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games…Army has won three straight games including a 14-5 victory over Holy Cross this past Saturday... Hofstra has won seven of its last 13 games and eight of its last 14 contests…The Pride has won 25 of its last 35 regular season games... Seven of Hofstra’s eight losses in 2007 were by one-goal…Both of Hofstra’s victories in 2008 have been by one goal…The Pride has won 21 of their last 25 home games at Shuart Stadium SEASON 60 FOR HOFSTRA - Hofstra is in its 60th season of men’s lacrosse in 2008. Pride teams have tallied a 478-330-4 record during that time. HOFSTRA’S TENTATIVE LINE-UP 2008 HOFSTRA MEN’S LACROSSE vs. Army Pos. Name No. Cl. 2008 Stats #12 HOFSTRA PRIDE (3-2) A Tom Dooley 40 Jr.. 6-1-7 vs. A Dan Stein 32 So. 4-1-5 #16 ARMY BLACK KNIGHT (5-2) A Jay Card 20 Fr. 7-2-9 M Mike Unterstein 5 Sr. 4-6-10 Tuesday, March 25, 2008 –7:00 p.m. M Anthony Muscarella 26 Jr. 9-6-15 James M. Shuart Stadium – Hempstead, NY M Tom Interlicchio 22 So. 2-0-2 D Ryan Smith 33 So. 12 GB D Connor Hagans 30 Sr. 9 GB 2008 HOFSTRA D Mike Skudin 29 Fr. 7 GB LACROSSE SCHEDULE & RESULTS G Danny Orlando 46 So. 7.94 GAA/.487 Sv. Reserves February (Opp. Rank - Opp. - HU Rank) Result 2M Michael Colleluori 3 Jr. 1-2-3 24 at Massachusetts #17 4-8 L 2M Ryan Carter 15 Jr. 0-0-0 2M Stephen Bentz 35 Fr. 0-0-0 March LSM Steve Prifte 8 Jr. 17 GB 1 BROWN 7-6 W LSM Tom Shuey 13 Jr. 5 GB 8 #1 JOHNS HOPKINS 8-7 W OT SS Kevin Unterstein 9 Sr. 15 GB 15 at #13 Princeton (ESPNU) #10 6-11 L SS Stephen DeNapoli 7 Fr. 12 GB 21 TOWSON #15 13-8 W FO Mike Vaccaro 21 So. 9-24 .375 25 #16 ARMY #12 7 p.m. FO Joe Montemurro 28 Fr. 26-59 .441 29 at #11 Drexel*(CN8) #12 5 p.m. April HOFSTRA-ARMY SERIES 5 SACRED HEART* 1 p.m. - Tonight’s game is the 52nd 9 at Villanova* 7 p.m. meeting between Hofstra and 12 DELAWARE* (MSG+) 1 p.m. Army in men’s lacrosse in a 19 at North Carolina Noon series that started in 1955. 22 at Stony Brook (MSG+) 7 p.m. 26 at Robert Morris* Noon - Army leads the series 36-15 but 30 CAA Tournament – Semifinals TBA Hofstra has won the eight of the May last nine meetings. 3 CAA Tournament - Championship TBA - The two teams met last on March 27, 2007 at West Point with the 10 NCAA Tournament -First Round TBA Pride posting a 5-3 victory over Army. 11 NCAA Tournament -First Round TBA 17 NCAA Tournament – Quarterfinals (Navy) TBA - Army’s last victory over Hofstra came in 2005 at West Point, 11-10. 18 NCAA Tournament – Quarterfinals (Cornell) TBA 24 NCAA Semifinals at Foxboro, MA TBA The Hofstra-Army Series Since 1997 26 NCAA Championship at Foxboro, MA TBA Date Winner Location Score 3/27/07 Hofstra West Point 5-3 3/28/06 Hofstra Hempstead 11-6 * - Colonial Athletic Association Game 3/29/05 Army West Point 11-10 + - Inside Lacrosse poll. 3/26/03 Hofstra West Point 12-11 3/30/02 Hofstra Hempstead 16-9 NATIONAL RANKING: The Pride climbed three places to 12th 4/10/01 Hofstra West Point 17-9 this week in the USILA Division I Coaches Poll. Hofstra also 4/22/00 Hofstra Hempstead 18-10 climbed three spots to 15th this week in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse 4/24/99 Hofstra West Point 16-9 Media Poll. Army is ranked 16th in the USILA Coaches Poll and 4/17/98 Hofstra Hempstead 13-9 13th in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll. 4/19/97 Army West Point 6-2 STREAKS: Hofstra enters the Army contest after a 13-8 victory over Towson last Friday. The Pride have won two of the last three ARMY 2008 RESULTS 3/10 10th 13th 2/16 VMI 16-3 W 3/17 15th 18th 2/24 at #8 Syracuse 7-8 L 3/24 12th 15th 3/1 Air Force 12-4 W 3/8 at #8 Cornell 8-9 L USILA DIVISION I 3/15 Rutgers 12-11 W COACES POLL: Here is the 3/19 at Lehigh 4-3 W USILA Coaches Poll, as of 3/22 Holy Cross 14-5 W March 24, 2008. ARMY TENTATIVE LINE-UP vs. Hofstra Pos. No. Name Cl. 2008 Stats No. Team W-L Pts. LW A 11 Justin Bokmeyer Sr. 13-5-18 1 Virginia (13) 9-0 260 2 A 20 Brooks Korvin Jr. 10-3-13 2 Syracuse 5-1 243 3 A 28 Jason Peyer Jr. 14-2-16 3 Duke 8-1 230 1 M 19 Paul Wigdzinski Sr. 3-4-7 4T Georgetown 4-2 201 10 M 25 Kevin LoRusso Jr. 3-6-9 4T Maryland 6-2 201 9 M 29 Rob McCallion Fr. 9-8-17 6 Cornell 5-1 188 6T D 43 Jay Larson Sr. 20 GB 7 Notre Dame 5-1 184 5 D 24 Craig Massie Sr. 17 GB 8 Johns Hopkins 3-3 173 6T D 33 Adam Hansinger Sr. 10 GB 9 North Carolina 6-2 161 4 G 4 Adam Fullerton Sr. 6.35 GAA/.643 sv. % FO 10 Roy Ragusa Sr. 35-29/.547 % 10 Navy 8-1 154 8 11 Drexel 7-1 121 14 12 Hofstra 3-2 97 15 HOFSTRA-ARMY BY THE NUMBERS 13 UMBC 4-3 95 13 14 Delaware 6-2 84 16 HOFSTRA Category ARMY 3-2 Overall Record 5-2 15 Bucknell 5-2 76 12 1-0 Conference Record 1-0 16 Army 5-2 64 17 156 Total Shots 196 17 Princeton 2-3 56 11 38/7.6 Goals For/Avg. 59/9.8 18 Loyola 4-3 39 18 21/4.2 Assists/Avg. 38/6.3 19 Penn 4-2 27 NR 40/7.9 Goals Against/Avg. 38/6.3 20 Denver 4-4 23 20 14/11.0 Penalties/Min. 27/20.0 38-56/.404 FO W-L/Pct. 57-61/.483 NIKE/INSIDE LACROSSE 5-14/.357 Man-Up/Pct. 7-19/.368 DIVISION I MEDIA POLL: Here 3-13/.231 Opp. Man-Up/Pct. 5-27/.185 is the Nike/Inside Lacrosse Division 38/.487 Saves/Pct. 69/.645 I Media Poll, as of March 24, 2008. ARMY QUICK FACTS No. Team (1st pl. votes) W-L Pts. Location: West Point, NY 1 Virginia (18) 9-0 360 Nickname: Black Knights 2t Duke 8-1 325 Director of Athletics: Kevin Anderson Lacrosse Stadium: Michie Stadium (38,115) 2t Syracuse 5-1 325 Press Box Phone: (845) 938-3377 4 Maryland 6-2 273 Head Lacrosse Coach: Joe Alberici 5 Georgetown 4-2 260 Record at School/Years: 14-16/2 years 6 Hopkins 3-3 255 Overall Record: 22-22/3 years 7 Notre Dame 5-1 253 Coach’s Office Phone: (845) 938-2429 8 Cornell 5-1 245 Men’s Lacrosse SID: Tom Volkmann 9 Navy 8-1 236 Office Phone: (845) 938-6929 10 North Carolina 6-2 222 Fax: (845) 446-2556 11 Drexel 7-1 161 2007 Record: 6-9, 4-2 (Patriot) 12 UMBC 4-3 140 Returning Lettermen/Starters: 34/9 13 Army 5-2 133 Series Record: Army leads 36-15 14 Delaware 6-2 113 Last Meeting: 2007-Hofstra won, 5-3 15 Hofstra 3-2 98 Athletic Web Site: www.goarmysports.com 16 Princeton 2-3 88 17 Bucknell 5-2 82 HOFSTRA IN THE POLLS IN 2008 18 Loyola 4-3 46 Week USILA NIKE/IL 19 Ohio State 4-3 32 Preseason 17th NP 20 Penn 4-2 27 2/11 NP 15th Others receiving votes: Albany 21, Brown 16, Harvard 9, Stony 2/18 NP 15th Brook 9, Denver 8, Siena 8, Fairfield 5, Canisius 4, Towson 4, Yale 2/25 RV RV 2, Rutgers 1, Penn State 1. 3/3 RV RV HOFSTRA IN THE NCAA STATISTICS: Here is the Pride’s NCAA team and individual statistical rankings, as of March 25: Category Rank Actual Scoring Offense 37 7.6 Scoring Defense 23 8.0 Face-Off Win Percentage 49 0.404 Man-Up Offense 18 0.357 Man-Down Defense 17 0.769 CAA STANDINGS: Here are the latest Colonial Athletic Scoring Margin 33 -0.4 Association standings, as of March 25, 2008: Win Percentage 21 0.6 CAA Overall Category Player Rank Actual Team W-L Pct W-L Pct Points Per Game Anthony Muscarella31 3.0 Sacred Heart 1-0 1.000 5-1 .833 Mike Unterstein 101 2.0 Delaware 1-0 1.000 6-2 .750 Hofstra 1-0 1.000 3-2 .600 Goals Per Game Anthony Muscarella54 1.8 Drexel 0-0 .000 7-1 .875 Jay Card 97 1.4 Robert Morris 0-1 .000 4-5 .444 Towson 0-1 .000 1-4 .200 Assists Per Game Mike Unterstein 36 1.2 Villanova 0-1 .000 1-7 .125 Anthony Muscarella36 1.2 MUSCARELLA NAMED CAA PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ground Balls Per Game Steve Prifte 71 3.4 Hofstra midfielder Anthony Muscarella has been named the Colonial Ryan Smith 94 3.0 Athletic Association Men’s Lacrosse Player of the Week for the week Kevin Unterstein 94 3.0 ending March 23.