If the cliché “Defense wins championships” holds water in basketball, Hofstra has not been playing at a championship level recently. Over their last two games, the Pride are allowing opponents to shoot 51% from the field. Continue reading “Hofstra’s Defense Struggles In Loss To La Salle”
Columbia (6-3) defeated Hofstra (7-3) 82-77 in its signature win of non-conference season. Here are five thoughts following Saturday’s contest at Levien Gym. Continue reading “Five Thoughts: Columbia 82, Hofstra 77”
Hofstra has broken 100 points in a regulation game for the first time since 1992. They are for real. Continue reading “Hofstra Thoughts — Dec. 12”
Northeastern’s offense entered Saturday in a slump. After averaging 1.11 points per possession en route to a 4-0 start, including a win at Florida State, the Huskies failed to crack .90 ppp in any of their next three games against UMass, Fairfield and Harvard.
But against Western Michigan at Matthews Arena, Northeastern kicked its offense back into high gear. Continue reading “Behind Eatherton, Huskies’ Offense Bounces Back”
At Lavietes Pavilion on Wednesday night, Harvard and Northeastern might as well have been playing a kids’ game: The paint on each end was land, and the rest of the court was made of lava. Continue reading “Harvard Tops Northeastern in Paint Battle”
Junior guard Ameen Tanksley posted a new career-high 30 points in the Pride’s 88-74 victory over Norfolk State on Tuesday evening. Tanksley was a perfect 9-9 from the floor, including a stellar 5-5 mark from behind the arc. Continue reading “Tanksley’s Perfect Night Propels Hofstra Past Norfolk State”
A nightmarish ending in Tampa, FL destroyed what should have been a 3-0 week for Hofstra. The Pride were the better team on the floor for 117 of 120 minutes of game time this week. Let’s dive a little deeper into each game. Continue reading “Hofstra: A Week In Review”
Hofstra easily dispatched the Wagner Seawhawks on Sunday, by a 93-71 margin, thanks to plenty of key performances. Here are three thoughts from the Pride’s third victory on the season and their best start to a season since 2008-09.
Navy gave it the old service academy try Saturday night against Northeastern, keeping the game close for most of the first half, and actually tying it at 20 with five minutes left. But the Huskies were clinical in the second half, showing why they’re the current Colonial favorites by dismantling Navy on both sides of the floor, 68-44, in the second semifinal of the Hall-of-Fame Tip-Off Classic at Mohegan Sun.
While we’ve given our thoughts on both sides, the heroic Dion Nesmith and Hofstra as the graduate student nailed a jumper to give the Pride a victory over Stony Brook, here are photos from Friday night’s thrilling start to a renewed Long Island rivalry. Continue reading “Photo Gallery: Hofstra 66, Stony Brook 65”
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