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The Hofstra Pride are the 27th DI program and fourth in the CAA to release their 2022 men’s lacrosse schedule. The Pride are coming off a 2021 campaign in which they went 8-6 overall (4-4 CAA) and fell to Drexel in the CAA title game, 15-11.

Pride’s 2022 Schedule:

Date	Home	Away	Notes
1/29	Hofstra	Quinnipiac	Scrimmage
2/5	Hofstra	Merrimack
2/12	Hofstra	Sacred Heart
2/18	Hofstra	Navy
2/25	Hofstra	LIU	LI Tournament
2/27	Hofstra	St. John’s/Stony Brook	LI Tournament
3/5	Villanova	Hofstra
3/8	Hofstra	Binghamton
3/12	Hofstra	Manhattan
3/19	Hofstra	Rutgers
3/26	Providence	Hofstra
4/2	Fairfield	Hofstra	CAA
4/9	Delaware	Hofstra	CAA
4/16	Drexel	Hofstra	CAA
4/23	Hofstra	UMass	CAA
4/30	Towson	Hofstra	CAA

New Opponents

Binghamton, LIU, Manhattan, Merrimack, Navy, Providence, Rutgers, Villanova

Team’s Dropped

Wagner

Key Games

2/25 vs LIU: Hofstra will host a four-team mini, in-season tournament between fellow Long Island-based programs LIU, Stony Brook, and St. John’s. The Pride will play LIU in their first game of the weekend and the winner will play the winner of Stony Brook-St. John’s. The tournament is a very intriguing wrinkle to the schedule and it’ll be interesting to see how things play out.

3/5 @ Villanova: The Pride’s first road contest of the season will come against the Villanova Wildcats. Facing each other 14 times since 2002, the Pride and Wildcats are tided in the all-time series, 7-7. Villanova has won the past four meetings, which included a 10-8 victory in 2020 and 10-9 overtime win in 2019.

4/30 @ Towson: Hofstra ends the season on the road against Towson in a game that could have serious postseason implications in an always wild CAA. The two met twice last season with the Pride winning the first meeting 8-7 and Tigers winning the second, 10-8. Hofstra looks to be in a bit of rebuilding mode this season and Towson wants to get back on track after a few sub par seasons, so this one could be very important for both sides.