Hempstead, NY – The Hofstra Women's Lacrosse team will close the 2016 season on Saturday when it travels to Philadelphia to face Drexel in a Colonial Athletic Association contest. 

The first draw control for the regular season finale will take place at 4 p.m. 

There will be Pride Productions live video (courtesy of Drexel), along with live statistics available for the game. Links to both can be found on this page or on the women's lacrosse schedule page at GoHofstra.com. 

Hofstra is 3-12 and 1-4 in conference play following its 12-5 loss to Elon last Sunday. 

Drexel brings a 9-6 overall record and a 2-3 CAA mark into Saturday's encounter. They dropped an 8-4 decision to Elon in their last contest on April 22. 

Graduate attacker Lindsay Scott leads a scoring attack for Hofstra that has seen a total of five players tally at least 20 points this season. Scott has 57 points, including a team-best 51 goals, while freshman attacker Lexi Lenghan has 24 (16 G, 8 A), junior attacker Tiana Parrella has 23 (8 G, 15 A), sophomore attacker Drew Shapiro has 20 (18 G, 2 A) and junior attacker Morgan Knox has 20 (8 G, 12 A). 

On the defensive side of the ball, senior defender Shelby Milne has posted team-highs of 26 ground balls and 21 caused turnovers. She is followed closely in both categories by senior midfielder Lindsey Alfano, who has 21 ground balls and 14 caused turnovers. Freshman defender Jenna Baverman is tied for second on the team with 21 ground balls. Sophomore midfielder Carolyn Carrera is far and away the Pride's best in draw controls as she has 54, while Alfano ranks second in that category as well with 33. 

In the milestone area, a trio of players are moving up in various categories. Scott has 51 goals this season to rank second in a single season. She is six from the top spot as Kathleen Mikowski established the school's single season record with 57 in 2003. Carerra's 54 draw controls is eighth on the school's single season list and she is one draw control out of sixth place. Finally, Milne has 70 career caused turnovers and that total is good for sixth all-time in program history. She is four away from fifth place. 

Nadia Pelham-Lacey leads Drexel with 46 points on 26 goals and a team-high 20 assists. Devin Nihill has 31 points on a team-best 30 goals and one assist. Emily Duffey has also reached the 30-point plateau with 21 goals and nine assists. 

Hofstra is 26-6 all-time against Drexel. Remarkably, the Pride has won 22 straight in the series. The Dragons last win in the all-time meetings occurred during the 1993 campaign. Hofstra won the lone meeting in 2015 by the score of 9-8.