STREAKS: Hofstra enters the Army game having won eight of the last nine regular season games… Including the NCAA Tournament game, a 10-4 loss at Johns Hopkins last May, Hofstra has won eight of its last 10 and 11 of its last 14 games…The Pride has won 36 of its last 50 regular season games, dating back to the 2006 season... Seven of Hofstra’s eight losses in 2007 were by one-goal and two losses were in 2008… The Pride has won 26 of their last 31 home games at Shuart Stadium. HOFSTRA’S TENTATIVE LINE-UP At Army Pos. Name No. Cl. 2009 Stats A Tom Dooley 40 Sr. 3-1-4 A Jay Card 20 So. 10-4-14 2009 HOFSTRA MEN’S LACROSSE A Dan Stein 32 Jr. 4-1-5 #6 HOFSTRA PRIDE (4-1) M Michael Colleluori 3 Sr. 5-9-14 at M Ryan Carter 15 Sr. 4-2-6 M Anthony Muscarella 26 Sr. 6-2-8 ARMY BLACK KNIGHTS (5-3) D Mike Skudin 29 So. 7 GB Tuesday, March 24, 2009 – 7 p.m. D Adam Swarsen 47 Jr. 12 GB Michie Stadium – West Point, NY D Christian Scuderi 50 Jr. 14 GB G Andrew Gvozden 18 Fr. 8.00 GAA Reserves Television: ESPNU, Live, 7 p.m. 2M Tom Interlicchio 22 Jr. 1-0-1 Radio: WRHU-FM (88.7), Live, 6:45 p.m. 2M Dan Pezzolla 19 Fr. 0-1-1 2M Kevin Ford 4 RFr. 3-2-5 2009 HOFSTRA LSM Steve Prifte 8 Sr. 14 GB LACROSSE SCHEDULE & RESULTS LSM Adam Mojica 6 So. 0 GB SS Stephen DeNapoli 7 So. 3-0-3/20 GB February (Opp. Rank - Opp. - HU Rank) Result SS Jake Born 30 Jr. 0-0-0/1 GB 21 #20 MASSACHUSETTS (13) 11-10 W FO Joe Montemurro 28 So. 39-46/.459 FO FO Shane Wynn 41 Fr. 4-5/.444 FO 28 at #15 Brown 11-10 W (2OT) FO Mike Vaccaro 21 Jr. 5-3/.625 FO March 7 at #10 Johns Hopkins (ESPNU) 7-12 L 14 #3 PRINCETON 9-7 W HOFSTRA-ARMY SERIES - Tonight’s game is the 53rd meeting between Hofstra and Army in 21 at Sacred Heart* 6-5 W men’s lacrosse in a series that started in 1955. Army leads the series 24 at Army (ESPNU) 7 p.m. 37-15 but Hofstra has won eight of the 28 ROBERT MORRIS* Noon last 10 meetings. April - The Black Knights defeated Hofstra at Shuart Stadium on Long 4 Inside Lacrosse Big City Classic at Giants Stadium Island, 8-7 on March 25, 2008 in their last meeting.The two teams vs. Delaware* 5 p.m. met last at West Point on March 27, 2007 with the Pride posting a 5-3 victory over Army. 8 DREXEL* 7 p.m. 11 at Towson (ESPNU) 1 p.m. The Hofstra-Army Series Since 1997 18 NORTH CAROLINA 7 p.m. Date Winner Location Score 21 STONY BROOK 7 p.m. 3/25/08 Army Hempstead 8-7 25 VILLANOVA* 7 p.m. 3/27/07 Hofstra West Point 5-3 29 CAA Tournament – Semifinals TBA 3/28/06 Hofstra Hempstead 11-6 May 3/29/05 Army West Point 11-10 3/26/03 Hofstra West Point 12-11 2 CAA Tournament - Championship TBA 3/30/02 Hofstra Hempstead 16-9 9 NCAA Tournament -First Round TBA 4/10/01 Hofstra West Point 17-9 10 NCAA Tournament -First Round TBA 4/22/00 Hofstra Hempstead 18-10 16 NCAA Tournament – Quarterfinals (Hofstra) TBA 4/24/99 Hofstra West Point 16-9 17 NCAA Tournament – Quarterfinals (Navy) TBA 4/17/98 Hofstra Hempstead 13-9 23 NCAA Semifinals at Foxboro, MA TBA 4/19/97 Army West Point 6-2 25 NCAA Championship at Foxboro, MA TBA ARMY 2009 RESULTS * - Colonial Athletic Association Game 2/14 VMI 17-3 W + - Inside Lacrosse poll. 2/20 at Syracuse 6-17 L 2/28 Cornell 8-9 L NATIONAL RANKING: Hofstra is ranked sixth in this week’s 3/4 Bryant 11-5 W USILA poll. The Pride is also ranked ninth in the Nike/Inside 3/7 Air Force 14-9 W Lacrosse Poll. The Black Knights of Army are not ranked in either 3/14 at Rutgers 9-6 W poll but are receiving votes. 3/17 Lehigh 12-13 L (OT) 3/21 at Holy Cross 8-5 W HOFSTRA-ARMY BY THE NUMBERS season with just 2:33 to play in the half to give the Pride a three-goal advantage at halftime. HOFSTRA Category ARMY 4-1 Overall Record 5-3 The Black Knights closed the gap to 5-3 as Paul Wigdzinski notched 1-0 Conference Record 1-1 his second of the game and fifth of the year, from Korvin, just 2:22 195 Total Shots 303 into the second half. But Dooley notched his second of the game and 44/8.58 Goals For/Avg. 85-10.57 eighth of the year, four minutes later off a pass from Stein to boost 22 Assists 57 the Hofstra lead to 6-3. 44/8.48 Goals Against/Avg. 67/8.33 12/10.0 Penalties/Min. 19/16.5 But Army would come storming back, scoring four of the next five goals to tie the game at 7-7 midway through the fourth. First, Jeremy 48-54/.471 FO W-L/Pct. 85-94/.475 Boltus notched his eighth of the year from Alex Rhoads with 1:34 to 8-21/.381 Man-Up/Pct. 7-25/.280 play in the third to cut the lead to 6-4. But Stein gave the Pride a 2-11/.182 Opp. Man-Up/Pct. 8-19/.421 three goal lead, once again, just 10 seconds into the fourth with a 41/.482 Saves/Pct. 109/.619 man-up goal off a pass from Muscarella. It was Stein’s sixth goal of the year. ARMY QUICK FACTS Location: West Point, NY The Black Knights would not give up and scored the next three goals Nickname: Black Knights to tie the game at 7-all. First, LoRusso notched his fourth of the year Director of Athletics: Kevin from Wigdzinski with 13:03 to play in regulation. Then Brandon Anderson Butler tallied his first of the year from Boltus just about a minute- Lacrosse Stadium: Michie and-a-half later. Freshman midfielder Rob McCallion then tied the Stadium (38,115) game with 6:52 to play with an unassisted goal. It was his 10th goal of Press Box Phone: (845) 938- the year. 3377 Head Lacrosse Coach: Joe Alberici The Black Knights outshot the Pride, 31-27, and picked up 26 ground Record at School/Years: 23-22/3 years balls to Hofstra’s 24. Army goalie Adam Fullerton posted eight saves Overall Record: 31-28/4 years while Orlando finished with seven for the Pride. Coach’s Office Phone: (845) 938-2429 Men’s Lacrosse SID: Tom Volkmann Office Phone: (845) 938-6929 USILA DIVISION I Fax: (845) 446-2556 COACES POLL: Hofstra 2008 Record: 9-6, 5-1 (Patriot) remained sixth this week in the Returning Lettermen: 31 fourth United States Returning Starters: 5 Intercollegiate Lacrosse Series Record: Army leads 37-15 Association (USILA) regular Last Meeting: 2008-Army won, 8-7 season coaches poll, released on March 23. Athletic Web Site: www.goarmysports.com No. Team (1st pl. votes) W-L Pts. LW HOFSTRA-ARMY LAST YEAR – GAME 6 – TUESDAY, 1 Virginia (10) 10-0 200 1 MARCH 25 vs. #16 ARMY: Army attackman Jason Peyer scored 2 Syracuse 5-1 190 2 from a sharp angle with just two seconds remaining to give the 16th- 3T Notre Dame 6-0 175 3T ranked Black Knights of Army an 8-7 victory over the 12th-ranked 3T Cornell 5-1 175 3T Pride of Hofstra at James M. Shuart Stadium. 5 Princeton 5-1 156 5 6 Hofstra 4-1 137 6 As time ran down, Peyer, a junior from Williston Park, Long Island, 7 Johns Hopkins 3-3 125 9 took a pass from Rob McCallion 15 yards to the left and five yards in 8 UMBC 5-2 123 7 front of Hofstra goalie Danny Orlando, and fired a bullet high into 9 Maryland 6-2 119 11 th the cage for the victory. It was his 15 goal of the year. Paul 10 Duke 7-3 118 8 Wigdzinski tallied two goals and one assist to lead Army. Hofstra 11 Harvard 4-1 96 16 was led by sophomore Dan Stein with two goals and one assist while 12 North Carolina 7-3 89 10 Tom Dooley added two goals. 13 Brown 5-1 82 14 14 UMass 4-3 55 NR While the Black Knights took a lead after one quarter, the Pride took 15 Loyola 5-3 49 12 three goals leads three times in the contest before Army mounted the 16 Navy 6-3 39 15 late comeback. Pride junior midfielder Michael Colleluori opened the scoring 3:25 into the game on a bullet from 10 yards out. Army put 17T Hobart 5-1 36 13 two in the cage as senior Paul Wigdzinski and junior Brooks Korvin 17T Colgate 4-3 36 NR scored unassisted goals to give the Black Knights a 2-1 lead after one 19 Villanova 6-1 17 NR quarter. 20T Denver 5-3 15 NR 20T Albany 4-1 15 17 But Hofstra erupted for four second period goals to take a 5-2 lead at halftime.