The Weekend Preview - Feb. 23, 2023
Miles McQuiggan
RICHMOND, Va. (Feb. 23, 2023) – A packed schedule of spring action filled with matchups against ranked opponents and conference tennis clashes awaits in the final weekend in February around the CAA.
Women’s Lacrosse
Elon travels north to George Mason on Thursday (5 p.m., ESPN+) before a busy weekend of five games Saturday and two Sunday. The highlight of the weekend slate is on Long Island, where No. 5 Stony Brook hosts No. 21 Yale (12 p.m., FloLive). The early window also features Delaware’s visit from Old Dominion (12 p.m., FloLive) before home games for Monmouth against Columbia (1 p.m., FloLive) and William & Mary vs. future CAA member Campbell (1:30 p.m., FloLive) and Hofstra crossing the Sound to face Fairfield (1 p.m., ESPN+). Sunday’s action starts early when Towson squares off with an Arizona State program receiving national poll votes (11 a.m., FloLive) and Elon taking a trip down to Coastal Carolina (12 p.m., GoCCUSports.com). |
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Men’s Lacrosse
A pair of Friday matinees against teams receiving votes in the national polls start out the weekend when Stony Brook hosts Air Force (2 p.m., FloLive) and Towson heads down 95 to face Richmond (4 p.m., ESPN+). A three-game slate Saturday begins with Drexel’s visit to UAlbany (12 p.m., ESPN+), Hofstra heads into Queens to face St. John’s (1 p.m., ESPN3), and Monmouth takes a trip to LIU (2:30 p.m., ESPN+). Sunday, No. 11 Delaware hosts Villanova (12 p.m., LacrosseTV), Hampton visits High Point (12 p.m.) and Fairfield takes a trip down to Richmond (1 p.m., ESPN+). |
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Baseball
The second weekend of the 2023 season will see five CAA teams play home series. Defending CAA Champion Hofstra opens its home slate with a three-game set against UAlbany, while further down the East Coast, William & Mary welcomes in Marist for three, Elon hosts Akron for a weekend series, Charleston faces UMBC, and UNCW will play four games in Wilmington with two against Georgetown and two vs. Iona. North Carolina A&T will travel around the state for a three-game series against Appalachian State, facing the Mountaineers Friday in High Point, Saturday in Boone, and Sunday in Greensboro.
Elsewhere on the road, Towson will play in a round-robin event in Winston-Salem against Mount St. Mary’s, No. 6 Wake Forest, and Binghamton, Monmouth will face Northern Illinois before a Saturday twin bill and Sunday single game against Maine at USA Baseball in Cary, North Carolina, Stony Brook heads to Troy, and Delaware visits Stetson.
Finally, Northeastern will renew their annual exhibition series against the Boston Red Sox after a three-year hiatus on Friday (1:05 p.m., NESN) before a three-game set against Indiana State at the Snowbird Classic. |
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Softball
CAA Softball teams will play 47 games between Friday and Sunday with three – Charleston, Hampton, and UNCW – hosting events on their campuses. The Cougars host Rutgers, Syracuse, and Robert Morris as part of their month-long homestand, while Hampton also welcomes some teams to warmer weather in a combined event with Norfolk State with games against Morehead State, Central Connecticut, Buffalo, Colgate, and Saint Peter’s. Stony Brook will also be in the event, facing Buffalo, CCSU, Morehead State, and Norfolk State. In Wilmington, the defending CAA champions will play Eastern Kentucky, Appalachian State, and Georgetown.
Hofstra will play two games against No. 17 Georgia along with games against Cal Baptist and Lipscomb in Athens, while Towson is at Charleston Southern for a three-game set. Delaware is in Greensboro for five games with contests against Indiana, host UNCG, UConn, and two opponents to be determined. Drexel will face a rotation of Iona, Queens, and host USC Upstate; Elon will play five games at Liberty including four neutral-site contests vs. Marshall, Northern Illinois, and Princeton; North Carolina A&T in Statesboro to face Georgia Southern and Middle Tennessee. |
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Golf
On the women’s side, Charleston is back in action in Arizona, playing an event hosted by Wisconsin. Delaware will be down the road from CofC’s Peoria tournament when the Blue Hens play in Grand Canyon’s competition in Phoenix. Elon is in Charleston to play the Rivertowne Invitational. North Carolina A&T begins its spring at the Bright’s Creek Invitational
In men’s action, Delaware is also playing among the cacti in a tournament hosted by Loyola Maryland. Drexel is in Puerto Rico for UNCG’s Dorado Beach Collegiate. |
Schedule
Tennis
Men’s teams are in action include Drexel hosting Norfolk State (Friday) and William & Mary (Saturday), Elon visiting Gardner-Webb (Thursday) and No. 35 NC State (Saturday), Charleston at No. 73 North Florida (Saturday), Delaware playing two indoor events in Cumberland, Rhode Island against Boston University (Saturday) and Bryant (Sunday), Hampton with a split squad at Virginia Wesleyan and Richmond (Sunday), Monmouth at No. 69 Princeton (Saturday), North Carolina A&T opening the spring against Shaw (Sunday), UNCW visiting No. 43 Clemson and Georgia Tech, and William & Mary visiting Penn (Sunday) after its match at Drexel.
Women’s competition includes Hampton at William & Mary (Thursday) and Virginia Wesleyan (Sunday), a CAA clash between Monmouth and Stony Brook (Saturday), Charleston receiving a visit from Georgia Southern (Friday), Delaware facing Rutgers (Friday), Drexel hosting Norfolk State (Friday) and visiting Penn (Sunday), Elon at No. 34 Charlotte (Saturday), Hofstra at Columbia (Sunday), UNCW hosting UNCG (Thursday) before visiting No. 34 Charlotte (Saturday), Stony Brook visiting Seton Hall (Friday) before its visit to Monmouth, Towson hosting Coppin State (Saturday), and William & Mary hosting VCU (Saturday) after its Thursday match against Hampton. |
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