ELON – Coming off a quarterfinal victory Thursday night, the Elon University women's soccer team (11-2-5, 4-2-3 CAA) will head south to face top-seeded UNCW (11-3-3, 7-0-2 CAA) in the semifinals of the CAA Tournament on Sunday.

Elon vs. UNCW Briefing  
Match Details: Nov. 2, 2025 | Wilmington, N.C. | UNCW Soccer Stadium | 1 p.m.  
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The UNCW Series

• The Seahawks lead the all-time series against Elon, 15-3-4.
• The Phoenix and Seahawks have split the last eight meetings, 3-3-2.
• Elon and UNCW played to a 1-1 draw at Rudd Field on Oct. 2. The Phoenix scored the first goal of the match in the 56th minute, with Jess Beck scoring off a corner kick from Ava Hellner. However, CAA Attacking Player of the Year Hailey Longwell tied the game with a tally in the 73rd minute.
• Elon won its most recent trip to Wilmington a season ago. It was the first time the Phoenix had ever defeated the Seahawks in Wilmington.
• This will be the second meeting between UNCW and Elon in the CAA Tournament. The Phoenix clinched its first ever CAA title with a 1-0 victory against the Seahawks in the spring 2021 campaign.

 
Quarterfinal Victory

• Elon kicked off its CAA Tournament run on Thursday night with a 1-0 victory at William & Mary, the No. 2 seed from the South Division.
• Ashlee Brehio scored the lone goal of the contest in the fifth minute. Jessica Hill sent the ball into the box off a free kick, and after slipping past a defender, Brehio nudged the ball into the net for her second career CAA Tournament goal.
• The Phoenix managed its one-goal lead over the next 85 minutes of play. Katie Bisgrove made six saves in net for her eighth shutout of the campaign.
• William & Mary finished with an 18-11 advantage in shot attempts but both teams had six shots on goal. This was the sixth time this season Elon has won a match when being outshot by its opponent.
• Elon successfully defended eight corner kicks from the Tribe.
• With the win, Elon improved to 5-2 in matches decided by one goal this season.
• The win snapped William & Mary's seven-match home winning streak. Elon is just the second team to beat the Tribe at home this season and the first since Loyola Maryland on Aug. 21.

 
CAA Charge 

• Elon went 4-0-2 in its final six CAA matches to earn the final tournament spot from the South Division.
• The streak began on Oct. 2 with a 1-1 tie against CAA South champion UNCW. Elon then reeled off four straight wins against Campbell, Drexel, Towson and Hampton before tying Charleston in its regular-season finale.
• The Phoenix picked up 14 of the last 18 possible points in CAA play after earning just one of the first nine available points to start conference play.  
• Grace Gelhaus scored the game-winning goal in three of Elon's last four wins. The winning tally against Campbell came in the 85th minute of a 2-1 victory.  
• Elon outscored its opponents in the final six matches of the regular season, 13-6.
• The Phoenix entered the final week of the regular season in fourth place in the CAA South standings. Elon's four points vaulted the Phoenix ahead of Charleston for the final tournament berth.

 
Elon In The CAA Tournament

• This is the fifth time Elon has qualified for the CAA Tournament since joining the conference in 2014. The Phoenix has made five of the last seven conference tournaments.
• Elon is 5-3 all-time in the CAA Tournament after Thursday's victory at William & Mary.  
• Last season, the Phoenix was the No. 3 seed in the tournament and advanced to the semifinals. Elon defeated No. 6 seed College of Charleston in the quarterfinals, 2-1, before falling to No. 2 seed Stony Brook in the semifinals.
• The Phoenix advanced to the championship match in the spring 2021 season, defeating UNCW in that contest to win its first CAA title and advance to the NCAA Tournament.
• Elon has won at least one match four of its five CAA Tournament appearances.
• All five of Elon's CAA Tournament appearances have come under head coach Neil Payne.

 
CAA Tournament Breakdown

• Elon is the No. 3 seed from the South Division and knocked out No. 2 seed William & Mary on Thursday.
• In the North bracket, Monmouth and Stony Brook are two remaining teams. They will face each other at Monmouth on Sunday.
• Elon went 0-1-1 in the regular season against the remaining tournament teams.  
• The winners of Sunday's semifinals will advance to the CAA championship match on Nov. 8.

 
Postseason Accolades

• Elon had five representatives on the All-CAA teams, which were released by the conference Wednesday.
• Gelhaus headlined Elon's honorees, as the junior took home CAA Defender of the Year. She is the first Phoenix to earn the award.
• Joining Gelhaus on the All-CAA First Team was Gabby Hoschek. It was the first time for both Gelhaus and Hoschek making the First Team.
• Isa Murdock earned her first All-CAA nod with a spot on the Second Team. Bisgrove also secured a spot on the Third Team.
• Freshman midfielder Miranda Dumornay rounded out Elon's honorees by making the All-CAA Rookie Team. She has made eight starts on the season, registering three points.

 
GG   

• Gelhaus, the CAA Defender of the Year, led all CAA defenders in points (17) and goals (7) this season with career highs in both.
• The defender's 17 points are the second most on the Phoenix. She notched nine points (4g, 1a) in Elon's final five matches of the regular season, which included three game-winning tallies.
• Gelhaus is tied for fifth in the CAA with her seven goals on the campaign, with four of the goals coming against CAA opponents.
• The junior scored two goals in a 21-second span in Elon's 4-0 non-conference victory over VMI on Aug. 17. She is one of two Elon players, along with Hoschek, to record a brace this season.  
• Gelhaus is third on the team with 28 shots and has the best shot percentage (0.250) of any Phoenix with seven or more attempts this season.
• Gelhaus has logged the fourth most minutes by Phoenix position players this season (1,383) and has gone the full distance on seven occasions.
• Gelhaus took home CAA Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 20 after scoring five points in a pair of conference wins over Drexel (Oct. 16) and Towson (Oct. 19).

 
Murdock Making Plays

• Murdock, an All-CAA Second Team selection, leads the Phoenix with a career-best 18 points, with six goals and six assists on the campaign. She is currently tied for fifth in the CAA in points.  
• The redshirt junior has six goals, trailing only Gelhaus for the most on the Phoenix. Her 41 shot attempts and 21 shots on goal both lead the team.
• Murdock also leads the Phoenix and ranks No. 3 in the conference with a career-high six assists on the campaign. She has registered a goal or assist in nine of 18 appearances this season.  
• Murdock scored in two of Elon's first three games this season against VCU and Gardner-Webb. She tallied her third goal of the campaign on Sept. 10 against South Carolina State and has scored in conference matches versus William & Mary, Drexel and Towson. 
• Murdock is up to 14 career goals, as she is one of four current Elon players, along with Brehio, Gelhaus and Hoschek, with double-digits as a Phoenix.    
• Murdock earned the first CAA weekly honor of her career on Oct. 20, taking home CAA Offensive Player of the Week. She scored six points (2g, 2a) in Elon's wins over Drexel and Towson. 

 
The Great Gabby 

• Hoschek, who was named to the All-CAA First Team this week, is having the best statistical season of her career in 2025.  
• The junior is third on the Phoenix in points (16) and goals (5). The 16 points are a career best.  
• Four of the junior's five goals this season have come directly off free kicks. The most recent came in Elon's victory last week at Hampton.
• In Elon's CAA opener at Hofstra, Hoschek scored the tying goal directly off a deep free kick with exactly one minute remaining to secure a 2-2 result for the Phoenix.
• The midfielder delivered her second career brace on Sept. 10 against South Carolina State, as she scored two of Elon's first three goals in a 6-0 victory.  
• On Aug. 28 at Queens, Hoschek connected on a free kick for her first goal of the campaign, ricocheting the ball off the left post and past the Royals' goalkeeper. 
• In the second half versus the Royals, Hoschek delivered the secondary assist on Hellner's header goal. It was the junior's second time recording a goal and assist in the same contest, with the other coming at Wofford on Sept. 2, 2024.  
• Hoschek has six assists this season, with four coming in the last six matches. She assisted on Jess Beck's game-winning goal last week at Hampton.
• Hoschek has started 15 of 18 games for Elon this season, logging 1,350 minutes. 

 
Historic Shutout Streak 

• Elon set a program record earlier this season with seven consecutive clean sheets, surpassing the previous record of six that was set in 1986, Elon's inaugural season.   
• Elon went just over 716 minutes of game time without conceding a goal, a stretch that began in the second half at VCU on Aug. 14 and ended in the second half on Sept. 18 versus Hofstra. The Phoenix was just shy of 12 hours without allowing a goal before the Pride ended the streak.  
• Bisgrove started six of those shutout efforts in goal for the Phoenix. She is the first Elon goalie in program history to record a shutout in six consecutive games.  
• Anna Hamner and Naomi Person combined for Elon's seventh shutout against South Carolina State.  
• Bisgrove was the first goalkeeper in the country to reach six shutouts this season.
• Bisgrove's six straight clean sheets were the most by a CAA women's soccer student-athlete since Hofstra's Krystal Robens posted seven in a row in 2007. 
• Bisgrove's eight shutouts this season are the most among CAA goalies. The sophomore is up to 13.5 in her career, which is already tied for the fifth most in program history through her 34 appearances. 
• Bisgrove's eight shutouts are also the most in a single season by an Elon goalkeeper in the program's Division I era. The last Phoenix goalie to have eight or more in a season was Lauren Ounjian, who also recorded eight in 1988.  
• The Phoenix leads the CAA and ranks top 30 in the nation in goals against average (.667). Elon's .874 save percentage is also the best in the conference and No. 6 nationally.  
• Elon currently holds a plus-23 goal differential, the best in the CAA.  
• Hill has anchored Elon's backline this season, playing 1,585 of a possible 1,620 minutes. She has logged the full 90 minutes on 15 occasions.  
• Alexis Pierce and  Megan Dwyer have also been key contributors on Elon's backline this season. Pierce is second among Elon field players with 1,493 minutes played this season, with Dwyer having logged 1,237 minutes.

 
Shlee Scoring 

• Brehio scored the biggest goal of Elon's season so far, netting the game-winning tally in the fifth minute in the Phoenix's 1-0 CAA Tournament quarterfinal victory against William & Mary on Thursday.
• The senior midfielder has Brehio now has five points in her four CAA Tournament matches after racking up three points in last season's tournament.
• Brehio is up to 19 career goals, as she is Elon's active career goal-scoring leader
• Brehio is up to four goals and a career-best 13 points on the campaign. She has reached double-digit points in all four of her seasons with the Phoenix.
• Her 13 points are the fourth most on the Phoenix this season. Only Murdock (6) and Hoschek (6) have more assists than Brehio (5) on the campaign.

 
Balanced Attack  

• Elon had 12 different scorers for its 35 goals in the regular season. 
• Gelhaus (7) leads the Phoenix in goals with Murdock (6) and Hoschek (5) close behind. Beck and Brehio both have four goals, followed by Hellner with three.
• Three Elon players have converted their first career goals this season – freshmen Abby Brinker and Dumornay, along with junior Jenna Abousaab. 
• Lauren McCauley, Talia Feigin and Dwyer are the other goal scorers this season for the Phoenix with one apiece.  
• Additionally, 17 Elon players have recorded points on the campaign, with Jordan Green (2), Gia Milano (2), Hill (2), Maya Abousaab (1) and Lilly McFadden (1) all recording assists.  

 
Scouting UNCW

• After being tabbed to finish fourth in the CAA South preseason poll, UNCW went unbeaten in conference play in the regular season to secure the South Division title and earn the top overall seed in the CAA Tournament.
• The Seahawks are 11-3-3 overall on the season, with a 7-0-2 mark in conference play. They received a bye to the semifinals of the CAA Tournament.
• UNCW drew Campbell, 1-1, in its final match of the regular season on Oct. 26. Prior to that draw, the Seahawks had won four straight matches.
• With 31 goals on the season, UNCW is the third best scoring offense in the conference. The Seahawks have also conceded the fourth fewest goals in the league (18).
• No CAA team has a better goal differential in conference play than UNCW (plus-12) this season.
• CAA Attacking Player of the Year Hailey Longwell led the Seahawks with seven goals and 18 points on the campaign. Of the 18 points, 15 came in conference matches.
• Joining Longwell on the All-CAA First Team was defender Ava Chuderewicz. She leads the Seahawks with 1,447 minutes played this season.
• Ava Vaughan, an All-CAA Second Team selection, is tied for second on UNCW with three goals. Ayanna Parker, Allie Planeaux and Kayla Adams also have three goals for the Seahawks this season.
• Defender Rachel Fry also made the All-CAA Second Team. She has four points and over 1,300 minutes played on the campaign.
• Goalkeeper Morgan Hobbs earned an All-CAA Second Team spot. She ranks third in the CAA with a 1.02 goals against average.
• CAA Coach of the Year Chris Neal is in his eighth year guiding the Seahawks. Neal previously served as Elon's head coach from 2008-17.  

 
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