Hempstead, NY – A possible number one seed in the Colonial Athletic Association Championship tournament is at stake this Saturday, April 30 when the Hofstra Pride entertains the 12th-ranked Tigers of Towson University on Senior Day at James M. Shuart Stadium. Game time is 1 p.m.

The Hofstra-Towson contest will have live video and audio streaming by Pride Productions with the links available on this page or via the Hofstra men's lacrosse schedule page on GoHofstra.com.  In addition, live stats will also be available on Hofstrastats.com with the link above as well. The Lax Sports Network, which will provide the video for the contest, will also stream the contest on LaxSportsNetwork.com.

Fans can purchase tickets by visiting HofstraTickets.com, where it is possible to print your tickets, in advance of the contest, from the comfort of your home or work. In addition fans can also call (516) HOF-TIXX or visit the Hofstra Athletics Box Office in the Mack Sports Complex for more ticket information.

Hofstra (9-4, 3-1), Towson (11-2, 3-1) and Fairfield (7-7, 3-1) are currently in a three-way tie for the top spot in the CAA heading into the final weekend of the regular season. The number one seed gets the right to host the 2016 CAA Men's Lacrosse Championship Tournament that begins on Thursday, May 5 with semifinal games and wraps up with the title game on Saturday, May 7.

Six scenarios-one less than last year's final weekend-will decide the top four spots for the CAA Championship of which the Pride is guaranteed a spot. But Hofstra could finish in any of the four places. For Hofstra to capture the number one seed, the Pride will first need Delaware (5-9, 2-2) to defeat Fairfield Friday night in Newark, DE and then defeat Towson on Saturday. A Fairfield victory-even if Hofstra is victorious on Saturday-will give the Stags the number seed based on their 9-8 win over the Pride on April 2. Fairfield could be bumped from the top spot even with a victory if Towson defeats Hofstra based on the Tigers' 18-11 win over the Stags last weekend.

While teams will be battling for the number one seed, Drexel (5-8, 1-3) and Delaware (5-9, 2-2) will be battling for the final spot in the CAA Tournament. The Dragons climbed back into the playoff picture with a 6-5 overtime victory over Delaware last Saturday. Drexel will host UMass (4-8, 0-4) in Philadelphia Friday evening. Nonetheless, the Pride will know by 9:30 p.m. Friday night what is on the line for them on Saturday.
 
Hofstra, which has won five of their last six outings, is coming off a 10-9 overtime victory at UMass last Saturday. Sophomore Brendan Kavanagh scored the game-winner with just 14 seconds to play in the first extra period. Kavanagh also assisted on the Pride's previous two goals in the fourth quarter including senior Sam Llinares' 100th career goal that gave the Hofstra a 9-8 lead with under four minutes to play. UMass' Buddy Carr sent the game into overtime with his 18th goal of the year with 14 seconds remaining in regulation time.

In addition to Kavanagh's heroics, Llinares tallied two goals and one assist as did sophomore Dylan Alderman. Junior Josh Byrne added two goals and sophomore goalie Jack Concannon made 12 saves to record double-digit saves for the eighth time this season.

This season, Hofstra has victories over North Carolina (10-5), Princeton (11-10 in OT), NJIT (19-4), Ohio State (8-5), Vermont (13-12 in OT), St. John's (15-8), Delaware (13-7), Drexel (10-4) and UMass (10-9 in OT). The Pride losses have come against Georgetown (11-6), Stony Brook (13-5), Providence (12-7) and Fairfield (9-8). Hofstra averages 10.38 goals per game and allows 8.38 per outing.

Hofstra has a balanced scoring attack that has seen four players score 24 goals or more and four tally 30 points or more on the season. The Pride is led in scoring by Josh Byrne, who has tallied team-highs of 28 goals, 14 assists and 42 points. Senior Sam Llinares has 20 goals for the third time in his career and now has 27 goals and eight assists. Senior Korey Hendrickson, who has a 13-game point streak and a 12-game goal streak, now has 26 goals and seven assists on the year. Senior Brian Von Bargen continues his great final season and now has career-highs of 24 goals and six assists.

Sophomore goalie Jack Concannon now has an 8.41 goals against average with 148 saves and a .578 save percentage.

Hofstra and Towson have a long history in men's lacrosse. Saturday's game is the 47th men's lacrosse meeting between the Pride and the Tigers in a series that started in 1961. Hofstra holds a 26-20 series lead and has won six of the last eight and eight of the last 11 contests. Hofstra and Towson last met on April 18, 2015 in Towson with the Pride defeating the 12th-ranked Tigers, 9-2. The two teams last met in Hempstead on March 29, 2014 with the Pride winning, 9-7.

Towson comes into Saturday's contest having won six of their last seven games with the only blemish being a 10-7 loss to Delaware on April 16. The Tigers are ranked 12th in the USILA/Nike Coaches Poll, 13th in the Cascade/Maverik Media Poll and 11th in the Lacrosse Magazine/Nike Poll.

Towson, which average 11.46 goals on offense and allow 7.62 on defense, has wins over Mercer (11-2), Mt. St. Mary's (9-5), Georgetown (10-7), Loyola (10-8), UMBC (14-6), Ohio State (10-9 in OT), Furman (15-6), Binghamton (15-6), Drexel (11-7), UMass (11-8) and Fairfield (18-11). Their losses have come against Johns Hopkins (14-8) and Delaware (10-7).

The Tigers have a balanced and diversified attack with five players with 20 points or more and 10 in double-digit scoring. Leading the way is junior Ryan Drenner with 24 goals and team-highs of 18 assists and 42 points. Senior Spencer Parks has added 18 goals and 14 assists while junior Joe Seider has contributed a team-high 25 goals and four assists. Junior Mike Lynch (15-8) and senior Ben McCarthy (15-7) are also in the 20-point club.

Senior goalie Tyler White leads the CAA with a 7.19 goals against average with 101 saves and a .529 save percentage.
 
Prior to Saturday's contest, Hofstra will honor its six graduating seniors on the occasion of their final regular season home game. The Pride will salute goalie Matt Boyer, midfielder Vinny Colatriano, midfielder Korey Hendrickson, attackman Sam Llinares, defenseman Finn Sullivan and midfielder Brian von Bargen in pregame ceremonies.