2012 hofstra softball guide

SOF TBALL M E D I A G U I D E

Becca Bigler

Nicole Osovski

Olivia Galati

Rachael Senatore

D.J. Slugh

Tessa Ziemba

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2012 Hofstra University Softball Quick Facts

Quick Facts 1Hofstra Highlights 2Hofstra Tradition 4Head Softball Coach Bill Edwards 6Associate Head Coach Larissa Anderson 8Assistant Coaches Courtney Oliver/ Adrienne Clark 92012 Outlook 102012 Roster 12

Player ProfilesCourtney Crews 13 Jess Hirschbuhl 14Michelle Lavagnino 15

Krista Thorn 16Erin Wade 17Olivia Galati 18Becca Bigler 20Nicole Osovski 21Rachael Senatore 22D.J. Slugh 23Tessa Ziemba 24Ashley Ainbender/Tori Rocha 25Colleen Smith/Danielle Bitts/ Dominique Ficara 26Lindsey Reid/Erin Trippi 27

This is Hofstra University 28Hofstra University President 30

University Senior Administration 31Hofstra University Director of Athletics 32Hofstra Athletics 33Athletic Administration and Head Coaches 34Academic Support 36 Athletic Training 37Long Island 38New York City 39Softball Facilities 402011 Statistics 422011 Results 432011 Colonial Athletic Association Review 44

The Colonial Athletic Association 46Hofstra’s Pro and Olympic Players 47Hofstra Softball Honor Roll 48Hofstra Softball Record Book 51Where Are They Now? 56Softball Alumnae 58Hofstra in Postseason Play 60 Series Records 63All-Time Results 64Media Following 73Hofstra in the Community 74Softball Media Information 75Hofstra Campus Map/ Getting to Hofstra 76

Location: Hempstead, NY 11549Enrollment: 12,000Founded: 1935Nickname: PrideColors: Gold, White and BlueAffiliation: NCAA Division IConference: Colonial Athletic AssociationHome Field: Hofstra Softball Stadium (1,000)Press Box Phone: (516) 463-5049

President: Stuart RabinowitzNCAA Faculty Representative: Michael BarnesDirector of Athletics: Jack HayesExecutive Associate Director of Athletics: Danny McCabeSenior Associate Director of Athletics: Cindy LewisSenior Associate Director of Athletics for Facilities: Jay ArtinianAssociate Director of Athletics for External Relations:

Tim McMahonAssociate Director of Athletics for Communications:

Stephen GorchovAssociate Director of Athletics for Compliance: John HeckAssistant Director of Athletics for Corporate Relations:

Ellen JohnsonAssistant Director of Athletics for Development: Daniel SolowAssistant Director of Athletics for Ticket Operations: Maria CorvinoAssistant Director of Athletics for Marketing and Promotions:

Chrissy ArnoneAssistant Director of Athletics for Student-Athlete Development:

Samantha SweeneyAssistant Director of Athletic Administration: Rachel AugustDirector of Ticket Sales: Michael NeelyDirector of Student-Athlete Services: James LallyAthletic Department Phone: (516) 463-6750

Associate Director of Athletics for Communications: Stephen Gorchov

Office Phone: (516) 463-4933Senior Sports Information Director: Jim SheehanSenior Assistant Director of Athletic Communications/

Softball Contact: Brian BohlOffice Phone: (516) 463-6759Cell Phone: (516) 408-8214Fax: (516) 463-5033Email Address: [email protected] of Athletic Publications: Len Skoros

Equipment Managers: Kathy Theiling (Softball), Anthony BattagliaAssistant Equipment Managers: Dave Walsh, John ConsidinePhotographers: Brian Ballweg, Luke Adams, Scott Hodge, John

DePasquale, Len Skoros, Brian Bohl

SOFTBALL INFORMATIONHead Coach: Bill Edwards (Northern Michigan, 1967)Overall Record/Years: 806-376-3/22 yearsRecord at School/Years: SameAssociate Head Coach: Larissa AndersonAssistant Coaches: Courtney Oliver and Adrienne ClarkTeam Manager: Jonathan LarsonSoftball Office Phone: (516) 463-5085 2011 Record: 40-132011 Conference Record/Finish: 19-1/First Place2011 Postseason: NoneLetterwinners Returning/Lost: 14/5Starters Returning/Lost: 7/3

HOFSTRA SOFTBALL ON THE WEB: GoHofstra.com

Top Returning Hitters:Name Pos. Cl. Avg.-HR-RBI Honors Tessa Ziemba OF Jr. .335-9-44 First team All-CAAD.J. Slugh DP Jr. .338-3-20 First team All-CAAJess Hirschbuhl IF Sr. .311-0-26 First team All-CAA

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

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Taking Back Sunday rocked the crowd during 2011 Fall Festival

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

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

Legendary rappers Public Enemy performed at Hofstra in 2010

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

Comedian Louis C.K. headlined the Out Loud portion of Hofstra’s 2011 Fall Festival

Hofstra is just 25 miles from New York City

WRHU, Hofstra’s radio station, was recently rated the fifth best college radio station in the nation by The Princeton Review

The Hofstra-North Shore LIJ School of Medicine welcomed its first class in July 2011

A large crowd of students enjoyed the Vibe Live Concert at Hofstra


Hofstra Tradition

1365 games

902 victories

59 All-Conference players

44 All-Region players

22 consecutive winning seasons

17 NCAA Tournament victories

17 Academic All-District players

16 conference championships

12 NCAA Tournament appearances

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

5 Academic All-Americans

4 All-Americans

Hofstra at the 2003 NCAA Regional in Lincoln, Nebraska

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

Tara Ulrich was a four-time All-CAA selection

Two-time NFCA All-American

and three-time CoSIDA

Academic All-American

Crystal Boyd

Coach Edwards and 2006 CAA Player of the YearAshley Lane

Two-time America East Pitcher of the Year Jen Smith

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

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2003 CoSIDA

Academic

All-American

Heather

Brousseau

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

2006 Colonial Athletic Association Champions

Hofstra’s seven All-CAA selections in 2008

The Pride unveil their 2005 NCAA banner

All-time

strikeout leader

and three-time

CAA Pitcher

of the Year

Kayleigh Lotti


Bill Edwards has completed 23 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 806-376-3 in 22 seasons, ranking him in the top 25 in NCAA history in career winning percentage and making him one of only 19 active coaches with 800 career wins.

In each of the last 20 seasons under Edwards, the Pride has won either a regular season or a postseason conference title, including the 11 straight tournament championships, breaking the previous record of nine straight conference titles set by Massachusetts from 1995-2003.

This past season, Edwards guided Hofstra to a 40-13 record and was named the Colonial Athletic Association Co-Coach of the Year, the fourth straight season he has earned that honor. A year ago, Edwards guided Hofstra to a school record-tying 45 wins in 2010, as the Pride 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. Hofstra took third-ranked (and eventual runner-up) Arizona to 12 innings in the regional finals before falling 10-6.

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 was set in 2005, when Hofstra reached the NCAA Regional finals at Alabama with a 2-1 win over Arizona State. The year before, he 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, Oklahoma State and Arizona 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 22-year career. Edwards and company have garnered 12 NCAA Tournament appearances, including six straight from 2003-08.

Edwards, who has been a part of 23 straight 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).

Head Coach Bill Edwards

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

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

Edwards came to Hofstra from Commack High School where he coached softball for nine years. During his tenure at Commack, his teams compiled a 118-61 record and reached the Suffolk County Class A playoffs in seven of those nine years. His 1988 squad captured the Suffolk County championship and the Long Island championship, and finished third in the New York State Tournament.

Since 1986 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.

Edwards, a teacher in the Commack School District from 1967 through 1999, 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.

In addition, Edwards also served as head ice hockey coach at Iona College from 1968 through 1979. At Iona, his teams posted a 174-58-14 record and captured four Metropolitan Collegiate championships. In 1988 Edwards was inducted into the Iona College Sports Hall of Fame.

Edwards and his wife, Janie, have two grown daughters, Shari, who played NCAA Division I softball at Northern Illinois University and coached at Hofstra, and Karen, a licensed practical nurse. Edwards received a bachelor’s in physical education from Northern Michigan University in 1967 and a master’s from the University at Stony Brook in 1975. The Edwards family resides in Nesconset, New York.

Edwards’ College Coaching Record1990 Hofstra University 19-17-11991 Hofstra University 24-131992 Hofstra University 35-7-1 (ECC Champions)1993 Hofstra University 37-12 (ECAC Champions, NCAA’s)1994 Hofstra University 39-16 (ECC Champions, #20 in Nation)1995 Hofstra University 41-21 (NAC Champions, NCAA’s)1996 Hofstra University 33-18 (NAC Regular Season Champions)1997 Hofstra University 38-16

(America East Regular Season Champions)1998 Hofstra University 39-17 (America East Champions)1999 Hofstra University 40-19 (America East Champions, NCAA’s)2000 Hofstra University 42-21 (America East Champions, NCAA’s)2001 Hofstra University 37-26 (America East Champions, NCAA’s)2002 Hofstra University 28-25 (CAA Champions)2003 Hofstra University 39-17 (CAA Champions, NCAA’s)2004 Hofstra University 38-21

(CAA Champions, NCAA Regional Finalists, #21 in nation)2005 Hofstra University 43-16-1

(CAA Champions, NCAA Regional Finalists)2006 Hofstra University 37-20

(CAA Champions, NCAA Regional Hosts)2007 Hofstra University 41-15

(CAA Champions, NCAA Regional Hosts)2008 Hofstra University 45-13

(CAA Champions, NCAA Regional Finalists)2009 Hofstra University 26-21 (CAA Regular Season Champions)2010 Hofstra University 45-12

(CAA Champions, NCAA Regional Finalists)2011 Hofstra University 40-13 (CAA Regular Season Champions)

Total 806-376-3


Associate Head Coach Larissa Anderson

Larissa Anderson is in her 11th year on the coaching staff at

Hofstra and her eighth as associate head coach. She has helped the Pride to eight CAA Tournament championships and seven NCAA Tournament appearances in her 10 seasons on the staff. She has also been part of 14 NCAA Tournament game victories over the last nine 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 10 years, she has helped Hofstra achieve a record of 382-173-1, including a school record 45 victories in 2008 and 2010. In 2010 Anderson was a big factor in the progression of then-freshman Olivia Galati, who tied the school record for wins with 26 and was the CAA Pitcher and Rookie of the Year. Galati would go on to set the program record for wins (29) and strikeouts (348) during the 2011 season to repeat as CAA Pitcher of the Year.

She was also instrumental in the development of Kayleigh Lotti, who holds the Hofstra career and 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, Lotti (four times) and Osborne (twice) and Galati 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 go-to reliever, posting an 11-3 record, a 1.78 ERA with 61 strikeouts and four walks in 63 innings pitched.

Anderson is also a frequent speaker at camps and clinics around the country. At the 2011 NFCA Convention, Anderson and Head Coach Bill Edwards were featured speakers and presented: “Defensive Strategy: Is Your Team Really As Prepared As You Think?” The national convention included more than 1,300 participants (mostly coaches) from youth levels, high school, travel teams and NCAA Division I, II, III and NAIA institutions.

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 10 years, Patrick, a former coach in the Kansas City Royals organization who served three seasons as head coach of the Hofstra Baseball team before returning to pro ball in 2012.

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Adrienne ClarkAssistant Coach

Adrienne Clark, one of the top pitchers in Hofstra University history and a member of Pride teams that won four straight Colonial

Athletic Association titles, joins the coaching staff in 2012 as a volunteer assistant.

Clark comes back to Hofstra after spending three seasons (2009-11) on the staff at Columbia University, where she worked with the Lions pitching staff and outfielders. She also served as an associate professor of physical education at Columbia. Clark also spent three years as an assistant at Delaware after graduating from Hofstra in 2005.

During her tenure at Columbia, Clark guided a pitching staff that saw its team ERA shrink from 4.95 the season before she arrived to a 3.01 mark in 2011. She also coached a pair of her pitchers, Maggie Johnson and Prophet Gaspard, to All-Ivy League accolades in 2011. At Delaware. Clark served as the Blue Hens’ pitching coach. She also worked with the Delaware outfielders, ran individual hitting sessions, oversaw the Blue Hens’ recruiting process and served as the team’s first base coach. Clark made an immediate impact during her first season

at Delaware in 2006, as the Blue Hens led the Colonial Athletic Association with a 2.03 earned run average.

During her playing career for the Pride, Clark helped lead the team to four straight CAA regular-season and postseason championships and three NCAA Regional appearances. She helped the team win 148 games during those seasons, including a school-record 43 victories in 2005. Hofstra went 8-4 in the NCAA Tournament over her final three seasons and was one of only 12 teams in the nation to win at least two NCAA Tournament games in 2003, 2004, and 2005.

Clark was a two-time first team All-CAA selection, a three-time CAA All-Tournament selection, and was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-Mid Atlantic Region team as a junior in 2004. She developed into one of the best big-game pitchers anywhere in the country, tallying a 5-1 record with one save in NCAA Division I Tournament play over her final three seasons, with four of those wins coming in 1-0 decisions. Clark had a streak of 31 straight shutout innings as a starter in the NCAA Tournament at one point and was named to the NCAA All-Regional team in 2003 and 2004.

Clark, a native of Gibsonton, Florida, holds a degree in business administration and marketing and will graduate from Columbia in May 2012 with a master’s in sports management.

Courtney Oliver Assistant Coach

Former Hofstra pitcher/designated player Courtney Oliver, a 2008 graduate, is entering her second season an assistant coach with the Pride

in 2011. She will assist the Pride with both pitching and hitting, after having a standout career in both areas during her playing days at Hofstra.

After graduating from Hofstra in 2008, Oliver spent one year as an assistant coach at Monmouth University 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 finished with a 26-18-1 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 home run 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 10th 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 eighth 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.

Oliver, who earned a degree in marketing from Hofstra, is currently pursuing her master’s in journalism.

Assistant Coaches


Finding a mixture of talent and experience to navigate through a long season can help determine how far a team can go. With seven returning starters and 11 juniors and seniors on the roster,

the 2012 Hofstra softball team will be looking to build off an impressive year as it seeks the program’s 13th tournament title in the last 15 years. The Pride returns most of their key players from a team that went 40-13, including 19-1 against the Colonial Athletic Association. Though the lineup retains many of its potent threats, Hofstra will still need to replace top power hitter Sara Michalowski (team-leading 12 home runs and 46 RBIs), catcher Laura Valentino (51 starts) and sure-handed shortstop Trisha Dreslinski, who started all 53 games last season. But the Pride brings back its top-two hurlers in CAA Pitcher of the Year Olivia Galati and senior Erin Wade. Edwards will also have the luxury of starting an upperclassman at every position. The lineup will be fortified by the return of senior infielder Jess Hirschbuhl (.311 average), junior outfielder Tessa Ziemba (.335) and junior designated player D.J. Slugh (.338), who all earned All-CAA first-team honors. Hofstra is coming off its fifth 40-win season in the last seven years, though head coach Bill Edwards said past performance will not adumbrate future success. “It’s a new year with new challenges and last year doesn’t guarantee you anything,” Edwards said. “But we’re all excited for the new season and it should help that we have an experienced team. You can’t coach experience.” Here is a position-by-position look at the Pride heading into the 2012 season:

Pitcher

For the third straight year, the 1-2 combination of Galati and Wade will be expected to carry the pitching load. As a sophomore, Galati earned her second consecutive CAA Pitcher of the Year award after going 29-8 with a 1.24 ERA. After winning the league’s pitcher and rookie of the year awards as a freshman, Galati boasts a career-record of 55-15 and is coming off a 2011 season in which set a team record for victories and strikeouts (348) while logging 17 shutouts. For her efforts, Galati was named to the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year top-50 watch list for the second consecutive season.

Wade alleviated the pressure on Galati with a stellar 11-5 record and a 2.33 ERA. The duo started every game for the Pride and logged more than 99 percent of the total innings. Wade showed good control, striking out 109 batters against just 32 walks in 104 innings pitched.

“Olivia is the type of pitcher who makes it a little easier on the coaching staff when she’s on her game,” Edwards said. “Erin is throwing the ball really well right now. When you have two quality pitchers, we just have to keep them healthy and they’ll give us a chance to win.” To bolster the pitching staff, Edwards could also turn to 5-10 freshman Dominique Ficara and junior Nicole Osovski. Edwards said Ficara has worked hard to improve from the time she arrived on campus to now and could pick up innings.

Catcher

Hofstra lost Valentino to graduation but will still have a veteran to key the backstop position. Courtney Crews, who did not accrue a single error in 33 total chances last year, has developed a rapport with the pitching staff and could be primed for a big season after battling through an injury in 2011. The senior will be expected to shoulder much of the responsibility behind the plate early on but could be spelled by freshman Erin Trippi. The Lyndhurst, N.J. native is getting acclimated to the Division I level and could receive key game experience with Hofstra slated to play 15 games in a 17-day stretch to start the campaign.

First Base

Senior Jess Hirschbuhl is coming off a standout season as the team’s second baseman, where she earned first-team All-CAA honors in starting all 53 games. Hirschbuhl batted .311 and posted a .451 on-base percentage. The Pride hopes her offensive production will translate to a new position as Hirschbuhl will move to the right of the infield and take over the first base spot from Michalowski. As a senior, Michalowski provided the bulk of the Pride’s power as the only Hofstra player with double-digit home runs. Hirschbuhl still accumulated 49 total bases and scored 31 runs while helping to turn four double plays. Osovski

2012 Outlook

Olivia Galati

Erin Wade

Jess Hirschbuhl

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has all been practicing at first and could provide depth as a position player in addition to her talents as a pitcher. Freshman walk-on Danielle Bitts could also compete for time at first.

Second Base

With Hirschbuhl moving over, sophomore Tori Rocha will look to establish herself at second base. As a freshman, Rocha appeared in 13 games, including seven off the bench. Edwards said the left-handed hitting Rocha has been working hard and could provide the Pride with a strong arm and good range defensively. At the plate, Rocha will look to use her quickness to generate runs and contribute to a Hofstra offense that out-scored opponents, 272-90, last season.

Shortstop

Hofstra lost one of its most aggressive and tough athletes when Dreslinski graduated last year. To replace the shortstop who started all 53 games, the Pride will move senior Krista Thorn from third base to short. Thorn also started every game last season, batting .273 with 19 RBIs.

Third Base

Junior Becca Bigler batted .293 with four RBIs last year before a medical red-shirt cut short her season. But in her limited playing time, Bigler showed her prowess at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a RBI in a win over Purdue and 1-for-3 in both games of a doubleheader against Florida State and All-America pitcher Sara Hamilton. Bigler will now be entrusted to be the everyday third baseman.

Outfield

On a team where the infield defensive alignment has fluctuated, the outfield should provide the Pride with continuity. Hofstra returns all three of its starters in senior

Michelle Lavagnino and juniors Tessa Ziemba and Rachael Senatore. Ziemba, another All-CAA first-team pick, became the first Hofstra player to have 40 RBI in each of her first two seasons after her game-winning RBI double in the regular season finale against Georgia State (she finished with 44). Lavagnino added depth to the lineup with a .313 on-base percentage and Senatore scored 30 runs and stole six bases. Sophomore Ashley Ainbinder could also work her way into the outfield mix with continued strong efforts during practices. Designated player D.J. Slugh could also see time in the outfield.

Designated Player

Junior D.J. Slugh was an offensive catalyst last season, posting a team-leading .479 on-base percentage. In just 74 at-bats, the right-handed hitting Slugh generated 37 runs (17 runs scored and 20 RBIs). The Pride also will look to employ a slew of utility players that can either push established players in practice, fill-in as injury replacements or provide a jolt off the bench while affording the coaching staff the luxury of gaining favorable matchups. Lindsey Reid is coming off a strong fall season but has been setback with a broken hand. She could be valuable utility player who can be slotted into multiple infield positions. Sophomore Colleen Smith has also showed flashes in practice after appearing in 17 games in her first season.

Schedule

In addition to a challenging CAA schedule, Hofstra has loaded the non-conference portion with a bevy of contests against well-respected power-conference schools. The Pride will play four team that enter the season ranked in the he USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Preseason Poll. Hofstra will open the season against No. 24 Louisville and will also play Tennessee (14), Michigan (15), UCLA (19) and will also oppose three teams receiving votes in East Carolina, DePaul and Fordham. In CAA play, Hofstra will open league play with a three-game series at defending-conference champion Georgia State. The Pride will also play James Madison, Towson and Delaware on the road and host George Mason, UNC Wilmington and Drexel.

“We’re not taking the non-conference game as a preparation for conference play,” Edwards said. “We’re playing all these great teams early to win. We want to come out strong early and win some big games in order to put ourselves in a position to get an at-large bid to the tournament.”

“Playing all these top teams early will expose what we have to work on to get better. I think the potential is there for us to be very strong defensively. That’s where we start: pitching and defense.”

Krista Thorn

Tessa Ziemba

Rachael Senatore


The PrideNo. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. B/T Hometown/High School 1 Tessa Ziemba OF Jr. 5-5 L/L Wilmington, DE/St. Mark’s2 Olivia Galati P/DP Jr. 5-5 R/R West Babylon, NY/St. John The Baptist3 Jess Hirschbuhl 1B Sr. 5-8 R/R Jamison, PA/Central Bucks South4 Rachael Senatore OF Jr. 5-8 L/R Sparta, NJ/Pope John XXIII5 Courtney Crews C Sr. 5-4 R/R Stafford, VA/North Stafford6 Tori Rocha 2B/OF So. 5-1 L/R Rehoboth, MA/Dighton-Rehoboth7 Dominique Ficara P Fr. 5-10 R/R Swedesboro, NJ/Kingsway Regional8 Danielle Bitts UT Fr. 5-9 R/R Montgomery, NY/Valley Central9 Ashley Ainbinder OF So. 5-4 R/R Baldwin, NY/Baldwin10 Michelle Lavagnino OF Sr. 5-3 L/R Fredericksburg, VA/Riverbend12 Krista Thorn SS Sr. 5-9 R/R Smithtown, NY/Hauppauge14 D.J. Slugh OF Jr. 5-2 R/R Marlboro, NJ/Colts Neck17 Colleen Smith UT So. 6-0 L/R Islip Terrace, NY/East Islip18 Nicole Osovski P/1B Jr. 5-11 R/R Endicott, NY/Maine-Endwell21 Erin Wade P Sr. 5-5 R/R Taunton, MA/Taunton22 Lindsey Reid IF Fr. 5-2 R/R Bear, DE/Caravel Academy 32 Erin Trippi C Fr. 5-5 R/R Lyndhurst, NJ/Paramus Catholic33 Becca Bigler 3B Jr. 5-7 R/R Bainbridge, PA/Elizabethtown

Head Coach: Bill EdwardsAssociate Head Coach: Larissa Anderson Assistant Coach: Courtney OliverAssistant Coach: Adrienne Clark

2012 Roster

Pronunciation Guide1 Tessa Ziemba zee-EM-buh2 Olivia Galati guh-LOT-ee3 Jess Hirschbuhl HERSH-byool4 Rachael Senatore RAY-chull sen-uh-TOR6 Tori Rocha ROW-chuh7 Dominique Ficara dom-IN-eek fe-CAR-ah9 Ashley Ainbinder AIN-bine-der10 Michelle Lavagnino LAH-vuh-NEE-no14 D.J. Slugh SLEW18 Nicole Osovski oh-SOV-ski32 Erin Trippi tripp-EE

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Courtney Crews #5Senior, 5-4, CatcherStafford, VA/North Stafford

Platooned at catcher as a sophomore in 2010 with graduated Laura Valentino, but had an injury sidetrack her 2011 season…Should return to regular duty behind the plate this fall…2011: Missed the first six weeks of the regular season with an injury and saw limited action after returning…Appeared in eight games, including four starts behind the plate…Batted 1-for-3 in a game at Lehigh…Was hit by a pitch and scored a run in a win over George Mason…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient…2010: Played in 29

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

Player Profiles

Year G AB R H AVG. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB2009 5 5 0 1 .200 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-02010 29 70 8 14 .200 4 3 1 0 8 17 0-02011 8 11 1 1 .091 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0Totals 42 86 9 16 .186 5 3 1 0 8 18 0-0


Jess Hirschbuhl #3Senior, 5-8, First BaseJamison, PA/Central Bucks South/Temple

Became the team’s every day second baseman by the end of 2010, and played that position every game last year…Should fill a similar role this spring, although she could see playing time at first base as well…2011: First team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection…

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

Player Profiles

Year G AB R H AVG. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB2009* 28 70 11 22 .314 13 7 0 1 10 6 1-12010 46 103 22 30 .291 19 4 1 2 5 17 1-22011 53 135 31 42 .311 26 5 1 0 18 10 2-3Totals 127 308 64 94 .305 58 16 2 3 33 33 4-6*at Temple

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Krista Thorn #12Senior, 5-9, ShortstopSmithtown, NY/Hauppauge/Iona

Fourth season the Hofstra roster…Also played goalie on the Hofstra Women’s Soccer team in 2010 and was part of the two winningest seasons in the history of both programs in the same calendar year (45 for softball in 2010 and 19 for women’s soccer)…Was honored as a recipient of the Nick Colleluori Unsung Hero Award at the 2011 Hofstra Student-Athlete Awards banquet…2011: Second team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection…Played and started in all 53 games at third base…Batted .273 with one

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



Erin Wade #21Senior, 5-5, PitcherTaunton, MA/Taunton

Was hampered down the stretch of the 2011 season by an injury...2011: Appeared in 26 games in the circle, including 19 starts…Had an 11-5 record, a 2.56 ERA, and 109 strikeouts in 104 innings of work…Was a perfect 5-0 in conference games, to improve her CAA record to 12-0 in the last two years and 14-1 in her career…Struck out a career-high 14 batters in a win over Columbia on March 19 at the Hofstra Invitational…Also had 12 strikeouts in a one-hit shutout in the rematch with Columbia the following day…

Had 10 strikeouts in an opening-day 4-1 win over St. John’s on Feb. 11 at the Seminole Kickoff Classic at Florida State…Threw a two-hit shutout in the rematch with St. John’s on Feb. 12…Had a two-hit shutout in a win over Iona on March 29…Had a two-hitter in a win over George Mason…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient…2010: First team All-Colonial Athletic Association pick…Second team NFCA All-Northeast Region selection…Appeared in 28 games, including 23 starts…Had an 18-5 record, a 2.34 ERA, and 99 strikeouts in 152.1 innings of work…Was a perfect 7-0 with a 1.58 ERA in conference games, and was 9-0 against conference opponents including two wins in the CAA Tournament…Picked up the save with two innings of solid relief against Oklahoma State in the first game of the NCAA Regionals, allowing only a pair of infield singles…Allowed only four earned runs in a combined eight innings in two starts against No. 3 Arizona in the NCAA Regionals…Took No. 5 Michigan into extra innings tied at 2-2 before losing a 4-3 decision on an error in the eighth, allowing only five hits in eight innings…Shut out Kent State 1-0 in the Leadoff Classic… Also defeated Virginia Tech on a three-hitter at the NFCA Leadoff Classic, earning her CAA Pitcher of the Week honors…Tossed a three-hitter in an 8-1 win over James Madison in the CAA Tournament…Threw a four-hitter in a pressure-packed 5-2 win over Georgia State, and got the last out in the rubber game on Sunday to pick up the save, to help clinch the regular season title for the Pride…Threw a seven-inning one-hitter against George Mason…Shut out Marist on four hits over six innings…Threw a three-hit shutout with seven strikeouts in a win over Iona…Threw a two-hitter in a win over Connecticut…Threw a three-hitter in a 2-1 win over Rutgers…Won 12 straight decisions from March 30 until the NCAA Regionals against Arizona on May 22, tying for the fourth-longest winning streak in school history…2009: Appeared in 17 games, including 10 starts…Had a 6-6 record and a 3.79 ERA…Also had 38 strikeouts and only 12 walks in 64.2 innings of work…Took a tough-luck loss in her college debut, allowing five hits and two runs in a 2-1 defeat to NCAA qualifier Illinois…Allowed one hit and struck out six in relief to get her first win in a 2-1 victory over Ball State…Allowed one earned run in 5.1 innings to defeat James Madison…Threw six innings of one-hit relief in a 4-3,

eight-inning win over Fordham…Allowed one hit in four innings to get the win against Stony Brook…Allowed just one earned run and struck out six in her final appearance of the year against LIU…High School: Played four years of softball at Taunton High School in Taunton, Massachusetts…Also played two seasons of field hockey and two seasons of basketball…Led the Taunton softball team to the Massachusetts state championship as a junior, when she had a 25-2 record 0.07 earned run average, earning Player of the Year honors from the Boston Globe…Had a 23-2 record and an 0.38 ERA as a senior, with 283 strikeouts in 167 innings pitched…Set Taunton school records for career wins (67), strikeouts (942), no-hitters (12) and shutouts (51)…Had a career ERA of 0.26, while allowing opponents to hit just .110 off her in four years…Personal: Born January 9, 1990…Has a younger brother and a younger sister…Lists Jacoby Ellsbury and Jennie Finch as her favorite athletes…Started playing softball at age 7…Also recruited by Connecticut, Ball State and Indiana State…Nicknamed ‘E’…Lists the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer as her favorite books…History major.

Player Profiles

Year GP/GS W-L SV ERA I.P. R ER H SO BB HB2009 17/10 6-6 0 3.79 64.2 45 35 69 38 12 82010 29/24 18-5 3 2.34 152.1 59 51 111 99 59 192011 26/19 11-5 0 2.56 104.0 45 38 91 109 32 10Totals 72/53 35-16 3 2.70 321.0 149 124 271 246 103 37

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Michelle Lavagnino #10Senior, 5-3, OutfieldFredericksburg, VA/Riverbend

Fourth season on the Hofstra roster…Was used as both a pinch runner and a late-inning defensive replacement her first two seasons, but became the regular starting left fielder last year…Also saw time at designated player…Turned around to bat left-handed (slap) after her freshman year…2011: Appeared in 47 games, including 36 starts…Batted .267 with seven RBI…Hit her first career home run in a road win over George Mason on April 9, going 3-for-3 on the game…Tripled and scored in a win over Georgia State

on May 6 to help clinch the regular season title and the top seed in the CAA Tournament…Batted 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI in a home win over James Madison on April 16…Was 2-for-2 with a run scored in a road win over Drexel…Doubled and scored in a win over Connecticut at the Hofstra Invitational…Had a pair of RBI in a season-opening win over UNC Greensboro…Batted .308 in CAA games…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient…2010: Appeared in 45 games, including five starts…Batted .214 on the year (3-14)…Earned a single in a start against No. 5 Michigan at the Louisville Red and Black Invitational…Had the game-ending RBI double in a 10-2 win over St. John’s…Singled and scored a run in a 2-1 victory over Michigan State at the South Florida/La Quinta Inn Invitational…Had a spectacular catch in front of the wall to temporarily preserve a no-hitter in the sixth inning for Olivia Galati in a win over Connecticut in the Pride’s home opener…Stole a base as a pinch-runner against Rutgers…2009: Appeared in 36 games as a pinch runner, while seeing action in the outfield against UNC Wilmington and Towson…Scored nine runs on the year…Was 2-2 stealing bases…Scored Hofstra’s only run in the CAA Tournament…High School: Played four years of softball at Riverbend High School in Fredericksburg, Virginia…Also played volleyball for two years…Earned first team all-district

and all region honors as a senior, while being named second team all-state…Also earned first team all-district and second team all-region honors as a junior…Personal: Born February 13, 1990…Has two older sisters…Majoring in biology…Aspires to work as either a physical therapist or a physician’s assistant…Lists Jeff Francoeur as her favorite athlete…Also recruited by Monmouth, Marist and George Mason…Nicknamed ‘Lava’…Started playing softball at age 10.



Olivia Galati #2Junior, 5-5, Pitcher/Designated PlayerWest Babylon, NY/St. John The Baptist

Already ranks second in Hofstra history in career strikeouts (642) and is sixth in wins (55), well ahead of pace to become the first to reach 1000 strikeouts and 100 wins…Named to the 2012 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year top-50 watch list by the Amateur Softball Association of America (ASA)…2011: Colonial Athletic Association Pitcher of the Year…CAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year for Softball…First team All-CAA and NFCA All-Northeast Region selection…Second team

All-ECAC pick…Named to CAA All-Tournament Team…Five-time CAA Pitcher of the Week…Appeared in 41 games in the pitching circle, and 27 in the batting line-up…Compiled a 29-8 record and a 1.24 ERA with 348 strikeouts in 242.2 innings pitched…Set school records for wins, strikeouts and shutouts (17) in a season…Opponents hit .164 off her…Ranked in the top 15 nationally in seven different pitching categories…Had only 33 walks for a strikeout-to-walk ratio of better than 10:1…Threw two shutouts in the CAA Tournament, a one-hitter against Delaware and a three-hitter against Georgia State…Tied a career high with 17 strikeouts in a 3-2 nine-inning win over Michigan State on March 11…Struck out 15 batters in a win over Towson on April 24, while throwing a shutout in the nightcap to pick up both wins in the doubleheader…Had a 14-1 record an 0.97 ERA in CAA games, while shutting out every CAA team at least once (including Georgia State three times)…Won both games of Georgia State doubleheader on May 6 with shutouts, including a combined 23 strikeouts and one walk, to clinch the regular season title for the Pride…Began the year with a five-inning no-hitter against UNC Greensboro…Threw a two-hit shutout in a 2-0 win over No. 23 Florida State in the championship game

of the Seminole Kickoff Classic on Feb. 13…Shut out No. 21 LSU for eight innings before falling 1-0 in the ninth…Was two outs from a perfect game before settling for a one-hitter in a 3-0 win over James Madison on April 17…Threw a four-hit shutout with 12 K’s in the first-ever night game at Hofstra Softball Stadium, a 5-0 win over St. John’s on April 26…Struck out 14 batters in a six-inning win over George Mason on April 9…Batted .343 on the year (24-of-70) as a part-time hitter…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient…2010: Colonial Athletic Association Pitcher of the Year…CAA Rookie of the Year…ECAC Rookie of the Year…First team All-CAA and NFCA All-Northeast Region selection…Second team All-ECAC pick…CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player…Nine-time CAA Weekly Award winner (five Rookie of the Weeks, four Pitcher of the Weeks)…ECAC Pitcher of the Week twice…Appeared in 55 games as a pitcher, a designated player, or both…Batted .252 with four homers and 27 RBI…Tallied a 26-7 record with a 1.60 ERA and 294 strikeouts in 232.1 innings of work…Tied the then-school record for wins in a season with 26…Had the second-highest strikeout total in school history with 294…Threw a no-hitter in the CAA championship game, a 3-0 win over Georgia State, while tallying 10 strikeouts and two walks, marking the first no-hitter in CAA Tournament history…Struck out 17 batters in a win over James Madison, the second-highest single-game total in school history (behind 19 by Erin Phillips vs. Manhattan in 1996)…Threw a five-inning perfect game against George Mason…On her first day of collegiate competition, she had the tying RBI single with two outs in the seventh inning of a 12-11 win over North Dakota State (finishing 2-for-3 with two walks), and threw a four-hitter with one run and 11 strikeouts in a 2-1 win over North Carolina State…Tied the NCAA Regional final game against No. 3 Arizona with a solo homer in the sixth inning…In her first seven innings of relief against Arizona in the regional final,

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

Year G AB R H AVG. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB2010 51 139 17 35 .252 27 7 0 4 12 17 0-02011 27 70 10 24 .343 8 4 0 0 3 6 0-0Totals 78 209 27 59 .282 35 11 0 4 15 23 0-0

Year GP/GS W-L SV ERA I.P. R ER H SO BB HB2010 38/33 26-7 3 1.60 232.1 64 53 160 294 39 72011 41/34 29-8 3 1.24 242.2 44 43 140 348 33 3Totals 79/67 55-15 6 1.41 475.0 108 96 300 642 72 10


Becca Bigler #33Junior, 5-7, Third BaseBainbridge, PA/Elizabethtown

At Hofstra: Played mostly in left field as a freshman and in limited time as a sophomore before taking a medical red-shirt…Expected to take over at third base this year…2011: Appeared in 14 games before being diagnosed with mononucleosis and taking a medical red-shirt…Batted .293 with four RBI…Was 3-for-4 with a double against Michigan State on March 11…Was 2-for-3 with an RBI in a win over Purdue on March 12…Was 1-for-3 in both games against Florida State and All-America pitcher Sara Hamilton

at the Seminole Kickoff Classic…Had an RBI in both games on opening day, wins over UNC Greensboro and St. John’s…2010: Played in 41 games, including 40 starts…Batted .224 with three homers and 19 RBI…Had key hits in three of the Pride’s NCAA Regional games, including the tying single in a comeback 8-6 win over No. 14 Oklahoma State in the first game of the regional, an RBI double in a 5-2 win in the rematch with the Cowgirls, and a single to start the Pride’s two-run rally against No. 3 Arizona in the 12th inning, which temporarily gave the Pride a 6-4 lead…Also had a diving catch in left field to start the regional finals, made a difficult running catch at the warning track in the third inning, and threw out a runner going to second from her knees in the first game with Oklahoma State…Had an RBI double against Towson in the first game of the CAA Tournament, which stood up as the game’s only run until the seventh before the Pride won 7-3…Was 3-for-4 with two RBI in a doubleheader sweep of Drexel in the final conference series of the regular season…Was 1-for-3 with a run scored in the CAA championship game against Georgia State…Hit a pair of home runs in a three-game series sweep of James Madison…Had an eight-game hitting streak which started against No. 5 Michigan and ended with an RBI single against Maryland…Had two RBI in her college debut against North Dakota State…Had an RBI double in a 4-1 win over South Florida…Hit her first collegiate homer at Rutgers…Hit .204 in conference games…High School: Played four years at Elizabethtown High School in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania…Was a second-team all-state selection as a senior…One of 100 players chosen to participate in a national Adidas showcase…Batted .452 with 21 RBI as a senior, when she led the Bears to the district semis…Named to the Lancaster Lebanon League All-Stars…Personal: Born April 13, 1991…Has one brother and one sister…

Started playing softball at age 7…Lists The Woods by Harlan Coben as her favorite book…Also recruited by Rutgers, Penn State and Connecticut…Nicknamed “Biggs”…Has volunteered at Masonic homes near her hometown…Exercise science major.

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Nicole Osovski #18Junior, 5-11, Pitcher/First BaseEndicott, NY/Maine-Endwell

Saw limited action at first base and in the pitching circle as a freshman, but should challenge for more time in both roles this season…2011: Saw action

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


Year GP/GS W-L SV ERA I.P. R ER H SO BB HB2010 4/0 1-0 0 7.00 9.0 10 9 19 4 5 2


Rachael Senatore #4Junior, 5-8, OutfieldSparta, NJ/Pope John XXIII

Played mostly at designated player as a freshman and moved into the starting center field position and leadoff spot in the batting order last spring…Should fill a similar role this year…2011: Appeared in 49 games, including 47 starts…Batted .288 with 10 RBI on the season…Named CAA Player of the Week after hitting 7-for-13 at the East Carolina University Pirate Classic, including 4-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI against Kent State…Named to All-Tournament team at LSU Purple & Gold Challenge, after

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

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D.J. Slugh #14Junior, 5-2, UtilityMarlboro, NJ/Colts Neck

Saw regular action in left field as a sophomore, while also earning some at-bats as the designated player…Will be in the hunt for both roles again this season…2011: First team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection…Appeared in 39 games, including 28 starts…Hit .338 with three home runs and 20 RBI…Hit 5-for-10 in the four games of the Hofstra Invitational after moving into the starting line-up, including 2-for-4 with three runs scored in a win over Columbia on March 19…Had seven RBI in a doubleheader

sweep of James Madison on April 16, including 2-for-3 with three RBI in the opening game, and 2-for-3 with a homer and four RBI in the nightcap…Homered and had two RBI in the series finale at Drexel on March 27…Batted 3-for-3 in the series opener against Towson on April 24…2010: Appeared in six games, before missing the second half of the season with shoulder surgery…Batted .600 (3-5) in limited action…Earned hits in her first three collegiate at-bats, including an RBI double against Delaware, a single against Delaware, and a double and a run scored against Maryland…High School: Played four years of softball at Colts Neck High School in Colts Neck, New Jersey…Was a first-team All-Freehold Region third baseman…Also named second-team all-county…Helped her team to a 15-9 record as a senior, batting .388 with four homers and 18 RBI…Also competed for two years on the Colts Neck gymnastics team…Personal: Born June 14, 1991…Has three sisters and a brother…Also recruited by Towson and Stony Brook…Lists Kerri Strug and Derek Jeter as her favorite athletes…Lists The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold as her favorite book…Started playing softball at age 7…Linguistics major.



Tessa Ziemba #1Junior, 5-5, OutfieldWilmington, DE/St. Mark’s

Started every game in right field as a sophomore and is expected to play there again this season…Should also bat in the middle of the Hofstra line-up…Has tallied 85 RBI in two years, while becoming the first player in Hofstra history to reach 40 RBI in each of her first two seasons…2011: First team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection…Named to CAA All-Tournament Team…Started all 53 games…Batted .335 (tops among full-time starters) with nine home runs and 44 RBI…Hit a grand slam in a win over

Purdue at the Florida Atlantic University Invitational on March 12, helping her earn CAA Player of the Week honors…Had an RBI double in a 2-1 win over Virginia…Homered and had four RBI in a 9-0 win over Delaware in the first round of the CAA Tournament…Had a key seventh inning single in a 1-0 win over Georgia State in a winner’s bracket game of the CAA Tournament…Ended the season with an 11-game hitting streak…Homered and had four RBI in a 5-1 win over UNC Wilmington on May 1…Batted 4-for-4 and tied a Hofstra record with four runs scored in a win over George Mason on April 9…Had a tiebreaking two-run single with two outs in the seventh inning of a 3-1 road win over Drexel on March 26…Homered in both games of a doubleheader with James Madison on April 16, while batting 5-for-11 with six RBI in the three-game series…Had a go-ahead RBI double in the sixth inning of a 4-1 win over Georgia State in the regular season finale on May 7…Was 4-for-7 with a solo homer in a doubleheader sweep of Towson on April 24…Hit .418 with five homers and 22 RBI in conference games…2010: Second team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection…

Named to NFCA All-Northeast Region second team…CAA All-Rookie Team pick…Started all 57 games, one of only two players on the Pride to start every game (along with senior Kris Root)…Batted .318 with five home runs and 41 RBI, tying for the team lead for runs batted in (with Michele DePasquale)…Came one RBI shy of the Hofstra freshman record held by Ashley Lane…Had a two-run double in the first inning of the NCAA Regional finals against No. 3 Arizona, as well as a key single in the ninth inning to set up a go-ahead run…had three hits in two games against Arizona, and was robbed by diving plays by defenders two other times…Also was 1-for- 2 with two runs scored and a sacrifice fly in an 8-6 win over No. 14 Oklahoma State in the first game of the regional…Was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI in the CAA championship game against Georgia State…Also homered in a 2-0 win over Georgia State in the regular season, which clinched the regular season title for the Pride…Batted 5-for-7 with five RBI in the George Mason series…Was 3-for-3 against Princeton, St. John’s and Iona…Was 2-for-3 with a home run against Wright State on her second day of collegiate competition at the USF/La Quinta Inn Invitational…Homered onto the roof of the Mack Sports Complex lobby in a loss to LIU, the second time in Hofstra Softball Stadium history that a home run hit the Mack Sports Complex on a fly…Earned CAA Rookie of the Week honors on April 25…Hit .319 in conference games…High School: Played four years of softball at Saint Mark’s High School in Wilmington, Delaware…Was a two-time first-team all-conference selection in the outfield…Also earned second-team honors as a sophomore, when she pitched for the Spartans…Was an all-state selection as a senior…Personal: Born August 13, 1991…Has two sisters…Lists Caitlin Lowe as her favorite athlete…Started playing softball at age 12…Lists Night by Elie Wiesel as her favorite book…Nicknamed “Tess”…Played for the Jersey Intensity Gold travel ball team…Psychology major.

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Ashley Ainbinder #9Sophomore, 5-4, OutfieldBaldwin, NY/Baldwin

Second season on the Hofstra Softball roster…Was used as a pinch-hitter as a freshman…2011: Appeared in seven games as a pinch-hitter, batting 2-for-7…Singled in her first home plate appearance against Columbia on March 20…Had a pinch hit single at Lehigh on April 20…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 all-county 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…Aspires to be a collegiate athletic director…Lists The Great Gatsby as her favorite book…Chose Hofstra for the combination of softball and academics…Management major.

Year G AB R H AVG. RBI 2B 3B HR BB SO SB2011 7 7 0 2 .286 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0

Tori Rocha #6Sophomore, 5-1, Second BaseRehoboth, MA/Dighton-Rehoboth

Second season on the Hofstra Softball roster…Saw part-time duty off the bench last year, but will be in the mix for a starting role this year, either at second base, in the outfield, or at designated player…2011: Appeared in 13 games, including five starts as a designated player…Was 1-for-2 with

a double and two RBI in her first collegiate appearance against Kent State on Feb. 20…Had a sacrifice fly in a win over Purdue, while batting 1-for-3 at the plate…Was 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI in a win over Buffalo on March 13…Scored a run as a pinch runner in the CAA championship round against Georgia State on May 13…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.



Colleen Smith #17Sophomore, 6-0, UtilityIslip Terrace, NY/East Islip

Second season on the Hofstra Softball roster…Was a pinch-hitter last season, but could fight for more extended playing time this spring…2011: Saw action in 17 games, all as a pinch hitter….Batted 4-for-16 with one walk in her 17 plate appearances…Had a

single in her first career plate appearance against Pittsburgh on March 6 at the LSU Purple & Gold Challenge…Had a pinch-hit RBI double in a win over George Mason…Also had a pinch hit single in the final game of the George Mason series…Had a single in a win over Buffalo on March 13…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award recipient…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, was on the swimming team at the University of Rhode Island…Lists The Outsiders as her favorite book… Started playing softball at age seven…Lists Mark Sanchez as her favorite athlete…Hopes to be a speech pathologist in a classroom setting after graduation…Speech language and hearing sciences major.


Danielle Bitts #8Freshman, 5-9, First BaseMontgomery, NY/Valley Central

First season on the Hofstra Softball roster…High School: Played four years of softball at Valley Central High School where she batted better than .400 in three straight seasons…Hit .459 with 21 RBIs and 27 runs scored as a senior in leading her team to a

Section IX championship for the second straight year…Named Valley Central’s Female Athlete of the Year…Was a first team all-section pick and an all-state selection…Named Defensive Most valuable Player…As a junior, hit .421 with 19 RBIs and 22 runs scored…As a sophomore, drove in 20 runs and hit .403…Also played two years of basketball and ran one year of indoor track...Member of the National Society of High School Scholars…Named to the Student-Athlete Honor Roll in each of her four seasons…Personal: Born March 25, 1993…Started playing softball at age 8…Lists Derek Jeter as her favorite athlete…Played in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and Paris, France, with North American Prospects during the Summer of 2011…Journalism major.

Dominique Ficara #7Freshman, 5-10, PitcherSwedesboro, NJ/Kingsway Regional

First season on the Hofstra Softball roster…High School: Played four years of varsity softball at Kingsway Regional High School…Earned first team all-conference and first team All-South Jersey honors in her last three seasons…Led the Dragons to a South

Jersey championship as a senior, compiling a 23-5 record…Named the Gloucester County Times Player of the Year after her final campaign…Was a key member of back-to-back conference championship teams in 2009 and 2010…As a freshman, played on a state championship-winning squad…Personal: Born July 1, 1993…Started playing softball at age 8…Aspires to be a school teacher…Elementary education major.

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Lindsey Reid #22Freshman, 5-2, Utility Bear, DE/Caravel Academy First season on the Hofstra Softball roster…High School: Played four years of softball at Caravel Academy…Led the Buccaneers to state championships in 2009 and 2010, and to runner-up finishes in her freshman and sophomore seasons…As

a second baseman, earned first team all-state selections in 2009 and 2010…Also played three years of volleyball and one season of field hockey…Personal: Born May 9, 1993…Started playing softball at age 7…Lists Derek Jeter as her favorite athlete…Plans to major in speech-language and hearing sciences…Lists “Sweet Home Alabama” as her favorite movie…Chose Hofstra to pursue her major and for its softball program.

Erin Trippi #32Freshman, 5-5, Catcher Lyndhurst, NJ/Paramus Catholic First season on the Hofstra Softball roster…High School: Played four years of softball for Paramus Catholic High School where she was named first team all-county for three years…Earned first team all-league honors as a senior…Was a two-time second

team all-state selection…Personal: Born March 28, 1993…Started playing softball at age 13…Lists The Outsiders as her favorite book…Chose Hofstra for its academics and for its softball program…Also recruited by Fordham, Tennessee and Oklahoma…Business major.


This is Hofstra University

Hofstra University provides a dynamic college experience tailored for engaged and ambitious individuals. Students find pride and purpose at Hofstra, through small classes, a faculty whose

primary concern is teaching, cutting edge technology, extensive library resources, internships, and active and compelling 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 76-year 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 50 states and territories, and 72 countries around the world. The beautiful campus is an accredited arboretum with 115 buildings on 240 acres. There are approximately 4,000 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.

While the campus and its offerings have changed, what has remained consistent throughout the years 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 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, School of Communication, School of Education, Health and Human Services, Maurice A. Deane 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 150 areas of study. Graduate degrees are offered, including Ph.D., Ed.D., Psy.D., Au.D., J.D., and M.D. degrees, advanced certificates and professional diplomas, in more approximately 160 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 welcomed its first class in July 2011, is the first allopathic (MD) medical school in Nassau County and the first in New York State since 1963.

In October 2011 the Commission on Presidential Debates announced that it had chosen Hofstra University for the site of its October 16, 2012 Presidential Debate, which will be in the “town meeting” format. The Commission on Presidential Debates, a nonprofit, nonpartisan corporation, has sponsored and produced every presidential and vice-presidential debate since 1988. Hofstra University hosted the third and final presidential debate of the 2008 election cycle, between then Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain, on October 15, 2008.

In 2011 Hofstra announced that it would launch a School of Engineering and Applied Science with a co-op education program that will partner with a network of industry leaders to offer students substantial work experience before they graduate.

The new school, set to open in September 2012, will combine and expand the University’s existing Engineering and Computer Science departments to develop a curriculum that emphasizes high-tech research, practical work experience and inter-disciplinary study, integrating resources and faculty from other parts of the institution, including the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine and the Frank G. Zarb School of Business.

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-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

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

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

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

Hofstra hosts more than 500 cultural events annually, bringing thousands of scholars, dignitaries and other participants to campus. More than 200 musical and dramatic performances take place on campus each year. The University recently completed a year-long celebration of its 75th anniversary, complete with a concert, academic convocation and cake, several conferences and signature events which brought together students, faculty, alumni and community. In October 2008 the eyes of the world were on Hofstra for the final presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain. The debate 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, followed by Define ’09, which looked at the first year of his presidency. The University continues to

host important political events, such as the New York State Gubernatorial Debate in 2010.

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 recently renovated recreation center and numerous athletic facilities, including the 13,000-seat James M. Shuart Stadium and the 5,046-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 280 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 1,165 faculty members, 533 are full time and 93 percent hold the highest degree in their fields. The average undergraduate class size is 21 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 Varsitysports20 Eateriesoncampus20 Localandnationalfraternitiesandsororities21 Averageundergraduateclasssize22 Academicaccreditations37 Residencehalls100 Percentprogramaccessibilitytopersonswithdisabilities175 Studentclubsandorganizations500 Culturaleventsperyear1,165 Facultymembers1935 Foundingdate6,804 Full-timeundergraduateenrollment12,000 TotalUniversityenrollment,includingpart-timeunder-

graduate,graduateandMauriceA.DeaneSchoolofLaw119,000+ Hofstraalumni1.2Million VolumesavailableatHofstraUniversityLibraries


Hofstra University President

Stuart 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 Law School in 1972. President Rabinowitz currently

holds the Andrew M. Boas and Mark L. Claster Distinguished

Professor of Law.

President Rabinowitz has held positions with a number of

important government and community organizations, including

the Judicial Advisory Council of the State of New York Unified

Court System, County of Nassau. He currently serves as a

member of the board of directors for the Long Island Association,

and as co-vice chair of the Long Island Regional Economic

Development Committee. He has also served as a trustee of the

Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities and on the

board of directors the Long Island Technology Network. President

Rabinowitz is a former member of the Nassau County Blue

Ribbon Financial Review Panel and a former chair of the Nassau

County Local Advisory Board. Additionally, President Rabinowitz

served as a member of the Nassau County Commission on

Government Revision, which was charged with drafting a new

charter and a new form of government for the County. He is the

recipient of the Martin Luther King Living the Dream Award,

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 of Nassau

County; and the Alumni Association of the City College of New

York 2005 Townsend Harris Medal. President Rabinowitz

has also been honored by the Long Island Software and

Technology Network (LISTnet) and was the recipient

of Networking magazine’s David Award. In 2009, he

received the Chief Executive Leadership Award from

the Council for Advancement and Support of Education

(CASE), District II. Claflin University presented President

Rabinowitz with the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris

causa in November 2009.

President Rabinowitz received a juris doctor, magna

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 the City College of New York with

honors, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the

American Law Institute.

STUART RABINOWITZ

President of Hofstra University

President Rabinowitz, Hofstra Pride Club Board member James C. Metzger ’83 and Hofstra Pride Club President E. David Woycik ’77 at the 2011 Pride Student-Athlete Awards Banquet

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Trustees of Hofstra UniversityAsofOctober2011

University Senior Administration/Trustees

M. Patricia AdamskiSenior Vice President

for Planning and Administration

Joseph M. BarkwillVice President for

Facilities and Operations

Dr. Herman BerlinerProvost and Senior Vice

President for Academic Affairs

Stephanie BusheyVice President for

Institutional Research and Assessment

Melissa ConnollyVice President for

University Relations

Jessica EadsVice President for

Enrollment Services

OFFICERS

Janis M. Meyer, * ChairJames E. Quinn, * Vice ChairPeter G. Schiff, Vice ChairDavid S. Mack,* SecretaryStuart Rabinowitz, President____________________

MEMBERS

Alan J. Bernon*George W. Bilicic, Jr.Tejinder BindraRobert F. Dall*Helene FortunoffSteven J. Freiberg*Martin B. Greenberg*Joseph M. Gregory*Leo A. GuthartPeter S. Kalikow*Abby KenigsbergArthur J. KremerKaren L. LutzDonna M. Mendes*

John D. Miller*Marilyn B. Monter*Martha S. PopeEdwin C. ReedRobert D. Rosenthal*Debra A. Sandler*Thomas J. Sanzone*Joseph Sparacio* Frank G. Zarb*

DELEGATES

William F. Nirode, Speaker of the FacultyStuart L. Bass,* Chair, University Senate Executive CommitteeElizabeth K. Venuti, Chair, University Senate Planning and Budget CommitteeDavid Zuniga, President, Student Government AssociationAlexander Zelinski, Vice President, Student Government AssociationFrederick E. Davis, Jr.,* President, Alumni Organization

____________________

James M. Shuart,* President Emeritus

Wilbur Breslin, Trustee EmeritusEmil V. Cianciulli,* Chair EmeritusJohn J. Conefry, Jr., Chair EmeritusMaurice A. Deane,* Chair EmeritusGeorge G. Dempster,* Chair EmeritusJoseph L. Dionne,* Trustee EmeritusBernard Fixler,* Trustee EmeritusFlorence Kaufman, Trustee EmeritaWalter B. Kissinger, Trustee EmeritusAnn M. Mallouk,* Chair EmeritaThomas H. O’Brien, Trustee EmeritusArnold A. Saltzman, Trustee EmeritusNorman R. Tengstrom,* Trustee Emeritus

*Hofstra Alumni

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

Richard V. Guardino, Jr., Esq.

Vice President for Business Development

Catherine HennessyVice President for

Financial Affairs and Treasurer

Sandra S. JohnsonVice President for

Student Affairs

Robert W. JuckiewiczVice President for

Information Technology

Alan J. KellyVice President

for Development


Hofstra University Director of Athletics

Jack Hayes is in his eighth year as director of athletics at Hofstra University in 2011-12. 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 20 CAA Championships and making 33 postseason appearances, including 25 NCAA Tournaments, since the 2004-05 academic year. In 2010-11 four Pride teams advanced to postseason play with women’s soccer and men’s lacrosse reaching the NCAA Tournament as at-large selections. In addition, Hofstra hosted the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Quarterfinals in 2009 and 2011, setting a James M. Shuart Stadium attendance record in 2011.

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 three consecutive years. In addition, Hofstra Athletics signed its largest corporate sponsorship deal in department history when it partnered with W.B. Mason in 2010. In 2011 Hofstra announced a 1.5 million dollar commitment from lacrosse alumnus James C. Metzger ’83, the largest gift in Hofstra Athletics history.

Resources generated through fund-raising efforts have been used to enhance programs and facilities available to student-athletes. Recent initiatives

include the construction of the W.B. Mason Pride Lounge on the lower level of the Mack Sports Complex, 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 Education 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 five 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.

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 (9), and sons Matt (6), Tommy (3) and Michael (1).

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY DIRECTORS OF ATHLETICS

1937-42 JohnBartlettMacDonald

1942-45 JohnArcherSmith(Interim)

1945-48 JohnBartlettMacDonald

1948-51 JohnArcherSmith

1951-74 Howard“Howdy”Myers

1974-75 DickThiebert

1975-87 BobGetchell

1987-97 JimGarvey

1997-04 HarryRoyle

2004-pres. JackHayes

JACK HAYES

Hofstra University Director of Athletics

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Hofstra University Athletics

Charles Jenkins, Hofstra’s all-time

leading scorer, was a three-time Haggerty Award winner and two-

time CAA Player of the Year who was selected by

the Golden State Warriors in the 2011 NBA Draft

Jay Card led the Pride to four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances for the first time in program history, and was a three-time All-American and four-time All-CAA selection

Tiffany Yovino helped lead the Pride to the second round of the NCAA

Tournament in 2007 and 2010 and was an All-American last season

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

Shante Evans was an All-

American in 2010-11 after averaging a

team-high 18.4 points and 11

rebounds per game

Lou Ruggirello earned All-America and Academic All-America accolades in 2010-11 and was a four-time NCAA qualifier

Genna Kovar, a two-time field hockey All-American, led the nation in goals and points per game in 2011 and is Hofstra’s all-time leader in goals (57), assists (34) and points (148).


Athletics Administrative Staff and Head Coaches

Alison AdamskiWomen’s Tennis Coach

Pete Alfano

Cross Country CoachRob Anspach

Wrestling CoachChrissy Arnone

Assistant Director of Athletics for Marketing

and Promotions

Jay ArtinianSenior Associate Director of Athletics for Facilities

Rachel AugustAssistant Director of

Athletic Administration

Ann BallerAssociate Director of

Athletic Facilities

Dr. Michael BarnesFaculty Athletics Representative

Anthony BattagliaEquipment Manager

Susan BauerAssistant Dean of

University Advisement

Marisa BigginsAssistant Director of

Compliance

Allison BradshawAssistant Strength and

Conditioning Coach

Brittany ButtsAthletic Facilities

Coordinator

Mo CassaraMen’s Basketball Coach

Neil CollinsAssistant Director of

Athletic Facilities

John ConsidineAssistant Equipment

Manager

Tara CoppolaAssistant Director of

Athletic Facilities

Maria CorvinoAssistant Director of Athletics for Ticket

Operations

Maren Crowley

Women’s Golf CoachKathy De Angelis

Field Hockey CoachSteve DeNapoli

Athletic Facilities Coordinator

Bill EdwardsSoftball Coach

Joe ElliottMen’s Golf Coach

David FernandezAthletic Facilities

Coordinator

Stephen GorchovAssociate Director

of Athletics for Communications

John HeckAssociate Director of

Athletics for Compliance

Kristina HernandezVolleyball Coach

Tim HolmanAthletic Facilities

Coordinator

Ellen JohnsonAssistant Director of

Athletics for Corporate Relations

Colm KennedyAssistant Director of

Athletic Facilities

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Krista Kilburn-SteveskeyWomen’s Basketball

Coach

James LallyDirector of Student-

Athlete Services

Frantzer Le BlancAssistant Director of

Athletic Facilities

Cindy LewisSenior Associate

Director of Athletics

Evan MalingsHead Athletic Trainer

Danny McCabeExecutive Associate Director of Athletics

Tim McMahonAssociate Director of

Athletics for External Affairs

Abby MorganWomen’s Lacrosse Coach

Kevin MurgaAthletic Facilities

Coordinator

Isaac NealTicket Office

Graduate Assistant

Michael NeelyDirector of Ticket Sales

Richard NuttallMen’s Soccer Coach

Jeanne O’KeefeAthletic Department

Secretary

Rachel PeelAssociate Dean of

University Advisement

James PrendergastAssistant Strength and

Conditioning Coach

Simon RiddioughWomen’s Soccer Coach

John RussoBaseball Coach

Diane SchuerleinAthletic Department

Secretary

Jim SheehanSenior Sports

Information Director

Daniel SolowAssistant Director of

Athletics for Development

Samantha SweeneyAssistant Director of Athletics for Student-Athlete Development

Harriet TeitleAthletic Department

Secretary

Kathy TheilingEquipment Manager

Seth TierneyMen’s Lacrosse Coach

Michael UntersteinAssistant Director of Athletic Development

Dave WalshAssistant Equipment

Manager

Ryan WatsonAssistant Director of

Athletic Facilities

Philip WayneMen’s Tennis Coach

Winnie WymesAthletic Department

Secretary

Dr. Michael YorioTeam Physician


Hofstra 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Athletic Academic Support

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Evan MalingsHeadAthleticTrainer

Dr. Michael YorioTeamPhysician

Jesica BrownAthleticTrainer

Through a comprehensive athletic training program, Hofstra University student-athletes are provided excellent health care during their time at the

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

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

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

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

Sports Medicine/Athletic Training


FivedistinctregionsmakeupLongIsland:

• NorthShore,otherwiseknownastheGoldCoast,withdozensof historic sites dating back to colonial days and Gatsby-era mansions.

• SouthShore,theIsland’sspectatorsportsandentertainmentcenter, with world-famous Jones and Fire Island Beaches, and home to the New York Islanders.

• CentralSuffolk,withbeautifulforestsandnaturalinlets,theworld’s largest factory outlet center and a huge water park.

• NorthFork,withanarrayofvineyards,waterfrontportsandfarmstands.

• SouthFork,widelyknownas“TheHamptons,”withitspristinebeaches 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.

Witheverythingfrom:

• museums,historicalsitesandlighthouses,

• tosophisticatedmalls,designeroutletsandshoppingvillages,

• towineriesandfarmstands,

• tofamilyfunparks,aquariumsandzoos,

...there is plenty to do on Long Island!

LongIslandhasarichhistoryasanactive,vibrantcommunity,asummerplayground,andhometosomeofNewYork’smostprominentfamilies.

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• Studytheworld’sfinestsculpturesandpaintingsattheMetropolitan Museum of Art.

• GoandcheeralongwiththecrowdataYankees,Mets,Rangersor

Knicks game.

• WaveattheTVcamerasinthestreet-levelstudiosofFOX,CNN,NBC, CBS or ABC

• WalkthroughthefinancialcapitaloftheworldattheNewYorkStock Exchange on Wall Street.

• TakethesubwaytoConeyIslandforaNathan’shotdogandarideon the Cyclone, the last of the great wooden rollercoasters.

• Gethalf-pricedticketstoBroadway’sfinestshowsattheTKTSbooth in a new, glittering Times Square.

Hofstraislocatedonly30milesfromNewYorkCity–thecapitalofcultureandfinance.YoucanvisitCarnegieHall,SouthStreetSeaport,HardRockCafé,

GrandCentralStation,CentralPark,NBCStudiosinRockefellerCenter,LittleItalyorChinatown.

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Softball Facilities

HOFSTRA SOFTBALL STADIUM

The 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 248-47 record at home, including 98-10 against CAA opponents.

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

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

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

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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 that was formerly owned by the New York Jets. The 50-yard turf field gives Hofstra a unique practice environment. The practice bubble is located on the North Campus, behind the Mack Sports Complex.

MACK SPORTS COMPLEX WEIGHT ROOMThe 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.


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

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

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

DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

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

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

2011 Statistics

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Date Opponent Score Att. Time Line Score Pitcher of Record Record

Seminole Kickoff Classic at Tallahassee, Florida2/11 vs. UNC Greensboro W 16-0 648 1:30 16-10-0/0-0-4 Galati(1-0) 1-02/11 vs. St. John’s W 4-1 648 2:25 4-6-0/1-6-1 Wade(1-0) 2-02/12 at #23 Florida State L 5-1 526 1:55 2-6-0/1-3-1 Galati (1-1) 2-12/12 vs. St. John’s W 9-0 421 1:58 9-8-0/0-2-3 Wade (2-0) 3-12/13 at #23 South Florida W 2-0 379 1:44 2-4-0/0-2-2 Galati (2-1) 4-1

Pirate Classic at Greenville, North Carolina2/19 vs. Virginia L 0-2 137 1:59 0-5-2/2-5-1 Galati (2-2) 4-22/19 at East Carolina L 0-5 658 2:13 0-3-2/5-8-0 Wade (2-1) 4-32/20 vs. Kent State W 12-0 102 2:05 12-15-1/0-2-3 Galati (3-2) 5-32/20 vs. Virginia W 2-1 108 2:02 2-7-0/1-4-1 Galati (4-2) 6-3 2/21 at East Carolina L 4-5 364 2:29 4-6-0/5-6-0 Galati (4-3) 6-4

Purple and Gold Challenge at Baton Rouge, Louisiana 3/4 vs. #12 Texas L 0-5 916 2:03 0-4-0/5-9-0 Wade (2-2) 6-53/4 at #21 LSU L 0-1 916 2:20 0-2-0/1-13-0 Galati (4-4) 6-63/6 vs. Pittsburgh L 1-3 968 1:56 1-6-0/3-6-0 Galati (4-5) 6-7

Florida Atlantic Invitational at Boca Raton, Florida3/11 vs. Middle Tennessee W 3-2 310 2:00 3-9-2/2-6-1 Wade (3-2) 7-73/11 vs. Michigan State W 3-2 310 2:10 3-10-1/2-4-1 Galati (5-5) 8-7 3/12 vs. Purdue W 7-2 340 1:47 7-7-1/2-4-5 Galati (6-5) 9-73/12 at Florida Atlantic L 0-7 340 1:50 0-2-2/7-8-1 Wade (3-3) 9-8 3/13 vs. Buffalo W 6-0 389 1:53 6-10-2/0-3-1 Galati (7-5) 10-8

Hyatt Place Invitational at Hempstead, New York3/19 Columbia W 11-2 340 2:12 11-12-0-0/2-3-6 Wade (4-3) 11-83/19 Connecticut W 4-1 345 1:56 4-7-0/1-2-1 Galati (8-5) 12-83/20 Columbia W 7-0 230 1:55 7-8-0/0-2-3 Wade (5-3) 13-83/20 Connecticut W 7-0 230 1:53 7-7-0/0-1-2 Galati (9-5) 14-8 3/26 at Drexel* W 3-1 127 1:35 3-5-0/1-3-1 Galati (10-5) 15-8, 1-03/26 at Drexel* W 6-3 115 1:45 6-12-0/3-3-3 Wade (6-3) 16-8, 2-03/27 at Drexel* W 12-0 89 1:30 12-8-0/0-3-2 Galati (11-5) 17-8, 3-03/29 Iona W 8-0 75 1:22 8-10-1/0-2-1 Wade (7-3) 18-83/30 Rutgers W 10-4 83 2:24 10-10-0/4-8-1 Galati (12-5) 19-84/2 Delaware* W 2-1 278 1:28 2-7-0/1-3-0 Galati (13-5) 20-8, 4-04/2 Delaware* W 7-1 278 2:06 7-6-1/1-8-1 Wade (8-3) 21-8, 5-04/3 Delaware* W 1-0 367 1:47 1-7-0/0-6-1 Galati (14-5) 22-8, 6-04/6 at Fordham W 5-1 101 1:47 5-9-0/1-2-1 Galati (15-5) 23-84/9 at George Mason* W 10-0 100 1:45 10-12-0/0-2-3 Galati (16-5) 24-8, 7-04/9 at George Mason* W 11-2 150 2:15 11-13-0/2-2-2 Wade (9-3) 25-8, 8-0 4/10 at George Mason* L, 2-6 200 2:05 2-6-0/6-8-1 Galati (16-6) 25-9, 8-1 4/16 James Madison* W 11-3 210 1:37 11-13-0/3-4-1 Galati (17-6) 26-9, 9-1 4/16 James Madison* W 16-6 210 1:55 16-18-2/6-9-2 Galati (18-6) 27-9, 10-1 4/17 James Madison* W 3-0 317 1:25 3-3-0/0-1-2 Galati (19-6) 28-9, 11-1 4/20 at Lehigh W 6-0 75 1:55 6-8-0/0-3-3 Galati (20-6) 29-9 4/20 at Lehigh L 2-4 80 2:03 2-5-2/4-9-1 Wade (9-4) 29-10 4/24 Towson* W 8-2 315 1:49 8-16-0/2-4-2 Galati (21-6) 30-10, 12-1 4/24 Towson* W 2-0 310 1:51 2-4-0/0-5-0 Galati (22-6) 31-10, 13-1 4/26 St. John’s W 5-0 1045 2:25 5-5-0/0-4-1 Galati (23-6) 32-10 4/27 at Long Island L 2-3 87 1:45 2-4-0/3-5-1 Galati (23-7) 32-11 4/30 at UNC Wilmington* W 11-0 109 1:25 11-7-0/0-1-0 Galati (24-7) 33-11, 14-1 4/30 at UNC Wilmington* W 3-1 109 1:54 3-6-0/1-7-3 Wade (10-4) 34-11, 15-1 5/1 at UNC Wilmington* W 5-1 145 1:40 5-5-0/1-3-2 Galati (25-7) 35-11, 16-1 5/6 Georgia State* W 4-0 405 1:38 4-5-2/0-3-3 Galati (26-7) 36-11, 17-15/6 Georgia State* W 2-0 405 1:45 2-7-0/0-4-2 Galati (27-7) 37-11, 18-1 5/7 Georgia State* W 4-1 427 1:45 4-8-0/1-5-3 Wade (11-4) 38-11, 19-1

CAA Championship at Hofstra University5/11 Delaware W 9-0 470 1:20 9-8-0/0-1-1 Galati (28-7) 39-115/12 Georgia State W 1-0 41 1:37 1-3-0/0-3-1 Galati (29-7) 40-115/13 Georgia State L 2-4 517 1:47 2-6-0/4-5-2 Galati (29-8) 40-125/13 Georgia State L 0-2 517 1:47 0-3-0/2-6-1 Wade (11-5) 40-13

*CAA game

2011 Results


2011 CAA Softball Standings

CAA Overall W L Pct. W L T Pct.

2011 Colonial Athletic Association Review

CAA Overall W L Pct. W L T Pct.Hofstra 19 1 .950 40 13 0 .755*Georgia State 15 5 .750 36 25 0 .590 Towson 11 8 .579 28 26 0 .519Delaware 10 11 .476 21 34 0 .382James Madison 8 12 .400 29 23 0 .558George Mason 8 12 .400 19 25 0 .432Drexel 7 14 .333 15 28 0 .349 UNC Wilmington 3 18 .143 11 45 0 .196

*CAA Champion

Player of the Year: Sara Michalowski, Hofstra

Pitcher of the Year: Olivia Galati, Hofstra

Rookie of the Year: Kaitlyn Medlam Georgia State

Coach of the Year: Bill Edwards, Hofstra and

Roger Kincaid, Georgia State

All-CAA TeamsFirst Team Second TeamPlayer Player Paige Collings, C, Drexel Gina Knutson, C, DelawareSara Michalowski, 1B, Hofstra Lauren Jones, 1B, Georgia StateJess Hirschbuhl, 2B, Hofstra Michelle McKinnon, 2B, DelawareCaitlin Sandy 3B, James Madison Krista Thorn 3B, HofstraAshley Burnham, SS, James Madison Paige Nowacki, SS, Georgia StateRachel Miller, OF, Towson Jasmine Butler, OF, James MadisonErika Stasch, OF, Towson Rachel Campbell, OF, DrexelTessa Ziemba, OF, Hofstra Audrey Mason, OF, Georgia StateD.J. Slugh, DP/NP, Hofstra Brenna Morrissey, DP/NP, Georgia StateHillary Allen, DP/P, Drexel Amanda Stacevicz, DP/P, Georgia StateOlivia Galati, P, Hofstra Katie Lingmai, P, TowsonMcCall Langford, P, Georgia State Kaitlyn Medlam, P, Georgia State

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

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

PitchingTeam G ERA W L SV IP H R ER BB SO

Hofstra 53 1.64 40 13 4 349.2 234 90 82 66 457 Georgia State 61 1.95 36 25 12 416.1 387 163 116 124 279Towson 54 2.30 28 26 1 367.2 340 160 121 105 237George Mason 44 3.04 19 25 1 301.1 345 169 131 89 124 James Madison 52 3.67 29 23 4 345.0 375 214 181 182 201 Drexel 43 3.74 15 28 0 286.1 356 208 153 137 160 UNC Wilmington 56 4.15 11 45 1 364.1 394 257 216 200 291Delaware 55 4.30 21 34 5 342.0 430 272 210 153 241

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HitsPlayer, Team H

Rachel Miller, TU 62Ashley Burnham, JMU 62Tessa Ziemba, HU 59Jasmine Butler JMU 59

DoublesPlayer, Team 2BLori Botkin, JMU 14Jenny Richards, UD 13Caitlen Manning, JMU 12Ashley Burnham, JMU 12 Paige Nowacki, GSU 12

TriplesPlayer, Team 3BAshley Burnham, JMU 5Rachael Miller, TU 5Andrea Stevenson, TU 3Erika Stasch, TU 3

Home RunsPlayer, Team HRLauren Jones, GSU 14Ashley Burnham, JMU 13Sara Michalowski, HU 12Gina Knutson UD 9Tessa Ziemba, HU 9Paige Collings, DU 9

RBIPlayer, Team RBISara Michalowski, HU 46Tessa Ziemba, HU 44Lauren Jones, GSU 40 Sammi DiPompo, TU 34

RunsPlayer, Team RAshley Burnham, JMU 44Sara Michalowski, HU 38Rachel Miller, TU 37Jasmine Butler, JMU 34Tessa Ziemba, HU 33

StrikeoutsPlayer, Team KOlivia Galati, HU 348Katie Lingmai, TU 171McCall Langford, GSU 120Amanda Aditays, UNCW 116Kathleen Conway, UD 111

Innings PitchedPlayer, Team IPOlivia Galati, HU 242.2Katie Lingmai, TU 190.0Dominique Ortega, TU 164.0Hillary Allen, DU 160.0Olivia McPherson, JMU 158.0

WinsPlayer, Team WinsOlivia Galati, HU 29Katie Lingmai, TU 17McCall Langford, GSU 15Olivia McPherso, JMU 12 Erin Wade, HU 11

2011 CAA Individual StatisticsBatting AveragePlayer, Team GP Avg. AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB

Jasmine Butler JMU 52 .371 159 34 59 5 2 1 23 12Ashley Burnham, JMU 52 .365 170 44 62 12 5 13 32 26Rachel Miller, TU 52 .358 173 37 62 9 5 1 19 12Andrea Stevenson, TU 54 .341 170 33 58 8 3 5 32 15Tessa Ziemba, HU 53 .335 176 33 59 10 1 9 44 7Paige Collings, DU 43 .333 129 19 43 7 1 9 33 16Michele McKinnon, UD 55 .322 143 24 46 2 0 1 14 8Sammi DiPompo, TU 54 .322 171 27 55 11 2 4 34 17Erika Stasch, YU 52 .319 141 32 45 8 3 5 26 27Jess Hirschbuhl, HU 53 .311 135 31 42 5 1 0 26 18

PitchingEarned Run AveragePlayer, Team G ERA W L SV IP H R ER BB SO

Olivia Galati, HU 41 1.24 29 8 3 242.2 140 44 43 33 348Kaitlyn Medlam, GSU 31 1.63 10 2 4 90.1 82 30 21 26 78McCall Langford, GSU 35 1.83 15 10 0 157.00 130 47 41 46 120 Dominique Ortega, TU 31 2.09 10 12 0 164.0 193 78 49 21 55 Alana Thomas, GSU 30 2.13 9 11 1 128.0 130 63 39 33 62Katie Lingmai, TU 34 2.36 17 13 1 190.0 128 71 64 73 171 Erin Wade, HU 26 2.56 11 5 0 104.0 91 45 38 32 109Miranda Cranford, GMU 21 2.56 5 8 0 87.1 100 45 32 22 48 Stephanie Maher, GMU 30 2.92 7 4 1 72.0 77 38 30 29 34 Kelsey Byrd, GMU 27 2.92 7 10 0 127.0 137 67 53 28 38

Jess Hirschbuhl


The Colonial Athletic Association

The Colonial Athletic Association continues to build on its 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 22 NCAA post-graduate scholars. In 2010-11, more than 1,900 of the league’s 4,000 student-athletes received the Commissioner’s Academic Award after posting at least a 3.2 grade point average while lettering in a varsity sport. The conference had 21 teams in 12 different sports receive NCAA Public Recognition Awards based on the latest Academic Progress Report released in 2011.

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 conducts championships in 23 sports. 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 2010-11, 25 teams earned NCAA Tournament berths and 50 student-athletes received All-America honors in 13 different sports.

The conference has made its presence known nationally in men’s basketball with two teams – George Mason (2006) and VCU (2011) – advancing to the NCAA Final Four over the past five years. Three CAA teams earned NCAA Tournament berths for the first time in 2011 as conference champion Old Dominion was joined by VCU and George Mason. VCU knocked off USC, Georgetown, Purdue, Florida State and top-seeded Kansas, while Mason defeated Villanova. The Rams were ranked No. 6 in the final ESPN/USA Today Top 25 poll, which was the highest ranking ever for a CAA team. In 2006, George Mason captured the nation’s imagination by becoming the first mid-major program since 1979 to reach the Final Four, posting victories over Michigan State, North Carolina, Wichita State and Connecticut along the way.

Six CAA women’s basketball teams advanced to postseason play in 2011. James Madison represented the conference in the NCAA Tournament after capturing its second straight conference championship. Delaware, Drexel, UNC Wilmington, Old Dominion and VCU participated in the WNIT, with the Seahawks advancing to the second round. 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. At least two women’s soccer teams have advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in three of the past four seasons and William & Mary gave the CAA a team in the final 16 of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship for the sixth time in the last nine years. In men’s cross country, William & Mary advanced to the NCAA Championship for the 12th straight year and finished 19th overall. In the pool, Towson’s Meredith Budner finished as the runner-up in the 500 freestyle and 1650 freestyle at the 2011 NCAA Championship and received All-America honors along with George Mason’s Ashley Danner. Delaware and Towson have each reached the Final Four of the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship in the past decade. The CAA has sent multiple teams to the NCAA Baseball Championship in nine of the last 14 years and has had at least 12 players selected in the eight of the last nine Major League Baseball drafts. The conference also boasts numerous All-Americans in lacrosse, 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 that have been 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.

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Hofstra’s Pro and Olympic Players

The 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

Georgia Pride

STACY JACKSON

Professional in Italy

ERIN PHILLIPS

Professional in Holland

ALICIA SMITH

NY/NJ Juggernaut

JEN SMITH

NY/NJ Juggernaut

DANIELLE STEWART

Australian National team


NFCA All-AmericanCrystal Boyd - 1993, 1994

Alicia Smith - 2000Lisa Ciavardini - 2000

Amanda Hallaway - 2003

NFCA Hall of FameBill Edwards, 2009 Inductee

All-NCAA Regional TeamAdrienne Clark - 2003, 2004

Meaghan Almon - 2004Lisa Torres - 2004

CoSIDA Academic All-AmericanCrystal Boyd - 1992, 1993, 1994

Heather Brousseau - 2003Karen Camino - 1988Alicia Smith - 2000

Sherry Ann Sterbinsky - 1988

CoSIDA District I Academic All-District

Alexis Alcantara - 2003Dana Bennett - 1998

Crystal Boyd - 1992, 1993, 1994Heather Brousseau - 2002, 2003

Karen Canino - 1988Michele DePasquale - 2010Pam Dreslinski - 2007, 2008

Natalie Kozlowski - 1992Joanna Kralowetz - 2007, 2008, 2009Carolann Lubach - 2007, 2008, 2009

Callie Osborne - 2005Kris Root - 2008, 2010

Alicia Smith - 1998, 1999, 2000Sherry Ann Sterbinsky - 1988

Laura Valentino - 2011Lisa Wambold - 2005

All-Mid Atlantic RegionChris Aigotti - 1995, 1997

Lora Aigotti - 1994Meaghan Almon - 2004

LaMeka Anderson - 1998Dana Bennett - 1998, 1999

Erika Bernstein - 2007, 2008Crystal Boyd - 1994

Heather Brousseau - 2003Lisa Ciavardini - 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

Adrienne Clark - 2004Hailey Clark - 2005

Michele DePasquale - 2008, 2009Pam Dreslinski - 2008

Casey Fee - 2007, 2008, 2009Melissa Friedline - 1996

Amanda Hallaway - 2000, 2001, 2003Diane Hobin - 1995, 1996Stacy Jackson - 1994, 1995

Stefanie Kenney - 2002, 2005Ashley Lane - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

Kayleigh Lotti - 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009Callie Osborne - 2004, 2005

Jen Pawol - 1997, 1998Erin Phillips - 1995, 1996

Diana Rose - 1995

Hofstra Softball Honor Roll

Tara Ulrich

Stefanie Kenney

Carolann Lubach

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Marisa Semmel - 1996, 1997Alicia Smith - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

Jen Smith - 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000Laura Sweeney - 2004Robyn Trezise - 1995

Tara Ulrich - 2003, 2006Lisa Wambold - 2005

All-Northeast RegionCrystal Boyd - 1991, 1992, 1993

Michele DePasquale - 2010Jen Engmann - 1992

Olivia Galati - 2010, 2011Edith Gallagher - 1989

Stacy Jackson - 1992, 1993Sara Michalowski - 2010, 2011

Val Monaco - 1992Kris Root - 2010

Megan Scharf - 1992, 1993Robyn Trezise - 1992

Erin Wade - 2010Tessa Ziemba - 2010, 2011

Colonial Athletic Association 25th Anniversary Team

Michele DePasqualePam Dreslinski

Casey FeeAmanda Hallaway

Ashley LaneKayleigh LottiCallie Osborne

Danielle StewartTara Ulrich

Lisa Wambold

All-Colonial Athletic AssociationAlexis Alcantara - 2003, 2004

Meaghan Almon - 2002, 2003, 2004Erika Bernstein - 2007, 2008, 2009

Heather Brousseau - 2002, 2003Adrienne Clark - 2004

Hailey Clark - 2002, 2004, 2005Sara DeAngelis - 2002, 2003

Michele DePasquale - 2008, 2009, 2010Pam Dreslinski - 2005, 2006, 2008

Casey Fee - 2007, 2008, 2009Olivia Galati - 2010, 2011

Amanda Hallaway - 2002, 2003 Jess Hirschbuhl - 2011Melissa Hodge - 2009

Stefanie Kenney - 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005Joanna Kralowetz - 2009

Ashley Lane - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007Kayleigh Lotti - 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Carolann Lubach - 2007Sara Michalowski - 2008, 2011Courtney Oliver - 2006, 2008Callie Osborne - 2004, 2005

Kris Root - 2010 D.J. Slugh - 2011

Danielle Stewart - 2002, 2003Laura Sweeney - 2006

Krista Thorn - 2011Tara Ulrich - 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

Erin Wade - 2010Lisa Wambold - 2004, 2005Tessa Ziemba - 2010, 2011

Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Year

Tara Ulrich - 2003 (Co-Rookie)Ashley Lane - 2004Olivia Galati - 2010

Colonial Athletic Association Player of the YearLisa Wambold - 2005Ashley Lane - 2006

Michele DePasquale - 2009 Sara Michalowski - 2011

Colonial Athletic Association Pitcher of the Year

Callie Osborne - 2004, 2005Kayleigh Lotti - 2007, 2008, 2009

Olivia Galati - 2010, 2011

Colonial Athletic Association All-Rookie Team

Pam Dreslinski - 2005Kayleigh Lotti - 2006

Carolann Lubach - 2006Michele DePasquale - 2007

Sara Michalowski - 2008Olivia Galati - 2010Tessa Ziemba - 2010

Colonial Athletic AssociationScholar-Athlete of the Year

Alexis Alcantara - 2004Pam Dreslinski - 2007

Kris Root - 2010 Olivia Galati - 2011

Alicia SmithPam Dreslinski


Colonial Athletic Association Coach of the Year

Bill Edward - 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

All-America EastChris Aigotti - 1997

LaMeka Anderson - 1998, 1999, 2001Dana Bennett - 1997, 1998, 1999

Kelli Blois - 2001Keri Boller - 1999

Lisa Ciavardini - 1999, 2000, 2001Amanda Hallaway - 2000, 2001

Christine Moran - 2001Jen Pawol - 1997, 1998

Samantha Schour - 2000Marisa Semmel - 1997

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

America East Player of the YearLisa Ciavardini - 2001

America East Pitcher of the YearJen Smith - 1997, 1998

America East Coach of the YearBill Edwards - 1999

All-North Atlantic ConferenceChris Aigotti - 1995

Melissa Friedline - 1996Diane Hobin - 1995, 1996

Stacy Jackson - 1995Jen Pawol - 1996

Erin Phillips - 1995, 1996Diana Rose - 1995

Megan Scharf - 1995Marisa Semmel - 1996Robyn Trezise - 1995

North Atlantic Conference Rookie of the Year

Keri Boller - 1996

North Atlantic Conference SoftballScholar-Athlete of the Year

Megan Scharf - 1995

North Atlantic Conference Coach of the YearBill Edwards - 1995

ECAC Rookie of the YearOlivia Galati - 2010

All-ECACCrystal Boyd - 1992, 1993, 1994

Michele DePasquale - 2010 Olivia Galati - 2010, 2011Diane Hobin - 1995, 1996

Stacy Jackson - 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995Kayleigh Lotti - 2008

Sara Michalowski - 2011Val Monaco - 1993Alicia Smith - 1997

Robyn Trezise - 1992 Tessa Ziemba - 2011

All-East Coast ConferenceLora Aigotti - 1994

Crystal Boyd - 1991, 1992, 1994Edith Gallagher - 1989

Beth Gaudet - 1991Stacy Jackson - 1992, 1994Natalie Kozlowski - 1992

Val Monaco - 1992Robyn Trezise - 1992

Hofstra Athletics Hall of FameCrystal BoydDiane HobinStacy Jackson Erin Phillips

Leslie Schlegel

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

Hofstra Softball Honor Roll

Meaghan Almon

Keri Boller

Laura Sweeney

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Individual RecordsSingle 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

Most Games:63 - Alicia Smith, 200063 - Lisa Ciavardini, 200063 - Christine Moran, 200163 - Meaghan Almon, 200162 - Megan Scharf, 199562 - Lisa Ciavardini, 200161 - Danielle Tetro, 1995

61 - Jessica Luna, 200060 - Robyn Trezise, 199560 - Ashley Lane, 200560 - Laura Sweeney, 200560 - Kelly Morris, 2005

Most At-Bats:206 - Laura Sweeney, 2005196 - Crystal Boyd, 1994193 - Christine Moran, 2001191 - Alicia Smith, 2000191 - Laura Sweeney, 2004190 - Robyn Trezise, 1995188 - Dana Bennett, 1998188 - Laura Sweeney, 2006188 - Erika Bernstein, 2008187 - Alicia Smith, 1997187 - Jen Smith, 1998187 - Lisa Ciavardini, 2001

Most Runs:52 - LaMeka Anderson, 199951 - Laura Sweeney, 200650 - Crystal Boyd, 199449 - Crystal Boyd, 1992

48 - Crystal Boyd, 199348 - Alicia Smith, 199947 - Casey Fee, 200747 - Heather Brouuseau, 2003

46 - Ashley Lane, 200644 - Lisa Wambold, 200644 - Danielle Stewart, 2003

Hofstra Softball Record Book

Alicia Smith

Team RecordsSingle 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, 200162 - 199560 - 200559 - 1999, 200458 - 200857 - 2006, 201056 - 1998, 2003, 2006

Most At Bats:1694 - 20001630 - 19951622 - 20011588 - 20041580 - 20081560 - 20051552 - 20061548 - 2010 1538 - 19991515 - 1998

Most Runs:318 - 2006301 - 1999294 - 1997272 - 2003272 - 2011268 - 2000266 - 2008261 - 2005254 - 2010253 - 1995, 1996

Most Hits:489 - 1997488 - 1995466 - 2000462 - 2008450 - 1999442 - 2005441 - 1998439 - 1994434 - 2006429 - 2010

Most RBIs:273 - 2006247 - 1997, 1999, 2000243 - 2011230 - 2005, 2010224 - 2004222 - 2003219 - 2008218 - 1995, 1998

Most Doubles:99 - 199788 - 1995, 1999, 200084 - 199683 - 199481 - 200479 - 200571 - 200666 - 2001

Most Triples:27 - 199422 - 199821 - 199320 - 1992, 199718 - 200116 - 1988, 200515 - 199914 - 1996, 2009Most Home Runs:50 - 200349 - 200644 - 200543 - 200437 - 201033 - 201129 - 199926 - 200725 - 200022 - 2001, 2002

Most Walks:218 - 2006192 - 2000172 - 1988169 - 2003163 - 1999162 - 2007161 - 2004151 - 2001150 - 2005149 - 2008, 2010, 2011

Most Stolen Bases:77 - 200869 - 200658 - 200155 - 199252 - 199851 - 200047 - 1995, 2003, 200743 - 2004

Most Wins:45 - 2008, 201043 - 200542 - 200041 - 1995, 200740 - 1999, 201139 - 1994, 1998, 200338 - 1997, 2004

Most Innings Pitched:436.2 - 2000421.2 - 2001410.2 - 2004410.0 - 1995402.0 - 2005393.2 - 2010388.2 - 2007388.0 - 1999387.2 - 2008385.2 - 2006

Most Strikeouts:460 - 2007457 - 2011397 - 2010356 - 2008343 - 1996331 - 2000318 - 2006319 - 1995306 - 2009299 - 2005276 - 2004

Best ERA:0.89 - 19931.28 - 20081.31 - 19941.35 - 19911.51 - 20001.55 - 19981.64 - 20111.65 - 20041.66 - 19921.67 - 1990, 1995

Crystal Boyd


Most Hits:80 - Crystal Boyd, 199476 - Crystal Boyd, 199275 - Alicia Smith, 199774 - Alicia Smith, 200072 - Jen Smith, 199868 - Diane Hobin, 199568 - Alicia Smith, 199967 - Ashley Lane, 200665 - Robyn Trezise, 199564 - Ashley Lane, 200564 - Laura Sweeney, 2005

Most RBIs:63 - Ashley Lane, 200653 - Crystal Boyd, 199247 - Lisa Ciavardini, 200046 - Amanda Hallaway, 200346 - Sara Michalowski, 201144 - Tessa Ziemba, 201144 - Ashley Lane, 200744 - Tara Ulrich, 200643 - Alicia Smith, 199742 - Ashley Lane, 2004

Most Doubles:21 - Crystal Boyd, 1993, 199420 - Alicia Smith, 200019 - Alicia Smith, 199917 - Robyn Trezise, 199516 - Ashley Lane, 200716 - Tara Ulrich, 200616 - Jen Smith, 199715 - Dana Bennett, 199815 - Jen Smith, 199915 - Lisa Ciavardini, 2000

Most Triples:10 - Crystal Boyd, 19939 - Crystal Boyd, 19947 - Crystal Boyd, 19927 - LaMeka Anderson, 20007 - Lisa Ciavardini, 20016 - Edith Gallagher, 19896 - Casey Fee, 20095 - Aimee Karpinski, 19885 - Alicia Smith, 1997, 19985 - Jen Pawol, 19985 - Jen Smith, 1998

Most Home Runs:17 - Danielle Stewart, 200316 - Hailey Clark, 200413 - Lisa Walmbold, 200513 - Ashley Lane, 200612 - Tara Ulrich, 200612 - Sara Michalowski, 201110 - Dana Bennett, 199910 - Ashley Lane, 20049 - Amanda Hallaway, 20019 - Ashley Lane, 20079 - Pam Dreslinski, 20079 - Michele DePasquale, 20109 - Tessa Ziemba, 2011

Most Walks:35 - Ashley Lane, 200632 - Hailey Clark, 200431 - Pam Dreslinski, 200730 - Crystal Boyd, 199330 - Diane Hobin, 199630 - Hailey Clark, 200529 - Lisa Ciavardini, 200029 - Meaghan Almon, 200329 - Sara Michalowski, 201128 - Meaghan Almon, 2004

Most Stolen Bases:26 - Kris Root, 200825 - Casey Fee, 200821 - Laura Sweeney, 200619 - Robyn Trezise, 199516 - Lisa Wambold, 200416 - Kris Root, 201015 - Erika Bernstein, 200815 - Jen Pawol, 199815 - Laura Sweeney, 200415 - Lisa Wambold, 2006

Most Innings Pitched:256.0 - Stacy Jackson, 1995242.2 - Jen Smith, 1997242.2 - Olivia Galati, 2011232.1 - Olivia Galati, 2010229.0 - Kayleigh Lotti, 2007227.1 - Stacy Jackson, 1992222.2 - Shannon Luther, 2001220.1 - Jen Smith, 1998219.1 - Stacy Jackson, 1994213.1 - Sara DeAngelis, 2002209.2 - Erin Phillips, 1996

Most Strikeouts:348 - Olivia Galati, 2011319 - Kayleigh Lotti, 2007294 - Olivia Galati, 2010277 - Erin Phillips, 1996241 - Kayleigh Lotti, 2008236 - Kayleigh Lotti, 2009183 - Kayleigh Lotti, 2006

175 - Stacy Jackson, 1995172 - Jen Smith, 1998168 - Callie Osborne, 2005163 - Stacy Jackson, 1992

Best ERA:0.79 - Callie Osborne, 20040.84 - Stacy Jackson, 19930.88 - Jennifer Engmann, 19910.96 - Stacy Jackson, 19941.05 - Leslie Schlegel, 19901.12 – Courtney Oliver, 20081.17 - Leslie Schlegel, 19881.18 - Jen Smith, 19981.24 - Olivia Galati, 20111.26 - Stacy Jackson, 1995

Most Wins:29 - Olivia Galati, 201126 - Stacy Jackson, 1992, 199426 - Jen Smith, 199726 - Olivia Galati, 201025 - Callie Osborne, 200524 - Stacy Jackson, 199523 - Kayleigh Lotti, 2007, 200821 - Erin Phillips, 199621 - Alicia Smith, 1999, 200020 - Stacy Jackson, 199320 - Jen Smith, 1998


Danielle Stewart

Kris Root

Callie Osborne

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Single Game

Hofstra Team Records

Most At Bats, Team: (79) at Connecticut, 4/28/92Most Runs, Team: (25) vs. Brooklyn, 5/7/92Most Hits, Team: (28) vs. Brooklyn, 5/7/92Most RBIs, Team: (21) vs. Central Connecticut State, 4/4/93; vs. Brooklyn, 5/7/92Most Doubles, Team: (7) vs. Manhattan, 4/22/99; vs. Towson, 5/14/04Most Triples, Team: (4) vs. Central Connecticut State, 3/26/94Most Home Runs, Team: (5) at George Mason, 4/9/06Most Stolen Bases, Team: (7) vs. Villanova, 4/8/90Most Walks, Team: (12) vs. Central Connecticut State, 4/4/93Most Strikeouts, Team: (19) vs. Manhattan, 3/22/96Most Strikeouts, By Opponent: (18) at Connecticut, 4/28/92Most Errors, Team: (7) at Towson State, 4/11/92

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, 5/12/2000Most 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; Tessa Ziemba at George Mason, 4/9/11Most Hits: (6) Crystal Boyd at Connecticut, 4/28/92Most Hits (7 inning game): (5) Tara Ulrich vs. St. John’s, 4/19/06, Diana Rose vs. Brooklyn, 5/7/92Best Average: (1.000) Diana Rose vs. Brooklyn (5-5), 5/7/92, Tara Ulrich vs. St. John’s, 4/19/06Most 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, 3/11/07Most 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, 3/26/05Most Stolen Bases: (4) Kim Willard vs. Connecticut, 3/29/91; Laura Sweeney vs. Georgia State, 5/13/06Most Walks: (4) Robyn Trezise vs. Central Connecticut, 4/4/93; Ashley Lane vs. Quinnipiac, 4/20/05Most Innings Pitched: (20.0) Alicia Smith vs. Delaware, 5/12/2000Most Strikeouts Thrown: (19) Erin Phillips vs. Manhattan, 3/22/96Longest Hitting Streak: (25) Michele DePasquale, 2008Consecutive Pitching Victories: (21) Callie Osborne, 2005Consecutive Successful Stolen Bases: (28), Casey Fee, 2007-09

Hailey Clark

Jen Smith

Stacy Jackson


CAREER RECORDS

Offensive Records

Games Played236 - Alicia Smith (1997-00)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 Bats727 - Alicia Smith (1997-00)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)

Runs171 - Crystal Boyd (1991-94)159 - LaMeka Anderson (1998-01)152 - Alicia Smith (1997-00)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)

Hits271 - Alicia Smith (1997-00)258 - Crystal Boyd (1991-94)240 - Ashley Lane (2004-07234 - Jen Smith (1997-00)212 - Lisa Ciavardini (1998-01)211 - Robyn Trezise (1992-95)209 - Amanda Hallaway (2000-03)206 - Michele DePasquale (2007-10)202 - LaMeka Anderson (1998-01)191 - Tara Ulrich (2003-06)

Runs Batted In180 - Ashley Lane (2004-07)146 - Lisa Ciavardini (1998-01)144 - Crystal Boyd (1991-94)143 - Amanda Hallaway (2000-03)136 - Alicia Smith (1997-00)133 - Tara Ulrich (2003-06)130 - Dana Bennett (1996-99)129 - Sara Michalowski (2008-11)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 (1997-00)102 - Carolann Lubach (2006-09)

Doubles68 - 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 (1997-00)38 - Amanda Hallaway (2000-03)36 - Pam Dreslinski (2005-08)36 - Robyn Trezise (1992-95)

Triples29 - 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)

Home Runs40 - 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 - Sara Michalowski (2008-11)23 - Dana Bennett (1996-99)

21 - Danielle Stewart (2002-03)20 - Stefanie Kenney (2002-05)18 - Crystal Boyd (1991-94)


Lisa Wambold

Amanda Hallaway

Ashley Lane

Pam Dreslinski

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Walks102 - 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)69 - Sara Michalowski (2008-11)

Stolen Bases55 - 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 (1997-00)30 - LaMeka Anderson (1998-01)

Pitching Records

Appearances146 - 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)79 - Olivia Galati (2010-pres.)74 - Courtney Oliver (2005-08)72 - Erin Wade (2009-pres.)

Starts122 - 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)67 - Olivia Galati (2010-pres.)60 - Sara DeAngelis (2002-03)57 - Callie Osborne (2004-05)53 - Jen Engmann (1989-92)53 - Erin Wade (2009-pres.)

Innings Pitched885.0 - 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)475.0 - Olivia Galati (2010-pres.)407.2 - Adrienne Clark (2002-05)389.3 - Jen Engmann (1989-92)343.0 - Sara DeAngelis (2002-03)

Wins96 - Stacy Jackson (1992-95)82 - Kayleigh Lotti (2006-09)78 - Jen Smith (1997-00)71 - Alicia Smith (1997-00)67 - Erin Phillips (1993-96)55 - Olivia Galati (2010-pres.)44 - Leslie Schlegel (1988-91)39 - Adrienne Clark (2002-05)37 - Callie Osborne (2004-05)35 - Erin Wade (2009-pres.)

Strikeouts979 - Kayleigh Lotti (2006-09)642 - Olivia Galati (2010-pres.)638 - Stacy Jackson (1992-95)618 - Erin Phillips (1993-96)600 - Jen Smith (1997-00)372 - Alicia Smith (1997-00)260 - Adrienne Clark (2002-05)258 - Courtney Oliver (2005-08)253 - Callie Osborne (2004-05)

No-Hitters6 - Stacy Jackson (1992-95)5 - Jen Smith (1997-00)4 - Kayleigh Lotti (2006-09)3 - Olivia Galati (2010-pres.)2 - Courtney Oliver (2005-08)2 - Callie Osborne (2004-05)2 - Erin Phillips (1993-96)2 - Kelly Blois (2000-01)1 - Diana DiGilio (1999)1 - Alexis Alcantara (2001-04)1 - Sara DeAngelis (2002-03)

Alexis Alcantara

Kayleigh Lotti


Where Are They Now?

Diane Hobin

Jen Engmann

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

Edith Gallagher, 1990 Head softball coach at Mansfield State University/inducted into Hofstra Hall of Fame in 2008

Eileen Barrett, 1991 Physical education teacher/softball coach at Spence School in New York City

Leslie Schlegel-Danowski, 1991 Girls basketball coach at Bay Shore High School/inducted into Hofstra Hall of Fame in 2011

Kristen Marden-Alifano, 1991 Private softball instructor/stay-at-home momRosalyn Fornari, 1991 Head basketball coach at Penn State-BehrendRita DiSalvo, 1991 Special education teacherKathy Malley, 1992 Physical education teacher in the Sachem School DistrictNatalie Kozlowski, 1992 Associate head softball coach at East Carolina UniversityLaura Patinella, 1992 Teacher/softball coach at Newfield High School Jen Engmann, 1992 Teacher/softball coach at William Floyd High SchoolElizabeth Gaudet, 1992 Securities trader at Furman Selz

Kim Willard, 1994 Teacher/softball and field hockey coach in New JerseyCrystal Boyd, 1994 Teacher in the Garden City School District and former

professional softball player (WPSL)/#13 retired in 2008/inducted into Hofstra Hall of Fame in 2006

Luella Gesky, 1994 Teacher in Chicago, IllinoisVal Monaco, 1994 Physical education teacher

Megan Scharf, 1995 Teacher/softball coach at Lindenhurst High SchoolDiana Rose, 1995 Physical education and health teacher in Sachem School District/middle school softball coachKelly Lemin, 1995 Physical education teacher in Brentwood (NY) School District Stacy Jackson, 1995 Played professional softball in Italy/business teacher in

Hammonton, New Jersey/private softball instructor/inducted into the Hofstra Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007/#19 jersey retired

Robyn Trezise, 1995 Account executive at National Car Rental

Diane Hobin, 1996 Director of Women’s Basketball Operations at the University of Illinois/inducted into Hofstra Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009

Erin Phillips, 1996 Played professional softball player in Holland/area manager at National Car Rental/inducted into Hofstra Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009

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

Melissa Itoh, 1998 Cardiac rehabilitation specialistKayla Noonan, 1998 Head softball coach at Columbia UniversityJen Pawol, 1998 Umpire

Danielle Tetro, 1999 Pediatrician in Monroe, New YorkKeri Boller, 1999 Mental health education intervention specialistDana Bennett, 1999 Physical education teacher in Massachusetts

Alicia Smith, 2000 Physical education teacher at Longwood High School/former professional softball player/#23 jersey retired

Jen Smith, 2000 Middle school guidance counselor in Long Valley, New Jersey/former professional softball player

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

Sasha Blake, 2002 Physical education teacherChristine Moran, 2002 Physical education teacher/coach in Wantagh, New YorkJeanine Maiolini, 2002 Physical education teacher/coach in Port Chester, New YorkMari Shepard, 2002 Member of the San Francisco Police Department

Heather Brousseau, 2003 Financial reporting supervisor at Rogers Corp.Amanda Hallaway, 2003 Hotel manager, Hyatt Hotels, CaliforniaDanielle Stewart, 2003 Member of Australian Olympic team/Coaching in Australia/ Jessica Luna, 2003 Agent for Farmers Financial Solutions, LLC

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

Adrienne Clark, 2005 Training for Olympic Skeleton TeamStefanie Kenney, 2005 Teacher at Great Valley Middle school and varsity softball

coachKelly Morris, 2005 Elementary school teacher in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCallie Osborne, 2005 Staff accountant for L.M. Cohen & Co. in New York CityLisa Torres, 2005 Physical education teacher and softball coach in New Jersey

Amy Belonick, 2006 Assistant director of conference services at Sloan-Kettering Hospital

Kristin Galeone, 2006 New York City police officerLaura Sweeney, 2006 Physical education teacher at Spackenkill High SchoolTara Ulrich, 2006 Sales operations at VerizonLisa Wambold, 2006 Teacher in Central Bucks (PA) School District

Ashley Lane, 2007 Sales associate at Verizon

Pam Dreslinski, 2008 Assistant softball coach at John Carroll UniversityGenevieve Haney, 2008 Consumer marketing manager at Philadelphia Media Network/Philadelphia Phillies ball girlCourtney Oliver, 2008 Assistant softball coach at Hofstra

Joanna Kralowetz, 2009 Training for law enforcement careerCarolann Lubach, 2009 Account executive at W.B. MasonCasey Fee, 2009 Teacher’s aide in Long Beach (NY) School DistrictMelissa Hodge, 2009 Head softball coach at Bordentown (NJ) Regional High SchoolErika Bernstein, 2009 Graduate student and physical therapy assistant

Michele DePasquale, 2010 Teacher at Victor High School in Rochester, NYStefanie Feinstein, 2010 Graduate assistant softball coach at Bryant UniversityChristie Novatin, 2010 Assistant softball Coach at Georgian Court UniversityKris Root, 2010 Graduate student

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

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

Tara Ulrich

Jessica Luna


Chris Aigotti 1997Lora Aigotti 1996Alexis Alcantara 2004Kristen Alifano 1991Meaghan Almon 2004Roberta Altshuler 1964LaMeka Anderson 2001Linda Arminio 1981Camille Asaro 1990Doreen Asaro 1987Lorie Ashcroft 1988Janice Babington 1975Jacqueline Balaschak 1962Vicki Banks 1991Eileen Barrett 1991Jayne Bartecki 1971Janice Bauer 1969Wendy Baum 1985Josee Bauman 1967Amy Belonick 2006Dana Bennett 1999Linda Bent 1980Rita Berg 1965Erika Bernstein 2009Sasha Blake 2002Evaun Boatman 1987Kerri Boller 1999Karin Boone 1972Crystal Boyd 1994Laurie Brasher 1978Kathleen Breen 1983Martha Briggs 1953Patricia Brooks 1976Heather Brousseau 2003Linda Brymer 1978Alene Buchanan 1980Susan Buckley 1971Wendy Burns 1975Margaret Callaghan 1979Therese Calvano 1971

Karen Canino 1988Geraldine Capps 1976Bari Cenname 1989Linda Chion-Kenney 1979Linda Choser 1983Lisa Ciavardini 2001Adrienne Clark 2005Hailey Clark 2005Carol N. Cohen 1964Carol R. Cohen 1974Carolyn Cohen 1975Edythe Cohen 1953Francene Cohen 1971Barbara Crispo 1980Andrea Cyriacs 1967Jennifer Daddino 2006Barbara Ann Darcy 1957Linda D’Avino ----Marie DeAngelis 1976Sara DeAngelis 2003Joann Deflora 1970Celia Delcastillo 1977Michele DePasquale 2010Heide Dhillon 1983Wendy Dickerman 1988

Rita DiSalvo 1991Carolyn Do 1963Linda Dodd 1974Holly Draudt 1975Pam Dreslinski 2008Trisha Dreslinski 2011Ronnie Duda 1976Marilyn Dutcher 1971Kathy Dwyer-Krewell 1975Carolyn Eckhardt 1995Jen Engmann 1992Laura Faber 1984Wanda Falci 1955Mary Jo Fazio 1988Casey Fee 2009Stefanie Feinstein 2010Leslie Fielder 1964Gail Fisher 1979Rosalyn Fornari 1991Cecile Friedman 1972Edith Gallagher 1990Kristin Galeone 2006Carol Galletta 1976Beth Gaudet 1992Carla Gennari 1987

Luella Gesky 1995Sylvia Giallombardo 1964Cynthia Gilmore 1969Patricia Gilroy 1988Susan Glatman 1973Carol Goldwater 1962Carol Gray 1962Jen Gray 1962Gracie Greene 2002Ronni Greene 1970Denise Grulli 1985Eileen Grossman 1972Amanda Hallaway 2003Genevieve Haney 2008Josephine Hannigan 1954Diane Hobin 1996Melissa Hodge 2009Susan Horn 1977Kathleen Horst 1954Mary Hugelmyer 1951Patricia Hutchinson 1975Ruth Iannone 1963Pamela Ingham 1976Karen Ingvoldstad 1967Melissa Itoh 1998

Softball Alumnae

LaMeka Anderson Sara DeAngelis Kelly Morris

Dana Bennett

2010 Softball Alumnae Day

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Stacy Jackson 1995Suzanne Jacobsen 1985Donna Johnson 1987Clara Jordan 1957Joy Jorgensen 1956Karol Kain 1975Aimee Karpinski 1989Mili Katz 1987Pat Kaufman 1952Veronica Keane 1988Margaret Keary 1974Joan Keegan 1986Stefanie Kenney 2005Christina Kines 1975Lisa Klemens 1985Kacey Knauer 1995Elizabeth Knauss 1982Kris Koster 1989Natalie Kozlowski 1992Joanna Kralowetz 2009Joan Krasnoff 1951Susan Krawczyk 1980Jean Labelle 1989Ashley Lane 2007Joyce Lappin 1971Cheryl Larrier 1969Kelly LeMin 1995Debra Lindsay 1979Kayleigh Lotti 2009Rosemarie Lovallo 1987August Lowe 1962Carolann Lubach 2009Carol Lucas 1966Patricia Ludwig 1955Jessica Luna 2003Paula Luparello 1980Shannon Luther 2002Charlene Madonna 1964Jeanine Maiolini 2002Cathie Malach 1980Kathleen Malley 1992Sheila Manners 1958Clara Martin 1967Patricia Martin 1983Elyse Martinez 1998Janet Matthes 1953Dorothy Mayorga 1978Bev McDonnell 1955Janice McFadden 1987Susan McGarvey 1983Terry McQuade 1971 Mary Merlo 1975Pricilla Merryman 1974Nancy Metz 1962Sara Michalowski 2011Carole Mischler 1953Valerie Monaco 1994Maureen Monaghan 1980Marion Moore 1971Christine Moran 2002

Kathryn Moran 1983Marie Moretti 1956Kelly Morris 2005Lorraine Moucha 1970Denise Mugno 1981Barbara Myers 1961Dorsey Myers 1955Barbara Newman 1969Muriel Nicklas 1952Monique Noel 1986Vikki Nolan 1996Kayla Noonan 1998Christie Novatin 2010Courtney Oliver 2008Callie Osborne 2005Elizabeth Parbus 1977Cecilia Parry 1978Laura Patinella 1992Teri Pavia 1989Jen Pawol 1998Joanne Pedranghelu 1983Mary Anne Peters 1975Miriam Peterson 1947Barbara Pfrunder 1952Erin Pilon 2002Carolyn Pizzuto 1982Erin Phillips 1996Valerie Provenzano 1961Lynn Quattrini 1962Marsha Radow 1962Melanie Redman 1998Francine Rogers 1954Diane Ronga 1975Kris Root 2010Diana Rose 1995Loriann Russo 1994Ruth Ryan 1954Hannah Sackelman 1961Linda Santisi 1983Jo Sanzone 1953

Lindsay Sawyer 2001Megan Scharf 1995Samantha Schour 2001Jessica Schreier 1970Dorothy Schwartz 1956Helen Scotto 1953Karen Serani 1985Marisa Semmel 1997Wyllis Shenhoose 1987Helen Sherman 1963Debbie Shelvin 1983Mari Shepard 2002Karen Short 1982Eileen Silverman 1976Shana Singer 1998Amalia Singler 1963Janet Sorensen 1953Alicia Smith 2000Jen Smith 2000Kathy Solomon 1977

Stacy Solomon 1984Laura Speirs 1995Mary Spring 1977Genevieve Statelman 1979Sherry Sterbinsky 1989Nancy Stetz 1954Danielle Stewart 2003Barbara Stolowitz 1960Marjorie Strunk 1960Jean Stumpf 1974Nancy Sudman 1952Laura Sweeney 2006Mary Sweeney 1974Susan Switzer 1971Danielle Tetro 1999Mary Tietjen 1955Wendy Tobin 1984Lisa Torres 2005Robyn Trezise 1995Tara Ulrich 2006Laura Valentino 2011Suzanne Vasata 1983Susan Vaughan 1978Jayne Vetter 1979Helen Vrionis 1953Lisa Wambold 2006Lee Warner 1994Marilynn Weber 1951Kim Willard 1994Anne Wood 1964Robin Wynn 1981Carolyn Ziegler 1957

This list was compiled from the best available sources. Any omission was purely accidental. Please call the Office of Athletic Communications at (516) 463-6759 with any additions or corrections.

Diana Rose

Megan Scharf

Robyn Trezise


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

1993 ECAC DIVISION I SOFTBALLCHAMPIONSHIP (4-0)

May 13-15, 1993at Hofstra University

Lehigh 1Hofstra 5

Canisius 2Hofstra 4

Robert Morris 2Hofstra 6

Robert Morris 0Hofstra 5(Hofstra wins championship)

1993 NCAA TOURNAMENT (0-2)Number Six Regional


#18 Connecticut 2Hofstra 1

#6 Nevada-Las Vegas 6Hofstra 0(Hofstra eliminated)

1994 ECAC DIVISION I SOFTBALLCHAMPIONSHIP (3-2)


Providence 3Hofstra 2

East Carolina 1Hofstra 5

Boston University 0Hofstra 9

Providence 1Hofstra 8

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

1995 NCAA TOURNAMENT (1-2)East Regional

May 19-21, 1995at Princeton University

Hofstra 5#22 Princeton 9

Massachusetts 0Hofstra 3

Hofstra 2Connecticut 3 (8)(Hofstra eliminated)

1999 NCAA Tournament (0-2)East Regional

May 20-22, 1999at Amherst, Massachusetts

Hofstra 4California 5

Hofstra 1#8 Southwestern Louisiana 5(Hofstra eliminated)

Hofstra in Postseason Play

2004 NCAA Regional

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2000 NCAA TOURNAMENT (1-2)South Regional

May 18-20, 2000at Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#17 Louisiana-Lafayette 1Hofstra 2

Hofstra 1#8 Southern Mississippi 14

Hofstra 1#7 Louisiana State 2(Hofstra eliminated)

2001 NCAA TOURNAMENT (1-2)West Regional

May 17-19, 2001at Palo Alto, California

Hofstra 0#3 Stanford 4

Brigham Young 2Hofstra 4

Hofstra 0Central Michigan 10(Hofstra eliminated)

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

Hofstra 3#11 Nebraska 1

Hofstra 0#23 Iowa 3

Hofstra 1Creighton 0 (9)(Creighton eliminated)

Hofstra 0#11 Nebraska 6(Hofstra eliminated)

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

Hofstra 1#12 Auburn 0 (9)

Hofstra 1Southern Illinois 0 (12)


Hofstra 3Southern Illinois 1(Southern Illinois eliminated)


Hofstra 1#7 Stanford 3(Hofstra eliminated, Stanford advances to WCWS)

2005 NCAA Tournament (2-2)May 20-22, 2005

at Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Hofstra 1Arizona State 10

Hofstra 12Mississippi Valley State 1

Hofstra 2Arizona State 1

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



at Hempstead, New York

Hofstra 5Penn State 4 (8)

#9 Arizona State 2Hofstra 0 (8)

Penn State 9Hofstra 2(Hofstra eliminated)



Harvard 2Hofstra 3 (9)

Hofstra 2Baylor 7

Albany 4Hofstra 2(Hofstra eliminated)



Long Island 0Hofstra 1

Hofstra 0#9 Arizona 10 (5)

Canisius 1Hofstra 5

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

2008 NCAA Tournament (2-2)May 21-23, 2010at Tuscon, Arizona

Hofstra 8#14 Oklahoma State 6

Hofstra 0#3 Arizona 6

#14 Oklahoma State 2Hofstra 5

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

Hofstra in Postseason Play

2008 NCAA Regional

2010 NCAA Regional

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Adelphi 2-9Alabama 0-1Albany 0-1Arizona 0-5Arizona State 1-4Arkansas 0-1Army 16-3Auburn 1-1Ball State 2-2Baylor 1-1Belmont 1-0Boston College 11-7Boston University 24-11Bridgeport 1-6Brigham Young 2-0Brooklyn 9-1Brown 0-1Bucknell 2-5Buffalo 2-0California 0-3California-Los Angeles (UCLA) 1-2California State-Northridge 0-2Canisius 2-1CCNY 1-2Central Connecticut 6-4Central Florida 2-3Central Michigan 3-3Chattanooga 1-2College of Charleston 1-0Coastal Carolina 2-1Columbia 4-0Connecticut 18-16Creighton 1-0C.W. Post 5-4Delaware State 1-0Delaware 51-16DePaul 0-1Drexel 50-10East Carolina 1-3East Tennessee St. 2-0Evansville 2-0Fairfield 3-0Florida 0-8Florida A&M 5-1Florida Atlantic 2-8Florida Gulf Coast 1-1Florida International 0-1Florida State 2-11Fordham 6-2Furman 1-0George Mason 26-2Georgia 0-1Georgia Southern 2-0Georgia State 21-10Georgia Tech 2-2Hartford 17-1Harvard 6-0

Hawaii 1-3Hunter 6-0Illinois 2-2Illinois-Chicago 3-2Illinois State 0-1Indiana 2-1Indiana State 1-3Iona 13-0Iowa 1-3Jacksonville 2-2James Madison 28-6Kansas 0-1Kent State 2-2Kean 0-3Lafayette 8-1LaSalle 7-3Lehigh 13-3Lehman 2-3Long Beach State 0-1Long Island University 15-8Louisiana-Lafayette 1-5Louisiana State 0-2Louisville 1-0Loyola Marymount 1-1Maine 21-3Manhattan 17-4Manhattanville 2-1Marist 11-1Marshall 3-0Maryland 5-5Maryland-Baltimore County 4-0Massachusetts 11-8McNeese State 1-0Mercy 1-1Michigan 0-6Michigan State 7-3Middle Tennessee State 1-0Mississippi 2-1Mississippi State 1-2Mississippi Valley State 2-0Missouri 0-1Monmouth 2-0Nebraska 1-3Nevada-Las Vegas 0-1New York Institute of Technology 4-3Nicholls State 1-0North Carolina 2-4North Carolina-Charlotte 2-0North Carolina-Greensboro 1-0North Carolina State 3-2North Carolina-Wilmington 22-3North Dakota State 1-0Northeastern Illinois 1-1Northwestern 0-3Northwestern State 1-0Notre Dame 1-1Ohio State 1-1

Oklahoma 1-0Oklahoma City 0-3Oklahoma State 3-3Pacific 0-1Penn State 3-2Pittsburgh 1-1Princeton 16-10Providence 3-5Purdue 3-2Queens 5-5Queensboro 4-0Quinnipiac 4-1Radford 1-0Rhode Island 10-0Rider 18-7Robert Morris 9-0Rutgers 20-4St. Francis 2-1St. John’s 30-7-1St. Joseph’s 1-0St. Peter’s 3-1Santa Clara 2-0Seton Hall 9-9South Carolina 1-7South Florida 5-12Southern Connecticut 0-1Southern Illinois 2-1 Southern Mississippi 1-1Stanford 1-5Stetson 0-1Stony Brook 12-2SUNY-Cortland 0-1Syracuse 2-5Temple 14-3Tennessee 0-3Tennessee Tech 1-1Texas 1-2Towson 56-15Trenton State 0-2Troy State 1-1Tulsa 2-0UNLV 0-1Utah 0-1Vermont 18-0Villanova 2-2Virginia 3-6Virginia Tech 1-2Wagner 29-4Washington 0-4Western Illinois 1-0Western Michigan 2-1Wichita State 1-1William Patterson 2-1Winthrop 1-0Wisconsin 1-1Wright State 2-0Yale 9-1

Series Records


YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS (1951-2011)Please note that these results were compiled from the best available sources. Any missing information is due to a lack of available data.

Year: 1951Coach: Muriel Bach Record: 5-0HOFSTRA OPPONENTS31 Queens 717 Wagner 1222 Brooklyn 134 Wagner 337 Queens 13

Year: 1952Coach: Muriel Bach Record: 4-1HOFSTRA OPPONENTS20 Wagner 2118 Brooklyn 1719 St. Joseph’s 116 Long Island University 318 Wagner 6

Year: 1953Coach: Muriel Bach Record: 3-1Results not available



1956-1969 information not available

Year: 1970Coach: Fran Pedersen Record: 2-3HOFSTRA OPPONENTS15 Queensboro 07 Adelphi 1731 Stony Brook 55 Southern Connecticut 246 Queens 20

Year: 1971Coach: Fran Pedersen Record: 2-5HOFSTRA OPPONENTS12 CCNY 1517 Queensboro 92 Lehman 916 Stony Brook 1810 Queens 1119 Hunter 415 Adelphi 27

Year: 1972Coach: Fran Pedersen Record: 3-3HOFSTRA OPPONENTS3 Stony Brook 2113 Hunter 1210 Queens 016 Queensboro 39 CCNY 1215 Adelphi 7

1973 and 1974 information not available

Year: 1975Coach: Fran Pedersen Record: 6-3HOFSTRA OPPONENTS12 Queensboro 92 Lehman 97 Queens 82 Adelphi 1425 Brooklyn 1325 CCNY 320 C.W. Post 29 Hunter 822 Stony Brook 15


Year: 1978HOFSTRA OPPONENTSCoach: Karen Andreone Record: 7-2^0 Rutgers 111 Rutgers 133 New York Tech 07 Wagner 35 New York Tech 03 C.W. Post 29 Lehman 23 C.W. Post 124 Stony Brook 6^ complete results not available

Year: 1979Coach: Karen Andreone Record: N/AHOFSTRA OPPONENTSResults not available. Team was New York State AIAW Champions

Year: 1980Coach: Karen Andreone Record: 10-5HOFSTRA OPPONENTS1 Hunter (forfeit) 08 Wagner 16 New York Tech 34 New York Tech 59 Lehman 01 Adelphi 24 Trenton State 1510 William Paterson 58 William Paterson 67 Queens 023 Iona 313 Manhattanville 415 Stony Brook 02 Kean 64 Kean 5

All-Time Results

1979 Hofstra Softball Team — New York State AIAW Champions

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Year: 1981Coach: Joe Botti Record: 3-15HOFSTRA OPPONENTS0 C.W. Post 83 New York Tech 80 Lehman 177 St. John’s 65 Adelphi 131 Adelphi 47 Wagner 318 Hunter 16 Manhattanville 84 Brooklyn 6Complete results not available

1982 and 1983 information not available

Year: 1984Coach: Mark Fazio Record: 6-10HOFSTRA OPPONENTS21 Lehman 211 St. Peter’s 50 Adelphi 313 Wagner 42 Bridgeport 81 Army 149 Mercy 111 C. W. Post 1418 Hunter 88 Kean 90 Queens 16 Long Island University 511 Manhattanville 42 William Paterson 812 Brooklyn 111 Trenton State 10


Year: 1988Coach: Marc Fazio Record: 23-12HOFSTRA OPPONENTS0 at Adelphi 75 Hartford 42 Brown 55 Seton Hall 134 St. John’s 63 at Long Island University 19 St. Peter’s 00 Bridgeport 104 Bridgeport 314 Iona 011 at Yale 02 at Yale 13 St. John’s 88 St. John’s 65 at LaSalle 77 at LaSalle 25 Wagner 416 Queens 53 Army 13 N.Y. Institute of Technology 1

8 N.Y. Institute of Technology 34 Lafayette 1012 Lafayette 09 Mercy 34 SUNY-Cortland 142 C.W. Post 19 C.W. Post 812 Brooklyn 20 Delaware 53 Delaware 124 Manhattan 016 Manhattan 04 St. Francis 12 Seton Hall 412 Seton Hall 0

Year: 1989Coach: Sharon Giblin Record: 16-22, 5-9 ECC HOFSTRA OPPONENTS6 Bucknell 10*2 Bucknell 3*21 St. Peter’s 22 Maine 13 Maine 20 Bridgeport 90 Bridgeport 23 Towson State 0*3 Towson State 6*4 St. John’s 34 St. John’s 35 Lehigh 2*8 Lehigh 5*13 Lafayette 2*7 Lafayette 2*0 Army 13 Wagner 47 N.Y. Tech 11 N.Y. Tech 114 Queens 73 C.W. Post 41 C.W. Post 23 Adelphi 16 Adelphi 72 LaSalle 48 LaSalle 12 Drexel 7*9 Drexel 11*8 Rider 10*4 Rider 7*4 Brooklyn 35 St. Francis 611 St. Francis 01 Long Island University 03 Delaware 6*1 Delaware 10*0 Towson State 7+4 Lehigh 5+*ECC game+ECC Tournament

Year: 1990Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 19-17-1, 7-7 ECC HOFSTRA OPPONENTS5 Bucknell 8*0 Bucknell 7*4 Lafayette 0*10 Lafayette 1*0 Bridgeport 113 Bridgeport 80 at St. John’s 23 at St. John’s 46 Villanova 77 Villanova 63 at Central Connecticut 40 at Central Connecticut 68 at Boston University 33 at Boston University 33 at Harvard 15 at Harvard 14 C.W. Post 13 C.W. Post 01 at Army 00 at Army 30 at Towson State 1*0 at Towson State 2*4 at Rider 2*0 at Rider 10*4 Wagner 06 Wagner 11 at Delaware 0*1 at Delaware 2*5 Lehigh 2*4 Lehigh 0*2 at Drexel 3*5 at Drexel 0*0 Bucknell 3+3 Lafayette 2+3 Delaware 0+2 Towson State 0+1 Drexel 4+*East Coast Conference+ECC Tournament

Year: 1991Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 24-13, 9-5 ECCHOFSTRA OPPONENTS1 at Bucknell 05 at Bucknell 23 Connecticut 10 Connecticut 52 at Virginia 3#1 at Virginia 0#1 at Virginia 2#2 vs. Canisius 4#10 Delaware 01 Seton Hall 36 Seton Hall 15 Towson State 0*4 Towson State 1*7 Maryland-Baltimore County 0*7 Maryland-Baltimore County 3*4 St. John’s 23 St. John’s 6


3 LaSalle 213 LaSalle 311 at Lafayette 44 at Lafayette 13 Army 05 Army 00 Rider 1*5 Rider 1*1 Drexel 2*1 Drexel 5*12 at Wagner 1*8 at Wagner 1*2 Delaware 1*2 Delaware 1*4 at Central Connecticut 5*1 at Central Connecticut 2*4 vs. Delaware 3+7 at Rider 0+0 vs. Drexel 4+1 at Rider 6+#University of Virginia Tournament*East Coast Conference +ECC Tournament

Year: 1992Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 35-7-1, 9-1 ECCHOFSTRA OPPONENTS3 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 02 Manhattan 14 at Seton Hall 15 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*5 Boston College 21 Boston College 06 at Army 04 at Army 01 at Drexel 08 at Drexel 915 at Delaware 34 at Delaware 26 Central Connecticut 2*6 Central Connecticut 0*3 Rutgers 05 Rutgers 37 Massachusetts 64 Massachusetts 61 at Connecticut 25 Wagner 012 Wagner 25 vs. Central Connecticut 0%4 at Princeton 2%6 at Princeton 2%2 at Rider 0*

1 at Rider 6*25 Brooklyn 0+3 Towson State 0+2 Rider 0+1 Rider 0+#University of South Florida Invitational*East Coast Conference%Princeton University Invitational+ECC Tournament

Year: 1993Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 37-12HOFSTRA OPPONENTS1 vs. #19 Oklahoma State 01 vs. #19 Oklahoma State 75 vs. Georgia Southern 0*5 vs. #20 Iowa 4*0 vs. #6 Florida State 6*1 vs. UNC-Charlotte 0*0 vs. Central Michigan 2*8 Marist 07 Wagner 03 Wagner 014 Seton Hall 19 Seton Hall 04 Manhattan 16 Manhattan 123 at Central Connecticut 23 at Central Connecticut 20 at North Carolina 20 at North Carolina 16 vs. Coastal Carolina 7#4 vs. UNC Wilmington 0#2 vs. Virginia 3#2 vs. #5 Florida State 10#3 at Massachusetts 02 at Massachusetts 02 vs. Robert Morris 1%1 vs. Rider 0%4 at Princeton 3%7 vs. Rider 0%2 vs. Robert Morris 1%3 Drexel 06 Drexel 19 Army 03 Army 25 Rhode Island 010 Rhode Island 01 St. John’s 03 St. John’s 25 Rider 03 Rider 210 at Rutgers 24 at Rutgers 02 Connecticut 10 Temple 46 Temple 05 Lehigh 1+4 Canisius 2+6 Robert Morris 2+5 Robert Morris 0+1 #18 Connecticut 2!!0 #6 UNLV 6!!*University of South Florida Invitational#University of North Carolina Invitational

%Princeton University Invitational+ECAC Division I Championship!!NCAA Tournament at Hofstra

Year: 1994Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 39-16HOFSTRA OPPONENTS12 Manhattan 010 Manhattan 010 Wagner 02 Wagner 06 vs. Central Connecticut 1*6 vs. NE Illinois 0*1 at Troy State 0*5 at Florida A&M 310 at Florida A&M 22 at #12 Florida State 33 at #12 Florida State 40 vs. Wichita State 1**0 vs. Kent State 1**1 vs. Oklahoma City 6**9 at Tulsa 1**0 vs. Oklahoma City 6**2 at Delaware 05 at Delaware 10 Providence 16 Providence 16 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 08 at Army 08 Yale 04 Yale 35 Princeton 21 Princeton 02 at Temple 31 at Temple 24 at Rider 13 at Rider 102 Rhode Island 14 Rhode Island 04 at St. John’s 32 Massachusetts 09 Massachusetts 17 vs. #23 Robert Morris 3%1 at Princeton 2%4 vs. Rider 1%6 vs. #23 Robert Morris 0%2 at Princeton 1%2 at Connecticut 58 at Connecticut 62 South Florida 12 Providence 3+5 East Carolina 1+9 Boston University 4+6 Providence 1+3 Providence 4+*East Coast Conference Tournament**University of Tulsa Invitational#Frost Cutlery Invitational

All-Time Results

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%Princeton Invitational+ECAC Division I Championship

Year: 1995Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 41-21, 10-1 NACHOFSTRA OPPONENTS2 vs. Iowa 43 vs. North Carolina 1+1 vs. Western Illinois 0+11 vs. Central Michigan 0+2 vs. Michigan State 1+0 vs. #13 Oklahoma State 5+5 vs. #14 Missouri 7+6 Wagner 08 Marist 08 Marist 21 vs. #9 Florida State 5%1 at #10 South Carolina 5%2 vs. #9 Florida State 8%1 at #10 South Carolina 7%0 at #10 South Carolina 9%2 Manhattan 38 Rhode Island 09 Rhode Island 09 Vermont 0*8 Vermont 0*2 Delaware 1*4 Providence 512 Army 04 Army 03 at Hartford 1*2 at Hartford 1*6 at Boston College 82 at Boston College 00 at Boston University 1*1 at Boston University 0*5 at Maine 3*9 at Maine 2*1 at #31 Massachusetts 23 at #31 Massachusetts 45 at Yale 02 at Yale 15 Drexel 0*4 Drexel 0*5 Rider 44 Rider 22 Temple 03 Temple 17 vs. #31 Massachusetts 1$6 at #21 Princeton 2$1 vs. Connecticut 2$0 vs. #31 Massachusetts 8$2 #35 Connecticut 00 #35 Connecticut 61 Hartford 0**0 Boston University 1**4 Hartford 3**4 Boston University 0**9 Boston University 4**6 #22 Princeton 58 #22 Princeton 010 Lehigh 2#4 Lehigh 8#4 Lehigh 3#5 at #22 Princeton 9!!

3 vs. Massachusetts 0!!2 vs. Connecticut 8!!*North Atlantic Conference **NAC Tournament+South Florida Invitational%South Carolina Invitational$Princeton Invitational#NCAA Play-In Series!!NCAA Tournament

Year: 1996Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 33-18, 12-0 NACHOFSTRA OPPONENTS0 vs. #8 Cal State-Northridge 44 vs. #12 South Carolina 7%1 vs. #9 Oklahoma 0%0 vs. Utah 3%1 vs. #7 Southwestern Louisiana 15%3 vs. Connecticut 4 (9)%8 vs. Marshall 2#0 at South Florida 11#2 vs. Indiana State 1#0 vs. #1 UCLA 9#2 vs. Michigan State 8#4 at Rider 06 at Rider 28 Fordham 03 Fordham 17 Manhattan 014 St. John’s 611 at Towson State 1*9 at Towson State 1*2 St. Peter’s 4 (9)9 Marist 14 Marist 34 vs. Lehigh 3!1 at Princeton 2!10 vs. Robert Morris 0!9 vs. Lehigh 0!0 at Princeton 6!8 Rutgers 26 Maine 1*2 Maine 1*4 Boston University 1*5 Boston University 0*7 at Hartford 0*2 at Hartford 0*0 at Princeton 13 at Princeton 410 Drexel 0*1 Drexel 0*11 Delaware 2*6 Delaware 3*3 Yale 44 Yale 20 at Boston College 1 (8)$6 Connecticut 5$17 at Boston College 6$16 at Hartford 0$3 at Connecticut 56 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: 1997Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 38-16, 12-0 America EastHOFSTRA OPPONENTS6 vs. #25 Michigan State 7+5 vs. Arkansas 6+2 vs. East Carolina 5+2 vs. #13 Florida State 1+2 vs. Ball State 10+3 vs. Virginia 0+5 vs. Evansville 7$2 vs. #12 Arizona State 5$10 vs. Santa Clara 2$1 vs. Loyola Marymount 6$7 vs. Santa Clara 5$5 vs. NE Illinois 12$4 at Manhattan 03 Rider 211 Rider 44 at Temple 05 at Temple 16 Providence 14 Providence 55 Vermont 4*4 Vermont 1*1 Hartford 0*8 Hartford 1*8 Rutgers 09 Rutgers 68 Yale 012 Yale 22 vs. Connecticut 4%2 vs. SW Louisiana 5%5 at Princeton 3%0 vs. Connecticut 3%11 Fairfield 813 Fairfield 127 at Delaware 3*7 at Delaware 1*8 at St. John’s 011 at St. John’s 00 at Marist 19 at Marist 71 Towson State 0*5 Towson State 4*4 at Massachusetts 57 at Massachusetts 52 at Boston University 1*4 at Boston University 1*5 at Maine 2*10 at Maine 4*4 Connecticut 213 Connecticut 46 Maine 1#1 Boston University 2#8 Maine 2#6 Boston University 4#1 Boston University 4#+University of South Florida Invitational


$San Jose State University Invitational%Princeton University Invitational*America East game#America East Championship at Hofstra

Year: 1998Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 39-17, 9-3 America EastHOFSTRA OPPONENTS1 vs. Indiana State 5+4 vs. Michigan State 3+0 vs. #19 Texas 1+4 vs. Mississippi 0+5 vs. Florida Atlantic 0+3 vs. Mississippi State 8+0 vs. Indiana State 1+5 at #25 South Florida 4#12 vs. Central Michigan 6#9 vs. Boston University 4#3 vs. Temple 1#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 10 LaSalle 35 Manhattan 20 Manhattan 14 vs. Boston College 0&2 at Princeton 3&5 vs. Robert Morris 4&0 at Princeton 1&1 Wagner 011 Wagner 11 Harvard 04 Harvard 33 Maine 5*6 Maine 4*5 Boston University 3*9 Boston University 5*2 at Boston College 12 at Boston College 43 Drexel 2*8 Drexel 2*6 at Rutgers 010 at Rutgers 57 St. John’s 09 St. John’s 05 Iona 15 Iona 010 at Towson 8*6 at Towson 4*1 at Princeton 22 at Princeton 18 at Vermont 2*8 at Vermont 0*0 at Delaware 4*2 at Delaware 3*2 vs. Boston University 1%4 vs. Maine 0%5 at Delaware 0%0 Massachusetts 4$0 Massachusetts 3$

+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: 1999Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 40-19, 11-3 America EastHOFSTRA OPPONENTS2 vs. #20 Arizona State 3#0 vs. #14 Southwestern Louisiana 15 (5)#2 vs. #10 Michigan 5 (9)#0 vs. Central Michigan 7#3 vs. Nicholls State 0#1 vs. Connecticut 2#6 vs. Florida Atlantic 5 (9)%5 vs. #12 Florida State 6%1 vs. Mississippi State 4%2 vs. Georgia 10 (5)%0 vs. #10 Michigan 3%7 vs. Michigan State 26 at Temple 28 at Temple 0 (6)9 Fordham 0 (5)4 at Wagner 013 at Wagner 0 (5)3 at Princeton 9!6 vs. Connecticut 1!7 vs. Massachusetts 4!5 St. John’s 05 St. John’s 34 Boston College 13 Boston College 15 Rutgers 19 Rutgers 1 (5)3 at Virginia 4 (8)3 at Virginia 4 2 at Maryland 39 at Maryland 38 Hartford 0* (6)4 Hartford 3*3 Vermont 1*2 Vermont 1 (8)*7 Princeton 58 Princeton 2 (6)4 at Boston University 5*1 at Boston University 0*1 at Maine 2*4 at Maine 2*7 at Manhattan 38 at Manhattan 0 (5)3 at Drexel 2*2 at Drexel 0*16 Rhode Island 2 (5)6 Rhode Island 09 LaSalle 0 (6)12 LaSalle 0 (5)6 Towson 0*4 Towson 0*5 Delaware 7 (8)*

8 Delaware 0 (5)*3 vs. Towson 4+12 vs. Delaware 3+4 vs. Drexel 1+9 vs. Towson 1 (6)+7 vs. Towson 0+4 vs. California 5&1 vs. #8 Southwestern Louisiana 5&#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: 2000Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 42-21, 22-4 America EastHOFSTRA OPPONENTS4 at #20 Hawaii 5$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 12 Boston College 10 Long Island University 25 Long Island University 110 Maine 1 (5)*10 Maine 0 (6)*10 Maine 2 (5)*10 Maine 2 (6)*5 Temple 14 Temple 14 Towson 1*6 Towson 0*9 Towson 3*3 Towson 5*3 St. John’s 12 Delaware 1*3 Delaware 2*0 Delaware 1*4 Delaware 6*2 Manhattan 35 Iona 02 at Drexel 0*12 at Drexel 0 (5)*5 at Drexel 3*2 at Drexel 1*2 Seton Hall 1 (8)2 Seton Hall 04 at Vermont 3 (8)*

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6 at Vermont 0*10 at Vermont 1 (5)*22 at Vermont 0 (5)*6 at Connecticut 33 at Boston University 4*2 at Boston University 1*4 Hartford 2*5 Hartford 4*8 Hartford 2*6 Hartford 1*2 Towson 1+3 Delaware 2 (20)+0 Boston University 2+1 Boston University +2 vs. #17 Louisiana-Lafayette 1&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: 2001Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 37-26, 20-6 America EastHOFSTRA OPPONENTS2 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 42 at Florida 63 at Florida Atlantic 40 at Florida Atlantic 21 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#3 St. John’s 25 at Towson 3*4 at Towson 0*1 at Towson 11 (5)*11 at Towson 1 (6)*4 Long Island 06 Boston University 1*1 Boston University 3*9 Boston University 0 (5)*13 Boston University 5 (6)*5 Iona 210 Wagner 2 (5)2 Drexel 1*2 Drexel 1*7 Drexel 0*4 Drexel 1*3 at Manhattan 1

1 Princeton 03 Princeton 26 at Delaware 3*2 at Delaware 3*1 at Delaware 2*7 at Delaware 1*5 Rutgers 63 Rutgers 14 Vermont 0*4 Vermont 2*8 Vermont 0 (5)*11 Vermont 0 (5)*1 Connecticut 23 at Hartford 4 (10)*7 at Hartford 5 (9)*1 at Maine 4*3 at Maine 0*8 at Maine 4*4 at Maine 0 (9)*1 vs. Drexel 0+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: 2002Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 28-25, 11-2 CAAHOFSTRA OPPONENTS0 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 104 Seton Hall 83 vs. Illinois-Chicago 7#0 vs. Penn State 8 (6)#2 vs. #4 Stanford 11 (6)#3 vs. Western Michigan 0#4 vs. Georgia Southern 3 (3)#0 vs. Virginia Tech 6#2 Long Island University 17 Long Island University 26 at Army 08 at Army 01 Boston College 2%0 Boston College 3%0 Boston College 6%10 Wagner 1 (5)%2 vs. #7 California 4^3 at Hawaii 5^0 vs. Northwestern 2^2 at Hawaii 1^2 vs. #7 California 15^1 at Hawaii 31 Syracuse 0

0 at Rutgers 10 at Rutgers 4 (6)2 at Towson 5*7 at Towson 3*1 at Towson 6*3 Manhattan 48 Manhattan 0 (5)5 Delaware 2*7 Delaware 2*13 Delaware 1 (5)*3 at St. John’s 45 George Mason 2*2 George Mason 0 (8)*6 Marist 0 1 Marist 02 at James Madison 1 (12)*3 at James Madison 1*3 Stony Brook 24 at Connecticut 111 Drexel 3 (6)*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: 2003Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 39-17, 12-2 CAAHOFSTRA OPPONENTS1 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 52 at Florida Atlantic 611 vs. Indiana 2$4 vs. Radford 2$2 at South Florida 6$3 vs. Seton Hall 1$2 vs. Northwestern 7%1 vs. #4 Washington 9%5 vs. #18 Massachusetts 1%1 vs. North Carolina 0%8 vs. Ball State 3%0 vs. Pacific 7%8 Marist 68 Marist 00 Boston College 3^5 Monmouth 4^6 Boston College 4^10 Monmouth 1^9 at Stony Brook 25 at Stony Brook 27 vs. Delaware State 6+1 at Maryland 8+3 Towson 0*16 Towson 0*6 Towson 5*


11 at Delaware 0*7 at Delaware 2*0 at Delaware 1*2 at Syracuse 72 at Syracuse 311 at George Mason 4*8 at George Mason 2*7 at George Mason 1*9 St. John’s 66 St. John’s 210 Columbia 09 Columbia 03 James Madison 0*4 James Madison 3*4 Army 39 Army 06 at Drexel 2*2 at Drexel 3*10 at Drexel 0*4 Towson 2!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

Year: 2004Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 38-21, 14-4 CAAHOFSTRA OPPONENTS1 vs. Seton Hall 4#5 vs. Jacksonville 0#0 vs. Florida 4#0 at South Florida 5#1 at Central Florida 44 at Central Florida 5 (10)3 vs. Maryland 1$8 vs. Temple 3$1 vs. Tulsa 0$5 vs. North Carolina State 1$3 at South Florida 4$4 vs. Tennessee Tech 6% (10)0 vs. UNLV 1%1 vs. Illinois 2%1 vs. Villanova 3%4 vs. Western Michigan 0%2 vs. Troy State 5%6 at UNC Wilmington 2*5 at UNC Wilmington 6*5 at UNC Wilmington 4*0 at Towson 2*9 at Towson 0* (5)5 at Towson 2*8 Boston University 39 Boston University 49 Rutgers 25 Rutgers 10

4 Delaware 3*6 Delaware 1*2 Delaware 4* (10)6 Drexel 2*15 Drexel 0* (5)8 Drexel 0* (5)8 Quinnipiac 15 Quinnipiac 12 St. John’s 37 St. John’s 08 Wagner 0 (5)6 Wagner 05 at Long Island 77 George Mason 1*4 George Mason 1*8 George Mason 0* (5)9 Stony Brook 36 Stony Brook 0 (6)0 at James Madison 1*2 at James Madison 0*4 at James Madison 3*2 Delaware 3!7 vs. Towson 5!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: 2005Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 43-16-1, 14-2 CAAHOFSTRA OPPONENTS1 vs. Florida A&M 3@0 vs. #6 Stanford 6@2 vs. Seton Hall 3@0 vs. Jacksonville 2@5 vs. South Florida 4@5 at Florida Atlantic 60 at Florida Atlantic 126 vs. Illinois 1^11 vs. Temple 2^3 vs. Wagner 2^5 vs. Rhode Island 2^3 vs. Western Michigan 5~1 vs. Purdue 0~1 vs. Villanova 0~0 vs. Oklahoma State 9~4 vs. Southern Miss. 3~3 vs. Tennessee Tech 0~0 vs. Seton Hall 1+2 Maine 1+4 vs. Maine 2+0 Seton Hall 7+5 Manhattan 1

5 vs. Iona 3!5 Long Island 1!15 vs. Long Island 0!5 Iona 0!12 at Rutgers 011 at Rutgers 211 at George Mason 12*9 at George Mason 2* 3 Syracuse 00 Syracuse 81 at Delaware 0* 6 at Delaware 0*3 at Delaware 0*6 at St. John’s 43 at St. John’s 35 UNC Wilmington 0 *7 UNC Wilmington 6*7 UNC Wilmington 0*2 Connecticut 00 Quinnipiac 12 Quinnipiac 04 Towson 1*3 Towson 6*6 at James Madison 1*3 at James Madison 0*4 at James Madison 2*5 at Stony Brook 43 at Stony Brook 27 at Drexel 0*6 at Drexel 2*8 at Drexel 0*7 James Madison 4#5 Towson 1#6 vs. Towson 3#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: 2006Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 37-20, 14-6 CAAHOFSTRA OPPONENTS10 vs. Temple 0@5 vs. College of Charleston 1@11 vs. Florida A&M 3@3 vs. Jacksonville 0@5 vs. South Florida 7@6 at Central Florida 43 at Florida 73 at Florida 63 vs. #5 Michigan 5+1 vs. Georgia Tech 3+2 vs. Illinois-Chicago 0^2 vs. North Carolina State 4^7 vs. Buffalo 1^6 vs. Temple 4^0 vs. #3 Tennessee 5^

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2 vs. Michigan State 0^0 vs. Purdue 8^14 Manhattan 8&12 Seton Hall 2&11 at UNC Wilmington 8*3 at UNC Wilmington 7*8 at UNC Wilmington 5*4 Stony Brook 25 at Long Island 13 Towson 2*6 Towson 1*6 Towson 3*11 Iona 310 Iona 77 at George Mason 4*21 at George Mason 0*9 at Connecticut 00 at Syracuse 51 at Syracuse 23 Georgia State 2*6 Georgia State 5* (8)2 Georgia State 3* (8)14 St. John’s 65 St. John’s 13 at James Madison 1* (9)4 at James Madison 2*2 at James Madison 3*4 Wagner 23 Wagner 42 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#7 at Georgia State 3#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: 2007Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 41-15, 17-3 CAAHOFSTRA OPPONENTS1 vs. #15 Washington 8@8 vs. East Tennessee State 0@ (5)5 vs. Wichita State 2@ (8)3 Florida A&M 2@0 at #24 South Florida 2@3 at Central Florida 11 at Central Florida 20 vs. #24 Southern Illinois 1+0 vs. #13 Michigan 1+3 vs. Auburn 4+1 vs. North Carolina 33 vs. Seton Hall 5+

8 vs. Robert Morris 2^2 vs. Central Michigan 1^0 vs. Virginia Tech 1^4 vs. Ohio State 3^ (8)5 vs. Fordham 3^3 vs. #25 North Carolina State 2^ (9)9 vs. #20 Georgia Tech 7^1 vs. North Carolina (2nd Place) 7^7 Rutgers 03 James Madison 0*4 James Madison 3* (10)1 James Madison 3*9 Wagner 14 Wagner 14 George Mason 0*9 George Mason 6*7 George Mason 0*5 Iona 46 at Lehigh 010 at Georgia State 5*5 at Georgia State 10*10 at Georgia State 2*10 Connecticut 49 Manhattan 17 at Towson 0*1 at Towson 6*8 at Fordham 12 Delaware 0*7 Delaware 0*2 Delaware 1* (8)4 at Long Island 04 at Drexel 1*10 at Drexel 2*5 at Drexel 1*8 Quinnipiac 17 UNC Wilmington 0*7 UNC Wilmington 1*3 UNC Wilmington 0*3 UNC Wilmington 2#1 Georgia State 0#3 Georgia State 1#3 vs. Harvard 2! (9)2 vs. #7 Baylor 7!2 vs. Albany 4!*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: 2008Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 45-13, 18-3 CAAHOFSTRA OPPONENTS4 vs. Florida A&M 0@1 vs. #4 Tennessee 6@8 vs. Florida Gulf Coast 5@3 vs. Mississippi 2@ (8)0 at #7 Florida 54 vs. Georgia Tech 0+0 at South Florida 1+ (10)7 vs. South Carolina 4+5 vs. Wright State 1+2 vs. Wisconsin 0+0 vs. Florida State 1^

2 vs. #4 Tennessee 5^2 vs. Georgia Tech 7^0 vs. Illinois State 2^6 vs. Charlotte 1^5 vs. Coastal Carolina 0&2 vs. Illinois-Chicago 0&5 vs. East Tennessee State 2&8 vs. #13 Baylor 7&2 vs. Michigan State 0&9 at James Madison 0*0 at James Madison 3*3 at James Madison 1*10 at Rutgers 13 at Towson 0*2 at Towson 4*4 at Towson 0*2 Lehigh 1 (8)3 Lehigh 17 UNC Wilmington 0*8 UNC Wilmington 0* (6)6 UNC Wilmington 0*12 Iona 0 (5)3 at Connecticut 10 at Georgia State 1*5 at Georgia State 2*15 at Georgia State 2* (5)8 Fordham 18 Drexel 0* (6)5 Drexel 0*8 Drexel 0* (5)2 at Long Island 09 at Delaware 0* (5)8 at Delaware 1*8 at Delaware 1*8 at St. John’s 0 (5)4 George Mason 0*9 George Mason 1* (5)8 George Mason 0* (5)3 Towson 1#4 James Madison 5#4 Towson 2#3 James Madison 1# (11)3 James Madison 0#1 Long Island 0!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: 2009Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 26-21, 14-3 CAAHOFSTRA OPPONENTS4 vs. Illinois 1@1 vs. Illinois 2@3 vs. Marshall 1@0 vs. #12 Arizona 10@2 at South Florida 9@0 vs. #24 Ohio State 2^1 vs. #18 Northwestern 3^


5 vs. Illinois-Chicago 1&2 vs. Ball State 1&3 vs. North Carolina State 5&1 vs. Fordham 2&1 vs. Connecticut 6&4 vs. Brigham Young 0%1 vs. Ball State 2%2 vs. Florida Gulf Coast 3%4 vs. Indiana 6%8 vs. Loyola Marymount 2%6 at St. John’s 17 at George Mason 0*10 at George Mason 6*3 at George Mason 1*8 Rutgers 01 James Madison 0*6 James Madison 4*5 Long Island 43 Towson 6*10 Towson 4*7 Towson 0*2 at Maryland 45 at Maryland 14 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 06 at Drexel 0*9 at Drexel 4*3 at Drexel 0*1 at Long Island 40 Long Island 20 Long Island 20 James Madison 2#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: 2010Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 45-12, 18-2 CAAHOFSTRA OPPONENTS12 vs. North Dakota State 11@ (10)2 vs. North Carolina State 1@2 vs. Michigan State 1@5 vs. Kent State 1@4 at South Florida 1@3 vs. Virginia Tech 2^2 vs. Mississippi State 1^1 vs. Kent State 0^0 vs. #18 Florida State 8^6 vs. Mississippi Valley State 4^2 vs. #18 Louisville 1&3 vs. #5 Michigan 4& (8)1 vs. #5 Michigan 3&4 Boston University 9%5 Connecticut 0%

2 Boston University 1%5 Connecticut 1%6 at St. John’s 21 LIU 310 at Delaware 1*7 at Delaware 3*3 at Delaware 2* (8)2 at Maryland 02 at Maryland 108 George Mason 0*6 George Mason 1*2 George Mason 0*6 Princeton 24 at Rutgers 12 at Rutgers 16 at James Madison 0*6 at James Madison 3*7 at James Madison 0*8 Marist 05 Fairfield 03 Towson 6*10 Towson 4*2 at Towson 0*7 at Towson 4*3 at Towson 4*0 Fordham 110 St. John’s 23 UNC Wilmington 0*8 UNC Wilmington 0*5 at LIU 80 at Georgia State 1* (10)5 at Georgia State 2*2 at Georgia State 0*6 Iona 012 Drexel 2*2 Drexel 1*4 Drexel 3* (10)7 Towson 3#8 James Madison 1#3 Georgia State 0#8 vs. #14 Oklahoma State 6!0 at #3 Arizona 6!5 vs. #14 Oklahoma State 2!6 at #3 Arizona 10! (12)*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

Year: 2011Coach: Bill Edwards Record: 40-13, 19-1 CAAHOFSTRA OPPONENTS16 vs. UNC Greensboro 0@ (10)4 vs. St. John’s 1@1 at #23 Florida State 5@9 vs. St. John’s 0@2 at #23 Florida State 0@0 vs. Virginia 2^0 at East Carolina 5^12 vs. Kent State 0^2 vs. Virginia 1^4 at East Carolina 5^0 vs. #12 Texas 5&0 at #21 LSU 1& (9)1 vs. Pittsburgh 3&3 vs. Middle Tennessee St. 2#3 vs. Michigan State 2# (9)7 vs. Purdue 2#0 at Florida Atlantic 7#6 vs. Buffalo 0#11 Columbia 2%4 Connecticut 1%7 Columbia 0%7 Connecticut 0%3 at Drexel 1*6 at Drexel 3*12 at Drexel 0*8 Iona 010 Rutgers 42 Delaware 1*7 Delaware 1*1 Delaware 0*5 at Fordham 110 at George Mason 0*11 at George Mason 2*2 at George Mason 6*11 James Madison 3*16 James Madison 6*3 James Madison 0*6 at Lehigh 02 at Lehigh 47 Towson 2*2 Towson 0*5 St. John’s 02 at LIU 311 at UNC Wilmington 0*3 at UNC Wilmington 1*5 at UNC Wilmington 1*4 Georgia State 0*2 Georgia State 0*4 Georgia State 1*9 Delaware 0!1 Georgia State 0!2 Georgia State 4!0 Georgia State 2!

*Colonial Athletic Association game@Seminole Kickoff Classic at Tallahassee, FL^Pirate Classic at Greenville, NC&Purple and Gold Challenge at Baton Rouge, LA#Florida Atlantic Invitational at Boca Raton, FL%Hofstra Invitational at Hempstead, NY!CAA Tournament at Hempstead, NY

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

Media Following


Hofstra in the Community

The 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 also hosts 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 the team participates in Operation Christmas Child, a program that provides gifts to needy children and families. 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.

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, as well as local elementary schools.

Through the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation, the team “adopted” Hannah Prokops, a 9-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.

This past fall, the Pride took part in Shake-A-Rake, going out into the local community to rake leaves for elderly and disabled people.

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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The Hofstra University Office of Athletic Communications welcomes the members of the media covering the 2012 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 Communications240 Hofstra University-Swim Center 262

Hempstead, NY 11549(516) 463-6759 - Brian Bohl’s office

(516) 463-5033 - Fax

Stephen GorchovAssociate Director of Athletics for Communications

Brian Bohl (Softball Contact)Senior Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Jim SheehanSenior Sports Information Director

Len SkorosDirector 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 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 Brian Bohl 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 Education Building. However, interviews may not be conducted in the locker room or the training room.

2012 HOFSTRA SOFTBALLMEDIA OUTLETS

Softball Media Information

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 50 Rockefeller PlazaNew York, NY 10020

(212) 621-1630 - Office(212) 621-1639 - Fax

NEWSDAY 235 Pinelawn RoadMelville, NY 11747

(631) 843-2820 - Office(631) 454-6892 - Fax

NEW YORK TIMES 229 West 43rd StreetNew York, NY 10036

(212) 556-7384 - Office(212) 556-5848 - Fax

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS 450 West 33rd StreetNew York, NY 10001

(212) 210-1692 - Office(212) 643-7845 - Fax

NEW YORK POST 1211 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036 (212) 930-8700 - Office

(212) 930-8727 - Fax

LONG ISLAND HERALD2 Endo BoulevardGarden City, NY

(516) 569-4000 - Office(516) 469-4942 - Fax

LONG ISLAND PRESS1103 Stewart Avenue

Garden City, NY 11530(516) 992-1800 - Office

(516) 992-1801 - Fax

HOFSTRA CHRONICLEStudent Center

Hempstead, NY 11550(516) 463-6965 - Office

(516) 463-6977 - Fax

NEWS 12 LONG ISLAND 150 Media CrosswaysWoodbury, NY 11797

(516) 393-3740 - Office(516) 393-1269 - Fax

WLNY-TV 55270 South Service Road

Melville, NY 11747 (631) 753-6397 - Office

(631) 420-4846 - Fax

WRHU-FM 88.7 Hofstra University

Dempster HallHempstead, NY 11549(516) 463-5667 - Office

(516) 463-5668 - Fax


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.

February PIRATE CLASH at East Carolina University18 Sat. Louisville,Virginia 9a.m.,1p.m.19 Sun. UNC-Greensboro,EastCarolina 1p.m.,3p.m.20 Mon. EastCarolina 4p.m.

NFCA LEADOFF CLASSIC (Clearwater, FL)24 Fri. Louisiana-Lafayette,Illinois 3:30p.m.,6p.m.25 Sat. Tennessee,Michigan 1p.m.,3:30p.m.26 Sun. DePaul 10a.m. March 2012 CITRUS CLASSIC (Orlando, FL)2 Fri. Pittsburg,VirginiaTech 4:45p.m.,7p.m.3 Sat. NorthCarolinaState,OhioState 4:45p.m.,7p.m.4 Sun. UCLA 9a.m.

HOFSTRA INVITATIONAL (Hempstead, NY)17 Sat. Maine vs. Hofstra 10 a.m. Connecticut vs. Hofstra 12:30 p.m. Connecticutvs.Maine 3p.m.

18 Sun. Mainevs.Connecticut 10a.m. Maine vs. Hofstra 12:30 p.m. Connecticut vs. Hofstra 3 p.m.

24 Sat. atGeorgiaState*(DH) 12p.m.25 Sun. atGeorgiaState* 12p.m.

27 Tue. IONA 3:30 p.m. 28 Wed. LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY 4 p.m. 31 Sat. DREXEL* (DH) 12 p.m.

April1 Sun. DREXEL* 12 p.m.3 Tue. atRutgers(DH) 2p.m.4 Wed. BINGHAMTON 4 p.m. 7 Sat. atDelaware*(DH) 12p.m.8 Sun. atDelaware* 12p.m.10 Tue. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE 4 p.m.11 Wed. LEHIGH (DH) 3:30 p.m.14 Sat. GEORGE MASON* (DH) 12 p.m.15 Sun. GEORGE MASON* 12 p.m.17 Tue. FORDHAM 6 p.m.18 Wed. atSt.John’s 4p.m.21 Sat. atJamesMadison*(DH) 12p.m.22 Sun. atJamesMadison* 12p.m.24 Tue. PRINCETON 5 p.m. 28 Sat. atTowson*(DH) 12p.m.29 Sun. atTowson* 1p.m.

May4 Fri. UNCW* (DH) 12 p.m.5 Sat. UNCW* 12 p.m. 9-11 Wed.-CAAChampionship Fri. (athighestseed) TBA

SOFTBALL SCHEDULE

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

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