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Women’s Basketball Set to Take on Hofstra in Opening Round of CAA Championship

3/9/2020 6:03:00 PM

vs. Hofstra
March 11 | 4:30 p.m.
Elon, N.C.
Schar Center
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ELON, N.C. – Entering the 2020 CAA Women's Basketball Championship presented by Sonabank as the seventh seed, Elon University women's basketball begins postseason play on Wednesday evening at 4:30 p.m. against 10th-seeded Hofstra at Elon University's Schar Center.
 
CAA TOURNAMENT
-The CAA Championship will be held at Elon University's Schar Center from March 11-14.
-Fans can purchase tickets by calling the Elon ticket office at (336) 278-6750, calling their respective program's box office, or by clicking here.
-Additional information regarding the tournament can be found here.

COVERAGE
Fans can listen to the game free on WSOE 89.3 FM. The game will be streamed on FloSports, while live stats are provided here.
 
THE MATCHUP
-Elon leads the overall series, 10-3.
-The Phoenix swept the Pride during the regular season, including a 69-56 win on Jan. 19 and a 67-50 victory on Feb. 14.
 
LAST TIME OUT
-Ending its regular season on a high note, Elon defeated Towson at Schar Center on Saturday, March 7, 68-52.
-Ariel Colón paced the Phoenix, totaling 17 points and 11 rebounds for her second double-double of the season and fifth of her career. Liles followed with 16 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor with 12 of them coming in the first half.
-Elon is led by ninth year head coach Charlotte Smith, who led the Phoenix to two consecutive CAA Championship titles in 2017 and 2018.
 
SCOUTING HOFSTRA
-The Pride ended its regular season with a 3-23 (0-18 CAA) record.  
-Hofstra fell to Northeastern in its final game of the regular season, 64-52. Sandra Karsten totaled a team-best 14 points with JaKayla Brown finishing just one point behind her with 13. Jaylin Hines's 10-rebound game was her 10th of the season.
 
UP NEXT
The winner of the Elon/Hofstra contest will advance to the quarterfinals and take on No. 2 seed James Madison on Thursday, March 12 at 5 p.m.
 
-- ELON --
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