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Hofstra has won nine of its last 11 and 12 of its last 15 games…The Pride has won 37 of its last 51 regular season games, dating back to the 2006 season... Seven of Hofstra’s eight losses in 2007 were by one-goal and two losses were in 2008… The Pride has won 26 of their last 31 home games at Shuart Stadium. HOFSTRA’S TENTATIVE LINE-UP vs. Robert Morris Pos. Name No. Cl. 2009 Stats A Tom Dooley 40 Sr. 3-1-4 A Jay Card 20 So. 13-4-17 A Dan Stein 32 Jr. 4-1-5 M Michael Colleluori 3 Sr. 8-10-18 M Ryan Carter 15 Sr. 4-3-7 2009 HOFSTRA MEN’S LACROSSE M Anthony Muscarella 26 Sr. 8-3-11 #6 HOFSTRA PRIDE (5-1, 1-0) D Mike Skudin 29 So. 8 GB vs. D Adam Swarsen 47 Jr. 15 GB D Christian Scuderi 50 Jr. 14 GB ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS (7-3, 0-1) G Andrew Gvozden 18 Fr. 7.78 GAA Saturday, March 28, 2009 – Noon Reserves James M. Shuart Stadium –Hempstead, NY 2M Tom Interlicchio 22 Jr. 1-0-1 2M Dan Pezzolla 19 Fr. 0-1-1 2M Kevin Ford 4 RFr. 4-3-7 2009 HOFSTRA LSM Steve Prifte 8 Sr. 19 GB LACROSSE SCHEDULE & RESULTS LSM Adam Mojica 6 So. 0 GB SS Stephen DeNapoli 7 So. 3-0-3/23 GB February (Opp. Rank - Opp. - HU Rank) Result SS Jake Born 30 Jr. 0-0-0/1 GB 21 #20 MASSACHUSETTS (13) 11-10 W FO Joe Montemurro 28 So. 51-55/.481 FO FO Shane Wynn 41 Fr. 4-5/.444 FO 28 at #15 Brown 11-10 W (2OT) FO Mike Vaccaro 21 Jr. 5-3/.625 FO March 7 at #10 Johns Hopkins (ESPNU) 7-12 L HOFSTRA-ROBERT MORRIS 14 #3 PRINCETON 9-7 W SERIES 21 at Sacred Heart* 6-5 W - Today’s game is the fourth meeting in 24 at Army (ESPNU) 9-8 W (2OT) men’s lacrosse between Hofstra and 28 ROBERT MORRIS* Noon Robert Morris University in a series that started in 2006. April - Hofstra leads the series 3-0 4 Inside Lacrosse Big City Classic at Giants Stadium - The two teams last met on April 26, vs. Delaware* 5 p.m. 2008 in Moon Township, Pennsylvania with the Pride recording a 13-12 come- 8 DREXEL* 7 p.m. from-behind victory. 11 at Towson (ESPNU) 1 p.m. - The last time the two teams met in 18 NORTH CAROLINA 7 p.m. Hempstead was April 7, 2007 with the Pride winning 14-5. 21 STONY BROOK 7 p.m. 25 VILLANOVA* 7 p.m. The Hofstra- Robert Morris Series 29 CAA Tournament – Semifinals TBA Date Winner Location Score May 4/26/08 Hofstra Moon Twnshp. 13-12 2 CAA Tournament - Championship TBA 4/7/07 Hofstra Hempstead 14-5 9 NCAA Tournament -First Round TBA 4/12/06 Hofstra Moon Twnshp. 21-2 10 NCAA Tournament -First Round TBA ROBERT MORRIS 2009 RESULTS 16 NCAA Tournament – Quarterfinals (Hofstra) TBA 2/7 at North Carolina 4-16 L 17 NCAA Tournament – Quarterfinals (Navy) TBA 2/14 Penn State 12-11 W 23 NCAA Semifinals at Foxboro, MA TBA 2/21 Bellarmine 20-11 W 25 NCAA Championship at Foxboro, MA TBA 2/27 Manhattan 11-8 W 3/1 Detroit Mercy 18-8 W * - Colonial Athletic Association Game 3/7 VMI 14-6 W + - Inside Lacrosse poll. 3/10 at Presbyterian 17-4 W 3/13 at Ohio State 13-19 L 3/17 Wagner 21-8 W NATIONAL RANKING: Hofstra is ranked sixth in this week’s 3/21 at Towson 9-11 L USILA poll. The Pride is also ranked eighth in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse Poll. The Colonials of Robert Morris are not ranked in either poll. STREAKS: Hofstra enters the Robert Morris game having won three straight games, nine of the last 10regular season games… Including the NCAA Tournament game, a 10-4 loss at Johns Hopkins last May, HOFSTRA-ROBERT MORRIS BY THE NUMBERS man-up goal from Card, his second of the contest and 26th of the year. But the Colonials scored the next three goals as Dan Kerch HOFSTRA Category ROBERT MORRIS scored with 7:33 to play in the third and Watt notched his fourth and 5-1 Overall Record 7-3 fifth of the game 43 seconds apart to give Robert Morris an 11-8 lead 1-0 Conference Record 0-1 with 6:06 to play in the quarter. 233 Total Shots 362 53/8.49 Goals For/Avg. 139/13.9 Two minutes later the rain and lightening descended on this 27 Assists 78 Pittsburgh suburb causing a 38 minute delay in the game. The rest 52/8.33 Goals Against/Avg. 102/9.86 seem to rejuvenate the Pride as Stein would score the next three goals 14/11.5 Penalties/Min. 54/46.5 including the last one 6:36 into the fourth quarter to tie the game at 60-63/.488 FO W-L/Pct. 148-122/.548 11-11. Hofstra took the lead with 3:59 to play when Card found Muscarella in the middle of the field 12 yards out. The junior fired a 12-25/.480 Man-Up/Pct. 16-45/.356 bullet that beat John Kennedy over his shoulder for his second of the 3-13/.231 Opp. Man-Up/Pct. 13-47/.277 game and a 12-11 lead. 58/.527 Saves/Pct. 120/.541 Hofstra added to its lead with 11 seconds remaining as junior Ryan ROBERT MORRIS QUICK FACTS Carter, with Robert Morris in a full-field ride, scooted from behind Location: Moon Township, PA the cage to score into the unguarded net for his first score of the Nickname: Colonials season. The Colonials closed out the scoring when a desperation pass Director of Athletics: Dr. Craig Coleman from midfield after the face-off, skidded by the Pride defense to Lacrosse Stadium: Joe Walton Stadium Moore, who was in alone on Danny Orlando and scored his second of Press Box Phone: N/A the game with three seconds to play. The Pride outshot the Colonials, Head Lacrosse Coach: Kenneth Davis 53-31 in the contest. Record at School/Years: 8-46/4 years Overall Record: 34-75/8 years Coach’s Office Phone: (412) 269-3890 USILA DIVISION I Men’s Lacrosse SID: Janette Schneider COACES POLL: Hofstra Office Phone: (412) 397-5841 remained sixth this week in the Fax: (412) 397-5857 fourth United States E-mail: [email protected] Intercollegiate Lacrosse 2008 Record: 4-11, 0-6 (CAA) Association (USILA) regular Returning Lettermen: 30 season coaches poll, released on March 23. Returning Starters: Series Record: Hofstra leads 3-0 No. Team (1st pl. votes) W-L Pts. LW Last meeting: 2008-Hofstra won, 13-12 1 Virginia (10) 10-0 200 1 Athletic Web Site: www.rmu.edu/athletics 2 Syracuse 5-1 190 2 3T Notre Dame 6-0 175 3T HOFSTRA-ROBERT MORRIS LAST YEAR – GAME 13 - 3T Cornell 5-1 175 3T APRIL 26 AT ROBERT MORRIS: Sophomore Dan Stein scored 5 Princeton 5-1 156 5 four goals and junior Anthony Muscarella capped a furious Pride 6 Hofstra 4-1 137 6 rally as #20 Hofstra defeated Robert Morris, 13-12, in a CAA game 7 Johns Hopkins 3-3 125 9 at Joe Walton Stadium. 8 UMBC 5-2 123 7 9 Maryland 6-2 119 11 Stein equaled his career-best with four goals while Jay Card had three 10 Duke 7-3 118 8 goals and one assist and Muscarella added two goals and one assist 11 Harvard 4-1 96 16 for the Pride. Robert Morris was led by Andrew Watt with five goals 12 North Carolina 7-3 89 10 and two assists, Trevor Moore with three goals and Lee Davis with 13 Brown 5-1 82 14 two goals. Colonials' goalie John Kennedy made 23 saves to prevent 14 UMass 4-3 55 NR a Hofstra rout. 15 Loyola 5-3 49 12 16 Navy 6-3 39 15 The Colonials jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals by Corbyn TaoBrambleby and Watt in the first 3:24 of the contest. After Card 17T Hobart 5-1 36 13 closed the gap to 2-1 with his 25th goal of the year off a pass from 17T Colgate 4-3 36 NR Stephen Bentz with 10:05 to play, the two teams exchanged the next 19 Villanova 6-1 17 NR four goals with Watt and Trevor Moore scoring for Robert Morris 20T Denver 5-3 15 NR and Card and Tom Dooley scoring for the Pride to end the first 20T Albany 4-1 15 17 quarter with the Colonials ahead, 4-3. Others Receiving Votes: St. John's, Georgetown, Army, Bucknell, Ohio State, Fairfield, Lehigh But Robert Morris scored the first three goals of the second quarter with Lee Davis, Moore and Watt denting the twine in the first 11 HOFSTRA IN THE POLLS IN 2009 minutes to take a 7-3 lead. Hofstra battled back with four unanswered Week USILA NIKE/IL goals with tallies coming from Michael Colleluori, his ninth of the 2/9 13th 14th season, and Anthony Muscarella, his 22nd, coming before halftime, 2/16 13th 14th and Dan Stein, his 14th, and Stephen Bentz, his first of the season, 2/23 13th 13th coming in the first 3:26 of the third quarter to give the Pride their first 3/2 9th 10th lead of the contest at 8-7.