HOFSTRA-RICHMOND SERIES: Saturday’s game is the sixth meeting between Hofstra and Richmond in a series that started in 1999. Hofstra leads the series 3-2 and has captured three of the last four meetings. Hofstra is 2-1 against the Spiders in Hempstead, winning in 2002 and 2004 and losing in 1999. The Pride is 1-1 against Richmond in Virginia, winning in 2001and losing in 2005. The Spiders won the last meeting in 2005 in Richmond, 43-37, in double-overtime. The last time Hofstra posted a victory over UR was in 2004 at Hofstra, 48- 2008 17. The series history is as follows:

HOFSTRA FOOTBALL Year Winner (Loc.) Score GAME 10: 1999 Richmond (H) 21-31 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (3-6, 1-4) 2001 Hofstra (A) 35-21 2002 Hofstra (H) 26-16 vs. 2004 Hofstra (H) 48-17 #7 UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND (6-3, 3-2) 2005 Richmond (A) 37-43 (2 OT) Saturday, November 8, 2008 - 1 p.m. James M. Shuart Stadium (13,000) - Hempstead, NY THE LAST TIME - Television: None HOFSTRA-RICHMOND - Radio: WRHU-FM (88.7), Pre-game show at 12:30 p.m. October 22, 2005: Senior quarterback Stacy Tutt threw a Internet: Audio - www.WRHU.org 15-yard touchdown pass to Arman Shields in the second 2008 HOFSTRA SCHEDULE overtime to give Richmond a 43- Date Opponent (TV) Time/Res. 37 come-from-behind win over Aug. 28 at Connecticut (SNY) 3-35 L Hofstra at Richmond Stadium. Hofstra led by 14 points (24-10) at the Sept. 13 ALBANY 16-22 L OT half, but Richmond came all the way back behind the scrambling and passing ability of Tutt, who finished with 376 yards passing. With Sept. 20 RHODE ISLAND*+ 23-20 W 1:31 to play Tutt scrambled under heavy pressure on third down and Sept. 26 at Stony Brook (MSG) 43-3 W threw a 29-yard touchdown pass to Harry Wilson to tie the score at Oct. 4 at #1 James Madison* 0-56 L 30-30. The Pride dodged a pair of bullets as the Spiders missed the Oct. 11 at Bucknell 45-31 W ensuing extra point and then missed a 30-yard field goal as time Oct. 18 at Maine* (WABI) 40-41 L expired after Richmond blocked a punt with nine seconds remaining. Oct. 25 DELAWARE* 0-17 L Tutt again gave the Spiders a big play in overtime when he scrambled Nov. 1 at #9 New Hampshire* 25-45 L on third down and found John Crone at the 2-yard line for a 21-yard Nov. 8 #7 RICHMOND* 1:00 p.m. gain. Two plays later Tutt plunged over from the 1-yard line to put Nov.15 NORTHEASTERN* 1:00 p.m. the Spiders ahead, 37-30. Hofstra answered right back, though, as Nov. 22 at Massachusetts *(CN8) 2:30 p.m. Terry Crenshaw rushed in from 13 yards out to knot the score at 37- 37 and force the second overtime. * - CAA Game + - Homecoming • All times ET Hofstra got the ball first in the second extra session, and moved the ball to the Richmond 7-yard line, but Clarkson was sacked on third INFORMATION CONTACTS: down to force the Pride to go for the field goal. Rob Zarrilli's kick Hofstra - Jim Sheehan, Senior Sports Information Director; was blocked, marking his first missed field goal of the season, and (516) 463-6764 - O; (516) 523-6692 - Cell; (516) 463-5033 - Richmond took over needing only a field goal to win. The Spiders drove to the 5-yard line behind the running of Tim Hightower, but a Fax key second down holding penalty pushed them back to the 15-yard Richmond-, Mike DeGeorge, Assistant Director of Athletic line. Tutt, though, responded by scrambling and finding Shields for Public Relations; (804) 287-6313- O; (804) 289-8820- Fax the game-winner. Shuart Stadium Press Box - (516) 463-5274 The Pride defense may have tired in the second half as Richmond dominated the time of possession and ran off 102 plays in the contest. 2008 HOFSTRA FACTS, FIGURES, STREAKS AND TRENDS: The Hofstra defense was on the field for 40:43, including 23:28 in the

second half. After a first half that saw Clarkson hit Devale Ellis for a - Hofstra, which has dropped its last three games and four of its last 44-yard touchdown pass, Clarkson run the ball in from 5-yards out, five games, is coming off a 45-25 loss at New Hampshire last Kareem Huggins go on a 60-yard scoring run and a Zarrilli 47-yard Saturday. field goal that gave the Pride a comfortable 24-10 lead, the Spiders

crawled back. - The Pride is 67-54 (.559) in regular season play since the start of the

1998 season. Hofstra has posted a 99-64-1 (.611) record since After Richmond's David Freeman (17 yards) and Hofstra's Charles becoming a member of the Football Championship Subdivision Sullivan (24 yards) exchanged touchdown catches in the third to (FCS), formerly I-AA, in 1994. boost the score to 30-17, UR's Matt Hale caught a 6-yard scoring pass HOFSTRA'S 2008 STATISTICAL LEADERS – 9 GAMES from Tutt 1:40 into the fourth to close the deficit to 30-24. The Spiders tied the game, and could have taken the lead, following a RUSHING Att. Net Avg. TD YPG 6:18 drive with Wilson catching a 29-yard TD pass from Tutt. Brock Jackolski 60 410 6.8 6 51.2 Fortunately, for the Pride, Joseph Fore's extra point was wide leaving Everette Benjamin 90 407 4.5 3 45.2 the game tied at 30 and set up Tutt's heroics in overtime. Cory Christopher (inj.) 106 272 2.6 5 38.9

The Spiders racked up 547 yards, including 376 passing from Tutt PASSING (Eff.) Comp-Att-Int Yds. TD YPG who completed 32 of 50 passes. The Pride posted 428 yards, Cory Christopher (118.9) 127-190-6 (66.8%) 1163 4 166.1 including 279 from Clarkson who connected on 23 of 38 passes. Steve Probst (89.5) 49-91-7 (53.8%) 396 4 132.0 Shields tallied 14 catches for 147 yards while Hale added nine catches for 112 yards. Hofstra’s Marques Colston posted five catches RECEIVING No. Yds. Avg. TD YPG for 100 yards, while Ellis added five receptions for 76 yards. Huggins Aaron Weaver 52 394 7.6 2 43.8 rushed for 87 yards on six carries and Cole Haley had 17 tackles in Anthony Nelson (inj.) 35 314 9.0 1 39.2 the Pride's second double-overtime loss of the year. Ottis Lewis (inj.) 28 324 11.6 2 46.3 Everette Benjamin 18 134 7.4 2 14.9 1 2 3 4 OT1 OT2 F Hofstra 7 17 6 0 7 0 37 TACKLES UT-AT-TT Sacks Int Richmond 7 3 7 13 7 6 43 Luke Bonus 32-39-71 2.5-20 0-0 Greg Melendez 23-31-54 0-0 0-0 Scoring Summary Chris Edmond 28-22-50 0-0 0-0 UR-Hightower 2-yard run (Fore kick) Nick Altomare 21-20-41 0-0 3-8 HU-Ellis 44-yard pass from Clarkson (Zarrilli kick) Ray McDonough 22-15-37 0-0 2-54 HU-Clarkson 5-yard run (Zarrilli kick) UR-Fore 36-yard field goal HOFSTRA HEAD COACH: Dave HU-Huggins 60-yard run (Zarrilli kick) Cohen is in his third season as Hofstra HU-Zarrilli 47-yard field goal University head football coach. Just the UR-Freeman 17-yard pass from Tutt (Fore kick) seventh head coach in the history of HU-Sullivan 24-yard pass from Clarkson (Zarrilli kick blocked) Pride football, Cohen came to Hofstra UR-Hale 6-yard pass from Tutt (Fore kick) in December 2005 after serving as UR-Wilson 29-yard pass from Tutt (Fore kick failed) defensive coordinator and linebackers UR-Tutt 1-yard run (Ball kick) coach at the University of Delaware HU-Crenshaw 12-yard run (Zarrilli kick) from 2002 through 2005. He also UR-Shields 15-yard pass from Tutt served as defensive line and linebackers coach at Delaware from 1994 through 1998 before becoming the associate head coach/defensive coordinator at Fordham HOFSTRA RICHMOND University from 1999 through 2001. The Long Island native, who First Downs (R-P-Pe) 6-11-2 13-19-3 was a two-year starter at LIU-C.W. Post, began his coaching career at Rushes-Yards (Net) 27-149 52-171 the University at Albany in 1988 as linebackers and strength coach. Passing Yards (Net) 279 376 In 1990 Cohen became linebackers and defensive line coach at Passes Comp-Att-Int 38-23-0 50-32-0 Lafayette College and held that position for four seasons. Total Offense/Plays-Yards 65-428 102-547 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 5-20 Cohen By The Numbers Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-21 4-94 12-19 Overall record Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 6-15 Conference record Punts (Number-Avg) 5-36.4 3-38.3 5-8 Home record Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-1 7-11 Road record Penalties-Yards 10-79 8-95 5-3 Night games Possession Time 19:17 40:43 7-16 Day games Third Down Conversions 5-13 10-17 Fourth Down Conversions 0-0 1-1 HOFSTRA COACHING STAFF: Pride Head Football Coach Dave Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 7-9 Cohen added two new members and made several promotions to its Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-17 4-24 2008 football coaching staff during the off-season. After the departure of assistant head coach/offensive coordinator/offensive line RUSHING: HOFSTRA-Huggins (6-87-1), Crenshaw (14-72-1); coach Ed Foley to a BCS position and wide receiver/special teams RICHMOND-Tutt (27-74-1), Hightower (15-70-1) coach Jaime Elizondo to the Canadian Football League, Cohen PASSING: HOFSTRA-Clarkson (38-23-0, 279, 2); RICHMOND- promoted: defensive coordinator Mike Elko to assistant head Tutt (50-32-0, 376, 4) coach/defensive coordinator; passing game coordinator/quarterbacks RECEIVING: HOFSTRA-Colston (5-100-0), Ellis (5-76-1), coach Dave Patenaude to offensive coordinator/passing game Sullivan (4-50-1); RICHMOND-Shields (14-147-1), Hale (9-112-1), coordinator; defensive backs coach Lyle Hemphill to special teams Crone (3-59-0) coordinator/defensive backs coach; defensive backs assistant Kahmal TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA-Haley (7-10-17), Darby (2-9-11), Roy to Receivers Coach; and defensive line assistant Kevin Mapp to Tate (6-4-10); RICHMOND-Burnette (5-3-8), Goloboski (3-5-8), defensive ends coach. In addition Cohen added Bill Durkin from the Gray (5-2-7) University of Richmond as run game coordinator/offensive line, and newcomer Kyle Smith as defensive backs assistant. Durkin, who Stadium: UR Stadium brings 11 years of college coaching experience to Hofstra, was an Attendance: 4,385 All-American, a two-time All-Yankee Conference first team selection Weather: 57 degrees and overcast and a two-time captain at Massachusetts from 1989 through 1993. He was also named to the Yankee Conference 50th anniversary all-time Punting Shane Casciano 91 34.92 8 team. Smith, a newcomer to college coaching, was a three-year Kickoff Returns Aaron Weaver 6 29.71 2 letterman and a two-year starter at free safety at Purdue University Brock Jackolski 40 23.83 5 from 2001 through 2005. The 2007 Pride football coaching staff, with Field Goals Roger Williams T-46 .88 4 returning coaches bolded, is as follows: Brian Hanly .43 12 Coach Pos. HU Yr. Overall Scoring Cory Christopher 4.57 18 Mike Elko Asst. HC/DC./LB 3rd 10th Brock Jackolski 4.50 19 David Patenaude OC/QB Coach 2nd 17th Roger Williams 4.38 21 Lyle Hemphill S.T. Coord/DB. 3rd 7th All-Purpose Runners Brock Jackolski 40 126.62 3 Bill Durkin Off. Line 1st 12th Aaron Weaver 97.56 11 Kevin Baumann Tight Ends 3rd 5th Sacks Quincy Barr .31 T-15 Antonio Smikle RB Coach 2nd 4th Malik Hall DL Coach 2nd 5th Luke Bonus .28 T-23 Kahmal Roy WR Coach 2nd 2nd Tackles Luke Bonus T-90 7.89 9 Kevin Mapp DE Coach 2nd 6th Gregory Melendez 6.00 T-23 Kyle Smith Asst. DB Coach 1st 1st

CAA FOOTBALL HOFSTRA IN THE NCAA STATS: THIS WEEK: Here is Here is where the Hofstra team and Pride the CAA Football players rank in this week’s NCAA standings and schedule statistics report, as of November 3: as of November 3:

Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. Category FCS Avg. CAA North Rushing Offense 43 155.33 7 New Hampshire 4 1 .800 7 1 .875 Passing Offense 85 173.22 9 Maine 3 2 .600 6 3 .667 Total Offense 79 328.56 10 Massachusetts 3 2 .600 6 3 .667 Scoring Offense 81 21.67 8 Hofstra 1 4 .200 3 6 .333 Rushing Defense 99 189.11 11 Northeastern 1 4 .200 2 7 .222 Pass Efficiency Defense 36 116.67 6 Rhode Island 0 6 .000 2 8 .200 Total Defense 45 334.56 7 South Scoring Defense 86 30.00 10 James Madison 6 0 1.000 8 1 .889 Villanova 4 1 .800 6 2 .750 Net Punting 105 29.81 11 William& Mary 4 1 .800 6 2 .750 Punt Returns 110 3.75 12 Richmond 3 2 .600 6 3 .667 Kickoff Returns 2 25.02 2 Towson 1 4 .200 3 6 .333 Turnover Margin 38 .33 5 Delaware 1 4 .200 3 6 .333 Pass Defense 6 145.44 1 Passing Efficiency 98 107.89 11 This Week - Saturday, November 8 Sacks 96 1.22 11 Towson at Delaware, Noon Tackles For Loss T-88 5.11 7 Maine at Massachusetts, Noon Sacks Allowed 98 2.78 11 Richmond at Hofstra, 1 p.m. New Hampshire at Villanova, 3:30 p.m. Northeastern at William & Mary, 7 p.m.

Category HU Player FCS Avg. CAA Last Week - Saturday, November 1 Rushing Brock Jackolski 51.2510 *Massachusetts 49 at Rhode Island 0 Everette Benjamin 45.22 12 *Hofstra 25 at New Hampshire 45 Cory Christopher 38.86 15 Iona 7 at Maine 55 Passing Efficiency Cory Christopher 72 118.89 9 *William and Mary 34 at Towson 14 Total Offense Cory Christopher 53 205.00 7 *Delaware 7 at James Madison 41 Brock Jackolski 51.25 22 *Villanova 20 at Northeastern 14 Everette Benjamin 45.22 24 Recpt./Game Aaron Weaver 32 5.78 2 For more CAA Football information visit the CAA website at Anthony Nelson T-92 4.38 T-7 www.caasports.com Ottis Lewis 4.00 15 Rec. Yds./Game Ottis Lewis 46.29 16 HOFSTRA IN THE POLLS: Here is where the Pride ranked in the FCS Polls in 2008: Aaron Weaver 43.78 18

Anthony Nelson 39.25 25 Date TSN Coaches Interceptions Nick Altomare T-71 .33 T-9 Preseason RV RV Ray McDonough .22 T-19 Sept. 1 RV RV Leslie Jackman .22 T-19 Sept. 8 RV RV Sept. 15 NR NR 3. Cal Poly 6-1 635 3 Sept. 22 NR NR 4. Northern Iowa 7-2 611 4 Sept. 29 RV RV 5. Montana 8-1 585 6 Oct. 6 NR NR 6. Richmond 6-3 548 7 Oct. 13 NR NR 7. New Hampshire 7-1 513 8 Oct. 20 NR NR 8. Villanova 6-2 482 10 Oct. 27 NR NR 9. Southern Illinois 6-2 455 11 Nov. 3 NR NR 10. Weber State 8-2 433 13 RV-Receiving Votes; NR- Not Ranked 11. Elon 7-2 411 12 12. Wofford 6-2 396 5 13. Massachusetts 6-3 378 15 14. Central Arkansas 7-2 300 9 15. McNeese State 5-3 283 16 16. William and Mary 6-2 267 19 17. Furman 7-3 243 21 THE SPORTS NETWORK FCS MEDIA POLL: Here is The 18. South Carolina State 7-2 206 20 Sports Network’s 2008 Football Championship Subdivision Media 19. Western Illinois 5-3 191 14 Poll, as of November 3. 20. Tennessee Martin 7-2 137 23 21. Harvard 6-1 97 T24 No. Team (1st pl. votes) W-L Pts. LW 1. James Madison Dukes (91) 8-1 2,707 1 22. Tennessee State 7-2 90 NR 2. Appalachian State Mountaineers (17) 7-2 2,617 2 23. North Dakota State 5-4 84 T24 3. Cal Poly Mustangs (1) 6-1 2,373 4 24. Northern Arizona 6-3 70 18 4. Northern Iowa Panthers 7-2 2,296 5 25. Liberty 7-2 60 17 5. Montana Grizzlies 8-1 2,233 6 Other receiving votes (pts. in parentheses): Colgate (47), Jacksonville 6. Villanova Wildcats 6-2 2,110 7 State (38), Grambling State (31), Prairie View A&M (27), Maine 7. Richmond Spiders 6-3 1,984 8 (24), Georgia Southern (20), Lafayette (14), South Dakota State (12), 8. New Hampshire Wildcats 7-1 1,874 9 Dayton (11), Brown (9), Holy Cross (7), Hampton (5), Morgan State 9. Weber State Wildcats 8-2 1,767 13 (4), UC Davis (3), Northwestern State (3), Albany (1). 10. Wofford Terriers 6-2 1,747 3 11. Elon Phoenix 7-2 1,690 10 INJURIES MOUNT FOR THE PRIDE: The Pride lost their fifth 12. Southern Illinois Salukis 6-2 1,650 14 player in the last three weeks in the 45-25 loss at New Hampshire last 13. Massachusetts Minutemen 6-3 1,262 15 Saturday. Junior offensive lineman Mike Trice suffered a high ankle 14. William & Mary Tribe 6-2 1,202 16 sprain early in the game against the Wildcats and is, most likely, lost 15. Furman Paladins 7-3 1,081 18 for the season. Two weeks ago against Delaware the Pride lost 16. Central Arkansas Bears 7-2 887 11 sophomore receiver Anthony Nelson for the season with a broken 17. Western Illinois Leathernecks 5-3 824 12 ankle. The double-overtime loss at Maine on October 18 was even 18. McNeese State Cowboys 5-3 789 20 more costly to the Pride. Several injuries, including three season- 19. South Carolina State Bulldogs 7-2 750 22 ending ailments, were added to the many that have occurred since 20. Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 7-2 527 24 training camp. Junior quarterback Cory Christopher suffered a hip 21. Harvard Crimson 6-1 463 23 injury that resulted in season-ending surgery last week. Running back 22. Tennessee State Tigers 7-2 425 25 Justine Buries, a graduate-student, saw his season come to a close 23. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 6-3 395 19 when he suffered a broken leg. Senior receiver Ottis Lewis suffered a 24. Colgate Raiders 7-2 207 NR hand injury that required surgery on October 23. These injuries are 25. Liberty Flames 7-2 195 17 added to season-ending injuries this season to: center Jimmy Mangiero (knee); defensive back Garrett Heron (back); quarterback Bryan Savage (back); and tight end Bryant Carpenter (knee). Others receiving votes: Maine 181, South Dakota State 136, Northwestern State 114, North Dakota State 97, Jacksonville State PRIDE FIRST IN PASS DEFENSE IN CAA: Hofstra is ranked 95, Lafayette 89, Georgia Southern 81, Prairie View 78, Eastern number one in the CAA and sixth in the FCS in pass defense with a Kentucky 63, Grambling 54, Holy Cross 41, Morgan State 34, UC 145.44 ypg average. Davis 26, Albany 25, Brown 14, Hampton 13, Sacred Heart 12, Dayton 10, Texas State 9, Florida A&M 7, San Diego 6, Nicholls HOFSTRA SECOND IN NATION IN KICKOFF RETURNS: State 5, Montana State 4, Monmouth 2, Penn 2, Jacksonville 1. The Pride are second in the CAA and in the FCS in kickoff returns this week with a 25.0 ypr average. New Hampshire is number one in the country with a 26.24 average.

The 2008 CCA/AFCA FCS TOP 25 KILLING THE CLOCK: Hofstra is dominating the time of COACHES POLL: Here is Collegiate possession category this season, winning that battle in seven of the Commissioner’s Associations/American last eight games. After holding the ball for a season-high 42:07 last Football Coaches Association 2008 Football week at New Hampshire, the Pride is averaging 33:04 in the nine Championship Subdivision Coaches Poll, as games this season. Hofstra displayed a quick-strike ability at of November 3: Bucknell-a game in which the Pride tallied 45 points yet had the ball only 25:14. Hofstra is now first in the CAA in time of possession No.Team (1st pl. votes) W-L Pts. LW RED-ZONE: The Pride is 26-for-38 in the red-zone for a 68.4% 1. James Madison (28) 8-1 700 1 average through nine games this season. Included in those 26 scores 2. Appalachian State 7-2 669 2 in the red-zone are 18 touchdowns. THIRD DOWN SUCCESS: The Pride recorded a season-best 10 real estate holdings throughout California, Nevada, and New York. third down conversions in 18 attempts last week at New Hampshire. He is pursuing a MBA at Santa Clara University. The previous best was eight accomplished against Maine, Stony Brook and Albany. For the season Hofstra is 51 of 131 for a 39% WR AARON WEAVER: Sophomore receiver Aaron Weaver success rate on third down conversion. Hofstra opponents are also accounted for 305 all-purpose yards in the Pride’s 54-25 loss at New succeeding 39% of the time on third down. Hampshire last week. Weaver caught seven or more passes for the fifth time this season, posting seven receptions for 32 yards. He also FORMER HOFSTRA LINEMAN DAVE FIORE TO HAVE HIS carried the ball six times for 17 yards and scored a fourth quarter JERSEY NUMBER RETIRED ON touchdown on a one-yard plunge that closed the deficit to 31-17. NOVEMBER 15: Former San Weaver set the single game kickoff return record with 254 yards on Francisco 49ers offensive lineman and eight returns topping Mark Cox’s 1991 mark at New Hampshire of Hofstra alumnus Dave Fiore will have 253 yards-on 6 returns-by one yard. his college number (74) retired in halftime ceremonies of the Pride- - Weaver now has 52 receptions for 394 yards through nine games Northeastern game at James M. Shuart this season Stadium on November 15. - He hauled in a game-high five receptions for 41 yards and rushed Fiore will become the fifth player in three times for 16 yards against Delaware. Weaver also accounted for Hofstra football history and the third 158 all-purpose yards in the double-overtime loss at Maine. He this year to have his jersey number returned three kickoffs for 91 yards, including a 56 yard return to retired. Current New Orleans Saints start the second half. Weaver also was credited with seven catches for receiver Marques Colston (89) and former New York Jets lineman 64 yards and scored on an 8-yard reception in the first quarter. He John Schmitt (77) had their jerseys retired earlier this season while also picked up three-yards on a reverse in overtime. former New York Jets receiver Wayne Chrebet (3) and Hofstra great Walter Kohanowich (33) had their numbers retired previously. - Weaver posted a career-best nine receptions for 47 yards at James Madison on October 4. He added two catches at Bucknell and picked Fiore was a four-year starter from 1992 through 1995 and was a first up three receptions for 23 yards, one rush for 18 yards, and returning team All-America selection as a senior by the American Football one kickoff for 27 yards against Stony Brook. Coaches Association, the Associated Press and the Walter Camp Foundation. - He posted eight catches for 76 yards against Rhode Island on September 20 and recorded seven catches for 70 yards and hauled in During his four-year career, during which time Hofstra made the a 13-yard TD pass to open the scoring in the Albany contest. transition to I-AA from Division III, Dave started 41 of 42 games and helped lead the team to a regular season mark of 28-11-2. As a senior - Weaver led the Pride with four receptions for 25 yards and added in 1995, Hofstra was 10-1 during the regular season and advanced to two kickoff returns for 44 yards in the Pride’s loss at UConn on the NCAA I-AA Playoffs for the first time. In addition to his All- August 28. Weaver had two receptions on the Pride’s only scoring America selections, Dave was also named to the All-ECAC team and drive against the Huskies, including a possession opening 11-yard received the Hempstead Mayor’s Trophy. He also was a founding grab to the UC 33-yardline. He also had a 19-yard KOR in the first member of the Hofstra chapter of the Fellowship of Christian quarter and a 25-yard KOR in the fourth quarter. Athletes. WR CHRISTIAN DENNIS: Redshirt freshman receiver Christian Fiore anchored an offensive line that paved the way for the team to Dennis recorded the first receptions of his career and led the Pride average more than 200 yards per game rushing in 1994 and 1995 with with eight catches for 75 yards at New Hampshire last week. The 1995’s 261.7 yards per game average ranking as the third best in Ponte Vedra, Florida native stepped into a back-up role following the program history. losses to Ottis Lewis and Anthony Nelson with season ending injuries. Following graduation with a degree in biology, Fiore signed as a free agent with the San Francisco 49ers and went on to enjoy an eight- DE KEVIN SMITH: Junior defensive end Kevin Smith recorded a year career in the National Football League, including six seasons career-high seven tackles including six assisted stops, in the Pride’s with the 49ers and two with the Washington Redskins. loss at New Hampshire. His previous best was four against Rhode Island and Bucknell earlier this season. While a member of the San Francisco 49ers, he received the NFL Unsung Hero Award in 2001. Dave has devoted a considerable - He now has 22 tackles, including 8 solo and 14 assisted stop, on the amount of time to several charitable organizations, including Silicon season Valley Boys and Girls Club (Former Board Member), Habitat for Humanity, San Francisco 49ers Foundation, San Jose Sharks LB LUKE BONUS: Junior linebacker Luke Bonus posted six Foundation, Forever Young Foundation, D.A.R.E. Program, and tackles in the Pride’s loss at New Hampshire last week. many others. - The junior from Medford Lakes, NJ continues to lead the Pride Most recently, he has been elected to the Board of Directors of the defense with 71 stops including 32 solos. American Liver Foundation, Northern California Chapter. The American Liver Foundation is the nation’s premiere philanthropic - He posted game-highs of seven solos and 14 total stops against the organization working to cure liver disease. Dave became involved Blue Hens of Delaware. The 14 stops are also a season-high for with the group following the loss of his former 49ers coach, Bob Bonus. McKittrick, to liver cancer. - Bonus recorded eight tackles (2-6) in the Pride’s loss at Maine on Fiore is the founder and Chief Operating Officer of San Jose, October 18. California-based Waverec, Inc., a real estate investment company focusing primarily on acquisition, redevelopment, and marketing of - He led all players with 11 tackles including five solo stops at James Madison on October 4. Bonus led the Pride defense in tackles with - He posted a season-best 71 yards on 13 carries in the Pride’s 17-0 10, including eight solos, in the Pride’s victory at Bucknell on loss to Delaware. October 11. His recovery of a fourth quarter fumble led to a late Hofstra touchdown that gave the Pride some breathing room. - Benjamin tallied 47 yards on 11 carries and caught two passes for 14 yards at Maine. - The 2006 Atlantic 10 Defensive Rookie of the Year award-winner and a two-time academic all-conference selection tallied five tackles - He had just three carries for 15 yards at Bucknell and recorded 36 including four solos to finish second on the Pride team against Stony yards on seven carries against the #1 Dukes of JMU on October 4. Brook. He tallied five tackles against Rhode Island on September 20. - He rushed for 69 yards on 19 carries against the Great Danes of - He doubled his tackle output from week one with eight tackles to Albany on September 13. lead the Pride defense against Albany on September 13. The Garden State native also tallied two tackles for losses of eight yards and - Benjamin posted 45 yards on 11 carries (4.1), caught two passes for recorded 1.5 sacks for six yards in losses. 11 yards and tallied 56 all-purpose yards at Stony Brook.

- He posted four tackles, broke up a pass and was in on one tackle for - He carried the ball nine times for 43 yards and scored on a 6-yard a loss in the opener at Connecticut. All four of his stops were assisted run against Rhode Island on September 20. tackles. Last year Benjamin: The Bonus Career - Played in 11 games and started eight at both fullback and tailback - Bonus was third on the Pride and 24th in the CAA in tackles with and was third on the team in rushing with 68 carries for 260 yards 84 (42-42) last year. He posted four double-digit tackle games in and two touchdowns. 2007. Bonus also led the Pride in pass deflections with six. - Tallied 93 yards on 20 carries and scored on a 2-yard run at Northeastern and posted 57 yards on 15 carries against William and - Led the Hofstra defense with a game-high 13 tackles, including 4 Mary. solos, against New Hampshire last season. It was his season-high. - Filled in for Kareem Huggins in the second half of the Villanova - Posted game-high honors with 12 tackles-all solo stops- in Hofstra’s game and rushed 11 times for 24 yards and scored on a 2-yard run 35-31 loss at Northeastern in 2007. The 12 were a career solo tackle late in the third quarter. high for the 2006 Atlantic 10 Defensive Rookie of the Year. - Benjamin rushed for 42 yards on nine carries against New - Recorded 11 tackles and three pass deflections against Stony Brook Hampshire, and posted 10 carries for 32 yards against Maine. on September 29, 2007. It was his first double-digit tackle game of the season. DB LESLIE JACKMAN: Junior cornerback Leslie Jackman recorded his second interception of the season last week at New - Notched five solo stops and five assisted tackles in the Pride’s 38- Hampshire. He returned the theft 53 yards for the second longest 13 victory over Maine. interception return by a Hofstra player this season.

- Posted seven tackles against William and Mary. - He now has 32 tackles, including 23 solos, and two interceptions through nine games this season. - Led the team with 98 tackles stops in 2006. - Jackman posted five tackles (2-3) at Maine and five solo tackles and - The Medford Lakes, New Jersey, native recorded a career-high 15 a pass break-up at Bucknell on October 11. He tallied four stops (2-2) tackles, 4.5 tackles for losses of 23 yards, one sack for eight yards, at James Madison and had three stops against Delaware. one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in the Pride’s 20-13 loss to Rhode Island on November 4, 2006. - He may have had the best defensive game for the Pride against Stony Brook on September 26. He recorded four tackles (3 solos), - Posted 12 tackles including six solos, three pass deflections and had one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and was in on a tackle for a a half-tackle-for-a-loss against Towson on September 23. 2006. loss. He turned around his second quarter strip of running back Edwin Gowins and returned the fumble for a 60-yard touchdown. - On October 28, 2006 at New Hampshire, he tallied 11 tackles and an assisted tackle behind the line of scrimmage, in Hofstra’s 10-6 loss - He recorded his first Hofstra interception on September 20 against to the Wildcats. Rhode Island. The Rutgers University-transfer picked off the pass in the third quarter stopping a Rams drive at the Hofstra 32-yard line. - At Marshall on September 9, 2006 he was second on the team with Jackman also posted three solo tackles in the contest. 10 tackles, including five solo stops. LB SAID GAIDA: Sophomore linebacker Said Gaida tallied a - Posted three tackles and one interception against Northeastern in career-high 11 tackles (2-9) against Delaware on October 25. He 2006. His interception was in the end zone. added four stops last week at UNH.

RB EVERETTE BENJAMIN: Sophomore Everette Benjamin - He now has 12 solo stops and 22 assisted tackles through nine carried the ball 16 times for 73 yards and scored on a 1-yard run and games in 2008. also caught a 10-yard TD pass last week at New Hampshire. He had two catches for 24 yards in the game. - Gaida posted five tackles (2-3) at Maine.

- He is second on the team in rushing with 407 yards on 90 carries for - He tallied two tackles at both Stony Brook and James Madison. a 4.5 yards per carry average. - Gaida recorded six tackles, including four solo stops, in the Pride’s loss. He also rushed for 63 yards on 16 carries and came up big with victory over Rhode Island on September 20. The six stops topped his a 14-yard run on a third down play in the first overtime before hitting previous best of three at Albany in 2007. Lewis with a TD pass two plays later. The North Massapequa, NY native, out of Farmingdale High School, accounted for 198 yards of RB BROCK JACKOLSKI: Playing with a hip injury sustained at total offense in his first start. Maine on October 18 Hofstra freshman running back Brock Jackolski returned four kickoffs for 98 yards and rushed eight times for 22 -Probst completed 24 of 43 passes for 190 yards and one touchdown yards in the Pride’s 17-0 loss to Delaware. It was his third-best but threw five interceptions last week at New Hampshire. kickoff- return performance of the year behind 176 at JMU and 107 at Bucknell. He got into the game for just one play last week at UNH. - He is now 49-for-91 for 396 yards, four touchdowns and seven interceptions on the year. - Jackolski, a former New York State Player of the Year and PrepNation All-American out of William Floyd High School in DB CHRIS EDMOND: Freshman linebacker Chris Edmond Suffolk County leads the Hofstra team in KOR with 23 for 548 yards recorded six tackles (3-3) last week at UNH after posting three (23.8) and rushing with 410 yards on 60 carries (6.8 ypr). tackles and recovering a fumble against Delaware on October 25.

- Jackolski played only two quarters before suffering a hip injury at - Edmond is third on the team in tackles with 50 including 28 solo Maine. He tallied just six carries, including three as quarterback, for stops. 14 yards and scored on a four-yard run in the first quarter. - He topped his career-best and led the Pride with a team-high 13 - He was selected the Colonial Athletic Association Football Rookie tackles in Hofstra’s 41-40 loss at Maine. The 13 stops are four better of the Week for his performance in the Pride's 45-31 victory at than his previous high of nine at UConn in the season opener while Bucknell on October 11. The Shirley, New York native earned his his five solo stops equals his season-best against UConn and Albany. second CAA Rookie of the Week honor by accounting for 295 all- Edmond also forced one fumble and recovered another. purpose yards in Hofstra's road victory. Jackolski paced the Pride on the ground with a career-best 170 yards and three rushing - Edmond recorded three tackles (2-1) at James Madison and two at touchdowns on nine carries, including a 78-yard scamper which ranks Bucknell. as the longest run in CAA Football this season. By halftime, he had accounted for 150 yards on the ground and three of the Pride's four - He posted four tackles and one interception, the first of his career, at touchdowns. Jackolski also hauled in two catches for 18 yards in the Stony Brook on September 26. game, and returned three kickoffs for a total of 107 yards, including a long-return of 49 yards. It was his second 100-yard rushing game in - Edmond posted a game-high nine tackles, including five solos, in five contests. his Pride debut against Connecticut.

- Jackolski was also named the CAA Rookie of the Week for his - He followed that up with seven stops, including five solo tackles, performance against Rhode Island on September 20. In only his against Albany. Edmond tallied three tackles against Rhode Island. second collegiate game, Jackolski posted his first 100-yard rushing game, carrying the ball 13 times for 144 yards against the Rams of LB DERON MAYO: Sophomore linebacker Deron Mayo tallied URI. His 64-yard run to the URI 1-yard line in the fourth quarter set- five tackles and was also credited for a rush for 16 yards against up Roger Williams’ first field goal. The former NY State Player of Delaware. He added two tackles last week at New Hampshire. the Year and PrepNation All-American also returned four kickoffs for 73 yards including a 23-yarder in the fourth quarter that started - He now has 17 solo tackles and 12 assisted stops through nine the Pride on a touchdown drive that gave them the lead 17-14. games in 2008.

- He made his collegiate debut against Albany on September 13 and - Mayo notched a career-high seven total tackles (2-5) in the Pride’s posted a team-high 108 all-purpose yards for the Pride. Jackolski loss to Albany on September 13 stepped into a back-up role at tailback after the departure of red-shirt freshman Larry Gaskins and a hamstring injury to graduate-student - He posted three tackles against both Rhode Island and James transfer Justine Buries (New Mexico State). Jackolski’s 38-yard Madison and two stops at Bucknell this season. return on the opening kickoff against Albany helped set-up Hofstra’s first score. He later tied the game at 16-16 early in the fourth quarter - Mayo also recorded a career-high five solo stops in the season with a 3-yard touchdown run. Jackolski rushed eight times for 19 opener at Connecticut. yards, had one reception for 13 yards, and returned three kickoffs for 76 yards against the Great Danes of Albany. Last year Mayo: - Posted 11 solos and seven assisted tackles in nine games. - Jackolski came off the bench to post 32 yards on 11 carries and caught one pass for eight yards in the Pride’s 43-3 victory over Stony - Recorded his first college interception and returned it 4 yards Brook. The William Floyd High School graduate from Shirley, New against William and Mary last November. He also posted four tackles York also returned one kickoff for 18 yards. against the Tribe. - Posted a career-high six tackles against the Black Bears of Maine in QB STEVE PROBST: True freshman quarterback Steve Probst 2007. started his first game against Delaware after coming off the bench at Maine on October 18. He completed 11 of 28 passes for 71 yards in DB GREG MELENDEZ: Red-shirt freshman safety Greg Melendez the wind and the rain against the Blue Hens. recorded nine tackles (1-8) against Delaware. He added five stops at UNH last week. - He came off the bench in the second quarter at Maine in relief of starting junior Cory Christopher, who was lost for the season with a - The Brooklyn, New York native is second on the team with 54 hip injury. Probst completed 14 of 20 passes for 135 yards and tossed tackles (23-31) through nine games. three touchdowns, including two in overtime in the Pride’s 41-40 - Melendez posted a season-high 10 tackles (3-7) in the Pride’s overtime loss at Maine. He also forced a fumble in the contest. His - He now has 37 tackles (22-15) on the season, a team-high six pass previous best was eight against Albany. deflections and is second on the squad with two interceptions.

- He posted four tackles at James Madison and three at Bucknell. He posted six tackles (3-3) and a fumble recovery at Maine. He tallied four tackles and forced a fumble at Bucknell. - Melendez posted a season-best eight tackles, including six assisted stops, against Albany on September 13. - McDonough recorded five tackles and two pass break deflections at James Madison on October 4. - He also posted five solos and three assisted tackles in the Pride’s opener at Connecticut. - He tallied his second interception of the season at Stony Brook on September 26. The Glendale Community College (CA) transfer was - He tallied four tackles and broke up two passes at Stony Brook. in on one tackle against the Seawolves.

-He recorded three solo tackles in the victory over Rhode Island on -McDonough, who tallied three solo tackles against URI on September 20. September 20, was second on the Pride team with eight tackles against the Huskies of UConn on August 28. His third quarter K ROGER WILLIAMS: Red-shirt freshman walk-on Roger interception on the Pride 2-yard line-on a second-and-goal play from Williams made one-of-two field goals last week at UNH. He hit a 45- the Hofstra 5 yard line stopped a potential UConn scoring drive. He yard field goal but missed a 29-yard attempt. returned the interception 54 yards to the Connecticut 44 which set-up the Pride’s only score of the contest, a 28-yard field goal by freshman - Williams is now 7-for-9 in the field goal department and 14-18 in Brian Hanly. McDonough posted 4 solo stops and one assisted tackle the PAT category this season and is second on the team with 35 in the first half. points. - He tallied two tackles against Albany on September 13. - He hit on field goals of 20 and 42 yards and was four-for-five in the extra-point department at Maine on October 18. Unfortunately, the DB NICK ALTOMARE: Senior safety Nick Altomare posted five missed extra-point in the second overtime was the margin of tackles (2-3) at UNH last week and five tackles including four solo difference in the contest. stops at Bucknell.

- Williams was a perfect 6-6 in point-after attempts and 1-1 in field - The Academic All-American candidate and the 2008 Draddy Award goal attempts in the Pride’s victory over Bucknell on October 11. His semifinalist is fourth on the Pride in tackles with 41 and leads the 29-yard field goal near the end of the first half gave the Pride a 31-14 team lead with three interceptions in 2008.Altomare ranks ninth in lead at the break. the CAA in interception average this season.

- He made his first three field goal attempts this season, missed his - Altomare, a two-time academic all-conference selection and a fourth-hitting the left upright at James Madison. CoSIDA Academic All-District pick in 2007, led a Pride defensive charge that held Stony Brook to 211 yards on the night, including 139 - He had a field goal and connected on four of six point-after attempts yards passing. Altomare recorded a game-high and career-best eight to record seven points in the Pride’s 43-3 victory over Stony Brook. tackles against the Seawolves including a career-best six solo tackles in the contest. - He came off the bench in the second half against Rhode Island to kick two field goals, including the game-winner with 3-seconds to - Altomare led a Pride defensive charge that held URI to 341 yards play, that gave the Pride a 23-20 victory over the URI Rams. on the day, including 248 yards passing which was 64 yards under their 2008 average. Altomare picked off his second pass of the season - Williams, a native of Mandeville, Louisiana who was a transplanted in the first quarter at the URI 33 and returned it five yards. He was victim of Hurricane Katrina, kicked a 33-yard field goal with 3:27 to third on the team in tackles against the Rams with five and added one play in regulation that boosted the Hofstra lead to 20-14 before his tackle for a loss of two yards, forced a fumble and had a pass break- game-winner. He also assisted in the game-ending tackle on the up. kickoff following his 38-yard kick. -He notched seven tackles including six assisted stops, against LB BASIM HUDEEN: Red-shirt freshman linebacker Basim Albany on September 13, topping his previous best of five tackles. Hudeen continues to have solid performances and tied his career-best of eight tackles including six solos in the win at Bucknell on October - Altomare posted five tackles and his first Hofstra interception at 11. It was the first defensive start of his career. He did not play last Connecticut on August 28. He tallied his interception in the UConn week at UNH. end zone stopping a second quarter Huskie drive.

- Hudeen recorded a career-high eight tackles, including six assisted - Last year, Altomare recorded a career-high 32 tackles (18-14) as a stops, at James Madison. It topped his previous best of three tackles junior and equaled his career-high with five tackles in games against at Connecticut in the season opener. Rhode Island (4 solos), Albany and William and Mary. He also tallied four tackles against New Hampshire on October 20 and three - He posted seven tackles (2-5) at Maine and three stops against tackles at Northeastern. Delaware last week. LB ANTHONY VERNAGLIA: Notre Dame-transfer graduate- - Hudeen now has 15 solo stops and 16 assisted tackles this season. student, linebacker Anthony Vernaglia posted two tackles and a sack at Bucknell and two stops at Maine and New Hampshire . S RAY MCDONOUGH: Junior safety Ray McDonough tallied five tackles (4-1) and forced a fumble against Delaware. He added three stops at UNH last week. - The Anaheim Hills, California native has 28 tackles, two sacks, one - Hanly gave Hofstra its only points of the game against UConn in interception, one fumble recovery and two pass deflections through the season opener on August 28 with a 28-yard field goal after a Ray nine games this season. McDonough interception. He was a two-time all-county and All-New Jersey selection at Don Bosco Prep. - He was in on three tackles at both Stony Brook and James Madison. PUNTER SHANE CASCIANO: Junior punter Shane Casciano - He led the Pride with six tackles, a sack (-7) and a fumble recovery averaged 45 yards on two punts at Bucknell to complete the best to lead the Pride defense against Rhode Island on September 20. special teams game of the season.

- Vernaglia tallied four tackles, one tackle-for a loss (-2), one - After punting five times against Delaware and once against New interception and two pass break-ups in his Hofstra debut at Hampshire he has now punted 36 times for a 34.9 average this Connecticut on August 28. He followed that debut with 6 tackles in season. the loss to Albany. - He punted six times for a 32.7 average at James Madison. His first DE JOE AKABALU: Junior defensive end Joe Akabalu tallied three punt attempt was blocked and returned for a touchdown. tackles (1-2) and was in on 1.5 sacks in the loss at Maine and posted two tackles against Delaware. - Casciano punted three times for a 38.5 average, including one punt inside the 5-yard line, at Stony Brook and averaged 41 yards per punt -He now has 13 solo and 12assisted tackles in nine games this season. in five kicks against Rhode Island. Included was a career-best 66- yard punt in the third quarter against the Rams. - Akabalu posted six tackles (4-2), one sack, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery at Bucknell. - Casciano, who punted three times for a 27.3 average against Albany, posted a 37.8 punting average in six kicks in the 2008 opener - He recorded two solo and two assisted stops at Stony Brook on at Connecticut. September 26. - Last year, he averaged 32.8 ypp in relief of the injured Chris Hanly. -Akabalu posted a career-best seven tackles, including four solo stops, in the Pride’s loss to Albany on September 13. OG DAVID SPANICH: Starting junior guard David Spanich went down in the first half of the Rhode Island game on September 20 with - He was in on two tackles against Rhode Island on September 20. a lower leg injury and did not return. He missed the Stony Brook, James Madison and Bucknell games but returned has played in the - He posted five unassisted tackles and five assisted stops in seven last three games. games in 2007. WR ANTHONY NELSON: Sophomore receiver Anthony Nelson TE PHIL RILEY: Senior Phil Riley Riley posted three receptions tallied three receptions for 16 yards against Delaware before leaving for 21 yards last week at UNH. the game with a season-ending ankle injury. Nelson was 10th in the CAA in receptions per game. - He has 11 receptions for 82 yards in nine games in 2008. - Nelson has 35 receptions for 314 yards and one touchdown through - Riley had two receptions for 12 yards and hauled in a five-yard eight games this season. scoring pass from at Bucknell and had one catch for 16 yards at Maine. - He posted four catches for 15 yards at James Madison and recorded three receptions for 19 yards at Bucknell on October 18. He didn’t - He notched one receptions for six yards at James Madison. have a catch at Maine but he did return two punts (1 yard) and one kickoff (29 yards). - Riley had one reception at UConn in the 2008 opener and posted three receptions for 27 yards in the loss to Albany.. - Nelson equaled his season-high with nine catches for 92 yards against Rhode Island on September 20. He also tallied nine - He started all 11 games at tight end in 2007 and posted eight receptions for 85 yards against Albany on September 13. receptions for 72 yards on the season. - He tallied four receptions for 69 yards and caught a 30-yard TD - Riley tallied a season-high four receptions for 25 yards at Rhode pass from Cory Christopher at Stony Brook. Island on September 22, 2007. - Nelson had three catches for 18 yards, and two kickoff returns for - Riley posted 22 catches for 168 yards in 2006. He had five 43 yards in the season opener at Connecticut. receptions for 49 yards at Marshall in 2006, and equaled his career- high with 5 catches for 38 yards against Rhode Island in November, Last year, Nelson: 2006. - Was second on the team, 12th in the CAA and 97th in the FCS in receptions with 44 for 543 yards and one touchdown in 2007. He K BRIAN HANLY: Freshman kicker Brian Hanly, the brother of posted the second-most receptions by a Hofstra freshman in school former Pride punter Chris Hanly, took over kickoff duties at Bucknell history, trailing only Charles Sullivan’s 68 in 2004. He tallied two after a solid week of practice. 100-yard receiving games as a freshman

- He hit one of four field goal attempts- missing one and having two - Was named to the All-CAA first team as a punt returner after others blocked-against Albany, and went one-for-two in the field goal leading the CAA and placing sixth in the NCAA with a 15.6 average department against Rhode Island. He also missed a point-after (312 yards) on 20 returns. attempt in each of those contests.

- Recorded six catches for 105 yards at Northeastern. He also - Recorded a career-high with 88 receiving yards on three catches returned a punt 67 yards to the Northeastern 7-yard line that resulted against Stony Brook on September 29, 2007. in a 7-yard scoring pass from Savage to Sullivan. - Posted 63 yards receiving on three receptions and recorded his first - Posted career-highs of 10 receptions for 128 yards in the Pride’s touchdown catch in the Pride’s victory at URI. He hauled in a 33- loss to New Hampshire on October 27. His previous highs were 7 yard scoring toss from Bryan Savage that closed the Pride deficit to catches for 92 yards against Furman. 24-20 against the Rams.

- Tallied 4 receptions for 52 yards and hauled in a 24-yard touchdown - Had one catch for 17 yards at Villanova and two for 57 yards and a pass at Villanova. He also had 4 punt returns for 39 yards. touchdown against William and Mary. His scoring catch was 12 yards. - Notched 3 catches for 13 yards and returned four punts for 33 yards against Stony Brook on September 29. - Posted a 33-yard TD catch-his only catch of the game-against Maine in 2007. - Helped spark the Pride’s second half comeback at Rhode Island with a 77-yard punt return in the third quarter of Hofstra’s 37-24 - Lewis tallied three catches for 40 yards at Towson on October 13. 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- TEAM CAPTAINS: The Pride coaching staff selected senior yard TD pass from Savage to Sullivan on the next play. He also quarterback Bryan Savage, senior wide receiver Ottis Lewis and caught five passes for 59 yards to post 142 all-purpose yards in the junior linebacker Luke Bonus to serve as Hofstra team captains in contest. 2008.

- Made his college debut by recording 7 receptions for 92 yards, and QB CORY CHRISTOPHER: Junior quarterback Cory Christopher adding 22 yards on 1 punt return for 114 all-purpose yards. Three of completed seven of 11 passes for 59 yards and an 8-yard scoring pass the rookie’s catches went for first downs. to Aaron Weaver and rushed nine times for 65 yards before suffering a season-ending hip injury in the second quarter at Maine on October RB JUSTINE BURIES: Graduate-student running back Justine 18. (Justin) Buries was lost for the season in the Maine game with a lower leg injury. He posted 22 yards on five carries in the contest - Christopher finished the year 127-for-190 (66.8%) for 1163 yards before his injury. and four touchdowns this season. He ranked ninth in the CAA in total offense with a 205.0 ypg average and 10th in passing efficiency - He returned to action at Bucknell on October 11 for the first time through seven games. since the UConn game and posted 62 yards on eight carries. - He completed 15 of 22 passes for 148 yards and rushed 12 times for WR OTTIS LEWIS: Senior receiver Ottis (OTT-is) Lewis tallied a 54 yards in the Pride’s victory at Bucknell. career-high 10 receptions for 101 yards and two touchdowns in Hofstra’s 41-40 double-overtime loss at Maine on October 18. Lewis - Despite being under constant pressure Christopher completed 21 of topped his previous catch-best of four that was tied earlier this season 34 passes for 128 yards in the Pride’s 56-0 loss at #1 James Madison. at Bucknell and his 101 yards also tops his previous best of 88 against Stony Brook in 2007. The two touchdowns are also a career- -He led the Pride’s 316-yard offensive effort by accumulating 209 high in a game and were the first two TD grabs of the season for him. yards in total offense in Hofstra’s 43-3 victory at Stony Brook. He His 23-yard scoring grab in the fourth quarter tied the game at 27-27 completed 15 of 24 passes for 161 yards and threw a 30-yard while his 9-yard touchdown catch in the first overtime tied the game touchdown pass to Anthony Nelson in the second quarter. at 34-34. He suffered a hand injury during the game that required Christopher also rushed 12 times for 48 yards with scoring runs of 1- surgery on October 23. He is expected to miss the remainder of the yard in the first and 2-yards in the fourth. season. -He posted his second straight 250-yard passing game and 70% - He has 27 catches for 300 yards on the season. completion contest while accumulating 314 yards in total offense in the Pride’s 23-20 victory over URI on September 20. Christopher - Lewis led the Pride receiving corps with four catches for 48 yards at completed 25 of 33 passes for a career-best 75.8 completion Bucknell. He posted four receptions for 37 yards in the Pride’s 43-3 percentage and 265 yards. He also rushed 22 times for 49 yards and win over Stony Brook. He added two catches for 18 yards at James scored on a 1-yard run after an 11-play drive early in the fourth Madison. quarter. The junior Floridian completed four of seven passes in Hofstra’s final drive, moving the Pride from their own 21 to the URI - He posted three catches for 51 yards against Albany and three 21. That set up Roger William’s game-winning field goal. receptions for 32 yards in the season opener at Connecticut on August 28. - Christopher led the Pride in their 22-16 overtime loss to the Great Danes of Albany on September 13. Christopher completed 27 of 38 - The 2008 tri-captain had two grabs for 37 yards against the Rams of passes (66.7) for a career-best 272 yards and one touchdown. His 13- Rhode Island. yard scoring pass to Aaron Weaver put the Pride on the scoreboard just 4:32 into the contest. Christopher was also credited with 19 Last year Lewis: rushes for 44 yards against the Great Danes. - Tallied a career-high 27 receptions for 465 yards and four touchdowns. He ranked third on the team in receptions and was 20th - In his Hofstra debut on August 28 Christopher completed 17 of 28 in the CAA in receiving yards per game. passes for 130 yards at Connecticut. He also rushed 21 times for 25 yards and was sacked seven times. - Posted a career-high four receptions against New Hampshire (62 yards), Furman (51) and Albany (34). Like injured 2007 starter Bryan Savage, Christopher came to Hofstra last year through the junior college system, An All-American honorable mention at Nassau Community College, Christopher was years of existence, Hofstra University has announced that a group of named to the all-conference first team and was selected conference 20 former Pride athletes will have their jersey numbers retired. Offensive Player of the Year after passing for 1,181 yards and eight During the first two Hofstra home games, current New Orleans Saints touchdowns in 2006. He was an all-conference second team pick in receiver Marques Colston (#89) and former New York Jets center 2005. The American High School (Miami Lakes, Florida) graduate John Schmitt (#77) had their Hofstra jersey numbers retired in was named to the All-Dade County team as a senior. halftime ceremonies.

QB BRYAN SAVAGE LOST FOR THE SEASON: 2007 starting Colston, a four-year letterman and a quarterback Bryan Savage will miss the 2008 season due to a three-year starter at Hofstra from herniated disc in his back. Junior Cory Christopher (Miami, Florida), 2001 through 2005, was selected in who replaced Savage in the 2008 season opener at Connecticut, will the seventh round of the 2006 NFL continue as the starting quarterback for the Pride. Draft by the Saints after an outstanding Pride career. An All- Savage, a senior signal-caller from Springfield, Pennsylvania was Atlantic 10 Football Conference scratched from the Pride's season opener at BCS-member first team selection as a senior, he Connecticut approximately 15 minutes before game time after ended his college career in grand notifying the Hofstra medical staff of numbness in his feet. An MRI style by breaking the Hofstra career taken revealed the severity of the injury. "My heart really goes out to receiving yards record formerly held by former Houston Bryan," Cohen said. "He worked very hard to prepare for this season. Texans/Denver Broncos receiver Charlie Adams. Colston posted 70 He is a leader and has given so much of himself for the program receptions for 975 yards and five touchdowns in 2005 to finish his including spending most of the summer on campus preparing for his career with 182 receptions for 2,834 yards and 18 touchdowns. In senior year." addition to his 2,834 receiving yards-which was broken last season by Charles Sullivan-his 182 catches currently ranks third on the A January 2007 transfer from Coffeyville Community College, Hofstra career reception list. Colston was also named to the 81st Savage started all 11 games for the 7-4 Pride last season. He ranked annual East-West Shrine Game in San Antonio in 2006 and caught fourth in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and was 13th in the five passes for 82 yards and a touchdown. NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) in passing yards, and was fourth in the CAA and 15th in the nation in total offense. Two seasons into his NFL career, Marques Colston has emerged as Savage completed 232-of-367 passes for 2,668 yards and 13 one of the elite receivers in the NFL and owns the league record for touchdowns last season, posting the sixth-best, single-season passing receptions in his first two campaigns with a total of 168. Incidentally, yards total in Hofstra history. He recorded six games with 250 or Hofstra alum and retired New York Jet Wayne Chrebet was a more passing yards including three 300-yard contests, and tallied 10 previous holder of that record with 150 catches in his first two NFL games with a completion percentage of above 60 percent, including a seasons. school-record 15-for-17 (88.2) against William and Mary. Savage completed 31-of-50 passes for a season-best 325 yards against New After catching 70 balls for 1,038 yards and eight scores in 2006, Hampshire at Shuart Stadium last October. Colston finished third in the voting for NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. He was even better in 2007, posting a Saints-record 98 Savage played the 2006 season at Coffeyville CC in Kansas where he receptions, 1,202 yards and a team record-tying 11 touchdowns. served as team captain and earned all-conference honors. He attended the University of Wisconsin for two years, red-shirting in 2004 and Schmitt, who graduated from Hofstra in practicing with the team in 2005. 1964 with degrees in management and marketing, was a three-year letterman on ONE FOR THE ROAD FOR OL JIMMY MANGIERO: Injured the Pride football team and also lettered junior offensive lineman Jimmy Mangiero, who will have his seventh in wrestling and track. An offensive knee surgery in the near future, made his season debut and season lineman, he received Little College All- farewell against Rhode Island on September 20. Mangiero, who was America honors in 1963. expected to return to a starting role in 2008, was sidelined until the URI game with the bad knee. He came off the bench against URI In 1964 he was signed by the New York after junior guard David Spanich was injured to help provide some Jets, starting an 11-year National leadership on the line. Mangiero is not expected to return this season. Football League career that was highlighted by a Super Bowl TE BRYANT CARPENTER: Junior tight end Bryant Carpenter championship in 1969. He was a starter in nine of his 10 seasons with suffered a knee injury during the JMU game on October 4 that has the Jets and played in 114 games. Schmitt earned All-Pro honors in put the rest of his season in doubt at press time. Carpenter, who also 1968 and 1969, Most Valuable Lineman accolades in 1972, and was played at fullback last season, tallied 9 receptions for 92 yards in a team captain in 1971. He saw action in 14 games for the Packers in 2007 1974 before ending his NFL career.

- He recorded a season-high five catches for 57 yards against William In 1969 he was the first inductee into the Long Island Sports Hall of and Mary on November 3, 2007 and had three catches for 19 yards at Fame. He has been honored by Hofstra University with the 1969 Northeastern. George M. Estabrook Distinguished Service Award, the 1988 Hofstra School of Business Alumni Association Alumnus of the Year Award GASKINS LEAVES: Red-shirt freshman running back Larry and the 1990 Hofstra University Alumnus of the Year Award. John Gaskins has voluntarily left the team due to personal reasons. He had was an honoree at the 2002 Hofstra Pride Club Dinner and was two carries for one yard at Connecticut on August 28. inducted into the Hofstra Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006.

FORMER HOFSTRA AND NFL GREATS JOHN SCHMITT John founded the 16th-largest insurance business in the nation, and AND COLSTON HAVE THEIR PRIDE NUMBERS RETIRED: an insurance marketing firm that develops programs for credit unions. In an effort to acknowledge the outstanding accomplishments of Schmitt is actively involved with many charitable causes and in the numerous former student-athletes during the University's nearly 75 Hofstra community, including serving on the board of directors of the 1-1 with 301-400 yards in total offense Hofstra Pride Club. 2-2 with more than 400 yards in total offense 0-0 when allowing less than 100 yards in total offense "The honoring of Marques Colston and John Schmitt and the other 18 0-0 when allowing 101-200 yards in total offense former student-athletes is a celebration of the outstanding history of 1-2 when allowing 201-300 yards in total offense Hofstra Athletics," commented Hofstra University Director of 2-2 when allowing 301-400 yards in total offense Athletics Jack Hayes. 0-2 when allowing more than 400 yards in total offense 2-5 with more than 30:00 in time of possession Earlier this year the athletics department began an online process 1-1 with less than 30:00 in time of possession that resulted in more than 150 nominations being submitted. From 0-0 when time of possession is even that list the group of 20 former student-athletes was selected by a committee of alumni, athletics department administrators and Hofstra HOFSTRA’S RETURNING STARTERS: The Pride has 10 Pride Club members. The group of 20 former student-athletes returning starters from the 2007 squad. There are seven offensive encompasses a wide range of sports and accomplishments as 10 starters and three defensive. The returning starters from 2007 are: different teams are recognized and among the honorees are National Champions, National Players of the Year, All-Americans and World Offensive Starters Returning: 7 Champions. Bryan Savage QB Sr. Bryant Carpenter FB Jr. In 2008, Hofstra is… Ottis Lewis WR Sr, 3-6 overall Phil Riley TE Sr. 1-4 in CAA games Jimmy Mangiero LG Jr. 1-2 at home David Spanich RG Jr. 2-4 on the road Brian Frederick RT So. 2-4 in day games 1-2 in night games Defensive Starters Returning: 3 1-2 televised games Kevin Smith DE Jr. 0-2 overtime games Luke Bonus LB Jr. 0-1 on grass fields Nick Altomare SS Sr. 3-5 on turf fields 2-2 when scoring first Starting Kickers Returning: 0 2-1 when leading after one quarter 1-5 when trailing after one quarter HOFSTRA’S NEW STARTERS: Hofstra’s starters for the season 0-0 when tied after one quarter opener against Connecticut included seven defensive players, three 3-2 when leading after two quarters offensive players and a kicker who made their starting debut in a 0-4 when trailing after two quarters Hofstra uniform. 0-0 when tied after two quarters 3-0 when leading after three quarters The Pride, who graduated 24 seniors including 14 starters following 0-6 when trailing after three quarters the 7-4 2007 season, started three new faces in the secondary, two at 0-0 when tied after three quarters linebacker, two on the defensive line, two offensive linemen and a 0-3 scoring 10 points or less tailback. Three of the newcomers, graduate student linebacker 0-1 scoring 11-20 points Anthony Vernaglia (Anaheim Hills, CA), junior cornerback Leslie 1-1 scoring 21-30 points Jackman (Freeport, NY), and junior safety Ray McDonough (Los 0-0 scoring 31-40 points Angeles, CA) are transfers while three others, safety Greg Melendez 2-1 scoring 40 points or more (Brooklyn, NY), offensive tackle Derek Moore (Granville, OH) and 1-0 allowing 10 points or less tailback Larry Gaskins (Conshohocken, PA) are red-shirt freshmen. 1-1 allowing 11-20 points Junior defensive tackle Zach Carney (Wynatskill, NY), sophomore 0-1 allowing 21-30 points defensive tackle Andrew Nelson (Uniondale, NY), linebacker Deron 1-1 allowing 31-40 points Mayo (Hampton, VA) and center Jaren Harrell (Quartz Hill, CA), 0-3 allowing more than 40 points and true freshman kicker Brian Hanly (Wyckoff, NJ) also made their 0-2 when rushing for less than 100 yards Pride starting debut. 1-3 when rushing for 101-200 yards 1-1 when rushing for 201-300 yards Vernaglia, who is pursuing a MBA at Hofstra, graduated from the 1-0 when rushing for more than 300 yards University of Notre Dame this past spring after playing three seasons. 2-0 when allowing less than 100 rushing yards He is one of two graduate-student transfers, along with back-up 0-2 when allowing 101-200 rushing yards running back Justine Buries from New Mexico State, on the Pride 1-4 when allowing 201-300 rushing yards roster. Jackman, a Long Island native, came to Hofstra last winter 0-0 when allowing more than 300 rushing yards after three years at Rutgers University, while McDonough is a junior 0-1 when passing for less than 100 yards college transfer from Glendale Community College in California. 2-4 when passing for 101-200 yards 1-1 when passing for 201-300 yards 0-0 when passing for more than 300 yards PRIDE PICKED THIRD IN 0-2 when allowing less than 100 yards passing THE 2008 CAA 2-3 when allowing 101-200 passing yards FOOTBALL PRESEASON 1-1 when allowing 201-300 passing yards COACHES POLL 0-0 when allowing more than 300 passing yards 0-0 with less than 100 yards in total offense The Pride is picked to finish third in the CAA North Division in the 0-3 with 101-200 yards in total offense 2008 CAA Preseason Poll of conference coaches and select media. 0-0 with 201-300 yards in total offense FCS Playoff participants Massachusetts was selected to win the North Division and Richmond was picked to win the South Division. 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 ATTENDANCE: 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. The crow of 16,109 at James Madison on October 4 was the 1. Massachusetts (17) 12th largest road crowd to see a Hofstra football game. 2. New Hampshire (1) 3. Hofstra (1) THE PRIDE AGAINST THE TOP 10: Following Hofstra’s loss at 4. Maine #9 New Hampshire last week the Pride is now 3-12 against Top 10 5. Northeastern opponents since 2001. Here are the Hofstra results against top 10 6. Rhode Island opponents since joining the CAA/Atlantic 10 in 2001:

South Division (First Place votes) Rank Opponent Result Date 1. Richmond (11) 1 at James Madison 0-56 L 10/4/08 2. James Madison (7) 1 Montana 0-21 L 8/29/02 3. Delaware (1) 2 at Montana 23-41 L 9/11/04 4. Villanova 2 New Hampshire 26-29 L 11/5/05 5. William and Mary 3 Delaware 19-20 L 10/16/04 6. Towson 3 at Massachusetts 16-22 L 11/18/06 6 James Madison 10-42 L 10/1/05 OVERALL CHAMPION -- Massachusetts 6 at Massachusetts 22-27 L 10/18/03 7 Delaware 14-24 L 9/27/03 2008 PRESEASON CAA ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM 7 Villanova 34-32 W 11/8/03 OFFENSE 7 Massachusetts 21-10 W 11/19/05 QB - Liam Coen Senior Massachusetts 8 Massachusetts 5-27 L 11/17/07 RB - Jhamal Fluellen Senior Maine 9 at Furman 41-44 L (2OT) 9/24/05 RB - Eugene Holloman Senior James Madison 9 Furman 32-17 W 9/8/07 FB - Joe Casey Senior Rhode Island 9 at New Hampshire 25-45 L 11/1/08 WR - Kevin Grayson Soph. Richmond WR - Marcus Lee Senior Towson 68th SEASON: 2008 marks the 68th season of Hofstra Football. The WR - Aaron Love Senior Delaware Pride has posted a .500 or better record in 46 of those seasons. TE - Scott Sicko Junior New Hampshire Hofstra (3-6) has recorded a 397-260-11 record (.602) in its 668 OL - Sean Calicchio Senior Massachusetts games. 2008 also marks the second season of Colonial Athletic OL - Ryan Canary Senior Maine Association Football, which sent a record five conference members to OL - Kheon Hendricks Senior Delaware the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs last season. OL - Scott Lemn Senior James Madison The CAA absorbed the Atlantic 10 Football Conference, which OL - Matt McCracken Junior Richmond Hofstra was a member from 2001 through 2006, capturing the 2001 league title and advancing to the FCS (then-called I-AA) Playoffs. DEFENSE Prior to that the Pride played as FCS Independents from 1994 DL - Jovan Belcher Senior Maine through the 2000 season, making four trips to the national playoffs. DL - Tim Kukucka Junior Villanova Hofstra was also a successful Division III program, making six DL - Matt Marcorelle Junior Delaware NCAA Division III Championship Playoff appearances from 1983 DL - Lawrence Sidbury Junior Richmond through 1990, including a national semifinal appearance in the LB - Andrew Downey Senior Maine Pride’s final season in Division III (1990). LB - Erik Johnson Senior Delaware LB - Eric McBride Soph. Richmond NEW HELMET DESIGN: The Pride LB - Collin McConaghy Junior Richmond will have a new helmet design for the S - Drew Mack Senior Towson second time in as many years. The blue S - Jeromy Miles Junior Massachusetts graphic of the two lions on the white CB - Courtney Robinson Senior Massachusetts helmet that was used last year has been CB - Sean Smalls Senior Massachusetts replaced with the white block “H” in motion on the blue helmet. SPECIAL TEAMS RET - Justin Rogers Sophomore Richmond SEASON OPENERS: Including the 2008 season opener at UConn part of the live audience as WRHU-FM (88.7) presents the Hofstra on August 28 Hofstra has now won 23 of its last 26 season openers Coaches Show. The one-hour show, which will air locally on dating back to 1983. The Pride has posted a 42-24-2 all-time record WRHU-FM and worldwide on the internet at www.wrhu.org on in season openers. In 2002 the University of Montana ended Hofstra's Tuesday’s at noon will review and preview Hofstra Athletics during streak of 19 consecutive season opener victories, as well as the the 2008-09 season. In addition to Pride coaches and players, Pride's 255-game, non-shutout streak in a 21-0 decision. In 2003 the opposing coaches and media members will make guest appearances Pride dropped its season opener at FBS Marshall, 45-21. on the show.

HOME OPENERS: With their loss to Albany on September 13 “IN THE TRENCHES” CAA FOOTBALL SHOW: Hofstra Hofstra dropped its home opener for only the fifth time in the last 27 University’s “In the Trenches” CAA football show can be heard seasons. In addition to Albany the Pride’s other home opening losses every Thursday night at 8 p.m. during the football season on WRHU- during that period came in: 2006 to Towson (33-30); 2003 to Maine FM (88.7) in the metropolitan area, and online at www.wrhu.org and (44-21); 2002 to Montana (21-0); and 2000 to Delaware (44-14). www.CAASports.com. The hour-long show produced by WRHU- FM, home for Hofstra Athletics, will touch on a wide variety of CAA SECOND MOST-IMPROVED TEAM IN THE FCS: After going Football topics. The WRHU Sports team, headed by Sports Director 2-9 in Coach Dave Cohen’s first season at Hofstra in 2006, the Pride Mike Leslie, will be joined by a number of guests, including CAA improved five games to 7-4 in 2007 to become the second most- Football administrators, coaches and student-athletes, and radio improved team in the Football Championship Subdivision. personalities from around the league. The show, entering its third season, will review some of the big games from the previous AGAINST THE FBS: Following the 2008 season opening 35-3 loss weekend, preview the upcoming contests, and chat with several CAA at Connecticut, the Pride is 0-3 against members of the Football Bowl Football weekly honorees. Subdivision (FBS), formerly I-A. Hofstra dropped games at Marshall in 2003 and 2006. In addition the Pride defeated two other current PRACTICE: Here is the Hofstra football practice schedule at Shuart FBS teams while in their transition from I-AA. In 1999 the Pride, Stadium for November 2 through November 12: who recorded a 10-1 mark that season, defeated Buffalo, 20-13, and South Florida, 42-23, on the road. Sunday, Nov. 2 4:30 p.m. Shakeout Monday, Nov. 3 Players off ON THE ROAD: Through the UNH game, the Pride is 31-30 in Tuesday, Nov. 4 4:15 p.m. Practice their last 61 road games and 33-32 in their last 65 contests away from Wednesday, Nov. 5 4:00 p.m. Practice Shuart Stadium. The Pride is 38-33 on the road since the start of the Thursday, Nov. 6 4:15 p.m. Practice 1997 season. Friday, Nov. 7 4:45 p.m. Walk-through Saturday, Nov. 8 1:00 p.m. Game vs. Richmond EARLIEST START EVER: The season opener at Connecticut was Sunday, Nov. 9 4:30 p.m. Shakeout the earliest start to a season in Hofstra history. While the Pride has Monday, Nov. 10 Players off played three games in August since 2002, the UConn contest beat the Tuesday, Nov. 11 4:15 p.m. Practice 2002 season opener against Montana at Shuart Stadium by one day. Wednesday, Nov. 12 4:00 p.m. Practice

HOFSTRA ALUMNI IN THE NFL: While the Pride had as many WEEKLY RELEASE E-MAIL: The Hofstra University weekly as eight alums on National Football League rosters in August, there football release will be available by Wednesday on the Hofstra are currently three former Hofstra players currently gracing NFL Athletics Web site (www.Hofstra.edu/athletics). We will e-mail the team rosters in 2008. They are: release, in PDF format, to those media members who wish to get - OT Willie Colon (Class of ‘06), Pittsburgh Steelers every football release during the season. - WR Marques Colston (Class of ‘06), New Orleans Saints - DE Stephen Bowen (Class of ’06), Dallas Cowboys HOF•STRA PRO•NUN•SEE•AY•SHUNS: 1 - Vernaglia (Ver-nag-lee-ah) ALUMNI NORTH OF THE BORDER: After the retirements of 2 - Justine Buries (Justin Burr-eaze) linebacker Brian Clark ’96 and defensive back Patrick Dorvelus ’02, 4 - Aime (Ah-may) only one Hofstra football alum- linebacker Renauld Williams ’04- is 11 - Said Gaida (Sy-eed, Guy-da) playing in the Canadian Football League this season. Last year the 12 - Casciano (Cash•she•ann•o) Pride has as many as four alumni playing in the CFL. 13 - Heron (Her-ron) 14 - Sidaras (Sa-dare-us) SHUART STADIUM - HOME, SWEET HOME: With its loss to 19 - Luqman Abdallah (Luke-mahn) Delaware on October 25, Hofstra is now 111-32-0 in regular season 20 - Altomare (Al•ta•mair) play at Shuart Stadium since 1980. Hofstra was 6-0 in 1986 and 24 - Basim Hudeen (Bah-seem who-deen) 1980; 6-1 in 1998; 5-0 in 1995, 1990, 1989, 1988 and 1983, 4-0 in 31 - Kwabena Asante (Kwa-bee-nah, A-sahn-tay) 1991; 5-1 in 2001, 1999, 1984 and 1982; 4-1 in 2000, 1997, 1994, 48 - Schamgar Cenat (Sham-gar Sen-not) 1993, 1987, 1985 and 1981; 4-2 in 2007; 3-1 in 1992; 3-2 in 2004 50 - Szelong (Zee•long) and 2005; and 3-3 in 2002. The Pride was 2-4 in 2003 and 1996, and 53 - Akabalu (Ocka•bah•loo) 0-4 at home in 2006. They are 1-2 at home this season. 60 - Ottaiano (Oh-tee-ah-no) 74 - Paulemon (Paul-la-mun)

79 - Spanich (Span-ick) RADIO AND INTERNET: Every Hofstra football game in 2008 80 - Ottis Lewis (OTT•is) can be heard on radio on WRHU-FM (88.7) and on the Internet at 84 - Denimarck (Den•ah•mark) www.wrhu.org beginning with the pre-game show at least 30 minutes 89 - Jaramillo (Jare-a-mee-oh) before every contest. This week’s pregame show for the Richmond 94 - Akabalu (Ock-a-bah-lu) game will begin at 12:30 p.m. 95 - Carmody (Car-ma-dee)

98 - Abiola (Ab-ee-oh-la) THE HOFSTRA COACHES SHOW: Fans, friends and the media are invited to listen to Hofstra Athletics coaches and players and be 2008 HOFSTRA GAME SUMMARIES Melendez (Brooklyn, NY). Senior receiver Ottis Lewis (Norwalk, CT) led all Pride receivers with 32 yards on three receptions.

GAME 1 – AUGUST 28 AT CONNECTICUT: University of Connecticut running back Donald NOTES FROM THE CONNECTICUT GAME: The Pride defense Brown set a career-high with four touchdowns and picked off three passes in the season opener at Connecticut-the most 146 rushing yards, helping the Huskies defeat the by a HU team since 2005 against Maine-as senior DB Nick Altomare, Pride, 35-3, in the season opener for both teams at graduate-student LB Anthony Vernaglia and junior Ray McDonough Rentschler Field Thursday night. all recorded the first aerial thefts of their Hofstra careers. Altomare tallied his in the UConn end zone stopping a Huskie drive. Vernaglia Junior quarterback Cory Christopher (Miami, Fla) made his first career returned his 16 yards deep into UConn territory, and McDonough’s appearance for the Pride, kicking off the 68th season of Hofstra football by 54-yard return set-up Hofstra’s only score… The Huskies blew away going 17-28 for 130 yards and two interceptions. Christopher was named the starter by Head Coach Dave Cohen about 15 minutes before kickoff, replacing the previous top road crowd to see a Hofstra game by drawing Bryan Savage (Springfield, PA) after the starting QB was held out because of 37,583. The previous mark was 26,861 at Marshall in 2006… The back spasms. UConn game was the earliest start to a season in Hofstra history, beating the 2002 season opener against Montana at Shuart Stadium It was the Pride's first season-opening loss in five years. Christopher, who was by one day. the 2006 Conference Offensive Player of the Year for Nassau Community College before transferring, completed at least one pass to nine different receivers (including offensive lineman David Spanich on a tipped pass). 1 2 3 4 F Connecticut sacked Christopher seven times. Hofstra 0 0 3 0 3 Connecticut 14 14 0 7 35 The contest marked just the third time the Pride played a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly I-A. Hofstra lost two games at Scoring Summary Marshall-in 2003 and 2006-while also posting victories against current FBS UC - Brown 1-yard run (Ciaravino kick) schools Buffalo and South Florida in 1999 when both schools were in UC - Brown 1-yard run (Ciaravino kick) transition from I-AA. UC - Brown 19-yard run (Ciaravino kick) UC - Brown 2-yard run (Ciaravino kick) Hofstra came out strong and temporarily quieted the near-sellout crowd of HU - Hanly 28-yard field goal 37,583, forcing the Huskies to go three-and-out on its opening UC - Frey 2-yard run (Ciaravino kick) possession. Following a 47-yard punt, Connecticut's Robbie Frey recovered Anthony Nelson's fumble recovery at the Hofstra 1-yard line. Brown HOFSTRA UCONN capitalized on the turnover one play later, bullying his way into the end zone First Downs (R-P-Pe) 4-8-1 12-13-2 for a touchdown run to open a 7-0 lead two minutes into the first quarter. Rushes-Yards (Net) 28-40 43-218 Passing Yards (Net) 130 233 Christopher recorded his first career completion for the Pride, delivering a Passes Comp-Att-Int 17-28-2 18-30-3 third-down strike to Aaron Weaver (Freeport, NY) picked up the first down. Total Offense/Plays-Yards 56-170 73-451 But Scott Lutrus' interception stalled the drive, giving possession back to the Punt Returns-Yards 1- (-15) 2-42 Huskies midway through the first. Brown added his second touchdown of the Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-105 2-33 quarter, capping a seven-play drive with another 1-yard touchdown run to Interception Returns-Yards 3-70 2-0 forge a 14-point edge with 4:47 remaining. Punts (Number-Avg) 6-37.8 2-43.5 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-2 Brown nearly added his third touchdown of the quarter before a holding Penalties-Yards 8-70 7-70 penalty negated another scoring rush. The junior tailback still tallied 86 yards Possession Time 28:43 31:17 on 14 carries in the opening 15 minutes. Third Down Conversions 6-14 5-10 Fourth Down Conversions 0-1 0-0 The Pride almost got on the board in the second quarter, engineering a 15-play Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-3 5-7 drive that teetered out after two sacks. UConn still held Hofstra off the Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 7-47 scoreboard and surged to a 28-0 halftime lead thanks to Brown's third and fourth rushing touchdowns of the half, including a 19-yard scamper 12 RUSHING: HOFSTRA- Christopher (21-25-0), Benjamin (1-8-0), Buries (4- minutes into the second and a two-yard rush into the end zone with 41 seconds 6-0); UConn- Brown (23-146-4), Frey (9-34-1), Wylie (6-23-0) remaining in the half. PASSING: HOFSTRA- Christopher (17-28-2, 130, 0TD); UConn- Lorenzen (14-25-3, 184, 0TD), Endres (4-5-0, 49, 0TD) Ray McDonough (Los Angeles, CA) helped put some life back into Hofstra in RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Weaver (4-25-0), Lewis (3-32-0), Ant. Nelson (3- the second half, picking off Tyler Lorenzen's pass at the Huskies' 2-yard line 18-0), Benson (2-26-0); UConn- Gaulden (4-62-0), Moore (4-37-0), Smith (3- before returning it 54 yards. Christopher completed first-down passes to 32) Weaver and Nelson (Wellington, Fla.) on back-to-back plays while also TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA-Edmond (5-4-9), Melendez (5-3-8), scrambling for another 12 yards; setting up place-kicker Brian Hanly's McDonough (5-3-8); UConn- Wilson (4-4-8), Lloyd (2-4-6), Lutrus (3-1-4). (Wyckoff, NJ) 29-yard field goal to put Hofstra on the scoreboard nearly 10 minutes into the third quarter. Stadium: Rentschler Field Attendance: 37,583 Weather: 76 degrees and cloudy Graduate student Anthony Vernaglia (Anaheim Hills, CA) made a master's- worthy play in the third quarter, picking off Lorenzen's downfield attempt and GAME 2 - SEPTEMBER 13 VS. returned it 16 yards. Vernaglia recorded his first pick of his career. The ALBANY: Hofstra junior linebacker never had an interception in his three seasons at Notre Dame. quarterback Cory Christopher passed for 272 yards and a touchdown, but it Nick Altomare (Fairfax, VA) also generated the first pick of his career. The wasn't enough as Albany got a 7-yard fourth-year veteran moved from safety to cornerback during training camp touchdown run from junior tailback and saved at least six points when he corralled a pass in the Connecticut end David McCarthy in the first overtime zone on the second quarter's first play. Altomare registered five tackles. to earn a 22-16 victory over the Pride Saturday evening at James M. Shuart Frey's two-yard touchdown run 3:33 into the final quarter capped the scoring Stadium. as Connecticut improved to 3-2 in the all-time series against the Pride. Hofstra slips to 0-2 with the loss, while Albany evens its record at 1-1 this season. Freshman Chris Edmond (Freeport, NY) collected a team-high nine tackles. McDonough added eight tackles; the same total as freshman Gregory Christopher, a native of Miami, Florida, completed 27-of-38 passes, while HU - Waever 13-yard pass from Christopher (Hanly kick blocked) also rushing for 44 yards. Linebacker Luke Bonus led Hofstra's defense with UA - Esposito 1-yard run (Glass kick) eight tackles and 1 ½ sacks. HU - Hanly 25-yard field goal UA - Team safety Christopher tried to win it for the Pride in regulation, initiating an 18-play UA - Esposito 1 yard ruin (Glass kick) drive with the scored tied at 16. The junior passer produced a mini-highlight HU - Jackolski 3-yard run (Hanly kick) reel on the drive, faking a handoff before scrambling up-field for a key first UA - McCarthy 7-yard run down on an option play to push Hofstra past midfield. HOFSTRA ALBANY Anthony Nelson, who logged a game-high nine catches for 85 yards, sustained First Downs (R-P-Pe) 7-18-1 10-6-1 the drive by sprawling out for a third-down catch, giving the Pride a new set Rushes-Yards (Net) 46-132 45-207 of downs on the Albany 17. Christopher ran a quarterback keeper to center the Passing Yards (Net) 272 102 ball between the hash marks, setting up freshman kicker Brian Hanly's Passes Comp-Att-Int 27-39-0 10-22-0 potential game-winning attempt. Total Offense/Plays-Yards 85-404 67-309 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 But Hanly had his 34-yard field goal attempt blocked by Dave Casale with Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-76 4-61 three seconds remaining, sending the contest into overtime. Hanly had another Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 chance in overtime, lining up for a 30-yard kick that would have forced the Punts (Number-Avg) 3-27.3 6-37.3 Great Danes to score a field goal to tie or a touchdown to win. Instead, Fumbles-Lost 4-0 0-0 Albany senior Raphael Nguti came up with the third block of the game for Penalties-Yards 6-44 4-32 Albany. McCarty raced in for the winning score five plays later, marking just Possession Time 36:41 23:19 the third time the Great Danes have defeated Hofstra in 14 career meetings. Third Down Conversions 8-16 6-15 Fourth Down Conversions 1-2 1-2 Down 16-9 early in the fourth quarter, the Pride stormed back. Christopher Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-6 3-3 electrified the crowd of 5,111, eluding a sack about 10 yards in the backfield Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-7 3-17 on third-and-long by juking away from linebacker Emerson Kinsey before firing a strike to Everette Benjamin for a first-down. RUSHING: HOFSTRA- Benjamin (19-69-0), Christopher (19-44-0), Jackolski (8-19-1); UA- McCarty (27-178-1), Simmons (8-25-0), Gannon (3- The drive nearly stalled near Albany's goal line as Christopher's third-down 3-0) pass to Aaron Weaver sailed wide. Albany's Ross Bertrand was called for pass PASSING: HOFSTRA- Christopher (27-38-0, 272, 1); UA- Esposito (10-22- interference, setting up freshman tailback Brock Jackolski's first collegiate 0, 102, 0) touchdown. RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Ant. Nelson (9-85-0), Weaver (7-70-1), Lewis (3- 51-0); UA- Bush (6-58-0), Bocanegra (1-17-0), Lullen (1-10-0) TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA-Bonus (3-5-8), Melendez (2-6-8), Edmond Jackolski took the pitch and ran untouched into the left corner of the end zone, (5-2-7); UA- Brancaccio (9-6-15), Casale (7-6-13), Kelly (7-3-10. tying the game at 16 with 10:34 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium Albany quarterback Vinny Espositio (10-22, 102 yards) put the Great Danes Attendance: 5,111 ahead when the junior bullied his way into the end zone for a 1-yard Weather: 71 degrees and overcast quarterback keeper. The touchdown forged a 16-9 lead for the Great Danes with 2:12 left in the third quarter. GAME 3 - SEPTEMBER 20 VS. RHODE ISLAND: Hofstra freshman Nearly four minutes earlier, Albany generated points on defense to erase a 9-7 placekicker Roger Williams drilled a deficit. With the ball at the Hofstra 4-yard line, Christopher fumbled but 38-yard-field goal with three seconds recovered. Albany made the tackle in the Pride end zone for the game-tying remaining in the contest to give the safety. Pride a 23-20 CAA Football victory over Rhode Island at James M. Shuart Hofstra surged to a 6-0 lead thanks to nine-play, 59-yard drive that culminated Stadium Saturday afternoon. The with Christopher's 13-yard touchdown strike to Weaver. The Pride missed the Pride improved to 1-2 and 1-0 in the extra point, though Weaver's first career touchdown reception gave the home CAA while Rhode Island dropped to 1-3 and 0-2 in conference play. team the edge on its first possession. Williams, a walk-on from Mandeville, Louisiana, came off the bench in the Christopher's bullet pass was his first touchdown pass as a Hofstra player. But second half in place of freshman starter Brian Hanly and kicked two field Albany rebounded late in the first quarter by marching 84 yards in 10 plays, goals, including the game-winner in the waning seconds of regulation, to lead pulling ahead thanks to the first of Esposito's two rushing touchdowns. The the Pride to victory. Pride quarterback Cory Christopher sliced through the QB pushed past the goal line with a 1-yard keeper. Herb Glass added the extra Rams defense with his arm and his legs, completing 25 of his 33 attempts for point, putting Albany up 7-6 entering the second quarter. 265 yards while rushing for an additional 97 yards. Freshman tailback Brock Jackolski (Shirley, NY) added a career-high 144 yards on 13 carries in just his Hofstra defensive end Al Carmody combined with Bonus on Hofstra's only second collegiate contest. other sack. Gregory Melendez chipped in seven tackles. Strong safety Ray McDonough contributed three pass breakups. With the scored tied at 20 in the final minute and no timeouts, Christopher engineered an eight-play, 58-yard drive in just 44 seconds to facilitate NOTES FROM THE ALBANY GAME: Hofstra outgained Albany Williams’ attempt. The Miami, FL. native completed two passes to Everette 404-309 in total offense but went just 3-of-6 in the red-zone and was Benjamin before connecting on a 12-yard pass to red-shirt freshman receiver 1-for-4 in the field goal department. The Pride did not have any Aaron Weaver as the Pride advanced into Rams territory. Christopher turnovers despite four fumbles. Hofstra also had the ball for 36:41 of punctuated the drive by finding Ottis Lewis for 24 yards to the URI 21. After a spike to stop the clock, Williams came on and converted his second field the contest…The Pride, who fell to the Albany Great Danes for only goal of the game to give the Pride the lead. Williams would kick-off to the the third time in 14 games, had their nine-game winning streak over Rams and, after a total return of 57 yards by two URI players, would assist on the state university snapped on September 13. the final tackle to end the game.

Rhode Island mounted a comeback of its own, marching 54 yards down the 1 2 3 4 OT F field on its second-to-last possession. Rams tailback Anthony Ferrer pushed Albany 7 0 9 0 6 22 through for a 21-yard gain and then pushed his way in from the 1-yard line Hofstra 6 3 0 7 0 160 one play later to tie the game at 20 with 44 seconds left. But Louis Feinstein hooked his extra point attempt, keeping the score tied at 20. Scoring Summary Hofstra scored 14 points in the final quarter, starting with Christopher’s one- RUSHING: HOFSTRA- Jackolski (13-144-0), Christopher (22-49-1), yard quarterback sneak for a touchdown with 8:21 left. Head Coach Dave Benjamin (9-43-1); URI- Hughes (11-49-1), Ferrer (3-25-1), Cassidy (10-22- Cohen elected to go for the two-point conversion and Christopher delivered 0) by finding Weaver for a successful conversion and a 17-14 lead for the Pride. PASSING: HOFSTRA- Christopher (25-33-0, 265, 0TD); URI- Cassidy (18- 32-2, 248, 1TD) Jackolski, who was playing in just his second NCAA game, nearly made it a RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Ant. Nelson (9-92-0), Weaver (8-76-0), Benjamin two-score game five minutes later. The underclassman busted through a hole, (4-33-0); URI- Johnson-Farrell (7-67-0), Leonard (4-118-0), Bellini (4-50-0) completed a spin move and raced 64 yards downfield before getting hauled TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA- Vernaglia (5-1-6), Gaida (4-2-6), Altomare down just inches from the goal line. But the Pride couldn’t punch it in and had (3-2-5); URI- Hansen (9-3-12), Ball (7-4-11), Young (8-1-9). to settle for a 33-yard field goal from Williams to boost the Pride lead to 20- 14 with 3:27 to play. Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium The Rams came out strong, breaking open the scoring just 1:50 into the Attendance: 6,107 contest when Jimmy Hughes blasted through a hole for a 37-yard rushing Weather: 64 degrees and cloudy touchdown. Hughes would lead the Rams’ ground game with 49 yards on 11 carries. The Pride got on the scoreboard with 5:31 remaining in the first half following Brian Hanly’s (Wyckoff, NJ) 21-yard field goal. Benjamin, who GAME 4 - SEPTEMBER 26 AT added 44 yards on nine carries, gave the Pride its first lead just over a minute STONY BROOK: Hofstra's defense later, recording a six-yard touchdown run to give Hofstra a 9-7 halftime lead. generated four turnovers, leading It was Benjamin’s first touchdown of the season. directly to 26 points as the Pride defeated Stony Brook, 43-3, in a non- Senior defensive back Nick Altomare (Fairfax, VA) set up that short scoring conference game at LaValle Stadium. drive, forcing Hughes to fumble after a ferocious hit. Anthony Vernaglia (Anaheim Hills, CA) recovered the loose ball, giving possession to the Pride The Pride forced stops on the at the Rams 21-yard line. Vernaglia finished with a team-high six tackles, Seawolves first five drives, surging including five sol stops, and a sack. Altomare also added an interception-his ahead 31-3 at halftime. Hofstra improved to 2-2 on the season and 12-0 in the second of the season-off quarterback Derek Cassidy, one of three turnovers all-time series, starting strong in the first of four straight road contests. Stony the Pride generated. Cassidy, who completed 18 of his 32 passes for 248 Brook dropped to 1-4. yards, also had a pass picked off by Leslie Jackman. Hofstra junior quarterback Cory Christopher wasn't deterred by the soggy Christopher ran the ball 22 times but also forged a connection with his two top weather, finishing 15-for-24 for 161 yards and a touchdown, while adding 48 receivers. Sophomore Anthony Nelson (Wellington, FL) logged a game-high yards on the ground and two rushing touchdowns. The Pride's point total nine receptions for 92 yards while Weaver contributed eight catches for 76 exceeded its first three games combined, extending the team's winning streak yards. to two.

NOTES FROM THE RHODE ISLAND GAME: Hofstra Nick Altomare registered a team-high eight tackles, keying a defense that improved to 17-6 against the Rams all-time and 10-2 against URI on picked off quarterback Dayne Hoffman twice and recovered two fumbles in Long Island…The Pride went over the 400-yard mark in total offense addition to stopping four fourth-down attempts. for the second straight game. The Pride also picked off two passes against Rhode Island…Hofstra posted a season-high 476 yards, A fumbled punt and a turnover on downs gave Hofstra favorable field position including 265 passing, against the Rams…The Pride dodged the in the first quarter, as the Pride put up 10 points. The Pride defense sustained bullet with five fumbles but only lost one of those drops…Hofstra the momentum in the second quarter, building a three-score lead when cornerback Leslie Jackman's stripped Stony Brook running back Edwin held the ball for a season-best 37:22 against the Rams. Gowins of the ball and raced untouched 60 yards up the Stony Brook sideline for a touchdown, building a 17-0 lead with 14:08 to play in the half .

1 2 3 4 F Stony Brook nearly set the early tone, marching all the way to the Hofstra 24 Rhode Island 7 0 0 13 20 on its opening drive. Hoffman nearly put his team on the scoreboard, finding Hofstra 0 9 0 14 23 an open receiver in the end zone. But Dwayne Eley couldn't handle the throw

and the Pride defense forced a turnover on downs. Scoring Summary URI - Hughes 37-yard run (Feinstein kick) Christopher's engineered a 12-play, 66-yard drive and called his own number HU- Hanly 21-yard field goal on the quarterback keeper to put Hofstra ahead, 7-0, with 4:05 remaining in HU- Benjamin 6-yard run (Hanly kick failed) the first quarter. URI- Ferrer 2-yard pass from Cassidy (Feinstein kick) HU- Christopher 1-yard run (Weaver pass from Christopher) HU- Williams 33-yard field goal On the Seawolves next possession a bad snap on Stony Brook's punt attempt URI- Ferrer 1-yard run (Feinstein kick failed) set up Hofstra's second score on the next drive. The snap from center went HU- Williams 38-yard field goal over punter Luke Gaddis' head with the punter falling on the ball at the Seawolves 4-yard line for a 38-yard loss. Hofstra capitalized on the miscue, HOFSTRA URI pulling ahead by 10 thanks to Roger Williams' 21-yard-field goal in the first First Downs (R-P-Pe) 12-12-1 5-10-0 quarter's final minute. Rushes-Yards (Net) 45-211 26-93 Passing Yards (Net) 265 248 Hofstra kept pressuring the Seawolves following Jackson's big play. Anthony Passes Comp-Att-Int 25-36-0 18-32-2 Nelson, who finished with a game-high 69 receiving yards on four catches, Total Offense/Plays-Yards 81-476 58-341 took a swing pass 2 yards in the backfield and sprinted up-field to sustain the Punt Returns-Yards 4-6 1-6 drive on third-and-long. Christopher's fourth down sneak later in the drive led Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-73 6-144 to another seven points and marked the Miami, FL, native's third rushing TD Interception Returns-Yards 2-5 0-0 of the year. Punts (Number-Avg) 5-41.0 7-32.7 Fumbles-Lost 5-1 2-1 After a Stony Brook three-and-out, Christopher went right back to work. Penalties-Yards 6-60 4-30 Aaron Weaver corralled a jump ball at the Stony Brook 4, beating the man-on- Possession Time 37:22 22:38 man coverage. Reigning CAA Rookie of the Week Brook Jackolski recorded Third Down Conversions 5-15 3-12 a touchdown for a second straight game, taking an end-around all the way on Fourth Down Conversions 0-2 1-1 the next play as Hofstra opened a 24-0 lead midway through the second Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 2-2 quarter. Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-14 5-30

Just 12 seconds later, Ray McDonough registered the second big play from a TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA- Altomare (6-2-8), Bonus (1-4-5), Jackman defensive back. The junior read Hoffman's passing route, stepping in front of (3-1-4, Melendez (3-1-4); SBU- Schwicke (4-4-8), Soivilien (4-2-6), Brevi (4- the intended receiver for his second interception of the season. Hofstra turned 2-6). the mistake into points when corner Mike McCoy slipped, allowing Nelson all the time he needed to catch Christopher's lob and increase the lead to 31-0. Stadium: LaValle Stadium Attendance: 2,105 Two turnovers allowed Hofstra to pad the lead in the second half. Phil Riley Weather: 70 degrees and misty recovered Eley's fumbled punt return near midfield late in the third quarter. The Pride opened up the playbook, getting Weaver got into the action as a GAME 5 - OCTOBER 4 AT #1 JAMES rusher. The sophomore wideout took a reverse 18 yards to the Stony Brook 2- MADISON: The #1-ranked Dukes of yard line. Christopher added the second of his rushing touchdowns on the next James Madison jumped out to a 35-0 play. halftime lead and never looked back on the way to a 56-0 CAA victory over the Hofstra Red-shirt freshman Chris Edmond garnered his first collegiate interception, Pride at Bridgeforth Stadium Saturday picking off Hoffman's pass in the flat at the Stony Brook 28. Benjamin capped afternoon. With their fifth consecutive win the following seven-play drive by bullying ahead for a 2-yard touchdown run the Dukes improve to 5-1 overall and a to close the scoring. South Division-leading 3-0 in the CAA. The Pride, who had their two-game winning streak snapped, fall to 2-3 overall and 1-1 in conference action. NOTES FROM THE STONY BROOK GAME: Hofstra improved to 12-0 all-time against the Seawolves of Stony Brook with its 43-3 The Pride, who were held to just 195 yards on offense, including just 67 on the ground, were led by quarterback Cory Christopher, who completed 21 of victory…The Pride defense and Stony Brook turnovers were the 34 passes for 128 yards. Sophomore receiver Aaron Weaver tallied a career- story of the game as SBU recorded four turnovers (2 fumbles, 2 high nine receptions for 47 yards. James Madison was led by quarterback interceptions) that resulted in 26 Hofstra points… The Pride defense Rodney Landers, who completed 7 of 13 passes for 92 yards and three held Stony Brook to just 211 yards on offense-which was 93 below touchdowns, and rushed for a game-high 133 yards and one touchdown on 13 their season average- recorded interceptions by Pride newcomers, carries. The Dukes tallied 375 yards on offense. freshman Chris Edmond (4 tackles) and junior Ray McDonough (1 tackle) and a forced fumble/fumble recovery return for a 60-yard The Pride got the first break of the game as they kicked off to JMU. Dukes touchdown by Rutgers-transfer, junior cornerback Leslie senior up-man Patrick Ward took the kick and fumbled on the Dukes 41-yard line with Pride freshman Chris Edmond falling on the fumble. But Hofstra Jackman..For the third consecutive meeting the Pride held Stony could not move the ball and Pride junior punter Shane Casciano had his punt Brook to under 75 yards rushing in their meeting. Hofstra held the attempt blocked by junior Rockeed McCarter. Freshman Corwin Acker picked Seawolves to 211 total yards last week including just 72 rushing. In up the loose ball at the Hofstra 16 and ran it into the end zone. Dave 2007 the Pride allowed just 273 yards to Stony Brook, including just Stennard's point-after attempt was good giving the Dukes a 7-0 lead just 1:48 29 yards rushing on 32 attempts. In 2006 the Pride held Stony Brook into the contest. to just 27 yards rushing in a 17-8 victory. JMU boosted its lead to 14-0 on its next possession as senior quarterback 1 2 3 4 F Rodney Landers engineered a 10-play, 80-yard drive capped by a 3-yard Hofstra 10 21 0 12 43 scoring run by senior tailback Eugeen Holloman. Landers rushed three times Stony Brook 0 3 0 0 3 in the drive for 31 yards and hit McCarter for a big 27-yard gain on a third- and-11 play. Stannard's extra-point gave the Dukes a two touchdown lead Scoring Summary with 7:17 to play in the first quarter. That touchdown would be the start of HU- Christopher 1-yard run (Williams kick) four straight scoring possessions for the James Madison. HU- Williams 21-yard field goal HU- Jackman 60-yard fumble recovery (Williams kick) Landers, who had 122 rushing yards by halftime, engineered another long HU- Jackolski 3-yard run (Williams kick) drive-this time 77-yards in 11 plays- and hit McCarter with a 7-yard scoring HU- Ant. Nelson 30-yard pass from Christopher (Williams kick) pass to boost the lead to 21-0 after Stannard's extra-point just 36 seconds into SBU- Gaddis 28-yard field goal the second quarter. Landers picked up 39 yards rushing and another 15 HU- Christopher 2-yard run (Williams kick failed) passing. After Hofstra was forced to punt on its next series, Landers made HU- Benjamin 2-yard run (Williams kick failed) quick work hitting Griff Yancey for a 49-yard touchdown pass to cap a 5-play, 59-yard drive with 9:29 to play in the half. HOFSTRA SBU First Downs (R-P-Pe) 10-8-0 7-7-2 The Dukes closed out the scoring in the first half as Landers topped off a 6- Rushes-Yards (Net) 39-155 29-72 play, 78-yard drive with a 45-yard scoring run with 5:06 to play in the half for Passing Yards (Net) 161 139 a 35-0 halftime advantage. Hofstra had just 85 yards at halftime and did not Passes Comp-Att-Int 15-24-0 12-27-2 have a possession longer than 20 yards. JMU racked up 284 yards, including Total Offense/Plays-Yards 63-316 56-211 194 rushing, at the intermission. Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1- (-1) Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-45 7-124 James Madison added three touchdowns in the second half as: Landers hit Interception Returns-Yards 2-6 0-0 McCarter for a 4-yard scoring pass with 3:30 to play in the third quarter; Punts (Number-Avg) 3-38.3 2-39.5 Ronnell Brown picked off Christopher and returned the interception 44-yards Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-2 for a score to boost the lead to 49-0 eight seconds into the fourth quarter; and Penalties-Yards 6-53 3-15 Drew Dudzik scored on a 25-yard run with 2:00 to play. Possession Time 32:03 27:57 Third Down Conversions 8-13 3-11 1 2 3 4 F Fourth Down Conversions 1-1 1-5 Hofstra 0 0 0 0 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 1-2 #1 James Madison 14 21 7 14 56 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0 Scoring Summary RUSHING: HOFSTRA- Christopher (12-48-2), Benjamin (11-45-1), JMU - Acker 16-yard blocked punt return (Stannard kick) Jackolski (11-32-1); SBU- Cuttino (15-75-0), Gowins (9-63-0), Contardi (3-(- JMU - Holloman 3-yard run (Stannard kick) 4)-0). JMU - McCarter 7-yard pass from Landers (Stannard kick) PASSING: HOFSTRA- Christopher (15-24-0, 161-1TD); SBU-Hoffman (9- JMU - Yancey 49-yard pass from Landers (Stannard kick) 22-2, 119, 0), Sweeney (3-5-0, 20, 0) JMU - Landers 45-yard run (Stannard kick) RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Ant. Nelson (4-69-1), Lewis (4-37-0), Weaver (3- JMU - McCarter 4-yard pass from Landers (Stannard kick) 23-0); SBU- Eley (6-69-0), Saffold (2-23-0), Porter (1-37-0) JMU - Brown 44-yard interception return (Stannard kick) JMU - Dudzik 25-yard run (Stannard kick) After the Pride held the Bison on their next possession Hofstra mounted the HOFSTRA JMU longest drive of the half, going 81 yards in 10 plays, with Christopher calling First Downs (R-P-Pe) 5-7-0 14-5-0 his own number and scampering seven yard around right end for his fourth Rushes-Yards (Net) 31-67 43-279 touchdown run of the year just 35 seconds into the second quarter. Williams' Passing Yards (Net) 128 96 extra-point boosted the lead to 21-7. Passes Comp-Att-Int 21-34-2 8-14-0 Total Offense/Plays-Yards 65-195 57-375 Bucknell closed the deficit to 21-14 on the next possession as Trigg Punt Returns-Yards 1-22 4-52 engineered a six-play, 64-yard drive and rushed the final 11 yards for the Kickoff Returns-Yards 8-176 1-8 touchdown with 10:44 to play in the half. Trigg was two-for-three for 28 yards Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-62 and rushed twice for 14 yards in the drive. Orth's PAT pinched the Bison Punts (Number-Avg) 7-28 3-47 deficit to a touchdown. Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards 4-19 4-20 But the Pride would score twice more before the halftime gun. Following a Possession Time 33:17 26:43 Bucknell punt, the Pride moved the ball 69 yards in six plays with Jackolski Third Down Conversions 1-15 6-11 rushing 29 yards into the end zone for his third touchdown of the game with Fourth Down Conversions 2-4 2-2 2:56 to play in the half. Williams' extra-point gave the Pride a 28-14 lead. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 3-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-12 2-13 On the first play of Bucknell's next possession, Trigg was sacked and fumbled at the Bison 22 yard line with Pride end Joe Akabalu recovering the ball. RUSHING: HOFSTRA- Benjamin (7-36-0), Asante (8-35-0), Jackolski (5-9- Hofstra was able to move the ball to the 12-yard line before Williams came in 0); JMU- Landers (13-133-1), Holloman (10-56-1), Dudzik (7-32-1) and booted a 29-yard field goal with 39 seconds remaining in the half for a PASSING: HOFSTRA- Christopher (21-34-1, 128, 0TD); JMU- Landers (7- 31-14 halftime lead. Hofstra racked up 345 yards of offense by halftime, 13-0, 92, 3TD); Dudzik (1-1-0, 4, 0) including 150 yards on five carries by Jacolski, and held Bucknell to 158. RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Weaver (9-47-0), Ant. Nelson (4-15-0), Lewis (2- 18-0); JMU- McCarter (4-46-2), Yancey (3-46-1), Caussin (1-4-0) The Bison came out in the third quarter and closed the deficit to two TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA- Bonus (5-6-11), Hudeen (2-6-8), touchdowns with 5:20 to play in the quarter after a 17-play, 58-yard drive McDonough (2-3-5); JMU- Haywood (7-3-10), Brandon (2-7-9), Moats (4-3- stalled on the Hofstra 21-yard line. Orth came in and booted a 38-yard field 7) goal to bring Bucknell closer at 31-17. After the Pride went three-and-out on their next possession, the Bison marched 88 yards in 10 plays with Lair Stadium: Bridgeforth Stadium scoring on a 5-yard run to close the deficit to 31-24 just five seconds into the Attendance: 16,109 fourth quarter. Weather: 81 degrees and Sunny But Hofstra put some breathing room between them and the Bison as GAME 6 - OCTOBER 11 AT BUCKNELL: Christopher engineered an eight-play, 68-yard drive and rushed the final two Tailback Brock Jackolski rushed for 170 yards yards for his second touchdown of the day. Williams' extra-point boosted the and three touchdowns and quarterback Cory Hofstra lead to 38-24 with 12 minutes remaining in the contest. Christopher rushed for two more scores to lead the Hofstra Pride to a 45-31 non-conference The Pride sealed the game on their next possession after Bucknell junior victory over the Bucknell Bison at Christy running back A.J. Kizekai was stripped of the ball by Pride safety Ray Matthewson Memorial Stadium Saturday McDonough on the second play of the Bison possession. Bonus recovered afternoon. The Pride evened their record at 3-3 on the season while the Bison for Hofstra at the Bucknell 36. Christopher made quick work, rushing for slipped to 3-2. eight yards, hitting receiver Derek Benson for a 23-yard gain and finding senior tight end Phil Riley for a 5-yard touchdown toss. It was Riley's first Jackolski, a true-freshman from Shirley, NY, accounted for 295 all-purpose touchdown grab of his career. Williams' PAT put the Pride ahead, 45-24, with yards including 170 on nine rushing attempts, 107 on three kickoff returns, 11:03 to play. and two receptions for 18 yards. It is his second 100-yard rushing game of the season. Christopher, a junior, completed 15 of 22 passes for 148 yards and one The Bison closed out the scoring in the final two minutes as Lair put together touchdown and rushed 12 times for 54 yards. Junior linebacker Luke Bonus a 14-play, 76-yard drive, rushing for 53 of the yards including a four-yard led the Pride defense for the second consecutive week with 10 tackles while scoring run to cap the possession. Orth's PAT closed out the scoring with 1:40 red-shirt freshman linebacker Basim Hudeen added eight stops. Hofstra posted to play. 467 yards of offense including 319 on the ground. It is the Pride's first 300- yard rushing game since posting 370 yards against Liberty in 2002. 1 2 3 4 F Hofstra 14 17 0 14 45 The Bison were led by junior quarterback Marcello Trigg, who completed 11 Bucknell 7 7 3 14 31 of 16 passes for 119 yards and one touchdown and rushing for a second score before leaving the game with an injury in the third quarter. Senior quarterback Scoring Summary Andrew Lair came into the game and led the Bison in rushing with 78 yards HU- Jacksolski 78-yard run (Williams kick) on 13 carries. Bucknell had 348 yards of offense including 229 rushing. BU- Smith 6-yard pass from Trigg (Orth kick) HU- Jackolski 31-yard run (Williams kick) Hofstra captured the first break of the game after the Bison drove 44 yards to HU- Christopher 7-yard run (Williams kick) the Pride 19-yard line before senior cornerback Nick Altomare stepped in BU- Trigg 11-yard run (Orth kick) front of a Trigg pass at the three-yard line to stop the threat. It was HU- Jackolski 29-yard run (Williams kick) Altomare's third interception of the year. That led to Hofstra's first score of the HU- Williams 29-yard field goal day as Jackolski, on the fourth play of the possession, ran up the middle for a BU- Orth 38-yard field goal 78-yard touchdown. It was Jackolski's third rushing touchdown of the season BU- Lair 5-yard run (Orth kick) and the first of three in the first half. Roger Williams' extra-point gave the HU- Christopher 2-yard run (Williams kick) Pride a 7-0 lead just 5:31 into the quarter. HU- Riley 5-yard pass from Christopher ((Williams kick) BU- Lair 4-yard run (Orth kick) But the Bison came right back and marched 80 yards on six plays in 2:41 with Trigg hitting Ryan Smith for a 6-yard touchdown. Drew Orth's extra-point HOFSTRA BU tied the game at 7-7 with 6:48 to play in the quarter. Hofstra would respond First Downs (R-P-Pe) 14-9-1 13-6-5 with 14 unanswered points. Jackolski would start the possession with a 49- Rushes-Yards (Net) 39-319 52-229 yard kickoff return to midfield. On the fourth play of the possession Jackolski Passing Yards (Net) 148 119 went around left end and down the sideline for a 31-yard touchdown run. Passes Comp-Att-Int 15-22-1 11-22-1 Williams gave the Pride a 14-7 lead with the extra-point with 5:24 remaining Total Offense/Plays-Yards 61-467 74-348 in the first quarter. Punt Returns-Yards 2-17 1-11 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-129 7-175 Interception Returns-Yards 1-3 1-2 After Hofstra sophomore Anthony Nelson returned the ensuing kickoff 29 Punts (Number-Avg) 2-45.0 3-35.3 yards to the Pride 48-yard line, Christopher was picked off on the first play Fumbles-Lost 1-1 6-2 from scrimmage by linebacker Sean Wasson, who returned the ball 49 yards Penalties-Yards 11-94 5-35 to the Hofstra 2-yard line. Session then carried the ball the final two yards into Possession Time 25:14 34:46 the end zone. Harvey's point-after attempt was missed and Maine had a 13-0 Third Down Conversions 2-7 7-13 lead with 12:41 to play in the first quarter. Fourth Down Conversions 0-1 1-1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 5-6 But the Pride battled back and scored on their next three possessions to take a Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-43 2-15 17-13 lead. After the second Maine touchdown Christopher led the Pride on a 12-play, 60-yard drive and hit Aaron Weaver for an eight-yard touchdown RUSHING: HOFSTRA- Jackolski (9-170-3), Buries (8-62-0), Christopher pass. Christopher rushed six times for 27 yards and was four-for-four passing (12-54-2); BU- Lair (13-78-2), Lee (4-65-0), Mullen (8-51-0) for 23 yards in the drive. Roger Williams' extra-point cut the Pride deficit to PASSING: HOFSTRA- Christopher (15-22-1, 148, 1TD); BU- Trigg (11-16- 13-7 with 7:36 to play in the first quarter. 1, 119, 1TD) Lair (0-5-0, 0 0TD) RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Lewis (4-48-0), Ant. Nelson (3-19-0), Jackolski After Session fumbled on a Greg Melendez hit with Chris Edmond recovering (2-18); BU- Kizekai (4-38-0), Pasternak (3-46-0), Odenbach (2-10-0) for Hofstra, the Pride took over on the Maine 46. Christopher used his arm to TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA- Bonus (8-2-10), Hudeen (6-2-8), Akabalu direct a 54-yard, eight-play drive with Jackolski rushing four-yards into the (4-2-6); BU- Nana-Sinkam (8-7-15), Williams (4-3-7), Gerlach (2-3-5) end zone for his sixth touchdown of the season. Williams' extra-point gave the Pride a 14-13 lead with 1:49 to play in the opening stanza. Christopher Stadium: Mathewson Stadium was two-for-four for 35 yards in the drive including a 23-yard completion to Attendance: 2,444 Lewis. Weather: 70 degrees and Sunny Hofstra forced the Black Bears to turn the ball over on downs on their next GAME 7 - OCTOBER 18 AT MAINE: Brian possession, after a fake punt was sniffed out by Christian Dennis giving the Harvey's extra-point following a 25-yard Pride the ball on the Maine 4-yard line. Maine held the Pride offense, as the touchdown grab by Jared Turcotte in the second game moved into the second quarter, and Hofstra had to settle for a 20-yard overtime gave the Black Bears of Maine a 41-40 field goal by Williams just 42 seconds into the second period for a 17-13 lead. victory over the Hofstra Pride in a CAA game at Alfond Stadium. The Pride tied the game in the While Hofstra was able to hold Maine the rest of the half both Christopher (7- fourth quarter and in the first overtime 11-1, 59, 1TD) and back-up running back Justine Buries (5-22-0) both went . down with serious injuries during the ensuing possessions. Jackolski, who also The loss spoiled the Hofstra debut of freshman quarterback Steve Probst, who would be hurt before halftime, took three snaps at quarterback before entered the game in the second quarter following an injury to starting junior freshman Steve Probst came off the bench to replace Christopher. Cory Christopher. Probst completed 14 of 20 passes for 135 yards and three touchdowns, including two in the overtime periods. He also rushed 16 times The Pride boosted their lead to 20-13 just 3:17 into the second half on a 42- for 63 yards. Senior receiver Ottis Lewis posted a career-best nine receptions yard field goal by Williams. But Maine came back and posted two, quick- for 77 yards and hauled in game-tying scores in the fourth quarter and in strike touchdowns in the final four minutes of the period to take a 27-20 lead overtime. Sophomore Aaron Weaver tallied seven catches for 77 yards and after three quarters. Brusko's 14-yard scoring run capped a four-play, 61-yard one touchdown while sophomore running back Everette Benjamin had 47 drive and Harvey tied it at 20-all with the extra-point with 3:19 to play. Then yards on 11 carries and caught two passes for 14 yards and a touchdown. The freshman Jared Turcotte broke away for a 71-yard scoring run with 34 Pride defense was led by freshmen Chris Edmond and Greg Melendez with seconds remaining in the third. Harvey's extra-point gave the Black Bears a career-highs of 13 and 10 tackles, respectively. 27-20 lead.

Maine was led by quarterback Michal Brusko, who completed eight-of-11 Hofstra tied the game early in the fourth quarter as Probst engineered a 10- passes for 155 yards and two touchdowns and rushed 19 times for 113 yards. play, 74-yard drive and hit Lewis on a 23-yard scoring pass with 11:09 to play Red-shirt freshman Jared Turcotte rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on in regulation. Lewis, running down the Maine sideline, came back and stepped 13 carries and tallied five catches for 69 yards and a score while classmate in front of two defenders to grab the scoring pass. It was Lewis' first Derek Session posted 67 yards on 17 carries and two touchdowns and hauled touchdown grab of the season and Probst's first TD pass of his career. in two passes for 46 yards and a touchdown. Senior linebacker Andrew Downey posted a game-high 19 tackles while senior end Jovan Belcher added Maine mounted a long drive inside 3:00 remaining in regulation, getting 16 stops. inside field goal range at the Pride 24 yard line. But on the next play Brusko fumbled at the 6 yard line with Hofstra safety Ray McDonough recovering at Regulation ended in dramatic fashion as the Pride recovered a Maine fumble the 2 with 42 seconds remaining. Hofstra was able to run out the clock and on the Hofstra 2-yard line with 42 seconds to play and then killed the clock send the game to overtime. with the game tied at 27-27. In the first overtime, Maine got the ball first and Session, after having a touchdown run called back earlier in the drive by a 1 2 3 4 OT OT F penalty, scored on a four-yard run. Harvey's extra-point was good. But Probst Hofstra 14 3 3 7 7 6 40 kept Hofstra alive in their OT possession with a key 14-yard run to the 12- Maine 13 0 14 0 7 7 41 yard line on a third down play. After the Pride picked up another three-yards on a reverse to Aaron Weaver, Probst hit Ottis Lewis in the corner of the end Scoring Summary zone for the touchdown. Roger Williams tied the game at 34-all with the UM- Session 38-yard pass from Brusko (Harvey kick) extra-point. UM- Session 2-yard run (Harvey kick failed) HU- Weaver 8-yard pass from Christopher (Williams kick) In the second overtime Hofstra got the ball first and Probst directed a five- HU- Jackolski 4-yard run (Williams kick) play drive and hit Everette Benjamin for a two-yard touchdown toss. But HU- Williams 20-yard field goal Williams' extra-point was missed wide left. Maine took advantage of the miss HU- Williams 42-yard field goal and on the first play Brusko found freshman Jared Turcotte on a crossing UM- Brusko 14-yard run (Harvey kick) pattern for a 25-yard touchdown. Harvey's point-after gave the Black Bears UM- Turcotte 71-yard run (Harvey kick) the victory. HU- Lewis 23-yard pass from Probst (Williams kick) UM- Session 4-yard run (Harvey kick) The Black Bears of Maine jumped out to a 13-0 lead after just 2:19 with a HU- Lewis 9-yard pass from Probst (Williams kick) little help from the Pride. On Maine's first drive Brusko directed a 68-yard HU-Benjamin 2-yard pass from Probst (Williams kick failed) drive in four plays and capped the series with a 38-yard scoring pass to UM- Turcotte 25-yard pass from Brusko (Harvey kick) freshman Derek Session. Brian Harvey's point-after gave the Black Bears a 7- 0 lead just 1:58 into contest. HOFSTRA MAINE First Downs (R-P-Pe) 10-12-0 15-6-0 Rushes-Yards (Net) 52-217 53-286 Passing Yards (Net) 194 155 and-three at the 15-yard line. Hofstra elected to go for it, but Brandon Passes Comp-Att-Int 21-31-1 8-14-0 Gilbeaux stopped Probst on a quarterback keeper just short of the first-down Total Offense/Plays-Yards 83-411 67-441 marker with 6:26 left in the period. Hofstra held the ball for 13:43 in the third Punt Returns-Yards 2-1 0-0 quarter but couldn't put any points on the board. Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-120 6-138 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-49 Delaware rounded out the scoring early in the fourth after a high snap on a Punts (Number-Avg) 5-30.0 4-41.2 Hofstra punt attempt gave the Blue Hens possession just inches from the Pride Fumbles-Lost 1-0 4-2 goal line. Two plays later, Agnone bullied his way into the end zone for a Penalties-Yards 4-44 6-50 three-score lead with 8:01 remaining. Possession Time 31:22 28:38 Third Down Conversions 8-18 6-12 The Pride's defense did its best to minimize the damage in the soggy Fourth Down Conversions 1-2 0-2 conditions, forcing five punts while also generating a first-half turnover. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-6 3-3 Down just 7-0 with 12 minutes left in the second quarter, defensive back Ray Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-18 1-2 McDonough's big hit on Phillip Thaxton forced a fumble. Edmond recovered at the Hofstra 26, ending a Blue Hens drive. RUSHING: HOFSTRA- Christopher (9-65-0), Probst (16-63-0), Benjamin (11-47-0); UM-Turcotte (13-120-1), Brusko (19-113-1), Session (17-67-2) Luke Bonus registered a game-high 14 tackles and fellow linebacker Said PASSING: HOFSTRA- Christopher (7-11-1, 59, 1TD), Probst (14-20-0, 135, Gaida contributed 11 tackles. Edmond and Kevin Smith also were credited 3TD); UM- Brusko (8-14-0, 155, 2TD) with sacks. RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Lewis (10-101-2), Weaver (7-64-1), Benjamin (2- 14-1); UM-Turcotte (5-69-1), Session (2-46-1), Jones (1-40-0) TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA-Edmond (5-8-13), Melendez (3-7-10), 1 2 3 4 F Bonus (2-6-8); UM- Downey (4-15-19), Belcher (5-11-16), Masterson (5-6- Delaware 7 3 0 7 17 11) Hofstra 0 0 0 0 0

Stadium: Alfond Stadium Scoring Summary Attendance: 3,690 UD- Jabbie 4-yard run (Striefsky kick) Weather: 50 degrees and clear UD- Striefsky 27-yard field goal UD- Agnone 1-yard run (Striefsky kick) GAME 8 - OCTOBER 25 VS. DELAWARE: Junior Jabbie rushed for a game-high 155 yards HOFSTRA UD and a touchdown, leading Delaware to a 17-0 First Downs (R-P-Pe) 7-5-2 10-4-0 CAA victory over the Hofstra Pride at rainy and Rushes-Yards (Net) 38-108 47-180 windswept James M. Shuart Stadium. Passing Yards (Net) 71 77 Passes Comp-Att-Int 11-28-2 8-11-0 Hofstra tailback Everette Benjamin led the Total Offense/Plays-Yards 66-179 58-257 Pride, running for 71 yards on 13 carries while freshman quarterback Steve Punt Returns-Yards 1-12 2-4 Probst made his first start for the Pride, completing 11 of 28 passes for 71 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-98 0-0 yards in 20 mph winds. The Pride, who were without offensive coordinator Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-0 Dave Patenaude due to a family emergency, posted their second-lowest Punts (Number-Avg) 5-31.2 5-37.4 offensive total of the year with 179 yards, just nine yards more than in the Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-1 season opener at Connecticut. Hofstra dropped its third straight conference Penalties-Yards 3-20 10-78 game, falling to 3-5 on the season and 1-3 in the CAA. Possession Time 30:47 29:13 Third Down Conversions 3-15 2-10 Delaware utilized a unique quarterback tandem to improve to record its first Fourth Down Conversions 2-6 0-1 conference win this season. Tight end Robbie Agone and wide receiver Aaron Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-2 3-3 Love split the passing duties, combining for 8-of-11 passing and 77 yards as Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 5-30 the Blue Hens improved to 3-5 overall and 1-3 in the CAA. Delaware tallied 257 yards on offense in the contest. RUSHING: HOFSTRA- Benjamin (13-71-0), Jackolski (8-22-0), Weaver (3- 16-0); DELAWARE- Jabbie (31-155-1), Love (8-25-0), Thaxton (4-16-0) PASSING: HOFSTRA- Probst (11-28-2, 71, 0TD); DELAWARE- Agnone Agone, who finished with 39 passing yards, also added a 1-yard quarterback (4-7-0, 39, 0TD), Love (4-4-0, 38, 0TD) keeper for Delaware's final touchdown with 8:01 left. Jabbie rushed 31 times, RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Weaver (5-41-0), Ant. Nelson (3-16-0), Benson including a first-quarter touchdown run that proved to be the game-winning (1-7-0); DELAWARE- Duncan (3-27-0), Jabbie (2-10-0), Love (1-25-0) score. TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA- Bonus (7-7-14), Gaida (2-9-11), Melendez (1-8-9); DELAWARE- Scanlon (5-4-9), Harrison (4-3-7), James (2-5-7) Freshman Chris Edmond made a big special teams play for the Pride after recovering a fumble earlier in the game. The local product, who also recorded Stadium: James M. Shuart Stadium a sack, pressured a Delaware punt, leading to a turnover at the Blue Hens 10- Attendance: 3,518 yard line with 44 seconds left. Hofstra could not take advantage, going four- Weather: 64 degrees, windy and rain and-out. Delaware surged to a 10-0 halftime lead, working almost exclusively from the shotgun on offense. Jabbie capitalized on a slew of draw plays, GAME 9 - NOVEMBER 1, 2008 - AT #9 NEW HAMPSHIRE: Hofstra rushing for 96 yards on 17 carries in the first half. sophomore receiver Aaron Weaver broke the school kickoff return record with 254 yards but The Blue Hens took advantage of great field position after the wind held up a seven Pride turnovers helped propel the ninth- Hofstra punt late in the first quarter, giving Delaware possession at the ranked Wildcats of New Hampshire to a 45-25 Hofstra 12-yard line. Two plays later, Jabbie plowed through the line for a 4- CAA victory over Hofstra at Cowell Stadium yard touchdown run, putting the visitors up 7-0 with 6:19 remaining in the Saturday afternoon. The Wildcats posted their quarter. third consecutive win to improve to 7-1 overall and 4-1 in conference play while the Pride dropped their third straight contest Hofstra's defense clamped down on another promising Delaware drive late in to fall to 3-6 overall and 1-4 in the CAA. the second quarter, setting up a fourth-and-one at the Pride 12-yard line. The Blue Hens kept the offense on the field before a false start penalty forced Weaver broke the school mark of 253 kickoff return yards (6 returns) set by Delaware to settle for three points. Jon Striefsky's 27-yard field goal extended Mark Cox at New Hampshire in 1991. Weaver, who returned eight kickoffs, the lead to 10-0 with 5:12 left in the half, capping a 12-play drive. accounted for 305 all-purpose yards and also scored on a one-yard run in the fourth quarter. Pride freshman quarterback Steve Probst completed 24 of 43 Probst attempted to ignite a second half-comeback, leading the Pride passes for 190 yards and one touchdown but tossed five interceptions that downfield midway through the third quarter before Delaware forced a fourth- resulted in 21 New Hampshire points. Sophomore running back Everette HU- Williams 45-yard field goal Benjamin led the Hofstra ground game with 73 yards on 16 carries and scored UNH- Clements 47-yard interception return (Bishop kick) on a one yard run. He also hauled in a 10-yard TD pass. Hofstra had 339 yards UNH- Sicko 11-yard pass from Toman (Bishop kick) on offense. Senior end Kevin Smith led the Pride defensive charge that held HU- Benjamin 10-yard pass from Probst (Williams kick failed) the Wildcats to 278 yards, 154 yards below their season average. Junior Luke UNH- Sicko 9-yard pass from Toman (Bishop kick) Bonus and freshman Chris Edmond recorded six tackles each. UNH-Bishop 27-yard field goal UNH- Simpson 3-yard run (Bishop kick) UNH was led by junior tight end Scott Sicko (2-20-2) and senior running back HU- Weaver 1-yard run (Benjamin pass from Probst) Robert Simpson with two touchdowns each. Simpson rushed for a game-high UNH- Simpson 58-yard run (Bishop kick) and career-best 131 yards on 16 carries. Sophomore quarterback R.J. Toman UNH- Vasso 66-yard interception return (Bishop kick) completed 14 of 24 passes for 140 yards and two touchdowns. HU- Benjamin 1-yard run (Weaver pass from Probst)

In a sloppy first half that featured five turnovers the Pride got on the board first. After UNH took over on their own 24 yard line, Hofstra linebacker Luke HOFSTRA UNH Bonus forced Wildcat senior Robert Simpson to fumble on the UNH 29 and First Downs (R-P-Pe) 10-11-3 6-4-2 recovered the loose ball. Four plays later Roger Williams booted a 45-yard Rushes-Yards (Net) 49-149 24-138 field goal to give the Pride a 3-0 lead just 2:14 into the contest. Passing Yards (Net) 190 140 Passes Comp-Att-Int 24-43-5 14-24-1 Later in the period after each team exchanged interceptions, including one by Total Offense/Plays-Yards 92-339 48-278 Hofstra junior cornerback Leslie Jackman that he returned from end zone to Punt Returns-Yards 1-2 0-0 end zone only to have it brought back on a holding penalty during the return, Kickoff Returns-Yards 8-254 3-87 the Pride took over on their own 43. On the third play from scrimmage Interception Returns-Yards 1-53 5-207 Hofstra quarterback Steve Probst was picked off by UNH senior safety John Punts (Number-Avg) 1-36.0 2-36.0 Clements, who returned the theft 47 yards for the touchdown. Tom Bishop's Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-1 extra-point was good boosting the Wildcats' lead to 7-3 with 4:46 to play in Penalties-Yards 9-80 5-42 the first quarter. The Pride held the ball for 10:18 of the first period but trailed Possession Time 42:07 17:53 by four points at the end of the period. Third Down Conversions 10-18 3-10 Fourth Down Conversions 3-4 0-2 The Wildcats expanded the lead to 14-3 after a Pride drive stalled with a fake Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-6 4-5 field goal attempt on the UNH 8-yard line. UNH drove 84 yards in three Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0 plays, including g 51-yard pass from Toman to Mike Boyle to the Pride 11- yard line, before Toman hit Sicko for an 11-yard touchdown. Bishop's point- RUSHING: HOFSTRA- Benjamin (16-73-1), Probst (13-52-0), Weaver (6- after made it 14-3 with 11:49 to play in the second quarter. 17-1); UNH- Simpson (16-131-2), Jellison (3-8-0), Toman (4-2-0) PASSING: HOFSTRA- Probst (24-43-5, 190, 1); UNH-Toman (14-24-1, 140, But the Pride came right back and marched 75 yards on 13-plays behind 2) Probst with Everette Benjamin hauling in a 10-yard touchdown pass to cut the RECEIVING: HOFSTRA- Dennis (8-75-0), Weaver (7-32-0), Brownlee (3- deficit to 14-9. Williams missed the extra-point. The Wildcats boosted the 31-0); UNH- Fox (7-41-0), Boyle (4-70-0), Sicko (2-20-2) lead late in the period following Hofstra's third turnover of the half, a fumble TACKLES (UA-A): HOFSTRA- Smith (1-6-7), Bonus (3-3-6), Edmond (3- by running back Kwabena Asante that was recovered by UNH end Brian 3-6); UNH- Vasso (7-5-12), Clements (3-7-10), Long (2-6-8) McNally at the Pride-11-yard line. Two plays later Toman hooked up with Sicko for an 11-yard touchdown pass. Bishop's extra-point made it 21-9 with Stadium: Cowell Stadium 3:07 to play in the half. Attendance: 5,297 Weather: 50 degrees and sunny The Pride had a chance to cut the lead in the third quarter after a 13-play drive stalled at the UNH-12-yard line. But Williams missed a 29-yard field goal wide left. Following that, the Wildcats went 70 yards on 15 plays, behind Simpson's 35 rushing yards in the drive, before settling for a 27-yard field goal from Bishop to boost the lead to 24-9 with 29 seconds to play in the third.

The fourth quarter was a flurry of scoring with 37 points in the period. Simpson scored on a 3-yard run with 11:22 to play in the contest following an 88-yard interception return by junior Ryan Hinds. Bishop's point-after gave the Wildcats a 31-9 lead. Hofstra had driven to the UNH 16 yard line after Weaver started the drive with a 48 yard kickoff return to the Wildcats 41-yard line.

But the Pride came back again behind Weaver, who returned the kickoff 65 yards to the UNH 21, and then scored on a one-yard run five plays later to close the gap to 31-15. The two-point conversion pass from Probst to Benjamin was good as the Pride moved to within two touchdowns at 31-17. New Hampshire responded with a two play, 64-yard drive with Simpson scoring on a 58-yard scoring run. Bishop's point-after boosted the UNH lead to 38-17. The Wildcats picked off their fifth pass on the day during the Pride's next possession as sophomore Dino Vasso stepped in front of a Probst pass and returned it 66 yards down the sideline for the touchdown with 4:51 to play in the contest. Bishop's extra-point gave the Wildcats a 45-17 advantage.

Hofstra closed out the scoring with 42 seconds remaining after an 11-play, 48- yard drive with Benjamin scoring on a one-yard run. Probst then hit Weaver for the two-point conversion to close the deficit to 45-25.

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RETURNING RICHMOND STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing Pos. Cl. GP Rushes Yards TD Josh Vaughn TB Sr. 14 109 723 9 Passing Pos. Cl. GP Att/Comp INT Yards TD Eric Ward QB Jr. 14 216/353 11 2,341 17 Receiving Pos. Cl. GP Rec. Yards TD Kevin Grayson WR So. 12 68 970 7 UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND Defense Pos. Cl. GP ST-AT-TT INT Sacks Location: Richmond, VA Eric McBride LB So. 14 63-63-126 0 2.5 Founded: 1830 Colin McConaghy LB Jr. 14 49-72-121 0 7.5 Enrollment: 2,950 Nickname: Spiders RICHMOND IN THE NCAA STATS: Here is where the Richmond Conference: CAA Football team and Spider players rank in this week’s NCAA statistics report, Colors: Red and Blue as of November 3: Stadium: UR Stadium (21,319) President: Dr. Edward L. Ayers Athletics Director: Jim Miller Football SID: Mike DeGeorge Web Site: www.richmondspiders.com Category FCS Avg. CAA Head Coach: Mike London (Richmond, 1983) Rushing Offense 35 173.33 5 Record at School: First year Passing Offense 75 184.44 8 Overall Record: First year Total Offense 54 357.78 6 Assistant Coaches: Mike Faragalli (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks), Scoring Offense 19 33.56 4 Russ Huesman (defensive coordinator/defensive backs), Charles Bankins Rushing Defense 36 120.22 3 (running backs/special teams), Vincent Brown (linebackers), Scott Burton Pass Efficiency Defense 13 105.41 1 (tight ends/h-backs), Mark Carney (wide receivers), Jeff Hanson (assistant head coach/defensive line), Dave Legg (cornerbacks), Bill Polin (offensive Total Defense 8 267.33 1 line), Byron Thweatt (defensive tackles), Brandon Hourigan (strength and Scoring Defense 9 16.89 1 conditioning) Net Punting 95 30.43 10 Basic Offense: Multiple Punt Returns 18 13.70 2 Basic Defense: Multiple Kickoff Returns 66 19.63 10 2007 Record: 11-3, 7-1 CAA Turnover Margin 12 1.00 4 Lettermen Returning/Lost: 37/12 Pass Defense 8 147.11 2 Off. Starters Returning: 8 Passing Efficiency 23 143.90 4 Def. Starters Returning: 8 Series Record: Hofstra leads, 3-2 Sacks 72 1.67 7 Last Meeting: 2005 - Hofstra 37, Richmond 43 (OT) Tackles For Loss 41 6.56 4 Sacks Allowed 62 1.89 8

2008 Schedule/Results - 6-3, 3-2 Aug. 30 at Elon 28-10 W Sept. 6 at Virginia 0-16 L Sept. 13 Towson 45-14 W Sept. 20 Maine 44-17 W Category UR Player FCS Avg. CAA Sept. 27 at Villanova 20-26 L Rushing Josh Vaughan 24 98.11 2 Oct. 4 at VMI 56-16 W Passing Efficiency Eric Ward 14 147.69 5 Oct. 11 James Madison 31-38 L Total Offense Eric Ward 58 200.11 8 Oct. 18 at Massachusetts 30-15 W Josh Vaughan 98.11 12 Oct. 25 Georgetown 48-0 W Recpt./Game Kevin Grayson T-92 4.38 T-7 Nov. 8 at Hofstra Nov. 15 Delaware Rec. Yds./Game Kevin Grayson 72 62.25 5 Nov. 22 at William and Mary Tre Gray 41.22 20 Jordan Mitchell 39.33 24 2007 Results - 11-3 Interceptions Justin Rogers T-26 .44 T-5 at Vanderbilt 17-41 L Michael Ireland .22 T-19 at Northeastern 49-14 W Derek Hatcher .22 T-19 at Bucknell 45-14 W David Horton .22 T-19 New Hampshire 45-38 W Punt Returns Derek Hatcher 20 11.05 2 Towson 21-23 L Kickoff Returns Justin Rogers 78 21.24 8 Stony Brook 42-0 W Field Goals Andrew Howard T-29 1.00 3 Rhode Island 38-6 W Brian Radford .11 15 James Madison 17-16 W Villanova 35-27 W Scoring Josh Vaughan T-35 7.33 2 at Delaware 62-56 W Andrew Howard T-49 6.89 T-4 William and Mary 31-20 W All-Purpose Runners Josh Vaughan 94 100.67 10 Eastern Kentucky (NCAA) 31-14 W Justin Rogers 80.22 17 at Wofford (NCAA) 21-10 W Sacks Sherman Logan .39 8 at Appalachian State (NCAA) 35-55 L Lawrence Sidbury .33 T-10 Tackles For Loss Lawrence Sidbury T-91 1.00 T-4 Important Numbers - Area Code - 804 Sherman Logan .89 T-10 Athletic Office: 289-8363 Ticket Office: 287-6314 Football Office: 289-8372 SID Office: 289-6313 2008 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY TWO-DEEP CHART vs. RICHMOND PRIDE DEFENSE LE 17 Kevin Smith Jr. 6-2 230 Miami, FL/Coral Reef/Western Michigan U. 1 Anthony Vernaglia Gr. 6-3 234 Anaheim Hills, CA/Orange Lutheran/U. of Notre Dame LT 63 Andrew Nelson So. 6-3 259 Uniondale, NY/Uniondale 56 Ronnie Cameron RFr. 6-3 245 Westbury, NY/Holy Trinity RT 98 Larry Abiola Sr. 5-11 316 South Farmingdale, NY/Farmingdale/Nassau CC 92 Elliott Antoine Jr. 6-0 254 Newton, MA/St. Ignatius (OH)/Army RE 94 Joe Akabalu Jr. 6-1 247 Brentwood, NY/Brentwood 10 Deron Mayo So. 5-11 200 Hampton, VA/Kecoughtan OLB 41 Chris Edmond Fr. 5-10 197 Freeport, NY/Freeport/Nassau CC 10 Deron Mayo So. 5-11 200 Hampton, VA/Kecoughtan MLB 44 Luke Bonus Jr. 5-10 205 Medford Lakes, NJ/Shawnee 37 Chris Betz So. 5-10 209 Chatham, NJ/Chatham OLB 11 Said Gaida So. 5-10 211 Bloomfield, NJ/Bloomfield 37 Chris Betz So. 5-10 209 Chatham, NJ/Chatham CB 9 Leslie Jackman Jr. 5-11 179 Freeport, NY/Freeport/Rutgers U. 27 Jaron McNeill So. 5-9 176 Brooklyn, NY/Christ the King SS 8 Ray McDonough Jr. 6-0 187 Los Angeles, CA/St. Francis/Glendale CC 27 Jaron McNeill So. 5-9 176 Brooklyn, NY/Christ the King 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 TE 32 Phil Riley Sr. 6-3 245 Prince Frederick, MD/Huntingtown 84 Mike Denimarck Sr. 6-4 253 Sound Beach, NY/Miller Place LT 71 Brian Frederick So. 6-4 264 Dracut, MA/Dracut/Bridgeton Academy 72 Kevin Brown RFr. 6-3 269 Brooklyn, NY/Canarsie LG 78 David Spanich Jr. 6-3 275 Coral Springs, FL/Cardinal Gibbons 65 Josh Weigel Sr. 6-3 278 Overland Park, KS/Shawnee Mission South/Coffeyville CC 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 77 Armand Poole So. 6-2 274 Grayson, GA/Grayson 60 Tom Ottaiano So. 6-0 271 East Hanover, NJ/Hanover Park RT 68 Derek Moore RFr. 6-3 263 Granville, OH/Newark Catholic/Fork Union 77 Armand Poole Jr. 6-2 274 Grayson, GA/Grayson WR 83 Aaron Weaver So. 6-2 211 Freeport, NY/Baldwin 18 Darren Brownlee Jr.. 6-1 192 Boyds, MD/Northwest/West Virginia U. WR 18 Darren Brownlee Jr.. 6-1 192 Boyds, MD/Northwest/West Virginia U. 15 Derek Benson Jr. 6-1 195 West Hartford, CT/The Hun School/Purdue U. QB 16 Steve Probst Fr. 6-4 200 North Massapequa, NY/Farmingdale 14 Joe Sidaras Fr. 6-3 218 Mastic Beach, NY/William Floyd TB 26 Everette Benjamin So. 6-1 211 Massapequa, NY/Amityville Memorial 30 Brock Jackolski Fr. 5-11 188 Shirley, NY/William Floyd FB 45 Ray Bennett Sr. 5-8 221 Uniondale, NY/Hempstead 26 Everette Benjamin So. 6-1 211 Massapequa, NY/Amityville Memorial PRIDE SPECIAL TEAMS KO 49 Brian Hanly Fr. 6-1 175 Wyckoff, NJ/Don Bosco Prep 47 Roger Williams RFr. 6-2 215 Mandeville, LA/Yarmouth Regional (MA) 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 83 Aaron Weaver So. 6-2 211 Freeport, NY/Baldwin 9 Leslie Jackman Jr. 5-11 179 Freeport, NY/Freeport/Rutgers U. KOR 30 Brock Jackolski Fr. 5-11 188 Shirley, NY/William Floyd 83 Aaron Weaver So. 6-2 211 Freeport, NY/Baldwin

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 So. 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 October 30, 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 So. 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 October 30, 2008