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On Feb. 10, Hofstra University announced that Pele will receive an honorary degree and be the keynote speaker at the gala banquet for its conference, "Soccer As the Beautiful Game." more

2/14/14

Leah Galton, left, led Hofstra in scoring last season.

Pride looks for repeat title

Coming off the program’s first conference title in five years, the Hofstra women’s soccer team has high expectations for a repeat trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2013. more

Andrew Coen | 9/5/13

Hofstra shooting for top of CAA

As the Hofstra men’s soccer team was gearing up for its 2013 season in late August, it traded dorm rooms for wooden cabins. more

Andrew Coen | 9/5/13

Dan Brown had seven goals and eight assists last season.

Mix of veterans, newcomers pace Molloy

Molloy men’s soccer coach Danny Longo is full of optimism as the Lions return the majority of their lineup and add three key players after finishing 7-10 overall (3-5 East Coast Conference) in … more

By Tony Bellissimo | 8/29/13

New York Cosmos forward Peri Maro&scaron;evi scored the match’s first goal in the 44th minute on the way to a 2-1 win over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers on Aug. 3.

New-look Cosmos return, earn wild win

For the first time in 29 years, the New York Cosmos returned to the pitch on Aug. 3, and in thrilling fashion, captured a 2-1 victory over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in front of a sellout crowd at Hofstra University’s Shuart Stadium. more

By Brian Croce | 8/7/13

Cosmos return to soccer pitch

After a nearly 30-year absence, the New York Cosmos are back. They joined the North American Soccer League (NASL) last summer and play their opening match Saturday, Aug. 3 at 7 p.m. against the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers at Hofstra University’s Shuart Stadium. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 7/23/13

Mark Romanowski, 17, of Rockville Centre, recently left the Albertson Soccer Club’s elite academy team after U.S. Youth Soccer ruled that academy participants could not play for their high school teams. Romanowski, shown above playing for South Side High School, didn’t want to give up ‘school ball.’

For elite players, soccer academies mean hard choice

Mark Romanowski joined the Albertson Soccer Club’s elite academy team in the fall of 2011, when he entered his junior year at South Side High School in Rockville Centre. The decision did not come easily for Romanowski, who is now 17 and a senior at South Side. He had played for the Rockville Centre Soccer Club since he was in third grade, and he loved his club. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/6/12

Pride seeks CAA Tournament bid

Inconsistency, injuries and unlucky bounces in overtime were all big reasons why Hofstra’s men’s soccer team went 7-10-1 a year ago (4-7 against Colonial Athletic Association rivals) and failed to meet expectations. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 9/5/12

Youthful Pride face stiff early tests

A non-conference schedule that includes Ohio State, Temple, Georgetown and Wake Forest will provide Hofstra’s women’s soccer team with an early measuring stick and help it prepare for Colonial Athletic Association foes. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 8/27/12

Senior Paul Ferrandino is one of the veterans the Lions will be counting on this year.

Newcomers to boost Molloy

Few bounces went Molloy’s way on the men’s soccer pitch a year ago, and the result wasn’t pretty. The Lions suffered eight shutouts, lost four times in OT and struggled to a 2-14-1 mark. However, an influx of newcomers and the return of 90 percent of last year’s offense have coach Danny Longo excited to turn the page. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 8/22/12

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