Hofstra University Athletics

Joe Montemurro                #28

Midfield

5-8, 180, Sophomore

Kings Park, NY/Kings Park

High School Coach: Pete Thompson

Second year on the Pride lacrosse roster...2008: Named to the CAA All-Championship Tournament Team...Played in all 16 games as a the primary face-off specialist...Recorded two assists and 44 ground balls...Took 243 face-offs and won 116 for a .477 winning percentage...Dished out assists against Villanova and Delaware...Picked up a season-high eight ground balls at Robert Morris and five against Johns Hopkins, Stony Brook and Drexel...Captured 21 of 31 face-offs at Stony Brook, 15 of 25 at Robert Morris and 13 of 20 against Delaware in the CAA Semifinals...Also won 10 of 18 draws against Johns Hopkins and Sacred Heart...Took three shots on the season... Received the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award and was a member of the Hofstra Athletics Academic Honor Roll...High School: Lettered in lacrosse and football at Kings Park High School...Helped team to Suffolk County finals for the first time in school history in 2007...Named to All-Long Island and All-Suffolk County teams as a senior...Three-time all-division selection...Recorded 38 goals and 24 assists in 2007 and won 80-percent of his face-offs...Earned All-Long Island football accolades as a senior...Two-time all-county and three-time all-division pick in football as well...Three-time team Most Valuable Player in lacrosse and football...Two-year captain in both sports...Suffolk County Academic All-Division team member...Personal: Born February 23 1989...Has one sister and one brother...Lists "Gates of Fire" as his favorite book...Nicknamed "Monte"...Also recruited by Massachusetts, Albany and Stony Brook...Undecided major.

Year       GP      Sht.     G     A     Pts.     GB      FO/W-ATT

2008       16       3          0      2      2          44       116-243