2009 Hofstra Men's Lacrosse Caa
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NATIONAL RANKING: Hofstra remained ranked ninth in this week’s USILA poll. The Pride is also ranked ninth in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse Poll this week. The Wildcats of Villanova are not ranked in either poll. STREAKS: Hofstra enters the Villanova game having won nine of its last 10 games and 15 of the last 17 regular season contests… Including the NCAA Tournament game, a 10-4 loss at Johns Hopkins last May, Hofstra has won 15 of its last 18 and 18 of its last 22 games…The Pride has won 43 of its last 58 regular season games, dating back to the 2006 season... The Pride has won 30 of their last 36 home games at Shuart Stadium…Villanova has won three of their last five contests. 2009 HOFSTRA MEN’S LACROSSE HOFSTRA’S TENTATIVE LINE-UP vs. Villanova Pos. Name No. Cl. 2009 Stats A Tom Dooley 40 Sr. 16-4-20 A Jay Card 20 So. 30-9-39 A Kevin Ford 4 RFr. 18-8-26 CAA CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMIFINAL M Michael Colleluori 3 Sr. 12-19-31 #9 HOFSTRA PRIDE (11-2, 6-0) M Ryan Carter 15 Sr. 8-6-14 M Anthony Muscarella 26 Sr. 17-9-26 vs. D Mike Skudin 29 So. 15 GB VILLANOVA WILDCATS (9-5, 3-3) D Adam Swarsen 47 Jr. 28 GB Wednesday, April 29, 2009 – 7 p.m. D Christian Scuderi 50 Jr. 30 GB G Andrew Gvozden 18 Fr. 8.08 GAA James M. Shuart Stadium –Hempstead, NY Reserves 2M Tom Interlicchio 22 Jr. 3-0-3 2009 HOFSTRA 2M Dan Pezzolla 19 Fr. 0-1-1 LACROSSE SCHEDULE & RESULTS 2M Stephen Bentz 35 So. 5-1-6 LSM Steve Prifte 8 Sr. 41 GB LSM Adam Mojica 6 So. 0 GB February (Opp. Rank - Opp. - HU Rank) Result SS Stephen DeNapoli 7 So. 4-4-8/52 GB 21 #20 MASSACHUSETTS (13) 11-10 W SS Jake Born 30 Jr. 0-0-0/2 GB 28 at #15 Brown 11-10 W (2OT) FO Joe Montemurro 28 So. 113-128/.469 FO% March FO Mike Vaccaro 21 Jr. 15-15/.500 FO 7 at #10 Johns Hopkins (ESPNU) 7-12 L FO Shane Wynn 41 Fr. 4-6/.400 FO 14 #3 PRINCETON 9-7 W 21 at Sacred Heart* 6-5 W HOFSTRA-VILLANOVA SERIES 24 at Army (ESPNU) 9-8 W (2OT) - Tonight’s game is the 13th meeting between 28 ROBERT MORRIS* 11-5 W Hofstra and Villanova in men’s lacrosse in a series that started in 1988. April - Hofstra leads the series 8-4 -Hofstra and Villanova met last Saturday, 4 Inside Lacrosse Big City Classic at Giants Stadium April 25, 2009 with the Pride winning 10-3 in vs. Delaware* 10-8 W Shuart Stadium. 8 DREXEL* 12-7 W - The Pride faced the Wildcats on April 9, 2008 in Pennsylvania with 11 at Towson (ESPNU) 11-10 W the Pride posting a 7-6 double-overtime victory over the Wildcats on 18 #10 NORTH CAROLINA 8-13 L a Jay Card goal with one second remaining in the second extra 21 STONY BROOK 12-11 W period. 25 VILLANOVA* 10-3 W -The last time Villanova posted a win over Hofstra was on Long Island on March 30, 2007 with the Wildcats edging the Pride 9-8. 29 CAA Tournament – Semifinal at Hofstra 7 p.m. vs. Villanova The Hofstra- Villanova Series May Date Winner Location Score 2 CAA Tournament - Championship TBA 4/25/09 Hofstra Hempstead 10-3 W 9 NCAA Tournament -First Round TBA 4/9/08 Hofstra Villanova 7-6 (2OT) 10 NCAA Tournament -First Round TBA 3/30/07 Villanova Hempstead 9-8 16 NCAA Tournament – Quarterfinals (Hofstra) TBA 5/3/06 Hofstra Hempstead 14-7 4/8/06 Hofstra Villanova 13-4 17 NCAA Tournament – Quarterfinals (Navy) TBA 4/1/05 Villanova Hempstead 11-5 23 NCAA Semifinals at Foxboro, MA TBA 4/24/04 Villanova Villanova 13-10 25 NCAA Championship at Foxboro, MA TBA 4/30/03 Hofstra Hempstead* 9-6 4/23/03 Hofstra Hempstead 9-5 * - Colonial Athletic Association Game 3/5/02 Hofstra Hempstead 12-5 + - Inside Lacrosse poll. 4/22/89 Villanova Hempstead 12-9 4/23/88 Hofstra Villanova 13-8 VILLANOVA 2009 RESULTS 2/14 at Rutgers 8-4 W VILLANOVA IN THE NCAA STATS: Here is 2/21 at Lafayette 12-4 W where Villanova ranks in this week’s NCAA 2/28 Penn 14-7 W statistical report, as of April 27, 2009: 3/4 at Binghamton 7-6 W 3/10 Penn State 8-10 L 3/14 Lehigh 16-6 W 3/21 Delaware 5-4 W 3/28 at Sacred Heart 7-8 L Category Rank Actual 3/31 at Notre Dame 7-9 L Scoring Offense 28 9.43 4/4 Manhattan 8-4 W Scoring Defense 4 6.86 4/8 Towson 13-4 W Face-Off Win Percentage 41 0.458 4/11 at Drexel 8-9 L Man-Up Offense 24 0.341 4/18 Robert Morris 16-11 W Man-Down Defense 2 0.826 4/25 at Hofstra 3-10 L Scoring Margin 12 2.57 Win Percentage 14 0.643 HOFSTRA-VILLANOVA BY THE NUMBERS Points Per Game 27 14.86 Ground Balls Per Game 42 28.29 HOFSTRA Category VILLANOVA Saves Per Game 52 8.93 11-2 Overall Record 9-5 Assists Per Game 22 5.43 6-0 Conference Record 3-3 491 Total Shots 513 Category Player Rank Actual 127/9.59 Goals For/Avg. 132/9.20 69 Assists 77 Points Per Game Chris MacDonald 125 2.0 109/8.23 Goals Against/Avg. 96/6.69 Tim Driscoll 146 1.86 Paul Webber 156 1.83 35/28.0 Penalties/Min. 49/39.0 Matthew Fritts 184 1.64 132-149/.470 FO W-L/Pct. 130-154/.458 Mike Brennan 184 1.64 18-47/.383 Man-Up/Pct. 14-41/.341 11-34/.324 Opp. Man-Up/Pct. 8-46/.174 Goals Per Game Tim Driscoll 64 1.71 Matthew Fritts 127 1.36 127/.538 Saves/Pct. 125/.566 Tim Langan, Jr 180 1.08 Paul Webber 193 1.0 VILLANOVA’S TENTATIVE LINE-UP Assists Per Game Chris MacDonald 23 1.43 at Hofstra Mike Brennan 42 1.14 Pos. Name No. Cl. 2009 Stats A Chris MacDonald 8 Sr. 8-20-28 Paul Webber 93 0.83 A C.J. Small 30 Fr. 11-3-14 Ground Balls Per Game Brian Karalunas 35 4.0 A Tim Driscoll 32 Sr. 24-2-26 Chris Ficke 150 2.5 M Matthew Fritts 4 Sr. 19-4-23 Eddie DiDonato 164 2.43 M Mike Brennan 13 So. 7-16-23 Nolan Vihlen 171 2.38 M Kevin Cunningham 29 Fr. 7-3-10 Goals-Against Average Andrew DiLoreto 3 6.5 D Eddie DiDonato 10 Sr. 34 GB Save Percentage Andrew DiLoreto 16 0.566 D Chris Ficke 15 So. 35 GB Face-Off Win Pct Nolan Vihlen 42 0.473 D Bryan McCartney 26 Jr. 20 GB T.J. O'Donnell 51 0.435 G Andrew DiLoreto 33 Sr. 6.49 GAA FO Nolan Vihlen 5 Fr. 80-89/.473 THE LAST HOFSTRA-VILLANOVA MEETING – GAME 13 - APRIL 25, 2009 AT HOFSTRA: Kevin Ford tallied three goals and VILLANOVA QUICK FACTS two assists and Tom Dooley added three goals to lead the ninth- Location: Villanova, PA ranked Pride of Hofstra to a 10-3 victory over Villanova in the CAA Nickname: Wildcats regular season finale for both teams. Hofstra posted its second Director of Athletics: Vince Nicastro consecutive win to improve to 11-2 overall and conclude the CAA Lacrosse Stadium: Villanova Stadium (12,000) schedule undefeated at 6-0. Villanova falls to 9-5 overall and 3-3 in Press Box Phone: (610) 519-5759 conference play. Head Lacrosse Coach: Michael Corrado Record at School/Years: 12-17/2 years The top-seed Pride will host a CAA Championship semifinal game Overall Record: Same on Wednesday, April 29 at 7 p.m. at Shuart Stadium when they will Coach’s Office Phone: (610) 519-4146 again meet the Wildcats of Villanova, who are the fourth and final Men’s Lacrosse SID: Erin Fleming seed. Towson (6-8, 4-2), the second seed, will host the third seed Office Phone: (610) 519-6460 Drexel in the other semifinal on Wednesday. The two winners will Fax: (610) 519-7323 meet, at the home of the highest remaining seed, on Saturday, May 2 2008 Record: 5-10, 3-3 (CAA) for the CAA Championship and the automatic bid into the NCAA Returning Lettermen: 28 Championships that begin on Saturday, May 9. Returning Starters: 8 Series Record: Hofstra leads 7-4 In addition to Ford and Dooley, Hofstra received two goals and one Last Meeting: 2008-Hofstra won, 7-6 (2 OT) assist from senior Michael Colleluori and two assists from senior Athletic Web Site: www.villanova.com Anthony Muscarella. Freshman goalie Andrew Gvozden, who made 10 saves, posted his ninth win in 11 outings. The Wildcats, who were held to their lowest offensive output of the season, received goals from seniors Tim Driscoll and Dan Liva and freshman Kevin Christian Scuderi 187 2.31 Cunningham. Senior goalie Andrew DiLoreto, the leading goalie in Anthony Muscarella 198 2.25 the CAA, made 11 saves in the Villanova cage. Goals-Against Average Andrew Gvozden 18 8.09 Save Percentage Andrew Gvozden 21 0.559 The two teams split the first four goals as Kevin Cunningham's seventh goal of the season 1:14 into the second quarter tied the game Face-Off Win Pct Joe Montemurro 44 0.469 at 2-all.