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Andrew Gvozden

School
Hofstra
Position
Goalie
Major
Entrepreneurship
GB
23
SV%
.567
GAA
7.98

Classroom

Gvozden maintains a 3.47 GPA in Entrepreneurship (Business) with a minor in Information Technology. He’s a three-year member of both the Hofstra Dean’s List and Hofstra Athletics Academic Honor Roll, as well as a three-year recipient of the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award. After graduation, Gvozden aspires to a career on Wall Street.

Character

A four-year starter, Gvozden enters his senior season as a team captain. He’s a team leader in community-relations activities and has been cited for excellence at The Program leadership exercise. Gvozden shared goalie duties in 2010 and came back to start all 16 games in 2011. He has played in 39 games during his career.

Community

Gvozden has served as a team leader in volunteer efforts for Holiday Magic for underprivileged children (2008-11), Long Island Coalition for the Homeless’ Walk for the Homeless (2008-11) and the Firefighter Stephen Siller World Trade Center Tunnel-to-Towers Charity Run (2010-11). He also a Hofstra University academic tutor and has served as a youth lacrosse camp counselor at the Blue and Gold Camp, Sunshine State Camps and Marquette Lacrosse Camp.

Competition

As a junior, Gvozden received USILA All-American honorable-mention and All-CAA second-team honors after leading the NCAA in goals against average (6). He also ranked fifth in the country in save percentage (.602) en route to posting a 13-3 record. He has a career .754 GAA and a .566 save percentage with a 26-9 record.