Quick Hits: Hofstra qualified for the CAA Tournament for the third time in the last four seasons in 2013.

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1 SPORTS NEWS Hofstra University Hempstead, New York Athletic Communications Physical Education Center (516) FAX: (516) HOFSTRA MEN S SOCCER Hofstra (2-2-2) at New Hampshire (2-4) Sept. 19 7:00 p.m. Live Video - AmericaEast.tv at Vermont (5-1) Sept :00 p.m. Hofstra s Probable Starters 2014 Stats Pos. No. Name Cl. G-A-P F 20 Maid Memic Sr F 25 Danny Elliott Fr M 2 Nino Alfonso So M 6 Felix Schaefer So M 10 Elliott Firth Sr M 7 Joseph Holland So D 4 Rory Murphy So D 12 Jon Fraser Fr D 22 Harri Hawkins So D 27 Daniel Grundei Sr GK 1 Patric Pray Jr GAA Off The Bench GK 28 Brian McPartland So GAA GK 0 Thomas Germano Fr. --- D 3 Mario Ruiz So M 6 Felix Schaefer Jr M 8 Lerthon Theuma So M 14 Henry Crayton Fr M 15 Meshack Eshun Addy So M 16 Reece Alexander So F 19 Dylan Klein Fr F 21 Pablo Casado Fr M 23 Mani Walcott Fr D 24 Marius Flateboe So F 29 Kyle Poetzsch So SCHEDULE/RESULTS August 29 vs. Northern Illinois T, at Northwestern L, 3-0 September 4 at St. John s T, at Rutgers W, at Fairleigh Dickinson W, DARTMOUTH L, at New Hampshire 7 p.m. 21 at Vermont 12 p.m. 30 BINGHAMTON 7 p.m. October 4 at Elon* 7 p.m. 6 at Wake Forest 7 p.m. 11 WILLIAM & MARY* 7 p.m. 15 at Delaware* 7 p.m. 18 at James Madison* 7 p.m. 22 DREXEL* 7 p.m. 25 at UNCW* 7 p.m. 29 NORTHEASTERN* 7 p.m. November 1 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON* 7 p.m. *CAA Game HOME GAMES IN CAPS Quick Hits: Hofstra qualified for the CAA Tournament for the third time in the last four seasons in Senior forward Maid Memic was named to the CAA s All- Preseason team. Memic has 22 career goals, which trails Alan Bodenstein by seven for fifth-most in program history. Sophomore Joseph Holland has a four-game point streak after scoring back-to-back goals at Fairleigh Dickinson and versus Dartmouth in the home opener. Holland has eight points in his last four games. Joseph Holland assisted on all three goals in Hofstra s 3-1 win at Rutgers on Sept. 7. Senior forward Maid Memic was one of just 30 Division I men s soccer players to be named a candidate for the Senior CLASS Award. Hofstra has players from eight different countries on the roster, including the United States, England, Germany, New Zealand, Ghana, Bosnia, Span and Norway. Sophomore Patric Pray posted his fifth career shutout with a sixsave effort in a scoreless draw against Northern Illinois on Opening Day. Senior Daniel Grundei, a former team captain at Towson before the school cut the program, scored his first Hofstra goal in a win at Rutgers. Hofstra was 7-1 at home in 2013 and out-scored opponents, 18-7, with three shutouts. Hofstra lost its 2014 home opener, 2-1, to Dartmouth. Head Coach Richard Nuttall is in his 26th season at the Pride helm after taking over the program in He reached 200 wins in his career in the CAA Tournament in 2010 and his overall record stands at CAA Standings 2014 School Overall CAA Total Points Delaware UNC Wilmington Elon James Madison Drexel Hofstra CofC Northeastern William & Mary

2 Media Corner Hofstra Men s Soccer Online: GoHofstra.com Listen to Hofstra Men s Soccer on the PRIDE ZONE: portal.stretchinternet.com/hofstra/ (all home games) Live Stats: HofstraStats.com (all home games and select road games) HofstraStats.com Hofstra Men s Soccer On Social Media Facebook /HofstraSoccer /HofstraPride Hofstra Versus New Hampshire: Hofstra is in the all-time series against New Hampshire. Last season, goalkeeper Patric Pray made three saves in his first collegiate start and Maid Memic provided the only offense with a 57th-minute goal to lead Hofstra to a 1-0 win. The series dates to 1995 when both schools were members of the North Atlantic Conference and later in the America East. The teams have not squared off since Hofstra is 6-1 in the last seven meetings dating to Previous Meetings: Year H/A Winner Score 1995 A New Hampshire H Tie A Hofstra H Hofstra A Hofstra 1-0 (2 OT) 2000 H Hofstra A New Hampshire 5-4 (2 OT) 2006 H Hofstra H Hofstra 1-0 Versus Vermont: Hofstra is in the all-time series against Vermont, including a 2-1 loss in Burlington in The series dates to 1995 when both schools were members of the North Atlantic Conference and later in the America East. Vermont has won four of the last five meetings, including wins in the previous two seasons. Previous Meetings: Year H/A Winner Score 1995 H Vermont A Tie H Hofstra A Hofstra. 1-0 (OT) 1999 A Hofstra H Vermont A Vermont A Hofstra H Vermont A Vermont 2-1 Holland Express: Joseph Holland assisted on all three of Hofstra s goals in a 3-1 win over Rutgers on Sept. 7. Holland then showed an ability score goals in addition to facilitating them by notching scoring strikes in back-to-back games at FDU and versus Dartmouth. Maid Service: Senior forward Maid Memic followed up a nine-goal sophomore output with 10 goals as a junior, accounting for one-third of Hofstra s goal total in Memic was one of only two players in the CAA to crack the double-digit goal mark last season, trailing only Delaware s Guillermo Delgado for the league lead in goals. His 23 points and 1.28 points-per-game average also came in second to Delgado. In 2014, Memic notched his first goal with the opening marker against Rutgers in the Pride s first victory of the season. He followed that up by scoring a key goal in Hofstra s 2-1 win over Fairleigh Dickinson. Memic leads Hofstra with 19 shots. Transfer Of Power: Senior Daniel Grundei made a name for himself in the Colonial Athletic Association by becoming a captain as a sophomore for Towson. But when the Tigers discontinued the men s soccer program, Grundei decided to stay in the conference and transferred to the Pride. As one of Hofstra s captains, Grundei has immediately been a difference maker as a defender. As a center back, Grundei has helped Hofstra post a season-opening shutout and scored his first goal as a member of the Pride by heading in a second-half shot in a win over Rutgers. Hawk-Eye: Sophomore Harri Hawkins is in his second season on the roster but has been able to play for the first time in Hawkins has started every game this season and scored his first collegiate goal when he headed in Danny Elliott s pass to help Hofstra tie St. John s, 2-2. The assist marked Elliott s first collegiate point. Roaring Back: Hofstra saw two of its three goals against Rutgers come from defenders. Rory Murphy added a key insurance goal, his first collegiate scoring strike, to help the Pride defeat the Scarlet Knight for a second consecutive season in Piscataway, New Jersey. First Goals: Three of Hofstra s first five goals this season have been from players who scored their first collegiate goals. Rory Murphy, Nino Alfonso and Harri Hawkins also scored for the first time in their careers in a two-game span against either St. John s or Rutgers. Pray Emerges: Junior Patric Pray spent two seasons on the University of Washington s roster but never appeared in a game. But the transfer has shown what he can do with his first chance to play, notching three shutouts in his first three starts in Pray did not allow until his fifth collegiate game. His personal scoreless streak to start a career reached 314:23. Pray shut out UNH, Rutgers, UNC Wilmington and Fairleigh Dickinson. In 2014, Pray began the season by earning his fifth career shutout with a six-save effort against Northern Illinois. He followed that up with another six-save performance against a Northwestern team that made the 2013 NCAA Tournament. Deadlocked: Hofstra played its first scoreless tie in two seasons with a 0-0 draw against NIU. That was the first official scoreless game since the 2012 CAA Tournament quarterfinals versus George Mason, which officially ended 0-0 with Hofstra advancing on penalty kicks.

3 All Class: Maid Memic was one of just 30 NCAA Division I men s soccer student-athletes to be named a candidate for the Senior CLASS award on Sept. 2. Memic, a fourth-year starter for the Pride, was one of just 30 men s soccer student-athletes to make the list while Scolarici was also one of 30 women s soccer student-athletes who made the cut. From the list of 30 candidates, a national media committee will select ten finalists for the 2014 Senior CLASS Award in October. Those 10 names will then be placed on the official ballot for a nationwide vote. Fan balloting will be coupled with votes from coaches and media to determine the recipient of the award. The winners will be announced during the 2014 NCAA College Cup championships. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete needed to be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence community, classroom, character and competition. Book It: Hofstra assistant coach Gary Book faced a familiar team when the Pride played the Red Storm to a 2-2 tie. Book was an assistant at St. John s for 13 seasons before coming to Hofstra. In Queens, he helped St. John s win the 1996 national championship and helped guide the Red Storm to NCAA Tournament appearances in every season. Hofstra played St. John s for the first time in 20 year with the previous meeting coming in Preseason Poll: The Hofstra Men s Soccer program was picked seventh in the Colonial Athletic Association preseason poll. Hofstra earned 29 points in the nine-team poll. Delaware, which returns eight starters from last season s squad, was picked first with four first-place votes and 58 points overall. Drexel came in second with 49 points and also received four first-place votes. William & Mary gained one more point than first-year member Elon for third place with 44 points. UNCW came in fifth with 39 and Northeastern was sixth at 33 points. The Huskies were the only other school to garner a first-place vote with one. The College of Charleston and James Madison followed Hofstra to round out the poll. The Pride posted its second consecutive winning season in 2013 with an record. Head Coach Richard Nuttall s team qualified for the CAA Tournament for the second consecutive season with the Pride advancing to the quarterfinals before falling to William & Mary CAA Preseason Poll (number first-place votes in parenthesis) Rank School Points 1 Delaware (4) 58 2 Drexel (4) 49 3 William & Mary 44 4 Elon 43 5 UNCW 39 6 Northeastern (1) 33 7 Hofstra 29 8 College of Charleston 17 9 James Madison 12 Opening Day: Hofstra has won three out of the last six season openers and is since The Pride played Northern Illinois to a scoreless draw on Opening Day in 2014 with Patric Pray making six saves. Hofstra was down to 10 players after an 89th-minute red card but held on for the tie. With the tie against NIU, Hofstra is all-time on Opening Day in seasons in which game-by-game records are available. Hofstra s best stretch came from when the Pride won three times in four seasons in the opener. Preseason Accolades: Senior forward Maid Memic was named to the Colonial Athletic Association All-Preseason team. Memic was one of five forwards selected and one of 15 overall players named to the team. Delaware forward Guillermo Delgado was tabbed as the preseason Player of the Year after scoring 15 goals with 35 points last season. Hofstra sophomore defender Rory Murphy was an honorable mention selection. Murphy, from Windlesham, England, made the league s All-Rookie team last season after starting 17 games and making three assists. Memic is coming off a first-team All-CAA selection after finishing second in the league with 10 goals and 23 points. The Kozarac, Bosnia native led Hofstra with four game-winning goals, which was also second in the CAA. He joined Delgado as one of just two players in the CAA with double-digit goal totals. Postseason Recognition: Senior Elliott Firth ensured his first collegiate season was a successful in 2013 when the midfielder earned All-CAA Third-Team honors. Firth started 16 of the 17 games in which he played and scored a clutch goal to account for Hofstra s only offense in a 1-all draw at Drexel on Oct. 30 that helped Hofstra qualify for the CAA Tournament. Not Coming Out Flat: Junior Marius Flateboe was a stalwart in Hofstra s lineup in 2013 and is the only returning player on the roster in 2014 to have started all 18 games in the previous season. Despite a defensive-minded role, Flateboe scored two goals on just five shots for an impressive.600 shooting percentage. Home, Sweet Home: Hofstra is in its last 80 home games. All-time at Hofstra Soccer Stadium, which opened in 2003, the Pride has compiled a record. Hofstra was 7-1 at home in 2013 with the first two wins coming in double overtime. Hofstra lost the home opener in 2014 with a 2-1 defeat versus Dartmouth. Meet Head Coach Richard Nuttall: Richard Nuttall, a former professional soccer player in England and a former member of the Long Island Rough Riders, is entering his 26th season as Hofstra University Head Soccer Coach in Nuttall has guided the Pride to a record in transforming the program into one of the most competitive in the Northeast. Nuttall, who is the winningest coach in program history, has led his team to a Colonial Athletic Association Tournament appearance in three of the last four seasons. He has led Hofstra to double-digit win totals in four of the last 10 seasons and has posted a winning season in four of the last five years. Under Nuttall s tutelage, Shaun Foster earned Third Team All- America honors from the NSCAA, making him the third player in program history to be honored. Two of those players Foster and Michael Todd have played for Nuttall. In 2013, Chris Griebsch earned CAA Player of the Year honors while also setting Hofstra s career assist record. Griebsch was the second player to win the league s Player of the Year award under Nuttall,

4 joining Michael Todd, who accomplished the feat in Academically, Hofstra also earned recognition from the NSCAA for a College Team Academic award for by having the team post a collective 3.17 grade-point-average. Local And International Flavor: The Pride has seven Long Island players on the roster this season (Thomas German, Nino Alfonso, Mario Ruiz, Lerthon Theuma, Dylan Klein, Brian McPartland and Kyle Poetzsch) but also has an eclectic mix of foreign flavor with eight countries represented. Besides the United States, Hofstra is represented by natives from England, Germany, New Zealand (Henry Crayton), Ghana (Meshack Eshun Addy), Bosnia (Maid Memic), Spain (Pablo Casado), and Norway (Marius Flateboe). Conference Start: Hofstra defeated UNC Wilmington in the 2013 CAA opener, marking the program s first win on the league s first game since 2009 at Georgia State. The Pride is now in conference openers since joining the CAA in Hofstra CAA Team Ranks Category No. Rank Shots 46 7 Points 15 5 Goals 5 5 Assists 5 T-3 Goals Allowed 6 T-8 GAA Saves 21 1 Shutouts 1 T-5 Fouls 46 4 Corner Kicks 22 4 Hofstra vs. Ranked Teams: The Pride is in its last 27 games against ranked opponents dating to Five losses during this span were to top seven teams (#7 Maryland, #3 Old Dominion, #3 Wake Forest, #4 Connecticut, #2 SMU), including two (Maryland in 2004, Wake Forest in 2006) in the NCAA Tournament. Hofstra is against ranked teams since Three of those wins cane against James Madison. The first was a 1-0 victory in 2005 when JMU was #22. The Pride then recorded a 1-0 win in 2006 when the Dukes were #23. In the 2011 season finale, Hofstra blanked #12 JMU, 3-0, to end the campaign with momentum. In 2013, Hofstra bested #25 Brown, 2-1, in double overtime with freshmen accounting for every Hofstra point. Hofstra has defeated a ranked team in three consecutive seasons dating to Hofstra vs. Ranked Teams Since 2004: Year # Opp. Score Coastal Carolina L, William & Mary T, VCU L, 1-0 (2 OT) UNCW W, VCU W, Seton Hall W, Maryland L, Towson W, ODU L, JMU W, ODU W, FDU T, ODU W, JMU W, ODU W, Wake Forest L, UConn L, Virginia Tech W, SMU L, UNCW T, UNCW L, William & Mary T, William & Mary L, ODU L, JMU W, ODU W, Brown W, 2-1 (2 OT) Miscellaneous Statistics In at home on the road at neutral site in overtime when leading at halftime when trailing at halftime when tied at halftime when scoring first goal when opponent scores first goal when out-shooting opponent when out-shot by opponent when shots are equal when taking more corner kicks when allowing more corner kicks when corner kicks are equal against ranked opponents when scoring 0 goals when scoring 1 goal when scoring 2 goals when scoring 3+ goals when allowing 0 goals when allowing 1 goal when allowing 2 goals when allowing 3+ goals on Thursday on Friday on Saturday on Sunday day games night games vs. Big East vs. Big vs. Mid-America Conference vs. NEC vs. Ivy League when a freshman scores in one-goal games

5 PLAYER CAREER/SEASON HIGHS Career #2 Nino Alfonso Goals: 1 at St. John s (9/4/14) Assists: Points: 2 at St. John s (9/4/14) #3 Mario Ruiz Goals: Assists: 1 vs. Monmouth (9/22/13) Points: 1 vs. Monmouth (9/22/13) #4 Rory Murphy Goals: 1 at Rutgers (9/7/14) Assists: 1, three, last vs. James Madison (10/16/13) Points: 2 at Rutgers (9/7/14) #6 Felix Schaefer Goals: Assists: Points: Season #7 Joseph Holland Goals: 1, eight times, last vs. Dartmouth (9/14/14) 1, two times, last vs. Dartmouth (9/4/14) Assists: 3 at Rutgers (9/7/14) Points: 3, two times, last at Rutgers (9/7/14) 3 at Rutgers (9/7/14) #8 Lerthon Theuma Goals: 1 vs. Colgate (9/1/13) Assists: Points: 2 vs. Colgate (9/1/13) #10 Elliot Firth Goals: 1, twice, last at Drexel (10/30/13) Assists: 1 vs. Dartmouth (9/14/14) Points: 2, twice, last at Drexel (10/30/13) 1 vs. Dartmouth (9/14/14) #12 Jon Fraser Goals: Assists: Points: #14 Henry Crayton Goals: Assists: Points: #15 Meshack Eshun Addy Goals: Assists: Points:

6 Career #16 Reece Alexander Goals: Assists: 1 at William & Mary (10/25/13) Points: 1 at William & Mary (10/25/13) #19 Dylan Klein Goals: Assists: Points: Season #20 Maid Memic Goals: 2, twice, last vs. James Madison (10/16/13) 1, twice, last at FDU (9/11/14) Assists: 1, 10 times, last at William & Mary (10/25/13) Points: 4, twice, last vs. James Madison (10/16/13) 2, twice, last vs. Dartmouth (9/14/14) #21 Pablo Casado Goals: Assists: Points: #22 Harri Hawkins Goals: 1 at St. John s (9/4/14) Assists: Points: 2 at St. John s 9/4/14) #23 Mani Walcott Goals: Assists: Points: #24 Marius Flateboe Goals: 1, twice, last vs. James Madison (10/16/13) Assists: Points: 2, twice, last vs. James Madison (10/16/13) #25 Danny Elliott Goals: Assists: 1 at St. John s (9/4/14) Points: 1 at St. John s (9/4/14) #27 Daniel Grundei Goals: 1 at Rutgers (9/7/14) Assists: Points: 2 at Rutgers (9/7/14) #29 Kyle Poetzsch Goals: 1 at Rutgers (10/2/13) Assists: Points: 2 at Rutgers (10/2/13)

7 Career Season #1 Patric Pray Saves: 7, twice, last at CofC (10/19/13) 6, three times, last at Rutgers (9/7/14) #0 Thomas Germano Saves: #28 Brian McPartland Saves: 2 vs. Dartmouth (9/14/14)

8 2014 Hofstra Men's Soccer Hofstra Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 17, 2014) All games Overall: Conf: Home: Away: Neut: ## Player gp-gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc gwg pk-att 7 Holland, Joseph Memic, Maid Hawkins, Harri Alfonso, Nino Murphy, Rory Grundei, Daniel Elliott, Danny Firth, Elliott Alexander, Reece Eshun Addy, Meshack Schaefer, Felix Ruiz, Mario Poetzsch, Kyle Flateboe, Marius Walcott, Mani Casado, Pablo Fraser, Jon Theuma, Lerthon Total Opponents Goal Average Saves Record Shots # Goalie gp-gs min ga gaavg saves pct w l t sho/cbo faced 28 McPartland, Brian : /0 4 1 Pray, Patric : /0 80 Total 6 580: Opponents 6 580: Team saves: 0 Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Hofstra Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Hofstra Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Hofstra Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Hofstra Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Hofstra Opponents Attendance Summary HOFSTRA Opponent Total Dates/Avg Per Date 1/454 4/698 Neutral Site #/Avg 1/100

9 HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY 2014 Men s Soccer Roster No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Last School 0 Thomas Germano GK Fr Rockville, Centre, NY/South Side 1 Patric Pray GK Jr Chandler, AZ/Corona Del Sol/Washington 2 Nino Alfonso M So West Islip, NY/West Islip 3 Mario Ruiz M So Brentwood, NY/Brentwood 4 Rory Murphy M/D So Windlesham, England/Collingwood 6 Felix Schaefer M Jr Aschaffenburg, Germany/Hanns-Seidel-Gymnasium 7 Joseph Holland M So London, England/Lewisham College 8 Lerthon Theuma M/D So Franklin Square/Valley Stream North 10 Elliott Firth M/F Sr Sheffield, England/Penistone Grammar School 12 Jon Fraser D/M Fr Fleetwood, England/Fleetwood 14 Henry Crayton M Fr Te Awamutu, New Zealand/St. Peter s Cambridge 15 Meshack Eshun Addy M Fr Tema, Ghana/I.E.S. La Mojonera 16 Reece Alexander M So Burton, England/Robert Sutton 19 Dylan Klein F Fr Westbury, NY/Carle Place 20 Maid Memic M/F Sr Kozarac Bosnia/Voss Gymnas 21 Pablo Casado F Fr Madrid, Spain/SEK-Ciudalcampo 22 Harri Hawkins D So Cambridge, England/Chesterton 23 Mani Walcott M Fr Beltsville, MD/Eleanor Roosevelt 24 Marius Flateboe D Jr Stabekk, Norway/Norges Toppidrettsgymnas 25 Danny Elliott F Fr Nottingham, England/West Bridgford Comprehensive 27 Daniel Grundei D Sr Nuremberg, Germany/Bertikt Brecht Schule/Towson 28 Brian McPartland GK So Hicksville, NY/Hicksville 29 Kyle Poetzsch F So Hicksville, NY/Hicksville Head Coach: Richard Nuttall (Carnegie, 1984) Assistant Coaches: Gary Book and Ryszard Gorski Volunteer Assistant Coach: Graham Radcliffe Pronunciation Guide: 6 Felix Schaefer Shay-fer 15 Meshack Eshun-Addy Mess-Shack Eee-shoon Add-E 20 Maid Memic My-eed Mem-ICH 21 Pablo Casado Cah-Sa-doh 24 Marius Flateboe Fla-tee-bow 27 Daniel Grundei Grun-dee 29 Kyle Poetzsch Potch HC Richard Nuttall nut-tall AC Ryszard Gorski Ri-Shard