Posts Tagged ‘ Basketball Team ’

Fordham Freshman Chris Gaston, a Star is Born

Feb 23rd, 2010 | By Howard Goldin | Category: Basketball, Top Story

Although the Fordham Rams men’s basketball team (2-23, 0-13) is nearing the conclusion of an extremely unsuccessful season, one of its freshman players has already become an impact player. Chris Gaston, a freshman from the state of New Jersey, has received Atlantic-10 honors as Rookie of the Week four times this season. His [...]



Long-Awaited Win Smells Great To Hofstra

Jan 28th, 2010 | By Jon Wagner | Category: Basketball, Top Story

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – The recent stench emanating from the Hofstra University men’s basketball team was a strong one, both figuratively and literally.
After losing five straight to close out the first half of a conference schedule which included only two Colonial Athletic Association wins, both against last-place Towson (4-16, 1-9 CAA), the Pride (10-12, 3-7) was [...]



Fordham Rams Losing Streak Reaches Nine

Jan 18th, 2010 | By Howard Goldin | Category: Basketball, Top Story

The Fordham Rams men’s basketball team (2-14, 0-4) was in the spotlight during the past week. On Wednesday night, Fordham played its first game at the “Mecca” of basketball since 2002. The Dayton Flyers (13-3, 2-0) defeated the Rams, 74-58. On Saturday afternoon, Fordham played its first home game since December 8. The homecoming, televised [...]



Can UW Go From Winless to a Bowl Team?

Oct 14th, 2009 | By Nick Haswell | Category: College Football

2008 was a forgettable year for the sports teams in the city of Seattle. The Seahawks had one of the worst records in the NFL at 4-12, ending the team’s consecutive NFC West run after 4 seasons. The Mariners finished with the 2nd worst record in Major League Baseball, behind the Washington Nationals. The Sonics [...]



Hofstra Gets Double Overtime Win Over JMU

Feb 19th, 2009 | By Brian Bohl | Category: Basketball

HEMPSTEAD, NY  – Sophomore guard Charles Jenkins (Queens, NY) scored a game-high 32 points and set a career-high with 13 assists while senior forward Zygis Sestokas (Vilnius, Lithuania) knocked down a trio of three-pointers in the second overtime session on his way to a career-high 19 points as the Hofstra Men’s Basketball team pulled out [...]



Hofstra Entertains ODU Tuesday Night

Feb 9th, 2009 | By Brian Bohl | Category: Basketball

HEMPSTEAD, NY – The Hofstra Men’s Basketball team (15-9, 7-6 CAA) entertains Old Dominion (15-8, 8-5 CAA) at the Mack Sports Complex on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. in a pivotal Colonial Athletic Association contest, which will be televised nationally on ESPNU.
Hofstra comes into the game in seventh place in the CAA at 7-6, but [...]



Hofstra Wins Another Nail-Biter

Feb 8th, 2009 | By Brian Bohl | Category: Basketball

HEMPSTEAD, NY – Sophomore forward Greg Washington (Centereach, NY) nailed a clutch jump shot with 30.9 seconds remaining, breaking a 68-68 tie to give the Hofstra Men’s Basketball team a 71-68 victory over Towson in a Colonial Athletic Association matchup Saturday afternoon at the Mack Sports Complex.
With the win, the Pride improves to 15-9 overall [...]



Hofstra Draws Fairfield For Bracket

Feb 2nd, 2009 | By Brian Bohl | Category: Basketball, Today's News

Hempstead, NY (Feb. 2) – The Hofstra Men’s Basketball team (14-8, 6-5 CAA) drew a televised game against Fairfield (14-9, 7-5 MAAC) as part of ESPN’s Bracket Buster Weekend, it was announced this evening.
Hofstra will travel to Fairfield to face the Stags on Saturday, Feb.
21. The start time and network (ESPN2, ESPNU, or ESPN 360) [...]



Hofstra Takes Pride in Downing William & Mary, 55-44

Jan 22nd, 2009 | By Wire Services | Category: Basketball, Today's News

HEMPSTEAD, NY – The Hofstra Men’s Basketball team held William & Mary to just 44 points on 29.2 percent shooting as it captured a 54-44 home win on Wednesday evening at the Mack Sports Complex.
With the win, the Pride improves to 12-7 overall and levels its Colonial Athletic Association record at 4-4. William & Mary [...]