Hempstead, NY – The Hofstra softball team is prepared for a busy week of non-conference and Colonial Athletic Association action, as the Pride will take on Army West Point and Howard in back-to-back single games before traveling to Greensboro to take on North Carolina A&T.
The Pride will host Army West Point on Wednesday (Mar. 29) from Bill Edwards Stadium at 4 p.m., before traveling to our nation's capital to face Howard on Thursday (Mar. 30) at 2 p.m. at Nationals Youth Academy. The Pride will conclude the week with a three-game series against North Carolina A&T on Saturday (Apr. 1) at 12 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., and again on Sunday (Apr. 2) at 12 p.m. The games against Army West Point and North Carolina A&T will be streamed live on FloSoftball, and live statistics will be available for all three opponents. These links can be found on this page and the softball schedule page on GoHofstra.com.
This past week, Hofstra went 3-3 with wins over Monmouth and UMBC and a pair of hard-fought defeats to Virginia and Monmouth, putting Hofstra's record at 11-16 overall and 5-1 in the CAA. The Pride started the week with 2-0 and 4-1 defeats to Virginia on March 21, before winning 5-2 in 10 innings at UMBC on Thursday, and concluding the week with two wins in three games against Monmouth from Bill Edwards Stadium.
Meghan Giordano went 6-20 over the week, hitting two home runs and driving in three runs for the Pride, while recording a hit in five consecutive games.
Angelina Ioppolo recorded seven hits in 21 at bats during the week, including a three-hit outing in the second of Friday's doubleheader against Monmouth, while
Brianna Morse totaled five RBIs and six hits during Hofstra's busy week, and
Kasey Collins tallied six hits and two RBIs for Hofstra. In the circle,
Annabella Pisapia earned a win over Monmouth on Friday and a save against Monmouth on Sunday, and she didn't allow a single run in 11.1 innings of work over six games.
Army West Point enters Wednesday on the heels of a series sweep of Holy Cross in conference play, putting the Black Knights at 10-20 overall on the year. Howard is 9-16 after a doubleheader split against Coppin State, and North Carolina A&T is 6-21 overall and 1-5 in the CAA after losing a three-game series against UNCW. The Aggies will face North Carolina State on Wednesday before their series with the Pride.
Hofstra holds a 17-4 all-time record against Army West Point, while the Pride is 1-0 against Howard, and Saturday will be the first-ever meeting against North Carolina A&T. The Pride played both Army West Point and Howard last season; Hofstra split a road doubleheader with the Black Knights on March 30, and the Pride defeated Howard away from home on March 24.
