football coaching staff during the off-season. After the HU - Huggins 7-yard run (Zarrilli kick) departure of assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/offensive line HU - Zarrilli 22-yard field goal coach Ed Foley to a BCS position and wide receiver/special teams SBU - Elay 20-yard pass from Dudash (Gaddis kick) coach Jaime Elizondo to the Canadian Football League, Cohen HU - Benjamin 21-yard pass from Savage (Zarrilli kick) promoted: defensive coordinator Mike Elko to assistant head SBU - Cuttino 1-yard run (Gaddis kick) coach/defensive coordinator; passing game coordinator/quarterbacks HU - Lewis 63-yard pass from Savage coach Dave Patenaude to offensive coordinator/passing game SBU - Cox 2-yard pass from Dudash (Gaddis kick) coordinator; defensive backs coach Lyle Hemphill to special teams coordinator/defensive backs coach; defensive backs assistant Kahmal HOFSTRA SBU Roy to Receivers Coach; and defensive line assistant Kevin Mapp to First Downs (R-P-Pe) 4-12-0 5-12-1 defensive ends coach. In addition Cohen added Bill Durkin from the Rushes-Yards (Net) 31-169 32-29 University of Richmond as run game coordinator/offensive line, and Passing Yards (Net) 256 244 newcomer Kyle Smith as defensive backs assistant. Durkin, who Passes Comp-Att-Int 20-33-3 22-48-2 brings 11 years of college coaching experience to Hofstra, was an Total Offense/Plays-Yards 64-425 80-273 All-American, a two-time All-Yankee Conference first team selection Punt Returns-Yards 4-33 1-8 and a two-time captain at Massachusetts from 1989 through 1993. He Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-153 6-119 was also named to the Yankee Conference 50th anniversary all-time Interception Returns-Yards 2-23 3-41 team. Smith, a newcomer to college coaching, was a three-year Punts (Number-Avg.) 6-34.2 6-41.3 letterman and a two-year starter at free safety at Purdue University Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-1 from 2001 through 2005. The 2007 Pride football coaching staff, with Penalties-Yards 9-95 6-40 returning coaches bolded, is as follows: Possession Time 30:07 29:53 Third Down Conversions 5-14 9-19 Coach Pos. HU Yr. Overall Fourth Down Conversions 1-2 0-2 Mike Elko Asst. HC/DC./LB 3rd 10th Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 4-5 David Patenaude OC/QB Coach 2nd 17th Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-18 1-9 Lyle Hemphill S.T. Coord/DB. 3rd 7th Bill Durkin Off. Line 1st 12th RUSHING: HOFSTRA-Huggins (20-141-2), Savage (9-26-0), Kevin Baumann Tight Ends 3rd 5th Benjamin (1-3-0); SBU-Cuttino (24-68-1), Mason (2-8-0) Antonio Smikle RB Coach 2nd 4th PASSING: HOFSTRA-Savage (20-33-3, 256, 2 TD); SBU-Dudash Malik Hall DL Coach 2nd 5th (22-48-2, 244, 3 TD) Kahmal Roy WR Coach 2nd 2nd RECEIVING: HOFSTRA-Manno (5-45-0), Sullivan (4-45-0), Lewis Kevin Mapp DE Coach 2nd 6th (3-88-1); SBU-Suggs (10-132-0), Eley (7-84-1), Cox (2-11-1) Kyle Smith Asst. DB Coach 1st 1st TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA-Gutierrez (4-10-14), Bonus (6-5- 11), Tate (4-4-8); SBU-Otis (7-5-12), Soivilien (6-4-10), Jean-Pierre (2-5-7)

Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium Attendance: 5,527 Weather: 74 degrees and clear

HOFSTRA HEAD COACH: Dave HOFSTRA'S 2008 STATISTICAL LEADERS – 3 GAMES Cohen is in his third season as Hofstra RUSHING Att. Net Avg. TD YPG University head football coach. Just the Brock Jackolski 21 163 7.8 1 81.5 seventh head coach in the history of Everette Benjamin 29 120 4.1 1 40.0 Pride football, Cohen came to Hofstra Cory Christopher 62 118 1.9 1 39.3 in December 2005 after serving as defensive coordinator and linebackers PASSING (Eff.) Comp-Att-Int Yds. TD YPG coach at the University of Delaware Cory Christopher (125.6) 69-99-2 (69.7) 667 1 222.3

RECEIVING No. Yds. Avg. TD YPG Anthony Nelson 21 195 9.3 0 65.0 CAA FOOTBALL Aaron Weaver 19 171 9.0 1 57.0 THIS WEEK: Here is Ottis Lewis 8 120 15.0 0 40.0 the CAA Football Everette Benjamin 8 61 7.6 0 20.3 standings and schedule as of September 23: TACKLES UT-AT-TT Sacks Int Chris Edmond 12-7-19 0-0 0-0 Greg Melendez 10-9-19 0-0 0-0 Conference Overall Luke Bonus 6-11-17 1.5-6 0-0 W L Pct. W L Pct. Nick Altomare 7-10-17 0-0 2-5 North Anthony Vernaglia 9-7-16 1-7 1-16 New Hampshire 1 0 1.000 3 0 1.000 Hofstra 1 0 1.000 1 2 .333 HOFSTRA IN THE NCAA STATS: Here is Northeastern 0 0 .000 0 3 .000 where the Hofstra team and Pride players rank Maine 0 1 .000 2 2 .500 in this week’s NCAA statistics report, as of Massachusetts 0 1 .000 2 2 .500 September 22: Rhode Island 0 2 .000 1 3 .250 South Category FCS Avg. CAA Richmond 2 0 1.000 3 1 .750

Rushing Offense 67 127.67 7 James Madison 1 0 1.000 3 1 .750 Villanova 0 0 .000 2 1 .667 Passing Offense 44 222.33 7 William& Mary 0 0 .000 2 1 .667 Total Offense 61 350.00 9 Delaware 0 0 .000 1 2 .333 Scoring Offense 106 14.00 11 Towson 0 1 .000 1 3 .250

Rushing Defense 74 172.67 8

Pass Efficiency Defense 24 105.12 2 This Weekend - Friday, September 26 Total Defense 67 367.00 7 Hofstra at Stony Brook Scoring Defense T-58 25.67 5 Net Punting 67 31.86 5 Saturday, September 27 Punt Returns 118 -1.80 12 *Richmond at Villanova Kickoff Returns 40 21.17 6 *James Madison at Maine Turnover Margin 15 1.33 2 Columbia at Towson

Pass Defense 53 194.33 4 Albany at Delaware

Passing Efficiency 63 120.72 9 UC Davis at Northeastern

Sacks 78 1.33 6 Rhode Island at Boston College

Tackles For Loss 72 5.67 6 New Hampshire at Dartmouth

Sacks Allowed 117 5.00 12 Last Week - Saturday, September 20 Category Hofstra Player FCS Avg. CAA *Maine 17 at Richmond 44 *Rhode Island 20 at Hofstra 23 Rushing Everette Benjamin 40.00 13 Towson 3 at Coastal Carolina 31 Cory Christopher 39.33 14 Delaware 21 at Furman 23 Passing Efficiency Cory Christopher 51 125.58 8 Norfolk State 12 at William and Mary 42 Total Offense Cory Christopher 22 261.67 3 Massachusetts 14 at Texas Tech 56

Everette Benjamin 40.00 25 Appalachian State 32 at James Madison 35

Recpt./Game Anthony Nelson T-15 7.00 1 Albany 24 at New Hampshire 32

Aaron Weaver 25 6.33 3 Northeastern 21 at Syracuse 30 Villanova 20 at Penn 14 (OT) Rec. Yds./Game Anthony Nelson T-72 65.00 9

Aaron Weaver T-100 57.00 14 For more CAA Football information visit the CAA website at Ottis Lewis 40.00 25 www.caasports.com Interceptions Nick Altomare T-26 .67 T-3 Anthony Vernaglia T-88 .33 T-11 HOFSTRA IN THE POLLS: Here is where the Pride ranked in the Ray McDonough T-88 .33 T-11 FCS Polls in 2008: Leslie Jackman T-88 .33 T-11 Date TSN Coaches Punting Shane Casciano 70 36.71 7 Preseason RV RV

Field Goals Brian Hanly T-28 1.00 T-4 Sept. 1 RV RV Roger Williams T-58 .67 T-6 Sept. 8 RV RV

All-Purpose Runners Anthony Nelson 76.33 21 Sept. 15 NR NR

Sacks Luke Bonus T-88 .50 T-6 Sept. 22 NR NR

Vernaglia .33 T-12 RV-Receiving Votes; NR- Not Ranked

Tackles For Loss Luke Bonus .83 T-12

Vernaglia .67 T-20

Andrew Nelson .67 T-20 15. Central Arkansas 4-0 313 16. Eastern Washington 1-2 308 17. Furman 3-1 242 18. South Dakota State 2-2 215 19. Villanova 2-1 202 20. Eastern Illinois 2-2 183 THE SPORTS NETWORK FCS MEDIA POLL: Here is The 21. Western Illinois 2-2 136 Sports Network’s 2008 Football Championship Subdivision Media 22. Georgia Southern 2-2 131 Poll, as of September 22. 23. Youngstown State 2-2 113 24. The Citadel 2-1 111 No. Team (1st pl. votes) W-L Pts. LW 25. Tennessee State 4-0 78 1. Richmond Spiders (49) 3-1 2,389 2 2. James Madison Dukes (37) 3-1 2,387 5 Others receiving votes: Liberty (63), Jacksonville State (32), 3. Appalachian State Mountaineers 1-2 2,122 1 Northern Arizona (31), Harvard (19), Hampton (14), Prairie 4. Montana Grizzlies (12) 3-0 2,095 4 View A&M (14), Montana State (10), Delaware State (8), 5. Northern Iowa Panthers (2) 2-1 1,979 8 Weber State (7), Sam Houston State (7), William & Mary (6), 6. McNeese State Cowboys 1-1 1,760 7 North Dakota (4), San Diego (3), Yale (3), Holy Cross (1), UT 7. New Hampshire Wildcats (1) 3-0 1,528 10 Martin (1), South Carolina State (1), Texas State (1), Lafayette 8. Elon Phoenix 3-1 1,306 17 (1), Florida A&M (1). 9. Cal Poly Mustangs 2-1 1,272 13 10. North Dakota State Bison 2-2 1,257 3 RB BROCK JACKOLSKI NAMED CAA ROOKIE OF THE 11. Eastern Washington Eagles 1-2 1,197 14 WEEK: True-freshman running back Brock Jackolski was named the CAA Rookie of the Week for his performance against Rhode Island 12. Central Arkansas Bears 4-0 1,184 18 last Saturday. In only his second collegiate game, Jackolski posted 13. The Citadel Bulldogs 2-1 1,155 21 his first 100-yard rushing game, carrying the ball 13 times for 144 14. Wofford Terriers 2-1 1,137 11 yards against the Rams of URI. His 64-yard run to the URI 1-yard 15. Southern Illinois Salukis 1-1 1,115 15 line in the fourth quarter set-up Roger Williams’ first field goal. The 16. Furman Paladins 3-1 970 24 former NY State Player of the Year and PrepNation All-American 17. Delaware Blue Hens 1-2 880 6 out of William Floyd High School also returned four kickoffs for 73 18. Massachusetts Minutemen 2-2 870 9 yards including a 23-yarder in the fourth quarter that started the Pride 19. Villanova Wildcats 2-1 863 19 on a touchdown drive that gave them the lead 17-14. Jackolski, who 20. South Dakota State Jackrabbits 2-2 773 12 is averaging 7.8 yards per carry this season, leads the Pride in rushing 21. Eastern Illinois Panthers 2-2 754 22 with 163 yards on 21 carries, and all-purpose yards with 325 (162.5 22. Western Illinois Leathernecks 2-2 743 20 ypg). 23. Tennessee State Tigers (1) 4-0 576 25 24. Georgia Southern Eagles 2-2 544 16 - He made his collegiate debut against Albany on September 13 and 25. Liberty Flames 3-0 431 23 posted a team-high 108 all-purpose yards for the Pride. Jackolski Others receiving votes: Harvard 331, Youngstown State 276, stepped into a back-up role at tailback after the departure of red-shirt Northern Arizona 273, Yale 251, Jacksonville State 224, Hampton freshman Larry Gaskins and a hamstring injury to graduate-student 106, San Diego 71, Prairie View 59, William & Mary 50, Brown 44, transfer Justine Buries (New Mexico State). Jackolski’s 38-yard Florida A&M 43, Holy Cross 38, Penn 30, Weber State 28, Sam return on the opening kickoff against Albany helped set-up Hofstra’s Houston State 22, Eastern Kentucky 14, Southeastern Louisiana 13, first score. He later tied the game at 16-16 early in the fourth quarter Lafayette 10, Sacred Heart 9, Delaware State 8, South Carolina State with a 3-yard touchdown run. Jackolski rushed eight times for 19 8, Norfolk State 5, Princeton 4, Tennessee-Martin 4, Montana State yards, had one reception for 13 yards, and returned three kickoffs for 1, North Dakota 1,. 76 yards against the Great Danes of Albany.

The 2008 CCA/AFCA FCS TOP 25 QB CORY CHRISTOPHER: COACHES POLL Quarterback Cory Christopher

posted his second straight 250-yard As of September 22, 2008 passing game and 70% completion

contest while accumulating 314

yards in total offense in the Pride’s No. Team Record Points 23-20 victory over URI Saturday. 1. James Madison (11) 3-1 672 The junior Floridian completed four 2. Richmond (11) 3-1 665 of seven passes in Hofstra’s final 3. Montana (6) 3-0 650 drive, moving the Pride from their 4. Appalachian State 1-2 585 own 21 to the URI 21. That set-up 5. Northern Iowa 2-1 575 Roger William’s game-winning field 6. McNeese State 1-1 504 goal. Christopher completed 25 of 33 7. North Dakota State 2-2 490 passes for a career-best 75.8 8. New Hampshire 3-0 471 completion percentage, for 265 9. Cal Poly 2-1 437 yards. He also rushed 22 times for 49 10. Massachusetts 2-2 374 yards and scored on a 1-yard run after an 11-play drive early in the 11. Wofford 2-1 364 fourth quarter. Christopher is now 69-for-99 (69.7 $) for 667 yards 12. Delaware 1-2 348 and one touchdown this season. He also ranks third in the CAA in 13. Southern Illinois 1-1 343 total offense with a 261.7 ypg average. 14. Elon 3-1 332 - He led the Pride in their 22-16 overtime loss to the Great Danes of Nelson equaled his season-high with nine catches for 92 yards against Albany on September 13. Christopher completed 27 of 38 passes Rhode Island last week. Nelson leads the Pride in receiving this (66.7) for a career-best 272 yards and one touchdown. His 13-yard season with 21 catches for 195 yards. scoring pass to Aaron Weaver put the Pride on the scoreboard just 4:32 into the contest. Christopher was also credited with 19 rushes for - He also tallied nine receptions for 85 yards against Albany.- Nelson 44 yards against the Great Danes. had three catches for 18 yards, and two kickoff returns for 43 yards in the season opener at Connecticut. - In his Hofstra debut on August 28 Christopher completed 17 of 28 passes for 130 yards at Connecticut. He also rushed 21 times for 25 Last year, Nelson: yards and was sacked seven times. - Was second on the team, 12th in the CAA and 97th in the FCS in Like injured 2007 starter Bryan Savage, Christopher came to Hofstra receptions with 44 for 543 yards and one touchdown in 2007. He last year through the junior college system, An All-American posted the second-most receptions by a Hofstra freshman in school honorable mention at Nassau Community College, Christopher was history, trailing only Charles Sullivan’s 68 in 2004. He tallied two named to the all-conference first team and was selected conference 100-yard receiving games as a freshman Offensive Player of the Year after passing for 1,181 yards and eight touchdowns in 2006. He was an all-conference second team pick in - Was named to the All-CAA first team as a punt returner after 2005. The American High School (Miami Lakes, Florida) graduate leading the CAA and placing sixth in the NCAA with a 15.6 average was named to the All-Dade County team as a senior. (312 yards) on 20 returns.

DB NICK ALTOMARE: Senior safety Nick Altomare , a two-time - Recorded six catches for 105 yards at Northeastern. He also academic all-conference selection and a CoSIDA Academic All- returned a punt 67 yards to the Northeastern 7-yard line that resulted District pick in 2007, led a Pride defensive charge that held URI to in a 7-yard scoring pass from Savage to Sullivan. 341 yards on the day, including 248 yards passing which was 64 yards under their 2008 average. Altomare picked off his second pass - Posted career-highs of 10 receptions for 128 yards in the Pride’s of the season in the first quarter at the URI 33 and returned it five loss to New Hampshire on October 27. His previous highs were 7 yards. He was third on the team in tackles against the Rams with five catches for 92 yards against Furman. and added one tackle for a loss of two yards, forced a fumble and had a pass break-up. He now has 17 tackles on the season. - Tallied 4 receptions for 52 yards and hauled in a 24-yard touchdown pass at Villanova. He also had 4 punt returns for 39 yards. -He notched a career-high seven tackles including 6 assisted stops, against Albany on September 13, topping his previous best of five - Notched 3 catches for 13 yards and returned four punts for 33 yards tackles. against Stony Brook on September 29.

- Altomare posted five tackles and his first Hofstra interception at - Helped spark the Pride’s second half comeback at Rhode Island Connecticut on August 28. He tallied his interception in the UConn with a 77-yard punt return in the third quarter of Hofstra’s 37-24 end zone stopping a second quarter Huskie drive. victory. Nelson, who posted three punt returns for 83 yards in the contest, returned the punt to the Rams’ 4-yard line, setting up a 4- - Last year, Altomare recorded a career-high 32 tackles (18-14) as a yard TD pass from Savage to Sullivan on the next play. He also junior and equaled his career-high with five tackles in games against caught five passes for 59 yards to post 142 all-purpose yards in the Rhode Island (4 solos), Albany and William and Mary. He also contest. tallied four tackles against New Hampshire on October 20 and three tackles at Northeastern. - Made his college debut by recording 7 receptions for 92 yards, and adding 22 yards on 1 punt return for 114 all-purpose yards. Three of K ROGER WILLIAMS: Red-shirt freshman walk-on Roger the rookie’s catches went for first downs. Williams, who has handled kickoff duties in the first three games for the Pride, came off the bench in the second half against Rhode Island WR AARON WEAVER: Red-shirt freshman receiver Aaron to kick two field goals, including the game-winner with 3-seconds to Weaver posted a career-best eight catches for 76 yards against Rhode play, that gave the Pride a 23-20 victory over the URI Rams. Island last week. That topped his previous best of seven against Williams, a native of Mandeville, Louisiana who was a transplanted Albany on September 13. Weaver is second on the Pride team with victim of Hurricane Katrina, kicked a 33-yard field goal with 3:27 to 19 receptions for 171 yards and one touchdown this season play in regulation that boosted the Hofstra lead to 20-14 before his game-winner. He also assisted in the game-ending tackle on the - He posted a career-best seven catches for 70 yards and hauled in a kickoff following his 38-yard kick. 13-yard TD pass to open the scoring in the Albany contest.

LB ANTHONY VERNAGLIA: Notre Dame-transfer graduate- - Weaver led the Pride with four receptions for 25 yards and added student, linebacker Anthony Vernaglia led the Pride with six tackles, two kickoff returns for 44 yards to lead Hofstra with 69 all-purpose a sack (-7) and a fumble recovery to lead the Pride defense against yards in the Pride’s loss at UConn on August 28. Weaver had two Rhode Island. The Anaheim Hills, California native had 16 tackles, receptions on the Pride’s only scoring drive against the Huskies, one sack, one interception, one fumble recovery and two pass including a possession opening 11-yard grab to the UC 33-yardline. deflections this season. He also had a 19-yard KOR in the first quarter and a 25-yard KOR in the fourth quarter. - Vernaglia tallied four tackles, one tackle-for a loss (-2), one DB CHRIS EDMOND: Freshman linebacker Chris Edmond interception and two pass break-ups in his Hofstra debut at continues to play consistent, solid football in this his first season with Connecticut on August 28. the Pride. He posted a game-high nine tackles including five solos in his Pride debut against Connecticut. He followed that up with 7 stops, - He followed that debut with 6 tackles in the loss to Albany. including five solo tackles, against Albany. Last week against Rhode Island he tallied three tackles. Edmond is tied for the team lead in WR ANTHONY NELSON: Sophomore receiver Anthony Nelson tackles with 19 including a team-high 12 solo stops. - Played in 11 games and started eight at both fullback and tailback LB LUKE BONUS: Junior linebacker Luke Bonus, the 2006 and was third on the team in rushing with 68 carries for 260 yards Atlantic 10 Defensive Rookie of the Year award-winner and a two- and two touchdowns. time academic all-conference selection, tallied five tackles last week against Rhode Island. Bonus now has 17 tackles on the season - Tallied 93 yards on 20 carries and scored on a 2-yard run at including a team-high 11 assisted stops. Northeastern and posted 57 yards on 15 carries against William and Mary. - He doubled his tackle output from week one with eight tackles to - Filled in for Kareem Huggins in the second half of the Villanova lead the Pride defense against Albany on September 13. The Garden game and rushed 11 times for 24 yards and scored on a 2-yard run State native also tallied 2 tackles for losses of 8 yards and recorded late in the third quarter. 1.5 sacks for 6 yards in losses.

- Benjamin rushed for 42 yards on nine carries against New - He posted four tackles, broke up a pass and was in on one tackle for Hampshire, and posted 10 carries for 32 yards against Maine. a loss in the opener at Connecticut. All four of his stops were assisted tackles. DB GREG MELENDEZ: Red-shirt freshman safety Greg Melendez

Recorded three solo tackles in the victory over Rhode Island last The Bonus Career week. He is tied for the team lead in tackles with 19 including 10 solo - Bonus was third on the Pride and 24th in the CAA in tackles with stops. 84 (42-42) last year. He posted four double-digit tackle games in

2007. Bonus also led the Pride in pass deflections with six. - Melendez posted a season-best eight tackles, including six assisted

stops against Albany. - Led the Hofstra defense with a game-high 13 tackles, including 4 solos, against New Hampshire last season. It was his season-high. - He also posted five solos and three assisted tackles in the Pride’s

opener at Connecticut. - Posted game-high honors with 12 tackles-all solo stops- in Hofstra’s

35-31 loss at Northeastern in 2007. The 12 were a career solo tackle S RAY MCDONOUGH: Junior safety Ray McDonough, who high for the 2006 Atlantic 10 Defensive Rookie of the Year. tallied three solo tackles against URI last week, was second on the

Pride team with eight tackles against the Huskies of UConn on - Recorded 11 tackles and three pass deflections against Stony Brook August 28. His third quarter interception on the Pride 2-yard line-on a on September 29, 2007. It was his first double-digit tackle game of second-and-goal play from the Hofstra 5 yard line stopped a potential the season. UConn scoring drive. The transfer from Glendale Community

College in California returned the interception 54 yards to the - Notched five solo stops and five assisted tackles in the Pride’s 38- Connecticut 44 which set-up the Pride’s only score of the contest, a 13 victory over Maine. 28-yard field goal by freshman Brian Hanly. McDonough posted 4

solo stops and one assisted tackle in the first half. He tallied two - Posted seven tackles against William and Mary. tackles against Albany on September 13. McDonough has 13 tackles

on the year. - Led the team with 98 tackles stops in 2006.

LB DERON MAYO: Sophomore linebacker Deron Mayo notched a - The Medford Lakes, New Jersey, native recorded a career-high 15 career-high 7 total tackles (2-5) in the Pride’s loss to Albany on tackles, 4.5 tackles for losses of 23 yards, one sack for eight yards, September 13. He tallied three tackles against Rhode Island last week one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in the Pride’s 20-13 loss and now has nine solo tackles and 6 assisted stops in 2008. to Rhode Island on November 4, 2006.

- Mayo also recorded a career-high five solo stops in the season - Posted 12 tackles including six solos, three pass deflections and had opener at Connecticut. Last year Mayo: a half-tackle-for-a-loss against Towson on September 23. 2006.

- He posted 11 solos and seven assisted tackles in nine games last - On October 28, 2006 at New Hampshire, he tallied 11 tackles and season an assisted tackle behind the line of scrimmage, in Hofstra’s 10-6 loss to the Wildcats. - Recorded his first college interception and returned it 4 yards

against William and Mary last November. He also posted four tackles - At Marshall on September 9, 2006 he was second on the team with against the Tribe. 10 tackles, including five solo stops.

- Posted a career-high six tackles against the Black Bears of Maine on - Posted three tackles and one interception against Northeastern in October 6. 2006. His interception was in the end zone.

DE JOE AKABALU: Junior defensive end Joe Akabalu also posted RB EVERETTE BENJAMIN: Sophomore Everette Benjamin a career-best 7 tackles, including 4 solo stops, in the Pride’s loss to rushed for 69 yards on 19 carries against the Great Danes of Albany. Albany on September 13. He was in on two tackles against Rhode He carried the ball nine times for 43 yards and scored on a 6-yard run Island last week. Akabalu now has four solo and five assisted tackles against Rhode Island last week. Benjamin, who moved back into the this season. He posted five unassisted tackles and five assisted stops starting tailback spot against Albany following the departure of red- in seven games last season. shirt freshman Larry Gaskins, will see time at both fullback and tailback in the coming weeks. He rushed just once for eight yards in the season opener at Connecticut and had one reception for six yards. LB SAID GAIDA: Sophomore linebacker Said Gaida recorded a Last year Benjamin: career-best six tackles, including four solo stops, in the Pride’s victory over Rhode Island. The six stops tops his previous best of three at Albany in 2007. He now has six solo stops and four assisted - Returned two kickoffs for 7 yards against William and Mary. tackles in 2008. - Had two receptions for 29 yards in the victory at Albany on PUNTER SHANE CASCIANO: Junior punter Shane Casciano September 15 and 1 catch for 9 yards at Villanova. bounced back from a sub-par performance against Albany to average 41 yards per punt in five kicks last Saturday against Rhode Island. - Riley posted 22 catches for 168 yards in 2006. Included was a career-best 66-yard punt in the third quarter against the Rams. Casciano, who punted three times for a 27.3 average - He had five receptions for 49 yards at Marshall in 2006, and against Albany, posted a 37.8 punting average in 6 kicks in the 2008 equaled his career-high with 5 catches for 38 yards against Rhode opener at Connecticut. Last year, he averaged 32.8 in relief of the Island in November, 2006. injured Chris Hanly. ONE FOR THE ROAD FOR OL JIMMY MANGIERO: Injured WR OTTIS LEWIS: Senior receiver Ottis (OTT-is) Lewis posted junior offensive lineman Jimmy Mangiero, who is expected to have three catches for 51 yards against Albany and three receptions for 32 his seventh knee surgery in the coming days, made his season debut yards in the season opener at Connecticut on August 28. The 2008 against Rhode Island last Saturday. Mangiero, who was expected to tri-captain had two grabs for 37 yards against the Rams of Rhode return to a starting role in 2008, had his most recent surgery in Island last week. He now has eight receptions for 120 yards this August. He came off the bench against URI after junior guard David season. Lewis: Spanich was injured to help provide some leadership on the line. Mangiero is not expected to return this season. - Tallied a career-high 27 receptions for 465 yards and four touchdowns in 2007. He ranked third on the team in receptions and OG DAVID SPANICH: Starting junior guard David Spanich went was 20th in the CAA in receiving yards per game. down in the first half of the Rhode Island game with a lower leg injury and did not return. He is expected to miss at least the Stony - Posted a career-high four receptions against New Hampshire (62 Brook game. yards), Furman (51) and Albany (34). HANLY GETS HOFSTRA ON THE BOARD: Freshman kicker - Recorded a career-high with 88 receiving yards on three catches Brian Hanly, the brother of former Pride punter Chris Hanly, , hitting against Stony Brook on September 29, 2007. one of four field goal attempts missing one and having two others blocked against Albany and went one-for-two in the field goal - Posted 63 yards receiving on three receptions and recorded his first department against Rhode Island. He also missed a point-after touchdown catch in the Pride’s victory at URI. He hauled in a 33- attempt in each of those contests. Hanly gave Hofstra its only points yard scoring toss from Bryan Savage that closed the Pride deficit to of the game against UConn in the season opener on August 28 with a 24-20 against the Rams. 28-yard field goal after a Ray McDonough interception. He was a two-time all-county and All-New Jersey selection at Don Bosco Prep. - Had one catch for 17 yards at Villanova and two for 57 yards and a touchdown against William and Mary. His scoring catch was 12 TE BRYANT CARPENTER: Junior tight end Bryant Carpenter, yards. who also played at fullback last season, tallied 9 receptions for 92 yards in 2007 - Posted a 33-yard TD catch-his only catch of the game-against Maine in 2007. - Recorded a season-high 5 catches for 57 yards against William and Mary on November 3, 2007 and had 3 catches for 19 yards at - Lewis tallied three catches for 40 yards at Towson on October 13. Northeastern.

- Lewis had four catches for 29 yards in 2006. BUTTING HEADS AGAINST THE RAMS: With last Saturday’s victory over URI, Hofstra improved to 17-6 against the Rams all-time DB LESLIE JACKMAN: Junior cornerback Leslie Jackman and 10-2 against URI on Long Island. recorded his first Hofstra interception last week against Rhode Island. The Rutgers University-transfer picked off the pass in the third ROLLING UP THE YARDS: Last Saturday against Rhode Island quarter stopping a Rams drive at the Hofstra 32 yard line. Jackman the Pride went over the 400-yard mark in total offense for the second also posted three solo tackles in the contest. He now has nine solo straight game. Hofstra posted a season-high 476 yards, including 265 tackles and one assisted stop this season for the Pride. passing, against the Rams. The Pride recorded 404 yards of offense against Albany on September 13. DB JEFF AIME: Sophomore Jeff Aime (Ah-may) has made the move from running back to the secondary since last season and NO HARM, NO FOUL: While they dodged the bullet again with recorded two tackles in each of the first two games this season. five fumbles against Rhode Island last week, the Pride only lost one Aime, a running back last season, came in for Everette Benjamin in of those drops. Hofstra has 11 fumbles on the year but have lost only th the third quarter against William and Mary on November 3, 2007 and two in three game. The Pride rank second in the CAA and 15 in the rushed 23 times for 81 yards, and caught one pass for 1 yard in the country in the FCS in turnover margin this week with a +1.33 Pride’s 38-14 win. average.

TE PHIL RILEY: Senior Phil Riley posted three receptions for 27 KILLING THE CLOCK: Hofstra is dominating the time of yards in the loss to Albany. Riley had one reception at UConn in the possession category this season, capturing that honor in the last two 2008 opener. Riley has four receptions for 27 yards in two games in games. The Pride is averaging 34:15 in the three games this season 2008. including holding the ball for a season-best 37:22 against Rhode - He started all 11 games at tight end in 2007 and posted eight Island last week. Hofstra leads the CAA in time of possession this receptions for 72 yards on the season. week. - Riley tallied a season-high four receptions for 25 yards at Rhode Island on September 22, 2007.

SACKED: The injuries and the transition on the Pride’s offensive GASKINS LEAVES: Red-shirt freshman running back Larry line this season have allowed opponents to record 15 sacks in the first Gaskins has voluntarily left the team due to personal reasons. He had three games. Hofstra allowed 29 sacks in 2007. two carries for 1 yard at Connecticut on August 28.

RED-ZONE: The Pride is 8-for-14 for a 57% average in the red- FORMER HOFSTRA AND NFL GREATS JOHN SCHMITT zone this season. Included in those eight scores in the red-zone were AND COLSTON HAVE THEIR PRIDE NUMBERS RETIRED: four touchdowns. In an effort to acknowledge the outstanding accomplishments of numerous former student-athletes during the University's nearly 75 DEFENSE: The Pride defense picked off three passes in the season years of existence, Hofstra University has announced that a group of opener at Connecticut-the most by a HU team since 2005 against 20 former Pride athletes, including three former football standouts, Maine-as senior DB Nick Altomare, graduate-student LB Anthony will have their jersey numbers retired. During the first two Hofstra Vernaglia and junior Ray McDonough all recorded the first aerial home games, current New Orleans Saints receiver Marques Colston thefts of their Hofstra careers. Altomare tallied his in the UConn end (#89) and former New York Jets center John Schmitt (#77) had their zone stopping a Huskie drive. Vernaglia returned his 16 yards deep Hofstra jersey numbers retired in halftime ceremonies. into UConn territory, and McDonough’s 54-yard return set-up Hofstra’s only score. The Pride also picked off two passes against Colston, a four-year letterman and a Rhode Island last week. three-year starter at Hofstra from 2001 through 2005, was selected in GREAT DANES BITE BACK: Hofstra, which fell to the Albany the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Great Danes for only the third time in 14 games, had its nine-game Draft by the Saints after an winning streak over the state university snapped on September 13. outstanding Pride career. An All- Atlantic 10 Football Conference NOTES FROM THE ALBANY GAME: Hofstra outgained Albany first team selection as a senior, he 404-309 in total offense but went just 3-of-6 in the red-zone and was ended his college career in grand 1-for-4 in the field goal department. The Pride did not have any style by breaking the Hofstra career turnovers despite four fumbles. Hofstra also had the ball for 36:41 of receiving yards record formerly held by former Houston the contest. Texans/Denver Broncos receiver Charlie Adams. Colston posted 70 receptions for 975 yards and five touchdowns in 2005 to finish his TEAM CAPTAINS: The Pride coaching staff has named senior career with 182 receptions for 2,834 yards and 18 touchdowns. In quarterback Bryan Savage, senior wide receiver Ottis Lewis and addition to his 2,834 receiving yards-which was broken last season junior linebacker Luke Bonus to serve as Hofstra team captains in by Charles Sullivan-his 182 catches currently ranks third on the 2008. Hofstra career reception list. Colston was also named to the 81st annual East-West Shrine Game in San Antonio in 2006 and caught QB BRYAN SAVAGE LOST FOR THE SEASON: 2007 starting five passes for 82 yards and a touchdown. quarterback Bryan Savage will miss the 2008 season due to a herniated disc in his back. Junior Cory Christopher (Miami, Florida), Two seasons into his NFL career, Marques Colston has emerged as who replaced Savage in the 2008 season opener at Connecticut, will one of the elite receivers in the NFL and owns the league record for continue as the starting quarterback for the Pride. receptions in his first two campaigns with a total of 168. Incidentally, Hofstra alum and retired New York Jet Wayne Chrebet was a Savage, a senior signal-caller from Springfield, Pennsylvania was previous holder of that record with 150 catches in his first two NFL scratched from the Pride's season opener at BCS-member seasons. Connecticut approximately 15 minutes before game time after notifying the Hofstra medical staff of numbness in his feet. An MRI After catching 70 balls for 1,038 yards and eight scores in 2006, taken revealed the severity of the injury. "My heart really goes out to Colston finished third in the voting for NFL Offensive Rookie of the Bryan," Cohen said. "He worked very hard to prepare for this season. Year. He was even better in 2007 – posting a Saints-record 98 He is a leader and has given so much of himself for the program receptions, 1,202 yards and a team record-tying 11 touchdowns. including spending most of the summer on campus preparing for his senior year." Schmitt, who graduated from Hofstra in 1964 with degrees in management and A January 2007 transfer from Coffeyville Community College, marketing, was a three-year letterman on Savage started all 11 games for the 7-4 Pride last season. He ranked the Pride football team and also lettered fourth in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and was 13th in the in wrestling and track. An offensive NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) in passing yards, lineman, he received Little College All- and was fourth in the CAA and 15th in the nation in total offense. America honors in 1963. Savage completed 232-of-367 passes for 2,668 yards and 13 touchdowns last season, posting the sixth-best, single-season passing In 1964 he was signed by the New York yards total in Hofstra history. He recorded six games with 250 or Jets, starting an 11-year National more passing yards including three 300-yard contests, and tallied 10 Football League career that was games with a completion percentage of above 60 percent, including a highlighted by a Super Bowl school-record 15-for-17 (88.2) against William and Mary. Savage championship in 1969. He was a starter in nine of his 10 seasons with completed 31-of-50 passes for a season-best 325 yards against New the Jets and played in 114 games. Schmitt earned All-Pro honors in Hampshire at Shuart Stadium last October. 1968 and 1969, Most Valuable Lineman accolades in 1972, and was a team captain in 1971. He saw action in 14 games for the Packers in Savage played the 2006 season at Coffeyville CC in Kansas where he 1974 before ending his NFL career. served as team captain and earned all-conference honors. He attended the University of Wisconsin for two years, red-shirting in 2004 and In 1969 he was the first inductee into the Long Island Sports Hall of practicing with the team in 2005. Fame. He has been honored by Hofstra University with the 1969 George M. Estabrook Distinguished Service Award, the 1988 Hofstra School of Business Alumni Association Alumnus of the Year Award and the 1990 Hofstra University Alumnus of the Year Award. John 1-1 when passing for 201-300 yards was an honoree at the 2002 Hofstra Pride Club Dinner and was 0-0 when passing for more than 300 yards inducted into the Hofstra Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006. 0-0 when allowing less than 100 yards passing 0-1 when allowing 101-200 passing yards John founded the 16th-largest insurance business in the nation, and 1-1 when allowing 201-300 passing yards an insurance marketing firm that develops programs for credit unions. 0-0 when allowing more than 300 passing yards Schmitt is actively involved with many charitable causes and in the 0-0 with less than 100 yards in total offense Hofstra community, including serving on the board of directors of the 0-1 with 101-200 yards in total offense Hofstra Pride Club. 0-0 with 201-300 yards in total offense 0-0 with 301-400 yards in total offense "The honoring of Marques Colston and John Schmitt and the other 18 1-1 with more than 400 yards in total offense former student-athletes is a celebration of the outstanding history of 0-0 when allowing less than 100 yards in total offense Hofstra Athletics," commented Hofstra University Director of 0-0 when allowing 101-200 yards in total offense Athletics Jack Hayes. 0-0 when allowing 201-300 yards in total offense 1-1 when allowing 301-400 yards in total offense Earlier this year the athletics department began an online process 0-1 when allowing more than 400 yards in total offense that resulted in more than 150 nominations being submitted. From 1-1 with more than 30:00 in time of possession that list the group of 20 former student-athletes was selected by a 0-1 with less than 30:00 in time of possession committee of alumni, athletics department administrators and Hofstra 0-0 when time of possession is even Pride Club members. The group of 20 former student-athletes encompasses a wide range of sports and accomplishments as 10 HOFSTRA’S RETURNING STARTERS: The Pride has 10 different teams are recognized and among the honorees are National returning starters from the 2007 squad. There are seven offensive Champions, National Players of the Year, All-Americans and World starters and three defensive. The returning starters from 2007 are: Champions. Offensive Starters Returning: 7 Colston’s #89 and Schmitt’s #77 join the current list of retired jerseys Bryan Savage QB Sr. that includes football alumni Wayne Chrebet (#3) and Walter Bryant Carpenter FB Jr. Kohanowich (#33), Crystal Boyd (#13) from the softball team and Ottis Lewis WR Sr, Sue Weber from the women’s soccer team. Phil Riley TE Sr. Jimmy Mangiero LG Jr. In 2008, Hofstra is… David Spanich RG Jr. 1-2 overall Brian Frederick RT So. 1-0 in CAA games 1-1 at home Defensive Starters Returning: 3 0-1 on the road Kevin Smith DE Jr. 1-0 in day games Luke Bonus LB Jr. 0-2 in night games Nick Altomare SS Sr. 0-1 televised games 0-1 overtime games Starting Kickers Returning: 0 0-1 on grass fields 1-1 on turf fields HOFSTRA’S NEW STARTERS: Hofstra’s starters for the season 0-1 when scoring first opener against Connecticut included seven defensive players, three 0-0 when leading after one quarter offensive players and a kicker who made their starting debut in a 1-2 when trailing after one quarter Hofstra uniform. 0-0 when tied after one quarter 1-1 when leading after two quarters The Pride, who graduated 24 seniors including 14 starters following 0-1 when trailing after two quarters the 7-4 2007 season, started three new faces in the secondary, two at 0-0 when tied after two quarters linebacker, two on the defensive line, two offensive linemen and a 1-0 when leading after three quarters tailback. Three of the newcomers, graduate student linebacker 0-2 when trailing after three quarters Anthony Vernaglia (Anaheim Hills, CA), junior cornerback Leslie 0-0 when tied after three quarters Jackman (Freeport, NY), and junior safety Ray McDonough (Los 0-1 scoring 10 points or less Angeles, CA) are transfers while three others, safety Greg Melendez 0-1 scoring 11-20 points (Brooklyn, NY), offensive tackle Derek Moore (Granville, OH) and 1-0 scoring 21-30 points tailback Larry Gaskins (Conshohocken, PA) are red-shirt freshmen. 0-0 scoring 31-40 points Junior defensive tackle Zach Carney (Wynatskill, NY), sophomore 0-0 allowing 10 points or less defensive tackle Andrew Nelson (Uniondale, NY), linebacker Deron 1-0 allowing 11-20 points Mayo (Hampton, VA) and center Jaren Harrell (Quartz Hill, CA), 0-1 allowing 21-30 points and true freshman kicker Brian Hanly (Wyckoff, NJ) also made their 0-1 allowing 31-40 points Pride starting debut. 0-0 allowing more than 40 points 0-1 when rushing for less than 100 yards Vernaglia, who is pursuing a MBA at Hofstra, graduated from the 0-1 when rushing for 101-200 yards University of Notre Dame this past spring after playing three seasons. 1-0 when rushing for 201-300 yards He is one of two graduate-student transfers, along with back-up 1-0 when allowing less than 100 rushing yards running back Justine Buries from New Mexico State, on the Pride 0-0 when allowing 101-200 rushing yards roster. Jackman, a Long Island native, came to Hofstra last winter 0-2 when allowing 201-300 rushing yards after three years at Rutgers University, while McDonough is a junior 0-0 when allowing more than 300 rushing yards college transfer from Glendale Community College in California. 0-0 when passing for less than 100 yards 0-1 when passing for 101-200 yards PRIDE PICKED THIRD IN LB - Eric McBride Soph. Richmond THE 2008 CAA LB - Collin McConaghy Junior Richmond FOOTBALL PRESEASON S - Drew Mack Senior Towson COACHES POLL S - Jeromy Miles Junior Massachusetts CB - Courtney Robinson Senior Massachusetts The Pride is picked to finish third in the CAA North Division in the CB - Sean Smalls Senior Massachusetts 2008 CAA Preseason Poll of conference coaches and select media. FCS Playoff participants Massachusetts was selected to win the SPECIAL TEAMS North Division and Richmond was picked to win the South Division. RET - Justin Rogers Sophomore Richmond In the North, Massachusetts again gets the top preseason nod after PK - Jon Striefsky Junior Delaware winning the division last season. New Hampshire, a FCS Playoff P - Tom Bishop Senior New Hampshire participant, was second in this year’s poll followed by the Pride, who surprised many by finishing tied for second last year after being 2008 CAA FOOTBALL PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER picked fifth in the preseason poll. Maine, Northeastern, and Rhode OF THE YEAR Island round out the North Division in the poll. QB - Liam Coen Senior Massachusetts

In the South Division, the Spiders of Richmond, who captured the 2008 CAA FOOTBALL PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER South Division and the conference title before advancing to the FCS OF THE YEAR Playoff semifinals, are picked to win in 2008. Richmond was selected DL - Jovan Belcher Senior Maine to finish fourth last season in the preseason poll. James Madison, who dropped a one-point decision to eventual national champion UCONN DRAWS: After their season opening victory over the Pride, Appalachian State in the first round of the FCS Playoffs last year, is the Connecticut Huskies are now in the Pride’s attendance record picked second while FCS Playoff finalist Delaware is third. book twice. The Huskies were in the record book previously as the Villanova, William and Mary, and Towson round out the South opponent for the best attended Pride home game at Shuart/Hofstra Division in the preseason poll. Stadium, drawing 9,381 in 1999 to see Hofstra down the Huskies, 56- 17. In the season opener at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, CT, the 2008 COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION PRESEASON Huskies blew away the previous top road crowd to see a Hofstra COACHES POLL game by drawing 37,583. The previous mark was 26,861 at Marshall North Division (First Place votes) in 2006. 1. Massachusetts (17) 2. New Hampshire (1) 68th SEASON: 2008 marks the 68th season of Hofstra Football. The 3. Hofstra (1) Pride has posted a .500 or better record in 46 of those seasons. 4. Maine Including the season opener at UConn. Hofstra has recorded a 395- 5. Northeastern 256-11 record (.606) in its 662 games. 2008 also marks the second 6. Rhode Island season of Colonial Athletic Association Football, which sent a record five conference members to the Football Championship Subdivision South Division (First Place votes) (FCS) Playoffs last season. The CAA absorbed the Atlantic 10 1. Richmond (11) Football Conference, which Hofstra was a member from 2001 2. James Madison (7) through 2006, capturing the 2001 league title and advancing to the 3. Delaware (1) FCS (then-called I-AA) Playoffs. Prior to that the Pride played as 4. Villanova FCS Independents from 1994 through the 2000 season, making four 5. William and Mary trips to the national playoffs. Hofstra was also a successful Division 6. Towson III program, making six NCAA Division III Championship Playoff appearances from 1983 through 1990, including a national semifinal OVERALL CHAMPION -- Massachusetts appearance in the Pride’s final season in Division III (1990).

2008 PRESEASON CAA ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM NEW HELMET DESIGN: The Pride OFFENSE will have a new helmet design for the QB - Liam Coen Senior Massachusetts second time in as many years. The blue RB - Jhamal Fluellen Senior Maine graphic of the two lions on the white RB - Eugene Holloman Senior James Madison helmet that was used last year has been FB - Joe Casey Senior Rhode Island replaced with the white block “H” in WR - Kevin Grayson Soph. Richmond motion on the blue helmet. WR - Marcus Lee Senior Towson WR - Aaron Love Senior Delaware TE - Scott Sicko Junior New Hampshire SEASON OPENERS: Including the opening loss at UConn on OL - Sean Calicchio Senior Massachusetts August 28 Hofstra has now won 23 of its last 26 season openers OL - Ryan Canary Senior Maine dating back to 1983. The Pride has posted a 42-24-2 all-time record OL - Kheon Hendricks Senior Delaware in season openers. In 2002 the University of Montana ended Hofstra's OL - Scott Lemn Senior James Madison streak of 19 consecutive season opener victories, as well as the OL - Matt McCracken Junior Richmond Pride's 255-game, non-shutout streak in a 21-0 decision. In 2003 the Pride dropped its season opener at FBS Marshall, 45-21. DEFENSE DL - Jovan Belcher Senior Maine HOME OPENERS: With their loss to Albany last Saturday Hofstra DL - Tim Kukucka Junior Villanova dropped its home opener for only the fifth time in the last 27 seasons. DL - Matt Marcorelle Junior Delaware In addition to Albany the Pride’s other home opening losses during DL - Lawrence Sidbury Junior Richmond that period came in: 2006 to Towson (33-30); 2003 to Maine (44-21); LB - Andrew Downey Senior Maine 2002 to Montana (21-0); and 2000 to Delaware (44-14). LB - Erik Johnson Senior Delaware The Tigers’ junior quarterback Sean Schaefer was also held to his SECOND MOST-IMPROVED TEAM IN THE FCS: After going career-low passing yardage with just 123 yards. Towson’s 193 total 2-9 in Coach Dave Cohen’s first season at Hofstra in 2006, the Pride yards including just 70 rushing was Hofstra’s lowest opponents total improved five games to 7-4 in 2007 to become the second most- since New Hampshire had 140 yards in a storm-washed contest in improved team in the Football Championship Subdivision. 2006. Linebacker Stanley Gutierrez and safety David Darby intercepted passes for Hofstra against Towson. Both interceptions led AGAINST THE FBS: Following the 2008 season opening 35-3 loss to Hofstra scores…The Pride defense picked off two passes in a at Connecticut, the Pride is 0-3 against members of the Football Bowl game four times in 2007… Villanova’s 56 yards passing was a Subdivision (FBS), formerly I-A. Hofstra dropped games at Marshall season-best for the Pride defense. Hofstra held opponents under 140 in 2003 and 2006. In addition the Pride defeated two other current yards passing three times in 2007. FBS teams while in their transition from I-AA. In 1999 the Pride, who recorded a 10-1 mark that season, defeated Buffalo, 20-13, and IN NO RUSH: The Pride held Stony Brook to just 273 yards, South Florida, 42-23, on the road. including just 29 yards rushing on 32 attempts in 2007. In 2006 the Pride held Stony Brook to just 27 yards rushing in a 17-8 victory.

ON THE ROAD: The Pride is 29-27 in their last 56 road games and A RECORD RALLY: Hofstra’s rally from a 17-point halftime 31-29 in their last 60 contests away from Shuart Stadium. The Pride deficit at URI to win the game is the biggest in Hofstra recorded is 36-30 on the road since the start of the 1997 season. history. In 2003 the Pride rallied from a 26-14 halftime deficit to down Villanova, 34-32. EARLIEST START EVER: The season opener at Connecticut was the earliest start to a season in Hofstra history. While the Pride has HOFSTRA ALUMNI IN THE NFL: While the Pride had as many played three games in August since 2002, this week’s game beats the as eight alums on National Football League rosters in August, there 2002 season opener against Montana at Shuart Stadium by one day. are currently four former Hofstra players currently gracing NFL team rosters in 2008. They are: - OT Willie Colon (Class of ‘06), Pittsburgh Steelers - WR Marques Colston (Class of ‘06), New Orleans Saints - DE Stephen Bowen (Class of ’06), Dallas Cowboys -DT Shemiah LeGrande (Class of ’08), Detroit Lions HOFSTRA'S RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS FROM 2007 ALUMNI NORTH OF THE BORDER: After the retirements of

linebacker Brian Clark ’96 and defensive back Patrick Dorvelus ’02, RUSHING Att. Net Avg. TD Bryan Savage 118 302 2.6 10 only one Hofstra football alum, linebacker Renauld Williams ’04, is Everette Benjamin 68 260 3.8 2 playing in the Canadian Football League this season. Last year the Pride has as many as four alumni playing in the CFL. PASSING (Eff.) GP Comp-Att-Int Yds. TD Bryan Savage (127.2) 11 232-367-16 2,668 13 SHUART STADIUM - HOME, SWEET HOME: With its win over Rhode Island last week, Hofstra is now 111-31-0 in regular RECEIVING No. Yds. Avg. TD season play at Shuart Stadium since 1980. Hofstra was 6-0 in 1986 Anthony Nelson 44 543 12.3 1 and 1980; 6-1 in 1998; 5-0 in 1995, 1990, 1989, 1988 and 1983, 4-0 Ottis Lewis 27 465 17.2 4 in 1991; 5-1 in 2001, 1999, 1984 and 1982; 4-1 in 2000, 1997, 1994, Everette Benjamin 15 153 10.2 1 1993, 1987, 1985 and 1981; 4-2 in 2007; 3-1 in 1992; 3-2 in 2004 and 2005; and 3-3 in 2002. The Pride was 2-4 in 2003 and 1996, and TACKLES UT-AT-TT Sacks Int 0-4 at home in 2006. They are 1-1 at home this season. Luke Bonus (LB) 42-42-84 0-0 0-0 Nick Altomare (DB) 18-14-32 0-0 0-0 RADIO AND INTERNET: Every Hofstra football game in 2008 Al Carmody (DE) 3-16-19 0-0 0-0 can be heard on radio on WRHU-FM (88.7) and on the Internet at Deron Mayo (LB) 11-7-18 1-3 1-4 www.wrhu.org beginning with the pre-game show at least 30 minutes before every contest. This week’s pregame show for Stony Brook HOLDING THE BALL: The Pride won the battle for time of will begin at 6:30 p.m. possession in 10 of the 11 games last season. Hofstra’s 36:04 possession time in its victory over William and Mary was the Pride’s THE HOFSTRA COACHES SHOW: Fans, friends and the media second-best of the season. Ironically the best, 36:48, was against New are invited to listen to Hofstra Athletics coaches and players and be Hampshire in a 40-3 loss. Hofstra’s 32:52 average time of possession part of the live audience as WRHU-FM (88.7) presents the Hofstra is the best in the CAA. Coaches Show. The one-hour show, which will air locally on WRHU-FM and worldwide on the internet at www.wrhu.org on 400 YARDS: The Pride recorded 400 yards of offense in six of the Tuesday’s at noon will review and preview Hofstra Athletics during 11 contests in 2007 including in five consecutive games. On October the 2008-09 season. In addition to Pride coaches and players, 13 at Towson the Pride recorded a season-high 482 yards on offense. opposing coaches and media members will make guest appearances It topped the previous 2007 high of 461 at Rhode Island. It is the on the show. most yardage on offense since racking up 533 yards against #2 New Hampshire in a 29-26 loss at Shuart Stadium in 2005. The Pride “IN THE TRENCHES” CAA FOOTBALL SHOW: Beginning posted 474 yards on offense in the loss to New Hampshire on September 4, Hofstra University’s “In the Trenches” CAA football October 20. show can be heard every Thursday night at 8 p.m. during the football season on WRHU-FM (88.7) in the metropolitan area, and online at DEFENSIVE NOTES FROM 2007: The Pride defense recorded six www.wrhu.org and www.CAASports.com. The hour-long show sub-300 yard games in 2007…Hofstra posted its first sub-200 yard produced by WRHU-FM, home for Hofstra Athletics, will touch on a contest of the season against Towson on October 13. Hofstra held the wide variety of CAA Football topics. The WRHU Sports team, Tigers to 193 yards including just 70 yards rushing on 34 attempts. headed by Sports Director Mike Leslie, will be joined by a number of It was the Pride's first season-opening loss in five years. Christopher, guests, including CAA Football administrators, coaches and student- who was the 2006 Conference Offensive Player of the Year for athletes, and radio personalities from around the league. The show, Nassau Community College before transferring, completed at least entering its third season, will review some of the big games from the one pass to nine different receivers (including offensive lineman previous weekend, preview the upcoming contests, and chat with David Spanich on a tipped pass). Connecticut sacked Christopher several CAA Football weekly honorees. seven times.

PRACTICE: Here is the Hofstra football practice schedule at Shuart The contest marked just the third time the Pride played a member of Stadium for September 21 through October 1: the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly I-A. Hofstra lost two games at Marshall-in 2003 and 2006-while also posting victories

against current FBS schools Buffalo and South Florida in 1999 when Sunday, Sept. 21 4:30 p.m. Shakeout both schools were in transition from I-AA. Monday, Sept. 22 3:45 p.m. Practice Tuesday, Sept. 23 4:15 p.m. Practice Hofstra came out strong and temporarily quieted the near-sellout Wednesday, Sept. 24 3:45 p.m. Practice crowd of 37,583, forcing the Huskies to go three-and-out on its Thursday, Sept. 25 4:45 p.m. Walk-thru opening possession. Following a 47-yard punt, Connecticut's Robbie Friday, Sept. 26 7:00 p.m. Game vs. Stony Brook Frey recovered Anthony Nelson's fumble recovery at the Hofstra 1- Saturday, Sept. 27 Players off yard line. Brown capitalized on the turnover one play later, bullying Sunday, Sept. 28 4:30 p.m. Shakeout his way into the end zone for a touchdown run to open a 7-0 lead two Monday, Sept. 29 Players off minutes into the first quarter. Tuesday, Sept. 30 4:15 p.m. Practice Wednesday, Oct. 1 3:45 p.m. Practice Christopher recorded his first career completion for the Pride, delivering a third-down strike to Aaron Weaver (Freeport, NY) WEEKLY RELEASE E-MAIL: The Hofstra University weekly picked up the first down. But Scott Lutrus' interception stalled the football release will be available by Wednesday on the Hofstra drive, giving possession back to the Huskies midway through the Athletics Web site (www.Hofstra.edu/athletics). We will e-mail the first. Brown added his second touchdown of the quarter, capping a release, in PDF format, to those media members who wish to get seven-play drive with another 1-yard touchdown run to forge a 14- every football release during the season. point edge with 4:47 remaining.

HOF•STRA PRO•NUN•SEE•AY•SHUNS: Brown nearly added his third touchdown of the quarter before a 1 - Vernaglia (Ver-nag-lee-ah) holding penalty negated another scoring rush. The junior tailback still 2 - Justine Buries (Justin Burr-eaze) tallied 86 yards on 14 carries in the opening 15 minutes. 4 - Aime (Ah-may) 11 - Said Gaida (Sy-eed, Guy-da) The Pride almost got on the board in the second quarter, engineering 12 - Casciano (Cash•see•ann•o) a 15-play drive that teetered out after two sacks. UConn still held 13 - Heron (Her-ron) Hofstra off the scoreboard and surged to a 28-0 halftime lead thanks 14 - Sidaras (Sa-dare-us) to Brown's third and fourth rushing touchdowns of the half, including 19 - Luqman Abdallah (Luke-mahn) a 19-yard scamper 12 minutes into the second and a two-yard rush 20 - Altomare (Al•ta•mair) into the end zone with 41 seconds remaining in the half. 24 - Basim Hudeen (Bah-seem who-deen) 31 - Kwabena Asante (Kwa-bee-nah, A-sahn-tay) Ray McDonough (Los Angeles, CA) helped put some life back into 48 - Schamgar Cenat (Sham-gar Sen-not) Hofstra in the second half, picking off Tyler Lorenzen's pass at the 50 - Szelong (Zee•long) Huskies' 2-yard line before returning it 54 yards. Christopher 53 - Akabalu (Ocka•bah•loo) completed first-down passes to Weaver and Nelson (Wellington, Fla.) 60 - Ottaiano (Oh-tee-ah-no) on back-to-back plays while also scrambling for another 12 yards; 74 - Paulemon (Paul-la-mun) setting up place-kicker Brian Hanly's (Wyckoff, NJ) 29-yard field 80 - Ottis Lewis (OTT•is) goal to put Hofstra on the scoreboard nearly 10 minutes into the third 84 - Denimarck (Den•ah•mark) quarter. 89 - Jaramillo (Jare-a-mee-oh) 94 - Akabalu (Ock-a-bah-lu) Graduate student Anthony Vernaglia (Anaheim Hills, CA) made a 95 - Carmody (Car-ma-dee) master's-worthy play in the third quarter, picking off Lorenzen's 98 - Abiola (Ab-ee-oh-la) downfield attempt and returned it 16 yards. Vernaglia recorded his first pick of his career. The linebacker never had an interception in 2008 HOFSTRA GAME SUMMARIES his three seasons at Notre Dame.

GAME 1 – AUGUST 28 AT Nick Altomare (Fairfax, VA) also generated the first pick of his CONNECTICUT: University of Connecticut career. The fourth-year veteran moved from safety to cornerback running back Donald Brown set a career-high during training camp and saved at least six points when he corralled a with four touchdowns and 146 rushing yards, pass in the Connecticut end zone on the second quarter's first play. helping the Huskies defeat the Pride, 35-3, in Altomare registered five tackles. the season opener for both teams at Rentschler Field Thursday night. Frey's two-yard touchdown run 3:33 into the final quarter capped the scoring as Connecticut improved to 3-2 in the all-time series against Junior quarterback Cory Christopher (Miami, Fla) made his first the Pride. career appearance for the Pride, kicking off the 68th season of Hofstra football by going 17-28 for 130 yards and two interceptions. Freshman Chris Edmond (Freeport, NY) collected a team-high nine Christopher was named the starter by Head Coach Dave Cohen about tackles. McDonough added eight tackles; the same total as freshman 15 minutes before kickoff, replacing Bryan Savage (Springfield, PA) Gregory Melendez (Brooklyn, NY). Senior receiver Ottis Lewis after the starting QB was held out because of back spasms. (Norwalk, CT) led all Pride receivers with 32 yards on three up-field for a key first down on an option play to push Hofstra past receptions. midfield.

1 2 3 4 F Anthony Nelson, who logged a game-high nine catches for 85 yards, Hofstra 0 0 3 0 3 sustained the drive by sprawling out for a third-down catch, giving Connecticut 14 14 0 7 35 the Pride a new set of downs on the Albany 17. Christopher ran a quarterback keeper to center the ball between the hash marks, setting Scoring Summary up freshman kicker Brian Hanly's potential game-winning attempt. UC - Brown 1-yard run (Ciaravino kick) UC - Brown 1-yard run (Ciaravino kick) But Hanly had his 34-yard field goal attempt blocked by Dave Casale UC - Brown 19-yard run (Ciaravino kick) with three seconds remaining, sending the contest into overtime. UC - Brown 2-yard run (Ciaravino kick) Hanly had another chance in overtime, lining up for a 30-yard kick HU - Hanly 28-yard field goal that would have forced the Great Danes to score a field goal to tie or UC - Frey 2-yard run (Ciaravino kick) a touchdown to win. Instead, Albany senior Raphael Nguti came up with the third block of the game for Albany. McCarty raced in for the HOFSTRA UCONN winning score five plays later, marking just the third time the Great First Downs (R-P-Pe) 4-8-1 12-13-2 Danes have defeated Hofstra in 14 career meetings. Rushes-Yards (Net) 28-40 43-218 Passing Yards (Net) 130 233 Down 16-9 early in the fourth quarter, the Pride stormed back. Passes Comp-Att-Int 17-28-2 18-30-3 Christopher electrified the crowd of 5,111, eluding a sack about 10 Total Offense/Plays-Yards 56-170 73-451 yards in the backfield on third-and-long by juking away from Punt Returns-Yards 1- (-15) 2-42 linebacker Emerson Kinsey before firing a strike to Everette Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-105 2-33 Benjamin for a first-down. Interception Returns-Yards 3-70 2-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-37.8 2-43.5 The drive nearly stalled near Albany's goal line as Christopher's Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-2 third-down pass to Aaron Weaver sailed wide. Albany's Ross Penalties-Yards 8-70 7-70 Bertrand was called for pass interference, setting up freshman Possession Time 28:43 31:17 tailback Brock Jackolski's first collegiate touchdown. Third Down Conversions 6-14 5-10 Fourth Down Conversions 0-1 0-0 Jackolski took the pitch and ran untouched into the left corner of the Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-3 5-7 end zone, tying the game at 16 with 10:34 remaining in the fourth Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 7-47 quarter.

RUSHING: HOFSTRA- Christopher (21-25-0), Benjamin (1-8-0), Albany quarterback Vinny Espositio (10-22, 102 yards) put the Great Buries (4-6-0); UConn- Brown (23-146-4), Frey (9-34-1), Wylie (6- Danes ahead when the junior bullied his way into the end zone for a 23-0) 1-yard quarterback keeper. The touchdown forged a 16-9 lead for the PASSING: HOFSTRA- Christopher (17-28-2, 130, 0TD); UConn- Great Danes with 2:12 left in the third quarter. Lorenzen (14-25-3, 184, 0TD), Endres (4-5-0, 49, 0TD) RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Weaver (4-25-0), Lewis (3-32-0), Ant. Nearly four minutes earlier, Albany generated points on defense to Nelson (3-18-0), Benson (2-26-0); UConn- Gaulden (4-62-0), Moore erase a 9-7 deficit. With the ball at the Hofstra 4-yard line, (4-37-0), Smith (3-32) Christopher fumbled but recovered. Albany made the tackle in the TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA-Edmond (5-4-9), Melendez (5-3-8), Pride end zone for the game-tying safety. McDonough (5-3-8); UConn- Wilson (4-4-8), Lloyd (2-4-6), Lutrus (3-1-4). Hofstra surged to a 6-0 lead thanks to nine-play, 59-yard drive that culminated with Christopher's 13-yard touchdown strike to Weaver. Stadium: Rentschler Field The Pride missed the extra point, though Weaver's first career Attendance: 37,583 touchdown reception gave the home team the edge on its first Weather: 76 degrees and cloudy possession.

GAME 2 - SEPTEMBER 13 Christopher's bullet pass was his first touchdown pass as a Hofstra VS. ALBANY: Hofstra junior player. But Albany rebounded late in the first quarter by marching 84 quarterback Cory Christopher yards in 10 plays, pulling ahead thanks to the first of Esposito's two passed for 272 yards and a rushing touchdowns. The QB pushed past the goal line with a 1-yard touchdown, but it wasn't enough keeper. Herb Glass added the extra point, putting Albany up 7-6 as Albany got a 7-yard entering the second quarter. touchdown run from junior tailback David McCarthy in the Hofstra defensive end Al Carmody combined with Bonus on first overtime to earn a 22-16 victory over the Pride Saturday evening Hofstra's only other sack. Gregory Melendez chipped in seven at James M. Shuart Stadium. tackles. Strong safety Ray McDonough contributed three pass Hofstra slips to 0-2 with the loss, while Albany evens its record at 1-1 breakups. this season. 1 2 3 4 OT F Albany 7 0 9 0 6 22 Christopher, a native of Miami, Florida, completed 27-of-38 passes, Hofstra 6 3 0 7 0 160 while also rushing for 44 yards. Linebacker Luke Bonus led Hofstra's defense with eight tackles and 1 ½ sacks. Scoring Summary HU - Waever 13-yard pass from Christopher (Hanly kick blocked) Christopher tried to win it for the Pride in regulation, initiating an 18- UA - Esposito 1-yard run (Glass kick) play drive with the scored tied at 16. The junior passer produced a HU - Hanly 25-yard field goal mini-highlight reel on the drive, faking a handoff before scrambling UA - Team safety of the game to give the Pride the lead. Williams would kick-off to the UA - Esposito 1 yard ruin (Glass kick) Rams and, after a total return of 57 yards by two URI players, would HU - Jackolski 3-yard run (Hanly kick) assist on the final tackle to end the game. UA - McCarthy 7-yard run Rhode Island mounted a comeback of its own, marching 54 yards HOFSTRA ALBANY down the field on its second-to-last possession. Rams tailback First Downs (R-P-Pe) 7-18-1 10-6-1 Anthony Ferrer pushed through for a 21-yard gain and then pushed Rushes-Yards (Net) 46-132 45-207 his way in from the 1-yard line one play later to tie the game at 20 Passing Yards (Net) 272 102 with 44 seconds left. But Louis Feinstein hooked his extra point Passes Comp-Att-Int 27-39-0 10-22-0 attempt, keeping the score tied at 20. Total Offense/Plays-Yards 85-404 67-309 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 Hofstra scored 14 points in the final quarter, starting with Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-76 4-61 Christopher’s one-yard quarterback sneak for a touchdown with 8:21 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 left. Head Coach Dave Cohen elected to go for the two-point Punts (Number-Avg) 3-27.3 6-37.3 conversion and Christopher delivered by finding Weaver for a Fumbles-Lost 4-0 0-0 successful conversion and a 17-14 lead for the Pride. Penalties-Yards 6-44 4-32 Possession Time 36:41 23:19 Jackolski, who was playing in just his second NCAA game, nearly Third Down Conversions 8-16 6-15 made it a two-score game five minutes later. The underclassman Fourth Down Conversions 1-2 1-2 busted through a hole, completed a spin move and raced 64 yards Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-6 3-3 downfield before getting hauled down just inches from the goal line. Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-7 3-17 But the Pride couldn’t punch it in and had to settle for a 33-yard field goal from Williams to boost the Pride lead to 20-14 with 3:27 to play. RUSHING: HOFSTRA- Benjamin (19-69-0), Christopher (19-44-0), The Rams came out strong, breaking open the scoring just 1:50 into Jackolski (8-19-1); UA- McCarty (27-178-1), Simmons (8-25-0), the contest when Jimmy Hughes blasted through a hole for a 37-yard Gannon (3-3-0) rushing touchdown. Hughes would lead the Rams’ ground game with PASSING: HOFSTRA- Christopher (27-38-0, 272, 1); UA- Esposito 49 yards on 11 carries. The Pride got on the scoreboard with 5:31 (10-22-0, 102, 0) remaining in the first half following Brian Hanly’s (Wyckoff, NJ) 21- RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Ant. Nelson (9-85-0), Weaver (7-70-1), yard field goal. Benjamin, who added 44 yards on nine carries, gave Lewis (3-51-0); UA- Bush (6-58-0), Bocanegra (1-17-0), Lullen (1- the Pride its first lead just over a minute later, recording a six-yard 10-0) touchdown run to give Hofstra a 9-7 halftime lead. It was Benjamin’s TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA-Bonus (3-5-8), Melendez (2-6-8), first touchdown of the season. Edmond (5-2-7); UA- Brancaccio (9-6-15), Casale (7-6-13), Kelly (7- 3-10. Senior defensive back Nick Altomare (Fairfax, VA) set up that short scoring drive, forcing Hughes to fumble after a ferocious hit. Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium Anthony Vernaglia (Anaheim Hills, CA) recovered the loose ball, Attendance: 5,111 giving possession to the Pride at the Rams 21-yard line. Vernaglia Weather: 71 degrees and overcast finished with a team-high six tackles, including five sol stops, and a sack. Altomare also added an interception-his second of the season- GAME 3 - SEPTEMBER 20 off quarterback Derek Cassidy, one of three turnovers the Pride VS. RHODE ISLAND: Hofstra generated. Cassidy, who completed 18 of his 32 passes for 248 yards, freshman placekicker Roger also had a pass picked off by Leslie Jackman. Williams drilled a 38-yard-field goal with three seconds Christopher ran the ball 22 times but also forged a connection with remaining in the contest to give his two top receivers. Sophomore Anthony Nelson (Wellington, FL) the Pride a 23-20 CAA Football logged a game-high nine receptions for 92 yards while Weaver victory over Rhode Island at contributed eight catches for 76 yards. James M. Shuart Stadium Saturday afternoon. The Pride improved to 1-2 and 1-0 in the CAA while Rhode Island dropped to 1-3 and 0-2 in 1 2 3 4 F conference play. Rhode Island 7 0 0 13 20 Hofstra 0 9 0 14 23 Williams, a walk-on from Mandeville, Louisiana, came off the bench in the second half in place of freshman starter Brian Hanly and Scoring Summary kicked two field goals, including the game-winner in the waning URI - Hughes 37-yard run (Feinstein kick) seconds of regulation, to lead the Pride to victory. Pride quarterback HU- Hanly 21-yard field goal Cory Christopher sliced through the Rams defense with his arm and HU- Benjamin 6-yard run (Hanly kick failed) his legs, completing 25 of his 33 attempts for 265 yards while rushing URI- Ferrer 2-yard pass from Cassidy (Feinstein kick) for an additional 97 yards. Freshman tailback Brock Jackolski HU- Christopher 1-yard run (Weaver pass from Christopher) (Shirley, NY) added a career-high 144 yards on 13 carries in just his HU- Williams 33-yard field goal second collegiate contest. URI- Ferrer 1-yard run (Feinstein kick failed) HU- Williams 38-yard field goal With the scored tied at 20 in the final minute and no timeouts, Christopher engineered an eight-play, 58-yard drive in just 44 HOFSTRA URI seconds to facilitate Williams’ attempt. The Miami, FL. native First Downs (R-P-Pe) 12-12-1 5-10-0 completed two passes to Everette Benjamin before connecting on a Rushes-Yards (Net) 45-211 26-93 12-yard pass to red-shirt freshman receiver Aaron Weaver as the Passing Yards (Net) 265 248 Pride advanced into Rams territory. Christopher punctuated the drive Passes Comp-Att-Int 25-36-0 18-32-2 by finding Ottis Lewis for 24 yards to the URI 21. After a spike to Total Offense/Plays-Yards 81-476 58-341 stop the clock, Williams came on and converted his second field goal Punt Returns-Yards 4-6 1-6 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-73 6-144 Interception Returns-Yards 2-5 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-41.0 7-32.7 Fumbles-Lost 5-1 2-1 Penalties-Yards 6-60 4-30 Possession Time 37:22 22:38 Third Down Conversions 5-15 3-12 Fourth Down Conversions 0-2 1-1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 2-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-14 5-30

RUSHING: HOFSTRA- Jackolski (13-144-0), Christopher (22-49- 1), Benjamin (9-43-1); URI- Hughes (11-49-1), Ferrer (3-25-1), Cassidy (10-22-0) PASSING: HOFSTRA- Christopher (25-33-0, 265, 0TD); URI- Cassidy (18-32-2, 248, 1TD) RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Ant. Nelson (9-92-0), Weaver (8-76-0), Benjamin (4-33-0); URI- Johnson-Farrell (7-67-0), Leonard (4-118- 0), Bellini (4-50-0) TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA- Vernaglia (5-1-6), Gaida (4-2-6), Altomare (3-2-5); URI- Hansen (9-3-12), Ball (7-4-11), Young (8-1- 9).

Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium Attendance: 6,107 Weather: 64 degrees and cloudy

THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT Passing Pos. Cl. GP Att/Comp/Int Yds. TD Dan Sweeney QB Jr. 5 3/4/0 35 0 Receiving Pos. Cl. GP Rec. Yds. TD Lynell Suggs WR Sr. 11 75 962 6 Dwayne Eley WR Jr. 11 59 695 6 Defense Pos. Cl. GP ST-AT-TT INT Sacks Adam Soivilien DL Sr. 11 20-50-70 1 3.0 Andre Jean-Pierre LB Sr. 11 26-37-63 0 0

STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY STONY BROOK IN THE NCAA STATS: Here is where the Stony Location: Stony Brook, NY Brook team and Seawolves players rank in this week’s NCAA Founded: 1957 statistics report, as of September 22: Enrollment: 23,354 Nickname: Seawolves Conference: Big South Category FCS Avg. BSC Colors: Red, Blue and Grey Rushing Offense 52 143.75 5 Stadium: Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium (8,136) Passing Offense 88 160.25 5 President: Dr. Shirley Strum Kenny Athletics Director: Jim Fiore Total Offense 80 304.00 5

Football SID: Phil Hess Scoring Offense 81 20.50 5

Web Site: www.goseawolves.org Rushing Defense 35 110.50 3

Head Coach: Chuck Priore (Albany, 1982) Pass Efficiency Defense 57 122.46 4 Record at School: 11-11/2 years Total Defense 24 299.25 3 Overall Record: 50-20/8 years Scoring Defense 53 25.25 5 Assistant Coaches: Jeff Behrman (offensive coordinator), Joe Tricario (defensive coordinator), Jason Martin (defensive line), Ky Cowan Net Punting 45 33.30 3

(secondary), Carlton Goff (wide receivers), Shawn Daignault (inside Punt Returns 75 7.62 5 linebackers), Tony Thompson (outside linebackers), Jon Woods (tight ends), Kickoff Returns 91 17.40 5

Greg Toop (running backs), Michael Iafrate (offensive line) Turnover Margin 79 -.50 6 Basic Offense: 1-back multiple Pass Defense 49 188.75 4 Basic Defense: 3-4 Passing Efficiency 106 98.29 6 2007 Record: 6-5 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 41/16 Sacks 58 1.75 3

Off. Starters Returning: 7 Tackles For Loss 36 6.75 4

Def. Starters Returning: 9 Sacks Allowed T-97 3.00 5 Series Record: Hofstra leads, 11-0 Last Meeting: 2007 - Hofstra 33, Stony Brook 28 Category SBU Player FCS Avg. BSC

2008 Schedule - 1-3 Rushing Ed Gowins 38 83.75 2

Aug. 30 Colgate 42-26 W Conte Cuttino 77 64.00 6

Sept. 6 Elon 20-30 L Passing Efficiency Dayne Hoffman 96.38 5 Sept. 13 at Maine 13-28 L Total Offense Dayne Hoffman 124.00 6 Sept. 20 at Brown 7-17 L Ed Gowins 83.75 7 Sept. 27 Hofstra Oct. 11 at Liberty Conte Cuttino 64.00 11

Oct. 18 Charleston Southern Recpt./Game Dwayne Eley T-90 4.67 3

Oct. 25 at Coastal Carolina Donald Lee 2.75 10

Nov. 1 Gardner-Webb Michael Lepore 1.50 19 Nov. 8 at Iona Rec. Yds./Game Donald Lee 50.25 7 Nov. 15 VMI Dwayne Eley 48.00 8

2007 Results - 6-5-0 Donald Porter 12.00 21

Georgetown 35-28 W Interceptions Cory Giddings T-26 .67 1 at Bucknell 48-20 W Chris Richards T-46 .50 2

at # 6 Youngstown State 6-42 L John Smith T-88 .33 T-3 Monmouth 21-15 W Punting Luke Gaddis 62 37.96 2 at #14 Hofstra 28-33 L Punt Returns Dayton Guilroy 42 8.00 3 at Albany 23-24 L at #20 Richmond 0-42 L Dwayne Eley 49 6.75 4

Maine 30-23 W Kickoff Returns Dayton Guilroy 82 19.78 5

Bryant 30-0 W Conte Cuttino 14.20 7

Central Connecticut 34-7 W Field Goals Luke Gaddis T-74 .50 4 at #24 Elon 23-38 L Scoring Ed Gowins 4.50 11

Luke Gaddis 4.00 T-12 Important Numbers - Area Code - 631

All-Purpose Runners Conte Cuttino 86.00 7 Athletic Office: 632-7205 Ticket Office: 632-WOLF Ed Gowins 83.75 9

Football Office: 632-7198 Sacks James Harris T-43 .75 2

SID Office: 632-6312 Greg Weeks .33 T-9 Fax: 632-8841 Ryan Haber .33 T-9 Press Box: 632-4037 Tackles Tyler Santucci T-59 8.75 2

Carl Teague 6.75 4 RETURNING STONY BROOK STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing Pos. Cl. GP Atts. Yds. TD Tackles For Loss James Harris T-77 1.25 4

Conte Cuttino RB So. 10 174 940 5 Ryan Haber T-92 1.17 5 Brandon Mason RB Jr. 11 155 651 7

2008 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY TWO-DEEP CHART AT SBU PRIDE DEFENSE LE 17 Kevin Smith Jr. 6-2 230 Miami, FL/Coral Reef/Western Michigan U. 94 Joe Akabalu Jr. 6-1 247 Brentwood, NY/Brentwood LT 63 Andrew Nelson So. 6-3 259 Uniondale, NY/Uniondale 98 Larry Abiola Sr. 5-11 316 South Farmingdale, NY/Farmingdale/Nassau CC RT 66 Zachary Carney Jr. 6-4 260 Wynatskill, NY/Blair Academy 56 Ronnie Cameron RFr. 6-3 245 Westbury, NY/Holy Trinity RE 95 Al Carmody Jr. 6-3 247 Wilton Manors, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas 56 Ronnie Cameron RFr. 6-3 245 Westbury, NY/Holy Trinity OLB 10 Deron Mayo So. 5-11 200 Hampton, VA/Kecoughtan 41 Chris Edmond Fr. 5-10 197 Freeport, NY/Freeport/Nassau CC MLB 44 Luke Bonus Jr. 5-10 205 Medford Lakes, NJ/Shawnee 11 Said Gaida So. 5-10 211 Bloomfield, NJ/Bloomfield OLB 1 Anthony Vernaglia Gr. 6-3 234 Anaheim Hills, CA/Orange Lutheran/U. of Notre Dame 24 Basim Hudeen RFr. 5-10 220 Elizabeth, NJ/Elizabeth CB 9 Leslie Jackman Jr. 5-11 179 Freeport, NY/Freeport/Rutgers U. 21 Andre Freeman RFr. 5-11 182 Pittsburgh, PA/Penn Hills SS 8 Ray McDonough Jr. 6-0 187 Los Angeles, CA/St. Francis/Glendale CC 13 Garrett Heron So. 5-9 178 South Orange, NJ/Columbia FS 23 Gregory Melendez RFr. 6-1 196 Brooklyn, NY/Canarsie 4 Jeff Aime So. 5-9 203 Queens Village, NY/St. Francis Prep CB 20 Nick Altomare Sr. 5-10 185 Fairfax, VA/Robinson Secondary 21 Andre Freeman RFr. 5-11 182 Pittsburgh, PA/Penn Hills PRIDE OFFENSE WR 82 Anthony Nelson So. 5-10 179 Wellington, FL/Glades Day School 18 Darren Brownlee Jr.. 6-1 192 Boyds, MD/Northwest/West Virginia U. LT 71 Brian Frederick So. 6-4 264 Dracut, MA/Dracut/Bridgeton Academy 77 Armand Poole Jr. 6-2 274 Grayson, GA/Grayson LG 70 Mike Trice Jr. 6-5 357 Hempstead, NY/Holy Trinity 77 Armand Poole Jr. 6-2 274 Grayson, GA/Grayson C 67 Jaren Harrell So. 6-2 275 Quartz Hill, CA/Quartz Hill 60 Tom Ottaiano So. 6-0 271 East Hanover, NJ/Hanover Park RG 60 Tom Ottaiano So. 6-0 271 East Hanover, NJ/Hanover Park 65 Josh Weigel Sr. 6-3 278 Overland Park, KS/Shawnee Mission So./Coffeyville CC RT 68 Derek Moore RFr. 6-3 263 Granville, OH/Newark Catholic/Fork Union 77 Armand Poole Jr. 6-2 274 Grayson, GA/Grayson TE 32 Phil Riley Sr. 6-3 245 Prince Frederick, MD/Huntingtown 85 Bryant Carpenter Jr. 6-1 230 Orlando, FL/Edgewater/U. Southern Mississippi WR 80 Ottis Lewis Sr. 6-5 213 Norwalk, CT/Brien McMahon 83 Aaron Weaver So. 6-2 211 Freeport, NY/Baldwin QB 5 Cory Christopher Jr. 6-1 230 Miami, FL/American/Nassau CC 16 Steve Probst Fr. 6-4 200 North Massapequa, NY/Farmingdale TB 30 Brock Jackolski Fr. 5-11 188 Shirley, NY/William Floyd 31 Kwabena Asante RFr. 5-11 200 Westbury, NY/Hicksville FB 26 Everette Benjamin So. 6-1 211 Massapequa, NY/Amityville Memorial 45 Ray Bennett Sr. 5-8 221 Uniondale, NY/Hempstead PRIDE SPECIAL TEAMS KO 47 Roger Williams RFr. 6-2 215 Mandeville, LA/Yarmouth Regional (MA) 49 Brian Hanly Fr. 6-1 175 Wyckoff, NJ/Don Bosco Prep PK 47 Roger Williams RFr. 6-2 215 Mandeville, LA/Yarmouth Regional (MA) 49 Brian Hanly Fr. 6-1 175 Wyckoff, NJ/Don Bosco Prep H 12 Shane Casciano So. 6-0 200 Allentown, PA/Central Catholic 5 Cory Christopher Jr. 6-1 230 Miami, FL/American/Nassau CC SS 32 Phil Riley Sr. 6-3 245 Prince Frederick, MD/Huntingtown 1 Anthony Vernaglia Gr. 6-3 234 Anaheim Hills, CA/Orange Lutheran/U. of Notre Dame P 12 Shane Casciano So. 6-0 200 Allentown, PA/Central Catholic 49 Brian Hanly Fr. 6-1 175 Wyckoff, NJ/Don Bosco Prep LS 32 Phil Riley Sr. 6-3 245 Prince Frederick, MD/Huntingtown 1 Anthony Vernaglia Gr. 6-3 234 Anaheim Hills, CA/Orange Lutheran/U. of Notre Dame PR 82 Anthony Nelson So. 5-10 179 Wellington, FL/Glades Day School 83 Aaron Weaver So. 6-2 211 Freeport, NY/Baldwin KOR 30 Brock Jackolski Fr. 5-11 188 Shirley, NY/William Floyd 82 Anthony Nelson So. 5-10 179 Wellington, FL/Glades Day School

2008 HOFSTRA FOOTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. First Last Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School Cesar Alvarez DE RFr. 6-2 208 Tampa, FL/Robinson Tim Gallo WR Fr. 5-10 175 Water Mill, NY/Milford Academy Gerald Guerrier WR Jr. 5-9 187 Irvington, NJ/Irvington/New Mexico State 1 Anthony Vernaglia LB Gr. 6-3 234 Anaheim Hills,CA/Orange Lutheran/U. of Notre Dame 2 Justine Buries RB Gr. 6-0 211 Mesquite, TX/West Mesquite/New Mexico State 4 Jeff Aime DB So. 5-9 203 Queens Village, NY/St. Francis Prep 5 Cory Christopher QB Jr. 6-1 230 Miami, FL/American/Nassau CC 7 Bryan Savage QB Sr. 6-2 223 Springfield, PA/The Haverford School/Coffeyville CC 8 Ray McDonough DB Jr. 6-0 187 Los Angeles, CA/St. Francis/Glendale CC 9 Leslie Jackman DB Jr. 5-11 179 Freeport, NY/Freeport/Rutgers U. 10 Deron Mayo LB So. 5-11 200 Hampton, VA/Kecoughtan 11 Said Gaida LB So. 5-10 211 Bloomfield, NJ/Bloomfield 12 Shane Casciano P Jr. 6-0 200 Allentown, PA/Central Catholic 13 Garrett Heron DB So. 5-9 178 South Orange, NJ/Columbia 14 Joe Sidaras QB Fr. 6-3 218 Mastic Beach, NY/William Floyd 15 Derek Benson WR Jr. 6-1 195 West Hartford, CT/The Hun School (NJ)/Purdue U. 16 Steve Probst QB Fr. 6-4 200 North Massapequa, NY/Farmingdale 17 Kevin Smith DE Jr. 6-2 230 Miami, FL/Coral Reef/Western Michigan U. 18 Darren Brownlee WR Jr.. 6-1 192 Boyds, MD/Northwest/West Virginia U. 19 Luqman Abdallah DT Jr. 6-4 305 Trenton, NJ/The Hun School/Univ. of Miami (FL) 20 Nick Altomare DB Sr. 5-10 185 Fairfax, VA/Robinson Secondary 21 Andre Freeman DB RFr. 5-11 182 Pittsburgh, PA/Penn Hills 22 Chris Griffin SS RFr. 6-1 180 Miami, FL/Coral Reef 23 Gregory Melendez DB RFr. 6-1 196 Brooklyn, NY/Canarsie 24 Basim Hudeen LB RFr. 5-10 220 Elizabeth, NJ/Elizabeth 25 Darryl Kornegay DE So. 6-3 248 Burtonsville, MD/Springbrook 26 Everette Benjamin FB So. 6-1 211 Massapequa, NY/Amityville Memorial 27 Jaron McNeill CB So. 5-9 176 Brooklyn, NY/Christ the King 28 Paul Leslie DB So. 5-8 160 Montgomeryville, PA/North Penn/Boise State 29 Dontavious Johnson DB Fr. 5-10 160 West Palm Beach, FL/Palm Beach Lakes 30 Brock Jackolski RB Fr. 5-11 188 Shirley, NY/William Floyd 31 Kwabena Asante RB RFr. 5-11 200 Westbury, NY/Hicksville 32 Phil Riley TE Sr. 6-3 245 Prince Frederick, MD/Huntingtown 34 Anthony Caizzo DB RFr. 5-7 165 Franklin Square, NY/Kellenberg Memorial 35 Keith Ferrara DB RFr. 5-10 179 Glendale, NY/St. Francis Prep 36 Joshua Jacques WR So. 6-0 195 Brentwood, NY/Brentwood 37 Chris Betz LB So. 5-10 209 Chatham, NJ/Chatham 38 Kenny Munson WR Fr. 5-10 185 Staten Island, NY/Tottenville/Naval Academy Prep 39 Jon Haefner WR Fr. 5-10 165 East Norriton, PA/Archbishop Carroll 40 Vaughn Davis WR Jr. 6-1 207 Palm Bay, FL/Campus Magnet (NY)/Hancock CC (CA) 41 Chris Edmond LB RFr. 6-0 205 Freeport, NY/Freeport/Nassau CC 42 Rashad Swanson LB Jr. 5-11 188 Antioch, CA/Dea Valley/City College of S.F. 43 Henry Greco K Jr. 5-8 160 Franklin Square, NY/Valley Stream North/Nassau CC 44 Luke Bonus LB Jr. 5-10 205 Medford Lakes, NJ/Shawnee 45 Ray Bennett FB Sr. 5-8 221 Uniondale, NY/Hempstead 46 Tyler Johnston DB RFr. 6-1 195 South Deerfield, MA/Frontier Regional 47 Roger Williams K RFr. 6-2 215 Mandeville, LA/Yarmouth (MA) Regional 48 Schamgar Cenat DB Jr. 6-3 200 Queens Village, NY/Bayside/Nassau CC 49 Brian Hanly K/P Fr. 6-1 175 Wyckoff, NJ/Don Bosco Prep 50 Scott Szelong DE Jr. 6-1 252 Mt. Pleasant, PA/Mt. Pleasant Area 51 Chris Thomas LB Fr. 6-1 200 Staten Island, NY/Curtis 52 Matt Clerk DE RFr. 6-2 212 Jersey City, NJ/Lincoln 54 John Perlaza OL Fr. 6-2 232 North Babylon, NY/North Babylon 55 Anthony Polo LB Fr. 5-11 204 Wantagh, NY/Wantagh 56 Ronnie Cameron DE RFr. 6-3 245 Westbury, NY/Holy Trinity 57 Evans Nelson LB Jr. 6-1 194 Queens Village, NY/Christ the King/LIU-C.W. Post 59 Julian Flamer OL Fr. 6-0 270 Charlotte, NC/Country DaySchool 60 Tom Ottaiano OG So. 6-0 271 East Hanover, NJ/Hanover Park 62 Nick Seeley OL So. 6-2 285 Hicksville, NY/Division Avenue/LIU-C.W.Post 63 Andrew Nelson DL So. 6-3 259 Uniondale, NY/Uniondale 65 Joshua Weigel OT Sr. 6-3 278 Overland Park, KS/Shawnee Mission So./Coffeyville CC 66 Zachary Carney DT So. 6-4 260 Wynatskill, NY/Blair Academy 67 Jaren Harrell OL So. 6-2 275 Quartz Hill, CA/Quartz Hill 68 Derek Moore OT RFr. 6-3 263 Granville, OH/Newark Catholic/Fork Union 70 Mike Trice OG Jr. 6-5 357 Hempstead, NY/Holy Trinity 71 Brian Frederick OL So. 6-4 264 Dracut, MA/Dracut/Bridgton Academy 72 Kevin Brown OL RFr. 6-3 269 Brooklyn, NY/Canarsie 74 Jordy Paulemon OL Fr. 6-3 291 Brentwood, NY/Brentwood 75 Jimmy Mangiero C Jr. 6-2 275 Bloomington, IN/Bloomington South 77 Armand Poole OT Jr. 6-2 274 Grayson, GA/Grayson 78 Roland Massimino OL RFr. 6-1 255 Lake Barrington, IL/Barrington 79 David Spanich OG Jr. 6-3 275 Coral Springs, FL/Cardinal Gibbons 80 Ottis Lewis WR Sr. 6-5 213 Norwalk, CT/Brien McMahon 82 Anthony Nelson WR So. 5-10 179 Wellington, FL/Glades Day School 83 Aaron Weaver WR So. 6-2 211 Freeport, NY/Baldwin 84 Mike Denimarck TE Sr. 6-4 253 Sound Beach, NY/Miller Place 85 Bryant Carpenter TE Jr. 6-1 230 Orlando, FL/Edgewater/U. Southern Mississippi 86 Brad Hilovsky WR RFr. 6-0 175 Millsboro, DE/Sussex Central 87 David Wilson TE RFr. 6-6 210 Serone, PA/Upper Darby/Delaware County CC 88 Christian Dennis WR RFr. 6-0 194 Ponte Vedra, FL/Nease 89 Patrick Jaramillo WR RFr. 6-1 207 Teaneck, NJ/Teaneck 90 Quincy Barr DL Fr. 6-4 230 Brandon, FL/Riverview 91 Johnny Hartsfield DL Fr. 6-3 240 St. Petersburg, FL/Boca Ciega 92 Elliott Antoine DL Jr. 6-0 254 Newton, MA/St. Ignatius (OH)/U.S. Military Academy 93 Bruce DeMyer DT Jr. 6-1 240 Poughquag, NY/Arlington 94 Joe Akabalu DE Jr. 6-1 247 Brentwood, NY/Brentwood 95 Al Carmody DE Jr. 6-3 247 Wilton Manors, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas 98 Larry Abiola DT Sr. 5-11 316 South Farmingdale, NY/Farmingdale/Nassau CC

Head Football Coach: Dave Cohen Assistant Coaches: Mike Elko (Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers), Dave Patenaude (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks), Lyle Hemphill (Special Team Coordinator/Defensive Backs), Bill Durkin (Offensive Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line), Antonio Smikle (running backs), Kevin Baumann (Recruiting Coordinator/Tight ends), Malik Hall (Defensive Line), Kahmal Roy (Wide Receivers), Kevin Mapp (Defensive Ends), Kyle Smith (Assistant Defensive Backs); Brandon Beach (Strength & Conditioning)

As of September 9, 2008

2008 HOFSTRA FOOTBALL ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

No. First Last Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School 19 Luqman Abdallah DT Jr. 6-4 305 Trenton, NJ/The Hun School/Univ. of Miami (FL) 98 Larry Abiola DT Sr. 5-11 316 South Farmingdale, NY/Farmingdale/Nassau CC 4 Jeff Aime DB So. 5-9 203 Queens Village, NY/St. Francis Prep 94 Joe Akabalu DE Jr. 6-1 247 Brentwood, NY/Brentwood 20 Nick Altomare DB Sr. 5-10 185 Fairfax, VA/Robinson Secondary Cesar Alvarez DE RFr. 6-2 208 Tampa, FL/Robinson 92 Elliott Antoine DL Jr. 6-0 254 Newton, MA/St. Ignatius (OH)/U.S. Military Academy 31 Kwabena Asante RB RFr. 5-11 200 Westbury, NY/Hicksville 90 Quincy Barr DL Fr. 6-4 230 Brandon, FL/Riverview 26 Everette Benjamin FB So. 6-1 211 Massapequa, NY/Amityville Memorial 45 Ray Bennett FB Sr. 5-8 221 Uniondale, NY/Hempstead 15 Derek Benson WR Jr. 6-1 195 West Hartford, CT/The Hun School (NJ)/Purdue U. 37 Chris Betz LB So. 5-10 209 Chatham, NJ/Chatham 44 Luke Bonus LB Jr. 5-10 205 Medford Lakes, NJ/Shawnee 72 Kevin Brown OL RFr. 6-3 269 Brooklyn, NY/Canarsie 18 Darren Brownlee WR Jr.. 6-1 192 Boyds, MD/Northwest/West Virginia U. 2 Justine Buries RB Gr. 6-0 211 Mesquite, TX/West Mesquite/New Mexico State 34 Anthony Caizzo DB RFr. 5-7 165 Franklin Square, NY/Kellenberg Memorial 56 Ronnie Cameron DE RFr. 6-3 245 Westbury, NY/Holy Trinity 95 Al Carmody DE Jr. 6-3 247 Wilton Manors, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas 66 Zachary Carney DT So. 6-4 260 Wynatskill, NY/Blair Academy 85 Bryant Carpenter TE Jr. 6-1 230 Orlando, FL/Edgewater/U. Southern Mississippi 12 Shane Casciano P Jr. 6-0 200 Allentown, PA/Central Catholic 48 Schamgar Cenat DB Jr. 6-3 200 Queens Village, NY/Bayside/Nassau CC 5 Cory Christopher QB Jr. 6-1 230 Miami, FL/American/Nassau CC 52 Matt Clerk DE RFr. 6-2 212 Jersey City, NJ/Lincoln 40 Vaughn Davis WR Jr. 6-1 207 Palm Bay, FL/Campus Magnet (NY)/Hancock CC (CA) 93 Bruce DeMyer DT Jr. 6-1 240 Poughquag, NY/Arlington 84 Mike Denimarck TE Sr. 6-4 253 Sound Beach, NY/Miller Place 88 Christian Dennis WR RFr. 6-0 194 Ponte Vedra, FL/Nease 41 Chris Edmond LB RFr. 6-0 205 Freeport, NY/Freeport/Nassau CC 35 Keith Ferrara DB RFr. 5-10 179 Glendale, NY/St. Francis Prep 59 Julian Flamer OL Fr. 6-0 270 Charlotte, NC/Country Day School 71 Brian Frederick OL So. 6-4 264 Dracut, MA/Dracut/Bridgton Academy 21 Andre Freeman DB RFr. 5-11 182 Pittsburgh, PA/Penn Hills 11 Said Gaida LB So. 5-10 211 Bloomfield, NJ/Bloomfield Tim Gallo WR Fr. 5-10 175 Water Mill, NY/Milford Academy 43 Henry Greco K Jr. 5-8 160 Franklin Square, NY/Valley Stream North/Nassau CC 22 Chris Griffin SS RFr. 6-1 180 Miami, FL/Coral Reef Gerald Guerrier WR Jr. 5-9 187 Irvington, NJ/Irvington/New Mexico State 39 Jon Haefner WR Fr. 5-10 165 East Norriton, PA/Archbishop Carroll 49 Brian Hanly K/P Fr. 6-1 175 Wyckoff, NJ/Don Bosco Prep 67 Jaren Harrell OL So. 6-2 275 Quartz Hill, CA/Quartz Hill 91 Johnny Hartsfield DL Fr. 6-3 240 St. Petersburg, FL/Boca Ciega 13 Garrett Heron DB So. 5-9 178 South Orange, NJ/Columbia 86 Brad Hilovsky WR RFr. 6-0 175 Millsboro, DE/Sussex Central 24 Basim Hudeen LB RFr. 5-10 220 Elizabeth, NJ/Elizabeth 9 Leslie Jackman DB Jr. 5-11 179 Freeport, NY/Freeport/Rutgers U. 30 Brock Jackolski RB Fr. 5-11 188 Shirley, NY/William Floyd 36 Joshua Jacques WR So. 6-0 195 Brentwood, NY/Brentwood 89 Patrick Jaramillo WR RFr. 6-1 207 Teaneck, NJ/Teaneck 29 Dontavious Johnson DB Fr. 5-10 160 West Palm Beach, FL/Palm Beach Lakes 46 Tyler Johnston DB RFr. 6-1 195 South Deerfield, MA/Frontier Regional 25 Darryl Kornegay DE So. 6-3 248 Burtonsville, MD/Springbrook 28 Paul Leslie DB So. 5-8 160 Montgomeryville, PA/North Penn/Boise State 80 Ottis Lewis WR Sr. 6-5 213 Norwalk, CT/Brien McMahon 75 Jimmy Mangiero C Jr. 6-2 275 Bloomington, IN/Bloomington South 78 Roland Massimino OL RFr. 6-1 255 Lake Barrington, IL/Barrington 10 Deron Mayo LB So. 5-11 200 Hampton, VA/Kecoughtan 8 Ray McDonough DB Jr. 6-0 187 Los Angeles, CA/St. Francis/Glendale CC 27 Jaron McNeill CB So. 5-9 176 Brooklyn, NY/Christ the King 23 Gregory Melendez DB RFr. 6-1 196 Brooklyn, NY/Canarsie 68 Derek Moore OT RFr. 6-3 263 Granville, OH/Newark Catholic/Fork Union 38 Kenny Munson WR Fr. 5-10 185 Staten Island, NY/Tottenville/Naval Academy Prep 63 Andrew Nelson DL So. 6-3 259 Uniondale, NY/Uniondale 82 Anthony Nelson WR So. 5-10 179 Wellington, FL/Glades Day School 57 Evans Nelson LB Jr. 6-1 194 Queens Village, NY/Christ the King/LIU-C.W. Post 60 Tom Ottaiano OG So. 6-0 271 East Hanover, NJ/Hanover Park 74 Jordy Paulemon OL Fr. 6-3 291 Brentwood, NY/Brentwood 54 John Perlaza OL Fr. 6-2 232 North Babylon, NY/North Babylon 55 Anthony Polo LB Fr. 5-11 204 Wantagh, NY/Wantagh 77 Armand Poole OT Jr. 6-2 274 Grayson, GA/Grayson 16 Steve Probst QB Fr. 6-4 200 North Massapequa, NY/Farmingdale 32 Phil Riley TE Sr. 6-3 245 Prince Frederick, MD/Huntingtown 7 Bryan Savage QB Sr. 6-2 223 Springfield, PA/The Haverford School/Coffeyville CC 62 Nick Seeley OL So. 6-2 285 Hicksville, NY/Division Avenue/LIU-C.W.Post 14 Joe Sidaras QB Fr. 6-3 218 Mastic Beach, NY/William Floyd 17 Kevin Smith DE Jr. 6-2 230 Miami, FL/Coral Reef/Western Michigan U. 79 David Spanich OG Jr. 6-3 275 Coral Springs, FL/Cardinal Gibbons 42 Rashad Swanson LB Jr. 5-11 188 Antioch, CA/Dea Valley/City College of S.F. 50 Scott Szelong DE Jr. 6-1 252 Mt. Pleasant, PA/Mt. Pleasant Area 51 Chris Thomas LB Fr. 6-1 200 Staten Island, NY/Curtis 70 Mike Trice OG Jr. 6-5 357 Hempstead, NY/Holy Trinity 1 Anthony Vernaglia LB Gr. 6-3 234 Anaheim Hills,CA/Orange Lutheran/U. of Notre Dame 83 Aaron Weaver WR So. 6-2 211 Freeport, NY/Baldwin 65 Joshua Weigel OT Sr. 6-3 278 Overland Park, KS/Shawnee Mission So./Coffeyville CC 47 Roger Williams K RFr. 6-2 215 Mandeville, LA/Yarmouth (MA) Regional 87 David Wilson TE RFr. 6-6 210 Serone, PA/Upper Darby/Delaware County CC

Head Football Coach: Dave Cohen Assistant Coaches: Mike Elko (Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers), Dave Patenaude (Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks), Lyle Hemphill (Special Team Coordinator/Defensive Backs), Bill Durkin (Offensive Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line), Antonio Smikle (running backs), Kevin Baumann (Recruiting Coordinator/Tight ends), Malik Hall (Defensive Line), Kahmal Roy (Wide Receivers), Kevin Mapp (Defensive Ends), Kyle Smith (Assistant Defensive Backs); Brandon Beach (Strength and Conditioning)

As of September 9, 2008