Hempstead, NY - The Hofstra women's lacrosse team will take on Towson in the semifinals of the CAA Championship on Thursday afternoon. Hofstra is the #2 seed in the championship and Towson is the No. 3 seed. 

Opening draw control is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. from LaValle Stadium on the campus of Stony Brook University. 

All three games of the CAA Championship will air on FloCollege. Links to the broadcast, as well as the live statistics, can be found on this page and on the women's lacrosse schedule page on GoHofstra.com. 

The Pride is looking for its second-ever CAA title this week after previously capturing the championship in 2007. Hofstra will also be looking for its fourth-ever NCAA Tournament appearance after previously qualifying in 2001, 2007, and 2021. 

The other semifinal game will see top-seeded Stony Brook face fourth-seeded Elon at 12 p.m. on Thursday. The two semifinal winners will meet on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at LaValle Stadium. 

Hofstra returns to the CAA Championship after a one-year absence. The Pride and the Tigers will be meeting in the conference tournament for the first time since a semifinal meeting in 2019. Hofstra won that contest, 11-8, down in Harrisonburg, Virginia. 

Hofstra finished the regular season with a 10-6 overall record and a CAA mark of 6-1. The Pride heads into the postseason having won five of its last six games. The 10-win season is Hofstra's first since the 2019 team won 12 games. The Pride put the finishing touches on a solid regular season with a 15-2 rout of William & Mary in the regular season finale. 

Towson heads into Thursday's meeting with a 7-10 overall record and finished the CAA regular season with a 5-2 mark. The Tigers have won two of their last three and closed the regular season with a 12-11 overtime victory over Monmouth. 

Hofstra is 21-27 all-time against Towson. The Pride has won three straight against the Tigers in the series. Hofstra won this season's earlier match-up, 13-10, in Maryland back on March 28. Mennella posted eight points on six goals and two assists in the game, while Natalie DeMeo (1 G, 3 A) and Kayleigh Bender (2 G, 2 A) both added four points. Christine Dannenfelser tallied five ground balls and three caused turnovers in the contest and Luchianna Cardello made 10 saves in net.