Newark, Del. – The Hofstra Women's Soccer team opened Colonial Athletic Association play with a 2-0 win over Delaware on Thursday night at Stuart and Suzanne Grant Stadium.
 
The Pride (5-3-2, 1-0 CAA) has now recorded four consecutive shutouts for the first time since 2010. Senior Rhian Cleverly notched her first career goal to get the Pride on the board, bending a free kick in to give Hofstra a 1-0 lead in the 40th minute. Junior Jenn Buoncore then doubled the Pride's advantage in the 63rd minute, capitalizing on a turnover in the box for her second tally of the season.
 
Delaware (3-5-2, 0-1 CAA) matched Hofstra, with each side mustering eight shots and four on goal, but Pride goalkeepers Jenna Borresen and Ashley Wilson combined for the shutout, each playing a half and making two saves.
 
Hofstra returns home on Sunday to square off with UNCW at 1 p.m. at Hofstra Soccer Stadium.
 
Notes:
-Hofstra is now 10-2 in CAA openers since Head Coach Simon Riddiough took the helm. The team has outscored its opponents, 24-13, in those games.
-The Pride has beaten Delaware all three times the teams have met in the conference opener.
-Hofstra is 5-1-1 in its past seven games.