Harrisonburg, Va. – After securing a win in the Opening Round of the Colonial Athletic Association Championship, No. 9 seed Hofstra Women's Basketball will take on top-seeded Elon in the quarterfinals at noon on Thursday.
Live stats and live video will be provided by the CAA, with links available on this page and the Hofstra Women's Basketball schedule page. The Pride Productions audio-only broadcast will be available on the Hofstra portal, WRHU.org, the WRHU app and 88.7 FM in Hempstead and the surrounding areas.
The Pride took a 77-66 win over No. 8 seed Towson on Wednesday afternoon, never trailing the Tigers and leading by as much as 22 on two occasions. Senior
Krystal Luciano put up a dominant performance for Hofstra, posting 18 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. Second-Team All-CAA selection
Ashunae Durant was close behind with 15 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Junior
Aleana Leon and freshman
Marianne Kalin rounded out the double-figure scoring for the Pride, finishing with 14 points and 12 points, respectively.
Elon, the regular-season champion, enter Thursday's matchup on a five-game win streak that began with a 72-61 win over the Pride on Feb. 16 in North Carolina. The Phoenix swept the regular-season series with the Pride for the first time since joining the CAA, taking a 4-2 advantage in the all-time series.
Elon relies on a balanced attack, with three players averaging 11 points or more, led narrowly by First-Team All-CAA selection Shay Burnett's 11.9. As a team, the Phoenix leads the CAA in rebounding with 42.2 boards per game, once again led by Burnett with 7.3 per contest. Elon's only conference losses came to defending CAA champion and tournament host James Madison.
In addition to Burnett's first-team honor, Elon's Jenifer Rhodes earned a third-team selection and Ra'Shika White was honored on the All-Rookie Team. Head Coach Charlotte Smith was named CAA Coach of the Year after leading the Phoenix to its first CAA regular-season championship.
The winner of the Hofstra-Elon quarterfinal will advance to take on the winner of the William & Mary-Delaware quarterfinal in the semifinal at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
