Hempstead, NY - The final weekend of the Colonial Athletic Association Field Hockey regular season will decide what four teams will participate in the four-team 2014 CAA Championship that will be held on November 7-9 at a site to be determined by the final standings.

Hofstra (12-5, 3-1), currently in a three-way tie for second-place with Northeastern and William and Mary just one game behind defending champions Delaware (10-7, 4-1), can help their cause as they host the Tribe of William and Mary (6-10, 3-1) on Friday, October 31 at 3 p.m. and the Dukes of James Madison (10-6, 2-2) for Senior Day on Sunday, November 2 at noon at the Hofstra Field Hockey Stadium. One victory will guarantee Hofstra's passage into the CAA Championship while two will give the Pride the regular season title.

Hofstra enters the weekend riding a five-game winning streak and continues to get balanced scoring as the Pride try to reenter the CAA Championship after a one-year hiatus. Hofstra has qualified for the league tournament in eight of the last 10 seasons, missing out in only 2010 and 2013.

The Pride are coming off two big CAA road wins last week, winning at Towson, 4-2 on October 24 and knocking off Delaware, 5-2 last Sunday. Hofstra, which has five players in double-figure scoring, is led by senior captain and CAA Player of the Week Jonel Boileau with career-highs of 15 goals and 35 points along with five assists. Boileau recorded her first hat-trick of the season and the third of her career, scoring once in the first half and twice in the second session against the Blue Hens of Delaware. Her 15 goals ranks tied for sixth on Hofstra's single-season goal list. Boileau now has 47 career goals to move into fourth place, ahead of Charlia Warner's 45 from 2005-2008, on the Pride's career scoring charts. She also moved into fourth place on the Hofstra career-points list with 111 points, passing Warner (105) and Edith Gallagher (106 from 1986-89).

Sophomore Claudia Marin Samper is also having a career season with highs of 13 goals, eight assists and 34 points. Junior Charlotte Loehr has added career-highs nine goals, three assists and 21 points while sophomore Stella Schoen, who had three assists at Delaware, now has five goals and a career-high seven assists in just 10 games. Simca Schoen, Stella's freshman sister, is enjoying a stellar rookie campaign with three goals and 10 assists. Freshman goalie Carys Swan is another standout and has posted a 2.27 goals against average. a .660 save percentage with 68 saves and a 12-4 record this season.

Hofstra will be facing William and Mary for the 17th time on Friday with the Tribe holding a 10-6 series advantage. William and Mary has won the last two encounters including a 2-1 overtime decision in Virginia last year, The Tribe is led by junior Pippin Sanders with eight goals and three assists while senior Emma Clifton has added six goals and a team-high six assists.  Junior goalie Meredith Savage has recorded a 2.78 goals against average and a .602 save percentage while playing every minute this season.

James Madison will be facing the Pride for the 15th time and hold a 10-4 series lead over Hofstra. The Dukes have also won their last two games against the Pride including a 3-1 decision in Harrisonburg last season. JMU, which has scored 18 goals in four CAA contests this year, has great firepower with six players in double-figure points. The Dukes are led in scoring by junior Loes Stijntjes with 13 goals and four assists. Red-shirt junior Taylor West has added 10 goals and seven assists while classmate Adrienne le Vatte has chipped in with four goals and a team-high 10 assists. Senior goalie Hannah George has recorded a 2.14 goals against average and a .659 save percentage while playing in 15 games for JMU.

Not to be lost in the drive for a CAA bid is the pregame Senior Day ceremony on Sunday for the three graduating Hofstra Field Hockey seniors. Jonel Boileau, Holly Andrews and Marta Penas and their families will be recognized before the JMU contest. In addition to her scoring accolades, Boileau is a two-time all-region selection who has played in 78 games during her Pride career. Andrews has tallied four goals and two assists while playing in 73 games during her career. Penas has recorded three goals and four assists in 74 games during her Hofstra career.