Hempstead, NY - Junior catcher Matt Reistetter has been named the GoHofstra.com Student-Athlete of the Week for the period ending March 31, 2013, after helping the Pride to a 5-0 week, including a sweep of Colonial Athletic Association rival George Mason.

Reistetetter batted .556 (10-18) with a double, triple, home run, seven runs and eight RBIs in five games. He was 1-3 with a walk and two runs scored in the first game of doubleheader against NYIT, an 8-4 Pride win. He then went 1-4 with his first career home run in the second game, a 7-2 Hofstra victory. Reistetter had a career-best four hits, including a double, and added three RBIs versus George Mason in a 10-3 series opening win. In Saturday's 6-3 victory, he went 1-2 with a walk and an RBI and then closed out the series with 3-4 day in Hofstra's 14-9 win. Reistetter laced a triple and added three RBIs and three runs scored. For the week, he slugged at an .889 clip and had a .591 on-base percentage. He also stole two bases in two attempts on the week. Reistetter also made his presence felt defensively as he threw out thee of five runners on the basepaths.

On the season, Reistetter ranks second on the team in batting with a .326 average and leads the Pride with 19 RBIs. He has also added five doubles, one triple, one home run and five stolen bases. Defensively he has thrown out 12 of 28 runners who have attempted a stolen base against him.

Hofstra, which is 11-16 on the year and 3-6 in CAA play, hosts Manhattan Tuesday and NYIT Wednesday before heading to Boston this weekend for a CAA series against Northeastern.