SOF TBALL MEDIA GUIDE Rachael Senatore

Nicole Osovski

Becca Bigler

Olivia Galati

Tessa Ziemba

D.J. Slugh 2012 Softball Quick Facts

Location: Hempstead, NY 11549 Associate Director of Athletics for Communications: Enrollment: 12,000 Stephen Gorchov Founded: 1935 Office Phone: (516) 463-4933 Nickname: Pride Senior Sports Information Director: Jim Sheehan Colors: Gold, White and Blue Senior Assistant Director of Athletic Communications/ Affiliation: NCAA Division I Softball Contact: Brian Bohl Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Office Phone: (516) 463-6759 Home Field: Hofstra Softball Stadium (1,000) Cell Phone: (516) 408-8214 Press Box Phone: (516) 463-5049 Fax: (516) 463-5033 Email Address: [email protected] President: Director of Athletic Publications: Len Skoros NCAA Faculty Representative: Michael Barnes Director of Athletics: Jack Hayes Equipment Managers: Kathy Theiling (Softball), Anthony Battaglia Executive Associate Director of Athletics: Danny McCabe Assistant Equipment Managers: Dave Walsh, John Considine Senior Associate Director of Athletics: Cindy Lewis Photographers: Brian Ballweg, Luke Adams, Scott Hodge, John Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Facilities: Jay Artinian DePasquale, Len Skoros, Brian Bohl Associate Director of Athletics for External Relations: Tim McMahon SOFTBALL INFORMATION Associate Director of Athletics for Communications: Head Coach: Bill Edwards (Northern Michigan, 1967) Stephen Gorchov Overall Record/Years: 806-376-3/22 years Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance: John Heck Record at School/Years: Same Assistant Director of Athletics for Corporate Relations: Associate Head Coach: Larissa Anderson Ellen Johnson Assistant Coaches: Courtney Oliver and Adrienne Clark Assistant Director of Athletics for Development: Daniel Solow Team Manager: Jonathan Larson Assistant Director of Athletics for Ticket Operations: Maria Corvino Softball Office Phone: (516) 463-5085 Assistant Director of Athletics for Marketing and Promotions: 2011 Record: 40-13 Chrissy Arnone 2011 Conference Record/Finish: 19-1/First Place Assistant Director of Athletics for Student-Athlete Development: 2011 Postseason: None Samantha Sweeney Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 14/5 Assistant Director of Athletic Administration: Rachel August Starters Returning/Lost: 7/3 Director of Ticket Sales: Michael Neely Director of Student-Athlete Services: James Lally HOFSTRA SOFTBALL ON THE WEB: (516) 463-6750 Athletic Department Phone: GoHofstra.com Top Returning Hitters: Name Pos. Cl. Avg.-HR-RBI Honors Tessa Ziemba OF Jr. .335-9-44 First team All-CAA D.J. Slugh DP Jr. .338-3-20 First team All-CAA Jess Hirschbuhl IF Sr. .311-0-26 First team All-CAA

Top Returning Pitchers: Name Cl. IP W-L, ERA, K Olivia Galati Jr. 242.1 29-9, 1.24, 348 CAA Pitcher of the Year Erin Wade Sr. 104.0 11-5, 2.56, 109

TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts 1 Krista Thorn 16 University Senior Administration 31 The Colonial Athletic Association 46 Hofstra Highlights 2 Erin Wade 17 Hofstra University Director Hofstra’s Pro and Olympic Players 47 Hofstra Tradition 4 Olivia Galati 18 of Athletics 32 Hofstra Softball Honor Roll 48 Head Softball Coach Bill Edwards 6 Becca Bigler 20 Hofstra Athletics 33 Hofstra Softball Record Book 51 Associate Head Coach Nicole Osovski 21 Athletic Administration and Where Are They Now? 56 Larissa Anderson 8 Rachael Senatore 22 Head Coaches 34 Softball Alumnae 58 Assistant Coaches Courtney Oliver/ D.J. Slugh 23 Academic Support 36 Hofstra in Postseason Play 60 Adrienne Clark 9 Tessa Ziemba 24 Athletic Training 37 Series Records 63 2012 Outlook 10 Ashley Ainbender/Tori Rocha 25 Long Island 38 All-Time Results 64 2012 Roster 12 Colleen Smith/Danielle Bitts/ City 39 Media Following 73 Dominique Ficara 26 Softball Facilities 40 Hofstra in the Community 74 Player Profiles Lindsey Reid/Erin Trippi 27 2011 Statistics 42 Softball Media Information 75 Courtney Crews 13 2011 Results 43 Hofstra Campus Map/ Jess Hirschbuhl 14 This is Hofstra University 28 2011 Colonial Athletic Association Getting to Hofstra 76 Michelle Lavagnino 15 Hofstra University President 30 Review 44 2012 Softball 1 Hofstra Highlights

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee Joan Jett and the Blackhearts were part of the Vibe Live Concert

Rapper Rick Ross performs at the Vibe Out Loud concert during Fall Festival

Legendary rappers Public Enemy performed at Hofstra in 2010 Taking Back Sunday rocked the crowd during 2011 Fall Festival

Salt-n-Pepa were also featured performers at Fall Festival

2 Hofstra University Hofstra is just 25 miles from New York City The Princeton Review recently named the Zarb School of Business One of its “Great Schools for Marketing and Sales Majors”

The Hofstra- A large crowd of students enjoyed the North Shore Vibe Live Concert at Hofstra LIJ School of Medicine welcomed its first class in July 2011

Comedian Louis C.K. headlined the Out Loud portion of WRHU, Hofstra’s radio Hofstra’s 2011 Fall Festival station, was recently rated the fifth best college radio station in the nation by The Princeton Review

2012 Softball 3 Hofstra Tradition

1365 games

902 victories

59 All-Conference players Coach Edwards and 44 All-Region players 2006 CAA Player of the Year Ashley Lane 22 consecutive winning seasons

17 NCAA Tournament victories

17 Academic All-District players Tara Ulrich was a 16 conference championships four-time All-CAA selection 12 NCAA Tournament appearances

11 consecutive conference championships (NCAA record) from 1998-2008

5 Academic All-Americans Two-time NFCA All-American and three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American 4 All-Americans Crystal Boyd

Olivia Galati is a two-time CAA Pitcher of the Year and holds Hofstra single season records in wins (29) and strikeouts (348)

2000 NFCA All-American and 2001 America East Player of the Year Lisa Ciavardini

Two-time America East Pitcher of the Year Jen Smith

Hofstra at the 2003 NCAA Regional in Lincoln, Nebraska

4 Hofstra University 2003 and 2004 All-NCAA 2003 NFCA All-American Regional Amanda Hallaway selection Adrienne Clark

2003 CoSIDA Academic All-American Heather 2000 NFCA Brousseau All-American and CoSIDA Academic All- American Alicia Smith

All-time strikeout leader and three-time CAA Pitcher of the Year Kayleigh Lotti

2006 Colonial Athletic Association Champions

Hofstra’s seven All-CAA selections in 2008

The Pride unveil their 2005 NCAA banner

2012 Softball 5 Head Coach Bill Edwards

ill Edwards has previous school completed 23 seasons record of 43 was Bas Hofstra University set in 2005, when Head Softball Coach, and Hofstra reached he has been the architect of the NCAA a program that has grown to Regional finals national prominence. As a at Alabama with result of his success with the a 2-1 win over Pride, he was inducted into the Arizona State. National Fastpitch Coaches The year before, Association (NFCA) Hall of he led the Pride Fame in December of 2009. to the 2004 NCAA Regional Edwards has led Hofstra to the finals at Stanford regional finals of the NCAA University, Tournament in the 2004, where the Pride 2005, 2008 and 2010 seasons, won four games and helped the Pride capture and fell just a remarkable 11 straight one win shy of conference tournament titles from 1998-2008, which is an NCAA reaching the Division I record for softball. His career record stands at 806-376-3 in 22 Women’s College seasons, ranking him in the top 25 in NCAA history in career winning World Series. percentage and making him one of only 19 active coaches with 800 Hofstra has career wins. won 14 NCAA Tournament In each of the last 20 seasons under Edwards, the Pride has won either a games since regular season or a postseason conference title, including the 11 straight 2003, including tournament championships, breaking the previous record of nine straight victories over Penn State, Nebraska, Auburn, Stanford, Oklahoma State conference titles set by Massachusetts from 1995-2003. and Arizona State, while defeating five pitchers who earned All-America honors during their careers. This past season, Edwards guided Hofstra to a 40-13 record and While the last decade has been was named the Colonial Athletic especially noteworthy on a national Association Co-Coach of the Year, the level, the Hofstra Softball program has fourth straight season he has earned also displayed consistent excellence that honor. A year ago, Edwards guided over his 22-year career. Edwards and Hofstra to a school record-tying 45 company have garnered 12 NCAA wins in 2010, as the Pride won the Tournament appearances, including six CAA regular season title, swept through straight from 2003-08. the CAA Tournament, and advanced to the NCAA Regional finals with two Edwards, who has been a part of 23 wins over No. 14 Oklahoma State. straight winning seasons at Hofstra, Hofstra took third-ranked (and eventual coached the Pride to a #21 ranking in runner-up) Arizona to 12 innings in the the final 2004 NCAA Division I Softball regional finals before falling 10-6. Poll, and a #20 ranking in the final 1994 poll. He has also led the Pride to #1 The Pride also earned 45 wins in 2008, rankings in the Northeast Region Poll in including two at the NCAA Regionals 1993, 1994, 1997 and 2000. in Hempstead as it advanced to the regional finals for the third time. The Edwards has been named the Regional Pride finished with a 45-13 record, Coach of the Year 10 times in his career while winning the Colonial Athletic (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2003, Association regular season and 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008). His players postseason championships, earning have also earned All-America honors Edwards the CAA Coach of the Year from the National Fastpitch Coaches award. He also won the CAA Coach Association five times, including twice of the Year honor in 2009 after leading by Crystal Boyd (1993, 1994) and Hofstra to the regular season title with a once apiece from Alicia Smith (2000), 14-3 mark in conference play. Lisa Ciavardini (2000) and Amanda Prior to its 45 wins in 2008, the Hallaway (2003).

6 Hofstra University During the 2000 season, Edwards and the Pride set a then-school record with 42 wins, marking the third time that they had reached the 40-win plateau. Hofstra also won their third consecutive America East Championship and earned their second straight automatic bid to NCAA Regionals, where they defeated Louisiana-Lafayette before being eliminated 2-1 by seventh-ranked LSU.

In 1995, Hofstra’s first season in the North Atlantic Conference, Edwards led the squad to a school- record 41-21 mark, the North Atlantic Conference Championship and a berth in Hofstra’s second NCAA Tournament. For his efforts, Edwards was selected as the North Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year and Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year. Edwards was also named the East Coast Conference Coach of the Year (1994) earlier in his career.

Edwards came to Hofstra from Commack High School where he coached softball for nine years. During his tenure at Commack, his teams compiled a 118-61 record and reached the Suffolk County Class A playoffs in seven of those nine years. His 1988 squad captured the Suffolk County championship and the Long Island championship, and finished third in the New York State Tournament. Edwards’ College Coaching Record Since 1986 Edwards has also served as head softball coach for the 1990 Hofstra University 19-17-1 P.S.I. Couriers, an Amateur Softball Association (ASA) summer team. 1991 Hofstra University 24-13 His 1987 team captured the Mid-Atlantic region championship and 1992 Hofstra University 35-7-1 (ECC Champions) finished fifth in the national tournament, which marked the first time a 1993 Hofstra University 37-12 (ECAC Champions, NCAA’s) Long Island team had competed in the national tournament. The P.S.I. 1994 Hofstra University 39-16 (ECC Champions, #20 in Nation) Couriers also finished second in the region in 1986 and third in 1988 and 1995 Hofstra University 41-21 (NAC Champions, NCAA’s) 1989. He is also a past president of the Suffolk County Softball Coaches 1996 Hofstra University 33-18 (NAC Regular Season Champions) Association. 1997 Hofstra University 38-16 (America East Regular Season Champions) Edwards, a teacher in the Commack School District from 1967 through 1998 Hofstra University 39-17 (America East Champions) 1999, worked and coached at John F. Kennedy Junior High School, 1999 Hofstra University 40-19 (America East Champions, NCAA’s) Wood Park Elementary School and Commack High School. He 2000 Hofstra University 42-21 (America East Champions, NCAA’s) served two stints as freshman football coach at Kennedy Junior High 2001 Hofstra University 37-26 (America East Champions, NCAA’s) School from 1972 through 1976, and 1979 and 1980, and was also the 2002 Hofstra University 28-25 (CAA Champions) freshman baseball coach from 1975 through 1980. When he moved on to 2003 Hofstra University 39-17 (CAA Champions, NCAA’s) Commack, Edwards served as offensive coordinator from 1981 through 2004 Hofstra University 38-21 1983. During those three years, Commack won three league titles, two (CAA Champions, NCAA Regional Finalists, #21 in nation) conference championships and one Suffolk County championship. In 2005 Hofstra University 43-16-1 1993 he served as head football coach at Commack. (CAA Champions, NCAA Regional Finalists) 2006 Hofstra University 37-20 In addition, Edwards also served as head ice hockey coach at Iona (CAA Champions, NCAA Regional Hosts) College from 1968 through 1979. At Iona, his teams posted a 174-58- 2007 Hofstra University 41-15 14 record and captured four Metropolitan Collegiate championships. In (CAA Champions, NCAA Regional Hosts) 1988 Edwards was inducted into the Iona College Sports Hall of Fame. 2008 Hofstra University 45-13 (CAA Champions, NCAA Regional Finalists) Edwards and his wife, Janie, have two grown daughters, Shari, who 2009 Hofstra University 26-21 (CAA Regular Season Champions) played NCAA Division I softball at Northern Illinois University and 2010 Hofstra University 45-12 coached at Hofstra, and Karen, a licensed practical nurse. Edwards (CAA Champions, NCAA Regional Finalists) received a bachelor’s in physical education from Northern Michigan 2011 Hofstra University 40-13 (CAA Regular Season Champions) University in 1967 and a master’s from the University at Stony Brook in 1975. The Edwards family resides in Nesconset, New York. Total 806-376-3

2012 Softball 7 Associate Head Coach Larissa Anderson

arissa Anderson is the staff, which included in her 11th year on Lotti, Oliver and Kralowetz Lthe coaching staff at combined to post 41 Hofstra and her eighth as victories and a team ERA associate head coach. She has of 1.86, which was just the helped the Pride to eight CAA second time in six seasons Tournament championships that the team ERA was and seven NCAA Tournament under 2.00. The staff total appearances in her 10 seasons of 460 strikeouts bettered on the staff. She has also been the old mark of 343 by part of 14 NCAA Tournament 117, as Lotti rang up 319 game victories over the last punch-outs on the year. nine years, including four in Anderson’s work with 2004. Kralowetz stands out as the sophomore was not Her efforts have resulted in the recruited to pitch and Hofstra staff being named the emerged as Hofstra’s go-to Mid-Atlantic Region Coaching reliever, posting an 11-3 Staff of the Year by the record, a 1.78 ERA with 61 National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) five times (2003, 2004, strikeouts and four walks in 2005, 2007, 2008). 63 innings pitched.

Anderson works with the Hofstra pitching staff and handles pitch-calling Anderson is also a frequent duties from the Hofstra dugout. During her 10 years, she has helped speaker at camps and clinics around the country. At the 2011 NFCA Hofstra achieve a record of 382-173-1, including a school record 45 Convention, Anderson and Head Coach Bill Edwards were featured victories in 2008 and 2010. In 2010 Anderson was a big factor in the speakers and presented: “Defensive Strategy: Is Your Team Really As progression of then-freshman Olivia Galati, who tied the school record Prepared As You Think?” The national convention included more than for wins with 26 and was the CAA Pitcher and Rookie of the Year. Galati 1,300 participants (mostly coaches) from youth levels, high school, travel would go on to set the program record for wins (29) and strikeouts (348) teams and NCAA Division I, II, III and NAIA institutions. during the 2011 season to repeat as CAA Pitcher of the Year. Prior to coming to Hofstra, Anderson served as an assistant coach for She was also instrumental in the development of Kayleigh Lotti, who two seasons at C.W. Post, where she helped the Pioneers to a combined holds the Hofstra career and strikeout record, and was a three-time CAA 75-33 record, including a school record 42 wins during the 2000 season. Pitcher of the Year. Anderson also coached Callie Osborne to CAA She assisted in all facets of the program at C.W. Post and was in charge Pitcher of the Year honors in 2004 and 2005. In addition, Lotti (four of coaching the pitchers and catchers. Her efforts helped the Pioneers times) and Osborne (twice) and Galati have been named to the NFCA to the 13th best team earned average in Division II (1.11) in 2001. All-Region team under Anderson’s tutelage. She was also part of a C.W. Post staff that received the Northeast Region Division II Coaching Staff of the Year award from the NFCA in 2000. Another pitcher who flourished under Anderson was Adrienne Clark, who developed a reputation as one of the top big-game pitchers in the Anderson also served one season as an assistant coach at Gannon country during her time with the Pride. Clark, who was not recruited University in 1998, after being named a regional All-American outfielder as a pitcher, finished her career with a 5-1 lifetime record in the NCAA in 1997. She graduated from Gannon in 1997 with a bachelor’s of Tournament, including three science degree in therapeutic recreation. solo shutouts and one combined shutout. Clark had a shutout streak No stranger to the Hofstra athletic of 31 straight innings as a starter community, Anderson spent the 2000- in NCAA Tournament play in 01 academic year as an administrative the 2003 and 2004 seasons, the assistant to the women’s basketball longest such streak since Nancy program in addition to her coaching Evans of Arizona had 38 straight duties at C.W. Post. shutout innings in 1998. Anderson resides in Levittown, New In 2008 the pitching staff of York, with her husband of 10 years, Lotti, Courtney Oliver, Joanna Patrick, a former coach in the Kansas Kralowetz and Sara Michalowski City Royals organization who served won 45 games, posted a 1.28 three seasons as head coach of the earned run average, which is the Hofstra Baseball team before returning second lowest mark in program to pro ball in 2012. history, and held opponents to a .128 batting average. In 2007

8 Hofstra University Assistant Coaches

In addition, Oliver helped the Pride to a dramatic 5-4 win Courtney Oliver over Penn State in the 2006 NCAA Regionals at Hofstra Assistant Coach Softball Stadium, when she had two doubles and three RBI, including the game-winning RBI in the ormer Hofstra pitcher/designated player eighth inning. The Penn State game was the first regional Courtney Oliver, a 2008 graduate, is entering her contest that Hofstra had hosted since the 1993 campaign. Fsecond season an assistant coach with the Pride in 2011. She will the Pride with both pitching During her senior season, Oliver showed her dominance and hitting, after having a standout career in both areas as both a hitter and a pitcher, as she led the CAA in during her playing days at Hofstra. conference games in both RBI (27) and earned run average (5-0, 0.24). Her performance helped the Pride After graduating from Hofstra in 2008, Oliver spent complete its run of 11 straight conference championships, one year as an assistant coach at Monmouth University which is an NCAA Division I record for softball. She in 2009 and one year at Boston University in 2010. ended her senior season with 40 RBI overall and a 10-3 record and a 1.12 While at Boston University, she helped the Terriers to a 35-22 record, ERA in the pitching circle. an championship and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament, which saw the Terriers capture a 10-4 upset win over A two-time first-team All-CAA selection, Oliver currently ranks 10th in nationally ranked Massachusetts. Her Monmouth team in 2009 finished school history in career runs batted in with 117 (despite not becoming with a 26-18-1 record, after finishing 19-22-1 the previous year. a full-time starter until her sophomore season). She also won 32 career games in the pitching circle, including two no-hitters, and ranks eighth A native of Swansea, Massachusetts, and a graduate of Coyle and in school history with 258 strikeouts. One of her two no-hitters came in Cassidy High School, Oliver had a big impact in her playing days at a road game against LIU, which snapped an 18-game winning streak for Hofstra, as she helped the Pride to four straight CAA championships and the Blackbirds. NCAA Tournament berths. She had numerous big hits in her career, including a pinch-hit RBI In addition, Oliver and the Class of 2008 remain the single in the CAA title game against Towson as winningest class in school history, finishing with a a freshman, a three-run home run in the CAA four-year record of 166-64. The 45 wins the Pride title game against Georgia State as a sophomore earned in 2008 also remains tied for the school (when she also earned the pitching victory), and record for a single season with the 2010 team. a towering walk-off two-run homer in the 11th inning of the CAA championship round against Oliver, who earned a degree in marketing from James Madison as a senior. Hofstra, is currently pursuing her master’s in journalism.

at Delaware in 2006, as the Blue Hens led the Colonial Adrienne Clark Athletic Association with a 2.03 earned run average. Assistant Coach During her playing career for the Pride, Clark helped drienne Clark, one of the top pitchers in lead the team to four straight CAA regular-season and Hofstra University history and a member of postseason championships and three NCAA Regional APride teams that won four straight Colonial appearances. She helped the team win 148 games during Athletic Association titles, joins the coaching staff in those seasons, including a school-record 43 victories in 2012 as a volunteer assistant. 2005. Hofstra went 8-4 in the NCAA Tournament over her final three seasons and was one of only 12 teams in Clark comes back to Hofstra after spending three the nation to win at least two NCAA Tournament games seasons (2009-11) on the staff at Columbia University, in 2003, 2004, and 2005. where she worked with the Lions pitching staff and outfielders. She also served as an associate professor Clark was a two-time first team All-CAA selection, of physical education at Columbia. Clark also spent three years as an a three-time CAA All-Tournament selection, and was named to the assistant at Delaware after graduating from Hofstra in 2005. National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Mid Atlantic Region team as a junior in 2004. She developed into one of the best big-game pitchers During her tenure at Columbia, Clark guided a pitching staff that saw its anywhere in the country, tallying a 5-1 record with one save in NCAA team ERA shrink from 4.95 the season before she arrived to a 3.01 mark Division I Tournament play over her final three seasons, with four of in 2011. She also coached a pair of her pitchers, Maggie Johnson and those wins coming in 1-0 decisions. Clark had a streak of 31 straight Prophet Gaspard, to All-Ivy League accolades in 2011. shutout innings as a starter in the NCAA Tournament at one point and was named to the NCAA All-Regional team in 2003 and 2004. At Delaware. Clark served as the Blue Hens’ pitching coach. She also worked with the Delaware outfielders, ran individual hitting sessions, Clark, a native of Gibsonton, Florida, holds a degree in business oversaw the Blue Hens’ recruiting process and served as the team’s first administration and marketing and will graduate from Columbia in May base coach. Clark made an immediate impact during her first season 2012 with a master’s in sports management. 2012 Softball 9 2012 Outlook

inding a mixture of talent and experience to navigate through a long season can help determine how far a team can go. With Fseven returning starters and 11 juniors and seniors on the roster, the 2012 Hofstra softball team will be looking to build off an impressive year as it seeks the program’s 13th tournament title in the last 15 years. Erin Wade The Pride returns most of their key players from a team that went 40-13, including 19-1 against the Colonial Athletic Association. Though the lineup retains many of its potent threats, Hofstra will still need to replace top power hitter Sara Michalowski (team-leading 12 home runs and 46 RBIs), catcher Laura Valentino (51 starts) and sure-handed shortstop Trisha Dreslinski, who started all 53 games last season.

But the Pride brings back its top-two hurlers in CAA Pitcher of the Year Olivia Galati and senior Erin Wade. Edwards will also have the luxury of starting an upperclassman at every position. The lineup will be fortified by the return of senior infielder Jess Hirschbuhl (.311 average), junior “Olivia is the type of pitcher who makes it a little easier on the coaching outfielder Tessa Ziemba (.335) and junior designated player D.J. Slugh staff when she’s on her game,” Edwards said. “Erin is throwing the ball (.338), who all earned All-CAA first-team honors. really well right now. When you have two quality pitchers, we just have to keep them healthy and they’ll give us a chance to win.” Hofstra is coming off its fifth 40-win season in the last seven years, though head coach Bill Edwards said past performance will not To bolster the pitching staff, Edwards could also turn to 5-10 freshman adumbrate future success. Dominique Ficara and junior Nicole Osovski. Edwards said Ficara has worked hard to improve from the time she arrived on campus to now and “It’s a new year with new challenges and last year doesn’t guarantee could pick up innings. you anything,” Edwards said. “But we’re all excited for the new season and it should help that we have an experienced team. You can’t coach Catcher experience.” Hofstra lost Valentino to graduation but will still have a veteran to key Here is a position-by-position look at the Pride heading into the 2012 the backstop position. Courtney Crews, who did not accrue a single season: in 33 total chances last year, has developed a rapport with the pitching staff and could be primed for a big season after battling through Pitcher an injury in 2011. The senior will be expected to shoulder much of the responsibility behind the plate early on but could be spelled by freshman Erin Trippi. The Lyndhurst, N.J. native is getting acclimated to the For the third straight year, Division I level and could receive key game experience with Hofstra the 1-2 combination of Galati slated to play 15 games in a 17-day stretch to start the campaign. and Wade will be expected to carry the pitching load. As a Olivia Galati sophomore, Galati earned her First Base second consecutive CAA Pitcher of the Year award after going Senior Jess Hirschbuhl is coming 29-8 with a 1.24 ERA. After off a standout season as the team’s winning the league’s pitcher and second baseman, where she earned rookie of the year awards as a Jess Hirschbuhl first-team All-CAA honors in freshman, Galati boasts a career- starting all 53 games. Hirschbuhl record of 55-15 and is coming batted .311 and posted a .451 off a 2011 season in which set on-base percentage. The Pride a team record for victories and hopes her offensive production strikeouts (348) while logging 17 will translate to a new position as shutouts. For her efforts, Galati Hirschbuhl will move to the right was named to the USA Softball of the infield and take over the first Collegiate Player of the Year base spot from Michalowski. As a top-50 watch list for the second senior, Michalowski provided the consecutive season. bulk of the Pride’s power as the only Hofstra player with double- Wade alleviated the pressure on Galati with a stellar 11-5 record and a digit home runs. Hirschbuhl still 2.33 ERA. The duo started every game for the Pride and logged more accumulated 49 total bases and than 99 percent of the total innings. Wade showed good control, striking scored 31 runs while helping to out 109 batters against just 32 walks in 104 innings pitched. turn four double plays. Osovski

10 Hofstra University has all been practicing at first and could provide depth as a position Michelle Lavagnino and juniors Tessa player in addition to her talents as a pitcher. Freshman walk-on Danielle Ziemba and Rachael Senatore. Ziemba, Bitts could also compete for time at first. another All-CAA first-team pick, became the first Hofstra player to have 40 RBI Second Base in each of her first two seasons after her game-winning RBI double in the regular season finale against Georgia State (she With Hirschbuhl moving over, sophomore Tori Rocha will look to finished with 44). Lavagnino added Rachael establish herself at second base. As a freshman, Rocha appeared in 13 depth to the lineup with a .313 on-base games, including seven off the bench. Edwards said the left-handed Senatore percentage and Senatore scored 30 runs hitting Rocha has been working hard and could provide the Pride with a and stole six bases. Sophomore Ashley strong arm and good range defensively. At the plate, Rocha will look to Ainbinder could also work her way into use her quickness to generate runs and contribute to a Hofstra offense the outfield mix with continued strong that out-scored opponents, 272-90, last season. efforts during practices. Designated player D.J. Slugh could also see time in Shortstop the outfield.

Hofstra lost one of Designated Player its most aggressive Krista Thorn and tough athletes Junior D.J. Slugh was an offensive catalyst last season, posting a team- when Dreslinski leading .479 on-base percentage. In just 74 at-bats, the right-handed graduated last hitting Slugh generated 37 runs (17 runs scored and 20 RBIs). The Pride year. To replace also will look to employ a slew of utility players that can either push the shortstop who established players in practice, fill-in as injury replacements or provide a started all 53 jolt off the bench while affording the coaching staff the luxury of gaining games, the Pride favorable matchups. Lindsey Reid is coming off a strong fall season but will move senior has been setback with a broken hand. She could be valuable utility player Krista Thorn from who can be slotted into multiple infield positions. Sophomore Colleen third base to short. Smith has also showed flashes in practice after appearing in 17 games in Thorn also started her first season. every game last season, batting .273 with 19 RBIs. Schedule

In addition to a challenging CAA schedule, Hofstra has loaded the non-conference portion with a bevy of contests against well-respected power-conference schools. The Pride will play four team that enter the season ranked in the he USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Preseason Poll. Hofstra will open the season against No. 24 Louisville and will also play Tennessee (14), Michigan (15), UCLA (19) and will also oppose three teams receiving votes in East Carolina, DePaul and Fordham. In Third Base CAA play, Hofstra will open league play with a three-game series at defending-conference champion Georgia State. The Pride will also play James Madison, Towson and Delaware on the road and host George Junior Becca Bigler batted .293 with four RBIs last year before a Mason, UNC Wilmington and Drexel. medical red-shirt cut short her season. But in her limited playing time, Bigler showed her prowess at the plate, going “We’re not taking the non-conference game as 2-for-3 with a RBI in a win over Purdue and a preparation for conference play,” Edwards 1-for-3 in both games of a doubleheader said. “We’re playing all these great teams early Tessa Ziemba against Florida State and All-America pitcher to win. We want to come out strong early and Sara Hamilton. Bigler will now be entrusted win some big games in order to put ourselves to be the everyday third baseman. in a position to get an at-large bid to the tournament.” Outfield “Playing all these top teams early will expose On a team where the infield defensive what we have to work on to get better. I think alignment has fluctuated, the outfield should the potential is there for us to be very strong provide the Pride with continuity. Hofstra defensively. That’s where we start: pitching and returns all three of its starters in senior defense.”

2012 Softball 11 2012 Roster

The Pride No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. B/T Hometown/High School 1 Tessa Ziemba OF Jr. 5-5 L/L Wilmington, DE/St. Mark’s 2 Olivia Galati P/DP Jr. 5-5 R/R West Babylon, NY/St. John The Baptist 3 Jess Hirschbuhl 1B Sr. 5-8 R/R Jamison, PA/Central Bucks South 4 Rachael Senatore OF Jr. 5-8 L/R Sparta, NJ/Pope John XXIII 5 Courtney Crews C Sr. 5-4 R/R Stafford, VA/North Stafford 6 Tori Rocha 2B/OF So. 5-1 L/R Rehoboth, MA/Dighton-Rehoboth 7 Dominique Ficara P Fr. 5-10 R/R Swedesboro, NJ/Kingsway Regional 8 Danielle Bitts UT Fr. 5-9 R/R Montgomery, NY/Valley Central 9 Ashley Ainbinder OF So. 5-4 R/R Baldwin, NY/Baldwin 10 Michelle Lavagnino OF Sr. 5-3 L/R Fredericksburg, VA/Riverbend 12 Krista Thorn SS Sr. 5-9 R/R Smithtown, NY/Hauppauge 14 D.J. Slugh OF Jr. 5-2 R/R Marlboro, NJ/Colts Neck 17 Colleen Smith UT So. 6-0 L/R Islip Terrace, NY/East Islip 18 Nicole Osovski P/1B Jr. 5-11 R/R Endicott, NY/Maine-Endwell 21 Erin Wade P Sr. 5-5 R/R Taunton, MA/Taunton 22 Lindsey Reid IF Fr. 5-2 R/R Bear, DE/Caravel Academy 32 Erin Trippi C Fr. 5-5 R/R Lyndhurst, NJ/Paramus Catholic 33 Becca Bigler 3B Jr. 5-7 R/R Bainbridge, PA/Elizabethtown

Head Coach: Bill Edwards Associate Head Coach: Larissa Anderson Pronunciation Guide Assistant Coach: Courtney Oliver 1 Tessa Ziemba zee-EM-buh Assistant Coach: Adrienne Clark 2 Olivia Galati guh-LOT-ee 3 Jess Hirschbuhl HERSH-byool 4 Rachael Senatore RAY-chull sen-uh-TOR 6 Tori Rocha ROW-chuh 7 Dominique Ficara dom-IN-eek fe-CAR-ah 9 Ashley Ainbinder AIN-bine-der 10 Michelle Lavagnino LAH-vuh-NEE-no 14 D.J. Slugh SLEW 18 Nicole Osovski oh-SOV-ski 32 Erin Trippi tripp-EE

12 Hofstra University Player Profiles Courtney Crews #5 Senior, 5-4, Catcher Stafford, VA/North Stafford

Platooned at catcher as a sophomore in 2010 with graduated Laura Valentino, but had an injury sidetrack her 2011 season…Should return to regular duty behind the plate this fall…2011: Missed the first six weeks of the regular season with an injury and saw limited action after returning…Appeared in eight games, including four starts behind the plate…Batted 1-for-3 in a game at Lehigh…Was hit by a pitch and scored a run in a win over George Mason…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient…2010: Played in 29 games, including 27 starts…Batted .200 with four RBI… Had a key single in the 12th inning in the Pride’s NCAA Regional final game against Arizona, coming around to score a run and give Hofstra a 6-4 lead…Had an RBI single against James Madison in the CAA Tournament… Also drove in a run at James Madison in the regular season…Was 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored in a win over Delaware…Was 1-for-2 with an RBI in a win over Princeton…Was 1-for-3 with two runs scored in a 5-2 win over Georgia State…Batted 1-for-3 against North Carolina State and Mississippi State…Batted .250 (7-28) in conference games…2009: Appeared in five games, with one start against Connecticut…Batted .200 (1-5) on the year…Had an RBI single in a pinch hit role in a win over Stony Brook...High School: Played four years of softball at North Stafford High School in Stafford, Virginia…Led her team to a pair of district titles…Also played four years of golf and two years of basketball…Won the team’s top offensive player award as a junior, and the best defensive player award as a sophomore…Led North Stafford to back- to-back district championships in 2006 and 2007…Helped the Wolverines to a 19-3 record as a junior…Named first team all-district and first team all-region as a junior, when she batted .493 at the plate…Personal: Born March 23, 1990…Has an older brother…Majoring in exercise science…Lists Josh Hamilton as her favorite athlete… Started playing softball at age 13…Also recruited by Seton Hall and Rutgers.

Year G AB R H AVG. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2009 5 5 0 1 .200 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2010 29 70 8 14 .200 4 3 1 0 8 17 0-0 2011 8 11 1 1 .091 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 Totals 42 86 9 16 .186 5 3 1 0 8 18 0-0

2012 Softball 13 Player Profiles Jess Hirschbuhl #3 Senior, 5-8, First Base Jamison, PA/Central Bucks South/Temple

Became the team’s every day second baseman by the end of 2010, and played that position every game last year…Should fill a similar role this spring, although she could see playing time at first base as well…2011: First team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection… Batted .311 with 26 RBI on the year…Had a 14-game hitting streak at one point, the longest for a Hofstra player all season…Batted 5-for-6 in a three-game sweep of James Madison, including 4-for-4 in the opening game of the Saturday doubleheader…Was 2-for-3 with four RBI in a 10-4 win over Rutgers…Was 2-for-4 with an RBI in a 3-2 extra inning win over Michigan State at the Florida Atlantic Invitational…Had a sacrifice fly to give Hofstra a 1-0 lead over Georgia State in the fifth inning of the CAA championship game…Was 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI in the final game of the Drexel series…Had a .970 at second base (five errors) to help Hofstra lead the nation in fielding percentage as a team…Batted .345 in CAA games…2010: Colonial Athletic Association All-Tournament team selection…Batted .291 with two homers and 19 RBI…Hit .367 in conference games…Hit a dramatic walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the seventh inning in a 7-3 win over Towson in the first round of the CAA Tournament…Was 2-for-3 with two RBI in a winner’s bracket game against James Madison…Was hit by 21 pitches on the year, including four in the NCAA Regionals…Was 1-for-2 with a run scored in an 8-6 win over Oklahoma State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament…Was 2-for-2 with two doubles and three RBI in a key 5-2 regular season win over Georgia State, which came after the Panthers won the first game of the doubleheader 1-0 in 10 innings…Homered in a 2-1 win over North Carolina State on opening day…Batted 4-for-9 with three RBI in a three game sweep of Drexel, including a game-tying two-run single with two outs in the seventh inning in the Pride’s comeback win in the regular season finale…Was 2-for-3 with an RBI in a 2-1 win over No. 18 Louisville… Drove in two runs in a 5-3 win over Mississippi Valley State…Previous College: Played at Temple University as a freshman, earning Atlantic 10 Conference All- Rookie honors…Led the Owls with a .314 batting average…Also had a .971 fielding percentage, while drawing 10 walks and striking out only six times…High School: Played for four years at Central Bucks South High School in Warrington, Pennsylvania…Led her team to a Suburban I League championship… First Team All-Intelligencer as a senior...named Second Team All-Suburban One Conference and Second Team All-Intelligencer as a junior...Third Team All-Suburban One Conference as a freshman…Personal: Born July 26, 1990…Majoring in exercise science…Has five older brothers and one twin sister…Lists Derek Jeter as her favorite athlete and Sandlot as her favorite movie…Started playing softball at age 5…Hopes to become a physical therapist after graduation…Played summer ball with Tuff-N-Tuffer Gold.

Year G AB R H AVG. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2009* 28 70 11 22 .314 13 7 0 1 10 6 1-1 2010 46 103 22 30 .291 19 4 1 2 5 17 1-2 2011 53 135 31 42 .311 26 5 1 0 18 10 2-3 Totals 127 308 64 94 .305 58 16 2 3 33 33 4-6 *at Temple 14 Hofstra University Krista Thorn #12 Senior, 5-9, Shortstop Smithtown, NY/Hauppauge/Iona

Fourth season the Hofstra roster…Also played goalie on the Hofstra Women’s Soccer team in 2010 and was part of the two winningest seasons in the history of both programs in the same calendar year (45 for softball in 2010 and 19 for women’s soccer)…Was honored as a recipient of the Nick Colleluori Unsung Hero Award at the 2011 Hofstra Student-Athlete Awards banquet…2011: Second team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection…Played and started in all 53 games at third base…Batted .273 with one home run and 19 RBI, while adding a team-high nine stolen bases (in 10 attempts)…Hit first career homer against UNC Wilmington on April 30, a grand slam…Batted 3-for-3 with a double, run scored, two stolen bases and RBI in the first-ever night game at Hofstra Softball Stadium, a 5-0 win over St. John’s on April 26…Was 2-for-2 with an RBI in the regular season finale against Georgia State…Was 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles in an April 3 win over Delaware…Batted 4-for-6 in the three-game series with James Madison…Was 2-for-3 with two runs scored in an opening day win over UNC Greensboro on Feb. 11…Hit .375 in CAA games, and .444 at home…2010: Played in 21 games, including 11 starts…Batted .226 with two stolen bases… Was 2-for-7 in a doubleheader against Rutgers…Batted 2-for-3 with a run scored against Marist…Was 1-for-3 with an RBI in a win over Fairfield…2009: Played in 16 games, including 11 starts, mostly at third base when Sara Michalowski pitched…Finished the year with a .972 fielding percentage…Did not have an error until her final chance of the season against LIU, when she moved to shortstop…Also played shortstop at St. John’s and started at second base in a game against Connecticut…Scored on a wild pitch as a pinch runner in a 2-1 loss to Illinois…Had back-to-back spectacular diving stops at third for 5-3 in a narrow loss to Georgia State…Previous College: Attended Iona College in New Rochelle, New York for one year, where she played soccer…High School: Played five years of softball and four years of soccer at Hauppauge High School in Hauppauge, New York…Was an all-league and all-county performer in softball…Earned county MVP honors in softball and was a second team regional All- American…Personal: Born April 29, 1989…Has one older brother… Majoring in physical education with an exercise science minor… Aspires to work as either a physical therapist or a physical education teacher…Nicknamed “K.T.”…Lists David Wright, Jose Reyes and Hope Solo as her favorite athletes…Started playing softball at age 13, after playing baseball since she was 4…Has coached a U10 development team in Hauppauge, New York, and has worked at the swimming program in the Hofstra summer camps, teaching 4-6 year olds.

Year G AB R H AVG. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2009 16 7 2 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 3 0-0 2010 21 31 7 7 .226 1 0 0 0 1 5 2-2 2011 53 139 24 38 .273 19 7 0 1 7 21 9-10 Totals 90 177 33 45 .254 20 7 0 1 9 29 11-12

2012 Softball 15 Player Profiles Erin Wade #21 Senior, 5-5, Pitcher Taunton, MA/Taunton

Was hampered down the stretch of the 2011 season by an injury...2011: Appeared in 26 games in the circle, including 19 starts…Had an 11-5 record, a 2.56 ERA, and 109 strikeouts in 104 innings of work… Was a perfect 5-0 in conference games, to improve her CAA record to 12-0 in the last two years and 14-1 in her career…Struck out a career-high 14 batters in a win over Columbia on March 19 at the Hofstra Invitational…Also had 12 strikeouts in a one-hit shutout in the rematch with Columbia the following day… Had 10 strikeouts in an opening-day 4-1 win over St. John’s on Feb. 11 at the Seminole Kickoff Classic at Florida State…Threw a two-hit shutout in the rematch with St. John’s on Feb. 12…Had a two-hit shutout in a win over Iona on March 29…Had a two-hitter in a win over George Mason…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient…2010: First team All-Colonial Athletic Association pick…Second team NFCA All-Northeast Region selection…Appeared in 28 games, including 23 starts…Had an 18-5 record, a 2.34 ERA, and 99 strikeouts in 152.1 innings of work…Was a perfect 7-0 with a 1.58 ERA in conference games, and was 9-0 against conference opponents including two wins in the CAA Tournament…Picked up the save with two innings of solid relief against Oklahoma State in the first game of the NCAA Regionals, allowing only a pair of infield singles…Allowed only four earned runs in a combined eight innings in two starts against No. 3 Arizona in the NCAA Regionals…Took No. 5 Michigan into extra innings tied at 2-2 before losing a 4-3 decision on an error in the eighth, allowing only five hits in eight innings…Shut out Kent State 1-0 in the Leadoff Classic… Also defeated Virginia Tech on a three-hitter at the NFCA Leadoff Classic, earning her CAA Pitcher of the Week honors…Tossed a three-hitter in an 8-1 win over James Madison in the CAA Tournament…Threw a four-hitter in a pressure-packed 5-2 win over Georgia State, and got the last out in the rubber game on Sunday to pick up the save, to help clinch the regular season title for the Pride…Threw a seven-inning one-hitter against George Mason…Shut out Marist on four hits over six innings…Threw a three-hit shutout with seven strikeouts in a win over Iona…Threw a two-hitter in a win over Connecticut…Threw a three-hitter in a 2-1 win over Rutgers…Won 12 straight decisions from March 30 until the NCAA Regionals against Arizona on May 22, tying for the fourth-longest winning streak in school history…2009: Appeared in 17 games, including 10 starts…Had a 6-6 record and a 3.79 ERA…Also had 38 strikeouts and only 12 walks in 64.2 innings of work…Took a tough-luck loss in her college debut, allowing five hits and two runs in a 2-1 defeat to NCAA qualifier Illinois…Allowed one hit and struck out six in relief to get her first win in a 2-1 victory over Ball State…Allowed one earned run in 5.1 innings to defeat James Madison…Threw six innings of one-hit relief in a 4-3, eight-inning win over Fordham…Allowed one hit in four innings to get the win against Stony Brook…Allowed just one earned run and struck out six in her final appearance of the year against LIU…High School: Played four years of softball at Taunton High School in Taunton, Massachusetts…Also played two seasons of field hockey and two seasons of basketball…Led the Taunton softball team to the Massachusetts state championship as a junior, when she had a 25-2 record 0.07 earned run average, earning Player of the Year honors from the Boston Globe…Had a 23-2 record and an 0.38 ERA as a senior, with 283 strikeouts in 167 innings pitched…Set Taunton school records for career wins (67), strikeouts (942), no-hitters (12) and shutouts (51)…Had a career ERA of 0.26, while allowing opponents to hit just .110 off her in four years… Personal: Born January 9, 1990…Has a younger brother and a younger sister…Lists Jacoby Ellsbury and Jennie Finch as her favorite athletes… Started playing softball at age 7…Also recruited by Connecticut, Ball State and Indiana State…Nicknamed ‘E’…Lists the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer as her favorite books…History major.

Year GP/GS W-L SV ERA I.P. R ER H SO BB HB 2009 17/10 6-6 0 3.79 64.2 45 35 69 38 12 8 2010 29/24 18-5 3 2.34 152.1 59 51 111 99 59 19 2011 26/19 11-5 0 2.56 104.0 45 38 91 109 32 10 Totals 72/53 35-16 3 2.70 321.0 149 124 271 246 103 37

16 Hofstra University Michelle Lavagnino #10 Senior, 5-3, Outfield Fredericksburg, VA/Riverbend

Fourth season on the Hofstra roster…Was used as both a pinch runner and a late-inning defensive replacement her first two seasons, but became the regular starting left fielder last year…Also saw time at designated player…Turned around to bat left-handed (slap) after her freshman year…2011: Appeared in 47 games, including 36 starts…Batted .267 with seven RBI…Hit her first career home run in a road win over George Mason on April 9, going 3-for-3 on the game…Tripled and scored in a win over Georgia State on May 6 to help clinch the regular season title and the top seed in the CAA Tournament…Batted 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI in a home win over James Madison on April 16…Was 2-for-2 with a run scored in a road win over Drexel…Doubled and scored in a win over Connecticut at the Hofstra Invitational…Had a pair of RBI in a season-opening win over UNC Greensboro… Batted .308 in CAA games…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient…2010: Appeared in 45 games, including five starts… Batted .214 on the year (3-14)…Earned a single in a start against No. 5 Michigan at the Louisville Red and Black Invitational…Had the game-ending RBI double in a 10-2 win over St. John’s…Singled and scored a run in a 2-1 victory over Michigan State at the South Florida/La Quinta Inn Invitational…Had a spectacular catch in front of the wall to temporarily preserve a no-hitter in the sixth inning for Olivia Galati in a win over Connecticut in the Pride’s home opener…Stole a base as a pinch-runner against Rutgers…2009: Appeared in 36 games as a pinch runner, while seeing action in the outfield against UNC Wilmington and Towson…Scored nine runs on the year…Was 2-2 stealing bases…Scored Hofstra’s only run in the CAA Tournament…High School: Played four years of softball at Riverbend High School in Fredericksburg, Virginia…Also played volleyball for two years…Earned first team all-district and all region honors as a senior, while being named second team all-state…Also earned first team all-district and second team all-region honors as a junior… Personal: Born February 13, 1990…Has two older sisters…Majoring in biology…Aspires to work as either a physical therapist or a physician’s assistant…Lists Jeff Francoeur as her favorite athlete…Also recruited by Monmouth, Marist and George Mason… Nicknamed ‘Lava’… Started playing softball at age 10.

Year G AB R H AVG. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2009 36 3 9 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 2-2 2010 45 14 7 3 .214 1 1 0 0 0 4 1-1 2011 47 90 24 24 .267 7 1 1 1 5 14 3-4 Totals 128 107 40 27 .252 8 2 1 1 5 19 6-7

2012 Softball 17 Player Profiles Olivia Galati #2 Junior, 5-5, Pitcher/Designated Player West Babylon, NY/St. John The Baptist

Already ranks second in Hofstra history in career strikeouts (642) and is sixth in wins (55), well ahead of pace to become the first to reach 1000 strikeouts and 100 wins…Named to the 2012 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year top-50 watch list by the Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA)…2011: Colonial Athletic Association Pitcher of the Year…CAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year for Softball…First team All-CAA and NFCA All-Northeast Region selection…Second team All-ECAC pick…Named to CAA All-Tournament Team…Five-time CAA Pitcher of the Week…Appeared in 41 games in the pitching circle, and 27 in the batting line-up…Compiled a 29-8 record and a 1.24 ERA with 348 strikeouts in 242.2 innings pitched… Set school records for wins, strikeouts and shutouts (17) in a season…Opponents hit .164 off her…Ranked in the top 15 nationally in seven different pitching categories…Had only 33 walks for a strikeout-to-walk ratio of better than 10:1…Threw two shutouts in the CAA Tournament, a one-hitter against Delaware and a three-hitter against Georgia State…Tied a career high with 17 strikeouts in a 3-2 nine-inning win over Michigan State on March 11…Struck out 15 batters in a win over Towson on April 24, while throwing a shutout in the nightcap to pick up both wins in the doubleheader…Had a 14-1 record an 0.97 ERA in CAA games, while shutting out every CAA team at least once (including Georgia State three times)…Won both games of Georgia State doubleheader on May 6 with shutouts, including a combined 23 strikeouts and one walk, to clinch the regular season title for the Pride…Began the year with a five- inning no-hitter against UNC Greensboro…Threw a two-hit shutout in a 2-0 win over No. 23 Florida State in the championship game of the Seminole Kickoff Classic on Feb. 13…Shut out No. 21 LSU for eight innings before falling 1-0 in the ninth…Was two outs from a perfect game before settling for a one-hitter in a 3-0 win over James Madison on April 17…Threw a four-hit shutout with 12 K’s in the first-ever night game at Hofstra Softball Stadium, a 5-0 win over St. John’s on April 26…Struck out 14 batters in a six-inning win over George Mason on April 9… Batted .343 on the year (24-of-70) as a part-time hitter…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient…2010: Colonial Athletic Association Pitcher of the Year…CAA Rookie of the Year…ECAC Rookie of the Year…First team All-CAA and NFCA All-Northeast Region selection…Second team All- ECAC pick…CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player… Nine-time CAA Weekly Award winner (five Rookie of the Weeks, four Pitcher of the Weeks)…ECAC Pitcher of the Week twice…Appeared in 55 games as a pitcher, a designated player, or both…Batted .252 with four homers and 27 RBI… Tallied a 26-7 record with a 1.60 ERA and 294 strikeouts in 232.1 innings of work…Tied the then-school record for wins in a season with 26…Had the second-highest strikeout total in school history with 294…Threw a no-hitter in the CAA championship game, a 3-0 win over Georgia State, while tallying 10 strikeouts and two walks, marking the first no-hitter in CAA Tournament history…Struck out 17 batters in a win over James Madison, the second-highest single-game total in school history (behind 19 by Erin Phillips vs. Manhattan in 1996)…Threw a five-inning perfect game against George Mason…On her first day of collegiate competition, she had the tying RBI single with two outs in the seventh inning of a 12-11 win over North Dakota State (finishing 2-for-3 with two walks), and threw a four-hitter with one run and 11 strikeouts in a 2-1 win over North Carolina State…Tied the NCAA Regional final game against No. 3 Arizona with a solo homer in the sixth inning…In her first seven innings of relief against Arizona in the regional final,

18 Hofstra University she allowed just one run on four hits, while striking out five and walking none (before Arizona came back to win it in the 12th inning)…Threw a complete game eight-hitter with one earned run in a 5-2 win over No. 14 Oklahoma State in an elimination game of the NCAA Regionals, while also tallying a key single to set up the go-ahead runs…Struck out 16 in a regular season win over Fairfield, while coming two outs shy of a perfect game…Finished the year ranked in the top 35 nationally in eight pitching categories: 14th in fewest walks per seven innings, 22nd in shutouts, 24th in wins, 25th in total strikeouts, 29th in saves, 30th in ERA, 32nd in strikeouts per seven innings, and 33rd in fewest hits per seven innings…Had six RBI in a doubleheader sweep of Delaware, including a three-run homer…Homered in a road win at James Madison…Had 10 wins against schools from BCS conferences, including three over nationally ranked teams…Batted .273 in conference games, while tallying an 11-2 record and an 0.93 ERA in the circle…High School: Played four years of softball at St. John the Baptist High School in Bay Shore, New York…Led her teams to three New York State championships…Named the Gatorade New York State Player of the Year as a senior…Earned the Conference Player of the Year in 2008 and the Pitcher of the Year in 2009…Helped her team to a 27-2 record as a senior, compiling an 18-1 record in the circle and a .691 batting average…Threw a two-hit shutout and drove in all three runs at the plate in a 3-0 win in the state championship game… Named a Second Team High School All-American by EA Sports…Played in the UnderArmour All-America game in Florida, throwing one perfect inning with two strikeouts… Twice named the New York State Player of the Year by the state’s sportswriters…Had a career record over four years of 63-12 with a 0.19 ERA…Personal: Born June 15, 1991… Has an older sister…Aspires to become a teacher…Lists Derek Jeter and Jennie Finch as her favorite athletes… Started playing softball at age 6…Also recruited by Boston University, Massachusetts and Fordham…Nicknamed ‘Liv’…Played for the Jersey Inferno Gold travel team…Physical education major.

Year G AB R H AVG. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2010 51 139 17 35 .252 27 7 0 4 12 17 0-0 2011 27 70 10 24 .343 8 4 0 0 3 6 0-0 Totals 78 209 27 59 .282 35 11 0 4 15 23 0-0

Year GP/GS W-L SV ERA I.P. R ER H SO BB HB 2010 38/33 26-7 3 1.60 232.1 64 53 160 294 39 7 2011 41/34 29-8 3 1.24 242.2 44 43 140 348 33 3 Totals 79/67 55-15 6 1.41 475.0 108 96 300 642 72 10

2012 Softball 19 Player Profiles Becca Bigler #33 Junior, 5-7, Third Base Bainbridge, PA/Elizabethtown

At Hofstra: Played mostly in left field as a freshman and in limited time as a sophomore before taking a medical red-shirt…Expected to take over at third base this year…2011: Appeared in 14 games before being diagnosed with mononucleosis and taking a medical red-shirt…Batted .293 with four RBI…Was 3-for-4 with a double against Michigan State on March 11…Was 2-for-3 with an RBI in a win over Purdue on March 12…Was 1-for-3 in both games against Florida State and All-America pitcher Sara Hamilton at the Seminole Kickoff Classic…Had an RBI in both games on opening day, wins over UNC Greensboro and St. John’s…2010: Played in 41 games, including 40 starts… Batted .224 with three homers and 19 RBI…Had key hits in three of the Pride’s NCAA Regional games, including the tying single in a comeback 8-6 win over No. 14 Oklahoma State in the first game of the regional, an RBI double in a 5-2 win in the rematch with the Cowgirls, and a single to start the Pride’s two-run rally against No. 3 Arizona in the 12th inning, which temporarily gave the Pride a 6-4 lead… Also had a diving catch in left field to start the regional finals, made a difficult running catch at the warning track in the third inning, and threw out a runner going to second from her knees in the first game with Oklahoma State… Had an RBI double against Towson in the first game of the CAA Tournament, which stood up as the game’s only run until the seventh before the Pride won 7-3…Was 3-for-4 with two RBI in a doubleheader sweep of Drexel in the final conference series of the regular season…Was 1-for-3 with a run scored in the CAA championship game against Georgia State…Hit a pair of home runs in a three-game series sweep of James Madison…Had an eight-game hitting streak which started against No. 5 Michigan and ended with an RBI single against Maryland…Had two RBI in her college debut against North Dakota State…Had an RBI double in a 4-1 win over South Florida…Hit her first collegiate homer at Rutgers… Hit .204 in conference games…High School: Played four years at Elizabethtown High School in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania…Was a second-team all-state selection as a senior…One of 100 players chosen to participate in a national Adidas showcase…Batted .452 with 21 RBI as a senior, when she led the Bears to the district semis…Named to the Lancaster Lebanon League All-Stars…Personal: Born April 13, 1991…Has one brother and one sister… Started playing softball at age 7…Lists The Woods by Harlan Coben as her favorite book…Also recruited by Rutgers, Penn State and Connecticut…Nicknamed “Biggs”…Has volunteered at Masonic homes near her hometown…Exercise science major.

Year G AB R H AVG. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2010 41 116 12 26 .224 19 5 0 3 14 42 0-0 2011 14 41 6 12 .293 4 1 0 0 3 10 1-2 Totals 55 157 18 38 .242 23 6 0 3 17 52 1-2

20 Hofstra University Nicole Osovski #18 Junior, 5-11, Pitcher/First Base Endicott, NY/Maine-Endwell

Saw limited action at first base and in the pitching circle as a freshman, but should challenge for more time in both roles this season…2011: Saw action in two games as a late-inning defensive replacement at first base…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient…2010: Saw action in nine games total, four as a relief pitcher, one as the starting first baseman, and four as a pinch-hitter…Batted .125 on the season (1-for-8) and was 1-0 with a 7.00 ERA in nine innings of work in the circle…Earned the victory in her college debut in relief against North Dakota State on opening day…Threw one inning of two-hit relief against No. 18 Florida State…Had a pinch-hit RBI single in a win over James Madison… Started at first base against No. 5 Michigan and had three solid at-bats, but went 0-for-3, while fielding all seven chances at first…High School: Played on the softball team at Maine-Endwell High School in Endwell, New York for six seasons…Two-time All-New York State selection… Earned the school’s gold award for four years…Helped her team to a 21-4 record as a senior…Pitched back-to-back shutouts in the playoffs to give the Spartans the district championship as a senior, including a nine-inning two- hitter and a one-hitter…Finished her high school career with over 1,000 strikeouts, including 260 as a senior and 254 as a junior…Also played on the basketball and soccer teams at Maine-Endwell, earning all-conference honors in soccer…Personal: Born February 8, 1991…Has three younger brothers…Aspires to become an elementary school teacher…Lists Jessica Mendoza as her favorite athlete…Started playing softball at age 8…Lists The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho as her favorite book…Hobbies include playing the saxophone…Played travel ball with the Conklin Raiders…Elementary education major with a concentration in science, technology, English and math.

Year G AB R H AVG. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2010 9 8 0 1 .125 1 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 2011 2 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Totals 11 8 0 1 .125 1 0 0 0 0 2 0-0

Year GP/GS W-L SV ERA I.P. R ER H SO BB HB 2010 4/0 1-0 0 7.00 9.0 10 9 19 4 5 2

2012 Softball 21 Player Profiles Rachael Senatore #4 Junior, 5-8, Outfield Sparta, NJ/Pope John XXIII

Played mostly at designated player as a freshman and moved into the starting center field position and leadoff spot in the batting order last spring…Should fill a similar role this year…2011: Appeared in 49 games, including 47 starts…Batted .288 with 10 RBI on the season…Named CAA Player of the Week after hitting 7-for-13 at the East Carolina University Pirate Classic, including 4-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI against Kent State…Named to All-Tournament team at LSU Purple & Gold Challenge, after batting 1-for-3 off All-America pitcher Blaire Luna of Texas and hitting 2-for-3 with a triple and a run scored against Pittsburgh…Was 3-for-4 with an RBI in a win over James Madison on April 16…Batted 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored in a home win over Iona on March 29…Was 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles in a road win over Fordham on April 6…Was 2-for-4 with an RBI in a road win over Lehigh on April 20…Singled and scored the game’s first run in a championship round loss to Georgia State on May 13… CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient…2010: Played in 35 games, including 18 starts…Was used as a pinch-runner 17 times…Batted .304 on the year, Missed the fall season for health reasons, and did not hit until April due to a wrist injury suffered in January…Also was knocked out of hitting duty in the NCAA Regionals when a bunt attempt hit her in the finger…Was originally going to take a medical redshirt, but the coaching staff felt her contributions would be too valuable last season and activated her for the George Mason series on April 2-3...Batted 4-for-11 in the CAA Tournament with at least one hit in every game…Had a key seventh inning single in a 7-3 comeback win over Towson, as the Pride rallied with six runs in the bottom of the seventh…Had hits in her first four starts (two against George Mason, one against Princeton, one against Rutgers)…Was 2-for- 5 against No. 14 Oklahoma State in the first game of the NCAA Regionals…Also had two hits in the series opener at Georgia State…Hit .269 in conference games…High School: Played softball at Pope John XXIII in 2008, where she pitched and played the outfield…Named the league’s pitcher of the year after finishing the season undefeated with a 1.20 ERA…Didn’t play as a senior while competing for the Jersey Intensity Gold in the spring… Personal: Born February 10, 1991…Has three sisters and one brother…Started playing softball at age 6…Also recruited by Penn State, Houston and North Carolina State…Lists This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen and The Appeal by John Grisham as her favorite books…Older sister Kaytlin played softball at Bucknell…Lists painting among her hobbies…Has volunteered at the Morris County nursing home in New Jersey…English major.

Year G AB R H AVG. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2010 35 56 12 17 .304 1 0 0 0 3 9 3-4 2011 49 156 30 45 .288 10 3 2 0 13 22 6-9 Totals 84 212 42 62 .292 11 3 2 0 16 31 9-13

22 Hofstra University D.J. Slugh #14 Junior, 5-2, Utility Marlboro, NJ/Colts Neck

Saw regular action in left field as a sophomore, while also earning some at-bats as the designated player… Will be in the hunt for both roles again this season…2011: First team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection…Appeared in 39 games, including 28 starts…Hit .338 with three home runs and 20 RBI… Hit 5-for-10 in the four games of the Hofstra Invitational after moving into the starting line-up, including 2-for-4 with three runs scored in a win over Columbia on March 19…Had seven RBI in a doubleheader sweep of James Madison on April 16, including 2-for-3 with three RBI in the opening game, and 2-for-3 with a homer and four RBI in the nightcap…Homered and had two RBI in the series finale at Drexel on March 27…Batted 3-for-3 in the series opener against Towson on April 24…2010: Appeared in six games, before missing the second half of the season with shoulder surgery…Batted .600 (3-5) in limited action…Earned hits in her first three collegiate at-bats, including an RBI double against Delaware, a single against Delaware, and a double and a run scored against Maryland…High School: Played four years of softball at Colts Neck High School in Colts Neck, New Jersey…Was a first-team All-Freehold Region third baseman…Also named second-team all-county…Helped her team to a 15-9 record as a senior, batting .388 with four homers and 18 RBI…Also competed for two years on the Colts Neck gymnastics team…Personal: Born June 14, 1991… Has three sisters and a brother…Also recruited by Towson and Stony Brook… Lists Kerri Strug and Derek Jeter as her favorite athletes…Lists The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold as her favorite book…Started playing softball at age 7… Linguistics major.

Year G AB R H AVG. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2010 6 5 2 3 .600 1 2 0 0 0 1 0-0 2011 39 74 17 25 .338 20 8 0 3 8 14 3-3 Totals 45 79 19 28 .354 21 10 0 3 8 15 3-3

2012 Softball 23 Player Profiles Tessa Ziemba #1 Junior, 5-5, Outfield Wilmington, DE/St. Mark’s

Started every game in right field as a sophomore and is expected to play there again this season…Should also bat in the middle of the Hofstra line-up…Has tallied 85 RBI in two years, while becoming the first player in Hofstra history to reach 40 RBI in each of her first two seasons…2011: First team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection…Named to CAA All-Tournament Team…Started all 53 games…Batted .335 (tops among full-time starters) with nine home runs and 44 RBI…Hit a grand slam in a win over Purdue at the Florida Atlantic University Invitational on March 12, helping her earn CAA Player of the Week honors…Had an RBI double in a 2-1 win over Virginia…Homered and had four RBI in a 9-0 win over Delaware in the first round of the CAA Tournament… Had a key seventh inning single in a 1-0 win over Georgia State in a winner’s bracket game of the CAA Tournament…Ended the season with an 11-game hitting streak…Homered and had four RBI in a 5-1 win over UNC Wilmington on May 1…Batted 4-for-4 and tied a Hofstra record with four runs scored in a win over George Mason on April 9…Had a tiebreaking two-run single with two outs in the seventh inning of a 3-1 road win over Drexel on March 26…Homered in both games of a doubleheader with James Madison on April 16, while batting 5-for-11 with six RBI in the three-game series…Had a go-ahead RBI double in the sixth inning of a 4-1 win over Georgia State in the regular season finale on May 7…Was 4-for-7 with a solo homer in a doubleheader sweep of Towson on April 24…Hit .418 with five homers and 22 RBI in conference games…2010: Second team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection… Named to NFCA All-Northeast Region second team…CAA All-Rookie Team pick…Started all 57 games, one of only two players on the Pride to start every game (along with senior Kris Root)…Batted .318 with five home runs and 41 RBI, tying for the team lead for runs batted in (with Michele DePasquale)… Came one RBI shy of the Hofstra freshman record held by Ashley Lane…Had a two-run double in the first inning of the NCAA Regional finals against No. 3 Arizona, as well as a key single in the ninth inning to set up a go-ahead run… had three hits in two games against Arizona, and was robbed by diving plays by defenders two other times…Also was 1-for- 2 with two runs scored and a sacrifice fly in an 8-6 win over No. 14 Oklahoma State in the first game of the regional…Was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI in the CAA championship game against Georgia State…Also homered in a 2-0 win over Georgia State in the regular season, which clinched the regular season title for the Pride… Batted 5-for-7 with five RBI in the George Mason series…Was 3-for-3 against Princeton, St. John’s and Iona…Was 2-for-3 with a home run against Wright State on her second day of collegiate competition at the USF/La Quinta Inn Invitational…Homered onto the roof of the Mack Sports Complex lobby in a loss to LIU, the second time in Hofstra Softball Stadium history that a home run hit the Mack Sports Complex on a fly…Earned CAA Rookie of the Week honors on April 25…Hit .319 in conference games…High School: Played four years of softball at Saint Mark’s High School in Wilmington, Delaware…Was a two-time first-team all-conference selection in the outfield…Also earned second-team honors as a sophomore, when she pitched for the Spartans…Was an all-state selection as a senior…Personal: Born August 13, 1991…Has two sisters…Lists Caitlin Lowe as her favorite athlete…Started playing softball at age 12…Lists Night by Elie Wiesel as her favorite book…Nicknamed “Tess”…Played for the Jersey Intensity Gold travel ball team…Psychology major.

Year G AB R H AVG. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2010 57 179 34 57 .318 41 13 0 5 15 30 6-7 2011 53 176 33 59 .335 44 10 1 9 7 32 2-4 Totals 110 355 67 116 .326 85 23 1 14 22 62 8-11

24 Hofstra University Ashley Ainbinder #9 Tori Rocha #6 Sophomore, 5-4, Outfield Sophomore, 5-1, Second Base Baldwin, NY/Baldwin Rehoboth, MA/Dighton-Rehoboth

Second season on the Hofstra Softball Second season on the Hofstra Softball roster…Was used as a pinch-hitter roster…Saw part-time duty off the as a freshman…2011: Appeared in bench last year, but will be in the mix seven games as a pinch-hitter, batting for a starting role this year, either 2-for-7…Singled in her first home at second base, in the outfield, or at plate appearance against Columbia designated player…2011: Appeared on March 20…Had a pinch hit in 13 games, including five starts as a single at Lehigh on April 20…High designated player…Was 1-for-2 with School: Played five years of varsity softball at Baldwin High a double and two RBI in her first collegiate appearance against School, as well as four years of field hockey…Was a three-time Kent State on Feb. 20…Had a sacrifice fly in a win over Purdue, all-conference selection in softball for the Bruins…Also named while batting 1-for-3 at the plate…Was 2-for-4 with two doubles all-county twice and was an All-Long Island selection…Earned and two RBI in a win over Buffalo on March 13…Scored a the Ethel K. Kloberg Academic/Athletics Award…Also an all- run as a pinch runner in the CAA championship round against county selection in field hockey…Personal: Born February 5, Georgia State on May 13…High School: Played four years of 1992…Has one younger brother…Started playing softball at softball at Dighton-Rehoboth High School in North Dighton, age 7…Lists Brett Gardner as her favorite athlete…Aspires to Massachusetts…Helped the Falcons to an SCC championship… be a collegiate athletic director…Lists The Great Gatsby as her Was a conference all-star for two years…A Boston Herald favorite book…Chose Hofstra for the combination of softball and All-Scholastic selection in 2009…Also played two years of academics…Management major. soccer and ran on the track team for two years…Personal: Born February 1, 1992…Has one younger brother…Started playing Year G AB R H AVG. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB softball at age 5…Graduated with high honors from Dighton- 2011 7 7 0 2 .286 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Rehoboth…Played summer ball with the Rhode Island Thunder Gold...Marketing major.

Year G AB R H AVG. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 2011 13 16 9 4 .250 5 3 0 0 1 1 0-0

2012 Softball 25 Player Profiles

Colleen Smith #17 Danielle Bitts #8 Sophomore, 6-0, Utility Freshman, 5-9, First Base Islip Terrace, NY/East Islip Montgomery, NY/Valley Central

Second season on the Hofstra Softball First season on the Hofstra Softball roster…Was a pinch-hitter last season, roster…High School: Played four but could fight for more extended years of softball at Valley Central High playing time this spring…2011: Saw School where she batted better than action in 17 games, all as a pinch .400 in three straight seasons…Hit hitter….Batted 4-for-16 with one walk .459 with 21 RBIs and 27 runs scored in her 17 plate appearances…Had a as a senior in leading her team to a single in her first career plate appearance against Pittsburgh on Section IX championship for the second straight year…Named March 6 at the LSU Purple & Gold Challenge…Had a pinch- Valley Central’s Female Athlete of the Year…Was a first team all- hit RBI double in a win over George Mason…Also had a pinch section pick and an all-state selection…Named Defensive Most hit single in the final game of the George Mason series…Had a valuable Player…As a junior, hit .421 with 19 RBIs and 22 runs single in a win over Buffalo on March 13…CAA Commissioner’s scored…As a sophomore, drove in 20 runs and hit .403…Also Academic Award recipient…High School: Played four years of played two years of basketball and ran one year of indoor track... softball at East Islip High School…Helped the Redmen to a pair Member of the National Society of High School Scholars… of conference championships in 2009 and 2010…Named a first- Named to the Student-Athlete Honor Roll in each of her four team All-Long Island selection as a senior…Also a second-team seasons…Personal: Born March 25, 1993…Started playing All-New York State selection as both a junior and senior…Three- softball at age 8…Lists Derek Jeter as her favorite athlete… time all-conference selection…NFCA All-Region selection as Played in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and Paris, France, a senior…Also played on the volleyball team for three years… with North American Prospects during the Summer of 2011… Personal: Born August 19, 1992…Has an older sister and a Journalism major. younger brother…Older sister, Devin, was on the swimming team at the University of Rhode Island…Lists The Outsiders as her favorite book… Started playing softball at age seven…Lists Mark Dominique Ficara #7 Sanchez as her favorite athlete…Hopes to be a speech pathologist Freshman, 5-10, Pitcher in a classroom setting after graduation…Speech language and Swedesboro, NJ/Kingsway Regional hearing sciences major. First season on the Hofstra Softball Year G AB R H AVG. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB roster…High School: Played four 2011 17 16 0 4 .250 1 1 0 0 1 4 0-0 years of varsity softball at Kingsway Regional High School…Earned first team all-conference and first team All- South Jersey honors in her last three seasons…Led the Dragons to a South Jersey championship as a senior, compiling a 23-5 record… Named the Gloucester County Times Player of the Year after her final campaign…Was a key member of back-to-back conference championship teams in 2009 and 2010…As a freshman, played on a state championship-winning squad…Personal: Born July 1, 1993…Started playing softball at age 8…Aspires to be a school teacher…Elementary education major.

26 Hofstra University Lindsey Reid #22 Erin Trippi #32 Freshman, 5-2, Utility Freshman, 5-5, Catcher Bear, DE/Caravel Academy Lyndhurst, NJ/Paramus Catholic

First season on the Hofstra Softball First season on the Hofstra Softball roster…High School: Played roster…High School: Played four four years of softball at Caravel years of softball for Paramus Catholic Academy…Led the Buccaneers to High School where she was named state championships in 2009 and first team all-county for three years… 2010, and to runner-up finishes in her Earned first team all-league honors freshman and sophomore seasons…As as a senior…Was a two-time second a second baseman, earned first team all-state selections in 2009 team all-state selection…Personal: Born March 28, 1993… and 2010…Also played three years of volleyball and one season Started playing softball at age 13…Lists The Outsiders as her of field hockey…Personal: Born May 9, 1993…Started playing favorite book…Chose Hofstra for its academics and for its softball at age 7…Lists Derek Jeter as her favorite athlete…Plans softball program…Also recruited by Fordham, Tennessee and to major in speech-language and hearing sciences…Lists “Sweet Oklahoma…Business major. Home Alabama” as her favorite movie…Chose Hofstra to pursue her major and for its softball program.

2012 Softball 27 This is Hofstra University

ofstra University provides a dynamic college experience tailored Hofstra joined with North Shore-LIJ Health System in announcing plans for engaged and ambitious individuals. Students find pride to establish a medical school on the University campus in October 2007. Hand purpose at Hofstra, through small classes, a faculty whose The new school, which welcomed its first class in July 2011, is the first primary concern is teaching, cutting edge technology, extensive library allopathic (MD) medical school in Nassau County and the first in New resources, internships, and active and compelling educational programs York State since 1963. that appeal to their interests and abilities. The Hofstra community is driven, dynamic and energetic, helping students find and focus their In October 2011 the Commission on Presidential Debates announced strengths to prepare them for a successful future. that it had chosen Hofstra University for the site of its October 16, 2012 Presidential Debate, which will be in the “town meeting” format. In its relatively short 76-year history, Hofstra has established itself as a The Commission on Presidential Debates, a nonprofit, nonpartisan world-class institution of higher education and cultural enterprise. Each corporation, has sponsored and produced every presidential and vice- academic year, the Hofstra campus and the programs offered grow and presidential debate since 1988. Hofstra University hosted the third and change to meet the demands of our students and our community. final presidential debate of the 2008 election cycle, between then Senator and Senator John McCain, on October 15, Hofstra opened in 1935 as a commuter school with all classes and offices 2008. housed in one building. Since those early days, Hofstra has evolved into an international institution with a student body hailing from 50 states In 2011 Hofstra announced that it would launch a School and territories, and 72 countries around the world. The beautiful campus of Engineering and Applied Science with a co-op education is an accredited arboretum with 115 buildings on 240 acres. There are program that will partner with a network of industry leaders to approximately 4,000 students living on campus, and Hofstra offers them offer students substantial work experience before they graduate. and all students an extensive array of academic and social activities. Additionally, Hofstra’s close proximity to Manhattan means that students The new school, set to open in September 2012, will combine have easy access to the wondrous cultural, social and career offerings of and expand the University’s existing Engineering and the city. Computer Science departments to develop a curriculum that emphasizes high-tech research, practical work experience While the campus and its offerings have changed, what has remained and inter-disciplinary study, integrating resources and faculty consistent throughout the years is the sense of community on campus, from other parts of the institution, including the Hofstra North the eagerness of our students to learn and the commitment of the Hofstra Shore-LIJ School of Medicine and the Frank G. Zarb School faculty and administration to provide a challenging education that of Business. encourages the pursuit of lifelong learning. Hofstra’s School of Communication is one of the largest, The Colleges and Schools of the University are: Hofstra College of most advanced non-commercial television facilities in the Liberal Arts and Sciences, Frank G. Zarb School of Business, School East. Students take classes and work in Dempster Hall, a of Communication, School of Education, Health and Human Services, sophisticated television production/post-production facility Maurice A. Deane School of Law, School for University Studies, Honors with two broadcast-quality studios and control rooms; two College, Hofstra University Continuing Education and Hofstra North advanced online video edit suites; two Avid non-linear digital Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University. Bachelor’s degrees editing systems and several cuts-only video work stations. Two are offered in about 150 areas of study. Graduate degrees are offered, satellite dishes are available with one dish providing special including Ph.D., Ed.D., Psy.D., Au.D., J.D., and M.D. degrees, advanced news feeds for the broadcast journalism room, which also certificates and professional diplomas, in more approximately 160 has access to Associated Press, Lexis-Nexis and Dow Jones programs of study. services. In addition, the facility is capable of broadcasting

28 Hofstra University student-produced programming to the entire campus on our own cable channels. Also located here is the University’s radio station (WRHU/88.7-FM), audio production studios, a film/video screening room, film editing rooms, a computer laboratory, a speech performance studio and a large dance studio.

Hofstra’s C.V. Starr Hall offers academic facilities that are among the most technologically advanced in the nation. Every seat in every classroom allows students direct access to the Internet and Hofstra network, including the resources of Hofstra’s Axinn Library.

Hofstra’s growing computer facilities offer extensive high-tech training opportunities. There are computer terminals throughout the campus for student and faculty use, with more than 750 PC, Macintosh and UNIX workstations available in labs and classrooms.

Hofstra hosts more than 500 cultural events annually, bringing thousands of scholars, dignitaries and other participants to campus. More than 200 musical and dramatic performances take place on campus each year. The University recently completed a year-long celebration of its 75th anniversary, complete with a concert, academic Hofstra by the Numbers convocation and cake, several conferences and signature events which brought together students, faculty, alumni and community. 17 Varsity sports In October 2008 the eyes of the world were on Hofstra for the final 20 Eateries on campus presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain. The debate was a transformational moment for the University, highlighting 20 Local and national fraternities and sororities the achievements of our students and faculty and their engagement in 21 Average undergraduate class size the political process. Leading up to the debate, students and the entire 22 Academic accreditations community were engaged by the year-long Educate ’08 program, 37 Residence halls almost 150 lectures, conferences, and events focused on the issues, 100 Percent program accessibility to persons with disabilities history and politics of the presidency, followed by Define ’09, which 175 Student clubs and organizations looked at the first year of his presidency. The University continues to 500 Cultural events per year host important political events, such as 1,165 Faculty members the New York State Gubernatorial Debate 1935 Founding date in 2010. 6,804 Full-time undergraduate enrollment 12,000 Total University enrollment, including part-time under- The Hofstra Museum, which houses graduate, graduate and Maurice A. Deane School of Law one of the largest art collections in the metropolitan area, coordinates 119,000+ Hofstra alumni approximately eight exhibitions annually 1.2 Million Volumes available at Hofstra University Libraries and offers exhibition areas and an extensive outdoor sculpture collection, with 75 pieces. The Hofstra Museum is The Hofstra athletic program competes on the NCAA Division I level accredited by the American Association of and is a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. The University Museums – one of only 94 universities in sponsors 17 intercollegiate programs – eight men’s sports and nine the nation and one of six in New York to women’s sports. Hofstra has men’s teams in basketball, baseball, hold that distinction. lacrosse, golf, tennis, wrestling, soccer and cross country. Women’s sports include basketball, volleyball, softball, tennis, soccer, field Hofstra also has six theaters, a student hockey, lacrosse, cross country and golf. newspaper, a lively student center, a recently renovated recreation center and Hofstra’s academic programs are accredited by numerous national numerous athletic facilities, including the agencies and the University is one of only 280 schools, out of more 13,000-seat James M. Shuart Stadium than 3,600 colleges and universities nationwide, with a chapter of the and the 5,046-seat David S. Mack Sports national honor society Phi Beta Kappa. Of Hofstra’s 1,165 faculty and Exhibition Complex. Hofstra also members, 533 are full time and 93 percent hold the highest degree in has an indoor, Olympic-sized (eight lane, their fields. The average undergraduate class size is 21 students, while 50-meter) swimming pool, one of the student-faculty ratio is 14-to-1. largest such facilities in the New York metropolitan area. Hofstra University is 100-percent program accessible to persons with disabilities, and has been cited as a national model for this achievement.

2012 Softball 29 Hofstra University President

tuart Rabinowitz was chosen by the Hofstra University Board of Trustees to serve as the eighth president of Sthe University on December 20, 2000. Prior to his appointment, he served as dean of Hofstra University School of Law from September 1989 through June 2001. He joined the faculty of the Law School in 1972. President Rabinowitz currently holds the Andrew M. Boas and Mark L. Claster Distinguished Professor of Law.

President Rabinowitz has held positions with a number of important government and community organizations, including the Judicial Advisory Council of the State of New York Unified Court System, County of Nassau. He currently serves as a member of the board of directors for the Long Island Association, and as co-vice chair of the Long Island Regional Economic Development Committee. He has also served as a trustee of the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities and on the board of directors the Long Island Technology Network. President Rabinowitz is a former member of the Nassau County Blue Ribbon Financial Review Panel and a former chair of the Nassau County Local Advisory Board. Additionally, President Rabinowitz served as a member of the Nassau County Commission on Government Revision, which was charged with drafting a new charter and a new form of government for the County. He is the recipient of the Martin Luther King Living the Dream Award, STUART RABINOWITZ EOC; Distinguished Service in the Cause of Justice, Legal Aid President of Hofstra University Society; UJA Federation Leadership Award; the Bar Association of Nassau County Proclamation for Outstanding Service to both Award from the Conference of Jewish Organizations of Nassau the legal profession and the community; the Community Service County; and the Alumni Association of the City College of New York 2005 Townsend Harris Medal. President Rabinowitz has also been honored by the Long Island Software and Technology Network (LISTnet) and was the recipient of Networking magazine’s David Award. In 2009, he received the Chief Executive Leadership Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), District II. Claflin University presented President Rabinowitz with the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa in November 2009.

President Rabinowitz received a juris doctor, magna President Rabinowitz, cum laude, from Columbia University School of Law, Club Board member James C. Metzger where he was a member of the board of editors of the ’83 and Hofstra Pride Club President Columbia Law Review and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. E. David Woycik ’77 at the 2011 Pride He graduated from the City College of New York with Student-Athlete Awards Banquet honors, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the American Law Institute.

30 Hofstra University University Senior Administration/Trustees

M. Patricia Adamski Joseph M. Barkwill Dr. Herman Berliner Stephanie Bushey Melissa Connolly Jessica Eads Senior Vice President Vice President for Provost and Senior Vice Vice President for Vice President for Vice President for for Planning Facilities President for Institutional Research University Relations Enrollment Services and Administration and Operations Academic Affairs and Assessment

Dolores Fredrich, Esq. Richard V. Guardino, Catherine Hennessy Sandra S. Johnson Robert W. Juckiewicz Alan J. Kelly Vice President for Jr., Esq. Vice President for Vice President for Vice President for Vice President Legal Affairs and Vice President for Financial Affairs and Student Affairs Information Technology for Development General Counsel Business Development Treasurer Trustees of Hofstra University As of October 2011

OFFICERS John D. Miller* James M. Shuart,* President Emeritus Marilyn B. Monter* Janis M. Meyer, * Chair Martha S. Pope Wilbur Breslin, Trustee Emeritus James E. Quinn, * Vice Chair Edwin C. Reed Emil V. Cianciulli,* Chair Emeritus Peter G. Schiff, Vice Chair Robert D. Rosenthal* John J. Conefry, Jr., Chair Emeritus David S. Mack,* Secretary Debra A. Sandler* Maurice A. Deane,* Chair Emeritus Stuart Rabinowitz, President Thomas J. Sanzone* George G. Dempster,* Chair Emeritus ______Joseph Sparacio* Joseph L. Dionne,* Trustee Emeritus Frank G. Zarb* Bernard Fixler,* Trustee Emeritus MEMBERS Florence Kaufman, Trustee Emerita DELEGATES Walter B. Kissinger, Trustee Emeritus Alan J. Bernon* Ann M. Mallouk,* Chair Emerita George W. Bilicic, Jr. William F. Nirode, Speaker of the Faculty Thomas H. O’Brien, Trustee Emeritus Tejinder Bindra Stuart L. Bass,* Chair, University Senate Arnold A. Saltzman, Trustee Emeritus Robert F. Dall* Executive Committee Norman R. Tengstrom,* Trustee Emeritus Helene Fortunoff Elizabeth K. Venuti, Chair, University Steven J. Freiberg* Senate Planning and Budget Committee *Hofstra Alumni Martin B. Greenberg* David Zuniga, President, Student Joseph M. Gregory* Government Association Leo A. Guthart Alexander Zelinski, Vice President, Peter S. Kalikow* Student Government Association Abby Kenigsberg Frederick E. Davis, Jr.,* President, Alumni Arthur J. Kremer Organization Karen L. Lutz Donna M. Mendes* ______

2012 Softball 31 Hofstra University Director of Athletics

The Hofstra Athletic program has Active on a national level, Hayes served on flourished under Hayes’ leadership, the NCAA Division I Lacrosse Committee winning 20 CAA Championships and from September 2006 to September 2008. In making 33 postseason appearances, September 2010 he was appointed to the NCAA including 25 NCAA Tournaments, since Leadership Council, which is an advisory body the 2004-05 academic year. In 2010-11 to the Division I Board of Directors. four Pride teams advanced to postseason play with women’s soccer and men’s Hayes came to Hofstra with more than 14 years lacrosse reaching the NCAA Tournament of athletic administration experience, including as at-large selections. In addition, Hofstra management positions at four Division I hosted the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse institutions – Connecticut, Fordham, St. John’s Quarterfinals in 2009 and 2011, setting and Fairfield. a James M. Shuart Stadium attendance record in 2011. Hayes received a master’s degree in education in 1992 with a concentration in Hayes has placed a significant emphasis sport management from the University of on fund-raising during his tenure. Pride Connecticut. He holds a bachelor’s degree Club membership reached all-time (1989) from Providence College, where he was highs, both in terms of the number of a member of Providence’s lacrosse team. He contributors and funds raised as the was also awarded a certificate of completion in organization topped the $1 million 2001 from the Sports Management Institute, mark for the three consecutive years. Consortium of the Universities of Michigan In addition, Hofstra Athletics signed its and Texas. largest corporate sponsorship deal in department history when it partnered A native of Providence, Rhode Island, Hayes with W.B. Mason in 2010. In 2011 graduated from the Providence Country Day Hofstra announced a 1.5 million dollar School where he lettered in football, basketball commitment from lacrosse alumnus and lacrosse. He was inducted, as a member James C. Metzger ’83, the largest gift in of his high school basketball team, into the JACK HAYES Hofstra Athletics history. Providence Country Day Athletic Hall of Fame in October 2004. In October 2010 Hayes Hofstra University Director of Athletics Resources generated through fund- became a two-time member of Providence raising efforts have been used to enhance Country Day’s Athletic Hall of Fame when he programs and facilities available to was inducted along with the rest of his high ack Hayes is in his eighth year as director student-athletes. Recent initiatives school lacrosse team. of athletics at Hofstra University in 2011- include the construction of the W.B. Mason 12. Hayes was appointed by Hofstra Pride Lounge on the lower level of the Mack Hayes resides in East Northport, New York, J Sports Complex, baseball’s Quinn Family with his wife Bridget, daughter Katie (9), and President Stuart Rabinowitz as the University’s director of athletics on October 4, 2004. Hayes Grandstand and the Fried Family Student- sons Matt (6), Tommy (3) and Michael (1). came to Hofstra after serving as an associate Athlete Development Center on the second director of athletics at the University of floor of the James M. Shuart Stadium Building. Connecticut for three years. Other recent renovations include locker rooms, HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY the wrestling room, athletic training rooms Hayes, the eighth director of athletics at in Margiotta Hall and the Physical Education DIRECTORS OF ATHLETICS Hofstra, leads a department that includes 17 Center, the basketball media room in the Mack Division I teams, 90 coaches and administrative Sports Complex, a press box at the Hofstra 1937-42 John Bartlett MacDonald staff members and 350 student-athletes. Soccer Stadium, replacement of the turf at James M. Shuart Stadium and the construction 1942-45 John Archer Smith (Interim) of the Hofstra Field Hockey Stadium. Hayes’ proven expertise in enhancing 1945-48 John Bartlett MacDonald academic and athletic success of student- 1948-51 John Archer Smith athletes, strategic planning, fund-raising, In 2006 Hayes reintroduced the Hofstra marketing, university relations, facility Athletics Hall of Fame after more than a 50- 1951-74 Howard “Howdy” Myers year absence, inducting five classes since that enhancement, budgetary management, and 1974-75 Dick Thiebert NCAA compliance complements Hofstra time. He also led an effort to retire the uniform University’s athletic department in its quest to numbers of prominent Hofstra student-athletes 1975-87 Bob Getchell further enhance its athletic program, and assist with 20 jersey retirement ceremonies held 1987-97 Jim Garvey during the 2008-09 academic year. Hofstra’s student-athletes both on and off the 1997-04 Harry Royle field. 2004-pres. Jack Hayes

32 Hofstra University Hofstra University Athletics

Charles Jenkins, Hofstra’s all-time leading scorer, was a three-time Haggerty Award Lou Ruggirello earned All- winner and two- America and Academic All- time CAA Player America accolades in 2010-11 and of the Year who Tiffany Yovino helped lead the Pride was a four-time NCAA qualifier was selected by to the second round of the NCAA the Golden State Tournament in 2007 and 2010 and was Warriors in the an All-American last season 2011 NBA Draft

Genna Kovar, a two-time field hockey All-American, led the nation in goals Jay Card led the and points Pride to four consecutive NCAA per game Tournament in 2011 and appearances for is Hofstra’s the first time in all-time leader program history, and in goals (57), was a three-time All-American and assists (34) four-time All-CAA and points selection (148).

Shante Evans was an All- American in 2010-11 after Shaun Foster earned CAA averaging a Men’s Soccer Defensive team-high 18.4 Player and Rookie of the points and 11 Year Awards in 2010 rebounds per game

2012 Softball 33 Athletics Administrative Staff and Head Coaches

Alison Adamski Pete Alfano Rob Anspach Chrissy Arnone Jay Artinian Rachel August Women’s Tennis Coach Cross Country Coach Wrestling Coach Assistant Director of Senior Associate Director Assistant Director of Athletics for Marketing of Athletics for Facilities Athletic Administration and Promotions

Ann Baller Dr. Michael Barnes Anthony Battaglia Susan Bauer Marisa Biggins Allison Bradshaw Associate Director of Faculty Athletics Equipment Manager Assistant Dean of Assistant Director of Assistant Strength and Athletic Facilities Representative University Advisement Compliance Conditioning Coach

Brittany Butts Mo Cassara Neil Collins John Considine Tara Coppola Maria Corvino Athletic Facilities Men’s Basketball Coach Assistant Director of Assistant Equipment Assistant Director of Assistant Director of Coordinator Athletic Facilities Manager Athletic Facilities Athletics for Ticket Operations

Maren Crowley Kathy De Angelis Steve DeNapoli Bill Edwards Joe Elliott David Fernandez Women’s Golf Coach Field Hockey Coach Athletic Facilities Softball Coach Men’s Golf Coach Athletic Facilities Coordinator Coordinator

Stephen Gorchov John Heck Kristina Hernandez Tim Holman Ellen Johnson Colm Kennedy Associate Director Associate Director of Volleyball Coach Athletic Facilities Assistant Director of Assistant Director of of Athletics for Athletics for Compliance Coordinator Athletics for Corporate Athletic Facilities Communications Relations

34 Hofstra University Krista Kilburn-Steveskey James Lally Frantzer Le Blanc Cindy Lewis Evan Malings Danny McCabe Women’s Basketball Director of Student- Assistant Director of Senior Associate Head Athletic Trainer Executive Associate Coach Athlete Services Athletic Facilities Director of Athletics Director of Athletics

Tim McMahon Abby Morgan Kevin Murga Isaac Neal Michael Neely Richard Nuttall Associate Director of Women’s Lacrosse Coach Athletic Facilities Ticket Office Director of Ticket Sales Men’s Soccer Coach Athletics for Coordinator Graduate Assistant External Affairs

Jeanne O’Keefe Rachel Peel James Prendergast Simon Riddiough John Russo Diane Schuerlein Athletic Department Associate Dean of Assistant Strength and Women’s Soccer Coach Baseball Coach Athletic Department Secretary University Advisement Conditioning Coach Secretary

Jim Sheehan Daniel Solow Samantha Sweeney Harriet Teitle Kathy Theiling Seth Tierney Senior Sports Assistant Director of Assistant Director of Athletic Department Equipment Manager Men’s Lacrosse Coach Information Director Athletics for Development Athletics for Student- Secretary Athlete Development

Michael Unterstein Dave Walsh Ryan Watson Philip Wayne Winnie Wymes Dr. Michael Yorio Assistant Director of Assistant Equipment Assistant Director of Men’s Tennis Coach Athletic Department Team Physician Athletic Development Manager Athletic Facilities Secretary

2012 Softball 35 Athletic Academic Support

ofstra University is committed to the pursuit of academic and athletic excellence. The University views Hparticipation in intercollegiate athletics as benefiting the student-athlete in an educationally enhancing experience beyond any other opportunity available. Hofstra also realizes the time commitment made by student-athletes and has committed the facilities and resources to support all students.

The University Tutorial Program (UTP) provides free tutoring in every subject area to any Hofstra student. Students are able to obtain up to 1 1/2 hours of individual tutorial assistance per week for up to three courses. They are also able to utilize the various help labs on campus, which specialize in providing assistance in writing, business and QM, and biology and chemistry. In addition to this service, student-athletes are assigned an academic advisor, through the Center for University Advisement, who helps address the various needs of student‑athletes. The academic advisor emphasizes four areas in their efforts to ensure the academic success of Hofstra’s student-athletes.

Area one is academic counseling. Services are provided in the areas of academic planning, career planning, personal counseling, and campus and community referrals. The advisor also meets with prospective student‑athletes, at the coach’s request, to share the many benefits of a Hofstra University education.

Area two is academic advising. The academic advisor serves as the primary advisor for first-year and undecided student-athletes, and also assists upperclassmen who have declared a major.

Area three is academic monitoring. The advisor monitors the academic progress of student‑athletes to ensure compliance with Hofstra University, NCAA and conference regulations. The advisor’s regular communication with the faculty and coaches provide opportunities for early intervention should academic difficulties arise.

Area four is study halls. The University Tutorial Program supports athletic study halls by providing tutors in various subjects as necessary. The academic advisors also assess the needs of individual student‑athletes to provide the most effective study environment. The assessment tool administered by the Center for University Advisement is also used to provide various enrichment seminars for the student‑athletes such as time management, writing skills, campus resources, and surviving the college transition.

In 2010 The Fried Center for Student-Athlete Development was opened on the second level of the James M. Shuart Stadium Building. The center houses the offices of the Student-Athlete Services Staff, as well as a large computer lab with printer access for use by Hofstra student-athletes, a quiet study area with wireless internet access and two group study/tutor rooms with power point access and white boards.

36 Hofstra University Sports Medicine/Athletic Training

hrough a comprehensive athletic training program, Hofstra University student-athletes are provided Texcellent health care during their time at the University. A coordinated effort between the University Health and Wellness Center, the Athletic Department and outside health care providers ensures every student- athlete the best medical attention possible.

University student-athletes have direct access to a myriad of health care services. Managing the coverage of every practice and competition event is Hofstra University’s athletic training staff, which is led by ninth-year Head Athletic Trainer Evan Malings and features six full-time athletic trainers and numerous student athletic trainers. The athletic trainers provide injury management, rehabilitation and treatment to the entire Athletic program. Utilizing three state-of-the- art athletic training rooms, these professionals work tirelessly to ensure the safe participation of Hofstra’s student-athletes and to return injured athletes to play quickly and safely.

Supporting the athletic trainers is team physician Dr. Michael Yorio. Dr. Yorio, a physician with Pro Health Care, Inc. in Lake Success, New York, is in his third year on Hofstra’s medical team. Yorio is an internist with specialized training in sports medicine. He earned his undergraduate degree at Villanova University, and received his medical degree from the SUNY Health Science Center in Syracuse. Yorio previously served as a sports medicine fellow with the University of Maryland Orthopedics. Prior to that, he was a resident physician in internal medicine at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Yorio was named the Director of Player Medical Services for the 2008 U.S. Open Tennis Tournament in Flushing, New York, and is on the medical staff for the New York Islanders. He also worked as a team physician for the University of Maryland from 2003 to 2005.

Hofstra University sponsors a fully accredited, highly competitive undergraduate degree program for athletic training majors, in which Hofstra student athletic trainers participate in all aspects of the health care system.

Evan Malings Dr. Michael Yorio Jesica Brown Head Athletic Trainer Team Physician Athletic Trainer

2012 Softball 37 Long Island

Long Island has a rich history as an active, vibrant community, a summer playground, and home to some of New York’s most prominent families.

Five distinct regions make up Long Island: You can catch a Hofstra shuttle bus to Jones Beach – a state park with • North Shore, otherwise known as the Gold Coast, with dozens six miles of gorgeous coastline, a boardwalk, swimming pools, golf and of historic sites dating back to colonial days and Gatsby-era outdoor concerts. mansions. With everything from : • South Shore, the Island’s spectator sports and entertainment center, with world-famous Jones and Fire Island Beaches, and • museums, historical sites and lighthouses, home to the New York Islanders. • to sophisticated malls, designer outlets and shopping villages, • Central Suffolk, with beautiful forests and natural inlets, the • to wineries and farm stands, world’s largest factory outlet center and a huge water park. • to family fun parks, aquariums and zoos, • North Fork, with an array of vineyards, waterfront ports and farm stands. ...there is plenty to do on Long Island! • South Fork, widely known as “The Hamptons,” with its pristine beaches and exclusive villages.

38 Hofstra University New York City

Hofstra is located only 30 miles from New York City – the capital of culture and finance. You can visit Carnegie Hall, South Street Seaport, Hard Rock Café, Grand Central Station, Central Park, NBC Studios in Rockefeller Center, Little Italy or Chinatown.

About New York City…

• Study the world’s finest sculptures and paintings at the • Walk through the financial capital of the world at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. Stock Exchange on Wall Street.

• Go and cheer along with the crowd at a Yankees, Mets, Rangers or • Take the subway to Coney Island for a Nathan’s hot dog and a ride Knicks game. on the Cyclone, the last of the great wooden rollercoasters.

• Wave at the TV cameras in the street-level studios of FOX, CNN, • Get half-priced tickets to Broadway’s finest shows at the TKTS NBC, CBS or ABC booth in a new, glittering Times Square.

2012 Softball 39 Softball Facilities

HOFSTRA SOFTBALL STADIUM

he Hofstra University Pride play and practice at the Hofstra Softball Stadium, located on the North Campus of Hofstra University. The TSoftball Stadium is located next to the Mack Sports Complex and across from the Hofstra Recreation Center. Since the Stadium opened, the Pride has a 248-47 record at home, including 98-10 against CAA opponents.

The Stadium, constructed in 2000, provides a fine setting for collegiate softball action. Construction included new sunken dugouts, new outfield sod, a press box on top of the bleachers behind home plate, batting cages next to the dugouts and a bullpen area. Bleacher seating behind home plate, from dugout to dugout, accommodates nearly 1,000 spectators. Field dimensions are 190 feet down the lines and 220 feet to centerfield. Banners commemorating Hofstra’s team achievements are displayed on the outfield fences, while plaques mounted to the facade of the Stadium showcase individual awards won by Hofstra Softball players.

In 2011 lights were installed in the Stadium, which will allow for NCAA Regionals to return to campus and provide greater flexibility in scheduling during the regular season.

Hofstra Softball Stadium has hosted nine Colonial Athletic Association Championships, as well as NCAA Regionals in 2006, 2007 and 2008, and is also the site of the Catholic League High School Softball Championship. One of the finest softball facilities in the metropolitan area, Hofstra’s Softball Stadium was also home to the New York Juggernaut of the National Pro Fastpitch League in the summer of 2005.

40 Hofstra University HOFSTRA PHYSICAL EDUCATION BUILDING/ HOFSTRA INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY ofstra can avoid inclement weather by using the indoor Physical Education Building, which is Hequipped with pitching machines and batting cages. The Pride also has use of the indoor practice facility that was formerly owned by the New York Jets. The 50-yard turf field gives Hofstra a unique practice environment. The practice bubble is located on the North Campus, behind the Mack Sports Complex.

MACK SPORTS COMPLEX WEIGHT ROOM The team also has the use of a state-of-the-art weight training facility. Located in the Mack Sports Complex, the weight room is outfitted with the most advanced strength training and cardiovascular equipment available.

2012 Softball 41 2011 Statistics

Player Avg. GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HP SO SF-SH SB-AS Olivia Galati .343 27-26 70 10 24 4 0 0 8 3 6 6 0-1 0-0 D.J. Slugh .338 39-28 74 17 25 8 0 3 20 8 12 14 0-0 3-3 Tessa Ziemba .335 53-53 176 33 59 10 1 9 44 7 3 32 1-0 2-4 Jess Hirschbuhl .311 53-53 135 31 42 5 1 0 26 18 18 10 2-11 2-3 Sara Michalowski .296 53-53 152 38 45 7 0 12 46 29 2 18 2-3 0-0 Becca Bigler .293 14-14 41 6 12 1 0 0 4 3 2 10 0-0 1-2 Rachael Senatore .288 49-47 156 30 45 3 2 0 10 13 3 22 0-4 6-9 Ashley Ainbinder .286 7-0 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 Krista Thorn .273 53-53 139 24 38 7 0 1 19 7 0 21 2-12 9-10 Michelle Lavagnino .267 47-36 90 24 24 1 1 1 7 5 1 14 0-10 3-4 Jess Zeilman .267 27-5 30 2 8 1 0 0 6 7 2 6 0-0 0-0 Colleen Smith .250 17-0 16 0 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 0-0 0-0 Tori Rocha .250 13-5 16 9 4 3 0 0 5 1 1 3 1-1 0-0 Laura Valentino .230 51-51 139 17 32 8 0 0 39 20 2 24 2-5 1-2 Trisha Dreslinski .206 53-53 131 30 27 2 2 4 16 27 4 30 1-2 3-4 Courtney Crews .091 8-4 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0-1 0-0 Nicole Hagerty .000 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 Nicole Osovski .000 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 Erin Wade .000 7-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 Hofstra Totals .283 53 1386 272 392 61 7 33 243 149 57 216 11-50 30-41 Opponents .186 53 1256 90 234 30 5 16 82 66 13 457 7-20 24-34

Pitching Statistics Name ERA W-L GP-GS CG IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AVG. Olivia Galati 1.24 29-8 41-34 27 242.2 140 44 43 33 348 19 3 11 .164 Sara Michalowski 2.33 0-0 3-0 0 3.0 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .375 Erin Wade 2.56 11-5 26-19 10 104.0 91 45 38 32 109 10 2 5 .230 Hofstra Totals 1.64 40-13 53 37 349.2 234 90 82 66 457 30 5 16 .186 Opponents 4.08 13-40 53 25 338.0 392 272 197 149 216 61 7 33 .283

Shutouts: Olivia Galati - 17; Erin Wade - 3 Saves: Olivia Galati - 3; Sara Michalowski - 1

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

Player PO A E FLD% Sara Michalowski 299 14 0 1.000 Olivia Galati 11 49 0 1.000 Courtney Crews 32 1 0 1.000 Michelle Lavagnino 23 0 0 1.000 Erin Wade 4 17 0 1.000 Becca Bigler 11 0 0 1.000 Tori Rocha 1 1 0 1.000 Nicole Osovski 1 0 0 1.000 Laura Valentino 414 34 2 .996 Rachael Senatore 30 3 1 .971 Sara Michalowski Jess Hirschbuhl 76 86 5 .970 Trisha Dreslinski 75 50 4 .969 Tessa Ziemba 31 0 1 .969 Krista Thorn 34 75 7 .940 D.J. Slugh 7 0 1 .875 Colleen Smith 0 0 0 .000 Nicole Hagerty 0 0 0 .000 Jess Zeilman 0 0 0 .000 Ashley Ainbinder 0 0 0 .000 Hofstra Totals 1049 330 21 .985 Opponents 1014 387 84 .943

Passed Balls: Laura Valentino - 11; Courtney Crews - 1

42 Hofstra University 2011 Results

Date Opponent Score Att. Time Line Score Pitcher of Record Record Seminole Kickoff Classic at Tallahassee, Florida 2/11 vs. UNC Greensboro W 16-0 648 1:30 16-10-0/0-0-4 Galati(1-0) 1-0 2/11 vs. St. John’s W 4-1 648 2:25 4-6-0/1-6-1 Wade(1-0) 2-0 2/12 at #23 Florida State L 5-1 526 1:55 2-6-0/1-3-1 Galati (1-1) 2-1 2/12 vs. St. John’s W 9-0 421 1:58 9-8-0/0-2-3 Wade (2-0) 3-1 2/13 at #23 South Florida W 2-0 379 1:44 2-4-0/0-2-2 Galati (2-1) 4-1 Pirate Classic at Greenville, North Carolina 2/19 vs. Virginia L 0-2 137 1:59 0-5-2/2-5-1 Galati (2-2) 4-2 2/19 at East Carolina L 0-5 658 2:13 0-3-2/5-8-0 Wade (2-1) 4-3 2/20 vs. Kent State W 12-0 102 2:05 12-15-1/0-2-3 Galati (3-2) 5-3 2/20 vs. Virginia W 2-1 108 2:02 2-7-0/1-4-1 Galati (4-2) 6-3 2/21 at East Carolina L 4-5 364 2:29 4-6-0/5-6-0 Galati (4-3) 6-4 Purple and Gold Challenge at Baton Rouge, Louisiana 3/4 vs. #12 Texas L 0-5 916 2:03 0-4-0/5-9-0 Wade (2-2) 6-5 3/4 at #21 LSU L 0-1 916 2:20 0-2-0/1-13-0 Galati (4-4) 6-6 3/6 vs. Pittsburgh L 1-3 968 1:56 1-6-0/3-6-0 Galati (4-5) 6-7 Florida Atlantic Invitational at Boca Raton, Florida 3/11 vs. Middle Tennessee W 3-2 310 2:00 3-9-2/2-6-1 Wade (3-2) 7-7 3/11 vs. Michigan State W 3-2 310 2:10 3-10-1/2-4-1 Galati (5-5) 8-7 3/12 vs. Purdue W 7-2 340 1:47 7-7-1/2-4-5 Galati (6-5) 9-7 3/12 at Florida Atlantic L 0-7 340 1:50 0-2-2/7-8-1 Wade (3-3) 9-8 3/13 vs. Buffalo W 6-0 389 1:53 6-10-2/0-3-1 Galati (7-5) 10-8

Hyatt Place Invitational at Hempstead, New York 3/19 Columbia W 11-2 340 2:12 11-12-0-0/2-3-6 Wade (4-3) 11-8 3/19 Connecticut W 4-1 345 1:56 4-7-0/1-2-1 Galati (8-5) 12-8 3/20 Columbia W 7-0 230 1:55 7-8-0/0-2-3 Wade (5-3) 13-8 3/20 Connecticut W 7-0 230 1:53 7-7-0/0-1-2 Galati (9-5) 14-8 3/26 at Drexel* W 3-1 127 1:35 3-5-0/1-3-1 Galati (10-5) 15-8, 1-0 3/26 at Drexel* W 6-3 115 1:45 6-12-0/3-3-3 Wade (6-3) 16-8, 2-0 3/27 at Drexel* W 12-0 89 1:30 12-8-0/0-3-2 Galati (11-5) 17-8, 3-0 3/29 Iona W 8-0 75 1:22 8-10-1/0-2-1 Wade (7-3) 18-8 3/30 Rutgers W 10-4 83 2:24 10-10-0/4-8-1 Galati (12-5) 19-8 4/2 Delaware* W 2-1 278 1:28 2-7-0/1-3-0 Galati (13-5) 20-8, 4-0 4/2 Delaware* W 7-1 278 2:06 7-6-1/1-8-1 Wade (8-3) 21-8, 5-0 4/3 Delaware* W 1-0 367 1:47 1-7-0/0-6-1 Galati (14-5) 22-8, 6-0 4/6 at Fordham W 5-1 101 1:47 5-9-0/1-2-1 Galati (15-5) 23-8 4/9 at George Mason* W 10-0 100 1:45 10-12-0/0-2-3 Galati (16-5) 24-8, 7-0 4/9 at George Mason* W 11-2 150 2:15 11-13-0/2-2-2 Wade (9-3) 25-8, 8-0 4/10 at George Mason* L, 2-6 200 2:05 2-6-0/6-8-1 Galati (16-6) 25-9, 8-1 4/16 James Madison* W 11-3 210 1:37 11-13-0/3-4-1 Galati (17-6) 26-9, 9-1 4/16 James Madison* W 16-6 210 1:55 16-18-2/6-9-2 Galati (18-6) 27-9, 10-1 4/17 James Madison* W 3-0 317 1:25 3-3-0/0-1-2 Galati (19-6) 28-9, 11-1 4/20 at Lehigh W 6-0 75 1:55 6-8-0/0-3-3 Galati (20-6) 29-9 4/20 at Lehigh L 2-4 80 2:03 2-5-2/4-9-1 Wade (9-4) 29-10 4/24 Towson* W 8-2 315 1:49 8-16-0/2-4-2 Galati (21-6) 30-10, 12-1 4/24 Towson* W 2-0 310 1:51 2-4-0/0-5-0 Galati (22-6) 31-10, 13-1 4/26 St. John’s W 5-0 1045 2:25 5-5-0/0-4-1 Galati (23-6) 32-10 4/27 at Long Island L 2-3 87 1:45 2-4-0/3-5-1 Galati (23-7) 32-11 4/30 at UNC Wilmington* W 11-0 109 1:25 11-7-0/0-1-0 Galati (24-7) 33-11, 14-1 4/30 at UNC Wilmington* W 3-1 109 1:54 3-6-0/1-7-3 Wade (10-4) 34-11, 15-1 5/1 at UNC Wilmington* W 5-1 145 1:40 5-5-0/1-3-2 Galati (25-7) 35-11, 16-1 5/6 Georgia State* W 4-0 405 1:38 4-5-2/0-3-3 Galati (26-7) 36-11, 17-1 5/6 Georgia State* W 2-0 405 1:45 2-7-0/0-4-2 Galati (27-7) 37-11, 18-1 5/7 Georgia State* W 4-1 427 1:45 4-8-0/1-5-3 Wade (11-4) 38-11, 19-1 CAA Championship at Hofstra University 5/11 Delaware W 9-0 470 1:20 9-8-0/0-1-1 Galati (28-7) 39-11 5/12 Georgia State W 1-0 41 1:37 1-3-0/0-3-1 Galati (29-7) 40-11 5/13 Georgia State L 2-4 517 1:47 2-6-0/4-5-2 Galati (29-8) 40-12 5/13 Georgia State L 0-2 517 1:47 0-3-0/2-6-1 Wade (11-5) 40-13

*CAA game

2012 Softball 43 2011 Colonial Athletic Association Review

2011 CAA Softball Standings

CAA Overall CAA Overall Player of the Year: W L Pct. W L T Pct. W L Pct. W L T Pct. Sara Michalowski, Hofstra Hofstra 19 1 .950 40 13 0 .755 *Georgia State 15 5 .750 36 25 0 .590 Pitcher of the Year: Towson 11 8 .579 28 26 0 .519 Olivia Galati, Hofstra Delaware 10 11 .476 21 34 0 .382 James Madison 8 12 .400 29 23 0 .558 Rookie of the Year: George Mason 8 12 .400 19 25 0 .432 Kaitlyn Medlam Georgia State Drexel 7 14 .333 15 28 0 .349 UNC Wilmington 3 18 .143 11 45 0 .196 Coach of the Year: Bill Edwards, Hofstra and *CAA Champion Roger Kincaid, Georgia State All-CAA Teams First Team Second Team Player Player Paige Collings, C, Drexel Gina Knutson, C, Delaware Sara Michalowski, 1B, Hofstra Lauren Jones, 1B, Georgia State Jess Hirschbuhl, 2B, Hofstra Michelle McKinnon, 2B, Delaware Caitlin Sandy 3B, James Madison Krista Thorn 3B, Hofstra Ashley Burnham, SS, James Madison Paige Nowacki, SS, Georgia State Olivia Galati Rachel Miller, OF, Towson Jasmine Butler, OF, James Madison Erika Stasch, OF, Towson Rachel Campbell, OF, Drexel Tessa Ziemba, OF, Hofstra Audrey Mason, OF, Georgia State D.J. Slugh, DP/NP, Hofstra Brenna Morrissey, DP/NP, Georgia State Hillary Allen, DP/P, Drexel Amanda Stacevicz, DP/P, Georgia State Olivia Galati, P, Hofstra Katie Lingmai, P, Towson McCall Langford, P, Georgia State Kaitlyn Medlam, P, Georgia State

CAA All-Rookie Team: Comfort Akonkai (Drexel), Kelsey Byrd (George Mason), Jessica Clifton (Georgia State), Kaila Conlon (George Mason), Stephanie Maher (George Mason), Michelle McKinnon (Delaware), Kaitlyn Medlam (Georgia State), Caitlin Sandy (James Madison), Maddy Stanton (Georgia State), Tiffany Webb (George Mason)

2011 CAA Team Statistics Batting Team G Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR BB SO SB-ATT James Madison 52 283 1397 238 396 75 9 38 110 215 90-111 Hofstra 53 .283 1386 272 392 61 7 33 149 216 30-41 Towson 54 .262 1391 217 365 61 15 24 160 258 71-88 Georgia State 61 .249 1597 218 397 51 5 41 160 340 65-87 Delaware 55 .243 1317 170 320 51 6 20 147 251 37-52 Drexel 43 .234 1129 159 264 33 6 26 109 248 65-75 George Mason 44 .227 1130 133 256 29 6 12 128 30 30-34 UNC Wilmington 56 .222 1435 108 318 36 7 15 96 241 13-26

Pitching Team G ERA W L SV IP H R ER BB SO Hofstra 53 1.64 40 13 4 349.2 234 90 82 66 457 Georgia State 61 1.95 36 25 12 416.1 387 163 116 124 279 Towson 54 2.30 28 26 1 367.2 340 160 121 105 237 George Mason 44 3.04 19 25 1 301.1 345 169 131 89 124 James Madison 52 3.67 29 23 4 345.0 375 214 181 182 201 Drexel 43 3.74 15 28 0 286.1 356 208 153 137 160 UNC Wilmington 56 4.15 11 45 1 364.1 394 257 216 200 291 Delaware 55 4.30 21 34 5 342.0 430 272 210 153 241 44 Hofstra University 2011 CAA Individual Statistics Batting Average Player, Team GP Avg. AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB Jasmine Butler JMU 52 .371 159 34 59 5 2 1 23 12 Ashley Burnham, JMU 52 .365 170 44 62 12 5 13 32 26 Rachel Miller, TU 52 .358 173 37 62 9 5 1 19 12 Andrea Stevenson, TU 54 .341 170 33 58 8 3 5 32 15 Tessa Ziemba, HU 53 .335 176 33 59 10 1 9 44 7 Paige Collings, DU 43 .333 129 19 43 7 1 9 33 16 Michele McKinnon, UD 55 .322 143 24 46 2 0 1 14 8 Sammi DiPompo, TU 54 .322 171 27 55 11 2 4 34 17 Erika Stasch, YU 52 .319 141 32 45 8 3 5 26 27 Jess Hirschbuhl, HU 53 .311 135 31 42 5 1 0 26 18

Pitching Earned Run Average Player, Team G ERA W L SV IP H R ER BB SO Olivia Galati, HU 41 1.24 29 8 3 242.2 140 44 43 33 348 Kaitlyn Medlam, GSU 31 1.63 10 2 4 90.1 82 30 21 26 78 McCall Langford, GSU 35 1.83 15 10 0 157.00 130 47 41 46 120 Dominique Ortega, TU 31 2.09 10 12 0 164.0 193 78 49 21 55 Alana Thomas, GSU 30 2.13 9 11 1 128.0 130 63 39 33 62 Katie Lingmai, TU 34 2.36 17 13 1 190.0 128 71 64 73 171 Erin Wade, HU 26 2.56 11 5 0 104.0 91 45 38 32 109 Miranda Cranford, GMU 21 2.56 5 8 0 87.1 100 45 32 22 48 Stephanie Maher, GMU 30 2.92 7 4 1 72.0 77 38 30 29 34 Kelsey Byrd, GMU 27 2.92 7 10 0 127.0 137 67 53 28 38 Hits RBI Wins Player, Team H Player, Team RBI Player, Team Wins Rachel Miller, TU 62 Sara Michalowski, HU 46 Olivia Galati, HU 29 Ashley Burnham, JMU 62 Tessa Ziemba, HU 44 Katie Lingmai, TU 17 Tessa Ziemba, HU 59 Lauren Jones, GSU 40 McCall Langford, GSU 15 Jasmine Butler JMU 59 Sammi DiPompo, TU 34 Olivia McPherso, JMU 12 Erin Wade, HU 11 Doubles Runs Player, Team 2B Player, Team R Lori Botkin, JMU 14 Ashley Burnham, JMU 44 Jenny Richards, UD 13 Sara Michalowski, HU 38 Caitlen Manning, JMU 12 Rachel Miller, TU 37 Ashley Burnham, JMU 12 Jasmine Butler, JMU 34 Paige Nowacki, GSU 12 Tessa Ziemba, HU 33

Triples Strikeouts Player, Team 3B Player, Team K Jess Hirschbuhl Ashley Burnham, JMU 5 Olivia Galati, HU 348 Rachael Miller, TU 5 Katie Lingmai, TU 171 Andrea Stevenson, TU 3 McCall Langford, GSU 120 Erika Stasch, TU 3 Amanda Aditays, UNCW 116 Kathleen Conway, UD 111 Home Runs Player, Team HR Innings Pitched Lauren Jones, GSU 14 Player, Team IP Ashley Burnham, JMU 13 Olivia Galati, HU 242.2 Sara Michalowski, HU 12 Katie Lingmai, TU 190.0 Gina Knutson UD 9 Dominique Ortega, TU 164.0 Tessa Ziemba, HU 9 Hillary Allen, DU 160.0 Paige Collings, DU 9 Olivia McPherson, JMU 158.0

2012 Softball 45 The Colonial Athletic Association

he Colonial Athletic Association continues to build on its The conference also excels in many other sports. CAA squads have reputation as one of the nation’s top collegiate conferences both combined to win 10 field hockey national titles since the championship Tathletically and academically. began in 1981. At least two women’s soccer teams have advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in three of the past four The CAA encompasses five of the nation’s nine largest metropolitan seasons and William & Mary gave the CAA a team in the final 16 areas with a geographic footprint that stretches from Boston to Atlanta. of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship for the sixth time in the The conference has produced 16 national team champions in five last nine years. In men’s cross country, William & Mary advanced different sports, 33 individual national champions, 12 national players to the NCAA Championship for the 12th straight year and finished of the year, 12 national coaches of the year and 12 Honda Award 19th overall. In the pool, Towson’s Meredith Budner finished as the winners. Just as impressive, however, are the honors accumulated runner-up in the 500 freestyle and 1650 freestyle at the 2011 NCAA away from competition, which include five Rhodes Scholars and 22 Championship and received All-America honors along with George NCAA post-graduate scholars. In 2010-11, more than 1,900 of the Mason’s Ashley Danner. Delaware and Towson have each reached the league’s 4,000 student-athletes received the Commissioner’s Academic Final Four of the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship in the past Award after posting at least a 3.2 grade point average while lettering decade. The CAA has sent multiple teams to the NCAA Baseball in a varsity sport. The conference had 21 teams in 12 different Championship in nine of the last 14 years and has had at least 12 sports receive NCAA Public Recognition Awards based on the latest players selected in the eight of the last nine Major League Baseball Academic Progress Report released in 2011. drafts. The conference also boasts numerous All-Americans in lacrosse, The landscape of the conference tennis, golf, track and field, women’s lacrosse and wrestling. stretches along the majority of the CAA member institutions are East Coast, and includes six of the committed to excellence in the nation’s top 25 media markets – New classroom. The Colonial Academic York (1), Philadelphia (4), Boston Alliance was created in 2002 by the (7), Atlanta (8), Washington, D.C. (9) league’s presidents with a goal of and Baltimore (25). The number of expanding their partnership to all television homes in the CAA market aspects of university life outside of exceeds 20 million. intercollegiate athletics. Among the The CAA conducts championships in programs that have been established are 23 sports. Male athletes compete for an undergraduate research conference, championships in baseball, basketball, coordination of study abroad programs cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, and granting visiting academic status soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, to student-athletes traveling to an away track & field and wrestling. Female athletes battle for conference titles contest so that they have access to libraries, academic resource centers in basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, and computer labs. softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and volleyball. In In 2002, two faculty members from CAA institutions were awarded 2010-11, 25 teams earned NCAA Tournament berths and 50 student- academia’s most coveted distinction – the Nobel Prize. John B. Fenn, athletes received All-America honors in 13 different sports. a research professor in the Department of Chemistry at Virginia The conference has made its presence known nationally in men’s Commonwealth University, received the Nobel Prize for chemistry, basketball with two teams – George Mason (2006) and VCU (2011) – and Vernon Smith, a professor of economics and law at George Mason advancing to the NCAA Final Four over the past five years. Three CAA University, shared the Nobel Prize in economic sciences. teams earned NCAA Tournament berths for the first time in 2011 as Commissioner Thomas E. Yeager has guided the CAA since its conference champion Old Dominion was joined by VCU and George inception. The conference traces its roots back to 1983 when three Mason. VCU knocked off USC, Georgetown, Purdue, Florida State and of its current members- George Mason University, James Madison top-seeded Kansas, while Mason defeated Villanova. The Rams were University, and the College of William and Mary - were aligned ranked No. 6 in the final ESPN/USA Today Top 25 poll, which was the with East Carolina University, the United States Naval Academy and highest ranking ever for a CAA team. In 2006, George Mason captured the University of Richmond as a basketball league (ECAC South). the nation’s imagination by becoming the first mid-major program since During the next two years, the league added 11 sports, acquired two 1979 to reach the Final Four, posting victories over Michigan State, new members (the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and North Carolina, Wichita State and Connecticut along the way. American University) and decided to form a new association. The Six CAA women’s basketball teams advanced to postseason transformation from ECAC South to CAA took place on June 6, 1985. play in 2011. James Madison represented the conference in the Charter members George Mason, James Madison, UNC Wilmington NCAA Tournament after capturing its second straight conference and William and Mary were joined by championship. Delaware, Drexel, UNC Wilmington, Old Dominion in 1991 and by Virginia Commonwealth University in 1995. The and VCU participated in the WNIT, with the Seahawks advancing to conference added the , , the second round. ODU, which won an NCAA-record 17 straight CAA Hofstra University and in 2001. Georgia State titles from 1992-2008, boasts three national championships (1979, University and became members of the 1980, 1985) and was national runner-up in 1997. conference on July 1, 2005.

46 Hofstra University Hofstra’s Pro and Olympic Players

he Pride has produces several players that went on to pursue careers in professional softball or with their national team. Former All-American Crystal Boyd was the first Hofstra player to play pro ball in the United TStates as a member of the WPSL’s Georgia Pride from 1997 to 1999. Standout pitchers Stacy Jackson and Erin Phillips fulfilled their professional aspirations overseas, as Jackson played in Italy and Phillips in Holland.

All-American Alicia Smith and all-star Jen Smith were draft selections in the National Pro Fastpitch league and played for the New York/New Jersey Juggernaut franchise.

Danielle Stewart returned to her native Australia following graduation and was a member of the Australian National Team that won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

Crystal Boyd Stacy Jackson Erin Phillips Georgia Pride Professional in Italy Professional in Holland

Alicia Smith Jen Smith Danielle Stewart NY/NJ Juggernaut NY/NJ Juggernaut Australian National team

2012 Softball 47 Hofstra Softball Honor Roll

NFCA Hall of Fame Stefanie Kenney Bill Edwards, 2009 Inductee Tara Ulrich All-NCAA Regional Team Adrienne Clark - 2003, 2004 Meaghan Almon - 2004 Lisa Torres - 2004

CoSIDA Academic All-American Crystal Boyd - 1992, 1993, 1994 Heather Brousseau - 2003 Karen Camino - 1988 Alicia Smith - 2000 Sherry Ann Sterbinsky - 1988

CoSIDA District I Academic All-District Alexis Alcantara - 2003 Dana Bennett - 1998 Crystal Boyd - 1992, 1993, 1994 Heather Brousseau - 2002, 2003 Karen Canino - 1988 Michele DePasquale - 2010 Pam Dreslinski - 2007, 2008 Natalie Kozlowski - 1992 Joanna Kralowetz - 2007, 2008, 2009 Carolann Lubach - 2007, 2008, 2009 Callie Osborne - 2005 Kris Root - 2008, 2010 NFCA All-American Alicia Smith - 1998, 1999, 2000 All-Mid Atlantic Region Crystal Boyd - 1993, 1994 Sherry Ann Sterbinsky - 1988 Chris Aigotti - 1995, 1997 Alicia Smith - 2000 Laura Valentino - 2011 Lora Aigotti - 1994 Lisa Ciavardini - 2000 Lisa Wambold - 2005 Meaghan Almon - 2004 Amanda Hallaway - 2003 LaMeka Anderson - 1998 Dana Bennett - 1998, 1999 Erika Bernstein - 2007, 2008 Crystal Boyd - 1994 Heather Brousseau - 2003 Lisa Ciavardini - 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Adrienne Clark - 2004 Hailey Clark - 2005 Michele DePasquale - 2008, 2009 Pam Dreslinski - 2008 Casey Fee - 2007, 2008, 2009 Melissa Friedline - 1996 Amanda Hallaway - 2000, 2001, 2003 Diane Hobin - 1995, 1996 Carolann Lubach Stacy Jackson - 1994, 1995 Stefanie Kenney - 2002, 2005 Ashley Lane - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Kayleigh Lotti - 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Callie Osborne - 2004, 2005 Jen Pawol - 1997, 1998 Erin Phillips - 1995, 1996 Diana Rose - 1995

48 Hofstra University Colonial Athletic Association 25th Anniversary Team Alicia Smith Michele DePasquale Pam Dreslinski Pam Casey Fee Dreslinski Amanda Hallaway Ashley Lane Kayleigh Lotti Callie Osborne Danielle Stewart Tara Ulrich Lisa Wambold

All-Colonial Athletic Association Alexis Alcantara - 2003, 2004 Meaghan Almon - 2002, 2003, 2004 Erika Bernstein - 2007, 2008, 2009 Heather Brousseau - 2002, 2003 Adrienne Clark - 2004 Hailey Clark - 2002, 2004, 2005 Sara DeAngelis - 2002, 2003 Michele DePasquale - 2008, 2009, 2010 Pam Dreslinski - 2005, 2006, 2008 Casey Fee - 2007, 2008, 2009 Olivia Galati - 2010, 2011 Amanda Hallaway - 2002, 2003 Colonial Athletic Association Jess Hirschbuhl - 2011 Player of the Year Melissa Hodge - 2009 Lisa Wambold - 2005 Marisa Semmel - 1996, 1997 Stefanie Kenney - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Ashley Lane - 2006 Alicia Smith - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Joanna Kralowetz - 2009 Michele DePasquale - 2009 Jen Smith - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Ashley Lane - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Sara Michalowski - 2011 Laura Sweeney - 2004 Kayleigh Lotti - 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Robyn Trezise - 1995 Carolann Lubach - 2007 Colonial Athletic Association Tara Ulrich - 2003, 2006 Sara Michalowski - 2008, 2011 Pitcher of the Year Lisa Wambold - 2005 Courtney Oliver - 2006, 2008 Callie Osborne - 2004, 2005 Callie Osborne - 2004, 2005 Kayleigh Lotti - 2007, 2008, 2009 All-Northeast Region Kris Root - 2010 Olivia Galati - 2010, 2011 Crystal Boyd - 1991, 1992, 1993 D.J. Slugh - 2011 Michele DePasquale - 2010 Danielle Stewart - 2002, 2003 Colonial Athletic Association Jen Engmann - 1992 Laura Sweeney - 2006 All-Rookie Team Olivia Galati - 2010, 2011 Krista Thorn - 2011 Pam Dreslinski - 2005 Edith Gallagher - 1989 Tara Ulrich - 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Kayleigh Lotti - 2006 Stacy Jackson - 1992, 1993 Erin Wade - 2010 Carolann Lubach - 2006 Sara Michalowski - 2010, 2011 Lisa Wambold - 2004, 2005 Michele DePasquale - 2007 Val Monaco - 1992 Tessa Ziemba - 2010, 2011 Sara Michalowski - 2008 Kris Root - 2010 Olivia Galati - 2010 Megan Scharf - 1992, 1993 Colonial Athletic Association Tessa Ziemba - 2010 Robyn Trezise - 1992 Rookie of the Year Erin Wade - 2010 Tara Ulrich - 2003 (Co-Rookie) Colonial Athletic Association Tessa Ziemba - 2010, 2011 Ashley Lane - 2004 Scholar-Athlete of the Year Olivia Galati - 2010 Alexis Alcantara - 2004 Pam Dreslinski - 2007 Kris Root - 2010 Olivia Galati - 2011

2012 Softball 49 Hofstra Softball Honor Roll

Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year Bill Edward - 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

All-America East Chris Aigotti - 1997 LaMeka Anderson - 1998, 1999, 2001 Dana Bennett - 1997, 1998, 1999 Kelli Blois - 2001 Keri Boller - 1999 Lisa Ciavardini - 1999, 2000, 2001 Amanda Hallaway - 2000, 2001 Christine Moran - 2001 Jen Pawol - 1997, 1998 Samantha Schour - 2000 Meaghan Marisa Semmel - 1997 Almon Alicia Smith - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Jen Smith - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

America East Player of the Year Lisa Ciavardini - 2001

America East Pitcher of the Year All-ECAC Keri Boller Jen Smith - 1997, 1998 Crystal Boyd - 1992, 1993, 1994 Michele DePasquale - 2010 America East Coach of the Year Olivia Galati - 2010, 2011 Bill Edwards - 1999 Diane Hobin - 1995, 1996 Stacy Jackson - 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 Retired Jerseys #13 Crystal Boyd All-North Atlantic Conference Kayleigh Lotti - 2008 #19 Stacy Jackson Chris Aigotti - 1995 Sara Michalowski - 2011 #23 Alicia Smith Melissa Friedline - 1996 Val Monaco - 1993 Diane Hobin - 1995, 1996 Alicia Smith - 1997 Stacy Jackson - 1995 Robyn Trezise - 1992 Jen Pawol - 1996 Tessa Ziemba - 2011 Erin Phillips - 1995, 1996 Diana Rose - 1995 All-East Coast Conference Megan Scharf - 1995 Lora Aigotti - 1994 Marisa Semmel - 1996 Crystal Boyd - 1991, 1992, 1994 Robyn Trezise - 1995 Edith Gallagher - 1989 Beth Gaudet - 1991 North Atlantic Conference Stacy Jackson - 1992, 1994 Rookie of the Year Natalie Kozlowski - 1992 Keri Boller - 1996 Val Monaco - 1992 Robyn Trezise - 1992 North Atlantic Conference Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year Hofstra Athletics Hall of Fame Megan Scharf - 1995 Crystal Boyd Diane Hobin North Atlantic Conference Stacy Jackson Coach of the Year Erin Phillips Bill Edwards - 1995 Leslie Schlegel

ECAC Rookie of the Year Laura Sweeney Olivia Galati - 2010

50 Hofstra University Hofstra Softball Record Book

Team Records Most Runs: Most Doubles: Most Walks: Most Innings Pitched: Best ERA: 318 - 2006 99 - 1997 218 - 2006 436.2 - 2000 0.89 - 1993 Single Season 301 - 1999 88 - 1995, 1999, 2000 192 - 2000 421.2 - 2001 1.28 - 2008 294 - 1997 84 - 1996 172 - 1988 410.2 - 2004 1.31 - 1994 Best Batting Average: 272 - 2003 83 - 1994 169 - 2003 410.0 - 1995 1.35 - 1991 .329 - 1992 272 - 2011 81 - 2004 163 - 1999 402.0 - 2005 1.51 - 2000 .324 - 1997 268 - 2000 79 - 2005 162 - 2007 393.2 - 2010 1.55 - 1998 .313 - 1988 266 - 2008 71 - 2006 161 - 2004 388.2 - 2007 1.64 - 2011 .299 - 1995 261 - 2005 66 - 2001 151 - 2001 388.0 - 1999 1.65 - 2004 .297 - 1994 254 - 2010 150 - 2005 387.2 - 2008 1.66 - 1992 .293 - 1999 253 - 1995, 1996 Most Triples: 149 - 2008, 2010, 2011 385.2 - 2006 1.67 - 1990, 1995 .292 - 2008 27 - 1994 .291 - 1998 Most Hits: 22 - 1998 Most Stolen Bases: Most Strikeouts: .285 - 1993, 1996 489 - 1997 21 - 1993 77 - 2008 460 - 2007 488 - 1995 20 - 1992, 1997 69 - 2006 457 - 2011 Most Games: 466 - 2000 18 - 2001 58 - 2001 397 - 2010 63 - 2000, 2001 462 - 2008 16 - 1988, 2005 55 - 1992 356 - 2008 62 - 1995 450 - 1999 15 - 1999 52 - 1998 343 - 1996 60 - 2005 442 - 2005 14 - 1996, 2009 51 - 2000 331 - 2000 59 - 1999, 2004 441 - 1998 Most Home Runs: 47 - 1995, 2003, 2007 318 - 2006 58 - 2008 439 - 1994 50 - 2003 43 - 2004 319 - 1995 57 - 2006, 2010 434 - 2006 49 - 2006 306 - 2009 56 - 1998, 2003, 2006 429 - 2010 44 - 2005 Most Wins: 299 - 2005 43 - 2004 45 - 2008, 2010 276 - 2004 Most At Bats: Most RBIs: 37 - 2010 43 - 2005 1694 - 2000 273 - 2006 33 - 2011 42 - 2000 1630 - 1995 247 - 1997, 1999, 2000 29 - 1999 41 - 1995, 2007 1622 - 2001 243 - 2011 26 - 2007 40 - 1999, 2011 1588 - 2004 230 - 2005, 2010 25 - 2000 39 - 1994, 1998, 2003 1580 - 2008 224 - 2004 22 - 2001, 2002 38 - 1997, 2004 Alicia Smith 1560 - 2005 222 - 2003 1552 - 2006 219 - 2008 1548 - 2010 218 - 1995, 1998 1538 - 1999 1515 - 1998

Individual Records 61 - Jessica Luna, 2000 48 - Crystal Boyd, 1993 46 - Ashley Lane, 2006 60 - Robyn Trezise, 1995 48 - Alicia Smith, 1999 44 - Lisa Wambold, 2006 Single Season 60 - Ashley Lane, 2005 47 - Casey Fee, 2007 44 - Danielle Stewart, 2003 60 - Laura Sweeney, 2005 47 - Heather Brouuseau, 2003 Best Batting Average: 60 - Kelly Morris, 2005 .514 - Crystal Boyd, 1992* .415 - Wendy Dickerman, 1988 Most At-Bats: .410 - Edith Gallagher, 1989 206 - Laura Sweeney, 2005 .408 - Crystal Boyd, 1994 196 - Crystal Boyd, 1994 .405 - Denise Grulli, 1983 193 - Christine Moran, 2001 .401 - Alicia Smith, 1997 191 - Alicia Smith, 2000 .397 - Crystal Boyd, 1993 191 - Laura Sweeney, 2004 .393 - Diane Hobin, 1995 190 - Robyn Trezise, 1995 .387 - Alicia Smith, 2000 188 - Dana Bennett, 1998 .385 - Jen Smith, 1998 188 - Laura Sweeney, 2006 *Led nation 188 - Erika Bernstein, 2008 187 - Alicia Smith, 1997 Most Games: 187 - Jen Smith, 1998 63 - Alicia Smith, 2000 187 - Lisa Ciavardini, 2001 63 - Lisa Ciavardini, 2000 63 - Christine Moran, 2001 Most Runs: Crystal Boyd 63 - Meaghan Almon, 2001 52 - LaMeka Anderson, 1999 62 - Megan Scharf, 1995 51 - Laura Sweeney, 2006 62 - Lisa Ciavardini, 2001 50 - Crystal Boyd, 1994 61 - Danielle Tetro, 1995 49 - Crystal Boyd, 1992

2012 Softball 51 Hofstra Softball Record Book

Most RBIs: Most Home Runs: 63 - Ashley Lane, 2006 17 - Danielle Stewart, 2003 53 - Crystal Boyd, 1992 16 - Hailey Clark, 2004 47 - Lisa Ciavardini, 2000 13 - Lisa Walmbold, 2005 46 - Amanda Hallaway, 2003 13 - Ashley Lane, 2006 46 - Sara Michalowski, 2011 12 - Tara Ulrich, 2006 44 - Tessa Ziemba, 2011 12 - Sara Michalowski, 2011 44 - Ashley Lane, 2007 10 - Dana Bennett, 1999 44 - Tara Ulrich, 2006 10 - Ashley Lane, 2004 43 - Alicia Smith, 1997 9 - Amanda Hallaway, 2001 42 - Ashley Lane, 2004 9 - Ashley Lane, 2007 9 - Pam Dreslinski, 2007 Most Doubles: 9 - Michele DePasquale, 2010 21 - Crystal Boyd, 1993, 1994 9 - Tessa Ziemba, 2011 20 - Alicia Smith, 2000 19 - Alicia Smith, 1999 Most Walks: 17 - Robyn Trezise, 1995 35 - Ashley Lane, 2006 16 - Ashley Lane, 2007 32 - Hailey Clark, 2004 16 - Tara Ulrich, 2006 31 - Pam Dreslinski, 2007 16 - Jen Smith, 1997 30 - Crystal Boyd, 1993 Callie Osborne 15 - Dana Bennett, 1998 30 - Diane Hobin, 1996 15 - Jen Smith, 1999 30 - Hailey Clark, 2005 15 - Lisa Ciavardini, 2000 29 - Lisa Ciavardini, 2000 29 - Meaghan Almon, 2003 Most Triples: 29 - Sara Michalowski, 2011 10 - Crystal Boyd, 1993 28 - Meaghan Almon, 2004 Most Hits: 9 - Crystal Boyd, 1994 80 - Crystal Boyd, 1994 7 - Crystal Boyd, 1992 Most Stolen Bases: 76 - Crystal Boyd, 1992 7 - LaMeka Anderson, 2000 26 - Kris Root, 2008 Danielle Stewart 75 - Alicia Smith, 1997 7 - Lisa Ciavardini, 2001 25 - Casey Fee, 2008 74 - Alicia Smith, 2000 6 - Edith Gallagher, 1989 21 - Laura Sweeney, 2006 72 - Jen Smith, 1998 6 - Casey Fee, 2009 19 - Robyn Trezise, 1995 175 - Stacy Jackson, 1995 68 - Diane Hobin, 1995 5 - Aimee Karpinski, 1988 16 - Lisa Wambold, 2004 172 - Jen Smith, 1998 68 - Alicia Smith, 1999 5 - Alicia Smith, 1997, 1998 16 - Kris Root, 2010 168 - Callie Osborne, 2005 67 - Ashley Lane, 2006 5 - Jen Pawol, 1998 15 - Erika Bernstein, 2008 163 - Stacy Jackson, 1992 65 - Robyn Trezise, 1995 5 - Jen Smith, 1998 15 - Jen Pawol, 1998 64 - Ashley Lane, 2005 15 - Laura Sweeney, 2004 Best ERA: 64 - Laura Sweeney, 2005 15 - Lisa Wambold, 2006 0.79 - Callie Osborne, 2004 0.84 - Stacy Jackson, 1993 Most Innings Pitched: 0.88 - Jennifer Engmann, 1991 256.0 - Stacy Jackson, 1995 0.96 - Stacy Jackson, 1994 242.2 - Jen Smith, 1997 1.05 - Leslie Schlegel, 1990 242.2 - Olivia Galati, 2011 1.12 – Courtney Oliver, 2008 232.1 - Olivia Galati, 2010 1.17 - Leslie Schlegel, 1988 229.0 - Kayleigh Lotti, 2007 1.18 - Jen Smith, 1998 227.1 - Stacy Jackson, 1992 1.24 - Olivia Galati, 2011 222.2 - Shannon Luther, 2001 1.26 - Stacy Jackson, 1995 220.1 - Jen Smith, 1998 219.1 - Stacy Jackson, 1994 Most Wins: 213.1 - Sara DeAngelis, 2002 29 - Olivia Galati, 2011 209.2 - Erin Phillips, 1996 26 - Stacy Jackson, 1992, 1994 Kris Root 26 - Jen Smith, 1997 Most Strikeouts: 26 - Olivia Galati, 2010 348 - Olivia Galati, 2011 25 - Callie Osborne, 2005 319 - Kayleigh Lotti, 2007 24 - Stacy Jackson, 1995 294 - Olivia Galati, 2010 23 - Kayleigh Lotti, 2007, 2008 277 - Erin Phillips, 1996 21 - Erin Phillips, 1996 241 - Kayleigh Lotti, 2008 21 - Alicia Smith, 1999, 2000 236 - Kayleigh Lotti, 2009 20 - Stacy Jackson, 1993 183 - Kayleigh Lotti, 2006 20 - Jen Smith, 1998

52 Hofstra University Most Doubles: (3) Crystal Boyd at Connecticut, 4/28/92; Alicia Smith vs. Rhode Island, 4/25/99; Jen Smith Lisa Wambold vs. Towson, 5/10/04; Ashley Lane vs. UNC Wilmington, 5/11/06; Ashley Lane vs. Georgia Tech, 3/11/07 Hailey Clark Most Triples: (2) Jen Engmann at Seton Hall, 4/1/92; Val Monaco vs. Brooklyn, 4/7/92; Crystal Boyd vs. Temple, 5/8/93; Crystal Boyd vs. UNC-Wilmington, 4/9/93; Megan Scharf vs. Central Connecticut State, 3/26/94; Alicia Smith vs. Iona, 4/13/2000; LaMeka Anderson vs. Vermont, 4/30/2000 Most Home Runs: (3) Hailey Clark vs. LIU, 3/26/05 Most Stolen Bases: (4) Kim Willard vs. Connecticut, 3/29/91; Laura Sweeney vs. Georgia State, 5/13/06 Most Walks: (4) Robyn Trezise vs. Central Connecticut, 4/4/93; Ashley Lane vs. Quinnipiac, 4/20/05 Most Innings Pitched: (20.0) Alicia Single-Game Hofstra Smith vs. Delaware, 5/12/2000 Single Game Most Strikeouts Thrown: (19) Erin Individual Records Phillips vs. Manhattan, 3/22/96 Hofstra Team Records Longest Hitting Streak: (25) Michele DePasquale, 2008 Most At-Bats: (9) Crystal Boyd Consecutive Pitching Victories: Most At Bats, Team: (79) at at Connecticut, 4/28/92; LaMeka (21) Callie Osborne, 2005 Connecticut, 4/28/92 Andersonvs. Delaware, 5/12/2000; Consecutive Successful Stolen Most Runs, Team: (25) vs. Christine Moran vs. Delaware, Bases: (28), Casey Fee, 2007-09 Brooklyn, 5/7/92 5/12/2000 Most Hits, Team: (28) vs. Most Runs: (4) Sherry Sterbinsky Brooklyn, vs. St. Peter’s, 3/22/89; Crystal 5/7/92 Boyd vs. Manhattan, 3/31/92; Val Most RBIs, Team: (21) vs. Central Monaco at Delaware, 4/17/92; Connecticut State, 4/4/93; vs. Crystal Boyd vs. Seton Hall, Brooklyn, 5/7/92 3/30/93; Val Monaco vs. Central Most Doubles, Team: (7) vs. Connecticut State, 4/4/93; Amanda Manhattan, 4/22/99; vs. Towson, Hallaway vs. Towson, 4/2/2000; 5/14/04 Carolann Lubach vs. St. John’s, Most Triples, Team: (4) vs. Central 4/19/06; Lisa Wambold vs. UNC Connecticut State, 3/26/94 Wilmington, 5/11/06; Carolann Most Home Runs, Team: (5) at Lubach vs. Georgia Tech, 3/11/07; George Mason, 4/9/06 Tessa Ziemba at George Mason, Most Stolen Bases, Team: (7) vs. 4/9/11 Villanova, 4/8/90 Most Hits: (6) Crystal Boyd at Most Walks, Team: (12) vs. Central Connecticut, 4/28/92 Stacy Connecticut State, 4/4/93 Most Hits (7 inning game): (5) Jackson Most Strikeouts, Team: (19) vs. Tara Ulrich vs. St. John’s, 4/19/06, Manhattan, 3/22/96 Diana Rose vs. Brooklyn, 5/7/92 Most Strikeouts, By Opponent: Best Average: (1.000) Diana Rose (18) at Connecticut, 4/28/92 vs. Brooklyn (5-5), 5/7/92, Tara Most Errors, Team: (7) at Towson Ulrich vs. St. John’s, 4/19/06 State, 4/11/92 Most RBIs: (10) Hailey Clark vs. LIU, 3/26/05

2012 Softball 53 Hofstra Softball Record Book

Hits Ashley Lane 271 - Alicia Smith (1997-00) 258 - Crystal Boyd (1991-94) 240 - Ashley Lane (2004-07 234 - Jen Smith (1997-00) 212 - Lisa Ciavardini (1998-01) 211 - Robyn Trezise (1992-95) 209 - Amanda Hallaway (2000-03) 206 - Michele DePasquale (2007-10) 202 - LaMeka Anderson (1998-01) 191 - Tara Ulrich (2003-06)

Runs Batted In 180 - Ashley Lane (2004-07) 146 - Lisa Ciavardini (1998-01) 144 - Crystal Boyd (1991-94) 143 - Amanda Hallaway (2000-03) 136 - Alicia Smith (1997-00) 133 - Tara Ulrich (2003-06) 130 - Dana Bennett (1996-99) 129 - Sara Michalowski (2008-11) CAREER RECORDS 120 - Pam Dreslinski (2005-08) 117 - Courtney Oliver (2005-08) Offensive Records 109 - Michele DePasquale (2007-10) 109 - Robyn Trezise (1992-95) Amanda Hallaway Games Played 108 - Megan Scharf (1992-95) 236 - Alicia Smith (1997-00) 104 - Jen Smith (1997-00) 230 - LaMeka Anderson (1998-01) 102 - Carolann Lubach (2006-09) 230 - Lisa Ciavardini (1998-01) 230 - Meaghan Almon (2001-04) Doubles 21 - Danielle Stewart (2002-03) 230 - Ashley Lane (2004-07) Pam Dreslinski 68 - Crystal Boyd (1991-94) 20 - Stefanie Kenney (2002-05) 225 - Lisa Wambold (2003-06) 54 - Ashley Lane (2004-07) 18 - Crystal Boyd (1991-94) 221 - Pam Dreslinski (2005-08) 54 - Alicia Smith (1997-00) 219 - Tara Ulrich (2003-06) 47 - Dana Bennett (1996-99) 218 - Amanda Hallaway (2000-03) 46 - Lisa Ciavardini (1998-01) 213 - Carolann Lubach (2006-09) 46 - Tara Ulrich (2003-06) 44 - Jen Smith (1997-00) At Bats 38 - Amanda Hallaway (2000-03) 727 - Alicia Smith (1997-00) 36 - Pam Dreslinski (2005-08) 709 - LaMeka Anderson (1998-01) 36 - Robyn Trezise (1992-95) Lisa Wambold 683 - Ashley Lane (2004-07) 675 - Jen Smith (1997-00) Triples 673 - Lisa Wambold (2003-06) 29 - Crystal Boyd (1991-94) 664 - Lisa Ciavardini (1998-01) 14 - Edith Gallagher (1987-90) 658 - Tara Ulrich (2003-06) 14 - Alicia Smith (1997-00) 655 - Robyn Trezise (1992-95) 13 - LaMeka Anderson (1998-01) 632 - Amanda Hallaway (2000-03) 12 - Dana Bennett (1996-99) 631 - Carolann Lubach (2006-09) 12 - Lisa Ciavardini (1998-01) 10 - Megan Scharf (1992-95) Runs 10 - Jen Smith (1997-00) 171 - Crystal Boyd (1991-94) 9 - Jen Pawol (1996-98) 159 - LaMeka Anderson (1998-01) 9 - Meaghan Almon (2001-04) 152 - Alicia Smith (1997-00) 150 - Ashley Lane (2004-07) Home Runs 143 - Lisa Wambold (2003-06) 40 - Ashley Lane (2004-07) 127 - Jen Smith (1997-00) 29 - Tara Ulrich (2003-06) 126 - Casey Fee (2006-09) 27 - Lisa Wambold (2003-06) 126 - Dana Bennett (1996-99) 24 - Hailey Clark (2002-05) 122 - Laura Sweeney (2003-06) 24 - Amanda Hallaway (2000-03) 120 - Carolann Lubach (2006-09) 23 - Sara Michalowski (2008-11) 23 - Dana Bennett (1996-99)

54 Hofstra University Innings Pitched Strikeouts 885.0 - Stacy Jackson (1992-95) 979 - Kayleigh Lotti (2006-09) 823.0 - Jen Smith (1997-00) 642 - Olivia Galati (2010-pres.) 811.1 - Kayleigh Lotti (2006-09) 638 - Stacy Jackson (1992-95) 667.3 - Erin Phillips (1993-96) 618 - Erin Phillips (1993-96) Kayleigh Lotti 619.7 - Alicia Smith (1997-00) 600 - Jen Smith (1997-00) 504.3 - Leslie Schlegel (1988-91) 372 - Alicia Smith (1997-00) 475.0 - Olivia Galati (2010-pres.) 260 - Adrienne Clark (2002-05) 407.2 - Adrienne Clark (2002-05) 258 - Courtney Oliver (2005-08) 389.3 - Jen Engmann (1989-92) 253 - Callie Osborne (2004-05) 343.0 - Sara DeAngelis (2002-03) No-Hitters Wins 6 - Stacy Jackson (1992-95) 96 - Stacy Jackson (1992-95) 5 - Jen Smith (1997-00) 82 - Kayleigh Lotti (2006-09) 4 - Kayleigh Lotti (2006-09) 78 - Jen Smith (1997-00) 3 - Olivia Galati (2010-pres.) 71 - Alicia Smith (1997-00) 2 - Courtney Oliver (2005-08) 67 - Erin Phillips (1993-96) 2 - Callie Osborne (2004-05) 55 - Olivia Galati (2010-pres.) 2 - Erin Phillips (1993-96) 44 - Leslie Schlegel (1988-91) 2 - Kelly Blois (2000-01) 39 - Adrienne Clark (2002-05) 1 - Diana DiGilio (1999) 37 - Callie Osborne (2004-05) 1 - Alexis Alcantara (2001-04) 35 - Erin Wade (2009-pres.) 1 - Sara DeAngelis (2002-03)

Walks Pitching Records 102 - Pam Dreslinski (2005-08) Alexis Alcantara 102 - Ashley Lane (2004-07) 102 - Hailey Clark (2002-05) Appearances 95 - Meaghan Almon (2001-04) 146 - Jen Smith (1997-00) 80 - Lisa Ciavardini (1998-01) 142 - Kayleigh Lotti (2006-09) 75 - Carolann Lubach (2006-09) 138 - Stacy Jackson (1992-95) 69 - Sara Michalowski (2008-11) 122 - Erin Phillips (1993-96) 112 - Alicia Smith (1997-00) Stolen Bases 97 - Adrienne Clark (2002-05) 55 - Lisa Wambold (2003-06) 79 - Leslie Schlegel (1988-91) 54 - Kris Root (2007-10) 79 - Olivia Galati (2010-pres.) 53 - Laura Sweeney (2003-06) 74 - Courtney Oliver (2005-08) 51 - Robyn Trezise (1992-95) 72 - Erin Wade (2009-pres.) 51 - Casey Fee (2006-09) 39 - Heather Brousseau (2000-03) Starts 34 - Crystal Boyd (1991-94) 122 - Stacy Jackson (1992-95) 32 - Erika Bernstein (2006-09) 122 - Jen Smith (1997-00) 30 - Alicia Smith (1997-00) 122 - Kayleigh Lotti (2006-09) 30 - LaMeka Anderson (1998-01) 104 - Erin Phillips (1993-96) 92 - Alicia Smith (1997-00) 71 - Leslie Schlegel (1988-91) 67 - Olivia Galati (2010-pres.) 60 - Sara DeAngelis (2002-03) 57 - Callie Osborne (2004-05) 53 - Jen Engmann (1989-92) 53 - Erin Wade (2009-pres.)

2012 Softball 55 Where Are They Now?

Since taking over as head coach in 1990, Bill Edwards has produced many graduates who have gone on to successful careers. Here is a short list of the accomplishments of some recent softball alumni.

Edith Gallagher, 1990 Head softball coach at Mansfield State University/inducted into Hofstra Hall of Fame in 2008 Eileen Barrett, 1991 Physical education teacher/softball coach at Spence School in New York City Leslie Schlegel-Danowski, 1991 Girls basketball coach at Bay Shore High School/inducted into Hofstra Hall of Fame in 2011

Kristen Marden-Alifano, 1991 Private softball instructor/stay-at-home mom Rosalyn Fornari, 1991 Head basketball coach at Penn State-Behrend Rita DiSalvo, 1991 Special education teacher Kathy Malley, 1992 Physical education teacher in the Sachem School District Natalie Kozlowski, 1992 Associate head softball coach at East Carolina University Laura Patinella, 1992 Teacher/softball coach at Newfield High School Jen Engmann, 1992 Teacher/softball coach at William Floyd High School Elizabeth Gaudet, 1992 Securities trader at Furman Selz

Kim Willard, 1994 Teacher/softball and field hockey coach in New Jersey Crystal Boyd, 1994 Teacher in the Garden City School District and former professional softball player (WPSL)/#13 retired in 2008/ Diane Hobin inducted into Hofstra Hall of Fame in 2006

Luella Gesky, 1994 Teacher in Chicago, Illinois Val Monaco, 1994 Physical education teacher

Megan Scharf, 1995 Teacher/softball coach at Lindenhurst High School Diana Rose, 1995 Physical education and health teacher in Sachem School District/middle school softball coach Kelly Lemin, 1995 Physical education teacher in Brentwood (NY) School District Stacy Jackson, 1995 Played professional softball in Italy/business teacher in Hammonton, New Jersey/private softball instructor/inducted into the Hofstra Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007/#19 jersey retired Robyn Trezise, 1995 Account executive at National Car Rental

Jen Engmann Diane Hobin, 1996 Director of Women’s Basketball Operations at the University of Illinois/inducted into Hofstra Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009 Erin Phillips, 1996 Played professional softball player in Holland/area manager at National Car Rental/inducted into Hofstra Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009

Chris Aigotti, 1997 Personal trainer/New York City police officer Marisa Semmel, 1997 Physical education/health teacher in Garden City (NY) School District

Melissa Itoh, 1998 Cardiac rehabilitation specialist Kayla Noonan, 1998 Head softball coach at Columbia University Jen Pawol, 1998 Umpire

Danielle Tetro, 1999 Pediatrician in Monroe, New York Keri Boller, 1999 Mental health education intervention specialist Dana Bennett, 1999 Physical education teacher in Massachusetts

Alicia Smith, 2000 Physical education teacher at Longwood High School/former professional softball player/#23 jersey retired Jen Smith, 2000 Middle school guidance counselor in Long Valley, New Jersey/ former professional softball player

56 Hofstra University LaMeka Anderson, 2001 Director of asset control for Target, Inc. Lisa Ciavardini, 2001 Elementary school teacher in the Elmont School District Lindsay Sawyer, 2001 Head softball coach at Westfield State University Samantha Schour, 2001 Senior closer with Bank of America Home Loans

Sasha Blake, 2002 Physical education teacher Christine Moran, 2002 Physical education teacher/coach in Wantagh, New York Jeanine Maiolini, 2002 Physical education teacher/coach in Port Chester, New York Mari Shepard, 2002 Member of the San Francisco Police Department Jessica Luna Heather Brousseau, 2003 Financial reporting supervisor at Rogers Corp. Amanda Hallaway, 2003 Hotel manager, Hyatt Hotels, California Danielle Stewart, 2003 Member of Australian Olympic team/Coaching in Australia/ Jessica Luna, 2003 Agent for Farmers Financial Solutions, LLC

Alexis Alcantara, 2004 Capital giving officer at Princeton University Meaghan Almon, 2004 Pharmaceutical salesperson in Rhode Island

Adrienne Clark, 2005 Training for Olympic Skeleton Team Stefanie Kenney, 2005 Teacher at Great Valley Middle school and varsity softball coach Kelly Morris, 2005 Elementary school teacher in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Callie Osborne, 2005 Staff accountant for L.M. Cohen & Co. in New York City Lisa Torres, 2005 Physical education teacher and softball coach in New Jersey

Amy Belonick, 2006 Assistant director of conference services at Sloan-Kettering Hospital Kristin Galeone, 2006 New York City police officer Laura Sweeney, 2006 Physical education teacher at Spackenkill High School Tara Ulrich, 2006 Sales operations at Verizon Lisa Wambold, 2006 Teacher in Central Bucks (PA) School District

Ashley Lane, 2007 Sales associate at Verizon

Pam Dreslinski, 2008 Assistant softball coach at John Carroll University Genevieve Haney, 2008 Consumer marketing manager at Philadelphia Media Network/Philadelphia Phillies ball girl Courtney Oliver, 2008 Assistant softball coach at Hofstra

Joanna Kralowetz, 2009 Training for law enforcement career Carolann Lubach, 2009 Account executive at W.B. Mason Casey Fee, 2009 Teacher’s aide in Long Beach (NY) School District Melissa Hodge, 2009 Head softball coach at Bordentown (NJ) Regional High School Erika Bernstein, 2009 Graduate student and physical therapy assistant

Michele DePasquale, 2010 Teacher at Victor High School in Rochester, NY Stefanie Feinstein, 2010 Graduate assistant softball coach at Bryant University Christie Novatin, 2010 Assistant softball Coach at Georgian Court University Kris Root, 2010 Graduate student

Sara Michalowski, 2011 Softball coach at Amplitude Marketing Group, Inc. Trisha Dreslinski, 2011 Graduate student at Roswell Park Cancer Center Laura Valentino, 2011 Assistant softball coach at Fairfield University

This is just a short list of alumnae. Any omission was purely accidental. In the future, we would Tara Ulrich like to include all Hofstra Softball alumnae. Please call the Hofstra Softball Office at (516) 463- 5085 if you wish to be added to this list.

2012 Softball 57 Softball Alumnae

LaMeka Anderson Sara DeAngelis Kelly Morris Dana Bennett

Chris Aigotti 1997 Karen Canino 1988 Rita DiSalvo 1991 Luella Gesky 1995 Lora Aigotti 1996 Geraldine Capps 1976 Carolyn Do 1963 Sylvia Giallombardo 1964 Alexis Alcantara 2004 Bari Cenname 1989 Linda Dodd 1974 Cynthia Gilmore 1969 Kristen Alifano 1991 Linda Chion-Kenney 1979 Holly Draudt 1975 Patricia Gilroy 1988 Meaghan Almon 2004 Linda Choser 1983 Pam Dreslinski 2008 Susan Glatman 1973 Roberta Altshuler 1964 Lisa Ciavardini 2001 Trisha Dreslinski 2011 Carol Goldwater 1962 LaMeka Anderson 2001 Adrienne Clark 2005 Ronnie Duda 1976 Carol Gray 1962 Linda Arminio 1981 Hailey Clark 2005 Marilyn Dutcher 1971 Jen Gray 1962 Camille Asaro 1990 Carol N. Cohen 1964 Kathy Dwyer-Krewell 1975 Gracie Greene 2002 Doreen Asaro 1987 Carol R. Cohen 1974 Carolyn Eckhardt 1995 Ronni Greene 1970 Lorie Ashcroft 1988 Carolyn Cohen 1975 Jen Engmann 1992 Denise Grulli 1985 Janice Babington 1975 Edythe Cohen 1953 Laura Faber 1984 Eileen Grossman 1972 Jacqueline Balaschak 1962 Francene Cohen 1971 Wanda Falci 1955 Amanda Hallaway 2003 Vicki Banks 1991 Barbara Crispo 1980 Mary Jo Fazio 1988 Genevieve Haney 2008 Eileen Barrett 1991 Andrea Cyriacs 1967 Casey Fee 2009 Josephine Hannigan 1954 Jayne Bartecki 1971 Jennifer Daddino 2006 Stefanie Feinstein 2010 Diane Hobin 1996 Janice Bauer 1969 Barbara Ann Darcy 1957 Leslie Fielder 1964 Melissa Hodge 2009 Wendy Baum 1985 Linda D’Avino ---- Gail Fisher 1979 Susan Horn 1977 Josee Bauman 1967 Marie DeAngelis 1976 Rosalyn Fornari 1991 Kathleen Horst 1954 Amy Belonick 2006 Sara DeAngelis 2003 Cecile Friedman 1972 Mary Hugelmyer 1951 Dana Bennett 1999 Joann Deflora 1970 Edith Gallagher 1990 Patricia Hutchinson 1975 Linda Bent 1980 Celia Delcastillo 1977 Kristin Galeone 2006 Ruth Iannone 1963 Rita Berg 1965 Michele DePasquale 2010 Carol Galletta 1976 Pamela Ingham 1976 Erika Bernstein 2009 Heide Dhillon 1983 Beth Gaudet 1992 Karen Ingvoldstad 1967 Sasha Blake 2002 Wendy Dickerman 1988 Carla Gennari 1987 Melissa Itoh 1998 Evaun Boatman 1987 Kerri Boller 1999 Karin Boone 1972 Crystal Boyd 1994 Laurie Brasher 1978 Kathleen Breen 1983 Martha Briggs 1953 Patricia Brooks 1976 Heather Brousseau 2003 Linda Brymer 1978 Alene Buchanan 1980 Susan Buckley 1971 Wendy Burns 1975 Margaret Callaghan 1979 Therese Calvano 1971 2010 Softball Alumnae Day

58 Hofstra University Stacy Jackson 1995 Suzanne Jacobsen 1985 Megan Scharf Donna Johnson 1987 Clara Jordan 1957 Joy Jorgensen 1956 Karol Kain 1975 Aimee Karpinski 1989 Mili Katz 1987 Pat Kaufman 1952 Veronica Keane 1988 Margaret Keary 1974 Joan Keegan 1986 Stefanie Kenney 2005 Christina Kines 1975 Lisa Klemens 1985 Kacey Knauer 1995 Elizabeth Knauss 1982 Diana Rose Kris Koster 1989 Natalie Kozlowski 1992 Joanna Kralowetz 2009 Joan Krasnoff 1951 Kathryn Moran 1983 Lindsay Sawyer 2001 Stacy Solomon 1984 Susan Krawczyk 1980 Marie Moretti 1956 Megan Scharf 1995 Laura Speirs 1995 Jean Labelle 1989 Kelly Morris 2005 Samantha Schour 2001 Mary Spring 1977 Ashley Lane 2007 Lorraine Moucha 1970 Jessica Schreier 1970 Genevieve Statelman 1979 Joyce Lappin 1971 Denise Mugno 1981 Dorothy Schwartz 1956 Sherry Sterbinsky 1989 Cheryl Larrier 1969 Barbara Myers 1961 Helen Scotto 1953 Nancy Stetz 1954 Kelly LeMin 1995 Dorsey Myers 1955 Karen Serani 1985 Danielle Stewart 2003 Debra Lindsay 1979 Barbara Newman 1969 Marisa Semmel 1997 Barbara Stolowitz 1960 Kayleigh Lotti 2009 Muriel Nicklas 1952 Wyllis Shenhoose 1987 Marjorie Strunk 1960 Rosemarie Lovallo 1987 Monique Noel 1986 Helen Sherman 1963 Jean Stumpf 1974 August Lowe 1962 Vikki Nolan 1996 Debbie Shelvin 1983 Nancy Sudman 1952 Carolann Lubach 2009 Kayla Noonan 1998 Mari Shepard 2002 Laura Sweeney 2006 Carol Lucas 1966 Christie Novatin 2010 Karen Short 1982 Mary Sweeney 1974 Patricia Ludwig 1955 Courtney Oliver 2008 Eileen Silverman 1976 Susan Switzer 1971 Jessica Luna 2003 Callie Osborne 2005 Shana Singer 1998 Danielle Tetro 1999 Paula Luparello 1980 Elizabeth Parbus 1977 Amalia Singler 1963 Mary Tietjen 1955 Shannon Luther 2002 Cecilia Parry 1978 Janet Sorensen 1953 Wendy Tobin 1984 Charlene Madonna 1964 Laura Patinella 1992 Alicia Smith 2000 Lisa Torres 2005 Jeanine Maiolini 2002 Teri Pavia 1989 Jen Smith 2000 Robyn Trezise 1995 Cathie Malach 1980 Jen Pawol 1998 Kathy Solomon 1977 Tara Ulrich 2006 Kathleen Malley 1992 Joanne Pedranghelu 1983 Laura Valentino 2011 Sheila Manners 1958 Mary Anne Peters 1975 Suzanne Vasata 1983 Miriam Peterson 1947 Clara Martin 1967 Robyn Trezise Susan Vaughan 1978 Patricia Martin 1983 Barbara Pfrunder 1952 Jayne Vetter 1979 Elyse Martinez 1998 Erin Pilon 2002 Helen Vrionis 1953 Janet Matthes 1953 Carolyn Pizzuto 1982 Lisa Wambold 2006 Dorothy Mayorga 1978 Erin Phillips 1996 Lee Warner 1994 Bev McDonnell 1955 Valerie Provenzano 1961 Marilynn Weber 1951 Janice McFadden 1987 Lynn Quattrini 1962 Kim Willard 1994 Susan McGarvey 1983 Marsha Radow 1962 Anne Wood 1964 Terry McQuade 1971 Melanie Redman 1998 Robin Wynn 1981 Mary Merlo 1975 Francine Rogers 1954 Carolyn Ziegler 1957 Pricilla Merryman 1974 Diane Ronga 1975 Nancy Metz 1962 Kris Root 2010 This list was compiled from Sara Michalowski 2011 Diana Rose 1995 the best available sources. Any Carole Mischler 1953 Loriann Russo 1994 omission was purely accidental. Valerie Monaco 1994 Ruth Ryan 1954 Please call the Office of Athletic Maureen Monaghan 1980 Hannah Sackelman 1961 Communications at (516) 463- Marion Moore 1971 Linda Santisi 1983 6759 with any additions or Christine Moran 2002 Jo Sanzone 1953 corrections.

2012 Softball 59 Hofstra in Postseason Play

Overall Record: 24-26 NCAA Tournament: 17-24 ECAC Tournament: 7-2

1993 ECAC DIVISION I SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (4-0) May 13-15, 1993 at Hofstra University

Lehigh 1 Hofstra 5

Canisius 2 Hofstra 4

Robert Morris 2 Hofstra 6 2004 NCAA Regional Robert Morris 0 Hofstra 5 Providence 4 (Hofstra wins championship) Hofstra 3 (Hofstra eliminated; Providence wins championship) 1993 NCAA TOURNAMENT (0-2) Number Six Regional 1995 NCAA TOURNAMENT (1-2) May 22-23, 1993 East Regional at Hofstra University May 19-21, 1995 #18 Connecticut 2 at Princeton University Hofstra 1 Hofstra 5 #22 Princeton 9 #6 Nevada-Las Vegas 6 Hofstra 0 Massachusetts 0 (Hofstra eliminated) Hofstra 3

1994 ECAC DIVISION I SOFTBALL Hofstra 2 CHAMPIONSHIP (3-2) Connecticut 3 (8) (Hofstra eliminated) May 14-15, 1994 at Hofstra University 1999 NCAA Tournament (0-2) Providence 3 East Regional Hofstra 2 May 20-22, 1999 at Amherst, Massachusetts East Carolina 1 Hofstra 5 Hofstra 4 California 5 Boston University 0 Hofstra 9 Hofstra 1 #8 Southwestern Louisiana 5 Providence 1 (Hofstra eliminated) Hofstra 8

60 Hofstra University 2000 NCAA TOURNAMENT (1-2) 2004 NCAA Tournament (4-2) South Regional May 18-20, 2000 May 20-23, 2004 at Baton Rouge, Louisiana at Palo Alto, California

#17 Louisiana-Lafayette 1 Hofstra 1 Hofstra 2 #12 Auburn 0 (9)

Hofstra 1 Hofstra 1 #8 Southern Mississippi 14 Southern Illinois 0 (12)

Hofstra 1 Hofstra 1 #7 Louisiana State 2 #7 Stanford 7 (Hofstra eliminated) Hofstra 3 2001 NCAA TOURNAMENT (1-2) Southern Illinois 1 (Southern Illinois eliminated) West Regional May 17-19, 2001 Hofstra 1 at Palo Alto, California #7 Stanford 0

Hofstra 0 Hofstra 1 #3 Stanford 4 #7 Stanford 3 (Hofstra eliminated, Stanford advances to WCWS) Brigham Young 2 Hofstra 4 2005 NCAA Tournament (2-2)

Hofstra 0 May 20-22, 2005 Central Michigan 10 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Hofstra eliminated) Hofstra 1 2003 NCAA Tournament (2-2) Arizona State 10 May 15-17, 2003 Hofstra 12 at Lincoln, Nebraska Mississippi Valley State 1

Hofstra 3 Hofstra 2 #11 Nebraska 1 Arizona State 1

Hofstra 0 Hofstra 0 #23 Iowa 3 #9 Alabama 6 (Hofstra eliminated, Alabama advances to NCAA Super Hofstra 1 Regionals) Creighton 0 (9) (Creighton eliminated)

Hofstra 0 #11 Nebraska 6 (Hofstra eliminated)

2012 Softball 61 Hofstra in Postseason Play

2006 NCAA Tournament (1-2) May 19-21, 2006 at Hempstead, New York

Hofstra 5 Penn State 4 (8)

#9 Arizona State 2 Hofstra 0 (8)

Penn State 9 Hofstra 2 (Hofstra eliminated)

2007 NCAA Tournament (1-2) May 18-20, 2007 at Hempstead, New York 2010 NCAA Regional Harvard 2 Hofstra 3 (9)

Hofstra 2 2008 NCAA Tournament (2-2) Baylor 7 May 21-23, 2010 at Tuscon, Arizona Albany 4 Hofstra 2 Hofstra 8 (Hofstra eliminated) #14 Oklahoma State 6

2008 NCAA Tournament (2-2) Hofstra 0 #3 Arizona 6 May 17-18, 2008 at Hempstead, New York #14 Oklahoma State 2 Hofstra 5 Long Island 0 Hofstra 1 Hofstra 6 #3 Arizona 10 (12) Hofstra 0 (Hofstra eliminated, Arizona advances to Super Regionals) #9 Arizona 10 (5)

Canisius 1 Hofstra 5

Hofstra 0 #9 Arizona 5 (Hofstra eliminated, Arizona advances to Super Regionals)

2008 NCAA Regional

62 Hofstra University Series Records

Adelphi 2-9 Hawaii 1-3 Oklahoma 1-0 Alabama 0-1 Hunter 6-0 Oklahoma City 0-3 Albany 0-1 Illinois 2-2 Oklahoma State 3-3 Arizona 0-5 Illinois-Chicago 3-2 Pacific 0-1 Arizona State 1-4 Illinois State 0-1 Penn State 3-2 Arkansas 0-1 Indiana 2-1 Pittsburgh 1-1 Army 16-3 Indiana State 1-3 Princeton 16-10 Auburn 1-1 Iona 13-0 Providence 3-5 Ball State 2-2 Iowa 1-3 Purdue 3-2 Baylor 1-1 Jacksonville 2-2 Queens 5-5 Belmont 1-0 James Madison 28-6 Queensboro 4-0 Boston College 11-7 Kansas 0-1 Quinnipiac 4-1 Boston University 24-11 Kent State 2-2 Radford 1-0 Bridgeport 1-6 Kean 0-3 Rhode Island 10-0 Brigham Young 2-0 Lafayette 8-1 Rider 18-7 Brooklyn 9-1 LaSalle 7-3 Robert Morris 9-0 Brown 0-1 Lehigh 13-3 Rutgers 20-4 Bucknell 2-5 Lehman 2-3 St. Francis 2-1 Buffalo 2-0 Long Beach State 0-1 St. John’s 30-7-1 California 0-3 Long Island University 15-8 St. Joseph’s 1-0 California-Los Angeles (UCLA) 1-2 Louisiana-Lafayette 1-5 St. Peter’s 3-1 California State-Northridge 0-2 Louisiana State 0-2 Santa Clara 2-0 Canisius 2-1 Louisville 1-0 Seton Hall 9-9 CCNY 1-2 Loyola Marymount 1-1 South Carolina 1-7 Central Connecticut 6-4 Maine 21-3 South Florida 5-12 Central Florida 2-3 Manhattan 17-4 Southern Connecticut 0-1 Central Michigan 3-3 Manhattanville 2-1 Southern Illinois 2-1 Chattanooga 1-2 Marist 11-1 Southern Mississippi 1-1 1-0 Marshall 3-0 Stanford 1-5 Coastal Carolina 2-1 Maryland 5-5 Stetson 0-1 Columbia 4-0 Maryland-Baltimore County 4-0 Stony Brook 12-2 Connecticut 18-16 Massachusetts 11-8 SUNY-Cortland 0-1 Creighton 1-0 McNeese State 1-0 Syracuse 2-5 C.W. Post 5-4 Mercy 1-1 Temple 14-3 Delaware State 1-0 Michigan 0-6 Tennessee 0-3 Delaware 51-16 Michigan State 7-3 Tennessee Tech 1-1 DePaul 0-1 Middle Tennessee State 1-0 Texas 1-2 Drexel 50-10 Mississippi 2-1 Towson 56-15 East Carolina 1-3 Mississippi State 1-2 Trenton State 0-2 East Tennessee St. 2-0 Mississippi Valley State 2-0 Troy State 1-1 Evansville 2-0 Missouri 0-1 Tulsa 2-0 Fairfield 3-0 Monmouth 2-0 UNLV 0-1 Florida 0-8 Nebraska 1-3 Utah 0-1 Florida A&M 5-1 Nevada-Las Vegas 0-1 Vermont 18-0 Florida Atlantic 2-8 New York Institute of Technology 4-3 Villanova 2-2 Florida Gulf Coast 1-1 Nicholls State 1-0 Virginia 3-6 Florida International 0-1 North Carolina 2-4 Virginia Tech 1-2 Florida State 2-11 North Carolina-Charlotte 2-0 Wagner 29-4 Fordham 6-2 North Carolina-Greensboro 1-0 Washington 0-4 Furman 1-0 North Carolina State 3-2 Western Illinois 1-0 George Mason 26-2 North Carolina-Wilmington 22-3 Western Michigan 2-1 Georgia 0-1 North Dakota State 1-0 Wichita State 1-1 Georgia Southern 2-0 Northeastern Illinois 1-1 William Patterson 2-1 Georgia State 21-10 Northwestern 0-3 Winthrop 1-0 Georgia Tech 2-2 Northwestern State 1-0 Wisconsin 1-1 Hartford 17-1 Notre Dame 1-1 Wright State 2-0 Harvard 6-0 Ohio State 1-1 Yale 9-1

2012 Softball 63 All-Time Results

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS (1951-2011) Year: 1972 Year: 1978 Please note that these results were compiled Coach: Fran Pedersen Record: 3-3 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS from the best available sources. Any missing HOFSTRA OPPONENTS Coach: Karen Andreone Record: 7-2^ information is due to a lack of available data. 3 Stony Brook 21 0 Rutgers 11 13 Hunter 12 1 Rutgers 13 Year: 1951 10 Queens 0 3 New York Tech 0 Coach: Muriel Bach Record: 5-0 16 Queensboro 3 7 Wagner 3 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 9 CCNY 12 5 New York Tech 0 31 Queens 7 15 Adelphi 7 3 C.W. Post 2 17 Wagner 12 9 Lehman 2 22 Brooklyn 13 1973 and 1974 3 C.W. Post 1 4 Wagner 3 information not available 24 Stony Brook 6 37 Queens 13 ^ complete results not available Year: 1975 Year: 1952 Coach: Fran Pedersen Record: 6-3 Year: 1979 Coach: Muriel Bach Record: 4-1 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS Coach: Karen Andreone Record: N/A HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 12 Queensboro 9 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 20 Wagner 21 2 Lehman 9 Results not available. Team was New York State 18 Brooklyn 17 7 Queens 8 AIAW Champions 19 St. Joseph’s 1 2 Adelphi 14 16 Long Island University 3 25 Brooklyn 13 Year: 1980 18 Wagner 6 25 CCNY 3 Coach: Karen Andreone Record: 10-5 20 C.W. Post 2 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS Year: 1953 9 Hunter 8 1 Hunter (forfeit) 0 Coach: Muriel Bach Record: 3-1 22 Stony Brook 15 8 Wagner 1 Results not available 6 New York Tech 3 1976-1977 4 New York Tech 5 Year: 1954 information not available 9 Lehman 0 Coach: Muriel Bach Record: 3-1 1 Adelphi 2 Results not available 4 Trenton State 15 10 William Paterson 5 8 William Paterson 6 Year: 1955 7 Queens 0 Coach: Muriel Bach Record: 3-1 23 Iona 3 Results not available 13 Manhattanville 4 15 Stony Brook 0 1956-1969 2 Kean 6 information not available 4 Kean 5

Year: 1970 Coach: Fran Pedersen Record: 2-3 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 1979 Hofstra Softball Team — New York State AIAW Champions 15 Queensboro 0 7 Adelphi 17 31 Stony Brook 5 5 Southern Connecticut 24 6 Queens 20

Year: 1971 Coach: Fran Pedersen Record: 2-5 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 12 CCNY 15 17 Queensboro 9 2 Lehman 9 16 Stony Brook 18 10 Queens 11 19 Hunter 4 15 Adelphi 27

64 Hofstra University Year: 1981 8 N.Y. Institute of Technology 3 Year: 1990 Coach: Joe Botti Record: 3-15 4 Lafayette 10 Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 19-17-1, 7-7 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 12 Lafayette 0 ECC 0 C.W. Post 8 9 Mercy 3 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 3 New York Tech 8 4 SUNY-Cortland 14 5 Bucknell 8* 0 Lehman 17 2 C.W. Post 1 0 Bucknell 7* 7 St. John’s 6 9 C.W. Post 8 4 Lafayette 0* 5 Adelphi 13 12 Brooklyn 2 10 Lafayette 1* 1 Adelphi 4 0 Delaware 5 0 Bridgeport 11 7 Wagner 3 3 Delaware 1 3 Bridgeport 8 18 Hunter 1 24 Manhattan 0 0 at St. John’s 2 6 Manhattanville 8 16 Manhattan 0 3 at St. John’s 4 4 Brooklyn 6 4 St. Francis 1 6 Villanova 7 Complete results not available 2 Seton Hall 4 7 Villanova 6 12 Seton Hall 0 3 at Central Connecticut 4 1982 and 1983 0 at Central Connecticut 6 information not available Year: 1989 8 at Boston University 3 Coach: Sharon Giblin Record: 16-22, 5-9 ECC 3 at Boston University 3 Year: 1984 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 3 at Harvard 1 Coach: Mark Fazio Record: 6-10 6 Bucknell 10* 5 at Harvard 1 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 2 Bucknell 3* 4 C.W. Post 1 21 Lehman 2 21 St. Peter’s 2 3 C.W. Post 0 11 St. Peter’s 5 2 Maine 1 1 at Army 0 0 Adelphi 31 3 Maine 2 0 at Army 3 3 Wagner 4 0 Bridgeport 9 0 at Towson State 1* 2 Bridgeport 8 0 Bridgeport 2 0 at Towson State 2* 1 Army 14 3 Towson State 0* 4 at Rider 2* 9 Mercy 11 3 Towson State 6* 0 at Rider 10* 1 C. W. Post 14 4 St. John’s 3 4 Wagner 0 18 Hunter 8 4 St. John’s 3 6 Wagner 1 8 Kean 9 5 Lehigh 2* 1 at Delaware 0* 0 Queens 1 8 Lehigh 5* 1 at Delaware 2* 6 Long Island University 5 13 Lafayette 2* 5 Lehigh 2* 11 Manhattanville 4 7 Lafayette 2* 4 Lehigh 0* 2 William Paterson 8 0 Army 1 2 at Drexel 3* 12 Brooklyn 11 3 Wagner 4 5 at Drexel 0* 1 Trenton State 10 7 N.Y. Tech 1 0 Bucknell 3+ 1 N.Y. Tech 11 3 Lafayette 2+ 4 Queens 7 3 Delaware 0+ 1985-1987 3 C.W. Post 4 2 Towson State 0+ information not available 1 C.W. Post 2 1 Drexel 4+ 3 Adelphi 1 *East Coast Conference Year: 1988 6 Adelphi 7 +ECC Tournament Coach: Marc Fazio Record: 23-12 2 LaSalle 4 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 8 LaSalle 1 Year: 1991 0 at Adelphi 7 2 Drexel 7* Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 24-13, 9-5 ECC 5 Hartford 4 9 Drexel 11* HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 2 Brown 5 8 Rider 10* 1 at Bucknell 0 5 Seton Hall 13 4 Rider 7* 5 at Bucknell 2 4 St. John’s 6 4 Brooklyn 3 3 Connecticut 1 3 at Long Island University 1 5 St. Francis 6 0 Connecticut 5 9 St. Peter’s 0 11 St. Francis 0 2 at Virginia 3# 0 Bridgeport 10 1 Long Island University 0 1 at Virginia 0# 4 Bridgeport 3 3 Delaware 6* 1 at Virginia 2# 14 Iona 0 1 Delaware 10* 2 vs. Canisius 4# 11 at Yale 0 0 Towson State 7+ 10 Delaware 0 2 at Yale 1 4 Lehigh 5+ 1 Seton Hall 3 3 St. John’s 8 *ECC game 6 Seton Hall 1 8 St. John’s 6 +ECC Tournament 5 Towson State 0* 5 at LaSalle 7 4 Towson State 1* 7 at LaSalle 2 7 Maryland-Baltimore County 0* 5 Wagner 4 7 Maryland-Baltimore County 3* 16 Queens 5 4 St. John’s 2 3 Army 1 3 St. John’s 6 3 N.Y. Institute of Technology 1

2012 Softball 65 All-Time Results

3 LaSalle 2 1 at Rider 6* %Princeton University Invitational 13 LaSalle 3 25 Brooklyn 0+ +ECAC Division I Championship 11 at Lafayette 4 3 Towson State 0+ !!NCAA Tournament at Hofstra 4 at Lafayette 1 2 Rider 0+ 3 Army 0 1 Rider 0+ Year: 1994 5 Army 0 #University of South Florida Invitational Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 39-16 0 Rider 1* *East Coast Conference HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 5 Rider 1* %Princeton University Invitational 12 Manhattan 0 1 Drexel 2* +ECC Tournament 10 Manhattan 0 1 Drexel 5* 10 Wagner 0 12 at Wagner 1* Year: 1993 2 Wagner 0 8 at Wagner 1* Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 37-12 6 vs. Central Connecticut 1* 2 Delaware 1* HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 6 vs. NE Illinois 0* 2 Delaware 1* 1 vs. #19 Oklahoma State 0 1 at Troy State 0* 4 at Central Connecticut 5* 1 vs. #19 Oklahoma State 7 5 at Florida A&M 3 1 at Central Connecticut 2* 5 vs. Georgia Southern 0* 10 at Florida A&M 2 4 vs. Delaware 3+ 5 vs. #20 Iowa 4* 2 at #12 Florida State 3 7 at Rider 0+ 0 vs. #6 Florida State 6* 3 at #12 Florida State 4 0 vs. Drexel 4+ 1 vs. UNC-Charlotte 0* 0 vs. Wichita State 1** 1 at Rider 6+ 0 vs. Central Michigan 2* 0 vs. Kent State 1** #University of Virginia Tournament 8 Marist 0 1 vs. Oklahoma City 6** *East Coast Conference 7 Wagner 0 9 at Tulsa 1** +ECC Tournament 3 Wagner 0 0 vs. Oklahoma City 6** 14 Seton Hall 1 2 at Delaware 0 Year: 1992 9 Seton Hall 0 5 at Delaware 1 Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 35-7-1, 9-1 ECC 4 Manhattan 1 0 Providence 1 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 6 Manhattan 1 6 Providence 1 3 vs. Penn State 2# 23 at Central Connecticut 2 6 vs. Furman 1# 5 vs. Penn State 2# 3 at Central Connecticut 2 1 vs. Georgia State 2# 2 vs. Winthrop 0# 0 at North Carolina 2 1 vs. Northwestern State 0# 5 vs. Maine 3# 0 at North Carolina 1 4 vs. McNeese State 2# 5 vs. Oklahoma City 13# 6 vs. Coastal Carolina 7# 5 vs. UNC Wilmington 1# 1 vs. Iowa 6# 4 vs. UNC Wilmington 0# 5 vs. Coastal Carolina 0# 9 at South Florida 7# 2 vs. Virginia 3# 4 vs. #13 South Carolina 5# 4 vs. Florida State 14# 2 vs. #5 Florida State 10# 13 at Army 0 11 Manhattan 0 3 at Massachusetts 0 8 at Army 0 2 Manhattan 1 2 at Massachusetts 0 8 Yale 0 4 at Seton Hall 1 2 vs. Robert Morris 1% 4 Yale 3 5 at Maryland-Baltimore County 2* 1 vs. Rider 0% 5 Princeton 2 6 at Maryland-Baltimore County 1* 4 at Princeton 3% 1 Princeton 0 14 Brooklyn 0* 7 vs. Rider 0% 2 at Temple 3 12 Brooklyn 0* 2 vs. Robert Morris 1% 1 at Temple 2 9 at Towson State 0* 3 Drexel 0 4 at Rider 1 5 at Towson State 3* 6 Drexel 1 3 at Rider 10 5 Boston College 2 9 Army 0 2 Rhode Island 1 1 Boston College 0 3 Army 2 4 Rhode Island 0 6 at Army 0 5 Rhode Island 0 4 at St. John’s 3 4 at Army 0 10 Rhode Island 0 2 Massachusetts 0 1 at Drexel 0 1 St. John’s 0 9 Massachusetts 1 8 at Drexel 9 3 St. John’s 2 7 vs. #23 Robert Morris 3% 15 at Delaware 3 5 Rider 0 1 at Princeton 2% 4 at Delaware 2 3 Rider 2 4 vs. Rider 1% 6 Central Connecticut 2* 10 at Rutgers 2 6 vs. #23 Robert Morris 0% 6 Central Connecticut 0* 4 at Rutgers 0 2 at Princeton 1% 3 Rutgers 0 2 Connecticut 1 2 at Connecticut 5 5 Rutgers 3 0 Temple 4 8 at Connecticut 6 7 Massachusetts 6 6 Temple 0 2 South Florida 1 4 Massachusetts 6 5 Lehigh 1+ 2 Providence 3+ 1 at Connecticut 2 4 Canisius 2+ 5 East Carolina 1+ 5 Wagner 0 6 Robert Morris 2+ 9 Boston University 4+ 12 Wagner 2 5 Robert Morris 0+ 6 Providence 1+ 5 vs. Central Connecticut 0% 1 #18 Connecticut 2!! 3 Providence 4+ 4 at Princeton 2% 0 #6 UNLV 6!! *East Coast Conference Tournament 6 at Princeton 2% *University of South Florida Invitational **University of Tulsa Invitational 2 at Rider 0* #University of North Carolina Invitational #Frost Cutlery Invitational 66 Hofstra University %Princeton Invitational 3 vs. Massachusetts 0!! #South Florida/Speedline Invitational- Tampa, FL +ECAC Division I Championship 2 vs. Connecticut 8!! *North Atlantic Conference *North Atlantic Conference !Princeton Invitational - Princeton, NJ Year: 1995 **NAC Tournament $NAC/Big East Challenge - Hempstead, NY Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 41-21, 10-1 NAC +South Florida Invitational **North Atlantic Conference Tournament HOFSTRA OPPONENTS %South Carolina Invitational 2 vs. Iowa 4 $Princeton Invitational Year: 1997 3 vs. North Carolina 1+ #NCAA Play-In Series Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 38-16, 12-0 1 vs. Western Illinois 0+ !!NCAA Tournament America East 11 vs. Central Michigan 0+ HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 2 vs. Michigan State 1+ Year: 1996 6 vs. #25 Michigan State 7+ 0 vs. #13 Oklahoma State 5+ Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 33-18, 12-0 NAC 5 vs. Arkansas 6+ 5 vs. #14 Missouri 7+ HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 2 vs. East Carolina 5+ 6 Wagner 0 0 vs. #8 Cal State-Northridge 4 2 vs. #13 Florida State 1+ 8 Marist 0 4 vs. #12 South Carolina 7% 2 vs. Ball State 10+ 8 Marist 2 1 vs. #9 Oklahoma 0% 3 vs. Virginia 0+ 1 vs. #9 Florida State 5% 0 vs. Utah 3% 5 vs. Evansville 7$ 1 at #10 South Carolina 5% 1 vs. #7 Southwestern Louisiana 15% 2 vs. #12 Arizona State 5$ 2 vs. #9 Florida State 8% 3 vs. Connecticut 4 (9)% 10 vs. Santa Clara 2$ 1 at #10 South Carolina 7% 8 vs. Marshall 2# 1 vs. Loyola Marymount 6$ 0 at #10 South Carolina 9% 0 at South Florida 11# 7 vs. Santa Clara 5$ 2 Manhattan 3 2 vs. Indiana State 1# 5 vs. NE Illinois 12$ 8 Rhode Island 0 0 vs. #1 UCLA 9# 4 at Manhattan 0 9 Rhode Island 0 2 vs. Michigan State 8# 3 Rider 2 9 Vermont 0* 4 at Rider 0 11 Rider 4 8 Vermont 0* 6 at Rider 2 4 at Temple 0 2 Delaware 1* 8 Fordham 0 5 at Temple 1 4 Providence 5 3 Fordham 1 6 Providence 1 12 Army 0 7 Manhattan 0 4 Providence 5 4 Army 0 14 St. John’s 6 5 Vermont 4* 3 at Hartford 1* 11 at Towson State 1* 4 Vermont 1* 2 at Hartford 1* 9 at Towson State 1* 1 Hartford 0* 6 at Boston College 8 2 St. Peter’s 4 (9) 8 Hartford 1* 2 at Boston College 0 9 Marist 1 8 Rutgers 0 0 at Boston University 1* 4 Marist 3 9 Rutgers 6 1 at Boston University 0* 4 vs. Lehigh 3! 8 Yale 0 5 at Maine 3* 1 at Princeton 2! 12 Yale 2 9 at Maine 2* 10 vs. Robert Morris 0! 2 vs. Connecticut 4% 1 at #31 Massachusetts 2 9 vs. Lehigh 0! 2 vs. SW Louisiana 5% 3 at #31 Massachusetts 4 0 at Princeton 6! 5 at Princeton 3% 5 at Yale 0 8 Rutgers 2 0 vs. Connecticut 3% 2 at Yale 1 6 Maine 1* 11 Fairfield 8 5 Drexel 0* 2 Maine 1* 13 Fairfield 12 4 Drexel 0* 4 Boston University 1* 7 at Delaware 3* 5 Rider 4 5 Boston University 0* 7 at Delaware 1* 4 Rider 2 7 at Hartford 0* 8 at St. John’s 0 2 Temple 0 2 at Hartford 0* 11 at St. John’s 0 3 Temple 1 0 at Princeton 1 0 at Marist 1 7 vs. #31 Massachusetts 1$ 3 at Princeton 4 9 at Marist 7 6 at #21 Princeton 2$ 10 Drexel 0* 1 Towson State 0* 1 vs. Connecticut 2$ 1 Drexel 0* 5 Towson State 4* 0 vs. #31 Massachusetts 8$ 11 Delaware 2* 4 at Massachusetts 5 2 #35 Connecticut 0 6 Delaware 3* 7 at Massachusetts 5 0 #35 Connecticut 6 3 Yale 4 2 at Boston University 1* 1 Hartford 0** 4 Yale 2 4 at Boston University 1* 0 Boston University 1** 0 at Boston College 1 (8)$ 5 at Maine 2* 4 Hartford 3** 6 Connecticut 5$ 10 at Maine 4* 4 Boston University 0** 17 at Boston College 6$ 4 Connecticut 2 9 Boston University 4** 16 at Hartford 0$ 13 Connecticut 4 6 #22 Princeton 5 3 at Connecticut 5 6 Maine 1# 8 #22 Princeton 0 6 at Vermont 0** 1 Boston University 2# 10 Lehigh 2# 1 vs. Boston University 11** 8 Maine 2# 4 Lehigh 8# 9 at Vermont 1** 6 Boston University 4# 4 Lehigh 3# 1 vs. Boston University 8** 1 Boston University 4# 5 at #22 Princeton 9!! %NSCA Leadoff Classic - Columbus, GA +University of South Florida Invitational 2012 Softball 67 All-Time Results

$San Jose State University Invitational +University of South Florida Invitational 8 Delaware 0 (5)* %Princeton University Invitational #University of South Florida Spring Break 3 vs. Towson 4+ *America East game Tournament 12 vs. Delaware 3+ #America East Championship at Hofstra !Florida State University Lady Seminole 4 vs. Drexel 1+ Invitational 9 vs. Towson 1 (6)+ Year: 1998 &Princeton University Invitational 7 vs. Towson 0+ Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 39-17, 9-3 *America East game 4 vs. California 5& America East %America East Championship at Delaware 1 vs. #8 Southwestern Louisiana 5& HOFSTRA OPPONENTS $NCAA Play-In at Hofstra #NFCA Leadoff Classic at Columbus, GA 1 vs. Indiana State 5+ %Speedline Invitational at Tampa, FL 4 vs. Michigan State 3+ Year: 1999 !Princeton Invitational 0 vs. #19 Texas 1+ Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 40-19, 11-3 *America East game 4 vs. Mississippi 0+ America East +America East Championship at Vermont 5 vs. Florida Atlantic 0+ HOFSTRA OPPONENTS &NCAA Regionals at Amherst, MA 3 vs. Mississippi State 8+ 2 vs. #20 Arizona State 3# 0 vs. Indiana State 1+ 0 vs. #14 Southwestern Louisiana 15 (5)# Year: 2000 5 at #25 South Florida 4# 2 vs. #10 Michigan 5 (9)# Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 42-21, 22-4 12 vs. Central Michigan 6# 0 vs. Central Michigan 7# America East 9 vs. Boston University 4# 3 vs. Nicholls State 0# HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 3 vs. Temple 1# 1 vs. Connecticut 2# 4 at #20 Hawaii 5$ 7 vs. Purdue 1! 6 vs. Florida Atlantic 5 (9)% 4 vs. #15 Long Beach State 6$ 5 vs. Belmont 1! 5 vs. #12 Florida State 6% 1 vs. #1 UCLA 6$ 12 vs. Marshall 2! 1 vs. Mississippi State 4% 3 vs. #19 Texas 1$ 0 vs. Mississippi 2! 2 vs. Georgia 10 (5)% 2 vs. Texas Tech 3$ 10 vs. Georgia State 2! 0 vs. #10 Michigan 3% 1 vs. Texas Tech 0$ 2 vs. Michigan State 9! 7 vs. Michigan State 2 10 vs. #1 UCLA 5$ 6 LaSalle 1 6 at Temple 2 3 vs. Cal State-Northridge 5% 0 LaSalle 3 8 at Temple 0 (6) 0 vs. Nebraska 1% 5 Manhattan 2 9 Fordham 0 (5) 4 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 5 (8)% 0 Manhattan 1 4 at Wagner 0 0 vs. DePaul 1% 4 vs. Boston College 0& 13 at Wagner 0 (5) 5 vs. Harvard 0% 2 at Princeton 3& 3 at Princeton 9! 6 vs. Massachusetts 0% 5 vs. Robert Morris 4& 6 vs. Connecticut 1! 6 vs. Maryland 5# 0 at Princeton 1& 7 vs. Massachusetts 4! 2 vs. Illinois-Chicago 4# 1 Wagner 0 5 St. John’s 0 3 vs. Connecticut 6# 11 Wagner 1 5 St. John’s 3 1 vs. Purdue 8# 1 Harvard 0 4 Boston College 1 3 vs. #18 South Carolina 8# 4 Harvard 3 3 Boston College 1 2 Boston College 1 3 Maine 5* 5 Rutgers 1 2 Boston College 1 6 Maine 4* 9 Rutgers 1 (5) 0 Long Island University 2 5 Boston University 3* 3 at Virginia 4 (8) 5 Long Island University 1 9 Boston University 5* 3 at Virginia 4 10 Maine 1 (5)* 2 at Boston College 1 2 at Maryland 3 10 Maine 0 (6)* 2 at Boston College 4 9 at Maryland 3 10 Maine 2 (5)* 3 Drexel 2* 8 Hartford 0* (6) 10 Maine 2 (6)* 8 Drexel 2* 4 Hartford 3* 5 Temple 1 6 at Rutgers 0 3 Vermont 1* 4 Temple 1 10 at Rutgers 5 2 Vermont 1 (8)* 4 Towson 1* 7 St. John’s 0 7 Princeton 5 6 Towson 0* 9 St. John’s 0 8 Princeton 2 (6) 9 Towson 3* 5 Iona 1 4 at Boston University 5* 3 Towson 5* 5 Iona 0 1 at Boston University 0* 3 St. John’s 1 10 at Towson 8* 1 at Maine 2* 2 Delaware 1* 6 at Towson 4* 4 at Maine 2* 3 Delaware 2* 1 at Princeton 2 7 at Manhattan 3 0 Delaware 1* 2 at Princeton 1 8 at Manhattan 0 (5) 4 Delaware 6* 8 at Vermont 2* 3 at Drexel 2* 2 Manhattan 3 8 at Vermont 0* 2 at Drexel 0* 5 Iona 0 0 at Delaware 4* 16 Rhode Island 2 (5) 2 at Drexel 0* 2 at Delaware 3* 6 Rhode Island 0 12 at Drexel 0 (5)* 2 vs. Boston University 1% 9 LaSalle 0 (6) 5 at Drexel 3* 4 vs. Maine 0% 12 LaSalle 0 (5) 2 at Drexel 1* 5 at Delaware 0% 6 Towson 0* 2 Seton Hall 1 (8) 0 Massachusetts 4$ 4 Towson 0* 2 Seton Hall 0 0 Massachusetts 3$ 5 Delaware 7 (8)* 4 at Vermont 3 (8)* 68 Hofstra University 6 at Vermont 0* 1 Princeton 0 0 at Rutgers 1 10 at Vermont 1 (5)* 3 Princeton 2 0 at Rutgers 4 (6) 22 at Vermont 0 (5)* 6 at Delaware 3* 2 at Towson 5* 6 at Connecticut 3 2 at Delaware 3* 7 at Towson 3* 3 at Boston University 4* 1 at Delaware 2* 1 at Towson 6* 2 at Boston University 1* 7 at Delaware 1* 3 Manhattan 4 4 Hartford 2* 5 Rutgers 6 8 Manhattan 0 (5) 5 Hartford 4* 3 Rutgers 1 5 Delaware 2* 8 Hartford 2* 4 Vermont 0* 7 Delaware 2* 6 Hartford 1* 4 Vermont 2* 13 Delaware 1 (5)* 2 Towson 1+ 8 Vermont 0 (5)* 3 at St. John’s 4 3 Delaware 2 (20)+ 11 Vermont 0 (5)* 5 George Mason 2* 0 Boston University 2+ 1 Connecticut 2 2 George Mason 0 (8)* 1 Boston University + 3 at Hartford 4 (10)* 6 Marist 0 2 vs. #17 Louisiana-Lafayette 1& 7 at Hartford 5 (9)* 1 Marist 0 1 vs. #8 Southern Mississippi 14& 1 at Maine 4* 2 at James Madison 1 (12)* 1 at #7 Louisiana State 2& 3 at Maine 0* 3 at James Madison 1* $Paradise Classic at Honolulu, HI 8 at Maine 4* 3 Stony Brook 2 %NFCA Leadoff Classic at Columbus, GA 4 at Maine 0 (9)* 4 at Connecticut 1 #Speedline Invitational at Tampa, FL 1 vs. Drexel 0+ 11 Drexel 3 (6)* *America East game 2 vs. Towson 6+ 4 Drexel 1* +America East Championship at Hofstra 3 vs. Drexel 2+ 8 Drexel 0 (6)* University 4 vs. Towson 0+ 5 Delaware 4+ &NCAA Regionals at Baton Rouge, LA 4 vs. Towson 3 (11)+ 4 Towson 3+ 0 at #3 Stanford 4& 9 Towson 1(5)+ Year: 2001 4 vs. Brigham Young 2& $Florida Invitational at Gainesville, FL Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 37-26, 20-6 0 vs. Central Michigan 10 (5)& #Speedline Invitational at Tampa, FL America East $Holiday Inn Invitational at Tampa, FL %Hofstra Invitational HOFSTRA OPPONENTS %South Florida/Wilson Tournament at Tampa, FL ^Hawaii Invitational at Honolulu, HI 2 vs. South Carolina 6$ #Speedline Invitational at Tampa, FL *CAA game 1 vs. Notre Dame 8$ *America East game +CAA Championship at Hofstra University 1 vs. Maryland 2$ +America East Championship at Newark, DE 4 vs. Washington 8$ &NCAA Regionals at Palo Alto, CA Year: 2003 0 at South Florida 2$ Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 39-17, 12-2 CAA 2 at Florida 4 Year: 2002 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 2 at Florida 6 Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 28-25, 11-2 CAA 1 vs. Jacksonville 3# 3 at Florida Atlantic 4 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 3 vs. Rhode Island 0# 0 at Florida Atlantic 2 0 vs. #9 Washington 6$ 7 vs. #17 Notre Dame 4# 1 vs. Florida International 5% 2 at Florida 4$ 0 vs. Kent State 5# 9 vs. Indiana 1 (6)% 2 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga 4$ 2 at South Florida 10# 0 at South Florida 3% 0 at Florida 3$ 0 at Florida Atlantic 5 4 vs. Pittsburgh 1% 0 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga 10 (5)$ 2 at Florida Atlantic 6 5 vs. Georgia State 2% 5 at Stetson 10 11 vs. Indiana 2$ 0 vs. Massachusetts 5# 4 Seton Hall 8 4 vs. Radford 2$ 4 vs. Chattanooga 2# 3 vs. Illinois-Chicago 7# 2 at South Florida 6$ 2 vs. Wisconsin 4# 0 vs. Penn State 8 (6)# 3 vs. Seton Hall 1$ 3 vs. Florida Atlantic 9# 2 vs. #4 Stanford 11 (6)# 2 vs. Northwestern 7% 2 vs. Kansas 8# 3 vs. Western Michigan 0# 1 vs. #4 Washington 9% 3 St. John’s 2 4 vs. Georgia Southern 3 (3)# 5 vs. #18 Massachusetts 1% 5 at Towson 3* 0 vs. Virginia Tech 6# 1 vs. North Carolina 0% 4 at Towson 0* 2 Long Island University 1 8 vs. Ball State 3% 1 at Towson 11 (5)* 7 Long Island University 2 0 vs. Pacific 7% 11 at Towson 1 (6)* 6 at Army 0 8 Marist 6 4 Long Island 0 8 at Army 0 8 Marist 0 6 Boston University 1* 1 Boston College 2% 0 Boston College 3^ 1 Boston University 3* 0 Boston College 3% 5 Monmouth 4^ 9 Boston University 0 (5)* 0 Boston College 6% 6 Boston College 4^ 13 Boston University 5 (6)* 10 Wagner 1 (5)% 10 Monmouth 1^ 5 Iona 2 2 vs. #7 California 4^ 9 at Stony Brook 2 10 Wagner 2 (5) 3 at Hawaii 5^ 5 at Stony Brook 2 2 Drexel 1* 0 vs. Northwestern 2^ 7 vs. Delaware State 6+ 2 Drexel 1* 2 at Hawaii 1^ 1 at Maryland 8+ 7 Drexel 0* 2 vs. #7 California 15^ 3 Towson 0* 4 Drexel 1* 1 at Hawaii 3 16 Towson 0* 3 at Manhattan 1 1 Syracuse 0 6 Towson 5* 2012 Softball 69 All-Time Results

11 at Delaware 0* 4 Delaware 3* 5 vs. Iona 3! 7 at Delaware 2* 6 Delaware 1* 5 Long Island 1! 0 at Delaware 1* 2 Delaware 4* (10) 15 vs. Long Island 0! 2 at Syracuse 7 6 Drexel 2* 5 Iona 0! 2 at Syracuse 3 15 Drexel 0* (5) 12 at Rutgers 0 11 at George Mason 4* 8 Drexel 0* (5) 11 at Rutgers 2 8 at George Mason 2* 8 Quinnipiac 1 11 at George Mason 12* 7 at George Mason 1* 5 Quinnipiac 1 9 at George Mason 2* 9 St. John’s 6 2 St. John’s 3 3 Syracuse 0 6 St. John’s 2 7 St. John’s 0 0 Syracuse 8 10 Columbia 0 8 Wagner 0 (5) 1 at Delaware 0* 9 Columbia 0 6 Wagner 0 6 at Delaware 0* 3 James Madison 0* 5 at Long Island 7 3 at Delaware 0* 4 James Madison 3* 7 George Mason 1* 6 at St. John’s 4 4 Army 3 4 George Mason 1* 3 at St. John’s 3 9 Army 0 8 George Mason 0* (5) 5 UNC Wilmington 0 * 6 at Drexel 2* 9 Stony Brook 3 7 UNC Wilmington 6* 2 at Drexel 3* 6 Stony Brook 0 (6) 7 UNC Wilmington 0* 10 at Drexel 0* 0 at James Madison 1* 2 Connecticut 0 4 Towson 2! 2 at James Madison 0* 0 Quinnipiac 1 6 George Mason 0! 4 at James Madison 3* 2 Quinnipiac 0 2 Towson 1! 2 Delaware 3! 4 Towson 1* 3 at #11 Nebraska 1& 7 vs. Towson 5! 3 Towson 6* 0 vs. #23 Iowa 3& 3 vs. James Madison 0! 6 at James Madison 1* 1 vs. Creighton 0& 2 Delaware 0! 3 at James Madison 0* 0 at #11 Nebraska 6& 2 vs. Delaware 1! (9) 4 at James Madison 2* #USF-Wilson Tournament at Tampa, FL 1 vs. #12 Auburn 0& (9) 5 at Stony Brook 4 $USF-Best Western Tournament at Tampa, FL 1 vs. Southern Illinois 0& (12) 3 at Stony Brook 2 %Speedline Invitational at Tampa, FL 1 at #7 Stanford 7& 7 at Drexel 0* ^Hofstra Invitational 3 vs. Southern Illinois 1& 6 at Drexel 2* +Maryland Invitational 1 vs. #7 Stanford 0& 8 at Drexel 0* *CAA game 1 at #7 Stanford 3& 7 James Madison 4# !CAA Championship at Hofstra University #USF-Wilson Tournament at Tampa, FL 5 Towson 1# &NCAA Regionals at Lincoln, NE $USF-Best Western Tournament at Tampa, FL 6 vs. Towson 3# %Speedline Invitational at Tampa, FL 1 vs. Arizona State 10& Year: 2004 *CAA game 12 vs. Miss. Valley State 1& Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 38-21, 14-4 CAA !CAA Championship at Hofstra University 2 vs. Arizona State 1& HOFSTRA OPPONENTS &NCAA Regionals at Palo Alto, CA 0 vs. #9 Alabama 6& 1 vs. Seton Hall 4# *Colonial Athletic Association game 5 vs. Jacksonville 0# Year: 2005 @USF/Wilson Invitational at Tampa, FL 0 vs. Florida 4# Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 43-16-1, 14-2 ^USF/Adidas Invitational at Tampa, FL 0 at South Florida 5# CAA ~Speedline Invitational 1 at Central Florida 4 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS +Hofstra Tournament of Champions 4 at Central Florida 5 (10) 1 vs. Florida A&M 3@ &Hofstra Invitational 3 vs. Maryland 1$ 0 vs. #6 Stanford 6@ #CAA Tournament at Hofstra University 8 vs. Temple 3$ 2 vs. Seton Hall 3@ !NCAA Regionals at Tuscaloosa, AL 1 vs. Tulsa 0$ 0 vs. Jacksonville 2@ 5 vs. North Carolina State 1$ 5 vs. South Florida 4@ Year: 2006 3 at South Florida 4$ 5 at Florida Atlantic 6 Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 37-20, 14-6 CAA 4 vs. Tennessee Tech 6% (10) 0 at Florida Atlantic 12 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 0 vs. UNLV 1% 6 vs. Illinois 1^ 10 vs. Temple 0@ 1 vs. Illinois 2% 11 vs. Temple 2^ 5 vs. College of Charleston 1@ 1 vs. Villanova 3% 3 vs. Wagner 2^ 11 vs. Florida A&M 3@ 4 vs. Western Michigan 0% 5 vs. Rhode Island 2^ 3 vs. Jacksonville 0@ 2 vs. Troy State 5% 3 vs. Western Michigan 5~ 5 vs. South Florida 7@ 6 at UNC Wilmington 2* 1 vs. Purdue 0~ 6 at Central Florida 4 5 at UNC Wilmington 6* 1 vs. Villanova 0~ 3 at Florida 7 5 at UNC Wilmington 4* 0 vs. Oklahoma State 9~ 3 at Florida 6 0 at Towson 2* 4 vs. Southern Miss. 3~ 3 vs. #5 Michigan 5+ 9 at Towson 0* (5) 3 vs. Tennessee Tech 0~ 1 vs. Georgia Tech 3+ 5 at Towson 2* 0 vs. Seton Hall 1+ 2 vs. Illinois-Chicago 0^ 8 Boston University 3 2 Maine 1+ 2 vs. North Carolina State 4^ 9 Boston University 4 4 vs. Maine 2+ 7 vs. Buffalo 1^ 9 Rutgers 2 0 Seton Hall 7+ 6 vs. Temple 4^ 5 Rutgers 10 5 Manhattan 1 0 vs. #3 Tennessee 5^ 70 Hofstra University 2 vs. Michigan State 0^ 8 vs. Robert Morris 2^ 2 vs. #4 Tennessee 5^ 0 vs. Purdue 8^ 2 vs. Central Michigan 1^ 2 vs. Georgia Tech 7^ 14 Manhattan 8& 0 vs. Virginia Tech 1^ 0 vs. Illinois State 2^ 12 Seton Hall 2& 4 vs. Ohio State 3^ (8) 6 vs. Charlotte 1^ 11 at UNC Wilmington 8* 5 vs. Fordham 3^ 5 vs. Coastal Carolina 0& 3 at UNC Wilmington 7* 3 vs. #25 North Carolina State 2^ (9) 2 vs. Illinois-Chicago 0& 8 at UNC Wilmington 5* 9 vs. #20 Georgia Tech 7^ 5 vs. East Tennessee State 2& 4 Stony Brook 2 1 vs. North Carolina (2nd Place) 7^ 8 vs. #13 Baylor 7& 5 at Long Island 1 7 Rutgers 0 2 vs. Michigan State 0& 3 Towson 2* 3 James Madison 0* 9 at James Madison 0* 6 Towson 1* 4 James Madison 3* (10) 0 at James Madison 3* 6 Towson 3* 1 James Madison 3* 3 at James Madison 1* 11 Iona 3 9 Wagner 1 10 at Rutgers 1 10 Iona 7 4 Wagner 1 3 at Towson 0* 7 at George Mason 4* 4 George Mason 0* 2 at Towson 4* 21 at George Mason 0* 9 George Mason 6* 4 at Towson 0* 9 at Connecticut 0 7 George Mason 0* 2 Lehigh 1 (8) 0 at Syracuse 5 5 Iona 4 3 Lehigh 1 1 at Syracuse 2 6 at Lehigh 0 7 UNC Wilmington 0* 3 Georgia State 2* 10 at Georgia State 5* 8 UNC Wilmington 0* (6) 6 Georgia State 5* (8) 5 at Georgia State 10* 6 UNC Wilmington 0* 2 Georgia State 3* (8) 10 at Georgia State 2* 12 Iona 0 (5) 14 St. John’s 6 10 Connecticut 4 3 at Connecticut 1 5 St. John’s 1 9 Manhattan 1 0 at Georgia State 1* 3 at James Madison 1* (9) 7 at Towson 0* 5 at Georgia State 2* 4 at James Madison 2* 1 at Towson 6* 15 at Georgia State 2* (5) 2 at James Madison 3* 8 at Fordham 1 8 Fordham 1 4 Wagner 2 2 Delaware 0* 8 Drexel 0* (6) 3 Wagner 4 7 Delaware 0* 5 Drexel 0* 2 Drexel 5* (9) 2 Delaware 1* (8) 8 Drexel 0* (5) 8 Drexel 2* 4 at Long Island 0 2 at Long Island 0 8 Drexel 0* 4 at Drexel 1* 9 at Delaware 0* (5) 1 at Delaware 2* (11) 10 at Drexel 2* 8 at Delaware 1* 3 at Delaware 4* 5 at Drexel 1* 8 at Delaware 1* 9 at Delaware 0* 8 Quinnipiac 1 8 at St. John’s 0 (5) 19 vs. UNC Wilmington 0# 7 UNC Wilmington 0* 4 George Mason 0* 5 at Georgia State 3# 7 UNC Wilmington 1* 9 George Mason 1* (5) 3 at Georgia State 4# 3 UNC Wilmington 0* 8 George Mason 0* (5) 7 at Georgia State 3# 3 UNC Wilmington 2# 3 Towson 1# 5 vs. Penn State 4! (8) 1 Georgia State 0# 4 James Madison 5# 0 vs. #9 Arizona State 2! (8) 3 Georgia State 1# 4 Towson 2# 2 vs. Penn State 9! 3 vs. Harvard 2! (9) 3 James Madison 1# (11) *Colonial Athletic Association game 2 vs. #7 Baylor 7! 3 James Madison 0# @USF/Wilson Invitational at Tampa, FL 2 vs. Albany 4! 1 Long Island 0! +NFCA Leadoff Classic at Columbus, GA *Colonial Athletic Association game 0 #9 Arizona 10! (5) ^USF/adidas Invitational at Tampa, FL @Wilson Invitational at Tampa, FL 5 Canisius 1! &Hofstra Invitational +NFCA Leadoff Classic at Columbus, GA 0 #9 Arizona 5! #CAA Tournament at Atlanta, GA ^USF/adidas Invitational at Tampa, FL *Colonial Athletic Association game !NCAA Regionals at Hempstead, NY #CAA Tournament at Hempstead, NY @Best Western Invitational at Tampa, FL !NCAA Regionals at Hempstead, NY +Louisville Slugger Invitational at Tampa, FL Year: 2007 ^NFCA Leadoff Classic at Columbus, GA Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 41-15, 17-3 CAA Year: 2008 &Under Armour Invitational at Clearwater, FL HOFSTRA OPPONENTS Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 45-13, 18-3 CAA #CAA Tournament at Hempstead, NY 1 vs. #15 Washington 8@ HOFSTRA OPPONENTS !NCAA Regionals at Hempstead, NY 8 vs. East Tennessee State 0@ (5) 4 vs. Florida A&M 0@ 5 vs. Wichita State 2@ (8) 1 vs. #4 Tennessee 6@ Year: 2009 3 Florida A&M 2@ 8 vs. Florida Gulf Coast 5@ Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 26-21, 14-3 CAA 0 at #24 South Florida 2@ 3 vs. Mississippi 2@ (8) HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 3 at Central Florida 1 0 at #7 Florida 5 4 vs. Illinois 1@ 1 at Central Florida 2 4 vs. Georgia Tech 0+ 1 vs. Illinois 2@ 0 vs. #24 Southern Illinois 1+ 0 at South Florida 1+ (10) 3 vs. Marshall 1@ 0 vs. #13 Michigan 1+ 7 vs. South Carolina 4+ 0 vs. #12 Arizona 10@ 3 vs. Auburn 4+ 5 vs. Wright State 1+ 2 at South Florida 9@ 1 vs. North Carolina 3 2 vs. Wisconsin 0+ 0 vs. #24 Ohio State 2^ 3 vs. Seton Hall 5+ 0 vs. Florida State 1^ 1 vs. #18 Northwestern 3^ 2012 Softball 71 All-Time Results

5 vs. Illinois-Chicago 1& 2 Boston University 1% Year: 2011 2 vs. Ball State 1& 5 Connecticut 1% Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 40-13, 19-1 CAA 3 vs. North Carolina State 5& 6 at St. John’s 2 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 1 vs. Fordham 2& 1 LIU 3 16 vs. UNC Greensboro 0@ (10) 1 vs. Connecticut 6& 10 at Delaware 1* 4 vs. St. John’s 1@ 4 vs. Brigham Young 0% 7 at Delaware 3* 1 at #23 Florida State 5@ 1 vs. Ball State 2% 3 at Delaware 2* (8) 9 vs. St. John’s 0@ 2 vs. Florida Gulf Coast 3% 2 at Maryland 0 2 at #23 Florida State 0@ 4 vs. Indiana 6% 2 at Maryland 10 0 vs. Virginia 2^ 8 vs. Loyola Marymount 2% 8 George Mason 0* 0 at East Carolina 5^ 6 at St. John’s 1 6 George Mason 1* 12 vs. Kent State 0^ 7 at George Mason 0* 2 George Mason 0* 2 vs. Virginia 1^ 10 at George Mason 6* 6 Princeton 2 4 at East Carolina 5^ 3 at George Mason 1* 4 at Rutgers 1 0 vs. #12 Texas 5& 8 Rutgers 0 2 at Rutgers 1 0 at #21 LSU 1& (9) 1 James Madison 0* 6 at James Madison 0* 1 vs. Pittsburgh 3& 6 James Madison 4* 6 at James Madison 3* 3 vs. Middle Tennessee St. 2# 5 Long Island 4 7 at James Madison 0* 3 vs. Michigan State 2# (9) 3 Towson 6* 8 Marist 0 7 vs. Purdue 2# 10 Towson 4* 5 Fairfield 0 0 at Florida Atlantic 7# 7 Towson 0* 3 Towson 6* 6 vs. Buffalo 0# 2 at Maryland 4 10 Towson 4* 11 Columbia 2% 5 at Maryland 1 2 at Towson 0* 4 Connecticut 1% 4 at UNC Wilmington 1* (9) 7 at Towson 4* 7 Columbia 0% 1 at UNC Wilmington 2* 3 at Towson 4* 7 Connecticut 0% 8 at UNC Wilmington 0* 0 Fordham 1 3 at Drexel 1* 0 Connecticut 1 (8) 10 St. John’s 2 6 at Drexel 3* 4 at Fordham 3 (8) 3 UNC Wilmington 0* 12 at Drexel 0* 2 Georgia State 1* 8 UNC Wilmington 0* 8 Iona 0 2 Georgia State 3* 5 at LIU 8 10 Rutgers 4 6 Georgia State 1* 0 at Georgia State 1* (10) 2 Delaware 1* 8 Stony Brook 0 5 at Georgia State 2* 7 Delaware 1* 6 at Drexel 0* 2 at Georgia State 0* 1 Delaware 0* 9 at Drexel 4* 6 Iona 0 5 at Fordham 1 3 at Drexel 0* 12 Drexel 2* 10 at George Mason 0* 1 at Long Island 4 2 Drexel 1* 11 at George Mason 2* 0 Long Island 2 4 Drexel 3* (10) 2 at George Mason 6* 0 Long Island 2 7 Towson 3# 11 James Madison 3* 0 James Madison 2# 8 James Madison 1# 16 James Madison 6* 1 Georgia State 3# (12) 3 Georgia State 0# 3 James Madison 0* *Colonial Athletic Association game 8 vs. #14 Oklahoma State 6! 6 at Lehigh 0 @Wilson Invitational at Tampa, FL 0 at #3 Arizona 6! 2 at Lehigh 4 ^NFCA Leadoff Classic at Columbus, GA 5 vs. #14 Oklahoma State 2! 7 Towson 2* &Under Armour Invitational at Clearwater, FL 6 at #3 Arizona 10! (12) 2 Towson 0* %Under Armour Classic at Clearwater, FL *Colonial Athletic Association game 5 St. John’s 0 #CAA Tournament at Hempstead, NY @La Quinta Invitational at Tampa, FL 2 at LIU 3 ^NFCA Leadoff Classic at Columbus, GA 11 at UNC Wilmington 0* Year: 2010 &Red and Black Invitational at Louisville, KY 3 at UNC Wilmington 1* Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 45-12, 18-2 CAA %Hofstra Invitational at Hempstead, NY 5 at UNC Wilmington 1* HOFSTRA OPPONENTS #CAA Tournament at Hempstead, NY 4 Georgia State 0* 12 vs. North Dakota State 11@ (10) ! NCAA Regionals at Tucson, AZ 2 Georgia State 0* 2 vs. North Carolina State 1@ 4 Georgia State 1* 2 vs. Michigan State 1@ 9 Delaware 0! 5 vs. Kent State 1@ 1 Georgia State 0! 4 at South Florida 1@ 2 Georgia State 4! 3 vs. Virginia Tech 2^ 0 Georgia State 2! 2 vs. Mississippi State 1^ 1 vs. Kent State 0^ *Colonial Athletic Association game 0 vs. #18 Florida State 8^ @Seminole Kickoff Classic at Tallahassee, FL 6 vs. Mississippi Valley State 4^ ^Pirate Classic at Greenville, NC 2 vs. #18 Louisville 1& &Purple and Gold Challenge at Baton Rouge, LA 3 vs. #5 Michigan 4& (8) #Florida Atlantic Invitational at Boca Raton, FL 1 vs. #5 Michigan 3& %Hofstra Invitational at Hempstead, NY 4 Boston University 9% !CAA Tournament at Hempstead, NY 5 Connecticut 0% 72 Hofstra University Media Following

ofstra’s success on the softball diamond has generated a great deal of media coverage for the HPride. Local newspapers, television and radio stations are frequent guests at the Hofstra Softball Stadium. Hofstra Softball has also been featured in several national publications including Sports Illustrated, The Sporting News, and on the web at ESPN.com.

Each season, Hofstra’s student-radio station (WRHU) broadcasts nearly all home games, as well as all CAA and NCAA Championship events.

2012 Softball 73 Hofstra in the Community

he Hofstra Softball program is extremely During the Holiday season the team active in the Long Island community, participates in Operation Christmas Child, a Through the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation, the Tlending itself to a variety of charitable program that provides gifts to needy children team “adopted” Hannah Prokops, a 9-year old and educational causes. and families. The team is also involved with girl who was diagnosed with a brain tumor. the Big Brother/Big Sister program and the The team welcomes Hannah and her family to The team has raised money for and participated Long Island Special Olympics. The team holds Hofstra games and spends time with her off the in the American Cancer Society’s Walk for a clinics to teach the game and to spend time field as well. Cure at Jones Beach. Hofstra also hosts a Think with each group. Pink Day and wore pink jerseys in support of This past fall, the Pride took part in Shake-A- breast cancer research. The Hofstra Softball program also works Rake, going out into the local community to with the Women’s Sports Foundation and rake leaves for elderly and disabled people. The team also supports the HEADstrong participates in WSF-sponsored clinics Foundation, which was founded by former throughout the year. Several times each year, Working with various youth softball leagues Pride lacrosse player Nick Colleluori. Nick was Pride players and coaches speak at schools on Long Island, the team hosts many groups diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and and softball clinics. The team also participates throughout the season. Teams are invited onto created the foundation to help raise awareness in a reading program with the Glen Cove the field during introductions and join the team before he passed away. Head Start day care program, as well as local for the National Anthem. elementary schools.

74 Hofstra University Softball Media Information

he Hofstra University Office of Athletic Communications Radio: The Hofstra Office of Athletic Communications will provide welcomes the members of the media covering the 2012 Pride a touch-tone digital phone line for the opponent’s commercial and Tsoftball team. If we can be of any assistance to you throughout the student radio stations. Visiting teams will need to give the Athletic year, please do not hesitate to contact us. We hope the following items Communications Office two weeks notice of their intention to broadcast. will help you during your visits to Hofstra University. Enjoy the season. All calls must be made collect or direct dial from the radio station to the Hofstra Softball Stadium. Office of Athletic Communications 240 Hofstra University-Swim Center 262 Postgame Interviews: Hofstra players and coaches will be available for Hempstead, NY 11549 postgame interviews, upon request, after a 10-minute cooling off period. (516) 463-6759 - Brian Bohl’s office Contact Brian Bohl with your request. (516) 463-5033 - Fax Player Interviews: All requests for student-athlete interviews during the week should be made at least one day in advance with the Office of Athletic Communications. If you are requesting a phone interview, we will have the student-athlete return your call at a mutually convenient time. Player home phone numbers will not be distributed. In-person interviews may be conducted in a number of locations in and around the Hofstra Physical Education Building. However, interviews may not be conducted in the locker room or the training room. Stephen Gorchov Associate Director of Athletics for Communications 2012 HOFSTRA SOFTBALL MEDIA OUTLETS

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LONG ISLAND PRESS 50 Rockefeller Plaza 1103 Stewart Avenue New York, NY 10020 Garden City, NY 11530 (212) 621-1630 - Office (516) 992-1800 - Office Brian Bohl (Softball Contact) (212) 621-1639 - Fax (516) 992-1801 - Fax Senior Assistant Director of Athletic Communications NEWSDAY HOFSTRA CHRONICLE 235 Pinelawn Road Student Center Melville, NY 11747 Hempstead, NY 11550 (631) 843-2820 - Office (516) 463-6965 - Office (631) 454-6892 - Fax (516) 463-6977 - Fax

NEW YORK TIMES NEWS 12 LONG ISLAND Jim Sheehan 229 West 43rd Street 150 Media Crossways Senior Sports Information Director New York, NY 10036 Woodbury, NY 11797 (212) 556-7384 - Office (516) 393-3740 - Office (212) 556-5848 - Fax (516) 393-1269 - Fax

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS WLNY-TV 55 450 West 33rd Street 270 South Service Road New York, NY 10001 Melville, NY 11747 (212) 210-1692 - Office (631) 753-6397 - Office (212) 643-7845 - Fax (631) 420-4846 - Fax Len Skoros Director of Athletic Publications NEW YORK POST WRHU-FM 88.7 1211 Avenue of the Americas Hofstra University Press Seating: Hofstra Softball Stadium press seating is located in the New York, NY 10036 Dempster Hall press box atop the bleachers behind home plate. (212) 930-8700 - Office Hempstead, NY 11549 (212) 930-8727 - Fax (516) 463-5667 - Office Credential Requests: All members of the press should contact the (516) 463-5668 - Fax Office of Athletic Communications at least 48 hours before each game LONG ISLAND HERALD to request credentials. 2 Endo Boulevard Garden City, NY Game Services: Game notes, statistics and lineups are available before (516) 569-4000 - Office the game in the press box. (516) 469-4942 - Fax 2012 Softball 75 Campus Map/Getting to Hofstra

From Southern New Jersey, Southeastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, From Northwestern New Jersey, Northern Pennsylvania and the Middle Washington, D.C. and Virginia: States: Take the New Jersey Turnpike to Exit 13. Cross the Goethals Bridge and continue Take Interstate 78, Interstate 80, U.S. Route 22, New Jersey Route 4 or New Jersey on Route 278 to the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Stay in the left lane of the Bridge Route 17 to the George Washington Bridge. Proceed over the bridge to the Cross and take the Belt Parkway-East. The Belt Parkway becomes the Southern State Bronx Expressway. Take the Cross Bronx Expressway to the Throgs Neck Bridge. Parkway at the Nassau County line. Take the Southern State Parkway to the Follow directions from the Throgs Neck Bridge from this point. Meadowbrook Parkway North (Exit 22). Exit the Meadowbrook Parkway at Exit From Upstate New York: M4 (Hempstead Turnpike Route 24). Head west to Hofstra (approximately 1 mile). Take New York Thruway over the Tappan Zee Bridge to Cross Westchester Expressway (Interstate 287). Stay on the Expressway to the New England Thruway (Interstate 95). Proceed south on the Thruway to the Throgs Neck Bridge. Follow directions from the Throgs Neck Bridge from this point.

From the Throgs Neck Bridge: Follow signs for Eastern Long Island. Take the Cross Island Parkway to the Grand Central Parkway-East. The Grand Central becomes the Northern State Parkway at the Nassau County line. Take the Northern State Parkway-East to the Meadowbrook Parkway-South (exit 31A). Take the Meadowbrook Parkway-South to Exit M4 West (Hempstead Turnpike Route 24). Follow Hempstead Turnpike West to Hofstra (approximately 1 mile).

For Team Travel Via Bus: Commercial buses are not allowed on New York City (Belt, Grand Central or Cross Island) or Long Island (Southern State or Northern State) Parkways. Team buses should take the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway from the south, and the Clearview Expressway from the north, to get to the Long Island Expressway for the trip to Hofstra. Once on the Long Island Expressway (I-495), buses should proceed to Glen Cove Road- South (exit 39). Head south on Glen Cove Road for approximately eight miles to Hempstead Turnpike/Fulton Avenue and turn left (east). Hofstra University is approximately two miles east on Hempstead Turnpike.

Public Transportation from Airport: If a visitor arrives at either La Guardia or Kennedy Airport, the most direct means of reaching the University is by one of three limousine companies that service both airports and the Hofstra University area. Larry’s Taxi Service (516) 483-3333; Transport Limousine Service (800) 654-1164 (out of state) (800) 832-5466 (in New York state); Winston Limousine Service (800) 4-AIRPORT.

Railroads: AMTRAK services Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan, approximately 30 miles from the Hofstra campus. To get to Hofstra from Penn Station, take the Long Island Rail Road to the Hempstead station. The Hofstra University Courtesy Bus and taxi services are available there. Hofstra is approximately 1.5 miles from the station.

76 Hofstra University SOFTBALL SCHEDULE

February 27 Tue. IONA 3:30 p.m. 28 Wed. LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY 4 p.m. PIRATE CLASH at East Carolina University 31 Sat. DREXEL* (DH) 12 p.m. 18 Sat. Louisville, Virginia 9 a.m., 1 p.m. 19 Sun. UNC-Greensboro, East Carolina 1 p.m., 3 p.m. 20 Mon. East Carolina 4 p.m. April 1 Sun. DREXEL* 12 p.m. NFCA LEADOFF CLASSIC (Clearwater, FL) 3 Tue. at Rutgers (DH) 2 p.m. 24 Fri. Louisiana-Lafayette, Illinois 3:30 p.m., 6 p.m. 4 Wed. BINGHAMTON 4 p.m. 25 Sat. Tennessee, Michigan 1 p.m., 3:30 p.m. 7 Sat. at Delaware* (DH) 12 p.m. 26 Sun. DePaul 10 a.m. 8 Sun. at Delaware* 12 p.m. 10 Tue. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE 4 p.m. March 11 Wed. LEHIGH (DH) 3:30 p.m. 14 Sat. GEORGE MASON* (DH) 12 p.m. 2012 Citrus Classic (Orlando, FL) 15 Sun. GEORGE MASON* 12 p.m. 2 Fri. Pittsburg, Virginia Tech 4:45 p.m., 7 p.m. 17 Tue. FORDHAM 6 p.m. 3 Sat. North Carolina State, Ohio State 4:45 p.m., 7 p.m. 18 Wed. at St. John’s 4 p.m. 4 Sun. UCLA 9 a.m. 21 Sat. at James Madison* (DH) 12 p.m. 22 Sun. at James Madison* 12 p.m. HOFSTRA INVITATIONAL (Hempstead, NY) 24 Tue. PRINCETON 5 p.m. 17 Sat. Maine vs. Hofstra 10 a.m. 28 Sat. at Towson* (DH) 12 p.m. Connecticut vs. Hofstra 12:30 p.m. 29 Sun. at Towson* 1 p.m. Connecticut vs. Maine 3 p.m.

18 Sun. Maine vs. Connecticut 10 a.m. May Maine vs. Hofstra 12:30 p.m. 4 Fri. UNCW* (DH) 12 p.m. Connecticut vs. Hofstra 3 p.m. 5 Sat. UNCW* 12 p.m. 9-11 Wed.-CAA Championship 24 Sat. at Georgia State* (DH) 12 p.m. Fri. (at highest seed) TBA 25 Sun. at Georgia State* 12 p.m.

*Colonial Athletic Association game. Dates and times subject to change. Home games in Bold CAPS. Erin Wade

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