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Trey Boyd III
Joe Orovitz
Trey Boyd III
51
St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJCLI 0-0,0-0 Skyline
97
Winner Hofstra Hof 1-0,0-0 CAA
St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJCLI
0-0,0-0 Skyline
51
Final
97
Hofstra Hof
1-0,0-0 CAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
St. Joseph's (L.I.) SJCLI 23 28 51
Hofstra Hof 40 57 97

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Charlie Rock

Five Score In Double-Figures As Hofstra Wins Season Opener

Hempstead, NY - Five Hofstra players finished with double-digit points as the Pride won their season-opener against St. Joseph's (L.I.), 97-51, on Monday afternoon at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. The game was part of Hofstra's annual "Class at the Court" day and came in front of a crowd of 3,827 that included 3,000 raucous local students. 

Trey Boyd III led the way for the Pride with 18 points in his Hofstra debut. He added four rebounds and one assist, and was 4-8 from three-point range in his 25-minute performance.

As a team, the Pride (1-0) shot nearly 50% from the field (36-74) and almost 40% from three (11-28). They also finished with 15 assists, 12 blocks and 57 rebounds. Hofstra led by as many as 50 points in the second half and forced 17 turnovers over the course of the game.

Joshua DeCady finished with 12 points and led all players with eight rebounds, while Nick Jefferson tallied six assists to go along with 11 points. Tanner Thomas (10) and Imanuel Zorgvol (10) also scored double-digits for the Pride.

Hofstra will hit the road to face the Princeton Tigers on Thursday for a 7 p.m. contest, airing on ESPN+.

NOTES:
- Hofstra is now 4-0 all-time against St. Joseph's, dating back to the 1987-88 season. Today was the first meeting between the schools since the 2024-25 campaign. 
- Hofstra has now won 29 consecutive games against non-Division I teams dating back to the 1988-89 season. 
- The Pride are now 74-19 in the Speedy Claxton era when holding opponents to under 70 points and are 73-2 over the past 14 seasons when allowing fewer than 60 points in a game.
- 12 Hofstra players finished with at least two points, six of whom hit at least one three. 
- The Pride did not trail for the entirety of the game.
- Hofstra moved to 53-38 in season openers.
 
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