The CAA men's soccer championship kicks off on Thursday, Nov. 11. At first glance, you'd think the hosts, No. 14 Hofstra, 14-1-2 overall, face an easy waltz to the championship. A closer look reveals the playing field in Hempstead, New York will be quite level, with three potent challengers chomping at the bit for a shot at the title.

The Colonial Athletic Association women's soccer championship starts Thursday, Nov. 4, and it would appear all signs point to an eventual clash of conference heavyweights.

By Jerry Beach Simon Riddiough, the head coach of the Hofstra women’s soccer team, spent about two minutes of a 21-minute interview Tuesday afternoon discussing why he’s content at the Long Island school and not planning to see if he can replicate his success with a higher-profile Power Five school that would offer the resources and opportunities to make a deep NCAA Tournament run that are generally lacking in the mid-major arena.