This past weekend was the 2nd Annual Nicholas Colleluori Classic. The tournament is in honor of former Hofstra lacrosse player Nick Collelouri, who passed away in November 2006 from Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a form of blood cancer. 13 teams participated including top teams Maryland, Princeton, Loyola, Penn State, Hofstra, and many other teams. The tournament was a great success and a lot of great lacrosse action took place. Hofstra played 3 games on the day. In the first game against UPenn, Hofstra really took it to the Quakers as defense was the story of the day and the Pride won easily. Up next for Hofstra were the Greyhounds of Loyola. In a sloppy game in which the Pride looked sluggish and tired, Loyola really took it to the Pride and dominated from start to finish. Luckily for the Pride, they one more game to show what they were made of against Maryland. Hofstra came out firing on all cylinders and showed the Terps what they were made of. The Pride dominated play and came away with a big win. However, the story of the day was of course the Headstrong Foundation, started in honor of Nick Collelouri. The Pride wore green shorts, helmets, and sticks to honor Nick's memoryand represent the foundation, whose goal is promoting and raising money for blood cancer, specifically leukemia and lymphoma, reaseach. If you're interested in learning more and/or donating to this great cause, please visit Headstrong Foundation.Org.