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The Weekend Preview – March 17, 2023

Conference play heats up in the CAA as lacrosse league matchups get fully underway Saturday, joining baseball and softball conference series and tennis league clashes. Outdoor track & field season starts up for the majority of programs and rowing and golf competition continues.
 
Baseball
It’s another full weekend of conference play in CAA baseball. Northeastern, which is off to its best overall start since 1942, hosts North Carolina A&T. After recording victories over nationally ranked foes on Tuesday, Elon and UNCW look to continue the momentum as the Phoenix visit Monmouth and the Seahawks travel to Towson. Stony Brook makes its CAA debut at preseason favorite Charleston and Hofstra hosts William & Mary. Delaware entertains UMass Lowell for a three-game series in non-conference action.| Weekend Schedule
 
Softball
We have a full weekend of CAA Softball awaiting as five conference series are on the docket. The top two teams in the preseason poll, UNCW and Delaware, will face off in Newark. The Seahawks enter the matchup on a four-game winning streak after sweeping its opening CAA series and a midweek victory over North Carolina, as they earned their first Power Five win since 2019. Two teams that won their first CAA series this spring will go head-to-head in West Long Branch. Monmouth took two of three from Hampton in its opening CAA series and will host Elon, who earned a sweep over Stony Brook last weekend. Additionally, Charleston ends a 22-game home stand, hitting the road for just the second time this season when the Cougars head to Towson. 
 
Three teams will be opening CAA play this weekend, including newcomer North Carolina A&T hosting Drexel, with both teams starting their conference schedules. The final series features a Long Island rivalry as Hofstra’s first CAA series this spring has the Pride heading to Stony Brook. | Weekend Schedule 

Women’s Lacrosse
After a 3-2 showing in the midweek, CAA play begins for all eight teams. League newcomer Monmouth begins the day hosting Elon (11 a.m., FloLive), followed by Hofstra visiting William & Mary (1 p.m., FloLive). A pair of games on LacrosseTV follow with No. 5 Stony Brook hosting Delaware (3 p.m., LacrosseTV 2) and a rematch of last year’s CAA title game as Towson hosts Drexel (4 p.m., LacrosseTV). | Weekend Schedule
 
Men’s Lacrosse
CAA play gets into full swing in Men’s Lacrosse with three conference matchups on Saturday. At noon (FloLive), newcomers Hampton and Stony Brook begin their tenure in CAA Lacrosse playing at Armstrong Stadium. Simultaneously, Towson will host Drexel (FloLive) as the Dragons look to ride the momentum from a ranked win their last time out, and the Tigers attempt to snap a five-game skid. In the nightcap, Hofstra will host Fairfield at 7 p.m. (FloLive). 
 
In non-conference action, Delaware and Monmouth, who went head-to-head last weekend, will face top-20 competition. The Hawks host No. 10/9 Villanova at 2 p.m. on Saturday (FloLive), while the Blue Hens travel to No. 9/10 Johns Hopkins at 7 p.m. on Sunday (ESPN+). | Weekend Schedule

 
Golf
A light week on the schedule will have three women’s programs in action. Delaware and Towson head to Arizona for the Red Rocks Invitational and Elon will play in Hilton Head.
 
Rowing
Three CAA Rowing crews – Delaware, Eastern Michigan and Villanova – have opened their spring seasons, and two more hit the water this weekend. On Friday, UConn opens its season in Orlando on Lake Pickett against UCF, Miami and Jacksonville. On Saturday, UC San Diego heads to Lake Natoma for the Hornet Invitational hosted by Sacramento State.  
 
Tennis
The CAA tennis slate is highlighted by a big conference matchup in Williamsburg on Sunday as the Delaware men’s and women’s teams face William & Mary. In other CAA women’s action, Hofstra hosts Towson in league action, Charleston welcomes Rhode Island and UTSA, Monmouth heads to Army, North Carolina A&T entertains Norfolk State and Stony Brook takes on Villanova. On the men’s side, UNCW hosts Illinois State, DePaul and Youngstown State in a round-robin tournament. Drexel is at Army and North Carolina A&T is home against Norfolk State.
 
Track & Field
After a brief layoff, CAA Track & Field heads outdoors for the spring. Ten teams will compete this weekend, including seven opening their outdoor seasons. The women’s CAA Indoor Track & Field champions begin their quest for the triple crown as Elon sends athletes to Charlotte for the 49er Classic and High Point for the Bob Davidson Invitational. North Carolina A&T and UNCW will join the Phoenix at High Point, with the Aggies opening their season and the Seahawks competing in their second meet this spring. The men’s CAA Indoor Track & Field champion head south as Northeastern opens the year in Orlando for the UCF Black and Gold Invite. Stony Brook and Hofstra will begin the season on Long Island, while Hampton heads to Coastal Carolina to start the spring. Charleston and Delaware are competing in their second meets this season, with the Cougars participating in the CSU Buccaneer Invitational and the Blue Hens traveling to Richmond for the Fred Hardy Invitational, where they will be joined by William & Mary opening its spring. 


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