Hempstead, N.Y. - The Hofstra women's soccer team will be looking to atone for a close loss in the regular season finale when the Pride travels north to face Northeastern in a CAA Tournament quarterfinal matchup on Sunday at 4 p.m. from Parsons Field.

The Pride fell to the Huskies, 3-2, at home on Wednesday to cap the regular season at 10-8 overall and 6-4 in CAA play. Hofstra is the fifth seed and will face a fourth-seeded Northeastern squad that is 9-9 overall and 7-3 against the league.

Hofstra qualified for its sixth consecutive CAA Championship and is 7-7-1 all-time in the tournament (penalty kick defeats officially count as ties). The road match will give Hofstra a chance to snap a three-game losing streak in which all defeats came by a single goal to close the regular season.

Head coach Simon Riddiough, who has never had a losing season in his seven years at the helm, will bring a talented team into Brookline, MA. Hofstra is out-scoring CAA teams, 21-14, while having three players in the CAA's top-10 in points with freshmen Leah Galton (Harrogate, England), Jill Mulholland (Levittown, N.Y.) and Lulu Echeverry (East Meadow, N.Y.).

Galton is a strong candidate for CAA Rookie of the Year, entering the tournament with the league's second-highest point total with 26, giving her a per-game average of 1.44. Her 11 goals is also second, placing her just two behind UNC Wilmington's Stephanie Rose for the most in the league. Galton's four assists also places her in the top-10.

Mulholland and Echeverry both have 17 points, tying them for eighth in the CAA. All of Hofstra's top-four scorers are all either freshmen or sophomores. First-year standouts Mulholland and Galton have provided scoring from the outset of their college careers while sophomore Sam Scolarici (Aldie, Va.) and Echeverry have taken steps forward from stellar freshman seasons. The quartet has combined for 75 of Hofstra's 103 points this year.

William and Mary earned the top seed in the six-team tournament with Drexel coming in second. Both teams will have a first-round bye and an automatic trip to the semifinals. The Tribe will host the CAA championship by virtue of the first seed. UNC Wilmington is the third seed and will host sixth-seeded Delaware on Sunday in the other quarterfinal matchup.

Northeastern's Devin Griffin scored an early goal while Greta Samuelsdottir and Hanna Terry scored in the second-half. Terry converted a penalty kick attempt in the 78th minute to break a deadlock and propel Northeastern to the victory. Hofstra still leads, 10-6-1, in the all-time series.

Northeastern has won five of the last six games. The Huskies offense is led by senior forward Samuelsdottir, who is tied for the sixth-highest total points in the league with 18.

Behind Samuelsdottir's eight goals is sophomore midfielder Hannah O'Donnell with four scoring strikes. The offense has supported sophomore goalkeeper Paige Burnett, who was sharp against the Pride in posting eight saves (including three in the second half). Hofstra junior goalkeeper Emily Morphitis has played all but 5:05 in net for Hofstra this season, posting four individual shutouts and combing on another.

Hofstra's defense has been a strength of the team and will look to complement the offensive weapons. Junior Ruby Staplehurst (London, England) has been a fixture on set pieces in taking the majority of Hofstra's free kicks. She has played in every game, making 17 starts, and already has a team-high six assists this season, including one on Galton's second-half goal against Northeastern. Staplehurst entered the CAA Tournament third in the CAA in assists.

Fellow junior Brittany Farriella (Lake Grove, N.Y.) has started 13 of 16 games and showed she can also contribute on the offensive end by scoring a goal on the road against a William and Mary unit that finished in first place. The Pride will also be bolstered by the return of senior defender Brooke Bendernagel (Smithtown, N.Y.), who will be back in the lineup after sitting out the first Northeastern game because of a red card incurred in the previous game.