ELON – The Elon University women's soccer team (11-2-6) will take aim at its second CAA championship Sunday, as the Phoenix takes on defending champion Stony Brook (12-6-1) in the title match in New York.
Elon vs. Stony Brook Briefing
Match Details: Nov. 9, 2025 | Stony Brook, N.Y. | LaValle Stadium | 1 p.m.
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Admission: Tickets will be available for purchase on-site
The Stony Brook Series
- This will be the fifth all-time meeting between Elon and Stony Brook, with the Seawolves holding a 3-1 edge in the series.
- Elon played at Stony Brook on Sept. 21, with the Seawolves winning 1-0. Reilly Rich scored the game's only goal in the 60th minute on a penalty kick.
- This will be the second straight season the teams have met in the CAA Tournament. They met in the CAA semifinals last season, with Stony Brook winning 2-1 at home. The Seawolves scored a pair of first half goals and an 88th minute tally from Lauren McCauley was not enough to spark an Elon comeback.
- Elon defeated Stony Brook in the 2024 regular season, winning 2-0 at Rudd for its lone win in the series. Seniors Lydia Totten and Kennedy Jones scored for the Phoenix with Katie Bisgrove recording a shutout in goal.
- The Phoenix is 0-3 in games played against the Seawolves at LaVelle Stadium.
Semifinal Thriller
- Elon advanced past UNCW, the CAA South regular season champion, in the CAA semifinals Sunday on penalty kicks, 6-5.
- The game ended in a 0-0 tie but featured 42 combined shots, with Elon holding a 24-18 edge.
- The Phoenix went a perfect 6-for-6 on penalty kicks. Gabby Hoschek, Ava Hellner, Ashlee Brehio, Lauren McCauley, Jess Beck and Isabel DiPrima all converted for the Phoenix before UNCW hit the crossbar on its final attempt to end the game.
- Katie Bisgrove made a career-high 12 saves for her third consecutive shutout. She became the first Elon goalie to register double-digit saves in a match since Anna Hamner did so on Oct. 15, 2023, against Stony Brook.
- Hellner, Hoschek, Megan Dwyer, Grace Gelhaus, Jessica Hill and Alexis Pierce all logged the full 110 minutes for the Phoenix. Isa Murdock also surpassed 100 minutes, playing a career-high 104.
- This was Elon's first victory in penalty kicks since 2001, when the Phoenix defeated Coastal Carolina 4-3 in a shootout in the Big South Tournament.
Quarterfinal Victory
- Elon kicked off its CAA Tournament run on Oct. 30 with a 1-0 victory at William & Mary, the No. 2 seed from the South Division.
- Brehio scored the lone goal of the contest in the fifth minute. 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. 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.
- 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 regular-season 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.
- Gelhaus scored the game-winning goal in three of Elon's last four wins. The winning tally against Campbell on Oct. 5 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 5-3-1 all-time in the CAA Tournament after Sunday's tie at UNCW. The Phoenix advanced on penalty kicks.
- This is the second time the Phoenix has advanced to the championship match and the first since the spring 2021 season. Elon defeated 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.
Postseason Accolades
- Elon had five representatives on the All-CAA teams, which were released by the conference on Oct. 29.
- 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 Hoschek. It was the first time for both Gelhaus and Hoschek making the First Team.
- 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.
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- Gelhaus, the CAA Defender of the Year, led all CAA defenders in points and goals in the regular season with career highs in both.
- The defender is second on the Phoenix with 17 points this season. 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 32 shots and has the best shot percentage (0.219) of any Phoenix with seven or more attempts this season.
- Gelhaus has logged the fourth most minutes by Phoenix position players this season (1,493) and has gone the full distance on eight 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 44 shot attempts and 22 shots on goal both lead the team.
- Murdock also leads the Phoenix and ranks No. 4 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 delivered her fourth on Sept. 27 at William & Mary.
- 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 last 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 on Oct. 23 at Hampton.
- In Elon's CAA opener on Sept. 18 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 seven matches.
- Hoschek has started 16 of 19 games for Elon this season, logging 1, 460 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 nine shutouts this season are the most among CAA goalies. The sophomore is up to 14.5 in her career, which is already the fifth most in program history through her 35 appearances.
- Bisgrove's nine 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 (.624). Elon's .888 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 1,695 of a possible 1,730 minutes. She has logged the full match on 16 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 1,603 minutes played this season, with Dwyer having logged 1,347 minutes.
Shlee Scoring
- Brehio scored the biggest goal of Elon's season so far last week, netting the game-winning tally in the fifth minute in the Phoenix's 1-0 CAA Tournament quarterfinal victory against William & Mary on Oct. 30.
- The senior midfielder 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 has 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 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 Stony Brook
- The defending CAA champions advanced to the title match following a 1-0 victory over Monmouth, the top seed from the North Division, on Sunday.
- Stony Brook opened its CAA Tournament with a 2-1 overtime triumph against No. 3 seeded Hofstra in the quarterfinals. Rich netted the game-winning goal on a penalty kick with eight seconds remaining in the period.
- The Seawolves went 12-6-1 in the regular season, which included a 5-4-0 mark in conference play.
- Stony Brook is 8-2-1 at LaValle Stadium this season. The only teams to defeat Stony Brook on its home pitch this season are UMass Lowell and Hofstra.
- Stony Brook's 42 goals this season are the most in the conference. Their 304 shot attempts are tied for the most among CAA teams.
- The Seawolves have a plus-14 goal differential on the season, second to only Elon in the CAA.
- Rich (15) and Linn Beck (9) are the top two goal scorers in the CAA this season. Both made the All-CAA First Team, with Beck earning CAA Midfielder of the Year.
- Rich's 37 points this season lead the CAA and are 15 more than the next highest total.
- Also landing All-CAA First Team honors was defender Sammy Hannwacker. She has nine points this season and has logged over 1,300 minutes.
- Abigail Roche rounded out Stony Brook's All-CAA honorees, earning spots on the All-CAA Third and Rookie Teams.
- Hannah Maracina (15) and Hedvig Helling (10) also have double-digit points this season.
- Jona Hennings has started all 19 matches for Stony Brook in goal this season. She has a .736 save percentage and a 1.50 goals against average.
- The Seawolves are led by head coach Tobias Bischof, who is in his eighth season at the helm of the program.
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