ELON, N.C. – Now 12-5-2 on the season with a 6-3-1 record against CAA opponents, Elon University women's soccer travels to Hempstead, N.Y. to take on Hofstra in the semifinal round of the CAA Women's Soccer Championship. That matchup will take place at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3.

THIS GAME IS...
-...the 636^th game in program history
-...Elon's seventh matchup with Hofstra in program history
-...Neil Payne's 37^th game as a college head coach and at Elon

A WIN WOULD...
-...be the 315^th win in program history
-…move Elon to 13-5-2 with a 7-3-1 record against CAA opponents
-…advance Elon to the finals of the CAA Women's Soccer Championships
-...be the 16^th win for head coach Neil Payne in his career
-...be Elon's first win over Hofstra in program history

LAST TIME OUT
- The Phoenix defeated Northeastern 2-1 for the first time in program history. The win also advanced Elon to the semifinal round of the CAA Women's Soccer Tournament.

SCOUTING HOFSTRA
- Hofstra is currently in its 14^th season under head coach Simon Riddiough, and rounded out the regular season with an 13-3-2-record with an 7-0-2 mark in CAA play.
- Lucy Porter leads the team in goals with 14 and points with 35, while also finishing tied for third on the team in assists with seven.

THE SERIES
- This marks the seventh time these two programs will meet, with Elon trailing in the series 0-6-0.
 
KEY POINTS FOR 2019
- The Phoenix currently holds the second-best overall record in the CAA at 12-5-2, while also holding the second best win percentage at .684.
- Carson Jones leads the team in goals with nine, as well as total points with 20
- Jessica Carrieri is tied for the team lead in points (20), scoring nine goals and adding two assists this season.
- Keeper Katrin Hauksdottir has 11 wins in goal for the Phoenix, providing 61 saves so far this year.
- Elon ranks second in the league in goals scored (412) while also ranking third in goal differential (+11)

CAA AWARDS
- Redshirt junior Hannah Doherty, sophomore defender Kayla Hodges and freshman forward Jessica Carrieri each garnered All-CAA honors for their play this season. Doherty was named to the First Team, while Hodges made the Second Team and Carrieri rounded things out with an appearance on both the Third Team and All-Rookie Team.
- Junior Carson Jones was named as the CAA Player of the Week on Sept. 9 and Oct. 21 respectively. She earned the first honor after scoring two goals in wins over Richmond and UNC Asheville, while earning the second by scoring two goals in victories against Charleston and JMU.
- Freshman Beky Myers earned CAA Rookie of the Week honors on Sept. 9, after recording her first collegiate assist in a win over Richmond and scoring her first collegiate goal in a win over UNC Asheville.
- Freshman Bethany Harford was named the CAA Rookie of the Week on Aug. 26, after scoring the game-winning goal in a 1-0 overtime win over Canisius.
- Elon was picked to finish ninth in the CAA for this upcoming season, the league announced in their preseason poll.
- Hannah Doherty was picked as a Preseason All-CAA honoree for the upcoming 2019-20 season, after earning CAA Second Team accolades last year.

UP NEXT
With a win, Elon advances to the Championship match of the CAA Women's Soccer Tournament where they would face the winner of No. 2 seed Delaware and No. 6 seed JMU on Saturday, Nov. 9.