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2010 HOFSTRA MEN’S SOCCER GAME NOTES (4-6-4, 2-3-2 CAA)
Oct. 23 vs. Old Dominion
Streaks, Stats, and Storylines:
• Head Coach Richard Nuttall is in his 22nd season at the
Pride helm after taking over the program in 1989. He is
only four wins shy of 200 in his career (196-179-45).
• The Pride earned the Co-Championship of the Brown
Soccer Classic on Sept. 10-12 after defeating Yale 1-0 and
tying Brown 0-0. Freshman Shaun Foster was named the
Defensive MVP of the Tournament, while Erik Rengifo
and Chris Griebsch were named to the All-Tournament
team.
• Hofstra is in the middle of a three-game homestand after
tying Delaware 0-0 on Saturday and defeating Drexel 1-0
in overtime on Wednesday.
• Junior goalkeeper Greg Cumpstone is alone in second
place in Hofstra history with 15 shutouts after blanking
Georgia State earlier this season. His career record in CAA
games stands at an impressive 12-6-5, including 1-1-1 this
year.
• Hofstra is 12-5-2 in its last 19 games against nationally
ranked teams, dating back to 2004, after tying No. 21 UNC
Wilmington 0-0 in the regular season finale a year ago. All
five losses in that span have come to teams ranked in the
top seven.
• The Pride has five players on the roster who have played
for their national teams, or have recently been called up to
national team duty. Brett Carrington has earned
international caps with Barbados and Steven Ehrichs has
done likewise with Puerto Rico. Stephan Barea and A.J.
Laza have been called up to the Puerto Rico national team
recently as well, while Idris Mashriqi earned a spot on the
national team in Afghanistan and will play this winter.
• Hofstra has one of its youngest teams in school history
this season with 13 freshmen, five of whom started against
Drexel on Wednesday (Shaun Foster, Chris Griebsch,
Roberto Pellegrini, Jon Watkin, Lukas Ahman). Five
sophomores are also regular starters or consistent players.
• The Pride has 12 Long Island players on the roster this
season, but also has a mix of foreign flavor, with two
Germans (Chris Griebsch, Florian Popp), two Swedes
(Johannes Grahn, Lukas Ahman), and two Englishmen (Jon
Watkin, Shaun Foster). The Pride also has one Italian
(Roberto Pellegrini), one Barbadian (Brett Carrington), and
one New Zealander (Gareth James).
Hofstra’s Probable Starters
2010 Stats
Pos. No. Name Cl. G-A-P
F 10 Johannes Grahn Sr. 0-0-0
F 11 Brett Carrington Jr. 1-0-2
M 6 Lukas Ahman Fr. 2-1-5
M 19 Stephan Barea So. 0-0-0
M 20 Mike Annarumma So. 1-0-2
M 21 Chris Griebsch Fr. 2-2-6
D 2 A.J. Laza So. 0-0-0
D 3 Thomas Bekas So. 0-0-0
D 4 Shaun Foster Fr. 1-1-3
D 18 Erik Rengifo Sr. 0-0-0
G 0 Roberto Pellegrini Fr. 1.17 GAA
Off The Bench
M/F 7 Kevin Mira Sr. 0-0-0
M/F 8 Steven Ehrichs Sr. 0-0-0
M/F 22 Chris Grenzig Fr. 0-0-0
M 12 Jon Watkin Fr. 0-0-0
M 14 Idris Mashriqi So. 0-0-0
M 16 Florian Popp Fr. 0-1-1
D/M 15 Joseph Amendolare Sr. 0-0-0
D 23 Tyler Botte Fr. 0-0-0
G 13 Greg Cumpstone Jr. 0.88 GAA
G 1 Adam Janowski So. 3.33 GAA
2010 SCHEDULE/RESULTS
September
1 STONY BROOK (FiOS1 TV) L 0-1 (OT)
4 at Iona W 2-1
6 ST. PETER’S (FiOS1 TV) L 0-2
10 Yale (at Brown) W 1-0
12 at Brown T 0-0 (OT)
16 TEMPLE (FiOS1 TV) T 0-0 (OT)
19 at Fordham L 1-3
25 at UNC Wilmington* L 0-4
October
2 GEORGIA STATE* W 1-0
6 TOWSON* (FiOS1 TV) L 0-2
9 at VCU* T 1-1 (OT)
13 at Northeastern* L 0-4
16 DELAWARE* T 0-0 (OT)
20 DREXEL* W 1-0 (OT)
23 OLD DOMINION* 7 p.m.
27 at George Mason* 7 p.m.
30 WILLIAM & MARY* (FiOS1 TV) 7 p.m.
November
5 at James Madison* 7 p.m.
*CAA Game
HOME GAMES IN CAPS

Last Game: Freshman midfielder Lukas Ahman
(Soderberg, Sweden) scored on a header with 30 seconds
left in the first overtime as Hofstra defeated Drexel 1-0 in
overtime on Wednesday evening. The game-winning goal
was set up after a corner kick, with freshman center back
Shaun Foster (Southport, England) still on the offensive
end of the field. Foster took a pass outside the penalty area
on the left side of the field and beat one defender towards
the end line. He sent a looping cross to the far post, and
Ahman was able to crash down the middle and get a head
on the ball inside the top of the six-yard box that bounced
straight off the ground and over the top of Drexel
goalkeeper Pentti Pussinen. Freshman Roberto Pellegrini
(Monte Porzio Catone, Italy) had two saves for Hofstra to
pick up his second straight shutout, as the Pride had a
commanding 28-8 edge in shots.
Nuttall In 22nd Season, Closing In On 200 Wins: The
2010 campaign marks the 22nd season for Head Coach
Richard Nuttall, who began his Hofstra career in 1989. He
took over a program that had only 11 wins in the three
seasons prior to his arrival, and built it up to the level
where it won three straight CAA championships from
2004-06. His career record coming into this weekend is
now 196-179-45, leaving him four wins shy of 200.
That’s Using Your Head: Hofstra has had an unusual year
with a lot of offensive struggles (seven goals in 14 games)
despite consistently creating scoring chances. The Pride has
perhaps found an answer by using their head, literally.
Hofstra’s last three goals, including game-winners by
Lukas Ahman (Soderberg, Sweden) on Wednesday and
Shaun Foster (Southport, England) on Oct. 2 against
Georgia State have come on headers. Ahman also had a
header goal in a 1-1 tie with VCU on Oct. 9.
Second Game’s The Charm: Freshman goalkeeper
Roberot Pellegrini (Monte Porzio Catone, Italy) made his
Hofstra debut against Northeastern last week and had a bit
of a tough evening, falling 4-0. He got another chance
against Delaware on Saturday and came through with a big
10-save performance in a 0-0 tie with the Blue Hens. He
picked up his second straight shutout on Wednesday
against Drexel, tallying two saves, including a tough one in
the first half that he tipped wide of the post.
Foster Earns Dual Honors: Freshman defender Shaun
Foster (Southport, England) earned a pair of individual
honors after helping the Pride to a pair of shutouts at the
Brown Soccer Classic on Sept. 10-12. Foster was named
the Defensive MVP of the tournament and was also named
the Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Week. He
also earned a preseason honor when he was named the
Pride’s Most Valuable Player in a 0-0 exhibition tie with
St. John’s at the Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor’s
Challenge.
Griebsch On Top Of Stat Lists: Freshman midfielder
Chris Griebsch (Dessau-Rosslau, Germany) missed most of
preseason camp with an injury and is just now getting his
conditioning back to normal. He’s provided a boost to a
Hofstra offense that has needed one, as he currently leads
the Pride in goals (2), assists (2) and points (6). He has had
an assist in a 1-1 tie at Oct. 9 at VCU, the game-winning
assist in a 1-0 win over Georgia State on Oct. 2, and the
game-winning goal against Yale on Sept. 10.
Young and Younger: Hofstra has regularly started five
freshmen this season, and started its youngest line-up of the
year in an Oct. 12 game against Northeastern with five
freshmen and four sophomores. Eight freshmen (Lukas
Ahman, Tyler Botte, Shaun Foster, Chris Griebsch, Chris
Grenzig, Roberto Pellegrini, Florian Popp, Jon Watkin) are
regular members of the Pride’s rotation when healthy,
while Hofstra also utilizes five sophomores (Mike
Annarumma, Stephan Barea, Thomas Bekas, A.J. Laza,
Idris Mashriqi) as well, giving the team a solid nucleus for
the future.
Mr. Versatility: Sophomore Stephan Barea (Levittown,
NY) scored a team-high six goals last year, including his
first goal just over one minute into his Hofstra career (1:02
to be exact) when he headed in a cross in Hofstra’s 1-0 win
over Stony Brook on Sept. 1, 2009. This year, Barea has
been asked to fill in all over the field. He has played at
outside back, outside midfield, outside forward and center
forward this season.
Cumpstone Second On Shutout List: Junior goalkeeper
Greg Cumpstone (Killingworth, Conn.) picked up a shutout
in a 1-0 win over Georgia State on Oct. 2, giving him 15 in
his career, alone in second in Hofstra history. Matthias
Gumbrecht (2002-05) holds the school record with 23.
Cumpstone has a career record of 16-15-8 in the Hofstra
net, but has really stepped up in conference games. His
career mark in CAA contests is an impressive 12-6-5,
including six shutouts last year and one this season. For the
year, Cumpstone’s goals against average is just 0.88, and
he had a shutout streak of 350 minutes.
A Well-Capped Roster: The Pride has five players on the
roster who have played for their national teams (or have
recently been called up). Brett Carrington (St. George,
Barbados) has earned international caps with Barbados, and
Steven Ehrichs (Brentwood, NY) has done likewise with
Puerto Rico, including two World Cup qualifiers in 2008.
Sophomores Stephan Barea (Levittown, NY) and A.J. Laza
(Coram, N.Y.) have also both been called up for national
team duty for Puerto Rico and have also played for its
Under 21 team. Idris Mashriqi (Fresh Meadows, NY),
meanwhile, was recently called up to the Afghanistan
national team and will make his debut this winter.
Home, Sweet Home: With its win over Drexel on
Wednesday, the Pride is now 27-11-11 in its last 49 home
games, including 2-2-1 last year. All-time at Hofstra Soccer
Stadium, which opened in 2003, the Pride has compiled a
33-19-9 record.
Hofstra vs. Ranked Teams: The Pride is 12-5-2 in its last
19 games against ranked opponents, dating back to 2004.
All five losses during this span have been to top seven
teams (#7 Maryland, #3 Old Dominion, #3 Wake Forest, #4
Connecticut, #2 SMU), including two (Maryland in 2004,
Wake Forest in 2006) in the NCAA Tournament. Against
teams ranked between 10-25, Hofstra is 11-0-2 since 2004.
CAA Update: The CAA standings are one big cluster, as
Hofstra stands at 2-3-2 in league play, in ninth place, but
only one game out of third, which is held by Old Dominion
(3-2-2). William & Mary has created separation for first at
5-1-1, but the other 11 teams are separated by only two
games.

Hofstra University
2010 Men’s Soccer Roster
No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Last School
0 Roberto Pellegrini GK Fr. 6-4 170 Monte Porzio Catone, Italy/Bolzanovo
1 Adam Janowski GK So. 6-3 200 Coram, NY/Longwood
2 A.J. Laza D So. 6-1 170 Coram, NY/Longwood
3 Thomas Bekas D So. 6-0 175 Bay Shore, NY/Brentwood
4 Shaun Foster D Fr. 6-2 170 Southport, England/Stanley
6 Lukas Ahman M Fr. 6-0 180 Sodergard, Sweden/Katedralskolan
7 Kevin Mira M/F Sr. 5-11 180 Daly City, CA/San Francisco Univ. High
8 Steven Ehrichs M Sr. 6-2 175 Brentwood, NY/Brentwood
10 Johannes Grahn F Sr. 6-0 180 Tibro, Sweden/Sandagymnasiet
11 Brett Carrington F Jr. 5-11 175 St. George, Barbados/Harrison College
12 Jon Watkin M Fr. 5-4 130 Doncaster, England/Rotherham
13 Greg Cumpstone GK Jr. 6-2 170 Killingworth, CT/Haddam-Killingworth
14 Idris Mashriqi M So. 6-2 170 Fresh Meadows, NY/Francis Lewis
15 Joseph Amendolare D/M Sr. 5-9 170 Greenlawn, NY/Harborfields
16 Florian Popp M Fr. 5-7 140 Bautzen, Germany/Lausitzer
17 Ryan Dunne M Fr. 5-10 140 Dix Hills, NY/Half Hollow Hills East
18 Erik Rengifo D/M Sr. 5-10 170 Woodhaven, NY/Beach Channel/Molloy College
19 Stephan Barea M/F So. 5-7 160 Levittown, NY/Island Trees
20 Mike Annarumma M/F So. 6-0 170 Massapequa Park, NY/Massapequa
21 Chris Griebsch M/F Fr. 6-1 170 Dessau-Rosslau, Germany/Jena
22 Chris Grenzig M/F Fr. 6-2 180 Nesconset, NY/Smithtown East
23 Tyler Botte D Fr. 6-3 170 West Islip, NY/St. Anthony’s
24 Gareth James M So. 5-8 150 Wellington, New Zealand/Wellington College
25 Eamonn McKiernan M Sr. 5-8 155 West Hartford, CT/Conard
26 Anton Maksuti F RFr. 6-2 170 Delmar, NY/Christian Brothers Academy
27 Kevin Bocanegra D Fr. 5-8 145 Farmingdale, NY/Farmingdale
28 Daniel Christiansen D/M Fr. 5-11 155 Doyleston, PA/Central Bucks East
30 Gene Daniels D RFr. 5-10 180 Stafford, VA/Colonial Forge
Head Coach: Richard Nuttall (Carnegie, 1984)
Assistant Coaches: Gary Book, Joel Tyson
Volunteer Assistant: Ronan Wiseman
Pronunciation Guide:
2 A.J. Laza LAZ-uh
3 Thomas Bekas BECK-iss
7 Kevin Mira MEER-uh
8 Steven Ehrichs AIR-icks
10 Johannes Grahn yo-HAHN-iss GRAHN
14 Idris Mashriqi EE-dris mash-REE-kee
15 Joseph Amendolare uh-MEND-oh-LAHR-ay
18 Erik Rengifo ren-GEE-foe (hard ‘g’)
19 Stephan Barea stef-IN buh-RAY-uh
20 Mike Annarumma ann-uh-ROOM-uh
21 Chris Griebsch GREEBSH
23 Tyler Botte BOT-ee
25 Eamonn McKiernan AY-min mick-KEER-nin
26 Anton Maksuti mack-SOO-tee
27 Kevin Bocanegra bo-kuh-NAY-gruh
HC Richard Nuttall nut-TALL

The Automated ScoreBook For Soccer
Hofstra Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 20, 2010)
All games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL
ALL GAMES 4-6-4 2-3-2 1-3-2 1-0
CONFERENCE 2-3-2 2-1-1 0-2-1 0-0
NON-CONFERENCE 2-3-2 0-2-1 1-1-1 1-0
Date Opponent Score Att.
Sep 01 STONY BROOK Lot 0-1 787
Sep 04 at Iona College W 2-1 148
Sep 06 SAINT PETER'S L 0-2 292
Sep 10 vs YALE W 1-0 165
Sep 12 at Brown To2 0-0 765
Sep 16 TEMPLE To2 0-0 105
9/19/10 at Fordham L 1-3 239
* Sep 25 at #23 UNC Wilmington L 0-4 458
* Oct 02 GEORGIA STATE W 1-0 365
* Oct 06 TOWSON L 0-2 277
* Oct 09 at VCU To2 1-1 388
* Oct 13 at Northeastern L 0-4 186
* Oct 16 DELAWARE To2 0-0 236
* Oct 20 DREXEL Wot 1-0 206
TEAM STATISTICS HOFSTRA OPP
SHOT STATISTICS
Goals-Shot attempts 7-183 18-177
Goals scored per game 0.50 1.29
Shot pct. .038 .102
Shots on goal-Attempts 66-183 73-177
SOG pct. .361 .412
Shots/Game 13.1 12.6
CORNER KICKS 77 74
PENALTY KICKS 0-0 0-0
PENALTIES
Yellow cards 25 16
Red cards 0 1
ATTENDANCE
Total 2268 2184
Dates/Avg Per Date 7/324 6/364
Neutral Site #/Avg 1/165
## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw pk-att
21 Griebsch, Chris 14 2 2 6 2 9 .069 1 2 .414 10-0
6 Ahman, Lukas 14 2 1 5 15 .133 7 .467 10-0
4 Foster, Shaun 14 1 1 3 6 .167 2 .333 10-0
20 Annarumma, Mike 14 1 0 2 24 .042 7 .292 00-0
11 Carrington, Brett 14 1 0 2 2 1 .048 8 .381 10-0
16 Popp, Florian 8 0 1 1 6 .000 2 .333 00-0
19 Barea, Stephan 14 0 0 0 2 6 .000 9 .346 00-0
10 Grahn, Johannes 13 0 0 0 18 .000 6 .333 00-0
12 Watkin, Jon 14 0 0 0 1 2 .000 3 .250 00-0
3 Bekas, Thomas 12 0 0 0 8 .000 3 .375 00-0
8 Ehrichs, Steven 12 0 0 0 5 .000 1 .200 00-0
7 Mira, Kevin 8 0 0 0 4 .000 2 .500 00-0
23 Botte, Tyler 5 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 00-0
15 Amendolare, Joseph 4 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 00-0
2 Laza, A.J. 13 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 00-0
22 Grenzig, Chris 6 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 00-0
18 Rengifo, Erik 13 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0- 0
14 Mashriqi, Idris 10 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 00-0
26 Maksuti, Anton 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 00-0
24 James, Gareth 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 00-0
Total 14 7 5 19 183 .038 66 .361 4 0- 0
Opponents 14 18 16 52 177 .102 73 .412 60-0
## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Saves Pct W-L-T Sho
13 Cumpstone, Greg 10 924:09 9 0.88 36 .800 3-4-2 4
0 Pellegrini, Roberto 3 299:30 4 1.20 14 .778 1-1-1 2
1 Janowski, Adam 2 135:00 5 3.33 4 .444 0-1-0 0
Total 14 1358:39 18 1.19 55 .753 4-6-3 6
Opponents 14 1358:39 7 0.46 59 .894 6-3-3 8
Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total
Hofstra 1 5 1 0 7
Opponents 7 10 1 0 18
Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total
Hofstra 71 93 10 9 183
Opponents 70 88 11 8 177
Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total
Hofstra 17 33 4 1 55
Opponents 20 31 3 5 59
Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total
Hofstra 31 39 4 3 77
Opponents 27 38 5 4 74
Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total
Hofstra 72 85 12 7 176
Opponents 83 85 3 3 174

Soccer Box Score (Final)
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Drexel vs Hofstra (Oct 20, 2010 at Hempstead, N.Y.)
Drexel (7-6-1, 3-4) vs.
Hofstra (4-6-4, 2-3-2)
Date: Oct 20, 2010 • Attendance: 206
Weather:
Drexel
Po # Player Sh SO G A Fo
gk 22 Pussinen, Pentti - - - - -
d 2 Miller, Ben - - - - -
d 4 Neser, Jarrod 1 - - - -
d 5 Bublil, Tal - - - - -
m 7 Bafile, Anthony 1 - - - -
m 8 Page, Nathan 1 1 - - -
f 11 Goldberg, Andrew 1 - - - -
m 16 Tribbett, Ken 1 - - - -
m 17 LeBourne, Malcolm 1 1 - - -
d 21 DiDomenico, Matthe - - - - -
m 26 Stolle, Andrew - - - - -
-- Substitutes --
12 Baker, Nate 2 - - - -
19 Carroll, John - - - - -
28 Crockett, Max - - - - -
29 Donohue, Mark - - - - -
Totals 8 2 0 0 7
# Goalkeepers Min GA Saves
22 Pussinen, Pentti 99:30 1 9
Shots by period 1 2 OT Total
Drexel 5 3 0 8
Hofstra 11 13 4 28
Corner kicks 1 2 OT Total
Drexel 2 0 0 2
Hofstra 2 6 3 11
Goals by period 1 2 OT Total
Drexel 0 0 0 0
Hofstra 0 0 1 1
Hofstra
Po # Player Sh SO G A Fo
gk 0 Pellegrini, Roberto - - - - -
d 2 Laza, A.J. - - - - -
d 3 Bekas, Thomas - - - - -
d 4 Foster, Shaun - - - 1 -
m 6 Ahman, Lukas 5 2 1 - -
m 8 Ehrichs, Steven 1 - - - -
f 11 Carrington, Brett 7 2 - - -
m 12 Watkin, Jon 3 1 - - -
d 18 Rengifo, Erik - - - - -
m 19 Barea, Stephan 4 2 - - -
m 21 Griebsch, Chris 5 2 - - -
-- Substitutes --
7 Mira, Kevin - - - - -
10 Grahn, Johannes 1 1 - - -
20 Annarumma, Mike 2 - - - -
Totals 28 10 1 1 14
# Goalkeepers Min GA Saves
0 Pellegrini, Roberto 99:30 0 2
Saves by period 1 2 OT Total
Drexel 4 3 2 9
Hofstra 1 1 0 2
Fouls 1 2 OT Total
Drexel 3 4 0 7
Hofstra 6 7 1 14
Scoring summary:
No. Time Team Goal scorer Assist Description
1. 99:30 HOFSTR Ahman, Lukas (2) Foster, Shaun Looping cross from 4, header bounced do
ground, trickled over
Cautions and ejections:
YC-DREXEL #12 (54:22); YC-HOFSTRA #6 (56:20); YC-HOFSTRA #11 (65:31);
YC-HOFSTRA #4 (86:59)
Win-Pellegrini, Roberto. Loss-Pussinen, Pentti.
Stadium: Hofstra Soccer Stad.
Officials: Referee: Lee Suckle; Asst. Referee: Randy Vogt; Steven Lewin;
Offsides: Drexel 2, Hofstra 1.
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