HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY LAST WEEK'S RESULTS: MEN'S SOCCER - WEEKLY NOTES (5-6, 1-1 CAA) Sunday Oct. 12 Hofstra 3, St. Francis 1 STREAKS, STATS AND STORYLINES: THIS WEEK'S GAMES: ¥ Hofstra has a huge conference weekend against Friday, Oct. 17 William & Mary and fourth-ranked Old Dominion. Old Home vs. William & Mary, 7 p.m. Dominion is the highest-ranked team Hofstra has ever Saturday, Oct. 18 played. William & Mary was also nationally-ranked prior to Home vs. ODU, 7:30 p.m. falling to defending conference champion VCU Friday.

¥ Saturday's game with Old Dominion will feature the Last Game Recap: Junior midfielder Michael official grand opening of the new Hofstra Soccer Stadium Hermann (Erlangen, Germany) scored two goals and prior to kick-off. junior midfielder Matthew Telling (Rotherham, England) added one to lead the Hofstra Men's Soccer team to a 3- ¥ Junior midfielder Michael Hermann is coming off a two- 1 win over St. Francis (N.Y.) on Sunday evening at goal game in a 3-1 win over St. Francis (NY) on Sunday. Hofstra Soccer Stadium. Senior midfielder Arni Gunnarsson (Kopavogur, Iceland) added a pair of assists ¥ Senior defensive midfielder Arni Gunnarsson has for Hofstra. Hermann got the scoring started on a played 4413 out of a possible 4453 minutes since the beautiful diving header just 4:05 into the contest. The 2001 season, including a stretch of 26 games in a row play started on the right wing, when Gunnarsson sent a without a substitution. Gunnarsson, a 2002 First-Team cross off a give-and-go with sophomore back Alexander Academic All-American, also has a team-high five assists Kornprobst (Erlangen, Germany). Gunnarsson's cross this fall. went all the way to the far post, where Hermann laid out for a diving header from five yards out which popped into Hofstra’s Tentative Starters the air and into the upper right corner. Telling extended Pos.No. Name Cl. G-A-P the Pride advantage to 2-0 with a goal at the 19:49 mark. F 9 Michael Todd So. 5-1-11 Hofstra took a corner kick, which was headed away by the M 2 Billy Chung So. 0-0-0 St. Francis defense. However, the ball found its way to M 7 Paulo Walters Fr. 1-1-3 Hofstra freshman Gary Flood (Hauppauge, NY), who M 10 Michael Hermann Jr. 3-3-9 played it back to Telling. Telling let fire from 30 yards out, M 12 Matthew Telling Jr. 1-0-2 and his perfectly placed shot eluded the dive of Terrier DM 4 Arni Gunnarsson Sr. 1-5-7 goalkeeper Paul Varani and deflected off the left post B 3 Alexander Kornprobst So. 0-0-0 before going in. Hofstra took a 2-0 lead into halftime, B 5 Gary Flood Fr. 1-0-2 which was nearly cut in half when Alessandro Acquista hit B 6 Andri Albertsson So. 0-0-0 the left post with a 15-yard shot in the final 10 seconds of B 23 Rishi Matadeen Sr. 1-0-2 the opening stanza. Hofstra stretched its lead to 3-0 G 21 Matthias Gumbrecht So. 1.12 GAA, early in the second half. Gunnarsson played the ball wide .809 save% to sophomore forward Michael Todd (Cleveland, England) along the right sideline. Todd sent a low cross Off The Bench into the center of the penalty area, where Gunnarsson F 19 Paul Saccoccio Sr. 0-0-0 chipped it to the far post. Hermann crashed in from the F/M 15 Jason Gates So. 1-2-4 left wing and headed the ball in from three yards out for M 17 Arman Osooli Fr. 0-2-2 his second goal of the day. St. Francis scored its only M 11 Pablo Lara Jr. 0-1-1 goal with 14:34 left in regulation to close out the scoring. B 20 James Bentley Jr. 0-0-0 Matthias Gumbrecht (Hemhofen, Germany) had four B 22 Arnel Andrada Fr. 0-0-0 saves for the Pride to pick up the win in goal, while Varani G 1 D.J. Greening Jr. 2.67 GAA, had seven saves for the Terriers. .680 sv%

1 Stadium Dedication This Weekend: The official Hofstra Faces Highest-Ranked Team: The Old dedication ceremony for the brand-new Hofstra Soccer Dominion Men's Soccer team currently ranks No. 4 in Stadium will take place this Saturday, October 18, when the nation with a 10-0 record. That marks the highest the women's team faces William & Mary at 5:00 and the rank of any team that the Pride has ever faced, passing men's team meets Old Dominion at 7:30 in a the No. 6 ranking of Santa Clara in 1999. The Monarchs doubleheader. Complete with a state-of-the-art field turf shut out the first nine teams they played, while knocking surface and permanent bleacher seating for 1,600 fans, off nationally-ranked Stanford, California and Wake Hofstra Soccer Stadium replaces the old University Field Forest. Old Dominion finally allowed its first goal of the as the new home for the Hofstra Men's and Women's season in a 2-1 win over defending CAA champion VCU Soccer programs. The Hofstra Men's Soccer team's on Sunday. The last time Old Dominion visited Hofstra season-opening game against Villanova on Sept. 1 was in 2001 for a non-conference game when Hofstra marked the first-ever game played at the brand-new was still in the America East Conference, when with the Hofstra Soccer Stadium, with Villanova capturing the 2-1 Pride earning a 3-2 overtime victory at University Field. win. Matadeen Strikes Again: Senior back Rishi Gunnarsson's Streak Ends: Senior midfielder Arni Matadeen (South Yorkshire, England) has been a regular Gunnarsson (Kopavogur, Iceland) checked out of the starter in the Pride's defensive backfield for all four years. game with a little over six minutes remaining in the Pride's However, he has had a tremendous amount of success 3-0 win over Stony Brook on Saturday, Sept. 20. It throughout his career coming forward on restarts. He put marked the first time that Gunnarsson has come out of a the Pride ahead 1-0 in its loss to San Diego on Sept. 28, game since the 2001 season against Albany. He played when he came forward on a corner kick and headed the every minute of the entire 2002 campaign as well as the ball into the net from 10 yards out. It was Matadeen's first five contests of 2003. His streak included playing the eighth career goal, all of which have come on headers. entire game, including both overtimes, in 103-degree Even though he has had some success scoring, his heat against California-Riverside at the Nevada-Las biggest value to the Pride is as a defender, which was Vegas tournament last year. Since the start of the 2001 proven in the San Diego loss. With eight minutes left and season, he has played 4413 out of a possible 4453 the Pride trailing 2-1, the coaching staff moved him minutes, and that includes 20 minutes of bench time forward to try for an equalizing goal. Without Matadeen against St. Francis on Sunday, when he came out with on the back line, the Toreros scored four times in the the Pride holding a 3-0 lead. He has only missed two final 6:20 to capture a 6-1 win. games in his college career as a freshman to play with Iceland's junior national team. Todd Emerges As Top Scoring Threat: Hofstra has been looking for some scoring punch this season Arni Gunnarsson's Streak -- By The Numbers: and may have found the answer in sophomore forward Consecutive Complete Games Played Without A Substitution: 26 Michael Todd (Cleveland, England). After scoring one Consecutive Minutes Played Without A Substitution: 2491:13 goal in his first four games on a penalty kick, Todd Consecutive Hours Played Without A Substitution: 41.5 exploded with three goals in two games against Marist Consecutive Days Elapsed Without A Substitution: 691 and Stony Brook and added the game-winning goal in Hofstra Substitutions During The Streak: 179 the closing minutes of the Pride's 1-0 win over James Goals Scored During The Streak: 87 (43 by Hofstra) Madison on Sunday, Oct. 5. Shots Taken During The Streak: 775 (382 by Hofstra) Goalkeeper Saves During The Streak: 263 (137 by Hofstra) Corner Kicks During The Streak: 259 (117 by Hofstra) Hermann Breaks Out: Through the first 10 games of Fouls Committed During The Streak: 836 (427 by Hofstra) the season, sophomore Michael Todd (Cleveland, Cards Issued During The Streak: 93 (52 against Hofstra) England) was the only Hofstra player with more than one goal. That changed against St. Francis (N.Y.) on Sunday Gunnarsson Named First-Team Academic All- as junior midfielder Michael Hermann (Erlangen, American: Senior Arni Gunnarsson (Kopavogur, Germany) scored twice, both on headers, to raise his Iceland), who carries a 3.9 GPA in engineering, was season goal count to three. He almost had a hat trick on a named a Verizon/CoSIDA First-Team Academic All- third header late in the game, but just missed outside the American for the 2002 season. He was also named first- far post. team All-Colonial Athletic Association by the conference's coaches and was voted the Pride's Most Up Next: The Pride returns home next weekend for a Valuable Player last fall. pair of conference games, facing VCU on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and UNCW on Saturday at 6 p.m.

2 Game 1 Recap: (Villanova 2, Hofstra 1): Game 3 Recap (Hartwick 1, Hofstra 0): Greg Freshman midfielder Felix Vincent had a goal and an Victor scored the game's only goal at the 12:38 mark of assist as the Villanova Men's Soccer team spoiled the the first half to lead the Hartwick Men's Soccer team to a opening of the Hofstra Soccer Stadium with a 2-1 win 1-0 victory over Hofstra on Sunday, Sept. 8 at the over the Pride on Monday, Sept. 1. Junior forward Mayor's Cup at Oneonta State University. Victor's goal Michael Todd (Cleveland, England) scored the only goal came early in the contest when he converted on an for the Pride on a penalty kick midway through the unassisted tally with his left foot on a blast which second half after Villanova was whistled for a hand ball in ricocheted in off the right post past Hofstra goalkeeper the box. Villanova keeper Pat Walsh dove and got his Matthias Gumbrecht (Hemhofen, Germany). Hofstra tried fingertips on the ball, but was unable to keep it out of the to push forwatd to get the equalizer, but was unable to side netting as the Pride pulled within 2-1. Villanova's get the ball past Hartwick goalkeeper Josh Wagenaar, defense then put the clamps on the rest of the way as who had five saves. Senior back Rishi Matadeen (South Hofstra managed only two more shot attempts, both of Yorkshire, England) had a pair of defensive saves in the which were from well outside the penalty area. The second half four minutes apart to keep the score 1-0. Wildcats jumped out to a 2-0 halftime lead behind a The Pride had a couple of solid chances to net the strong first half from Vincent. He set up the opening goal equalizer, particularly from junior forward Michael Todd with a long run down the sideline, turning the corner on (Cleveland, England), who had five shots on the day. Hofstra's final defender. He dribbled all the way to the However, Hartwick held on for the one-goal margin of end line inside the penalty area, and sent a low cross victory. Gumbrecht had six saves for Hofstra, which was towards the front of the goal. Sophomore midfielder outshot 23-14 for the day and was on the short end of a Brett Stassfurth ran onto it and was able to deposit and 6-2 spread in corner kicks. easy shot from five yards out at the 29:20 mark. Villanova doubled its lead in the closing minutes before halftime, Game 4 Recap: (Hofstra 1, Columbia 0): Senior as it took advantage of a Hofstra giveaway in its defensive midfielder Arni Gunnarsson (Kopavogur, Iceland) scored third. Freshman forward Marcelo Rodriguez stole the ball with 12:15 left in regulation to break a 0-0 tie and give the and set a lateral pass across the top of the penalty area. Hofstra Men's Soccer team a 1-0 win over Columbia on Vincent ran onto it unguarded and banged a shot inside Saturday, Sept. 13 at Hofstra Soccer Stadium. The the right post from 12 yards out. The Pride was outshot game-winning goal came off a corner kick taken by 12-7, but managed to put only one of its seven shots on sophomore midfielder Michael Hermann (Erlangen, goal (the penalty kick from Todd). Germany). Hermann sent the ball around 12 yards in front of the near post, where Gunnarsson leapt and flicked a Game 2 Recap (Hofstra 2, Oneonta 1): header on net. The ball was nearly saved off the line by Sophomore midfielder Michael Hermann (Erlangen, the Columbia defender at the far post, but it deflected off Germany) scored 11:38 into the second half to break a 1- his shin and rolled in. Columbia almost evened the score 1 tie and give the Hofstra Men's Soccer team a 2-1 win just moments later as forward Scott Waddell got free in over Oneonta State on Saturday, Sept. 6 at the Mayor's the box and sent a shot in on Hofstra goalkeeper Cup in Oneonta, NY. The Red Dragons took a 1-0 lead in Matthias Gumbrecht (Hemhofen, Germany). Gumbrecht just the second minute of the game, when Jme Amaoko made the initial save, and Columbia reserve forward scored an unassisted goal from the right side at the 1:52 Ajene Green sent the rebound just wide. The Lions mark. The Pride knotted the score midway through the managed just one more shot the rest of the way, from first half on the first career goal from freshman back Gary midfielder John Mulhern, as the Pride maintained Flood (Hauppauge, NY), who converted on a header off possession for most of the closing minutes to preserve a corner kick taken by junior midfielder Pablo Lara the win. Gumbrecht had six saves to record his first (Edison, NJ) with 17:37 left in the opening stanza. shutout of the season for Hofstra. Dean Arnaoutakis also Hofstra then broke the deadlock early in the second half, had six saves for Columbia. as Hermann scored on a header off a cross from sophomore midfielder Jason Gates (Fort Collins, CO) at the 56:38 mark. It would turn out to be Hofstra's only shot of the whole second half. The Pride defense buckled down the rest of the way and held on for the 2-1 victory. Sophomore goalkeeper Matthias Gumbrecht (Hemhofen, Germany) had five saves to get the win in goal, while Jack Potter did not have a save for Oneonta, which held an 11-6 edge in shot attempts.

3 Game 5 Recap (Marist 3, Hofstra 1): David dribbled in alone on goal. Ferrin got a piece of Gates' low Musinski and Keith Detelj each had a goal and an assist shot, but it managed to slip by and roll into the net to put as Marist captured a 3-1 win over Hofstra on Wednesday, the Pride up 1-0. The Pride wasted little time in the Sept. 17 in the first ever night game at Hofstra Soccer second half before tacking on an insurance goal. Stadium. Detelj scored the game-winning goal with just Freshman midfielder Arman Osooli (Commerce, MI), who under 14 minutes in regulation. After a defensive was making his first career start, one-timed a pass up the giveaway by the Pride near midfield, Musinski broke in middle that sent Todd in alone on goal. Todd calmly alone on Hofstra goalkeeper Matthias Gumbrecht along slipped a shot past the onrushing Ferrin just 6:55 into the left edge of the penalty box. His low shot rolled the second half to stretch the lead to 2-0. Todd added under Gumbrecht and all the way through the another insurance goal late in the contest when goalmouth, where it deflected off the far post. Detelj Gunnarsson sent a crossing pass into the top of the then beat the Hofstra defense to the loose ball and penalty area. Sophomore midfielder Michael Hermann slipped a shot into the net from two yards out just before (Erlangen, Germany) chested the ball down for Todd, Gumbrecht could recover to put the Red Foxes up 2-1 who cut between the Stony Brook defense alone on with 13:43 left in the game. Marist's Kyle Nunes then goal and deposited a left-footed shot into the lower right added an insurance goal with 4:28 left to play when he corner for his second goal of the game. Junior put in a rebound off a shot from Detelj that Gumbrecht goalkeeper Daniel Greening (Lake Grove, NY) had six saved. Hofstra had the better of the early play and saves in his first start of the season to get the shutout for converted in the eighth minute to take a 1-0 lead. The the Pride while filling in for injured starter Matthias play was set up with some beautiful passing inside the Gumbrecht (Hemhofen, Germany). Ferrin had seven penalty area as freshman forward Paulo Walters sent a saves for Stony Brook, which outshot Hofstra 10-5 in the diagonal pass to senior midfielder Arni Gunnarsson. second half to close the final margin in that category to Gunnarsson then one-timed a through ball to send junior 20-14 in favor of the Pride. forward Michael Todd in alone on goal. Todd calmly placed a shot under onrushing Marist goalie Mike Valenti Game 7 Recap (San Diego State 2, Hofstra 1): to put the Pride ahead 1-0 at the 7:55 mark. However, Midfielder Dione Scott scored in the 78th minute to the Red Foxes fought back to even the score at 1-1 break a 1-1 tie and give the San Diego State Men's midway through the first half as Musinski one-timed a Soccer team a 2-1 win over Hofstra on Friday, Sept. 26. crossing pass from Matt Flaherty from 18 yards out that Hofstra frehsman forward Paulo Walters (Niantic, CT) went over the head of Gumbrecht and under the scored his first collegiate goal in the 56th minute, just 16 crossbar. Walters nearly gave the Pride the lead late in seconds after the Aztecs had taken a 1-0 lead. The goal the second half when he cranked a shot off the right post was set up when sophomore midfielder Jason Gates from 18 yards out. Just three minutes later, Detelj (Fort Collins, CO) sent a crossing pass in from the right converted to give Marist the 2-1 lead instead. wing that found Walters in the center of the penalty area Hofstra held a 24-12 edge in shots, but had trouble with 15 yards out. However Scott broke the tie with just over its accuracy, as only three of its 15 second half shots 12 minutes remaining when he took advantage of a Pride were on target. Valenti had six saves to get the win for giveaway in its defensive third. Scott got the ball in the Marist, while Gumbrecht finished with four saves for center of the field, dribbled to his right to elude a Hofstra. defender, and sent a 25-yard rocket into the upper-left corner. Hofstra almost evened the game up again a few Game 6 Recap (Hofstra 3, Stony Brook 0): minutes later, but freshman midfielder Brian Sosa Sophomore forward Jason Gates (Fort Collins, CO) (Plainview, NY), who had just checked into the game scored with 4:23 left in the first half to break a 0-0 tie, and moments earlier, just missed over the bar on an open junior forward Michael Todd (Cleveland, England) added volley from six yards out. Junior goalkeeper Daniel a pair of second-half goals as the Hofstra Men's Soccer Greening (Lake Grove, NY) had seven saves, the highest team captured a 3-0 road win over Stony Brook on Sept. total for a Pride goalie this season. San Diego State held 20. Hofstra had the better of the first half play, an 18-11 advantage in shots on the afternoon. outshooting the Seawolves 15-4, but had trouble beating Stony Brook senior goalkeeper Dan Ferrin, who had seven saves in the opening stanza. However, with just under five minutes remaining until halftime, senior midfielder Arni Gunnarsson (Kopavogur, Iceland) won possession near midfield and played a perfect through ball up the middle. Gates got behind the defense and

4 Game 8 Recap (San Diego 6, Hofstra 1): Kevin Game 10 Recap (Hofstra 1, JMU 0): Sophomore Wilson broke a 1-1 tie with a goal 5:01 into the second Michael Todd’s (Cleveland, England) goal with less than half and the Toreros tacked on four goals in the final 6:20 eight minutes remaining gave visiting Hofstra a 1-0 of regulation to capture a 6-1 win over Hofstra on Sunday win over James Madison in Colonial Athletic Association Sept. 28 in San Diego. The Pride took a 1-0 lead off a men's soccer Sunday, Oct 5. Freshman Arman Osooli corner kick late in the first half. Sophomore midfielder (Commerce, Mich.) sent a short pass ahead to Todd, Michael Hermann (Erlangen, Germany) took the kick and who faced JMU red-shirt freshman goalkeeper Kevin sent a cross to the far post. Senior back Rishi Matadeen Trapp in a one-on-one situation. Todd eluded Trapp and (South Yorkshire, England) outjumped the San Diego scored on a 10-yard shot on an open net. The winning defense for the ball and headed it into the net with 6:38 goal came with 7:26 on the clock. The Dukes out-shot left in the opening stanza. However, the Toreros would Hofstra 21-11 for the match and held a 12-3 shot steal the momentum back on a goal from Ryan Guy with advantage in the second period. Pride sophomore 2:59 left in the first half. Scott Burcar sent a cross into the goalkeeper Matthias Gumbrecht (Hemhofen, Germany) middle, and Guy flicked the ball with the outside of his made five saves to get his second shutout of the year. foot inside the left post from 15 yards out. Wilson then broke the tie 5:01 into the second half on a crossing Game 11 Recap (Hofstra 3, St. Francis 1): pass from Michael Caso. Wilson, a Hofstra defender and Junior midfielder Michael Hermann (Erlangen, Germany) the ball all arrived at the same time near the top of the scored two goals and junior midfielder Matthew Telling penalty area and Wilson got just enough of the ball to get (Rotherham, England) added one to lead the Hofstra a shot through on goal. Hofstra goalkeeper D.J. Men's Soccer team to a 3-1 win over St. Francis (N.Y.) on Greening (Lake Grove, NY) was breaking to the near post Sunday Oct. 12 at Hofstra Soccer Stadium. Senior and the deflected shot caught him on the wrong foot. midfielder Arni Gunnarsson (Kopavogur, Iceland) added The ball slowly rolled inside the left post before he could a pair of assists for Hofstra. Hermann got the scoring recover to put San Diego ahead 2-1. Hofstra nearly got started on a beautiful diving header just 4:05 into the the equalizing goal with 12 minutes left off a direct kick contest. The play started on the right wing, when on a header from junior back James Bentley. However, Gunnarsson sent a cross off a give-and-go with Bentley was whistled for being offsides on the play. sophomore back Alexander Kornprobst (Erlangen, San Diego then broke the game wide open with four Germany). Gunnarsson's cross went all the way to the far goals in the final 6:20 as Hofstra was pushing everyone post, where Hermann laid out for a diving header from forward. Jan Prochazka and Nathan LeBoffe each had five yards out which popped into the air and into the two goals in the sequence. Greening had four saves for upper right corner. Telling extended the Pride Hofstra, while Lance Friesz had two saves for San Diego, advantage to 2-0 with a goal at the 19:49 mark. Hofstra which had a 15-11 edge in shots. The Pride had a 5-4 took a corner kick, which was headed away by the St. edge in corner kicks. Francis defense. However, the ball found its way to Hofstra freshman Gary Flood (Hauppauge, NY), who Game 9 Recap (GMU 1, Hofstra 0 - OT): played it back to Telling. Telling let fire from 30 yards out, Sophomore Steve Alabi scored on a penalty and his perfectly placed shot eluded the dive of Terrier kick in the 93rd minute to lift George Mason to a 1-0 goalkeeper Paul Varani and deflected off the left post victory in overtime against visiting Hofstra in a Colonial before going in. Hofstra took a 2-0 lead into halftime, Athletic Association men's college soccer game Friday which was nearly cut in half when Alessandro Acquista hit Oct. 3 at George Mason Stadium. It was the CAA opener the left post with a 15-yard shot in the final 10 seconds of for both teams. George Mason sophomore Anthony the opening stanza. Hofstra stretched its lead to 3-0 Noreiga began the game-winning sequence early in the early in the second half. Gunnarsson played the ball wide first overtime period with a shot that caromed off the to sophomore forward Michael Todd (Cleveland, crossbar to sophomore Damian O'Rourke, who headed England) along the right sideline. Todd sent a low cross the rebound toward the goal. Hofstra sophomore into the center of the penalty area, where Gunnarsson goalkeeper Matthias Gumbrecht made the save, but chipped it to the far post. Hermann crashed in from the the resulting deflection hit a Pride defender in the arm left wing and headed the ball in from three yards out for and a handball offense was whistled. Alabi stepped to his second goal of the day. St. Francis scored its only the penalty spot and put the ball into the lower-left goal with 14:34 left in regulation to close out the scoring. corner of the net. Junior goalkeeper John O'Hara had Matthias Gumbrecht (Hemhofen, Germany) had four two saves for the Patriots, while Gumbrecht had three saves for the Pride to pick up the win in goal, while Varani saves for the Pride. had seven saves for the Terriers.

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