Hofstra Pride men's soccer

The Hofstra Pride men's soccer team represents Hofstra University in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. The Pride play in the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA).

Hofstra Pride men's soccer
Founded	1954; 71 years ago (1954)
University	Hofstra University
Head coach	Richard Nuttall (36th season)
Conference	CAA
Location	Hempstead, New York
Stadium	Hofstra University Soccer Stadium (Capacity: 1,600)
Nickname	Pride
Colors	Blue, white, and gold[1]
Home Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
2021, 2023
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1968, 2004, 2006, 2015, 2021, 2023, 2024
NCAA Tournament appearances
1968, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference Tournament championships
2004, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference Regular Season championships
1997, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2023

The program has a notable history of achievements and distinguished players. The team has participated in eight NCAA Tournaments, reaching the second round in 2004, 2006, 2015, and 2021, and advancing to the Sweet Sixteen in 2021. They have hosted four NCAA Tournament home games and secured six NCAA Tournament victories. In 2021, the team recorded a school record of 18 victories and finished eighth in the final NCAA RPI rankings. Additionally, Hofstra has won seven CAA men's soccer tournament titles in the years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2015, 2021, 2022, and 2023.

The program has produced several players who have received individual honors. Michael Todd was named to the CAA 25th Anniversary Team and, along with Gary Flood, had his jersey retired. Johannes Grahn was recognized as a Freshman All-American. Five players have been selected in the MLS SuperDraft: Flood, Todd, Joseph Holland, Sean Nealis, and Matthew Vowinkel. Six players have earned NSCAA/United Soccer Coaches All-America honors, including Ed Gaffney, Todd, Shaun Foster, Holland, Hendrik Hebbeker, and Eliot Goldthorp. The program also includes 11 Academic All-America selections.^[2]

Throughout its history, the team has been led by 9 different coaches, with Richard Nuttall serving as head coach for 36 seasons. Hofstra has produced 41 all-region performers with a total of 63 selections and 85 all-conference honorees with a total of 156 selections. The team has accumulated 497 wins and notable RPI rankings include 21st after the 2006 season, 32nd after the 2015 campaign, and 33rd after the 2022 season. The team was ranked 13th nationally at the conclusion of the 2005 and 2021 seasons.

History

Hofstra began fielding a men's varsity soccer program in 1954, with Paul Lynner as the program's first head coach. Lynner ultimately coached the program for 11 seasons accumulating a record of 56–66–17. Under their second head coach, Bob VanderWarker, the Pride qualified for their first ever NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, in 1968.^[3] There, Hofstra lost in the first round of the tournament, by 1–3 scoreline against Fairleigh Dickinson.

Throughout the 1970s, the Hofstra Pride went through a dark time, having just one season with a winning record between 1970 and 1982. The nadir of their program occurred during the 1975 season, where Hofstra went winless, posting a 0–14–0 record, ultimately leading to Dan DeStefano's dismissal from the program.^[4]

The program began a resurgence in the late 1990s into the 2000s under Richard Nuttall, who guided the program to seven additional NCAA tournament berths as well as several conference regular season and tournament titles in both the America East Conference and CAA.^[4]

Stadiums

The Pride play most of their games at the 1,600-capacity Hofstra University Soccer Stadium, which has been their home stadium since 2003. From 1963 until 2002, the Pride played their home matches primarily at James M. Shuart Stadium. From 1954 until 1962, they played their home games at Hofstra Field.

Coaching staff

As of July 13, 2024. Number of seasons includes the upcoming 2024 season.

Name	Position coached	Consecutive season at Hofstra in current position
Richard Nuttall	Head coach	36th
Stephen Roche	Associate head coach	9th
Shaun Foster	Assistant coach	7th
Adam Janowski	Assistant coach	5th
Robert Sullivan	Athletic Trainer	21st
Reference:[5]

Championships

Conference regular season championships

The Pride have won five conference regular season championships. Four of them were in the CAA and one was in the America East.^[6][7]

Year	Coach	Overall Record	Conference Record
1997	Richard Nuttall	14–4–3	9–0–0
2015		14–8–0	6–2–0
2016		9–8–1	7–1–0
2021		18–2–2	5–1–2
2023		14–3–5	5–1–2
Conference regular season championships			5

Conference tournament championships

The Pride have won seven conference tournament championships, all of which are the CAA men's soccer tournament.^[6]

Year	Coach	Opponent	Score	Site	Overall Record	Conf. Record
2004	Richard Nuttall	Old Dominion	1–0	Richmond, VA	12–10–1	4–4–1
2005		Old Dominion	1–0	Norfolk, VA	14–5–3	7–2–2
2006		George Mason	1–1	Virginia Beach, VA	12–6–3	7–3–1
2015		Delaware	2–0	Hempstead, NY	14–8–0	6–2–0
2021		Elon	3–2	Hempstead, NY	18–2–2	5–1–2
2022		Elon	2–1	Elon, NC	14–4–3	5–2–2
2023		Monmouth	2–1	Hempstead, NY	14–3–5	5–1–2
Conference tournament championships						7

Rivalries

Record against CAA opponents

Opponent	Series record[4]
Campbell	0–0–1
Charleston	6–1–3
Delaware	24–13–2
Drexel	22–22–12
Elon	10–2–1
Monmouth	7–0–1
Northeastern	13–15–3
Stony Brook	19–13–7
Towson	11–11–6
UNCW	16–6–4
William & Mary	13–12–5

Coaching records

Coach	Years	Overall		Conference		Note
		Record	Pct.	Record	Pct.
Paul Lynner	1954–64	56–66–17	.464
Bob VanderWarker	1965–69	34–41–7	.457
Jim Amen	1970	4–11–0	.267
Dan DeStefano	1971–75	6–61–3	.107
Angelo Anastio	1976–77	11–13–5	.466
Ken Germano	1978–81	16–38–6	.421
Tom Lang	1982–85	37–23–6	.606
Ian Collins	1986–88	11–31–8	.300
Richard Nuttall	1989–	322–251–80	.554
Total		497–535–132	.484

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

Hofstra has appeared in seven NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 6–7–1.^[8]

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1968	—	First round	Fairleigh Dickinson	L 1–3
2004	—	First round Second round	Seton Hall No. 3 Maryland	W 2–1 L 0–4
2005	—	First round	Providence	L 0–1OT
2006	—	First round Second round	Providence No. 2 Wake Forest	W 2–0 L 1–5
2015	—	First round Second round	Lehigh No. 3 Georgetown	W 2–1OT L 0–3
2021	—	First round Second round Third round	Lipscomb No. 12 Penn State No. 5 Pitt	W 4–2 W 8–2 L 0–4
2022	—	First round	South Florida	L 2–4
2023	No. 14	Second round Third round	Yale No. 3 North Carolina	W 2–0 T 2–2(L 3–5 PK)

References

1. Hofstra Licensing Standards Guide (PDF). July 1, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2016.
2. "Hofstra Men's Soccer Tradition". gohofstra.com. July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
3. "HOFSTRA, ARMY IN N.C.A.A. SOCCER; Brockport and Hartwick Also in Title Tourney". The New York Times Company. The New York Times. November 13, 1968. p. 52. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
4. "Men's Soccer Year By Year and Series Records". gohofstra.com. July 25, 2022.
5. "Georgia State Men's Soccer Coaches". gohofstra.com. Hofstra Pride. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
6. "2023 CAA Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). caasports.com. Coastal Athletic Association. January 25, 2024. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
7. "2010 America East Conference Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). americaeast.com. America East Conference. August 31, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
8. "Men's Soccer Postseason Play". gohofstra.com. July 25, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2024.

External links

• Official website