Second time this season I'm referencing Krusty & Co. sending their love down the well, but the first time resulted in a win so I guess that's why I'm giving it another shot?
Just because we saw this coming a mile away didn’t make it sting any less. The Flying Dutchmen continued finding sediment Saturday afternoon, when they suffered their first-ever #redundant Homecoming loss to, who else, Stony Brook, which overcame an eight-point deficit in the final six-plus minutes to earn an 80-75 win. The loss drops the Dutchmen to 4-8 in CAA play and 11th place in the league, which means they would be relegated to Pillow Fight Friday it the season ended today. For better or worse, it does not.
So for the 12th time in as many games, here’s the postgame boilerplate material in Keep It Perky form. The individual news and news from Saturday’s loss and the William & Mary preview will be posted early tomorrow morning. Enjoy! Or, once again, avert your eyes after clicking, one or the other.
THE MOST RECENT GAME SUMMARIZED IN ONE PARAGRAPH
Cruz Davis scored 24 points while Michael Graham (13 points, 10 rebounds) posted a double-double and Jean Aranguren (17 points, nine assists) fell just short of joining him, but the three-man show wasn’t enough as the Dutchmen once again faded down the stretch in yet another disappointing loss. Graham had five points in a game-opening 10-3 run NICE FOOTBALL SCORE, but Stony Brook went on an 18-7 run before the teams swapped the lead four times and were knotted twice over the final 5:30 of the half. The Dutchmen held Stony Brook scoreless over the last two minutes and took a 33-31 lead on Davis’ layup with 59 seconds remaining. Collin O’Connor opened the second half with a 3-pointer for Stony Brook before Aranguren’s jumper with 19:05 left began a stretch of 16-plus minutes in which the Dutchmen never trailed yet never led by more than eight points. Silas Sunday’s free throw with 6:52 remaining gave the Dutchmen their largest advantage at 60-52, but CJ Luster drained a 3-pointer 20 seconds later to begin a game-ending 28-15 run by the Seawolves, who scored on 15 of their final 16 possessions, including their last 12. The Dutchmen were 4-of-10 from the field with two turnovers down the stretch and fell behind for good when Luster hit three free throws to give Stony Brook a 64-63 lead with 2:57 left. The Dutchmen got within one point twice more, the last at 75-74 on a 3-pointer by Davis with 26 seconds left, but Luster hit two free throws before Aranguren split a pair of free throws. Luster hit two more free throws with 11 seconds left and then blocked Davis’ 3-pointer from the right corner with four seconds left to ice the win. Davis was 9-of-13 from the field, including 4-of-6 from 3-point land, while Aranguren was 6-of-15 shooting and 2-of-4 from beyond the arc. Graham did most of his damage in the first half, when he had seven points and seven rebounds. Eric Parnell had six points over 15 minutes in his most extensive action in CAA play while TJ Gadsden (five points) was the only other Hofstra player with multiple baskets.
3 STARS OF THE GAME (vs. Stony Brook, 2/8)
3: Cruz Davis
2: Jean Aranguren
1: Michael Graham
SEASON STANDINGS
Jean Aranguren 48
Cruz Davis 35
Michael Graham 21
Jaquan Sanders 12
KiJan Robinson 9
German Plotnikov 7
TJ Gadsden 6
Khalil Farmer 5
Silas Sunday 4
Eric Parnell 2
Joshua DeCady 1
THE FLYING DUTCHMEN AFTER TWENTY-FOUR GAMES
With Saturday’s loss, the Dutchmen fell to 12-13 this season. This ties the 2024-25 team for the 37th-best record in school history through 25 games. It’s the first time the Dutchmen have opened 12-13 since 2016-17 and the 10th time overall in school history. This is the most common 25-game record in program history, so we’ve got that going for us? Also, this is the latest in a season the Dutchmen have ever fallen under .500 for the first time, so there is that too! Here is how some notable Hofstra teams have fared through 25 games:
NCAA DIVISION I TOURNAMENT TEAMS
1975-76: 14-11 (win in 25th game marked second win of six-game winning streak that carried Dutchmen into the NCAAs)
1976-77: 19-6 (win in 25th game marked fifth win of nine-game winning streak that carried Dutchmen into the NCAAs)
1999-2000: 19-6
2000-01: 21-4 (win in 25th game marked 13th win in program-record, single-season 18-game winning streak)
2019-20 (IT COUNTS TO US): 18-7 (most recent 18-7 start)
NIT TEAMS
1998-99: 18-7
2004-05: 18-7
2005-06: 20-5 (most recent 20-5 start)
2006-07: 19-6 (most recent 19-6 start)
2015-16: 17-8
2018-19: 21-4 (most recent 21-4 start)
2022-23: 17-8 (most recent 17-8 start, win in 25th game marked fifth win of 12-game winning streak that continued into the CAA Tournament)
NCAA DIVISION II TOURNAMENT TEAMS
1958-59: 19-6
1961-62: 22-3 (best 25-game record in school history)
1962-63: 19-6 (eighth win of 11-game winning streak)
1963-64: 20-5
Some other notable 25-game records:
2023-24: 15-10 (most recent 15-10 start)
2021-22: 16-9 (most recent 16-9 start)
2013-14: 8-17 (most recent 8-17 start, Joe Mihalich’s first team)
2012-13: 6-19 (most recent 6-19 start, tied for worst 25-game record in school history)
2009-10: 12-13 (under .500 for the last time)
2007-08: 9-16 (most recent 9-16 start)
2001-02: 10-15 (only 10-15 start, loss in 25th game marked fourth loss of Tom Pecora-era record-tying eight-game losing streak)
1996-97: 11-14 (most recent 11-14 start)
1994-95: 8-17 (Jay Wright’s first year)
1993-94: 6-19 (loss to ECC foe Chicago State started two-game losing streak heading into ECC Tournament, VBK’s last year)
1992-93: 8-17 (win over ECC foe Central Connecticut in 25th game gave Hofstra a sweep of the seasons series and the “ECC title”)
1991-92: 17-8 (win in 25th game was sixth in nine-game winning streak that ended in ECC title game)
1990-91: 13-12 (most recent 13-12 start)
1987-88: 6-19 (final win of the season and of Dick Berg’s tenure)
1985-86: 14-11 (most recent 14-11 start)
1982-83: 18-7 (final win of season)
1981-82: 11-14 (loss in 25th game was final loss of eight-game losing streak)
1978-79: 8-17 (third loss of season-ending five-game losing streak)
1971-72: 11-14 (lost season finale and Paul Lynner’s final game as coach)
1970-71: 17-8 (win in 25th game was fourth win of season-ending five-game winning streak)
1969-70: 12-13 (under .500 for the last time)
1968-69: 12-13 (won season finale)
1967-68: 13-12 (won season finale)
1966-67: 12-13 (won season finale)
1960-61: 21-4 (lost season finale)
1956-57: 11-14 (final win of season)
1955-56: 21-4 (final win of season)
1952-53: 20-5 (final win of season)
1950-51: 15-10 (third win of six-game winning streak)
Hofstra has never been 25-0, 24-1, 23-2, 7-18, 5-20, 4-21, 3-22, 2-23, 1-24 or 0-25 through 25 games.
Eighteen seasons were completed in fewer than 25 games:
1936-37 (10-7)
1937-38 (10-4)
1938-39 (10-8)
1939-40 (12-9)
1940-41 (13-7)
1941-42 (15-6)
1942-43 (15-6)
1943-44 (7-12)
1944-45 (8-13)
1945-46 (12-7)
1947-48 (13-6)
1953-54 (15-9)
1957-58 (15-8)
1959-60 (23-1)
1972-73 (8-16)
1973-74 (8-16)
1974-75 (11-13)
2020-21 (13-10)
Full records not available for the following seasons: 1936-37, 1941-42, 1942-43.
This feature is inspired by Greg Prince, who measures how the current Mets compare, record-wise, to previous teams through the same point in the season.
NUMBER TEN THROUGH ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE
With Saturday’s loss, Speedy Claxton fell to 78-47 (.624) as head coach. That’s the fourth-best known winning percentage for a Hofstra coach through his first 125 games at the helm.
Butch van Breda Kolff I 90-35 (.720, 125th game was the 23rd game of his fifth season in 1959-60)
Frank Reilly 88-37 (.704, 125th game was the 25th game of his fifth season in 1951-52)
Paul Lynner 80-45 (.640, 125th game was the 15th game of his fifth season in 1966-67)
SPEEDY CLAXTON 78-47 (.624, 125th game was the 25th game of his fourth season in 2024-25)
Joe Mihalich 65-60 (.520, 125th game was the 24th game of his fourth season in 2016-17)
Dick Berg 64-61 (.512, 125th game was the 15th game of his fifth season in 1984-85)
Butch van Breda Kolff II 63-62 (.504, 125th game was the 11th game of his fifth season in 1992-93)
Roger Gaeckler 62-63 (.496, 125th game was the 23rd game of his fifth season in 1976-77)
Tom Pecora 59-66 (.472, 125th game was the fifth game of his sixth season in 2005-06)
Jay Wright 58-67 (.464, 125th game was the 12th game of his fifth season in 1998-99)
Joe Mihalich wins his 125th game on the sidelines to snap a tie with Dick Berg and help create a quirky gaggle between fifth and eighth place in which each coach is only separated by one game. Roger Gaeckler is the closest he’s been to .500 since his fourth game at the helm. I hope he gets to the break-even mark or beyond! Tom Pecora’s lead over fellow perpetual slacker Jay Wright remains one game as both win game no. 125 at the helm. Perpetual slackers!
The records are incomplete for Jack McDonald’s first stint from 1936 through 1943 as well as the tenure of Jack Smith (1943-46).
Smith finished 27-32 in his three seasons while Mo Cassara finished 38-59 in his three seasons. Three coaches had one-season tenures lasting at Hofstra. McDonald went 18-6 in the lone season of his second stint in 1946-47 while Joe Harrington went 14-14 in 1979-80 and Mike Farrelly went 13-10 in 2020-21.
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