James M. Shuart Stadium, formerly known as Hofstra Stadium, is a 15,000-seat multi-purpose stadium on the campus of Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. It first opened in 1962, and was known as Hofstra Stadium until August 29, 2002. It is the home field of the Hofstra Pride lacrosse teams. On December 3, 2009 the university announced that it would no longer be sponsoring football.
The stadium hosted the inaugural NCAA Division I men's lacrosse championship game in 1971. Shuart Stadium also hosted two of the quarterfinal games of the 2009 tournament.[1] The Long Island Lizards of Major League Lacrosse used the stadium as their home field for part of the 2001 season and the full 2002 season. The Lizards returned in 2009. The stadium is also used for three nights every October for the annual Newsday Marching Band Festival where selected Long Island high schools perform in an exhibition-style competition.
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