Hampton, VA - Colton Rudd led a balanced attack with five points on a goal and four assists to lead the Hofstra men's lacrosse team to a dominating 15-4 win over Hampton on Saturday afternoon at Armstrong Stadium. The assist and point totals for Rudd were both career-highs and he led the way as 13 different members of the Pride got in the scoring column. 

Hofstra evened its Colonial Athletic Association record at 3-3 and moved to 5-8 overall with the win. Hampton dropped to 2-11 and 0-6 in the league. 

Hofstra scored four of the five goals in the opening 15 minutes to jump out to the commanding lead. Sterlyn Ardrey was the key contributor as he tallied two first quarter goals to lead the early charge. Goals from Matt Elder and Rudd early in the second quarter allowed the Pride to extend the lead to 6-1 and the rout was on. A 3-0 run spanning the first and second half, that culminated with an unassisted tally from Ryan Woodland, would push the lead to 9-2 with 13:50 left in the third quarter. Back-to-back goals from John Veit in the fourth quarter gave Hofstra a double digit advantage and the Pride would finish off the road win by capturing the 11-goal victory. 

Matt Vilas posted two ground balls, the first of his career, and two caused turnovers in the game. Chase Patterson won 13 of 22 face-offs and picked up 11 ground balls. Tom Ford tallied a career-high seven ground balls. Elder, Veit, John Madsen, and Ardrey all had two goals for Hofstra. Mac Gates made eight saves for Hofstra, while Jimmy Van Metre made his first-ever appearance and tallied a pair of saves. 

Andre Myers had three ground balls, an assist, and a caused turnover for Hampton. Paxtin Powell made 12 saves for the Pirates.

Hofstra will close the regular season next Saturday when it hosts Stony Brook at 7 p.m. For ticket information visit HofstraTickets.com.

NOTES
- Today marked the first-ever meeting between Hofstra and Hampton in men's lacrosse. 
- Rudd's previous career-high of three assists came against Long Island on February 21, 2023, and his previous career-high of four points most recently occurred at Monmouth on April 1, 2023. 
- Veit had the first multi-goal game of his career. 
- Scoring their first career points today were Vincent McDermott (1A) and Drew Togno (1G). 
- Tom Ford's previous career-high was five ground balls at Monmouth on April 1, 2023.