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2011 HOfstra softball Quick facts/ table of contents Location: Hempstead, New York 11549 Founded: 1935 Enrollment: 12,100 Nickname: Pride Colors: Gold, White and Blue Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Colonial Athletic Association Home Field: Hofstra Softball Stadium (1,000) Press Box Phone: (516) 523-6185 President: Stuart Rabinowitz Faculty Athletics Representative: Dr. Michael Barnes Director of Athletics: Jack Hayes Executive Associate Director of Athletics: Danny McCabe Senior Associate Director of Athletics: Cindy Lewis Associate Director of Athletics for External Relations: Tim McMahon Associate Director of Athletics for Facilities: Jay Artinian Associate Director of Athletics for Communications: Stephen Gorchov Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance: John Heck Assistant Director of Athletics for Development: Daniel Solow Assistant Director of Athletics for Corporate Relations: Ellen Johnson Assistant Director of Athletics for Marketing: Chrissy Arnone Assistant Director of Athletics for Administration: Meaghan Almon Assistant Director of Athletics for Student-Athlete Development: Samantha Sweeney Director of Ticket Sales: Michael Neely Director of Student-Athlete Services: Annie Fiorvanti Athletic Department Phone: (516) 463-6750

Top Returning Hitters:

Name Tessa Ziemba Sara Michalowski

Pos. OF 3B

Top Returning Pitchers:

Name Olivia Galati Erin Wade

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Avg.-HR-RBI .318-5-41 .308-8-34

Senior Assistant Director of Athletic Communications/ Softball Contact: Jeremy Kniffin Office Phone: (516) 463-6759 Cell Phone: (516) 523-6185 Fax: (516) 463-5033 E-mail Address: Jeremy.Kniffin@hofstra.edu Associate Director of Athletics for Communications: Stephen Gorchov Office Phone: (516) 463-4933 Senior Sports Information Director: Jim Sheehan Office Phone: (516) 463-6764 Director of Athletic Publications: Len Skoros Office Phone: (516) 463-4602 Equipment Manager: Kathy Theiling Photography: Brian Ballweg, Luke Adams, Scott Hodge, John DePasquale, Sean M. Gates

SOFTBALL INFORMATION Head Coach: Bill Edwards (Northern Michigan, 1967) Overall Record/Years: 766-363-3/21 years Record at School/Years: Same Associate Head Coach: Larissa Anderson Assistant Coach: Courtney Oliver Softball Office Phone: (516) 463-5085 2010 Record: 45-12 2010 Conference Record/Finish: 18-2/First Place 2010 Postseason: NCAA Regional Finals Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 14/4 Starters Returning/Lost: 7/3

Honors Second team All-CAA Second team All-Region

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IP W-L, ERA, K 232.1 26-7, 1.60, 294 CAA Pitcher and Rookie of the Year 152.1 18-5, 2.34, 99 First team All-CAA

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Table of Contents Quick Facts 1 Hofstra Highlights 2 Hofstra Tradition 4 Head Softball Coach Bill Edwards 6 Associate Head Coach Larissa S. Anderson 8 Assistant Coach Courtney Oliver 9 2011 Outlook 10 2011 Roster 12 Player Profiles Trisha Dreslinski Sara Michalowski Laura Valentino Courtney Crews Jess Hirschbuhl Michelle Lavagnino Krista Thorn Erin Wade

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Olivia Galati Becca Bigler/Nicole Osovski/ Rachael Senatore/D.J. Slugh Tessa Ziemba/Ashley Ainbinder/ Nicole Hagerty Tori Rocha/Colleen Smith/Jess Zeilman

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16 Conference Championships, 12 NCAA Appearances

Softball Facilities 40 2010 Season in Review 42 2010 Statistics 44 2010 Results 45 2010 Colonial Athletic Association Review 46 The Colonial Athletic Association 48 Hofstra’s Pro and Olympic Players 49 Hofstra Softball Honor Roll 50 Hofstra Softball Record Book 52 Where Are They Now? 56 Softball Alumnae 58 Hofstra in Postseason Play 60 Series Records 63 All-Time Results 64 Media Following 73 Hofstra in the Community 74 Softball Media Information 75 Hofstra Campus Map/Getting to Hofstra 76

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Chart-topping recording artist Trey Songz headlined the Live at 75 Concert

Legendary hip-hop group Public Enemy was one of the featured performers at Hofstra’s Live at 75 Concert

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The Princeton Review recently named the Zarb School of Business one of its “Great Schools for Marketing and Sales Majors”

The Hofstra campus is located 25 miles east of New York City

Hofstra celebrated its 75th Anniversary with a cake from Charm City Cakes, which is featured on the Food Network show “Ace of Cakes”. Charm City executive sous chef Geof Manthorpe delivered and assembled the cake for the celebration.

A packed house turned out for Jimmy Fallon's show at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex

The HofstraNorth Shore LIJ School of Medicine will admit its first class in September 2011

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

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2003 CoSIDA Academic All-American Heather Brousseau

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2003 and 2004 All-NCAA Regional selection Adrienne Clark

2000 NFCA All-American and CoSIDA Academic All-American Alicia Smith

2003 NFCA All-American Amanda Hallaway

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Coach Edwards and 2006 CAA Player of the Year Ashley Lane 2006 Colonial Athletic Association Champions

Hofstra’s seven All-CAA selections in 2008

Tara Ulrich was a four-time All-CAA selection

Two-time NFCA All-American and three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American Crystal Boyd Two-time America East Pitcher of the Year Jen Smith

2000 NFCA All-American and 2001 America East Player of the Year Lisa Ciavardini Hofstra at the 2003 NCAA Regional in Lincoln, Nebraska

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head softball coach Bill edwards

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ill Edwards has completed 21 seasons as Hofstra University Head Softball Coach, and he has been the architect of a program that has grown to national prominence.

As a result of his success with the Pride, he was inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Hall of Fame in December of 2009.

Edwards has led Hofstra to the regional finals of the NCAA Tournament in the 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2010 seasons, and helped the Pride capture a remarkable 11 straight conference tournament titles from 1998-2008, which is an NCAA Division I record for softball. His career record stands at 766-363-3 in 21 seasons, ranking him in the top 25 in NCAA history in career winning percentage.

Edwards guided Hofstra to a school record-tying 45 wins in 2010, as the team won the CAA regular season title, swept through the CAA Tournament, and advanced to the NCAA Regional finals with two wins over No. 14 Oklahoma State. The Pride took third-ranked (and eventual national runner-up) Arizona to 12 innings in the regional finals before falling, 10-6. Edwards earned the CAA Coach of the Year honor for the third year in a row for his efforts.

The Pride also earned 45 wins in 2008, including two at the NCAA Regionals in Hempstead as it advanced to the regional finals for the third time. The Pride finished with a 45-13 record, while winning the Colonial Athletic Association regular season and postseason championships, earning Edwards the CAA Coach of the Year award. He also won the CAA Coach of the Year honor in 2009 after leading Hofstra to the regular season title with a 14-3 mark in conference play.

Prior to its 45 wins in 2008, the previous school record of 43, set in 2005, when Hofstra reached the NCAA Regional finals at Alabama with a 2-1 win over Arizona State. The year before, he

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led the Pride to the 2004 NCAA Regional finals at Stanford University, where the Pride won four games and fell just one win shy of reaching the Women’s College World Series. Hofstra has won 14 NCAA Tournament games since 2003, including victories over Penn State, Nebraska, Auburn, Stanford, Arizona State and Oklahoma State while defeating five pitchers who earned All-America honors during their careers.

While the last decade has been especially noteworthy on a national level, the Hofstra Softball program has also displayed consistent excellence over his 20-year career. Edwards and company have garnered 12 NCAA Tournament appearances, including six straight from 2003-08. In each of the last 19 seasons under Edwards, the Pride has won either a regular season or a postseason conference title, including 11 straight tournament championships from 1998-2008, breaking the previous record of nine straight conference titles set by Massachusetts from 1995-2003.

Edwards, who has been a part of 21 consecutive winning seasons at Hofstra, coached the Pride to a #21 ranking in the final 2004 NCAA Division I Softball Poll, and a #20 ranking in the final 1994 poll. He has also led the Pride to #1 rankings in the Northeast Region Poll in 1993, 1994, 1997 and 2000.

Edwards has been named the Regional Coach of the Year 10 times in his career (1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008). His players have also earned All-America honors from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association five times, including twice

by Crystal Boyd (1993, 1994) and once apiece from Alicia Smith (2000), Lisa Ciavardini (2000) and Amanda Hallaway (2003).

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

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Softball Federation. He has also been published in numerous magazines, periodicals, newspapers and books.

A 1967 graduate of Northern Michigan University with a degree in physical education, Edwards also holds a master’s from the University at Stony Brook.

Edwards and his wife, Janie, have two daughters, Shari and Karen, and four grandchildren. The Edwards family resides in Nesconset, New York.

Edwards’ College Coaching Record

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 has also served as head softball coach for the P.S.I. Couriers, an Amateur Softball Association (ASA) summer team. His 1987 team captured the Mid-Atlantic region championship and finished fifth in the national tournament, which marked the first time a Long Island team had competed in the national tournament. The P.S.I. Couriers also finished second in the region in 1986 and third in 1988 and 1989. He is also a past president of the Suffolk County Softball Coaches Association.

A teacher in the Commack School District from 1967 through 1999, Edwards worked and coached at John F. Kennedy Junior High School, Wood Park Elementary School and Commack High School. He served two stints as freshman football coach at Kennedy Junior High School from 1972 through 1976, and 1979 and 1980, and was also the freshman baseball coach from 1975 through 1980. When he moved on to Commack, Edwards served as offensive coordinator from 1981 through 1983. During those three years, Commack won three league titles, two conference championships and one Suffolk County championship. In 1993 he served as head football coach at Commack.

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In addition, Edwards also served as head ice hockey coach at Iona College from 1968 through 1979. At Iona, his teams posted a 174-5814 record and captured four Metropolitan Collegiate championships. In 1988 Edwards was inducted into the Iona College Sports Hall of Fame.

Edwards’ influence has spread far beyond the Hofstra campus, as he has been the featured speaker at softball clinics and conventions throughout the United States. Edwards serves as the chairman for the NCAA Division I All-American committee and is the Colonial Athletic Association representative on the NCAA Legislative Committee. He is currently an instructor for the prestigious NFCA Coaches College and has taught softball around the world as an instructor for the International

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associate head coach larissa anderson

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arissa Anderson is in her 10th year on the coaching staff at Hofstra and her seventh as associate head coach. She has helped the Pride to eight CAA Tournament championships and seven NCAA Tournament appearances in her nine seasons on the staff. She has also been part of 14 NCAA Tournament game victories in the last eight years, including four in 2004.

Her efforts have resulted in the Hofstra staff being named the Mid-Atlantic Region Coaching Staff of the Year by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) five times (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008).

Anderson works with the Hofstra pitching staff and handles pitch-calling duties from the Hofstra dugout. During her nine years, she has helped Hofstra achieve a record of 342-160-1, including a school record 45 victories in 2008 and 2010. Last season Anderson was a big factor in the progression of freshman Olivia Galati, who tied the school record for wins with 26 and was the CAA Pitcher and Rookie of the Year. She was also instrumental in the development of Kayleigh Lotti, who holds the Hofstra career and single-season strikeout record, and was a three-time CAA Pitcher of the Year. Anderson also coached Callie Osborne to CAA Pitcher of the Year honors in 2004 and 2005. In addition, both Lotti (four times) and Osborne (twice) have been named to the NFCA All-Region team under Anderson’s tutelage.

Another pitcher who flourished under Anderson was Adrienne Clark, who developed a reputation as one of the top big-game pitchers in the country during her time with the Pride. Clark, who was not recruited as a pitcher, finished her career with a 5-1 lifetime record in the NCAA Tournament, including three solo shutouts and one combined shutout. Clark had a shutout streak of 31 straight innings as a starter in NCAA Tournament play in the 2003 and 2004 seasons, the longest such streak since Nancy Evans of Arizona had 38 straight shutout innings in 1998.

In 2008 the pitching staff of Lotti, Courtney Oliver, Joanna Kralowetz and Sara Michalowski won 45 games, posted a 1.28 earned run average, which is the second lowest mark in program history, and held opponents to a .128 batting average. In 2007 the staff, which included Lotti, Oliver and Kralowetz combined to post 41 victories and a team ERA of 1.86, which was just the second time in six seasons that the team ERA was under 2.00.

The staff total of 460 strikeouts bettered the old mark of 343 by 117, as Lotti rang up 319 punch-outs on the year. Anderson’s work with Kralowetz stands out as the sophomore was not recruited to pitch and emerged as Hofstra’s

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go-to reliever, posting an 11-3 record, a 1.78 ERA with 61 strikeouts and four walks in 63 innings pitched.

Prior to coming to Hofstra, Anderson served as an assistant coach for two seasons at C.W. Post, where she helped the Pioneers to a combined 75-33 record, including a school record 42 wins during the 2000 season.

She assisted in all facets of the program at C.W. Post and was in charge of coaching the pitchers and catchers. Her efforts helped the Pioneers to the 13th best team earned run average in Division II (1.11) in 2001. 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.

Anderson also served one season as an assistant coach at Gannon University in 1998, after being named a regional All-American outfielder in 1997. She graduated from Gannon in 1997 with a bachelor’s of science degree in therapeutic recreation.

No stranger to the Hofstra athletic community, Anderson spent the 2000-01 academic year as an administrative assistant to the women’s basketball program in addition to her coaching duties at C.W. Post.

Anderson resides in Levittown, New York, with her husband of nine years, Patrick, who is in his third season as head coach of the Hofstra Baseball team.

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assistant coach courtney oliver

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ormer Hofstra pitcher/ designated player Courtney Oliver, a 2008 graduate, is entering her first season an assistant coach with the Pride in 2011. Oliver replaced Ryan Realmuto, who stepped down after four seasons to accept a similar position at Rutgers University.

She will assist the Pride with both pitching and hitting, after having a standout career in both areas during her playing days at Hofstra.

Since graduating from Hofstra in 2008, Oliver spent the last two seasons in the coaching profession, serving one year as an assistant coach at Monmouth in 2009 and one year at Boston University in 2010. While at Boston University, she helped the Terriers to a 35-22 record, an America East Conference championship and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament, which saw the Terriers capture a 10-4 upset win over nationally ranked Massachusetts. Her Monmouth team in 2009 also finished with a 26-181 record, after finishing 19-22-1 the previous year.

A native of Swansea, Massachusetts, and a graduate of Coyle and Cassidy High School, Oliver had a big impact in her playing days at Hofstra, as she helped the Pride to four straight CAA championships and NCAA Tournament berths. She had numerous big hits in her career, including a pinch-hit RBI single in the CAA title game against Towson

as a freshman, a three-run homer in the CAA title game against Georgia State as a sophomore (when she also earned the pitching victory), and a towering walk-off two-run homer in the 11th inning of the CAA championship round against James Madison as a senior.

In addition, Oliver helped the Pride to a dramatic 5-4 win over Penn State in the 2006 NCAA Regionals at Hofstra Softball Stadium, when she had two doubles and three RBI, including the game-winning RBI double in the eighth inning. The Penn State game was the first regional contest that Hofstra had hosted since the 1993 campaign.

During her senior season, Oliver showed her dominance as both a hitter and a pitcher, as she led the CAA in conference games in both RBI (27) and earned run average (5-0, 0.24). Her performance helped the Pride complete its run of 11 straight conference championships, which is an NCAA Division I record for softball. She ended her senior season with 40 RBI overall and a 10-3 record and a 1.12 ERA in the pitching circle.

A two-time first-team All-CAA selection, Oliver currently ranks ninth in school history in career runs batted in with 117 (despite not becoming a full-time starter until her sophomore season). She also won 32 career games in the pitching circle, including two no-hitters, and ranks seventh in school history with 258 strikeouts. One of her two no-hitters came in a road game against LIU, which snapped an 18-game winning streak for the Blackbirds.

In addition, Oliver and the Class of 2008 remain the winningest class in school history, finishing with a four-year record of 166-64. The 45 wins the Pride earned in 2008 also remains tied for the school record for a single season with the 2010 team.

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2011 hofstra softball outlook The last time the Hofstra Softball team was in action for an official game, third-ranked Arizona knocked the Pride out of the NCAA regional finals with a walk-off grand slam in the 12th inning. It was the sort of gut-wrenching loss that makes any competitor want to get right back out there on the field and play again as soon as possible.

Instead, the loss has had nine months to simmer in the stomachs of everyone on last season’s team, and the players returning will surely be eagerly awaiting the start of the 2011 campaign.

The Pride returns most of its key players from last year’s squad, which tied the school record for wins (45-12) and went 15-6 against schools from BCS conferences, including two wins over No. 14 Oklahoma State in the NCAA Tournament. Hofstra does have to replace its top two hitters from last year, leadoff slapper/center fielder Kris Root (.366) and first baseman Michele DePasquale (.350, 9 HR, 41 RBI), but returns its entire pitching staff, including first-team All-CAA starters Olivia Galati (26-7) and Erin Wade (18-5), and plenty of hitters with significant starting experience in the batting order, led by senior third baseman Sara Michalowski (.308, 8 HR, 34 RBI).

“We had a magical year last season when everything came together right from the beginning,” said Head Coach Bill Edwards. “We graduated an outstanding senior class, though, and the players coming back will need to understand right from the first pitch that last year is behind us. Nothing will be given to us this year; we’ll have to work that much harder to earn it again.”

Here is a position-by-position look at the Pride heading into the 2011 season:

Pitcher Sophomore pitcher Olivia Galati and junior pitcher Erin Wade formed a devastating one-two punch for Hofstra last year. Galati was named the Colonial Athletic Association Pitcher and Rookie of the Year last season, after tying the school record with 26 wins in her first collegiate campaign (26-7) to go along with a 1.60 ERA. Even as a freshman, Galati showed the ability to dominate the opposition, including a no-hitter in the CAA championship game against Georgia State and a 17-strikeout performance in a win over James Madison.

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Wade, meanwhile, was also a first team AllCAA selection and went 18-5 for the Pride in the circle. She rattled off 12 straight wins at one point, before finally seeing the streak end with a loss to Arizona in the regional finals. She was unbeaten

in conference play, and stepped up big on several occasions when Hofstra needed her, particularly with a big win in the nightcap after Hofstra fell 1-0 to Georgia State in the first game of a doubleheader with first place on the line.

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Sophomore Nicole Osovski saw some action in the circle early last season, and could see a more expanded role this year. The coaching staff thinks that she could be excellent in relief, providing a different look than Galati and Wade with her breaking pitches.

Catcher Hofstra has both of its catchers back from last year in senior Laura Valentino and junior Courtney Crews. Both are outstanding defensively, as they combined for only six passed balls all of last season and combined to hold opponents to only 20-31 stealing bases in 57 games.

They have also both shown flashes of strong offensive play, as Valentino has three career home runs, and Crews had a key 12th inning single against third-ranked Arizona in the NCAA regional finals last year to set up a pair of runs. The coaching staff is perfectly comfortable with either of them behind the plate defensively, so if either is swinging a hot bat this season, they could see more of the playing time.

First Base The one hole that Hofstra has a question mark at this season is at first base, where DePasquale played pretty much every game for the last four years. Incoming freshmen Nicole Hagerty and Colleen Smith will both get long looks at first base in their rookie seasons to try to fill that void.

Osovski played a little bit of first base as a freshman and could be an option, while Hofstra could also try one of its catching platoon of Crews and Valentino at first when they aren’t behind the plate.

Second Base Junior Jess Hirschbuhl transferred in last season from Temple and helped solidify the Pride’s middle infield. She platooned with current senior Krista Thorn for much of the year, but settled into the full-time starting role by the postseason, and provided a memorable moment with a walkoff grand slam in a 7-3 win over Towson in the CAA Tournament. She finished the year with a .291 average and a 969 fielding percentage.

Thorn, meanwhile, hit .226 and provided strong defense when she saw action, and is extremely valuable with her ability to play second, third or shortstop effectively.

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Third Base Sara Michalowski

Senior third baseman Sara Michalowski will be the big stick in the middle of the batting order, after hitting .308 with eight homers and 34 RBI last year. Michalowski hit a towering two-run homer in the Pride’s 5-2 win over No. 14 Oklahoma State to advance the Pride through to the regional finals, and she committed only three errors all season at third base for an impressive .976 fielding percentage. She has also pitched in the past, although she was exclusively a third baseman last year, and could see some time in the circle, which would open the door for sophomore D.J. Slugh or freshman Jess Zeilman to see some action at the hot corner.

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specialist in the outfield and could see an expanded role this year as she becomes more comfortable offensively as a slapper. Incoming freshman Tori Rocha also has plenty of speed and could be utilized in the outfield this year, while her slapping ability could make her a dangerous weapon at the plate. Fellow freshman Ashley Ainbinder could also carve out a role in the outfield.

Designated Player Senior Trisha Dreslinski is back at her shortstop position, which she has manned during each of the last three years. Dreslinski is the anchor of a defense that ranked in the top five in the nation in fielding percentage last year (.979) and also provided two big home runs, a seventh inning shot in a CAA win over Towson and a three-run shot to start the Pride’s comeback from a 4-0 deficit in an 8-6 NCAA Tournament win over No. 14 Oklahoma State.

Outfield Hofstra graduated Root from the center field spot, but it returns two sophomores to starting roles in the outfield who are expected to welcome a third classmate. Right fielder Tessa Ziemba was a key part of the Hofstra offense as a freshman, batting .318 Trisha Dreslinski with five homers and 41 RBI, tying DePasquale for team high honors in RBI. Sophomore left fielder Becca Bigler (three homers, 19 RBI) came on strong at the end of last year and is poised for a breakout season.

Sophomore Rachael Senatore (.304), meanwhile, was a part-time designated player last year and has the potential to step into Root’s spot in center field and at the top of the batting order.

Junior Michelle Lavagnino was frequently used last season as a defensive

The DP role could be filled by any number of players this year. Galati is also expected to be a regular hitter in the lineup, which would likely put her at designated player when Wade is pitching. Galati’s solo homer in the sixth inning against Arizona was what put the Pride into extra innings in the regional finals. When Galati’s in the circle, virtually anyone could play the DP if the Pride chooses to have one of its position players focus on defense.

Schedule Hofstra will test itself early in the season as it always does, with road trips to play in tournaments hosted by Florida State, East Carolina, LSU and Florida Atlantic. In addition to the host schools, Hofstra will also face Texas, Virginia, Purdue, Michigan State and Pittsburgh in its early tournaments. The tough non-conference games won’t end with the southern trips, as Hofstra will also play against tough local rivals such as LIU, Connecticut, Fordham, Rutgers and Lehigh. The CAA schedule will be challenging as well, as the other three schools which made the conference tournament, Georgia State, Towson and James Madison all have their top pitchers returning for their sophomore seasons.

Summary Hofstra is salivating at another chance in the NCAA Regionals after taking Arizona to the brink last year. The NCAA Tournament, though, is a long way away, and many hurdles must be crossed over a long season to get to that point. The Pride knows it has quality pitching with Wade and Galati and most of the batting order is in place heading into the new year, so the recipe for success is certainly there. However, last year’s success was built on finding ways to win all the close games, and this year’s team needs to start from scratch and rebuild the same foundation from the ground up if it hopes to get another chance in the regional finals.

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2011 hofstra university softball roster The Pride No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 16 18 19 21 22 24 33

Name Tessa Ziemba Olivia Galati Jess Hirschbuhl Rachael Senatore Courtney Crews Tori Rocha Colleen Smith Ashley Ainbinder Michelle Lavagnino Sara Michalowski Krista Thorn DJ Slugh Jess Zeilman Nicole Osovski Laura Valentino Erin Wade Trisha Dreslinski Nicole Hagerty Becca Bigler

Pos. OF P/DP IF OF C UT UT OF OF 3B UT UT IF P/1B UT P SS IF UT

Head Coach: Bill Edwards Associate Head Coach: Larissa Anderson Assistant Coach: Courtney Oliver

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Cl. So. So. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Fr. So.

Ht. 5-5 5-5 5-8 5-8 5-4 5-1 6-0 5-4 5-3 5-6 5-9 5-2 5-4 5-11 5-10 5-5 5-4 5-11 5-7

B/T L/L R/R R/R L/R R/R L/R R/R R/R L/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R R/R

Hometown/High School Wilmington, DE/St. Mark’s West Babylon, NY/St. John The Baptist Jamison, PA/Central Bucks South/Temple Sparta, NJ/Pope John XXIII Stafford, VA/North Stafford Rehoboth, MA/Dighton-Rehoboth Islip Terrace, NY/East Islip Baldwin, NY/Baldwin Fredericksburg, VA/Riverbend Philadelphia, PA/Archbishop Ryan Smithtown, NY/Hauppauge Marlboro, NJ/Colts Neck Newfield, NJ/Delsea Endicott, NY/Maine-Endwell Smithtown, NY/Smithtown West Taunton, MA/Taunton Kingsville, OH/Edgewood Sicklerville, NJ/Gloucester Catholic Bainbridge, PA/Elizabethtown

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Tessa Ziemba zee-EM-buh Olivia Galati guh-LOT-ee Jess Hirschbuhl HERSH-byool Rachael Senatore RAY-chull sen-uh-TOR Tori Rocha ROW-chuh Michelle Lavagnino lah-vuh-NEE-no Sara Michalowski MICK-ul-ow-ski D.J. Slugh SLEW Jess Zeilman ZEEL-man Nicole Osovski oh-SOV-ski Laura Valentino val-in-TEE-no Trisha Dreslinski drez-LIN-ski

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player profiles Trisha Dreslinski Senior, 5-4, Shortstop Kingsville, OH/Edgewood At Hofstra: Fourth season on the Hofstra softball roster…Began her career as a utility player, but has been the every day starting shortstop the last two seasons…2010: Started 55 games…Batted .211 with two homers and 16 RBI…Hit 2.82 in conference games…Hit a dramatic three-run home run to start the Pride’s comeback from a 4-0 deficit in an 8-6 win over No. 14 Oklahoma State at the NCAA Regionals in Tucson…Her other home run was a two-run shot with two outs in the top of the seventh of a 2-0 league win over Towson…Batted 3-for-6 in a doubleheader sweep of UNC Wilmington…Was 3-for-5 with two RBI in a doubleheader sweep of James Madison…Was 2-for-4 with three RBI in a doubleheader sweep of Drexel…Had a double and two RBI in a 5-1 win over Wright State…2009: Started 46 games…

Batted .235 with eight RBI…Hit .286 in conference games…Hit a two-run triple in a 5-1 win over Maryland…Batted 2-for-5 against Georgia State in the CAA Tournament (with two line outs)…

Hit 3-for-7 in two games against NCAA qualifier Illinois…Was 2-for-4 with an RBI against Loyola Marymount…Was 2-for-3 with an RBI against LIU…Aldo was 2-for-3 with an RBI in the rubber game of a three-game series with Towson (a 7-0 Hofstra win)…Had hits in all three games of the Drexel series…2008: Appeared in 24 games, including 13 starts…Batted .163 with four RBI on the year…Was 1-for-1 with a run scored in an NCAA Tournament win over Canisius…Started the first two games of the Delaware series, and batted 3-for-6 with three RBI…Had her first collegiate hit against Lehigh and NFCA All-Region pitcher Lisa Sweeney…Was 1-for-2 with a walk and run scored in a regular season win over LIU and NFCA All-Region pitcher Blaire Porter…Had an RBI in the final game of the George Mason series…High School: Played four years of softball at Edgewood High School in Ashtabula, Ohio…Helped Edgewood to four conference championships…Led the Warriors to the Final Four of the Ohio tournament as a junior, including sectional, district and regional titles…Named the Northeastern Conference Player of the Year and the County Player of the Year as a junior…Chosen the Most Valuable Player of the Star Beacon All-Star Classic as a senior…Three-time all-conference and all-county selection…

Named the team’s Rookie of the Year as a freshman…Also played four years on the Edgewood volleyball and basketball teams…

Earned all-conference and all-county honors in all three sports, and was the Northeastern Conference Player of the Year in both volleyball and softball…Personal: Born October 11, 1988… Has two brothers and an older sister, Pam, who played four years on the Hofstra Softball team before graduating in 2008…Biology major…Lists hiking and reading among her hobbies…Favorite book is Where The Red Fern Grows… Lists Derek Jeter as her favorite athlete.

Year

G

AB

R

H

AVG.

RBI

2B

3B

HR

BB

SO

SB

2008 2009 2010 Totals

24 46 55 125

43 115 123 281

9 12 17 38

7 27 26 60

.163 .235 .211 .213

4 8 16 28

1 2 5 8

0 1 0 1

0 0 2 2

4 11 15 30

15 26 29 70

0-1 4-4 2-2 6-7

16 Conference Championships, 12 NCAA Appearances

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player profiles Sara Michalowski Senior, 5-6, P/3B Philadelphia, PA/Archbishop Ryan At Hofstra: Has seen action as a pitcher and a third baseman in her career…Did not pitch last season while serving as the every day third baseman, but could be used in the circle this year, if needed…2010: Second team NFCA All-Northeast Region selection…Started 56 of 57 games at third base…Batted .308 with eight homers (second best on the team) and 34 runs batted in (which ranked third)…Had a key tworun home run in the Pride’s 5-2 win over No. 14 Oklahoma State in the NCAA Regionals in Tucson…

Also was 2-for-3 with two runs scored in the first meeting with Oklahoma State, an 8-6 Pride victory…

Drew bases loaded walk in 12th inning of regional final against Arizona…Had tying RBI single in seventh inning of 7-3 comeback win over Towson in CAA Tournament…Was 2-for-4 with an RBI in a CAA winner’s bracket victory over James Madison…Had a walk-off homer in a 2-1 win over Boston University…Also hit tying home run in the top of the seventh of a 1-0 win over Kent State…Had two homers in a 10-2 victory over St. John’s, the first two-homer game for a Pride player in three years…

Was 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI in a 2-0 win over Maryland…Had a three-run home run in a win over George Mason in the first game of a three-game series, then had the tiebreaking two-run single in the sixth inning of a 2-0 win in the series finale…Was 2-for-2 with a homer and two RBI in the series finale against James Madison…Committed only three errors all season at third base…Hit .283 in conference games…2009: Started all 47 games…Batted .285, third on the team, with 26 RBI, which ranked second…Had a 2-5 record with a 2.07 ERA in the pitching circle…Hit 2-for-4 with an RBI double against Georgia State in a 3-1 loss, 12-inning loss in the CAA Tournament…Had two RBI in a 5-3 loss to North Carolina State…Had a tying two-out, two-run double in the seventh inning of a 5-4 comeback win over LIU…Was 3-for-4 with two RBI in a 7-0 win in the rubber game of a three-game series with Towson…Hit a two run home run in a loss to Indiana…Hit 5-for-7 with two RBI in a doubleheader split with Maryland, while earning a 5-1 win in the pitching circle in the nightcap…

Had five RBI in the three-game Drexel series, including two RBI in both ends of a doubleheader sweep…Had two RBI in a 4-0 win over NCAA qualifier BYU…Allowed only two hits in three innings of shutout relief against NCAA qualifier Ohio State…Three of her pitching losses were by 2-1 scores, while a fourth was 3-2…Hit .298 with nine RBI in conference games…2008: First team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection…

Named to CAA All-Rookie team…Batted .308 with two homers and 23 RBI at the plate, and had an 8-3 record with a 1.35 ERA in the pitching circle…Batted .395 in conference games with one homer and 12 RBI…Picked up her first collegiate pitching victory with a five-hit shutout in a 4-0 win over Georgia Tech…Had her first career homer in a pinch-hitting appearance in the seventh inning of a 3-1 win over James Madison in the rubber game of a three-game series…Threw a complete game against Tennessee, allowing one earned run in a 5-1 loss…Allowed two hits in five shutout innings to get the win in a 2-0 victory over LIU…Earned a save in relief of an 8-5 victory over Florida Gulf Coast…Batted 3-for-3 with an RBI in the final game of the UNC Wilmington series…Earned the CAA Rookie of the Week Award three times…Had an 11-game hitting streak at one point…

Was 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in a win over Rutgers, breaking a 0-0 tie in the fifth with a three-run shot…Had an RBI double in the bottom of the first inning to tie the score at 1-1 in the CAA championship round against James Madison, a game that the Pride would go on to win 3-1 in 11 innings…High School: Played four years of softball at Archbishop Ryan High School in Philadelphia…Three-time team MVP…Pitching MVP of the Philadelphia Catholic League, as well as a first team all-league selection for hitting as a senior…Also named first team All-Pennsylvania and first team All-Southeastern Pennsylvania…Earned second team all-league honors as a freshman, sophomore and junior…Batted .487 as a senior with four homers, three triples and 11 doubles, while tallying a 0.74 ERA in the pitching circle…Hit over .400 all four seasons, while having an earned run average under 1.00 in all four seasons as well…Personal: Born October 21, 1989…Nicknamed “Sara Mick”…Has two older brothers and two younger sisters…Lists Jennie Finch, Lisa Fernandez, Chase Utley, David Wright and David Beckham among her favorite athletes…Lists photography and drawing as her hobbies…Twilight is her favorite book…Started playing softball at age 7…Exercise science major.

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Year

G

AB

R

H

AVG.

RBI

2B

3B

HR

BB

SO

SB

2008 2009 2010 Totals

41 47 56 144

107 151 172 430

14 16 31 61

33 43 53 129

.308 .285 .308 .300

23 26 34 83

6 9 4 19

0 0 0 0

2 1 8 11

10 12 18 40

23 24 34 81

1-1 1-2 1-2 3-5

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Year

GP/GS

W-L

SV

ERA

I.P.

R

ER

H

SO

BB

HB

2008 2009 Totals

17/10 9/8 26/18

8-1 2-5 10-6

1 0 1

1.35 2.07 1.65

72.2 50.2 123.1

27 18 45

14 15 29

60 53 113

24 19 43

18 8 26

3 2 5

2011 H o f s t r a S o f t b a l l

player profiles Laura Valentino Senior, 5-10, Catcher/Utility Smithtown, NY/Smithtown West At Hofstra: Fourth season on the Hofstra softball roster…Saw action at designated player, third base, shortstop, left field and right field as a sophomore, then saw all her defensive action behind the plate as a junior…2010: Played in 34 games, including 33 starts (30 at catcher, three at DP)…Batted .163 with a homer and 12 RBI…Had the game-winning RBI single in a 3-0 win over Georgia State in the CAA championship game…Began the year by going 2-for-5 with a double, a homer, and three RBI in a 12-11 win over North Dakota State…Was 2-for-4 with an eighth inning RBI single in a narrow 4-3 loss to No. 5 Michigan at Louisville’s Red and Black Invitational…Also was 1-for-4 with an RBI in the previous game against No. 18 Louisville…Was 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and an RBI in the second game of the Delaware series…Was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI in a 10-2 win over St. John’s…Opponents were only 9-15 stealing bases off her…Only error all season was a catcher’s interference…Batted .167 in conference games…2009: Played in 31 games, including 14 starts…Batted .220 with two homers and 11 RBI…Hit a key three-run homer in the fifth inning of a road win at Drexel, putting the Pride ahead 5-4 in a game it would go on to win 10-4…Also homered in the rubber-game of a three-game series with UNC Wilmington, which the Pride won 8-0…

Had the game-winning RBI single in the ninth inning of a 3-1 win over UNC Wilmington in the first game of the series…Batted 6-for-11 overall in the UNC Wilmington series…Was 2-for-3 with an RBI in a loss to UConn at the Under Armour Invitational…2008: Appeared in 13 games, including one start…Batted .200 on the year…Had her first collegiate hit in a pinch-hitting role against Florida, which ended the regular season ranked #1 in the country…Also had a pinch-hit double in a win over Georgia State…Started at designated player against Illinois State…Drew a walk in a pinch-hitting appearance in the final game of the UNC Wilmington series…High School: Played four years of softball at Smithtown West High School in Smithtown, New York…

Helped Smithtown West to two league championships and appearances in the Suffolk County finals in 2006 and 2007…Led the Bulls to a combined 38-8 record over her final two seasons…Batted .500 as a senior and .5-6 as a junior…Earned the League IV Player of the Year Award in 2007…Named an NFCA Third Team All-American as a senior, while earning NFCA All-Region honors as a junior…Named All-County for three years and All-Long Island for two years…Also played on the Smithtown West Soccer and Track teams…Also a threetime NFCA Scholar-Athlete Award winner…Earned a gold medal for the Long Island team in the 2007 Empire State Games…Personal: Born September 29, 1989 Has a younger brother…Lists Derek Jeter as her favorite athlete…Nicknamed ‘Tino’…Lists camping and bike riding among her hobbies…Volunteered at a local nursing home and has participated in many clothing drives and blood drives in her community…Majoring in physical education…Hopes to be a physical education teacher after graduation…Both of her parents are also in the teaching profession.

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Year

G

AB

R

H

AVG.

RBI

2B

3B

HR

BB

SO

SB

2008 2009 2010 Totals

13 31 34 78

10 59 86 155

0 6 7 13

2 13 14 29

.200 .220 .163 .187

0 11 12 23

1 1 5 7

0 0 0 0

0 2 1 3

1 5 10 16

5 9 14 19

0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

16 Conference Championships, 12 NCAA Appearances

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player profiles Courtney Crews Junior, 5-4, Catcher Stafford, VA/North Stafford At Hofstra: Platooned at catcher last year with Laura Valentino, and is expected to handle a similar role this year…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 2010 Totals

5 29 34

5 70 75

0 8 8

1 14 15

.200 .200 .200

1 4 5

0 3 3

0 1 1

0 0 0

0 8 8

0 17 17

0-0 0-0 0-0

16

2011 H o f s t r a S o f t b a l l

player profiles Jess Hirschbuhl Junior, 5-8, Second Base Jamison, PA/Central Bucks South/Temple At Hofstra: Became the team’s every day second baseman by the end of the year, and is expected to handle that role again this season…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 tworun 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 AllIntelligencer 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 five…Hopes to become a physical therapist after graduation…Played summer ball with Tuff-N-Tuffer Gold.

3 Year

G

AB

R

H

AVG.

RBI

2B

3B

HR

BB

SO

SB

2009* 2010 Totals

28 46 74

70 103 173

11 22 33

22 30 52

.314 .291 .301

13 19 32

7 4 11

0 1 1

1 2 3

10 5 15

6 17 23

1-1 1-2 2-3

*at Temple

16 Conference Championships, 12 NCAA Appearances

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player profiles Michelle Lavagnino Junior, 5-3, Outfield Fredericksburg, VA/Riverbend At Hofstra: Third season on the Hofstra roster…Utilized as both a pinch runner and a late-inning defensive replacement last season, and could fill a similar role or start in the outfield this year…Turned around to bat left-handed after her freshman year…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 2010 Totals

36 45 81

3 14 17

9 7 16

0 3 3

.000 .214 .176

0 1 1

0 1 1

0 0 0

0 0 0

0 0 0

1 4 5

2-2 1-1 3-3

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2011 H o f s t r a S o f t b a l l

player profiles Krista Thorn Junior, 5-9, Utility Smithtown, NY/Hauppauge/Iona At Hofstra: Third season the Hofstra roster…Has seen action at second, third and short last season and could fill any of those roles this year…Was the starting goalkeeper on Hofstra’s CAA Championshipwinning soccer team this past fall, helping the Pride to a 19-3 record and the second round of the NCAA Tournament…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-for3 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 putouts 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 allcounty 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 four…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 old.

Year

G

AB

2009 2010 Totals

16 21 37

7 31 38

12 R

H

AVG.

RBI

2B

3B

HR

BB

SO

SB

2 7 9

0 7 7

.000 .226 .184

0 1 1

0 0 0

0 0 0

0 0 0

1 1 2

3 5 8

0-0 2-2 2-2

16 Conference Championships, 12 NCAA Appearances

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player profiles Erin Wade Junior, 5-5, Pitcher Taunton, MA/Taunton At Hofstra: Saw limited action as the team’s No. 2 pitcher as a freshman, but dramatically increased her role as a sophomore…Is expected to split innings evenly this season with Olivia Galati…2010: First team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection…Second team NFCA All-Northeast Region pick…

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 threehitter 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), nohitters (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 UConn, Ball State and Indiana State…Nicknamed ‘E’…Lists the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer as her favorite books…History major.

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20

Year

GP/GS

W-L

SV

ERA

I.P.

R

ER

H

SO

BB

HB

2009 2010 Totals

17/10 29/24 46/34

6-6 18-5 24-11

0 3 3

3.79 2.34 2.77

64.2 152.1 217.0

45 59 104

35 51 86

69 111 180

38 99 137

12 59 71

8 19 27

2011 H o f s t r a S o f t b a l l

player profiles Olivia Galati Sophomore, 5-5, Pitcher/DP West Babylon, NY/St. John The Baptist At Hofstra: Was Hofstra’s No. 1 pitcher as a freshman and also regularly batted in the middle of the Pride’s order…Should fill a similar role this season…2010: Colonial Athletic Association Pitcher of the Year…CAA Rookie of the Year…

Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Rookie of the Year…First team All-CAA selection…First team NFCA All-Northeast Region pick…

Second team All-ECAC selection…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 home runs and 27 RBI…Tallied a 26-7 record with a 1.60 ERA and 294 strikeouts in 232.1 innings of work…

Tied the 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…Came back the next day to throw a three-hitter with eight strikeouts and no walks against Michigan State, while tying the game with a sac fly in the sixth and winning it with an RBI single in the ninth…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, 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…Was four outs shy of a no-hitter against Connecticut in her home debut, before settling for a one-hitter…Had 13 games with 10 or more strikeouts on the year…Struck out 22 against George Mason in two games, while allowing only two hits…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 three RBI in a road loss to LIU…Threw a three-hitter with no earned runs in a 2-1 win over Louisville…Threw a three-hitter in a 4-1 win over South Florida…Won 14 straight games from March 14-April 19, the third-longest winning streak in school history…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 Under Armour 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 15-1 record and a 0.00 ERA as a junior…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 six…Also recruited by Boston University, UMass and Fordham…Nicknamed ‘Liv’…Has volunteered at a local soup kitchen on Long Island…Played for the Jersey Inferno Gold travel team…Physical education major.

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53

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294

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player profiles Becca Bigler

Nicole Osovski

Sophomore, 5-7, Utility Bainbridge, PA/Elizabethtown At Hofstra: Played mostly in left field as a freshman after seeing some action at second base early in the year…

Could also end up playing shortstop before her career is over…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 UConn…Nicknamed “Biggs”…Has volunteered at Masonic homes near her hometown…Exercise science major.

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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

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Sophomore, 5-11, Pitcher/First Base Endicott, NY/Maine-Endwell At Hofstra…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…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 MaineEndwell High School in Endwell, New York for six seasons…Two-time AllNew 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 eight…Lists The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho as her favorite book…Hobbies include playing the saxophone…

Played travel ball with the Conklin Raiders…Dual major in Preelementary education and science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

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Year G 2010 9

AB R H AVG. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 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

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player profiles Rachael Senatore

D.J. Slugh

Sophomore, 5-8, Outfield Sparta, NJ/Pope John XXIII At Hofstra: Played mostly at designated player last season, but is expected to play in the outfield this year…2010: Played in 35 games, including 18 starts…Appeared as a pinch-runner 17 times…Batted .304 on the year…Missed the fall 2009 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…

Hopes to become a lawyer after graduation…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 plays softball at Bucknell…Lists painting among her hobbies…Has volunteered at the Morris County nursing home in New Jersey…Majoring in athletic training.

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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

Sophomore, 5-2, Utility Marlboro, NJ/Colts Neck At Hofstra: 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 AllFreehold Region third baseman…

Also named second team allcounty…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…Exercise science major.

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Year G 2010 6

AB R H AVG. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB 5 2 3 .600 1 2 0 0 0 1 0-0

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player profiles Tessa Ziemba Sophomore, 5-5, Outfield Wilmington, DE/St. Mark’s At Hofstra: Started every game in right field as a freshman and is expected to play there again this season…Should also bat third or fourth in the Hofstra line-up…2010: Second team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection…

Second team NFCA All-Northeast Region pick…Named to CAA All-Rookie Team…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.

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#9 Ashley Ainbinder Freshman, 5-4, Utility Baldwin, NY/Baldwin First season on the Hofstra Softball roster…High School: Played five years of varsity softball at Baldwin High School, as well as four years of field hockey…Was a three-time all-conference selection in softball for the Bruins…Also named all-county twice and was an All-Long Island selection…Earned the Ethel K. Kloberg Academic/Athletics Award…Also an allcounty selection in field hockey…Personal: Born February 5, 1992…Has one younger brother…Started playing softball at age 7…Lists Brett Gardner as her favorite athlete…Plans to major in business management at Hofstra…Aspires to be a collegiate athletic director…Lists The Great Gatsby as her favorite book…

Chose Hofstra for the combination of softball and academics.

#24 Nicole Hagerty Freshman, 5-11, First Base Sicklerville, NJ/Gloucester Catholic First season on the Hofstra Softball roster…High School: Played four years of softball at Gloucester Catholic High School in Gloucester City, New Jersey…Helped the Rams to a 2010 state championship as a pitcher/hitter…Was an all-state and an all-South Jersey selection…First team all-conference as a senior…Also played three years of field hockey…Personal: Born September 2, 1991…Started playing softball at age 9…Lists Chase Utley as her favorite athlete…Plans to major in psychology at Hofstra…Aspires to be a state trooper after graduation…Lists The Great Gatsby as her favorite book…Nicknamed “Hags”…”A League of Their Own” is her favorite movie…Chose Hofstra for its location and its softball program.

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

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player profiles #6 Tori Rocha

#7 Colleen Smith

Freshman, 5-1, Utility Rehoboth, MA/Dighton-Rehoboth First season on the Hofstra Softball roster…High School: Played four years of softball at Dighton-Rehoboth High School in North Dighton, Massachusetts…Helped the Falcons to an SCC championship…Was a conference all-star for two years…A Boston Herald All-Scholastic selection in 2009…

Also played two years of soccer and ran on the track team for two years…Personal: Born February 1, 1992…Has one younger brother…Started playing softball at age 5…Graduated with high honors from Dighton-Rehoboth…Played summer ball with the Rhode Island Thunder Gold...Marketing major.

Olivia Galati, Laura Valentino and Krista Thorn celebrate the final out of the 2010 CAA Championship

Freshman, 6-0, First Base/Outfield Islip Terrace, NY/East Islip First season on the Hofstra Softball roster…High School: Played four years of softball at East Islip High School…Helped the Redmen to a pair of conference championships in 2009 and 2010…Named a first team All-Long Island selection as a senior…Also a second team All-New York State selection as both a junior and senior…Three-time all-conference selection…NFCA All-Region selection as a senior…Also played on the volleyball team for three years…Personal: Born August 19, 1992…Has an older sister and a younger brother…Older sister Devin is on the swimming team at the University of Rhode Island…Lists The Outsiders as her favorite book… Started playing softball at age 7…Lists Mark Sanchez as her favorite athlete…Plans to major in speech pathology at Hofstra…Speech-language-hearing sciences major.

#16 Jess Zeilman Freshman, 5-4, Infield Newfield, NJ/Newfield First season on the Hofstra Softball roster…High School: Played four years of softball at Delsea High School in Franklinville, New Jersey…Helped the Crusaders to a pair of South Jersey Group III championships in 2009 and 2010…Was an all-state selection as a senior, and an All-South Jersey selection as a junior and senior…Batted .512 her senior year, and .498 as a junior…

Had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage her senior year…Twotime All-Group III selection…Personal: Born March 20, 1992…

Has four sisters, two of whom attend Rowan College in New Jersey…Started playing softball at age 4…Lists Troy Aikman and David Wright as her favorite athletes…Plans to major in physical education at Hofstra…Aspires to be a softball coach and physical education teacher after graduation.

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this is Hofstra

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ntering its 75th year, Hofstra University provides a dynamic college experience tailored for engaged and ambitious individuals. Students find their edge at Hofstra, through small classes, a faculty whose primary concern is teaching, cutting edge technology, extensive library resources, internships, and special educational programs that appeal to their interests and abilities. The Hofstra community is driven, dynamic and energetic, helping students find and focus their strengths to prepare them for a successful future.

In its relatively short history, Hofstra has established itself as a world-class institution of higher education and cultural enterprise.

Each academic year, the Hofstra campus and the programs offered grow and change to meet the demands of our students and our community.

Hofstra opened in 1935 as a commuter school with all classes and offices housed in one building. Since those early days, Hofstra has evolved into an international institution with a student body hailing from 47 states and territories, and 67 countries around the world. The beautiful campus is an accredited arboretum with 115 buildings on 240 acres. There are approximately 4,200 students living on campus, and Hofstra offers them and all students an extensive array of academic and social activities. Additionally, Hofstra’s close proximity to Manhattan means that students have easy access to the wondrous cultural, social and career offerings of the city.

What has remained consistent throughout the years, however, is the sense of community on campus, the eagerness of our students to learn and the commitment of the Hofstra faculty and administration to provide a challenging education that

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encourages the pursuit of lifelong learning.

The Colleges and Schools of the University are: Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Frank G. Zarb School of Business, New College for Interdisciplinary Studies, School of Communication, School of Education, Health and Human Services, School of Law, School for University Studies, Honors College, Hofstra University Continuing Education and Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine at Hofstra University. Bachelor’s degrees are offered in about 140 areas of study. Graduate degrees are offered, including Ph.D., Ed.D., Psy.D., Au.D., and J.D. degrees, advanced certificates and professional diplomas, in more approximately 150 programs of study.

Hofstra joined with North Shore-LIJ Health System in announcing plans to establish a medical school on the University campus in October 2007. The new school, which will enroll its first students in 2011, will be the first allopathic (MD) medical school in Nassau County and the first in New York State since 1963.

In October 2008 the eyes of the world were on Hofstra as the University hosted the final presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain. The October 15 debate, moderated by Bob Schieffer, was a transformational moment for the University, highlighting the achievements of our students and faculty and their engagement in the political process. Leading up to the debate, students and the entire community were engaged by the year-long Educate ’08 program, almost 150 lectures, conferences, and events focused on the issues, history and politics of the presidency. Hofstra has followed the Educate ’08 program with Define ’09, a year-long series of programs designed to examine the new presidential administration, its policies and initiatives, the challenges we currently face and ways of addressing our country’s most pressing issues.

2008 also saw Hofstra award its first Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. The new international award, which recognizes efforts at interfaith dialogue, received 75 nominations for individuals and organizations from around the world.

Hofstra’s School of Communication is one of the largest, most advanced non-commercial television facilities in the East.

Students take classes and work in Dempster Hall, a sophisticated television production/post-production facility with two broadcast-

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quality studios and control rooms; two advanced online video edit suites; two Avid non-linear digital editing systems and several cuts-only video work stations. Two satellite dishes are available with one dish providing special news feeds for the broadcast journalism room, which also has access to Associated Press, Lexis-Nexis and Dow Jones services. In addition, the facility is capable of broadcasting 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), which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2009, 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 Hofstra Museum, which houses one of the largest art collections in the metropolitan area, coordinates approximately eight exhibitions annually and offers exhibition areas and an extensive outdoor sculpture collection, with 75 pieces. The Hofstra Museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums – one of only 94 universities in the nation and one of six in New York to hold that distinction.

Hofstra also has six theaters, a student newspaper, a lively student center, a recreation center and numerous athletic facilities, including the 13,000-seat James M. Shuart Stadium and the 5,045-seat David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex.

Hofstra also has an indoor, Olympic-sized (eight lane, 50-meter) swimming pool, one of the largest such facilities in the New York metropolitan area.

The Hofstra athletic program competes on the NCAA Division I level and is a member of the Colonial Athletic Association.

The University sponsors 17 intercollegiate programs – eight men’s sports and nine women’s sports. Hofstra has men’s teams in basketball, baseball, lacrosse, golf, tennis, wrestling, soccer

and cross country. Women’s sports include basketball, volleyball, softball, tennis, soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, cross country and golf.

Hofstra’s academic programs are accredited by numerous national agencies and the University is one of only 276 schools, out of more than 3,600 colleges and universities nationwide, with a chapter of the national honor society Phi Beta Kappa. Of Hofstra’s 1,180 faculty members, 544 are full time and 91 percent hold the highest degree in their fields. The average undergraduate class size is 22 students, while student-faculty ratio is 14-to-1.

Hofstra University is 100-percent program accessible to persons with disabilities, and has been cited as a national model for this achievement.

Hofstra by the Numbers 17 21 21 22 30 37 100

Varsity sports Academic accreditations Eateries on campus Average undergraduate class size Local and national fraternities and sororities Residence halls Percent program accessibility to persons with disabilities 175 Student clubs and organizations 500 Cultural events per year 1,180 Faculty members 1935 Founding date 7,327 Full-time undergraduate enrollment Total University enrollment, including part-time 12,100 undergraduate, graduate and School of Law 115,000+ Hofstra alumni 1.2 Million Volumes available at Hofstra University libraries

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PRESIDENT OF HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY

STUART RABINOWITZ President of Hofstra University

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tuart Rabinowitz was chosen by the Hofstra University Board of Trustees to serve as the eighth president of the 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 School of Law in 1972. President Rabinowitz currently holds the Andrew M. Boas and Mark L. Claster Distinguished Professorship in Civil Procedure.

President Rabinowitz holds 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, and the Nassau County Health and Welfare Council. He serves as a trustee of the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities, and on the Board of Directors for the Fair Media Council and the Long Island Technology Network. President Rabinowitz is a former member of the Nassau County Blue Ribbon Financial Review Panel, former chair of the Nassau County Local Advisory Board, and a former member of the Board of Directors of the Long Island Association. 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, EOC; Distinguished Service in the Cause of Justice, Legal Aid Society; UJA Federation Leadership Award; the Bar Association of Nassau County Proclamation for Outstanding Service to both the legal profession and the community; the Community Service Award from the Conference of Jewish Organizations

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of Nassau County; and the Alumni Association of the City College of New York 2005 Townsend Harris Medal. He has also been honored by the Long Island Software and Technology Network (LISTnet) and was the recipient of Networking magazine’s David Award.

President Rabinowitz received a juris doctor, magna cum laude, from Columbia University School of Law, where he was a member of the board of editors of the Columbia Law Review and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. He graduated from City College of New York with honors, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the American Law Institute.

President Rabinowitz, Nancy Rabinowitz and then-Senator Barack Obama prior to the Presidential Debate at Hofstra in October 2008

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UNIVERSITY SENIOR ADMINISTRATION/TRUSTEES

M. Patricia Adamski Senior Vice President for Planning and Administration

Joseph M. Barkwill Vice President for Facilities and Operations

Richard V. Guardino, Jr., Esq. Vice President for Business Development

Dr. Herman Berliner Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

Catherine Hennessy Vice President for Financial Affairs and Treasurer

Melissa Connolly Vice President for University Relations

Sandra S. Johnson Vice President for Student Affairs

Jessica Eads Vice President for Enrollment Services

Robert W. Juckiewicz Vice President for Information Technology

Dolores Fredrich, Esq. Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel

Alan J. Kelly Vice President for Development

Trustees of Hofstra University As of December 2010

OFFICERS Marilyn B. Monter,* Chair Alan J. Bernon,* Vice Chair David S. Mack,* Vice Chair Joseph M. Gregory,* Secretary Stuart Rabinowitz, President

MEMBERS George W. Bilicic, Jr. Tejinder Bindra Robert F. Dall* Helene Fortunoff Steven J. Freiberg Colin Goddard Martin B. Greenberg* Leo A. Guthart Peter S. Kalikow* Abby Kenigsberg Arthur J. Kremer Karen L. Lutz

Donna M. Mendes* Janis M. Meyer* John D. Miller* Martha S. Pope James E. Quinn* Edwin C. Reed Robert D. Rosenthal* Debra A. Sandler* Thomas J. Sanzone* Peter G. Schiff Joseph Sparacio* Frank G. Zarb*

DELEGATES Gregory Maney, Speaker of the Faculty William F. Nirode, Chair, University Senate Executive Committee Stuart L. Bass,* Chair, University Senate Planning and Budget Committee James Wells, President, Student Government Association Lukas Miedreich, Vice President, Student Government Association Frederick E. Davis, Jr.,* President, Alumni Organization ____________________

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James M. Shuart,* President Emeritus Wilbur Breslin, Trustee Emeritus Emil V. Cianciulli,* Chair Emeritus John J. Conefry, Jr., Chair Emeritus Maurice A. Deane,* Chair Emeritus George G. Dempster,* Chair Emeritus Joseph L. Dionne,* Trustee Emeritus Bernard Fixler,* Trustee Emeritus Florence Kaufman, Trustee Emerita Walter B. Kissinger, Trustee Emeritus Ann M. Mallouk,* Chair Emerita Thomas H. O’Brien, Trustee Emeritus Arnold A. Saltzman, Trustee Emeritus Norman R. Tengstrom,* Trustee Emeritus *Hofstra Alumni

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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

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ack Hayes is in his seventh year as director of athletics at Hofstra University in 2010-11.

Hayes was appointed by Hofstra President Stuart Rabinowitz as the University’s director of athletics on October 4, 2004. Hayes came to Hofstra after serving as an associate director of athletics at the University of Connecticut for three years.

Hayes, the eighth director of athletics at Hofstra, leads a department that includes 17 Division I teams, 90 coaches and administrative staff members and 350 student-athletes.

Hayes’ proven expertise in enhancing academic and athletic success of student-athletes, strategic planning, fund-raising, marketing, university relations, facility enhancement, budgetary management, and NCAA compliance complements Hofstra University’s athletic department in its quest to further enhance its athletic program, and assist Hofstra’s student-athletes both on and off the field.

The Hofstra Athletic program has flourished under Hayes’ leadership, winning 19 CAA Championships and making 28 postseason appearances, including 21 NCAA Tournaments, since the 2004-05 academic year. In 2009-10 four Pride teams qualified for postseason play, while in 2008-09 the Pride wrestling team won the CAA Championship for an eighth consecutive year and the men’s lacrosse program advanced to the NCAA Tournament as an at-large selection. In addition, Hofstra hosted the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Quarterfinals in 2009, which saw nearly 12,000 people fill James M. Shuart Stadium for the event.

JACK HAYES Director of Athletics

Hayes has placed a significant emphasis on fund-raising during his tenure. Pride Club membership reached all-time highs, both in terms of the number of contributors and funds raised as the organization topped the $1 million mark for the third consecutive year in 200910. Resources generated through fund-raising efforts have been used to enhance programs and facilities available to student-athletes. Recent initiatives include the construction of baseball’s Quinn Family Grandstand and The Fried Family Student-Athlete Development Center on the second floor of the James M. Shuart Stadium Building. Other recent renovations include locker rooms, the wrestling room, athletic training rooms in Margiotta Hall and the Physical Fitness Center, the basketball media room in the Mack Sports Complex, a press box at the Hofstra Soccer Stadium, replacement of the turf at James M. Shuart Stadium and the construction of the Hofstra Field Hockey Stadium.

In 2006 Hayes reintroduced the Hofstra Athletics Hall of Fame after more than a 50-year absence, inducting four classes since that time. He also led an effort to retire the uniform numbers of prominent Hofstra student-athletes with 20 jersey retirement ceremonies held during the 2008-09 academic year.

Active on a national level, Hayes served on the NCAA Division I Lacrosse Committee from September 2006 to September 2008. In September 2010 he was appointed to the NCAA Leadership Council, which is an advisory body to the Division I Board of Directors.

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY DIRECTORS OF ATHLETICS 1937-42 1942-45 1945-48 1948-51 1951-74 1974-75 1975-87 1987-97 1997-04 2004-pres.

John Bartlett MacDonald John Archer Smith (Interim) John Bartlett MacDonald John Archer Smith Howard “Howdy” Myers Dick Thiebert Bob Getchell Jim Garvey Harry Royle Jack Hayes

Hayes came to Hofstra with more than 14 years of athletic administration experience, including management positions at four Division I institutions – Connecticut, Fordham, St. John’s and Fairfield.

Hayes received a master’s degree in education in 1992 with a concentration in sport management from the University of Connecticut. He holds a bachelor’s degree (1989) from Providence College, where he was a member of Providence’s lacrosse team. He was also awarded a certificate of completion in 2001 from the Sports Management Institute, Consortium of the Universities of Michigan and Texas.

A native of Providence, Rhode Island, Hayes graduated from the Providence Country Day School where he lettered in football, basketball and lacrosse. He was inducted, as a member of his high school basketball team, into the Providence Country Day Athletic Hall of Fame in October 2004.

In October 2010 Hayes became a two-time member of Providence Country Day’s Athletic Hall of Fame when he was inducted, along with the rest of his high school lacrosse team.

Hayes resides in East Northport, New York, with his wife Bridget, daughter Katie (8), and sons Matt (5) and Tommy (2).

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Charles Jenkins is the reigning Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year and a two-time Haggerty Award winner

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Shaun Foster was the CAA Men’s Soccer Defensive Player and Rookie of the Year in 2010

Corrine Gandolfi was a two-time All-American for the Pride

Hofstra sponsors 17 intercollegiate sports and competes in the Colonial Athletic Association. Since 2000 Hofstra has won 32 conference championships and has made 36 NCAA Tournament appearances.

Jay Card was the 2009 Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year and has helped Hofstra to the NCAA Tournament in each of the last three years

Tiffany Yovino was named the 2010 Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year and helped lead the Pride to the NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament in 2007 and 2010

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Shante Evans was the first freshman to lead the women’s basketball program in scoring and rebounding since 1992-93

Ethan Paquette set a school record for RBIs and was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft

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ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION AND HEAD COACHES

Pete Alfano Cross Country Coach

Meaghan Almon Assistant Director of Athletics for Administration

Patrick Anderson Baseball Coach

Chrissy Arnone Assistant Director of Athletics for Marketing and Promotions

Jay Artinian Associate Director of Athletics for Facilities

Cathy Aull Athletic Department Secretary

Ann Baller Associate Director of Athletic Facilities

Dr. Michael Barnes Faculty Athletics Representative

Anthony Battaglia Equipment Manager

Susan Bauer Assistant Dean of University Advisement

Marisa Biggins Assistant Director of Compliance

Allison Bradshaw Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Mo Cassara Men’s Basketball Coach

Neil Collins Assistant Director of Athletic Facilities

John Considine Assistant Equipment Manager

Tara Coppola Assistant Director of Athletic Facilities

Maria Corvino Assistant Director of Athletics for Ticket Operations

Maren Crowley Women’s Golf Coach

Kathy De Angelis Field Hockey Coach

Bill Edwards Softball Coach

Joe Elliott Men’s Golf Coach

Shaun Fean Athletic Facilities Coordinator

David Fernandez Athletic Facilities Coordinator

Annie Fiorvanti Director of StudentAthlete Services

Stephen Gorchov Associate Director of Athletics for Communications

John Heck Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance

Kristina Hernandez Volleyball Coach

Ellen Johnson Assistant Director of Athletics for Corporate Relations

Colm Kennedy Assistant Director of Athletic Facilities

Krista Kilburn-Steveskey Women’s Basketball Coach

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Frantzer Le Blanc Assistant Director of Athletic Facilities

Cindy Lewis Senior Associate Director of Athletics

Evan Malings Head Athletic Trainer

Danny McCabe Executive Associate Director of Athletics

Tim McMahon Associate Director of Athletics for External Affairs

Abby Morgan Women’s Lacrosse Coach

Isaac Neal Ticket Office Graduate Assistant

Michael Neely Director of Ticket Sales

Richard Nuttall Men’s Soccer Coach

Jeanne O’Keefe Athletic Department Secretary

Rachel Peel Associate Dean of University Advisement

James Prendergast Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach

Simon Riddiough Women’s Soccer Coach

Diane Schuerlein Athletic Department Secretary

Jim Sheehan Senior Sports Information Director

Tom Shifflet Wrestling Coach

Clarice Smith Athletic Department Secretary

Daniel Solow Assistant Director of Athletics for Development

Samantha Sweeney Assistant Director of Athletics for StudentAthlete Development

Harriet Teitle Athletic Department Secretary

Kathy Theiling Equipment Manager

Seth Tierney Men’s Lacrosse Coach

Michael Unterstein Assistant Director of Athletic Development

Dave Walsh Assistant Equipment Manager

Ryan Watson Assistant Director of Athletic Facilities

Philip Wayne Men’s Tennis Coach

Scott Wilks Strength and Conditioning Coach

Winnie Wymes Athletic Department Secretary

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Dr. Michael Yorio Team Physician

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HOFSTRA HERITAGE

HOFSTRA SYMBOLS AND HERITAGE The Symbols of Hofstra University The Shield Logo

In 2005 Hofstra introduced a new logo as part of a University-wide re-imaging. Both the University’s logo as well as the Pride logo were designed by advertising agency Powell New York, a full-service branding and marketing agency, noted as one of the ten firms to watch in 2005 in Advertising Age. The new University logo features an “H” within a shield design.

Hofstra University has always been known for both a tradition of academic excellence and a willingness to evolve to meet the needs of students and the greater society. This shield represents the University’s commitment to our heritage and a tradition of academic excellence, while the dynamic representation of the H within the shield embodies the evolutionary, changing nature of the University. Hofstra University has both honored its traditions and heritage while embracing changing disciplines, using new technology and remaining relevant to scholarly pursuits and the demands of industry.

The Seal

The Hofstra seal was designed from the royal Dutch emblem by art instructor Constant Van de Wall. The seal is modeled on the coat of arms of the House of Orange-Nassau. The round seal includes the coat of arms, flanked by lions on either side. A lion also stands in the center of the coat of arms, holding a sword in its right claw and a bundle of seven arrows, which represent the seven provinces of Holland, in its left. The seal also carries the motto of the House of Orange-Nassau in Old French: “Je maintiendray” (I stand steadfast). In 1988 one of the two lions on the seal was officially replaced with a lioness. The Hofstra seal is still in use today, though not as a logo. The seal will be affixed to formal documents, and used for official purposes such as commencement, convocations, and official University functions.

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The Pride

Hofstra’s athletic teams are officially known as the Pride, providing our teams with a strong, consistent image that resonates with the Hofstra community. The new Hofstra Athletics logo consists of a graphic mark of a male and female lion in powerful, synchronized motion with the word mark of the Hofstra Pride or the specific sports team. This logo will be the only one used by Hofstra Athletics.

The Hofstra Pride refers to a pack of lions, male and female, which work together towards a common goal and symbolize determination and strength. The Pride conveys both the teamwork and togetherness that is a trait of lions living in prides, who have a close bond and work together for the good of the entire group. The teamwork evident in prides is a trait of Hofstra’s student-athletes, who support each other in furtherance of a common goal, while working tirelessly to represent their teams and, in turn, the University. Lions also possess speed, tenacity, and agility, and are relentless in their pursuit of a goal, which are traits our studentathletes demonstrate both on and off the field.

The first consistent use of the word “Pride” relating to athletics was in 1989 when the University’s athletic booster club was founded and called itself The Pride Club, which at the time simply referred to the pride that alumni and fans had for our teams. The Pride identity has progressed over the past decade in a more specific fashion than just the expression of a feeling. After one lion on the Hofstra seal was changed into a lioness to symbolize gender equity, the University mascots – Kate and Willie Pride, a lioness and lion – were introduced.

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Hofstra’s Dutch Heritage

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ies to Dutch heritage and the Netherlands began with William S. Hofstra, after whom the school is named and on whose property the University was started. William Hofstra died in 1932 and when his wife, Kate, died 16 months later, her will provided that their house, 15-acre estate, and bulk of her inheritance were to be used for a “public, charitable, benevolent, or scientific purpose” as a memorial to her husband.

The idea for a college came from Truesdel Peck Calkins, former Hempstead superintendent of schools, who was then with New York University.

He suggested that NYU might offer extension courses on the Hofstra property. Hofstra opened in September 1935, as a two-year extension branch of NYU; its official name was “Nassau College – Hofstra Memorial of New York University at Hempstead, Long Island.” When the doors opened, the sole building on campus was Hofstra’s mansion, which he had affectionately named the Netherlands after his homeland, and all classes were held there. The mansion, which houses administrative offices, is now the center of Hofstra’s 240-acre campus, and has been renamed Hofstra Hall.

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ATHLETIC ACADEMIC SUPPORT

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ofstra University is committed to the pursuit of academic and athletic excellence. The University views participation 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.

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 Friend Family Student-Athlete Development Center 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.

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

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hrough a comprehensive athletic training program, Hofstra University student-athletes are provided excellent health care during their attendance 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 seventh-year Head Athletic Trainer Evan Malings and features eight 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 first 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 Head Athletic Trainer

Dr. Michael Yorio Team Physician

Oscar Londono Softball Athletic Trainer

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long island

About 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: • North Shore, otherwise known as the Gold Coast, with dozens of historic sites dating back to colonial days and Gatsby-era mansions.

• South Shore, the Island’s spectator sports and entertainment center, with world-famous Jones and Fire Island Beaches, and home to the New York Islanders.

• Central Suffolk, with beautiful forests and natural inlets, the world’s largest factory outlet center and a huge water park.

• North Fork, with an array of vineyards, waterfront ports and farm stands.

• South Fork, widely known as “The Hamptons,” with its pristine beaches and exclusive villages.

You can catch a Hofstra shuttle bus to Jones Beach – a state park with six miles of gorgeous coastline, a boardwalk, swimming pools, golf and outdoor concerts.

With everything from museums, historical sites and lighthouses, to sophisticated malls, designer outlets and shopping villages, to wineries and farm stands, to family fun parks, aquariums and zoos, there is plenty to do on Long Island.

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new york city About New York City Hofstra is located only 25 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.

You can also: Study the world’s finest sculptures and paintings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Go and cheer along with the crowd at a Yankees, Mets, Rangers, Liberty or Knicks game.

Wave at the TV cameras in the street-level studios of FOX, CNN, NBC, CBS or ABC Walk through the financial capital of the world at the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street.

Take the subway to Coney Island for a Nathan’s hot dog and a ride on the Cyclone, the last of the great wooden rollercoasters.

Get half-priced tickets to Broadway’s finest shows at the TKTS booth in a new, glittering Times Square.

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Hofstra Softball Stadium

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he Hofstra University Pride play and practice at the Hofstra Softball Stadium, located on the North Campus of Hofstra University. The Softball Stadium is located next to the Mack Sports Complex and across from the Hofstra Recreation Center. Since the Stadium opened, the Pride has a 228-45 record at home, including 85-8 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 it was announced that lights would be installed in the Stadium. The lights will allow for NCAA Regionals to return to campus and will provide greater flexibility in scheduling during the regular season.

Hofstra Softball Stadium has hosted seven 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.

The Pride not only boasts one of the better softball facilities in the Northeast, but also has a first-class locker room. The locker room, located in the Physical Education Building, includes plush, wall-to-wall carpeting, oak lockers and an entertainment center with a television and stereo.

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HOFSTRA PHYSICAL EDUCATION BUILDING/HOFSTRA INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY

Hofstra can avoid inclement weather by using the indoor Physical Education Building, which is equipped with pitching machines and batting cages.

The Pride also has use of the indoor practice facility.

The 50-yard turf field gives Hofstra a unique practice environment. The practice bubble is located on the North Campus, near 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.

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2010 Season in Review

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he 2010 softball team entered the season with an intriguing dynamic. There was no shortage of motivation after the team lost the CAA championship to James Madison in 2009, ending an NCAA-record streak of 11 straight conference titles.

What it did lack was a lot of experience. The Pride would have to rely heavily on its six freshmen who were still in high school when Hofstra saw its NCAA record snapped, as well as sophomore transfer Jess Hirschbuhl who was at Temple University that year. Senior starters Michele DePasquale and Kris Root (as well as fellow seniors Christie Novatin and Stefanie Feinstein) could provide plenty of leadership, and they were certainly motivated to get back to the winner’s circle in their final season, but if the newcomers didn’t follow their lead and feed off that motivation, there was only so much they could do.

In fact, Head Coach Bill Edwards made it a point when the new school year began to not even mention the previous season. The returning players didn’t need the reminder, and the freshmen didn’t need any added pressure to make up for something that wasn’t their fault.

But it was still an unspoken motivational factor. “Not winning the CAA’s the previous season made the whole team hungry to win it back,” said Root, “because it was about re-instating the Hofstra softball tradition for every single person that ever wore a uniform. It wasn’t a choice to us whether or not we won it back...we had to.”

Not everyone was expecting it to happen, though. For the first time since Hofstra began conference play in the America East (then called the North Atlantic) in 1995, the Pride was not picked to win the league in the preseason poll. That honor went to Towson, and fairly so. Of the four teams that played in the CAA Tournament in 2009, Towson was the only one with its top pitcher back.

What the coaches in the league couldn’t have possibly known, including Hofstra’s own coaches, is just how good the Pride’s young pitching staff would be. Freshman Olivia Galati and sophomore Erin Wade would both go on to earn first-team All-CAA honors and give Hofstra a devastating onetwo punch in the circle.

Olivia Galati

The team also quickly developed a special bond that championship teams tend to form. “It was like our team played with one heart,” said Root.

“The chemistry that we built in the off-season carried over onto the field during games and we never wanted the journey together to end.”

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do whatever necessary to achieve them. The time invested in extra work from each player was remarkable, and I believe it truly took our game to the next level.”

Sara Michalowski

It really only took one weekend for the Pride’s question marks to turn into exclamation points.

Hofstra defeated North Carolina State and Michigan State by 2-1 scores at the LaQuinta Inn Invitational in Tampa, as Galati combined to strike out 19 and walk none.

The Pride met host South Florida in the championship, and Galati won again 4-1 to give Hofstra the title. The Pride went on to an 8-0 and concluded its southern trips with a 10-3 record, including an extra-inning loss to No. 2 Michigan behind a stellar effort from Wade.

After arguably its best early-season performance in program history, the Pride rolled through the northern part of its schedule. There were hiccups along the way, of course. Wade was hit hard at Maryland on a wet, rainy night, but then won her next 12 games in a row. Galati had a tough outing in the final game of the Towson series and lost 1-0 to Fordham on a twoout homer in the seventh for a modest two-game losing streak, but then threw a one-hitter with 14 strikeouts against UNC Wilmington to right the ship. Ultimately, the Pride won the CAA regular season title by 4.5 games, one of the largest margins it has ever had in conference play.

A little bit of adversity struck again in the opening round of the CAA Tournament. Galati was cruising along, allowing only one hit through six innings, when the Tigers stunned the home crowd with three runs in the top of the seventh. With the Pride’s backs against the wall, Root responded with a double, freshman Rachael Senatore beat out an infield single, and DePasquale hit a line drive RBI single to make the score 3-2.

Junior Sara Michalowski tied the game with a clutch RBI single the other way, and after a walk loaded the bases, Hirschbuhl went the other way for a walk-off grand slam.

Hofstra was tired of the drama, and the next day, it scored five first inning runs against James Madison before recording an out (over a span of two games, the Pride scored an amazing 11 runs without an out) as it advanced through to the finals with an 8-1 win. Galati then took matters into her own hands and threw the first no-hitter in CAA Tournament history in the championship game, a 3-0 win over Georgia State to get Hofstra back to the NCAA Tournament.

The Pride could have been satisfied with that accomplishment, especially after being sent to one of the most difficult regionals with No. 14 Oklahoma State and No. 3 Arizona in its way. Indeed, after falling behind

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4-0 in the third inning to Oklahoma State, things looked a bit bleak. However, Trisha Dreslinski hit a threerun homer, freshman Becca Bigler put the Pride ahead to stay with an RBI single, and the Pride came all the way back for an 8-6 win.

After falling to Arizona, Hofstra used a four-run fifth to defeat Oklahoma State again 5-2, keyed by a tworun double from DePasquale and a two-run homer from Michalowski, and the Pride was back in the regional finals for the fourth time.

There’s no good way to end a season, aside from winning the championship, but the 2010 Hofstra Softball team found a pretty good one. Freshman Tessa Ziemba hit a two-run double in the first inning against Arizona to give Hofstra an early 2-0 lead. After the Pride fell behind 3-2, it appeared that Hofstra would have to settle for falling just short, but Galati sent gasps through Hillenbrand Stadium when she tied the game with a solo homer in the sixth.

The teams exchanged runs in the ninth, with only a pinch-hit solo homer keeping Arizona alive. In the top of the 12th, Root singled to load the bases and DePasquale, who was hobbling around with torn ligaments in her knee from an injury earlier in the game, singled to put Hofstra ahead 5-4. Michalowski added a bases loaded walk to make the score 6-4 and Hofstra was poised for the big upset.

However, Arizona responded on its home turf. Two infield singles and a two-run triple from K’Lee Arredondo tied the score with one out. After two intentional walks loaded the bases (to give Hofstra the chance to force out the winning run at the plate), Lini Koria hit a grand slam to send Arizona on to the Super Regionals and send the Pride home with a heartbreaking, but noble, loss.

Hofstra, meanwhile, would finish the year with a school-record tying 45 wins (45-12), including an impressive 15 wins over teams from BCS conferences (going 15-6 against those teams), the most in the history of the program. Arizona was the sixth loss, and a heartbreaking one, but it has proven to be a relatively easy pill to swallow.

“That 12-inning loss to Arizona will be remembered forever, so I’m proud to go out that way,” said Root.

“I’m proud to have been a part of such an epic game.”

“There is no good way to end a season and career but losing a 12- inning battle with Arizona, giving absolutely everything we had, did make it easier,” said DePasquale. “I’m very proud of each player on the team, because everyone contributed. That game proved just how talented and successful the Hofstra Softball Program is. I believe the 12-inning Arizona game will be remembered by a lot of people around the country, especially in the Hofstra community.”

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Galati earned CAA Rookie and Pitcher of the Year honors while tying the school record with 26 wins, helping the team tie the school record with 45 wins.

Wade finished 18-5 in the circle, while DePasquale hit .350 for the third season in a row. Root was 16-16 stealing bases, finishing with 55 in her career, one shy of the school record, and batted a career-best .366. Arizona would make it all the way to the national championship game, before falling to conference rival UCLA to end as runner-up.

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2010 Hofstra University Softball statistics Player Avg. GP-GS AB D.J. Slugh .600 6-0 5 Kris Root .366 57-57 172 Michele DePasquale .350 56-56 180 Tessa Ziemba .318 57-57 179 Sara Michalowski .308 56-56 172 Rachel Senatore .304 35-18 56 Jess Hirschbuhl .291 46-45 103 Olivia Galati .252 46-46 139 Krista Thorn .226 21-11 31 Becca Bigler .224 41-40 116 Michelle Lavagnino .214 45-4 14 Trisha Dreslinski .211 55-55 123 Courtney Crews .200 29-27 70 Christie Novatin .188 45-25 80 Laura Valentino .163 34-33 86 Stefanie Feinstein .143 11-1 14 Nicole Osovski .125 6-3 8 .000 4-4 0 Erin Wade Hofstra Totals .277 57 1548 Opponents .203 57 1428

R 2 33 32 34 31 12 22 17 7 12 7 18 8 13 7 0 0 0 254 133

H 3 63 63 57 53 17 30 35 7 26 3 26 14 15 14 2 1 0 429 290

2B 2 1 11 13 4 0 4 7 0 5 1 5 3 4 5 0 0 0 65 33

3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 9

HR 0 0 9 5 8 0 2 4 0 3 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 37 26

RBI 1 4 41 41 34 1 19 27 1 19 1 16 4 8 12 0 1 0 230 122

BB 0 9 20 15 18 3 5 12 1 14 0 15 8 18 10 1 0 0 149 103

HP 0 4 8 3 5 1 21 2 0 1 0 2 2 3 1 0 0 0 53 28

SO 1 27 6 30 34 9 17 17 5 42 4 29 17 25 14 2 2 0 281 397

SF-SH 0-0 0-9 0-2 2-0 2-2 0-4 0-6 2-3 0-0 2-2 0-2 1-4 0-2 1-1 0-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 10-42 6-31

SB-AS 0-0 16-16 0-0 6-7 1-2 3-4 1-2 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 32-36 20-31

Pitching Statistics Name Olivia Galati Erin Wade Nicole Osovski Hofstra Totals Opponents

ERA 1.60 2.34 7.00 2.01 3.70

W-L 26-7 18-5 1-0 45-12 12-45

GP-GS 38-32 29-24 5-1 57-57 57-57

CG 26 16 0 42 32

IP 232.1 152.1 9.0 393.2 382.0

H 160 111 19 290 429

R 64 59 10 133 254

ER 53 51 9 113 202

BB 39 59 5 103 149

SO 294 99 4 397 281

2B 20 10 3 33 65

3B 7 2 0 9 3

HR 15 11 0 26 37

AVG. .190 .203 .475 .203 .277

Shutouts: Olivia Galati - 10; Erin Wade - 4 Saves: Olivia Galati - 3; Erin Wade - 3

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Player Christie Novatin Michelle Lavagnino Nicole Osovski Laura Valentino Michele DePasquale Courtney Crews Kris Root Becca Bigler Erin Wade Sara Michalowski Tessa Ziemba Jess Hirschbuhl Olivia Galati Krista Thorn Trisha Dreslinski Stefanie Feinstein D.J. Slugh Rachel Senatore Hofstra Totals Opponents

PO 17 12 8 213 367 187 58 53 4 39 37 74 7 19 86 0 0 0 1181 1146

A 0 1 3 17 15 15 3 6 38 82 0 82 40 15 107 0 0 0 424 443

E 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 5 2 2 14 0 0 0 35 78

FLD% 1.000 1.000 1.000 .996 .995 .990 .984 .983 .977 .976 .974 .969 .959 .944 .932 .000 .000 .000 .979 .953

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Passed Balls: Laura Valentino - 4; Courtney Crews - 2

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University of South Florida/La Quinta Invitational at Tampa, Florida

2/19 2/19 2/20 2/20 2/21

vs. North Dakota State vs. North Carolina State vs. Michigan State vs. Wright State at South Florida

W 12-11 (9) W 2-1 W 2-1 W 5-1 W 4-1

NFCA Leadoff Classic at Columbus, Georgia

2/26 2/26 2/27 2/27 2/28

vs. Virginia Tech at Mississippi vs. Kent State vs. #22 Florida State vs. Mississippi Valley

W 3-2 W 2-1 W 1-0 L 0-8 W 6-4

Red and Black Invitational at Louisville, Kentucky

3/13 3/13 3/14

at #18 Louisville vs. #5 Michigan vs. #5 Michigan

W 2-1 L 3-4 (8) L 1-3

Hofstra Invitational at Hempstead, New York

Pitcher of Record Record

609 609 526 526 426

2:45 2:05 1:55 2:15 1:52

12-16-3/11-11-2 2-4-1/1-4-1 2-6-0/1-3-1 5-10-1/1-3-1 4-9-0/1-3-0

Osovski (1-0) Galati (1-0) Galati (2-0) Wade (1-0) Galati (3-0)

1-0 2-0 3-0 4-0 5-0

78 100 100 161 100

1:59 1:58 1:45 2:03 2:00

3-1-1/2-3-2 2-5-0/1-9-1 1-2-1/0-7-0 0-0-2/8-10-1 6-4-1/4-2-2

Wade (2-0) Galati (4-0) Wade (3-0) Galati (4-1) Wade (4-0)

6-0 7-0 8-0 8-1 9-1

100 118 274

2:00 2:10 1:51

2-7-1/1-3-1 3-6-2/4-5-1 1-4-0/3-7-2

Galati (5-1) Wade (4-1) Galati (5-2)

10-1 10-2 10-3

3/20 3/20 3/21 3/21

Boston University Connecticut Boston University Connecticut

L 4-9 W 3-0 W 2-1 W 5-1

355 355 440 440

2:05 1:47 2:00 1:50

4-10-1/9-9-3 3-4-1/0-1-0 2-3-1/1-4-1 5-11-1/1-2-1

Wade (4-2) Galati (6-2) Galati (7-2) Wade (5-2)

10-4 11-4 12-4 13-4

3/24 3/25 *3/27 *3/27 *3/28 3/30 3/30 *4/2 *4/2 *4/3 4/6 4/7 4/7 *4/10 *4/10 *4/11 4/13 4/14 *4/17 *4/17 *4/18 4/20 4/21 *4/24 *4/24 4/28 *5/1 *5/1 *5/2 5/4 *5/7 *5/7 *5/8

at St. John’s Long Island at Delaware at Delaware at Delaware at Maryland at Maryland George Mason George Mason George Mason Princeton at Rutgers at Rutgers at James Madison at James Madison at James Madison Marist Fairfield at Towson at Towson at Towson Fordham St. John’s UNC Wilmington UNC Wilmington at Long Island at Georgia State at Georgia State at Georgia State Iona Drexel Drexel Drexel

W 6-2 L 1-3 W 10-1 W 7-3 W 3-2 (8) W 2-0 L 2-10 W 8-0 W 6-1 W 2-0 W 6-2 W 4-1 W 2-1 W 6-0 W 6-3 W 7-0 W 8-0 W 5-0 W 2-0 W 7-4 L 3-4 L 0-1 W 10-2 W 3-0 W 8-0 L 5-8 L 0-1 (10) W 5-1 W 2-0 W 6-0 W 12-2 W 2-1 W 4-3 (10)

75 110 225 225 210 162 162 470 470 320 120 226 226 691 691 541 130 210 200 200 90 210 125 370 370 135 171 145 183 110 290 290 510

2:19 1:55 2:15 1:55 2:00 1:31 1:54 1:10 1:25 1:38 1:46 1:42 1:55 2:00 1:50 1:44 1:45 1:35 1:31 1:45 1:46 1:40 1:55 1:38 1:25 1:47 2:22 1:59 1:49 2:15 1:30 1:48 2:54

6-9-0/2-6-4 1-3-0/3-6-2 10-15-1/1-5-2 7-11-1/3-4-3 3-9-2/2-3-3 2-6-0/0-6-0 2-4-1/10-14-4 8-10-0/0-0-1 6-7-0/1-1-2 2-4-0/0-2-1 6-8-1/2-5-1 4-9-0/1-5-1 2-8-0/1-3-2 6-10-0/0-5-2 6-7-0/1-1-2 7-7-0/0-2-0 8-12-0/0-4-2 5-6-0/0-2-2 2-3-0/0-3-1 7-10-1/4-8-2 3-8-1/4-8-0 0-2-0/1-3-0 10-13-0/2-5-1 3-3-0/0-1-3 8-10-0/0-1-0 5-12-1/8-7-0 0-6-0/1-4-3 5-6-3/1-4-2 2-6-0/0-4-0 6-12-0/0-3-1 12-11-0/2-4-0 2-9-0/1-6-1 4-14-0/3-7-2

Galati (8-2) Wade (5-3) Galati (9-2) Wade (6-3) Galati (10-2) Galati (11-2) Wade (6-4) Galati (12-2) Wade (7-4) Galati (13-2) Galati (14-2) Galati (15-2) Wade (8-4) Galati (16-2) Wade (9-4) Galati (17-2) Wade (10-4) Galati (18-2) Galati (19-2) Wade (11-4) Galati (19-3) Galati (19-4) Wade (12-4) Galati (20-4) Wade (13-4) Galati (20-5) Galati (20-6) Wade (14-4) Galati (21-6) Wade (15-4) Galati (22-6) Wade (16-4) Galati (23-6)

14-4 14-5 15-5, 1-0 16-5, 2-0 17-5, 3-0 18-5, 3-0 18-6, 3-0 19-6, 4-0 20-6, 5-0 21-6, 6-0 22-6, 6-0 23-6, 6-0 24-6, 6-0 25-6, 7-0 26-6, 8-0 27-6, 9-0 28-6, 9-0 29-6, 9-0 30-6, 10-0 31-6, 11-0 31-7, 11-1 31-8, 11-1 32-8, 11-1 33-8, 12-1 34-8, 13-1 34-9, 13-1 34-10, 13-2 35-10, 14-2 36-10, 15-2 37-10, 15-2 38-10, 16-2 39-10, 17-2 40-10, 18-2

W 7-3 W 8-1 W 3-0

275 355 445

2:15 1:50 1:43

7-8-0/3-7-1 8-11-0/1-3-2 3-9-0/0-0-2

Wade (17-4) Wade (18-4) Galati (24-6)

41-10, 18-2 42-10, 18-2 43-10, 18-2

W 8-6 L 0-6 W 5-2 L 6-10 (12)

2148 2239 334 2278

2:07 2:12 2:38 3:40

8-13-2/6-11-1 0-1-1/6-12-1 5-4-2/2-8-0 6-11-1/10-12-2

Galati (25-6) Wade (18-5) Galati (26-6) Galati (26-7)

44-10, 18-2 44-11, 18-2 45-11, 18-2 45-12, 18-2

CAA Championship at Hofstra University

5/12 5/13 4/14

Towson James Madison Georgia State

NCAA Regionals at Tucson, Arizona

5/21 5/22 5/22 5/23

vs. #14 Oklahoma State at #3 Arizona vs. #14 Oklahoma State at #3 Arizona

*CAA game

16 Conference Championships, 12 NCAA Appearances

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2010 Colonial Athletic Association review 2010 CAA Softball Standings

*Hofstra Georgia State James Madison Towson George Mason Drexel Delaware UNC Wilmington

CAA W L Pct. 18 2 .900 14 7 .667 11 10 .524 10 11 .476 9 12 .429 8 13 .381 8 13 .381 5 16 .238

Overall W L 45 12 37 19 24 33 33 23 21 24 20 24 20 30 10 41

T 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Player of the Year: Ashley Burnham, James Madison

Pct. .789 .661 .421 .589 .467 .455 .402 .196

Pitcher of the Year: Olivia Galati, Hofstra Rookie of the Year: Olivia Galati, Hofstra Coach of the Year: Bill Edwards, Hofstra

*CAA Champion

All-CAA Teams First Team Second Team Player Player Paige Collings, C, Drexel Katie Spitzer, C, James Madison Michele DePasquale, 1B, Hofstra Lauren Jones, 1B, Georgia State Mindy Bean, 2B, Towson Morgan Walters, 2B, UNC Wilmington Danielle Roddy, 3B, Georgia State Stef Streets, 3B, Towson Ashley Burnham, SS, James Madison Sammi DiPompo, SS, Towson Jasmine Butler, OF, James Madison Audrey Mason, OF, Georgia State Jenny Richards, OF, Delaware Rachel Miller, OF, Towson Kris Root, OF, Hofstra Tessa Ziemba, OF, Hofstra Cassie Boese, DP/NP, Georgia State Ashley Botelho, DP/NP, Drexel Olivia Galati, DP/P, Hofstra Amanda Stacevicz, DP/P, Delaware Katie Lingmai, P, Towson Becky Anderson, P, George Mason Erin Wade, P, Hofstra McCall Langford, P, Georgia State

CAA All-Rookie Team: Amanda Bachmann (Drexel), Jasmine Butler (James Madison), Olivia Galati (Hofstra), Haley Johnson (James Madison), McCall Langford (Georgia State), Katie Lingmai (Towson), Audrey Mason (Georgia State), Whitney Phillips (Georgia State), Jenny Richards (Delaware), Tessa Ziemba (Hofstra)

Olivia Galati

2010 CAA Team Statistics Batting

Team Hofstra Towson James Madison Georgia State Delaware Drexel UNC Wilmington George Mason

G 57 56 57 56 51 44 51 45

Avg. .277 .274 .266 .261 .245 .245 .237 .220

AB 1548 1516 1506 1494 1377 1182 1311 1078

R 254 230 217 246 178 146 123 140

H 429 415 401 390 338 290 311 237

2B 65 53 64 54 35 48 32 36

3B 3 13 7 9 3 3 4 2

HR 37 21 31 37 27 23 10 8

BB 149 165 104 168 114 100 82 136

SO 281 249 278 309 237 222 226 214

SB-ATT 32-36 55-67 67-86 40-43 10-16 48-57 14-17 26-32

G 57 56 56 45 44 51 57 51

ERA 2.01 2.22 2.28 2.58 2.95 3.82 4.30 4.35

W 45 33 37 21 19 20 24 10

L 12 23 19 24 24 30 33 41

SV 6 2 7 2 2 3 2 1

IP 393.2 382.1 384.0 300.2 303.1 346.2 380.2 327.0

H 290 349 379 292 341 431 463 394

R 133 164 151 166 162 245 300 263

ER 113 121 125 111 128 189 234 203

BB 103 116 101 73 107 137 185 148

SO 397 275 174 176 142 222 195 199

Pitching Team Hofstra Towson Georgia State George Mason Drexel Delaware James Madison UNC Wilmington

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2011 H o f s t r a S o f t b a l l

2010 CAA Individual Statistics Batting Average

Player, Team Stef Streets, TU Morgan Walters, UNCW Kris Root, HU Ashley Botelho, DU Jasmine Butler, JMU Jenny Richards, UD Michele DePasquale, HU Danielle Roddy, GSU Mindy Bean, TU Paige Collings, DU

GP 56 47 57 44 56 51 56 50 51 44

Avg. .369 .368 .366 .357 .354 .354 .350 .346 .339 .338

AB 160 152 172 143 161 178 180 159 165 151

R 22 16 33 14 25 27 32 30 31 16

H 59 56 63 51 57 63 63 55 56 51

RBI 33 16 4 19 7 15 41 23 26 28

2B 11 6 1 8 10 7 11 10 7 8

3B 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0

H 91 141 160 115 93 102 156 111 123 181

R 33 39 64 55 42 42 64 59 58 99

HR 6 1 0 7 1 2 9 3 4 8

BB 30 9 9 4 10 19 20 29 9 3

Pitching Earned Run Average Player, Team Becky Anderson, GMU McCall Langford, GSU Olivia Galati, HU Katie Lingmai, TU Dominique Ortega, TU Alana Thomas, GSU Hillary Allen, DU Erin Wade, HU Shannon Johnston, TU Amanda Stacevicz, UD

Hits

Player, Team Michele DePasquale, HU Kris Root, HU Jenny Richards, UD Stef Streets, TU

Doubles

Player, Team Tessa Ziemba, HU Michele DePasquale, HU Shannon Moxey, JMU Stef Streets, TU

Triples

Player, Team Whitney Phillips, GSU Mindy Bean, TU Audrey Mason, GSU Rachel Miller, TU

Home Runs

Player, Team Michelle Grap, UD Michele DePasquale, HU Ashley Burnham, JMU Katie Spitzer, JMU Lauren Jones, GSU

G 25 33 38 28 21 24 29 29 25 33

H 63 63 63 59

ERA 1.29 1.41 .160 1.85 1.96 2.04 2.33 2.34 2.71 3.20

W 11 15 26 12 9 12 11 18 10 11

RBI

Player, Team Sammi DiPompo, TU Tessa Ziemba, HU Michele DePasquale, HU Lauren Jones, GSU

Runs

2B 13 11 11 11

Player, Team Ashley Burnham, JMU Tessa Ziemba, HU Kris Root, HU Michele DePasquale, HU Lauren Jones, GSU

3B 5 3 3 3

Strikeouts

HR 13 9 9 9 9

Player, Team Olivia Galati, HU Katie Lingmai, TU Amanda Stacevicz, UD Erin Wade, HU Sammie Lisowsky, UNCW

Innings Pitched

Player, Team Olivia Galati, HU Amanda Stacevicz, UD Katie Lingmai, TU Cara Stecher, JMU McCall Langford, GSU

L 7 5 7 11 5 5 10 5 7 13

SV 2 4 3 1 1 3 1 3 0 1

RBI 43 41 41 38

IP 136.0 153.2 232.1 159.0 92.2 103.0 150.1 152.1 116.1 168.1

Wins

Player, Team Olivia Galati, HU Erin Wade, HU McCall Langford, GSU Katie Lingmai, TU

ER 25 31 53 42 26 30 50 51 45 77

BB 19 20 39 52 18 26 39 59 33 48

SO 83 71 294 150 45 27 68 99 71 137

Wins 26 18 15 12

R 38 34 33 32 32

K 294 150 137 99 98

IP 232.1 168.1 159.0 154.0 53.2

16 Conference Championships, 12 NCAA Appearances

Michele DePasquale

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THE COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

C

oming off the celebration of its 25th Anniversary in 2009-10, the Colonial Athletic Association has built a reputation as one of the nation’s top collegiate conferences both athletically and academically.

The CAA encompasses five of the nation’s nine largest metropolitan areas with a geographic footprint that stretches from Boston to Atlanta. The conference has produced 16 national team champions in five different sports, 33 individual national champions, 12 national players of the year, 12 national coaches of the year and 12 Honda Award winners. Just as impressive, however, are the honors accumulated away from competition, which include five Rhodes Scholars and 20 NCAA post-graduate scholars. In 2009-10 the CAA had more than 1,700 of the league’s 4,000 student-athletes receive the Commissioner’s Academic Award after posting at least a 3.2 grade point average while lettering in a varsity sport.

The conference had 28 teams in 15 different sports receive NCAA Public Recognition Awards based on the latest Academic Progress Report released in 2010.

The landscape of the conference stretches along the majority of the East Coast, and includes six of the nation’s top 25 media markets – New York (1), Philadelphia (4), Boston (7), Atlanta (8), Washington, D.C. (9) and Baltimore (25). The number of television homes in the CAA market exceeds 20 million.

The CAA currently sponsors 23 sports with the addition of a football league in 2007 and women’s rowing in 2009. Male athletes compete for championships in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and wrestling. Female athletes battle for conference titles in basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field and volleyball. In 200910, 20 teams earned NCAA Tournament berths and 32 student-athletes received AllAmerica honors.

The conference has made its presence known nationally in men’s basketball with a leaguerecord six teams advancing to postseason play in 2009-10. Conference champion Old

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Dominion made its third NCAA Tournament appearance in the last six years and knocked off Notre Dame in the first round.

Northeastern and William and Mary received berths in the NIT. VCU posted five straight victories and captured the CBI championship.

Hofstra also took part in the CBI and George Mason played in the CIT. In 2006, George Mason captured the nation’s imagination by becoming the first mid-major program since 1979 to reach the Final Four, knocking off powerhouses Michigan State, North Carolina, Wichita State and Connecticut along the way.

The Patriots were ranked No. 8 in the final ESPN/USA Today Top 25 poll, which was the highest ever for a CAA team.

A league-record seven CAA women’s basketball teams advanced to postseason play in 2009-10. James Madison represented the conference in the NCAA Tournament after capturing its first CAA championship since 1989. Delaware, Drexel, Hofstra, Old Dominion and VCU participated in the WNIT, with VCU advancing to the third round. Towson took part in the WBI. ODU, which won an NCAA-record 17 straight CAA titles from 1992-2008, boasts three national championships (1979, 1980, 1985) and was national runner-up in 1997.

The conference also excels in many other sports. CAA squads have combined to win 10 field hockey national titles since the championship began in 1981. Delaware and Towson have each reached the Final Four of the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship. Three women’s soccer teams have reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament in two of the past three seasons and at least one men’s soccer team has advanced to the final 16 of the NCAA Championship in five of the last eight years. In men’s cross country, William & Mary placed fifth nationally as a team in 2009 and had three runners earn All-America status. In the pool, George Mason’s Ashley Danner finished as the runner-up in the 100 breaststroke at the 2010 NCAA Championship and received All-America honors along with Towson’s Meredith Budner. The CAA has sent multiple teams to the NCAA Baseball Championship in nine of the last 13 years and has had at least 12 players selected in the last eight Major League Baseball drafts.

The conference also boasts numerous All-

Americans in tennis, golf, track and field, women’s lacrosse and wrestling.

CAA member institutions are committed to excellence in the classroom. The Colonial Academic Alliance was created in 2002 by the league’s presidents with a goal of expanding their partnership to all aspects of university life outside of intercollegiate athletics. Among the programs already established are an undergraduate research conference, coordination of study abroad programs and granting visiting academic status to student-athletes traveling to an away contest so that they have access to libraries, academic resource centers and computer labs.

In 2002, two faculty members from CAA institutions were awarded academia’s most coveted distinction – the Nobel Prize.

John B. Fenn, a research professor in the Department of Chemistry at Virginia Commonwealth University, received the Nobel Prize for chemistry, and Vernon Smith, a professor of economics and law at George Mason University, shared the Nobel Prize in economic sciences.

Commissioner Thomas E. Yeager has guided the CAA since its inception. The conference traces its roots back to 1983 when three of its current members- George Mason University, James Madison University, and the College of William and Mary - were aligned with East Carolina University, the United States Naval Academy and the University of Richmond as a basketball league (ECAC South). During the next two years, the league added 11 sports, acquired two new members (the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and American University) and decided to form a new association. The transformation from ECAC South to CAA took place on June 6, 1985.

Charter members George Mason, James Madison, UNC Wilmington and William and Mary were joined by Old Dominion University in 1991 and by Virginia Commonwealth University in 1995.

The conference added the University of Delaware, Drexel University, Hofstra University and Towson University in 2001.

Georgia State University and Northeastern University became members of the conference on July 1, 2005.

2011 H o f s t r a S o f t b a l l

Pro and olympic players

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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 States 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

16 Conference Championships, 12 NCAA Appearances

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Hofstra softball honor roll NFCA All-American Crystal Boyd - 1993, 1994 Alicia Smith - 2000 Lisa Ciavardini - 2000 Amanda Hallaway - 2003

All-Northeast Region Tara Ulrich

NFCA Hall of Fame Bill Edwards, 2009 Inductee

All-NCAA Regional Team Adrienne Clark - 2003, 2004 Meaghan Almon - 2004 Lisa Torres - 2004

CoSIDA Academic All-American

Hofstra Athletics Hall of Fame

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

Crystal Boyd Diane Hobin Stacy Jackson Erin Phillips Leslie Schlegel

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 Alicia Smith - 1998, 1999, 2000 Sherry Ann Sterbinsky - 1988 Lisa Wambold - 2005

Alicia Smith

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Crystal Boyd - 1991, 1992, 1993 Michele DePasquale - 2010 Jen Engmann - 1992 Olivia Galati - 2010 Edith Gallagher - 1989 Stacy Jackson - 1992, 1993 Sara Michalowski - 2010 Val Monaco - 1992 Kris Root - 2010 Megan Scharf - 1992, 1993 Robyn Trezise - 1992 Erin Wade - 2010 Tessa Ziemba - 2010

Retired Jerseys

All-Mid Atlantic Region Chris Aigotti - 1995, 1997 Lora Aigotti - 1994 Meaghan Almon - 2004 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 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 Marisa Semmel - 1996, 1997 Alicia Smith - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Jen Smith - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Laura Sweeney - 2004 Robyn Trezise - 1995 Tara Ulrich - 2003, 2006 Lisa Wambold - 2005

#13 Crystal Boyd #19 Stacy Jackson #23 Alicia Smith

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

Pam Dreslinski

2011 H o f s t r a S o f t b a l l

All-Colonial Athletic Association

America East Pitcher of the Year

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 Amanda Hallaway - 2002, 2003 Melissa Hodge - 2009 Stefanie Kenney - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Joanna Kralowetz - 2009 Ashley Lane - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Kayleigh Lotti - 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Carolann Lubach - 2007 Sara Michalowski - 2008 Courtney Oliver - 2006, 2008 Callie Osborne - 2004, 2005 Kris Root - 2010 Danielle Stewart - 2002, 2003 Laura Sweeney - 2006 Tara Ulrich - 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Erin Wade - 2010 Lisa Wambold - 2004, 2005 Tessa Ziemba - 2010

Jen Smith - 1997, 1998

Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Year Tara Ulrich - 2003 (Co-Rookie) Ashley Lane - 2004 Olivia Galati - 2010

Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year Lisa Wambold - 2005 Ashley Lane - 2006 Michele DePasquale - 2009

Stefanie Kenney

All-North Atlantic Conference

Meaghan Almon

Chris Aigotti - 1995 Melissa Friedline - 1996 Diane Hobin - 1995, 1996 Stacy Jackson - 1995 Jen Pawol - 1996 Erin Phillips - 1995, 1996 Diana Rose - 1995 Megan Scharf - 1995 Marisa Semmel - 1996 Robyn Trezise - 1995

North Atlantic Conference Rookie of the Year Keri Boller - 1996

Colonial Athletic Association Pitcher of the Year Callie Osborne - 2004, 2005 Kayleigh Lotti - 2007, 2008, 2009 Olivia Galati - 2010

Colonial Athletic Association All-Rookie Team Pam Dreslinski - 2005 Kayleigh Lotti - 2006 Carolann Lubach - 2006 Michele DePasquale - 2007 Sara Michalowski - 2008 Olivia Galati - 2010 Tessa Ziemba - 2010

Colonial Athletic Association Scholar-Athlete of the Year Alexis Alcantara - 2004 Pam Dreslinski - 2007 Kris Root - 2010

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 Marisa Semmel - 1997 Alicia Smith - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Jen Smith - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

North Atlantic Conference Softball Scholar Athlete of the Year Megan Scharf - 1995

ECAC Rookie of the Year Olivia Galati - 2010

All-ECAC Crystal Boyd - 1992, 1993, 1994 Michele DePasquale - 2010 Olivia Galati - 2010 Diane Hobin - 1995, 1996 Stacy Jackson - 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 Kayleigh Lotti - 2008 Val Monaco - 1993 Alicia Smith - 1997 Robyn Trezise - 1992

All-East Coast Conference Lora Aigotti - 1994 Crystal Boyd - 1991, 1992, 1994 Edith Gallagher - 1989 Beth Gaudet - 1991 Stacy Jackson - 1992, 1994 Natalie Kozlowski - 1992 Val Monaco - 1992 Robyn Trezise - 1992

Carolann Lubach

America East Player of the Year Lisa Ciavardini - 2001

16 Conference Championships, 12 NCAA Appearances

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hofstra softball record book Team Records Single Season

Best Batting Average: .329 - 1992 .324 - 1997 .313 - 1988 .299 - 1995 .297 - 1994 .293 - 1999 .292 - 2008 .291 - 1998 .285 - 1993, 1996 Most Games: 63 - 2000, 2001 62 - 1995 60 - 2005 59 - 1999, 2004 58 - 2008 57 - 2006, 2010 56 - 1998, 2003, 2006 Most At Bats: 1694 - 2000 1630 - 1995 1622 - 2001 1588 - 2004 1580 - 2008 1560 - 2005 1552 - 2006 1548 - 2010 1538 - 1999 1515 - 1998 Most Runs: 318 - 2006 301 - 1999 294 - 1997 272 - 2003 268 - 2000 266 - 2008 261 - 2005 254 - 2010 253 - 1995, 1996 Most Hits: 489 - 1997 488 - 1995 466 - 2000 462 - 2008 450 - 1999 442 - 2005 441 - 1998 439 - 1994 434 - 2006 429 - 2010

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Most RBIs: 273 - 2006 247 - 1997, 1999, 2000 230 - 2005, 2010 224 - 2004 222 - 2003 219 - 2008 218 - 1995, 1998

Most Wins: 45 - 2008, 2010 43 - 2005 42 - 2000 41 - 1995, 2007 40 - 1999 39 - 1994, 1998, 2003 38 - 1997, 2004

Most Doubles: 99 - 1997 88 - 1995, 1999, 2000 84 - 1996 83 - 1994 81 - 2004 79 - 2005 71 - 2006 66 - 2001

Most Innings Pitched: 436.2 - 2000 421.2 - 2001 410.2 - 2004 410.0 - 1995 402.0 - 2005 393.2 - 2010 388.2 - 2007 388.0 - 1999 387.2 - 2008 385.2 - 2006

Most Triples: 27 - 1994 22 - 1998 21 - 1993 20 - 1992, 1997 18 - 2001 16 - 1988, 2005 15 - 1999 14 - 1996, 2009 Most Home Runs: 50 - 2003 49 - 2006 44 - 2005 43 - 2004 37 - 2010 29 - 1999 26 - 2007 25 - 2000 22 - 2001, 2002 Most Walks: 218 - 2006 192 - 2000 172 - 1988 169 - 2003 163 - 1999 162 - 2007 161 - 2004 151 - 2001 150 - 2005 149 - 2008, 2010 Most Stolen Bases: 77 - 2008 69 - 2006 58 - 2001 55 - 1992 52 - 1998 51 - 2000 47 - 1995, 2003, 2007 43 - 2004

Most Strikeouts: 460 - 2007 397 - 2010 356 - 2008 343 - 1996 331 - 2000 318 - 2006 319 - 1995 306 - 2009 299 - 2005 276 - 2004

Most Games: 63 - Alicia Smith, 2000 63 - Lisa Ciavardini, 2000 63 - Christine Moran, 2001 63 - Meaghan Almon, 2001 62 - Megan Scharf, 1995 62 - Lisa Ciavardini, 2001 61 - Danielle Tetro, 1995 61 - Jessica Luna, 2000 60 - Robyn Trezise, 1995 60 - Ashley Lane, 2005 60 - Laura Sweeney, 2005 60 - Kelly Morris, 2005 Most At-Bats: 206 - Laura Sweeney, 2005 196 - Crystal Boyd, 1994 193 - Christine Moran, 2001 191 - Alicia Smith, 2000 191 - Laura Sweeney, 2004 190 - Robyn Trezise, 1995 188 - Dana Bennett, 1998 188 - Laura Sweeney, 2006 188 - Erika Bernstein, 2008 187 - Alicia Smith, 1997 187 - Jen Smith, 1998 187 - Lisa Ciavardini, 2001 Most Runs: 52 - LaMeka Anderson, 1999 51 - Laura Sweeney, 2006 50 - Crystal Boyd, 1994 49 - Crystal Boyd, 1992 48 - Crystal Boyd, 1993 48 - Alicia Smith, 1999 47 - Casey Fee, 2007 47 - Heather Brouuseau, 2003 46 - Ashley Lane, 2006 44 - Lisa Wambold, 2006 44 - Danielle Stewart, 2003

Best ERA: 0.89 - 1993 1.28 - 2008 1.31 - 1994 1.35 - 1991 1.51 - 2000 1.55 - 1998 1.65 - 2004 1.66 - 1992 1.67 - 1990, 1995

Individual Records Single Season

Best Batting Average: .514 - Crystal Boyd, 1992* .415 - Wendy Dickerman, 1988 .410 - Edith Gallagher, 1989 .408 - Crystal Boyd, 1994 .405 - Denise Grulli, 1983 .401 - Alicia Smith, 1997 .397 - Crystal Boyd, 1993 .393 - Diane Hobin, 1995 .387 - Alicia Smith, 2000 .385 - Jen Smith, 1998 *Led nation

Danielle Stewart

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Hailey Clark

Most RBIs: 63 - Ashley Lane, 2006 53 - Crystal Boyd, 1992 47 - Lisa Ciavardini, 2000 46 - Amanda Hallaway, 2003 44 - Ashley Lane, 2007 44 - Tara Ulrich, 2006 43 - Alicia Smith, 1997 42 - Ashley Lane, 2004 41 - Dana Bennett, 1999 41 - Alicia Smith, 2000 41 - Michele DePasquale, 2010 41 - Tessa Ziemba, 2010 Most Doubles: 21 - Crystal Boyd, 1993, 1994 20 - Alicia Smith, 2000 19 - Alicia Smith, 1999 17 - Robyn Trezise, 1995 16 - Ashley Lane, 2007 16 - Tara Ulrich, 2006 16 - Jen Smith, 1997 15 - Dana Bennett, 1998 15 - Jen Smith, 1999 15 - Lisa Ciavardini, 2000

Most Hits: 80 - Crystal Boyd, 1994 76 - Crystal Boyd, 1992 75 - Alicia Smith, 1997 74 - Alicia Smith, 2000 72 - Jen Smith, 1998 68 - Diane Hobin, 1995 68 - Alicia Smith, 1999 67 - Ashley Lane, 2006 65 - Robyn Trezise, 1995 64 - Ashley Lane, 2005 64 - Laura Sweeney, 2005

Most Triples: 10 - Crystal Boyd, 1993 9 - Crystal Boyd, 1994 7 - Crystal Boyd, 1992 7 - LaMeka Anderson, 2000 7 - Lisa Ciavardini, 2001 6 - Edith Gallagher, 1989 6 - Casey Fee, 2009 5 - Aimee Karpinski, 1988 5 - Alicia Smith, 1997, 1998 5 - Jen Pawol, 1998 5 - Jen Smith, 1998

Crystal Boyd

Alicia Smith

Most Home Runs: 17 - Danielle Stewart, 2003 16 - Hailey Clark, 2004 13 - Lisa Walmbold, 2005 13 - Ashley Lane, 2006 12 - Tara Ulrich, 2006 10 - Dana Bennett, 1999 10 - Ashley Lane, 2004 9 - Amanda Hallaway, 2001 9 - Ashley Lane, 2007 9 - Pam Dreslinski, 2007 9 - Michele DePasquale, 2010 Most Walks: 35 - Ashley Lane, 2006 32 - Hailey Clark, 2004 31 - Pam Dreslinski, 2007 30 - Crystal Boyd, 1993 30 - Diane Hobin, 1996 30 - Hailey Clark, 2005 29 - Lisa Ciavardini, 2000 29 - Meaghan Almon, 2003 28 - Meaghan Almon, 2004 27 - Alicia Smith, 2000 27 - Pam Dreslinski, 2006 27 - Pam Dreslinski, 2008

Kris Root

Callie Osborne

16 Conference Championships, 12 NCAA Appearances

Most Stolen Bases: 26 - Kris Root, 2008 25 - Casey Fee, 2008 21 - Laura Sweeney, 2006 19 - Robyn Trezise, 1995 16 - Lisa Wambold, 2004 16 - Kris Root, 2010 15 - Erika Bernstein, 2008 15 - Jen Pawol, 1998 15 - Laura Sweeney, 2004 15 - Lisa Wambold, 2006 Most Innings Pitched: 256.0 - Stacy Jackson, 1995 242.2 - Jen Smith, 1997 232.1 - Olivia Galati, 2010 229.0 - Kayleigh Lotti, 2007 227.1 - Stacy Jackson, 1992 222.2 - Shannon Luther, 2001 220.1 - Jen Smith, 1998 219.1 - Stacy Jackson, 1994 213.1 - Sara DeAngelis, 2002 209.2 - Erin Phillips, 1996 Most Strikeouts: 319 - Kayleigh Lotti, 2007 294 - Olivia Galati, 2010 277 - Erin Phillips, 1996 241 - Kayleigh Lotti, 2008 236 - Kayleigh Lotti, 2009 183 - Kayleigh Lotti, 2006 175 - Stacy Jackson, 1995 172 - Jen Smith, 1998 168 - Callie Osborne, 2005 163 - Stacy Jackson, 1992 Best ERA: 0.79 - Callie Osborne, 2004 0.84 - Stacy Jackson, 1993 0.88 - Jennifer Engmann, 1991 0.96 - Stacy Jackson, 1994 1.05 - Leslie Schlegel, 1990 1.12 - Courtney Oliver, 2008 1.17 - Leslie Schlegel, 1988 1.18 - Jen Smith, 1998 1.26 - Stacy Jackson, 1995 1.27 - Kayleigh Lotti, 2009

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hofstra softball record book Most Wins: 26 - Stacy Jackson, 1992, 1994 26 - Jen Smith, 1997 26 - Olivia Galati, 2010 25 - Callie Osborne, 2005 24 - Stacy Jackson, 1995 23 - Kayleigh Lotti, 2007, 2008 21 - Erin Phillips, 1996 21 - Alicia Smith, 1999, 2000 20 - Stacy Jackson, 1993 20 - Jen Smith, 1998

Single Game

Hofstra Team Records Most At Bats, Team: (79) at Connecticut, 4/28/92 Most Runs, Team: (25) vs.

Brooklyn, 5/7/92 Most Hits, Team: (28) vs.

Brooklyn, 5/7/92 Most RBIs, Team: (21) vs. Central Connecticut State, 4/4/93; vs.

Brooklyn, 5/7/92 Most Doubles, Team: (7) vs.

Manhattan, 4/22/99; vs. Towson, 5/14/04 Most Triples, Team: (4) vs. Central Connecticut State, 3/26/94 Most Home Runs, Team: (5) at George Mason, 4/9/06 Most Stolen Bases, Team: (7) vs.

Villanova, 4/8/90 Most Walks, Team: (12) vs. Central Connecticut State, 4/4/93 Most Strikeouts, Team: (19) vs.

Manhattan, 3/22/96 Most Strikeouts, By Opponent: (18) at Connecticut, 4/28/92 Most Errors, Team: (7) at Towson State, 4/11/92

Stacy Jackson

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Jen Smith

Single-Game

Hofstra Individual Records Most At-Bats: (9) Crystal Boyd at Connecticut, 4/28/92; LaMeka Andersonvs. Delaware, 5/12/2000; Christine Moran vs. Delaware, 5/12/2000 Most Runs: (4) Sherry Sterbinsky vs. St. Peter’s, 3/22/89; Crystal Boyd vs. Manhattan, 3/31/92; Val Monaco at Delaware, 4/17/92; Crystal Boyd vs. Seton Hall, 3/30/93; Val Monaco vs. Central Connecticut State, 4/4/93; Amanda Hallaway vs. Towson, 4/2/2000; Carolann Lubach vs. St. John’s, 4/19/06; Lisa Wambold vs. UNC Wilmington, 5/11/06; Carolann Lubach vs. Georgia Tech, 3/11/07 Most Hits: (6) Crystal Boyd at Connecticut, 4/28/92 Most Hits (7 inning game): (5) Tara Ulrich vs. St. John’s, 4/19/06, Diana Rose vs. Brooklyn, 5/7/92 Best Average: (1.000) Diana Rose vs. Brooklyn (5-5), 5/7/92, Tara Ulrich vs. St. John’s, 4/19/06 Most RBIs: (10) Hailey Clark vs.

LIU, 3/26/05 Most Doubles: (3) Crystal Boyd at Connecticut, 4/28/92; Alicia Smith vs. Rhode Island, 4/25/99; Lisa Wambold vs. Towson, 5/10/04; Ashley Lane vs. UNC Wilmington, 5/11/06; Ashley Lane vs. Georgia Tech, 3/11/07 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 Smith vs. Delaware, 5/12/2000 Most Strikeouts Thrown: (19) Erin Phillips vs. Manhattan, 3/22/96 Longest Hitting Streak: (25) Michele DePasquale, 2008 Consecutive Pitching Victories: (21) Callie Osborne, 2005 Consecutive Successful Stolen Bases: (28), Casey Fee, 2007-09

CAREER RECORDS Offensive Records

Games Played 236 - Alicia Smith (1997-2000) 230 - LaMeka Anderson (1998-01) 230 - Lisa Ciavardini (1998-01) 230 - Meaghan Almon (2001-04) 230 - Ashley Lane (2004-07) 225 - Lisa Wambold (2003-06) 221 - Pam Dreslinski (2005-08) 219 - Tara Ulrich (2003-06) 218 - Amanda Hallaway (2000-03) 213 - Carolann Lubach (2006-09)

At Bats 727 - Alicia Smith (1997-2000) 709 - LaMeka Anderson (1998-01) 683 - Ashley Lane (2004-07) 675 - Jen Smith (1997-00) 673 - Lisa Wambold (2003-06) 664 - Lisa Ciavardini (1998-01) 658 - Tara Ulrich (2003-06) 655 - Robyn Trezise (1992-95) 632 - Amanda Hallaway (2000-03) 631 - Carolann Lubach (2006-09) Runs 171 - Crystal Boyd (1991-94) 159 - LaMeka Anderson (1998-01) 152 - Alicia Smith (1997-20) 150 - Ashley Lane (2004-07) 143 - Lisa Wambold (2003-06) 127 - Jen Smith (1997-00) 126 - Casey Fee (2006-09) 126 - Dana Bennett (1996-99) 122 - Laura Sweeney (2003-06) 120 - Carolann Lubach (2006-09) Hits 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)

Lisa Wambold

Amanda Hallaway

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Ashley Lane

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) 120 - Pam Dreslinski (2005-08) 117 - Courtney Oliver (2005-08) 109 - Michele DePasquale (2007-10) 109 - Robyn Trezise (1992-95) 108 - Megan Scharf (1992-95) 104 - Jen Smith (1997-20) 102 - Carolann Lubach (2006-09) Doubles 68 - Crystal Boyd (1991-94) 54 - Ashley Lane (2004-07) 54 - Alicia Smith (1997-00) 47 - Dana Bennett (1996-99) 46 - Lisa Ciavardini (1998-01) 46 - Tara Ulrich (2003-06) 44 - Jen Smith (1997-2000) 38 - Amanda Hallaway (2000-03) 36 - Pam Dreslinski (2005-08) 36 - Robyn Trezise (1992-95)

Home Runs 40 - Ashley Lane (2004-07) 29 - Tara Ulrich (2003-06) 27 - Lisa Wambold (2003-06) 24 - Hailey Clark (2002-05) 24 - Amanda Hallaway (2000-03) 23 - Dana Bennett (1996-99) 21 - Danielle Stewart (2002-03) 20 - Stefanie Kenney (2002-05) 18 - Crystal Boyd (1991-94) 15 - Jen Pawol (1996-98) Walks 102 - Pam Dreslinski (2005-08) 102 - Ashley Lane (2004-07) 102 - Hailey Clark (2002-05) 95 - Meaghan Almon (2001-04) 80 - Lisa Ciavardini (1998-01) 75 - Carolann Lubach (2006-09) Stolen Bases 55 - Lisa Wambold (2003-06) 54 - Kris Root (2007-10) 53 - Laura Sweeney (2003-06) 51 - Robyn Trezise (1992-95) 51 - Casey Fee (2006-09) 39 - Heather Brousseau (2000-03) 34 - Crystal Boyd (1991-94) 32 - Erika Bernstein (2006-09) 30 - Alicia Smith (1997-20) 30 - LaMeka Anderson (1998-01)

Pam Dreslinski

Pitching Records Appearances 146 - Jen Smith (1997-00) 142 - Kayleigh Lotti (2006-09) 138 - Stacy Jackson (1992-95) 122 - Erin Phillips (1993-96) 112 - Alicia Smith (1997-00) 97 - Adrienne Clark (2002-05) 79 - Leslie Schlegel (1988-91) 74 - Courtney Oliver (2005-08) 60 - Callie Osborne (2004-05) 58 - Jen Engmann (1989-92) 58 - Alexis Alcantara (2001-04) Starts 122 - Stacy Jackson (1992-95) 122 - Jen Smith (1997-00) 122 - Kayleigh Lotti (2006-09) 104 - Erin Phillips (1993-96) 92 - Alicia Smith (1997-00) 71 - Leslie Schlegel (1988-91) 60 - Sara DeAngelis (2002-03) 57 - Callie Osborne (2004-05) 53 - Jen Engmann (1989-92) 50 - Courtney Oliver (2005-08) Innings Pitched 885.0 - Stacy Jackson (1992-95) 823.0 - Jen Smith (1997-00) 811.1 - Kayleigh Lotti (2006-09) 667.3 - Erin Phillips (1993-96) 619.7 - Alicia Smith (1997-00) 504.3 - Leslie Schlegel (1988-91) 407.2 - Adrienne Clark (2002-05) 389.3 - Jen Engmann (1989-92) 343.0 - Sara DeAngelis (2002-03) 321.1 - Callie Osborne (2004-05)

Alexis Alcantara

Triples 29 - Crystal Boyd (1991-94) 14 - Edith Gallagher (1987-90) 14 - Alicia Smith (1997-00) 13 - LaMeka Anderson (1998-01) 12 - Dana Bennett (1996-99) 12 - Lisa Ciavardini (1998-01) 10 - Megan Scharf (1992-95) 10 - Jen Smith (1997-00) 9 - Jen Pawol (1996-98) 9 - Meaghan Almon (2001-04)

16 Conference Championships, 12 NCAA Appearances

Kayleigh Lotti

Wins 96 - Stacy Jackson (1992-95) 82 - Kayleigh Lotti (2006-09) 78 - Jen Smith (1997-00) 71 - Alicia Smith (1997-00) 67 - Erin Phillips (1993-96) 44 - Leslie Schlegel (1988-91) 39 - Adrienne Clark (2002-05) 37 - Callie Osborne (2004-05) 32 - Courtney Oliver (2005-08) 27 - Jen Engmann (1989-92) 27 - Alexis Alcantara (2001-04) Strikeouts 979 - Kayleigh Lotti (2006-09) 638 - Stacy Jackson (1992-95) 618 - Erin Phillips (1993-96) 600 - Jen Smith (1997-00) 372 - Alicia Smith (1997-00) 297 - Olivia Galati (2010-pres.)

260 - Adrienne Clark (2002-05) 258 - Courtney Oliver (2005-08) 253 - Callie Osborne (2004-05) 231 - Leslie Schlegel (1988-91) No-Hitters 6 - Stacy Jackson (1992-95) 5 - Jen Smith (1997-00) 4 - Kayleigh Lotti (2006-09) 2 - Courtney Oliver (2005-08) 2 - Callie Osborne (2004-05) 2 - Erin Phillips (1993-96) 2 - Kelly Blois (2000-01) 2 - Olivia Galati (2010-pres.)

1 - Diana DiGilio (1999) 1 - Alexis Alcantara (2001-04) 1 - Sara DeAngelis (2002-03)

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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.

Jen Engmann

Tara Ulrich

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Edith Gallagher, 1990

Eileen Barrett, 1991

Leslie Schlegel-Danowski, 1991

Head softball coach at Mansfield State University/inducted into Hofstra Hall of Fame in 2008 Physical education teacher/softball coach at Spence School in New York City Girls basketball coach at Bay Shore High School

Kristen Marden-Alifano, 1991 Rosalyn Fornari, 1991 Rita DiSalvo, 1991 Kathy Malley, 1992 Natalie Kozlowski, 1992 Laura Patinella, 1992 Jen Engmann, 1992 Elizabeth Gaudet, 1992

Private softball instructor/Stay-at-home mom Head basketball coach at Penn State-Behrend Special education teacher Physical education teacher in the Sachem School District Associate head softball coach at East Carolina University Teacher/softball coach at Newfield High School Teacher/softball coach at William Floyd High School Securities trader at Furman Selz

Kim Willard, 1994 Crystal Boyd, 1994

Teacher/softball and field hockey coach in New Jersey Teacher in the Garden City School District and former professional softball player (WPSL)

Luella Gesky, 1994 Val Monaco, 1994

Teacher in Chicago, Illinois Physical education teacher

Megan Scharf, 1995 Diana Rose, 1995

Kelly Lemin, 1995 Stacy Jackson, 1995

Robyn Trezise, 1995

Teacher/softball coach at Lindenhurst High School Physical education and health teacher in Sachem School District/Middle school softball coach Physical education teacher in Brentwood (NY) School District Played professional softball in Italy/Business teacher in Hammonton, New Jersey/Private softball instructor Account executive at National Car Rental

Diane Hobin, 1996

Erin Phillips, 1996

Director of Women’s Basketball Operations at the University of Illinois Played professional softball player in Holland/Area manager at National Car Rental

Chris Aigotti, 1997 Marisa Semmel, 1997

Personal trainer/New York City police officer Physical education/health teacher in Garden City (NY) School District

Melissa Itoh, 1998 Kayla Noonan, 1998 Jen Pawol, 1998

Cardiac rehabilitation specialist Head softball coach at Columbia University Umpire

Danielle Tetro, 1999 Keri Boller, 1999 Dana Bennett, 1999

Pediatrician in Monroe, New York Social worker in Baltimore, Maryland Physical education teacher in Massachusetts

Alicia Smith, 2000

Jen Smith, 2000

Physical education teacher at Longwood High School and former professional softball player Middle school guidance counselor in Long Valley, New Jersey/former professional player

LaMeka Anderson, 2001

Director of asset control for Target, Inc.

2011 H o f s t r a S o f t b a l l

Lisa Ciavardini, 2001 Lindsay Sawyer, 2001

Samantha Schour, 2001

Elementary school teacher in the Elmont School District Assistant athletic director and head softball coach at Russell Sage College Senior closer with Bank of America Home Loans

Sasha Blake, 2002 Christine Moran, 2002 Jeanine Maiolini, 2002 Mari Shepard, 2002

Physical education teacher Physical education teacher/coach in Wantagh, New York Physical education teacher/coach in Port Chester, New York Member of the San Francisco Police Department

Heather Brousseau, 2003 Amanda Hallaway, 2003 Danielle Stewart, 2003 Jessica Luna, 2003

Financial reporting supervisor at Rogers Corp.

Hotel manager, Hyatt Hotels, California Member of Australian National team/Coaching in Australia Agent for Farmers Financial Solutions, LLC

Alexis Alcantara, 2004 Meaghan Almon, 2004

Assistant softball coach at Princeton University Assistant director of athletics at Hofstra

Adrienne Clark, 2005 Hailey Clark, 2005 Stefanie Kenney, 2005

Kelly Morris, 2005 Callie Osborne, 2005 Lisa Torres, 2005

Assistant softball coach at Columbia University Business manager for Vital You Teacher at Great Valley Middle school and varsity softball coach Elementary school teacher in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Staff accountant for L.M. Cohen & Co. in New York City Physical education teacher and softball coach in New Jersey

Amy Belonick, 2006

Kristin Galeone, 2006 Laura Sweeney, 2006 Tara Ulrich, 2006 Lisa Wambold, 2006

Assistant director of conference services at Sloan-Kettering Hospital New York City Police Officer Physical education teacher at Spackenkill High School Sales operations at Verizon Sixth grade teacher

Ashley Lane, 2007

Assistant softball coach at Stony Brook University

Pam Dreslinski, 2008 Genevieve Haney, 2008

Courtney Oliver, 2008

Assistant softball coach at Heidelberg University Coordinator of New Media & Marketing at Villanova University/Philadelphia Phillies ball girl Assistant softball coach at Hofstra

Joanna Kralowetz, 2009 Carolann Lubach, 2009 Casey Fee, 2009 Melissa Hodge, 2009 Erika Bernstein, 2009

Training for law enforcement career Personal trainer and private softball instructor Teacher’s Aide in Long Beach (NY) School District Graduate student Graduate student and physical therapy assistant

Michele DePasquale, 2010 Stefanie Feinstein, 2010 Christie Novatin, 2010 Kris Root, 2010

Social studies teacher in Smithtown (NY) School District Graduate assistant softball coach at Bryant University Assistant softball Coach at Georgian Court University Graduate student

Diane Hobin

Jessica Luna

This is just a short list of alumnae. Any omission was purely accidental. In the future, we would 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.

16 Conference Championships, 12 NCAA Appearances

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all-time hofstra softball alumnae Dana Bennett

LaMeka Anderson

Chris Aigotti Lora Aigotti Alexis Alcantara Kristen Alifano Meaghan Almon Roberta Altshuler LaMeka Anderson Linda Arminio Camille Asaro Doreen Asaro Lorie Ashcroft Janice Babington Jacqueline Balaschak Vicki Banks Eileen Barrett Jayne Bartecki Janice Bauer Wendy Baum Josee Bauman Amy Belonick Dana Bennett Linda Bent Rita Berg Erika Bernstein Sasha Blake Evaun Boatman Kerri Boller Karin Boone Crystal Boyd Laurie Brasher Kathleen Breen Martha Briggs Patricia Brooks Heather Brousseau Linda Brymer Alene Buchanan Susan Buckley Wendy Burns Margaret Callaghan Therese Calvano

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1997 1996 2004 1991 2004 1964 2001 1981 1990 1987 1988 1975 1962 1991 1991 1971 1969 1985 1967 2006 1999 1980 1965 2009 2002 1987 1999 1972 1994 1978 1983 1953 1976 2003 1978 1980 1971 1975 1979 1971

Karen Canino Geraldine Capps Bari Cenname Linda Chion-Kenney Linda Choser Lisa Ciavardini Adrienne Clark Hailey Clark Carol N. Cohen Carol R. Cohen Carolyn Cohen Edythe Cohen Francene Cohen Barbara Crispo Andrea Cyriacs Jennifer Daddino Barbara Ann Darcy Linda D’Avino Marie DeAngelis Sara DeAngelis Joann Deflora Celia Delcastillo Michele DePasquale Heide Dhillon Wendy Dickerman Rita DiSalvo Carolyn Do Linda Dodd Holly Draudt Pam Dreslinski Ronnie Duda Marilyn Dutcher Kathy Dwyer-Krewell Carolyn Eckhardt Jen Engmann Laura Faber Wanda Falci Mary Jo Fazio Casey Fee Stefanie Feinstein

Kelly Morris

Sara DeAngelis

1988 1976 1989 1979 1983 2001 2005 2005 1964 1974 1975 1953 1971 1980 1967 2006 1957 ---1976 2003 1970 1977 2010 1983 1988 1991 1963 1974 1975 2008 1976 1971 1975 1995 1992 1984 1955 1988 2009 2010

Leslie Fielder Gail Fisher Rosalyn Fornari Cecile Friedman Edith Gallagher Kristin Galeone Carol Galletta Beth Gaudet Carla Gennari Luella Gesky Sylvia Giallombardo Cynthia Gilmore Patricia Gilroy Susan Glatman Carol Goldwater Carol Gray Jen Gray Gracie Greene Ronni Greene Denise Grulli Eileen Grossman Amanda Hallaway Genevieve Haney Josephine Hannigan Diane Hobin Melissa Hodge Susan Horn Kathleen Horst Mary Hugelmyer Patricia Hutchinson Ruth Iannone Pamela Ingham Karen Ingvoldstad Melissa Itoh Stacy Jackson Suzanne Jacobsen Donna Johnson Clara Jordan Joy Jorgensen Karol Kain

1964 1979 1991 1972 1990 2006 1976 1992 1987 1995 1964 1969 1988 1973 1962 1962 1962 2002 1970 1985 1972 2003 2008 1954 1996 2009 1977 1954 1951 1975 1963 1976 1967 1998 1995 1985 1987 1957 1956 1975

Aimee Karpinski Mili Katz Pat Kaufman Veronica Keane Margaret Keary Joan Keegan Stefanie Kenney Christina Kines Lisa Klemens Kacey Knauer Elizabeth Knauss Kris Koster Natalie Kozlowski Joanna Kralowetz Joan Krasnoff Susan Krawczyk Jean Labelle Ashley Lane Joyce Lappin Cheryl Larrier Kelly LeMin Debra Lindsay Kayleigh Lotti Rosemarie Lovallo August Lowe Carolann Lubach Carol Lucas Patricia Ludwig Jessica Luna Paula Luparello Shannon Luther Charlene Madonna Jeanine Maiolini Cathie Malach Kathleen Malley Sheila Manners Clara Martin Patricia Martin Elyse Martinez Janet Matthes

1989 1987 1952 1988 1974 1986 2005 1975 1985 1995 1982 1989 1992 2009 1951 1980 1989 2007 1971 1969 1995 1979 2009 1987 1962 2009 1966 1955 2003 1980 2002 1964 2002 1980 1992 1958 1967 1983 1998 1953

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Robyn Trezise

Diana Rose

Dorothy Mayorga Bev McDonnell Janice McFadden Susan McGarvey Terry McQuade Mary Merlo Pricilla Merryman Nancy Metz Carole Mischler Valerie Monaco Maureen Monaghan Marion Moore Christine Moran Kathryn Moran Marie Moretti Kelly Morris Lorraine Moucha Denise Mugno

1978 1955 1987 1983 1971 1975 1974 1962 1953 1994 1980 1971 2002 1983 1956 2005 1970 1981

Barbara Myers Dorsey Myers Barbara Newman Muriel Nicklas Monique Noel Vikki Nolan Kayla Noonan Christie Novatin Courtney Oliver Callie Osborne Elizabeth Parbus Cecilia Parry Laura Patinella Teri Pavia Joanne Pedranghelu Mary Anne Peters Miriam Peterson Barbara Pfrunder

1961 1955 1969 1952 1986 1996 1998 2010 2008 2005 1977 1978 1992 1989 1983 1975 1947 1952

Erin Pilon Carolyn Pizzuto Erin Phillips Valerie Provenzano Lynn Quattrini Marsha Radow Melanie Redman Francine Rogers Diane Ronga Kris Root Diana Rose Loriann Russo Ruth Ryan Hannah Sackelman Linda Santisi Jo Sanzone Lindsay Sawyer Megan Scharf Samantha Schour Jessica Schreier Dorothy Schwartz Helen Scotto Karen Serani Marisa Semmel Wyllis Shenhoose Helen Sherman Debbie Shelvin Mari Shepard Karen Short Eileen Silverman Shana Singer Amalia Singler Janet Sorensen Alicia Smith Jen Smith Kathy Solomon Stacy Solomon

2010 Softball Alumnae Day

16 Conference Championships, 12 NCAA Appearances

2002 1982 1996 1961 1962 1962 1998 1954 1975 2010 1995 1994 1954 1961 1983 1953 2001 1995 2001 1970 1956 1953 1985 1997 1987 1963 1983 2002 1982 1976 1998 1963 1953 2000 2000 1977 1984

Megan Scharf

Laura Speirs Mary Spring Genevieve Statelman Sherry Sterbinsky Nancy Stetz Danielle Stewart Barbara Stolowitz Marjorie Strunk Jean Stumpf Nancy Sudman Laura Sweeney Mary Sweeney Susan Switzer Danielle Tetro Mary Tietjen Wendy Tobin Lisa Torres Robyn Trezise Tara Ulrich Suzanne Vasata Susan Vaughan Jayne Vetter Helen Vrionis Lisa Wambold Lee Warner Marilynn Weber Kim Willard Anne Wood Robin Wynn Carolyn Ziegler

1995 1977 1979 1989 1954 2003 1960 1960 1974 1952 2006 1974 1971 1999 1955 1984 2005 1995 2006 1983 1978 1979 1953 2006 1994 1951 1994 1964 1981 1957

This list was compiled from the best available sources. Any omission was purely accidental.

Please call the Office of Athletic Communications at (516) 4636759 with any additions or corrections.

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hofstra in postseason play 1994 ECAC DIVISION I SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (3-2) May 14-15, 1994 at Hofstra University

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 Hofstra

1 5

Canisius Hofstra

2 4

Robert Morris Hofstra

2 6

Robert Morris Hofstra (Hofstra wins championship)

0 5

1993 NCAA TOURNAMENT (0-2) Number Six Regional May 22-23, 1993 at Hofstra University

Providence Hofstra

3 2

East Carolina Hofstra

1 5

Boston University Hofstra

0 9

Providence Hofstra

1 8

Providence 4 Hofstra 3 (Hofstra eliminated; Providence wins championship)

1995 NCAA TOURNAMENT (1-2) East Regional May 19-21, 1995 at Princeton University Hofstra #22 Princeton

5 9

#18 Connecticut Hofstra

2 1

Massachusetts Hofstra

0 3

#6 Nevada-Las Vegas Hofstra (Hofstra eliminated)

6 0

Hofstra Connecticut (Hofstra eliminated)

2 3 (8)

2010 CAA Regional

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2011 H o f s t r a S o f t b a l l

1999 NCAA Tournament (0-2) East Regional May 20-22, 1999 at Amherst, Massachusetts

2003 NCAA Tournament (2-2) May 15-17, 2003 at Lincoln, Nebraska

Hofstra California

4 5

Hofstra #8 Southwestern Louisiana (Hofstra eliminated)

1 5

2000 NCAA TOURNAMENT (1-2) South Regional May 18-20, 2000 at Baton Rouge, Louisiana #17 Louisiana-Lafayette Hofstra

1 2

Hofstra #8 Southern Mississippi

1 14

Hofstra #7 Louisiana State (Hofstra eliminated)

1 2

2001 NCAA TOURNAMENT (1-2) West Regional May 17-19, 2001 at Palo Alto, California Hofstra #3 Stanford

0 4

Brigham Young Hofstra

2 4

Hofstra Central Michigan (Hofstra eliminated)

0 10

Hofstra #11 Nebraska

3 1

Hofstra #23 Iowa

0 3

Hofstra Creighton (Creighton eliminated)

1 0 (9)

Hofstra #11 Nebraska (Hofstra eliminated)

0 6

2004 NCAA Tournament (4-2) May 20-23, 2004 at Palo Alto, California Hofstra #12 Auburn

1 0 (9)

Hofstra Southern Illinois

1 0 (12)

Hofstra #7 Stanford

1 7

Hofstra Southern Illinois (Southern Illinois eliminated)

3 1

Hofstra #7 Stanford

1 0

Hofstra #7 Stanford (Hofstra eliminated, Stanford advances to WCWS)

1 3

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hofstra in postseason play 2005 NCAA Tournament (2-2) May 20-22, 2005 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama

2008 NCAA Tournament (2-2) May 17-18, 2008 at Hempstead, New York

Hofstra Arizona State

1 10

Long Island Hofstra

0 1

Hofstra Mississippi Valley State

12 1

Hofstra #9 Arizona

0 10 (5)

Hofstra Arizona State (Arizona State eliminated)

2 1

Canisius Hofstra (Canisius eliminated)

1 5

0 Hofstra #9 Alabama 6 (Hofstra eliminated, Alabama advances to NCAA Super Regionals)

2010 NCAA Tournament (2-2) May 21-23, 2010 at Tuscon, Arizona

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

5 4 (8)

#9 Arizona State Hofstra

2 0 (8)

Penn State Hofstra (Hofstra eliminated)

9 2

Hofstra #14 Oklahoma State

8 6

Hofstra #3 Arizona

0 6

#14 Oklahoma State Hofstra (Oklahoma State eliminated)

2 5

Hofstra 6 #3 Arizona 10 (12) (Hofstra eliminated, Arizona advances to Super Regionals)

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

2 3 (9)

Hofstra Baylor

2 7

Albany Hofstra (Hofstra eliminated)

4 2

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

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series records Adelphi Alabama Albany Arizona Arizona State Arkansas Army Auburn Ball State Baylor Belmont Boston College Boston University Bridgeport Brigham Young Brooklyn Brown Bucknell Buffalo California California-Los Angeles (UCLA) California State-Northridge Canisius CCNY Central Connecticut Central Florida Central Michigan Chattanooga College of Charleston Coastal Carolina Columbia Connecticut Creighton C.W. Post Delaware State Delaware DePaul Drexel East Carolina East Tennessee St. Evansville Fairfield Florida Florida A&M Florida Atlantic Florida Gulf Coast Florida International Florida State Fordham Furman George Mason Georgia Georgia Southern Georgia State Georgia Tech Hartford Harvard

2-9 0-1 0-1 0-5 1-4 0-1 16-3 1-1 2-2 1-1 1-0 11-7 24-11 1-6 2-0 9-1 0-1 2-5 1-0 0-3 1-2 0-2 2-1 1-2 6-4 2-3 3-3 1-2 1-0 2-1 2-0 16-16 1-0 7-4 1-0 47-16 0-1 47-10 1-1 2-0 2-0 3-0 0-8 5-1 2-7 1-1 0-1 1-10 5-2 1-0 24-1 0-1 2-0 17-8 2-2 17-1 6-0

Hawaii Hunter Illinois Illinois-Chicago Illinois State Indiana Indiana State Iona Iowa Jacksonville James Madison Kansas Kent State Kean Lafayette LaSalle Lehigh Lehman Long Beach State Long Island University Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana State Louisville Loyola Marymount Maine Manhattan Manhattanville Marist Marshall Maryland Maryland-Baltimore County Massachusetts McNeese State Mercy Michigan Michigan State Mississippi Mississippi State Mississippi Valley State Missouri Monmouth Nebraska Nevada-Las Vegas New York Institute of Technology Nicholls State North Carolina North Carolina-Charlotte North Carolina State North Carolina-Wilmington North Dakota State Northeastern Illinois Northwestern Northwestern State Notre Dame Ohio State Oklahoma Oklahoma City

1-3 6-0 2-2 3-2 0-1 2-1 1-3 12-0 1-3 2-2 25-6 0-1 1-2 0-3 8-1 7-3 12-2 3-3 0-1 15-7 1-5 0-1 1-0 1-1 21-3 17-4 2-1 11-1 3-0 5-5 4-0 11-8 1-0 1-1 0-6 6-3 2-1 1-2 2-0 0-1 2-0 1-3 0-1 6-3 1-0 2-4 2-0 3-2 19-3 1-0 1-1 0-3 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-0 0-3

16 Conference Championships, 12 NCAA Appearances

Oklahoma State Pacific Penn State Pittsburgh Princeton Providence Purdue Queens Queensboro Quinnipiac Radford Rhode Island Rider Robert Morris Rutgers St. Francis St. John’s St. Joseph’s St. Peter’s Santa Clara Seton Hall South Carolina South Florida Southern Connecticut Southern Illinois Southern Mississippi Stanford Stetson Stony Brook SUNY-Cortland Syracuse Temple Tennessee Tennessee Tech Texas Towson Trenton State Troy State Tulsa UNLV Utah Vermont Villanova Virginia Virginia Tech Wagner Washington Western Illinois Western Michigan Wichita State William Patterson Winthrop Wisconsin Wright State Yale

3-3 0-1 3-2 1-0 16-10 3-5 2-2 5-5 4-0 4-1 1-0 10-0 18-7 9-0 20-6 2-1 27-7-1 1-0 3-1 2-0 9-9 1-7 5-12 0-1 2-1 1-1 1-5 0-1 13-2 0-1 2-5 14-3 0-3 1-1 0-1 54-15 0-2 1-1 2-0 0-1 0-1 18-0 2-2 2-5 1-2 30-4 0-4 1-0 2-1 1-1 2-1 1-0 1-1 2-0 9-1

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all-time results YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS (1951-2010) Please note that these results were compiled from the best available sources. Any missing information is due to a lack of available data.

Year: 1951

Coach: Muriel Bach HOFSTRA 31 Queens 17 Wagner 22 Brooklyn 4 Wagner 37 Queens

Record: 5-0 OPPONENTS 7 12 13 3 13

Year: 1952

Coach: Muriel Bach Record: 4-1 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 20 Wagner 21 18 Brooklyn 17 19 St. Joseph’s 1 3 16 Long Island University 18 Wagner 6

Year: 1953

Coach: Muriel Bach Results not available

Year: 1954

Coach: Muriel Bach Results not available

Year: 1955

Coach: Muriel Bach Results not available

Record: 3-1

Record: 3-1

Year: 1970

Coach: Fran Pedersen HOFSTRA 15 Queensboro 7 Adelphi 31 Stony Brook 5 Southern Connecticut Queens 6

Year: 1971

Coach: Fran Pedersen HOFSTRA 12 CCNY 17 Queensboro 2 Lehman 16 Stony Brook 10 Queens 19 Hunter 15 Adelphi

Year: 1972

Coach: Fran Pedersen HOFSTRA Stony Brook 3 13 Hunter 10 Queens 16 Queensboro 9 CCNY 15 Adelphi

Record: 2-3 OPPONENTS 0 17 5 24 20 Record: 2-5 OPPONENTS 15 9 9 18 11 4 27 Record: 3-3 OPPONENTS 21 12 0 3 12 7

1973 and 1974

Record: 3-1

1956-1969 information not available

information not available

Year: 1975

Coach: Fran Pedersen HOFSTRA 12 Queensboro 2 Lehman 7 Queens 2 Adelphi 25 Brooklyn 25 CCNY 20 C.W. Post 9 Hunter 22 Stony Brook

Record: 6-3 OPPONENTS 9 9 8 14 13 3 2 8 15

1976-1977

information not available

Year: 1978

Coach: Karen Andreone Record: 7-2^ HOFSTRA OPPONENTS Rutgers 11 0 1 Rutgers 13 3 New York Tech 0 Wagner 3 7 5 New York Tech 0!

C.W. Post 2!

3 9 Lehman 2!

3 C.W. Post 1!

6 24 Stony Brook ^Complete results not available

Year: 1979

Coach: Karen Andreone Record: N/A HOFSTRA OPPONENTS Results not available. Team was New York State AIAW Champions.

1979 Hofstra Softball Team — New York State AIAW Champions

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Year: 1980

Coach: Karen Andreone HOFSTRA 1 Hunter (forfeit) 8 Wagner 6 New York Tech 4 New York Tech Lehman 9 1 Adelphi 4 Trenton State 10 William Paterson 8 William Paterson Queens 7 23 Iona 13 Manhattanville 15 Stony Brook 2 Kean Kean 4

Record: 10-5 OPPONENTS 0 1 3 5 0 2 15 5 6 0 3 4 0 6 5

Year: 1981

Coach: Joe Botti Record: 3-15 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS C.W. Post 8 0 3 New York Tech 8 0 Lehman 17 St. John’s 6 7 5 Adelphi 13 Adelphi 4 1 7 Wagner 3 18 Hunter 1 Manhattanville 8 6 4 Brooklyn 6 Complete results not available

1982 and 1983

information not available

Year: 1984

Coach: Mark Fazio Record: 6-10 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 2 21 Lehman 11 St. Peter’s 5 0 Adelphi 31 3 Wagner 4 2 Bridgeport 8 1 Army 14 9 Mercy 11 1 C. W. Post 14 18 Hunter 8 8 Kean 9 0 Queens 1 6 Long Island University 5 11 Manhattanville 4 2 William Paterson 8 12 Brooklyn 11 1 Trenton State 10

1985-1987

information not available

Year: 1988

Coach: Marc Fazio Record: 23-12 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 0 at Adelphi 7 5 Hartford 4 2 Brown 5 5 Seton Hall 13 St. John’s 6 4 3 at Long Island University 1 9 St. Peter’s 0 0 Bridgeport 10 4 Bridgeport 3 0 14 Iona 11 at Yale 0 2 at Yale 1 3 St. John’s 8 8 St. John’s 6 at LaSalle 7 5 7 at LaSalle 2 5 Wagner 4 16 Queens 5 Army 1 3 3 N.Y. Institute of Technology 1 N.Y. Institute of Technology 3 8 4 Lafayette 10 12 Lafayette 0 Mercy 3 9 4 SUNY-Cortland 14 C.W. Post 1 2 9 C.W. Post 8 12 Brooklyn 2 Delaware 5 0 3 Delaware 1 0 24 Manhattan 16 Manhattan 0 4 St. Francis 1 Seton Hall 4 2 12 Seton Hall 0

Year: 1989

Coach: Sharon Giblin

HOFSTRA 6 Bucknell 2 Bucknell 21 St. Peter’s 2 Maine 3 Maine 0 Bridgeport 0 Bridgeport 3 Towson State 3 Towson State 4 St. John’s 4 St. John’s 5 Lehigh 8 Lehigh 13 Lafayette 7 Lafayette 0 Army 3 Wagner 7 N.Y. Tech 1 N.Y. Tech 4 Queens 3 C.W. Post

Record: 16-22, 5-9 ECC OPPONENTS 10* 3* 2 1 2 9 2 0* 6* 3 3 2* 5* 2* 2* 1 4 1 11 7 4

16 Conference Championships, 12 NCAA Appearances

1 C.W. Post 3 Adelphi 6 Adelphi 2 LaSalle LaSalle 8 2 Drexel 9 Drexel 8 Rider 4 Rider Brooklyn 4 5 St. Francis 11 St. Francis 1 Long Island University 3 Delaware Delaware 1 0 Towson State 4 Lehigh *ECC game +ECC Tournament

2 1 7 4 1 7* 11* 10* 7* 3 6 0 0 6* 10* 7+ 5+

Year: 1990

Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 19-17-1,

7-7 ECC HOFSTRA OPPONENTS Bucknell 8* 5 0 Bucknell 7* Lafayette 0* 4 10 Lafayette 1* 0 Bridgeport 11 Bridgeport 8 3 0 at St. John’s 2 at St. John’s 4 3 Villanova 7 6 7 Villanova 6 at Central Connecticut 4 3 0 at Central Connecticut 6 at Boston University 3 8 3 at Boston University 3 3 at Harvard 1 at Harvard 1 5 4 C.W. Post 1 C.W. Post 0 3 1 at Army 0 0 at Army 3 0 at Towson State 1* 0 at Towson State 2* 4 at Rider 2* 0 at Rider 10* 4 Wagner 0 6 Wagner 1 1 at Delaware 0* 1 at Delaware 2* 5 Lehigh 2* 4 Lehigh 0* 2 at Drexel 3* 5 at Drexel 0* 0 Bucknell 3+ Lafayette 2+ 3 3 Delaware 0+ 2 Towson State 0+ 1 Drexel 4+ *East Coast Conference +ECC Tournament

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all-time results Year: 1991

Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 24-13, 9-5 ECC OPPONENTS HOFSTRA 1 at Bucknell 0 5 at Bucknell 2 3 Connecticut 1 0 Connecticut 5 at Virginia 3# 2 1 at Virginia 0# 1 at Virginia 2# 2 vs. Canisius 4# 10 Delaware 0 Seton Hall 3 1 6 Seton Hall 1 5 Towson State 0* 4 Towson State 1* 7 Maryland-Baltimore County 0* Maryland-Baltimore County 3* 7 4 St. John’s 2 3 St. John’s 6 3 LaSalle 2 3 13 LaSalle 11 at Lafayette 4 at Lafayette 1 4 3 Army 0 5 Army 0 Rider 1* 0 5 Rider 1* Drexel 2* 1 1 Drexel 5* 12 at Wagner 1* at Wagner 1* 8 2 Delaware 1* Delaware 1* 2 4 at Central Connecticut 5* 1 at Central Connecticut 2* vs. Delaware 3+ 4 7 at Rider 0+ vs. Drexel 4+ 0 1 at Rider 6+ #University of Virginia Tournament *East Coast Conference +ECC Tournament

Year: 1992

Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 35-7-1, 9-1 ECC HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 3 vs. Penn State 2# 5 vs. Penn State 2# 2 vs. Winthrop 0# 5 vs. Maine 3# 5 vs. Oklahoma City 13# 1 vs. Iowa 6# 9 at South Florida 7# 4 vs. Florida State 14# 11 Manhattan 0 2 Manhattan 1 4 at Seton Hall 1 5 at Maryland-Baltimore County 2* 6 at Maryland-Baltimore County 1* 14 Brooklyn 0* 12 Brooklyn 0* 9 at Towson State 0* 5 at Towson State 3*

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5 Boston College 1 Boston College 6 at Army 4 at Army at Drexel 1 8 at Drexel 15 at Delaware 4 at Delaware 6 Central Connecticut Central Connecticut 6 3 Rutgers 5 Rutgers 7 Massachusetts 4 Massachusetts at Connecticut 1 5 Wagner 12 Wagner 5 vs. Central Connecticut 4 at Princeton 6 at Princeton at Rider 2 1 at Rider 25 Brooklyn Towson State 3 2 Rider Rider 1 #University of South Florida Invitational *East Coast Conference %Princeton University Invitational +ECC Tournament

Year: 1993

2 0 0 0 0 9 3 2 2* 0* 0 3 6 6 2 0 2 0% 2% 2% 0* 6* 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+

9 Army 3 Army 5 Rhode Island 10 Rhode Island St. John’s 1 3 St. John’s 5 Rider 3 Rider 10 at Rutgers at Rutgers 4 2 Connecticut 0 Temple 6 Temple 5 Lehigh Canisius 4 6 Robert Morris 5 Robert Morris 1 #18 Connecticut 0 #6 UNLV *University of South Florida Invitational #University of North Carolina Invitational %Princeton University Invitational +ECAC Division I Championship !!NCAA Tournament at Hofstra

0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 4 0 1+ 2+ 2+ 0+ 2!!

6!!

Year: 1994

Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 37-12 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 1 vs. #19 Oklahoma State 0 vs. #19 Oklahoma State 7 1 5 vs. Georgia Southern 0* vs. #20 Iowa 4* 5 0 vs. #6 Florida State 6* 1 vs. UNC-Charlotte 0* vs. Central Michigan 2* 0 8 Marist 0 Wagner 0 7 Wagner 0 3 14 Seton Hall 1 9 Seton Hall 0 4 Manhattan 1 6 Manhattan 1 23 at Central Connecticut 2 3 at Central Connecticut 2 0 at North Carolina 2 0 at North Carolina 1 6 vs. Coastal Carolina 7# vs. UNC Wilmington 0# 4 2 vs. Virginia 3# 2 vs. #5 Florida State 10# 3 at Massachusetts 0 2 at Massachusetts 0 2 vs. Robert Morris 1% 1 vs. Rider 0% 4 at Princeton 3% 7 vs. Rider 0% 2 vs. Robert Morris 1% 3 Drexel 0 6 Drexel 1

Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 39-16 HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 12 Manhattan 0 0 10 Manhattan 10 Wagner 0 Wagner 0 2 6 vs. Central Connecticut 1* 6 vs. NE Illinois 0* at Troy State 0* 1 5 at Florida A&M 3 2 10 at Florida A&M at #12 Florida State 3 2 3 at #12 Florida State 4 vs. Wichita State 1** 0 0 vs. Kent State 1** vs. Oklahoma City 6** 1 9 at Tulsa 1** 0 vs. Oklahoma City 6** 2 at Delaware 0 5 at Delaware 1 0 Providence 1 Providence 1 6 6 vs. Furman 1# 1 vs. Georgia State 2# 1 vs. Northwestern State 0# 4 vs. McNeese State 2# 5 vs. UNC Wilmington 1# 5 vs. Coastal Carolina 0# 4 vs. #13 South Carolina 5# 13 at Army 0 8 at Army 0 8 Yale 0 4 Yale 3 5 Princeton 2 1 Princeton 0 2 at Temple 3 1 at Temple 2 4 at Rider 1 3 at Rider 10

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2 Rhode Island 4 Rhode Island 4 at St. John’s 2 Massachusetts Massachusetts 9 7 vs. #23 Robert Morris 1 at Princeton 4 vs. Rider 6 vs. #23 Robert Morris at Princeton 2 2 at Connecticut 8 at Connecticut 2 South Florida 2 Providence East Carolina 5 9 Boston University 6 Providence 3 Providence *East Coast Conference Tournament **University of Tulsa Invitational #Frost Cutlery Invitational %Princeton Invitational +ECAC Division I Championship

Year: 1995

1 0 3 0 1 3% 2% 1% 0% 1% 5 6 1 3+ 1+ 4+ 1+ 4+

Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 41-21, 10-1 NAC HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 2 vs. Iowa 4 vs. North Carolina 1+ 3 1 vs. Western Illinois 0+ 0+ 11 vs. Central Michigan 2 vs. Michigan State 1+ 0 vs. #13 Oklahoma State 5+ vs. #14 Missouri 7+ 5 6 Wagner 0 Marist 0 8 Marist 2 8 1 vs. #9 Florida State 5% at #10 South Carolina 5% 1 2 vs. #9 Florida State 8% at #10 South Carolina 7% 1 0 at #10 South Carolina 9% 2 Manhattan 3 Rhode Island 0 8 9 Rhode Island 0 9 Vermont 0* Vermont 0* 8 2 Delaware 1* 4 Providence 5 12 Army 0 4 Army 0 3 at Hartford 1* 2 at Hartford 1* 6 at Boston College 8 2 at Boston College 0 0 at Boston University 1* 1 at Boston University 0* 5 at Maine 3* 9 at Maine 2* 1 at #31 Massachusetts 2 3 at #31 Massachusetts 4 5 at Yale 0 2 at Yale 1 5 Drexel 0* 4 Drexel 0*

5 Rider 4 Rider 2 Temple 3 Temple vs. #31 Massachusetts 7 6 at #21 Princeton 1 vs. Connecticut 0 vs. #31 Massachusetts 2 #35 Connecticut #35 Connecticut 0 1 Hartford 0 Boston University 4 Hartford 4 Boston University Boston University 9 6 #22 Princeton 8 #22 Princeton 10 Lehigh 4 Lehigh 4 Lehigh at #22 Princeton 5 3 vs. Massachusetts 2 vs. Connecticut *North Atlantic Conference **NAC Tournament +South Florida Invitational %South Carolina Invitational $Princeton Invitational #NCAA Play-In Series !!NCAA Tournament

4 2 0 1 1$ 2$ 2$ 8$ 0 6 0** 1** 3** 0** 4** 5 0 2# 8# 3# 9!!

0!!

8!!

Year: 1996

Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 33-18, 12-0 NAC HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 0 vs. #8 Cal State-Northridge 4 vs. #12 South Carolina 7% 4 1 vs. #9 Oklahoma 0% vs. Utah 3% 0 1 vs. #7 Southwestern Louisiana 15% 3 vs. Connecticut 4 (9)% vs. Marshall 2# 8 0 at South Florida 11# vs. Indiana State 1# 2 vs. #1 UCLA 9# 0 2 vs. Michigan State 8# 4 at Rider 0 6 at Rider 2 8 Fordham 0 3 Fordham 1 7 Manhattan 0 14 St. John’s 6 11 at Towson State 1* 9 at Towson State 1* St. Peter’s 4 (9) 2 9 Marist 1 4 Marist 3 4 vs. Lehigh 3!

1 at Princeton 2!

10 vs. Robert Morris 0!

9 vs. Lehigh 0!

0 at Princeton 6!

8 Rutgers 2 6 Maine 1* 2 Maine 1* 4 Boston University 1*

16 Conference Championships, 12 NCAA Appearances

5 Boston University 0* 7 at Hartford 0* 2 at Hartford 0* 0 at Princeton 1 at Princeton 4 3 10 Drexel 0* 1 Drexel 0* 11 Delaware 2* 6 Delaware 3* Yale 4 3 4 Yale 2 0 at Boston College 1 (8)$ 6 Connecticut 5$ 17 at Boston College 6$ 0$ 16 at Hartford 3 at Connecticut 5 6 at Vermont 0** 1 vs. Boston University 11** 9 at Vermont 1** 1 vs. Boston University 8** %NSCA Leadoff Classic - Columbus, GA #South Florida/Speedline Invitational- Tampa, FL *North Atlantic Conference !Princeton Invitational - Princeton, NJ $NAC/Big East Challenge - Hempstead, NY **North Atlantic Conference Tournament

Year: 1997

Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 38-16, 12-0 America East HOFSTRA OPPONENTS vs. #25 Michigan State 7+ 6 5 vs. Arkansas 6+ vs. East Carolina 5+ 2 2 vs. #13 Florida State 1+ 2 vs. Ball State 10+ vs. Virginia 0+ 3 5 vs. Evansville 7$ vs. #12 Arizona State 5$ 2 2$ 10 vs. Santa Clara 1 vs. Loyola Marymount 6$ vs. Santa Clara 5$ 7 5 vs. NE Illinois 12$ 4 at Manhattan 0 3 Rider 2 11 Rider 4 4 at Temple 0 5 at Temple 1 6 Providence 1 Providence 5 4 5 Vermont 4* 4 Vermont 1* 1 Hartford 0* 8 Hartford 1* 8 Rutgers 0 9 Rutgers 6 8 Yale 0 12 Yale 2 2 vs. Connecticut 4% 2 vs. SW Louisiana 5% 5 at Princeton 3% 0 vs. Connecticut 3% 11 Fairfield 8 13 Fairfield 12 7 at Delaware 3*

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all-time results 7 at Delaware 8 at St. John’s 11 at St. John’s 0 at Marist at Marist 9 1 Towson State 5 Towson State 4 at Massachusetts 7 at Massachusetts at Boston University 2 4 at Boston University 5 at Maine 10 at Maine 4 Connecticut 13 Connecticut 6 Maine 1 Boston University 8 Maine 6 Boston University 1 Boston University +University of South Florida Invitational $San Jose State University Invitational %Princeton University Invitational *America East game #America East Championship at Hofstra

Year: 1998

1* 0 0 1 7 0* 4* 5 5 1* 1* 2* 4* 2 4 1# 2# 2# 4# 4#

Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 39-17, 9-3 America East HOFSTRA OPPONENTS vs. Indiana State 5+ 1 4 vs. Michigan State 3+ vs. #19 Texas 1+ 0 4 vs. Mississippi 0+ 5 vs. Florida Atlantic 0+ vs. Mississippi State 8+ 3 0 vs. Indiana State 1+ at #25 South Florida 4# 5 6# 12 vs. Central Michigan 9 vs. Boston University 4# vs. Temple 1# 3 7 vs. Purdue 1!

5 vs. Belmont 1!

12 vs. Marshall 2!

0 vs. Mississippi 2!

10 vs. Georgia State 2!

2 vs. Michigan State 9!

6 LaSalle 1 LaSalle 3 0 5 Manhattan 2 0 Manhattan 1 4 vs. Boston College 0& 2 at Princeton 3& 5 vs. Robert Morris 4& 0 at Princeton 1& 1 Wagner 0 11 Wagner 1 1 Harvard 0 4 Harvard 3 3 Maine 5* 6 Maine 4* 5 Boston University 3* 9 Boston University 5* 2 at Boston College 1 2 at Boston College 4

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3 Drexel 2* 8 Drexel 2* 6 at Rutgers 0 10 at Rutgers 5 St. John’s 0 7 9 St. John’s 0 5 Iona 1 5 Iona 0 10 at Towson 8* at Towson 4* 6 1 at Princeton 2 2 at Princeton 1 8 at Vermont 2* 8 at Vermont 0* at Delaware 4* 0 2 at Delaware 3* 2 vs. Boston University 1% 4 vs. Maine 0% 5 at Delaware 0% 0 Massachusetts 4$ Massachusetts 3$ 0 +University of South Florida Invitational #University of South Florida Spring Break Tournament !Florida State University Lady Seminole Invitational &Princeton University Invitational *America East game %America East Championship at Delaware $NCAA Play-In at Hofstra

Year: 1999

Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 40-19, 11-3 America East HOFSTRA OPPONENTS vs. #20 Arizona State 3# 2 0 vs. #14 Southwestern Louisiana 15 (5)# vs. #10 Michigan 5 (9)# 2 0 vs. Central Michigan 7# 3 vs. Nicholls State 0# vs. Connecticut 2# 1 6 vs. Florida Atlantic 5 (9)% vs. #12 Florida State 6% 5 vs. Mississippi State 4% 1 2 vs. Georgia 10 (5)% 0 vs. #10 Michigan 3% 7 vs. Michigan State 2 6 at Temple 2 8 at Temple 0 (6) 9 Fordham 0 (5) 4 at Wagner 0 13 at Wagner 0 (5) 3 at Princeton 9! vs. Connecticut 1!

6 7 vs. Massachusetts 4!

5 St. John’s 0 5 St. John’s 3 4 Boston College 1 3 Boston College 1 5 Rutgers 1 9 Rutgers 1 (5) 3 at Virginia 4 (8) 3 at Virginia 4 2 at Maryland 3 9 at Maryland 3

8 Hartford 0* (6) 4 Hartford 3* 3 Vermont 1* 2 Vermont 1 (8)* Princeton 5 7 8 Princeton 2 (6) 4 at Boston University 5* 1 at Boston University 0* 1 at Maine 2* at Maine 2* 4 7 at Manhattan 3 8 at Manhattan 0 (5) 3 at Drexel 2* 2 at Drexel 0* 2 (5) 16 Rhode Island 6 Rhode Island 0 9 LaSalle 0 (6) 12 LaSalle 0 (5) 6 Towson 0* 4 Towson 0* Delaware 7 (8)* 5 8 Delaware 0 (5)* 3 vs. Towson 4+ 3+ 12 vs. Delaware 4 vs. Drexel 1+ vs. Towson 1 (6)+ 9 7 vs. Towson 0+ 4 vs. California 5& vs. #8 Southwestern Louisiana 5& 1 #NFCA Leadoff Classic at Columbus, GA %Speedline Invitational at Tampa, FL !Princeton Invitational *America East game +America East Championship at Vermont &NCAA Regionals at Amherst, MA

Year: 2000

Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 42-21, 22-4 America East HOFSTRA OPPONENTS at #20 Hawaii 5$ 4 4 vs. #15 Long Beach State 6$ 1 vs. #1 UCLA 6$ 3 vs. #19 Texas 1$ 2 vs. Texas Tech 3$ 1 vs. Texas Tech 0$ 10 vs. #1 UCLA 5$ 3 vs. Cal State-Northridge 5% 0 vs. Nebraska 1% 4 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 5 (8)% 0 vs. DePaul 1% 5 vs. Harvard 0% 6 vs. Massachusetts 0% 6 vs. Maryland 5# 2 vs. Illinois-Chicago 4# 3 vs. Connecticut 6# 1 vs. Purdue 8# 3 vs. #18 South Carolina 8# 2 Boston College 1 2 Boston College 1 0 Long Island University 2 5 Long Island University 1 10 Maine 1 (5)* 10 Maine 0 (6)* 10 Maine 2 (5)*

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10 Maine 2 (6)* 5 Temple 1 4 Temple 1 4 Towson 1* Towson 0* 6 9 Towson 3* 3 Towson 5* 3 St. John’s 1 2 Delaware 1* Delaware 2* 3 0 Delaware 1* 4 Delaware 6* 2 Manhattan 3 5 Iona 0 at Drexel 0* 2 12 at Drexel 0 (5)* 5 at Drexel 3* 2 at Drexel 1* 2 Seton Hall 1 (8) 2 Seton Hall 0 at Vermont 3 (8)* 4 6 at Vermont 0* 10 at Vermont 1 (5)* 0 (5)* 22 at Vermont 6 at Connecticut 3 at Boston University 4* 3 2 at Boston University 1* 4 Hartford 2* Hartford 4* 5 8 Hartford 2* Hartford 1* 6 2 Towson 1+ 3 Delaware 2 (20)+ Boston University 2+ 0 1 Boston University 0+ vs. #17 Louisiana-Lafayette 1& 2 1 vs. #8 Southern Mississippi 14& 1 at #7 Louisiana State 2& $Paradise Classic at Honolulu, HI %NFCA Leadoff Classic at Columbus, GA #Speedline Invitational at Tampa, FL *America East game +America East Championship at Hofstra University &NCAA Regionals at Baton Rouge, LA

Year: 2001

Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 37-26, 20-6 America East HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 2 vs. South Carolina 6$ 1 vs. Notre Dame 8$ 1 vs. Maryland 2$ 4 vs. Washington 8$ 0 at South Florida 2$ 2 at Florida 4 2 at Florida 6 3 at Florida Atlantic 4 0 at Florida Atlantic 2 1 vs. Florida International 5% 9 vs. Indiana 1 (6)% 0 at South Florida 3% 4 vs. Pittsburgh 1% 5 vs. Georgia State 2% 0 vs. Massachusetts 5#

4 vs. Chattanooga 2# 2 vs. Wisconsin 4# 3 vs. Florida Atlantic 9# 2 vs. Kansas 8# St. John’s 2 3 5 at Towson 3* 4 at Towson 0* 1 at Towson 11 (5)* 11 at Towson 1 (6)* Long Island 0 4 6 Boston University 1* 1 Boston University 3* 9 Boston University 0 (5)* 13 Boston University 5 (6)* Iona 2 5 10 Wagner 2 (5) 2 Drexel 1* 2 Drexel 1* 7 Drexel 0* 4 Drexel 1* at Manhattan 1 3 1 Princeton 0 3 Princeton 2 at Delaware 3* 6 2 at Delaware 3* at Delaware 2* 1 7 at Delaware 1* 5 Rutgers 6 Rutgers 1 3 4 Vermont 0* Vermont 2* 4 8 Vermont 0 (5)* 11 Vermont 0 (5)* Connecticut 2 1 3 at Hartford 4 (10)* at Hartford 5 (9)* 7 1 at Maine 4* 3 at Maine 0* at Maine 4* 8 4 at Maine 0 (9)* vs. Drexel 0+ 1 2 vs. Towson 6+ 3 vs. Drexel 2+ 4 vs. Towson 0+ 4 vs. Towson 3 (11)+ 0 at #3 Stanford 4& 4 vs. Brigham Young 2& 0 vs. Central Michigan 10 (5)& $Holiday Inn Invitational at Tampa, FL %South Florida/Wilson Tournament at Tampa, FL #Speedline Invitational at Tampa, FL *America East game +America East Championship at Newark, DE &NCAA Regionals at Palo Alto, CA

Year: 2002

Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 28-25, 11-2 CAA HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 0 vs. #9 Washington 6$ 2 at Florida 4$ 2 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga 4$ 0 at Florida 3$ 0 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga 10 (5)$ 5 at Stetson 10 4 Seton Hall 8

16 Conference Championships, 12 NCAA Appearances

3 vs. Illinois-Chicago 7# 0 vs. Penn State 8 (6)# 2 vs. #4 Stanford 11 (6)# 3 vs. Western Michigan 0# vs. Georgia Southern 3 (3)# 4 0 vs. Virginia Tech 6# 2 Long Island University 1 7 Long Island University 2 6 at Army 0 at Army 0 8 1 Boston College 2% 0 Boston College 3% 0 Boston College 6% 10 Wagner 1 (5)% vs. #7 California 4^ 2 3 at Hawaii 5^ 0 vs. Northwestern 2^ 2 at Hawaii 1^ 2 vs. #7 California 15^ 1 at Hawaii 3 Syracuse 0 1 0 at Rutgers 1 0 at Rutgers 4 (6) at Towson 5* 2 7 at Towson 3* at Towson 6* 1 3 Manhattan 4 8 Manhattan 0 (5) Delaware 2* 5 7 Delaware 2* 1 (5)* 13 Delaware 3 at St. John’s 4 5 George Mason 2* George Mason 0 (8)* 2 6 Marist 0 Marist 0 1 2 at James Madison 1 (12)* 3 at James Madison 1* Stony Brook 2 3 4 at Connecticut 1 3 (6)* 11 Drexel 4 Drexel 1* 8 Drexel 0 (6)* 5 Delaware 4+ 4 Towson 3+ 9 Towson 1(5)+ $Florida Invitational at Gainesville, FL #Speedline Invitational at Tampa, FL %Hofstra Invitational ^Hawaii Invitational at Honolulu, HI *CAA game +CAA Championship at Hofstra University

Year: 2003

Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 39-17, 12-2 CAA HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 1 vs. Jacksonville 3# 3 vs. Rhode Island 0# 7 vs. #17 Notre Dame 4# 0 vs. Kent State 5# 2 at South Florida 10# 0 at Florida Atlantic 5 2 at Florida Atlantic 6 11 vs. Indiana 2$ 4 vs. Radford 2$

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4 6 George Mason 0!

2 Towson 1!

3 at #11 Nebraska 1& 0 vs. #23 Iowa 3& 1 vs. Creighton 0& 0 at #11 Nebraska 6& #USF-Wilson Tournament at Tampa, FL $USF-Best Western Tournament at Tampa, FL %Speedline Invitational at Tampa, FL ^Hofstra Invitational +Maryland Invitational *CAA game !CAA Championship at Hofstra University &NCAA Regionals at Lincoln, NE

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Year: 2004

Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 38-21, 14-4 CAA OPPONENTS HOFSTRA 1 vs. Seton Hall 4# 5 vs. Jacksonville 0# 0 vs. Florida 4# 0 at South Florida 5# at Central Florida 4 1 4 at Central Florida 5 (10) 3 vs. Maryland 1$ 8 vs. Temple 3$ 1 vs. Tulsa 0$ vs. North Carolina State 1$ 5 3 at South Florida 4$ 4 vs. Tennessee Tech 6% (10) 0 vs. UNLV 1% 1 vs. Illinois 2% vs. Villanova 3% 1 4 vs. Western Michigan 0% 2 vs. Troy State 5% 6 at UNC Wilmington 2* at UNC Wilmington 6* 5 5 at UNC Wilmington 4* at Towson 2* 0 9 at Towson 0* (5) 5 at Towson 2* Boston University 3 8 9 Boston University 4 Rutgers 2 9 5 Rutgers 10 4 Delaware 3* Delaware 1* 6 2 Delaware 4* (10) Drexel 2* 6 15 Drexel 0* (5) 8 Drexel 0* (5) Quinnipiac 1 8 5 Quinnipiac 1 St. John’s 3 2 7 St. John’s 0 8 Wagner 0 (5) Wagner 0 6 5 at Long Island 7 George Mason 1* 7 4 George Mason 1* 8 George Mason 0* (5) 9 Stony Brook 3 6 Stony Brook 0 (6) 0 at James Madison 1* 2 at James Madison 0* 4 at James Madison 3* 2 Delaware 3!

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3 vs. James Madison 0!

2 Delaware 0!

2 vs. Delaware 1! (9) 1 vs. #12 Auburn 0& (9) 1 vs. Southern Illinois 0& (12) 1 at #7 Stanford 7& 3 vs. Southern Illinois 1& 1 vs. #7 Stanford 0& 1 at #7 Stanford 3& #USF-Wilson Tournament at Tampa, FL $USF-Best Western Tournament at Tampa, FL

%Speedline Invitational at Tampa, FL *CAA game !CAA Championship at Hofstra University &NCAA Regionals at Palo Alto, CA

Year: 2005

Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 43-16-1, 14-2 CAA HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 1 vs. Florida A&M 3@ vs. #6 Stanford 6@ 0 2 vs. Seton Hall 3@ 0 vs. Jacksonville 2@ 5 vs. South Florida 4@ 5 at Florida Atlantic 6 at Florida Atlantic 12 0 6 vs. Illinois 1^ 11 vs. Temple 2^ 3 vs. Wagner 2^ 5 vs. Rhode Island 2^ 3 vs. Western Michigan 5~ vs. Purdue 0~ 1 1 vs. Villanova 0~ 0 vs. Oklahoma State 9~ vs. Southern Miss.

3~ 4 3 vs. Tennessee Tech 0~ vs. Seton Hall 1+ 0 2 Maine 1+ 4 vs. Maine 2+ Seton Hall 7+ 0 5 Manhattan 1 vs. Iona 3!

5 5 Long Island 1!

15 vs. Long Island 0!

Iona 0!

5 12 at Rutgers 0 2 11 at Rutgers 11 at George Mason 12* 9 at George Mason 2* Syracuse 0 3 0 Syracuse 8 at Delaware 0* 1 6 at Delaware 0* 3 at Delaware 0* 6 at St. John’s 4 3 at St. John’s 3 5 UNC Wilmington 0* 7 UNC Wilmington 6* 7 UNC Wilmington 0* 2 Connecticut 0 0 Quinnipiac 1 2 Quinnipiac 0 4 Towson 1* 3 Towson 6* 6 at James Madison 1* 3 at James Madison 0* 4 at James Madison 2* 5 at Stony Brook 4 3 at Stony Brook 2 7 at Drexel 0* 6 at Drexel 2* 8 at Drexel 0* 7 James Madison 4# 5 Towson 1# 6 vs. Towson 3#

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1 vs. Arizona State 10& 12 vs. Miss. Valley State 1& 2 vs. Arizona State 1& 0 vs. #9 Alabama 6& *Colonial Athletic Association game @USF/Wilson Invitational at Tampa, FL ^USF/Adidas Invitational at Tampa, FL ~Speedline Invitational +Hofstra Tournament of Champions !Hofstra Invitational #CAA Tournament at Hofstra University &NCAA Regionals at Tuscaloosa, AL

Year: 2006

Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 37-20, 14-6 CAA HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 10 vs. Temple 0@ 5 vs. College of Charleston 1@ 3@ 11 vs. Florida A&M 3 vs. Jacksonville 0@ 5 vs. South Florida 7@ 6 at Central Florida 4 at Florida 7 3 3 at Florida 6 vs. #5 Michigan 5+ 3 vs. Georgia Tech 3+ 1 2 vs. Illinois-Chicago 0^ vs. North Carolina State 4^ 2 7 vs. Buffalo 1^ vs. Temple 4^ 6 0 vs. #3 Tennessee 5^ 2 vs. Michigan State 0^ vs. Purdue 8^ 0 14 Manhattan 8& 2& 12 Seton Hall 11 at UNC Wilmington 8* 3 at UNC Wilmington 7* at UNC Wilmington 5* 8 4 Stony Brook 2 at Long Island 1 5 3 Towson 2* 6 Towson 1* Towson 3* 6 11 Iona 3 10 Iona 7 7 at George Mason 4* 21 at George Mason 0* 9 at Connecticut 0 0 at Syracuse 5 1 at Syracuse 2 3 Georgia State 2* 6 Georgia State 5* (8) 2 Georgia State 3* (8) 14 St. John’s 6 5 St. John’s 1 3 at James Madison 1* (9) 4 at James Madison 2* 2 at James Madison 3* 4 Wagner 2 3 Wagner 4 2 Drexel 5* (9) 8 Drexel 2* 8 Drexel 0* 1 at Delaware 2* (11) 3 at Delaware 4*

9 at Delaware 0* 19 vs. UNC Wilmington 0# 5 at Georgia State 3# 3 at Georgia State 4# at Georgia State 3# 7 5 vs. Penn State 4! (8) 0 vs. #9 Arizona State 2! (8) 2 vs. Penn State 9! *Colonial Athletic Association game @USF/Wilson Invitational at Tampa, FL +NFCA Leadoff Classic at Columbus, GA ^USF/adidas Invitational at Tampa, FL &Hofstra Invitational #CAA Tournament at Atlanta, GA !NCAA Regionals at Hempstead, NY

Year: 2007

Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 41-15, 17-3 CAA HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 1 vs. #15 Washington 8@ vs. East Tennessee State 0@ (5) 8 5 vs. Wichita State 2@ (8) Florida A&M 2@ 3 0 at #24 South Florida 2@ 3 at Central Florida 1 at Central Florida 2 1 0 vs. #24 Southern Illinois 1+ vs. #13 Michigan 1+ 0 vs. Auburn 4+ 3 1 vs. North Carolina 3 vs. Seton Hall 5+ 3 8 vs. Robert Morris 2^ vs. Central Michigan 1^ 2 0 vs. Virginia Tech 1^ 4 vs. Ohio State 3^ (8) vs. Fordham 3^ 5 3 vs. #25 North Carolina State 2^ (9) vs. #20 Georgia Tech 7^ 9 1 vs. North Carolina (2nd Place) 7^ 7 Rutgers 0 3 James Madison 0* James Madison 3* (10) 4 1 James Madison 3* 9 Wagner 1 4 Wagner 1 4 George Mason 0* 9 George Mason 6* 7 George Mason 0* 5 Iona 4 6 at Lehigh 0 10 at Georgia State 5* 5 at Georgia State 10* 10 at Georgia State 2* 10 Connecticut 4 9 Manhattan 1 7 at Towson 0* 1 at Towson 6* 8 at Fordham 1 2 Delaware 0* 7 Delaware 0* 2 Delaware 1* (8) 4 at Long Island 0 4 at Drexel 1* 10 at Drexel 2* 5 at Drexel 1*

16 Conference Championships, 12 NCAA Appearances

8 Quinnipiac 1 7 UNC Wilmington 0* 7 UNC Wilmington 1* 3 UNC Wilmington 0* UNC Wilmington 2# 3 1 Georgia State 0# 3 Georgia State 1# 3 vs. Harvard 2! (9) 2 vs. #7 Baylor 7! vs. Albany 4!

2 *Colonial Athletic Association game @Wilson Invitational at Tampa, FL +NFCA Leadoff Classic at Columbus, GA ^USF/adidas Invitational at Tampa, FL #CAA Tournament at Hempstead, NY !NCAA Regionals at Hempstead, NY

Year: 2008

Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 45-13, 18-3 CAA HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 4 vs. Florida A&M 0@ vs. #4 Tennessee 6@ 1 8 vs. Florida Gulf Coast 5@ vs. Mississippi 2@ (8) 3 0 at #7 Florida 5 4 vs. Georgia Tech 0+ at South Florida 1+ (10) 0 7 vs. South Carolina 4+ vs. Wright State 1+ 5 vs. Wisconsin 0+ 2 0 vs. Florida State 1^ vs. #4 Tennessee 5^ 2 2 vs. Georgia Tech 7^ vs. Illinois State 2^ 0 6 vs. Charlotte 1^ 5 vs. Coastal Carolina 0& vs. Illinois-Chicago 0& 2 5 vs. East Tennessee State 2& vs. #13 Baylor 7& 8 2 vs. Michigan State 0& 9 at James Madison 0* at James Madison 3* 0 3 at James Madison 1* 10 at Rutgers 1 3 at Towson 0* 2 at Towson 4* 4 at Towson 0* 2 Lehigh 1 (8) 3 Lehigh 1 7 UNC Wilmington 0* 8 UNC Wilmington 0* (6) 6 UNC Wilmington 0* 12 Iona 0 (5) 3 at Connecticut 1 0 at Georgia State 1* 5 at Georgia State 2* 15 at Georgia State 2* (5) 8 Fordham 1 8 Drexel 0* (6) 5 Drexel 0* 8 Drexel 0* (5) 2 at Long Island 0 9 at Delaware 0* (5) at Delaware 1* 8 8 at Delaware 1*

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all-time results 8 at St. John’s 0 (5) 4 George Mason 0* 9 George Mason 1* (5) 8 George Mason 0* (5) Towson 1# 3 4 James Madison 5# 4 Towson 2# 3 James Madison 1# (11) 3 James Madison 0# Long Island 0!

1 0 #9 Arizona 10! (5) 5 Canisius 1!

0 #9 Arizona 5! *Colonial Athletic Association game @Best Western Invitational at Tampa, FL +Louisville Slugger Invitational at Tampa, FL ^NFCA Leadoff Classic at Columbus, GA &Under Armour Invitational at Clearwater, FL #CAA Tournament at Hempstead, NY !NCAA Regionals at Hempstead, NY

Year: 2009

Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 26-21, 14-3 CAA HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 4 vs. Illinois 1@ vs. Illinois 2@ 1 3 vs. Marshall 1@ vs. #12 Arizona 10@ 0 2 at South Florida 9@ 0 vs. #24 Ohio State 2^ vs. #18 Northwestern 3^ 1 5 vs. Illinois-Chicago 1& vs. Ball State 1& 2 vs. North Carolina State 5& 3 1 vs. Fordham 2& vs. Connecticut 6& 1 4 vs. Brigham Young 0% vs. Ball State 2% 1 2 vs. Florida Gulf Coast 3% 4 vs. Indiana 6% vs. Loyola Marymount 2% 8 6 at St. John’s 1 at George Mason 0* 7 10 at George Mason 6* 3 at George Mason 1* 8 Rutgers 0 1 James Madison 0* 6 James Madison 4* 5 Long Island 4 3 Towson 6* 10 Towson 4* 7 Towson 0* 2 at Maryland 4 5 at Maryland 1 4 at UNC Wilmington 1* (9) 1 at UNC Wilmington 2* 8 at UNC Wilmington 0* 0 Connecticut 1 (8) 4 at Fordham 3 (8) 2 Georgia State 1* 2 Georgia State 3* 6 Georgia State 1* 8 Stony Brook 0 6 at Drexel 0* 9 at Drexel 4*

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3 at Drexel 0* 1 at Long Island 4 0 Long Island 2 0 Long Island 2 James Madison 2# 0 1 Georgia State 3# (12) *Colonial Athletic Association game @Wilson Invitational at Tampa, FL ^NFCA Leadoff Classic at Columbus, GA &Under Armour Invitational at Clearwater, FL %Under Armour Classic at Clearwater, FL #CAA Tournament at Hempstead, NY

Year: 2010

Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 45-12, 18-2 CAA HOFSTRA OPPONENTS 12 vs. North Dakota State 11@ (10) 2 vs. North Carolina State 1@ vs. Michigan State 1@ 2 5 vs. Kent State 1@ 4 at South Florida 1@ 3 vs. Virginia Tech 2^ vs. Mississippi State 1^ 2 1 vs. Kent State 0^ vs. #18 Florida State 8^ 0 vs. Mississippi Valley State 4^ 6 2 vs. #18 Louisville 1& vs. #5 Michigan 4& (8) 3 1 vs. #5 Michigan 3& Boston University 4% 9 5 Connecticut 0% 2 Boston University 1% Connecticut 1% 5 6 at St. John’s 2 LIU 3 1 10 at Delaware 1* 7 at Delaware 3* at Delaware 2* (8) 3 2 at Maryland 0 at Maryland 10 2 8 George Mason 0*

6 George Mason 1* 2 George Mason 0* Princeton 2 6 4 at Rutgers 1 2 at Rutgers 1 6 at James Madison 0* 6 at James Madison 3* at James Madison 0* 7 8 Marist 0 5 Fairfield 0 2 at Towson 0* 7 at Towson 4* at Towson 4* 3 0 Fordham 1 10 St. John’s 2 3 UNC Wilmington 0* 8 UNC Wilmington 0* at LIU 8 5 0 at Georgia State 1* (10) 5 at Georgia State 2* 2 at Georgia State 0* Iona 0 6 12 Drexel 2* Drexel 1* 2 4 Drexel 3* (10) 7 Towson 3# James Madison 1# 8 3 Georgia State 0# vs. #14 Oklahoma State 6!

8 0 at #3 Arizona 6!

5 vs. #14 Oklahoma State 2! at #3 Arizona 10! (12) 6 *Colonial Athletic Association game @La Quinta Invitational at Tampa, FL ^NFCA Leadoff Classic at Columbus, GA &Red and Black Invitational at Louisville, KY %Hofstra Invitational at Hempstead, NY #CAA Tournament at Hempstead, NY !NCAA Regionals at Tucson, AZ

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media following

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ofstra’s success on the softball diamond has generated a great deal of media coverage for the Pride.

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 studentradio station (WRHU) broadcasts nearly all home games, as well as all CAA and NCAA Championship events.

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hofstra in the community

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he Hofstra Softball program is extremely active in the Long Island community, lending itself to a variety of charitable and educational causes.

The team has raised money for and participated in the American Cancer Society’s Walk for a Cure at Jones Beach.

Hofstra has also hosted a Think Pink Day and wore pink jerseys in support of breast cancer research.

The team also supports the HEADstrong Foundation, which was founded by former Pride lacrosse player Nick Colleluori.

Nick was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and created the foundation to help raise awareness before he passed away.

During the Holiday season each class sponsored a needy family ­– providing food, decorations and gifts to help brighten their day. The team is also involved with the Big Brother/Big Sister program and the Long Island Special Olympics. The team holds clinics to teach the game and to spend time with each group.

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The Hofstra Softball program also works with the Women’s Sports Foundation and participates in WSF-sponsored clinics throughout the year. Several times each year, Pride players and coaches speak at schools and softball clinics. The team also participates in a reading program with the Glen Cove Head Start day care program.

Through the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation, the team “adopted” Hannah Prokop, an 8-year old girl who was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The team welcomes Hannah and her family to Hofstra games and spends time with her off the field as well.

Working with various youth softball leagues on Long Island, the team hosts many groups throughout the season.

Teams are invited onto the field during introductions and join the team for the National Anthem.

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2011 softball media information The Hofstra University Office of Athletic Communications welcomes the members of the media covering the 2011 Pride softball team. If we can be of any assistance to you throughout the year, please do not hesitate to contact us. We hope the following items will help you during your visits to Hofstra University. Enjoy the season.

Office of Athletic Communications 240 Hofstra University-Swim Center 262 Hempstead, NY 11549 (516) 463-6759 - Jeremy Kniffin’s office (516) 463-5033 - Fax

Stephen Gorchov Associate Director of Athletics for Communications

Jeremy Kniffin (Softball Contact) Senior Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Jim Sheehan Senior Sports Information Director

student radio stations. Visiting teams will need to give the Athletic Communications Office two weeks notice of their intention to broadcast.

All calls must be made collect or direct dial from the radio station to the Hofstra Softball Stadium.

Postgame Interviews: Hofstra players and coaches will be available for postgame interviews, upon request, after a 10-minute cooling off period.

Contact Jeremy Kniffin with your request.

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 Fitness Center. However, interviews may not be conducted in the locker room or the training room.

2011 HOFSTRA SOFTBALL MEDIA OUTLETS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 50 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10020 (212) 621-1630 - Office (212) 621-1639 - Fax

NEW YORK POST 1211 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 (212) 930-8700 - Office (212) 930-8727 - Fax

NEWS 12 LONG ISLAND 150 Media Crossways Woodbury, NY 11797 (516) 393-3740 - Office (516) 393-1269 - Fax

NEWSDAY 235 Pinelawn Road Melville, NY 11747 (631) 843-2820 - Office (631) 454-6892 - Fax

LONG ISLAND HERALD 2 Endo Boulevard Garden City, NY (516) 569-4000 - Office (516) 469-4942 - Fax

WLNY-TV 55 270 South Service Road Melville, NY 11747 (631) 753-6397 - Office (631) 420-4846 - Fax

NEW YORK TIMES 229 West 43rd Street New York, NY 10036 (212) 556-7384 - Office (212) 556-5848 - Fax NEW YORK DAILY NEWS 450 West 33rd Street New York, NY 10001 (212) 210-1692 - Office (212) 643-7845 - Fax

LONG ISLAND PRESS 1103 Stewart Avenue Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 992-1800 - Office (516) 992-1801 - Fax

WRHU-FM 88.7 Hofstra University Dempster Hall Hempstead, NY 11549 (516) 463-5667 - Office (516) 463-5668 - Fax

HOFSTRA CHRONICLE Student Center Hempstead, NY 11550 (516) 463-6965 - Office (516) 463-6977 - Fax

Len Skoros Director of Athletic Publications Press Seating: Hofstra Softball Stadium press seating is located in the press box atop the bleachers behind home plate.

Credential Requests: All members of the press should contact the Office of Athletic Communications at least 48 hours before each game to request credentials.

Game Services: Game notes, statistics and lineups are available before the game in the press box.

Radio: The Hofstra Office of Athletic Communications will provide a touch-tone digital phone line for the opponent’s commercial and

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CAMPUS MAP/GETTING TO HOFSTRA From Southern New Jersey, Southeastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Virginia: Take the New Jersey Turnpike to Exit 13. Cross the Goethals Bridge and continue on Route 278 to the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Stay in the left lane of the Bridge and take the Belt Parkway-East. The Belt Parkway becomes the Southern State Parkway at the Nassau County line. Take the Southern State Parkway to the Meadowbrook Parkway North (Exit 22). Exit the Meadowbrook Parkway at Exit M4 (Hempstead Turnpike Route 24). Head west to Hofstra (approximately 1 mile).

From Northwestern New Jersey, Northern Pennsylvania and the Middle States: Take Interstate 78, Interstate 80, U.S. Route 22, New Jersey Route 4 or New Jersey Route 17 to the George Washington Bridge. Proceed over the bridge to the Cross Bronx Expressway. Take the Cross Bronx Expressway to the Throgs Neck Bridge.

Follow directions from the Throgs Neck Bridge from this point.

From Upstate New York: 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.

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EAST CAROLINA INVITATIONAL (Greenville, NC) vs. Virginia 11 a.m. at East Carolina 3 p.m. vs. Kent State 9 a.m.

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12 Tue. at Princeton 16 Sat. JAMES MADISON* (DH) Noon 17 Sun. JAMES MADISON* Noon 20 Wed. at Lehigh (DH) 3 p.m.

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27 Wed. at Long Island 6 p.m.

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