Salinas, CA - Wisconsin scored two goals in the first half and added four in the second, and used a solid defensive effort to keep Hofstra at bay as the No. 23 Badgers advanced to the third round of the NCAA Championship with a 6-0 victory over the Pride Friday night at Rabobank Stadium.

Hofstra sees its season end with a 16-6-1 record while Wisconsin improved to 14-3-4. The loss snapped a season-best seven-game winning and eight-game unbeaten streak for the Pride.  

The Badgers didn't waste a lot of time as they earned a corner kick and converted on the set piece with Alexis Tye heading in Claire Shea's kick at the 1:12 mark. The Pride had a great chance in the 11th minute as Lucy Porter's pass sprung Miri Taylor but her shot was punched just over the crossbar by Wisconsin keeper Jordyn Bloomer.

Wisconsin went up by a 2-0 score at the 22:04 mark as Dani Rhodes shot from just outside the 18-yard box got past a charging Ashley Wilson, who came out to challenge for the ball. That closed out the first half scoring though Hofstra, and Taylor, had another opportunity denied as Bloomer dove back to corral a ball after a shot from Taylor was partially saved and was spinning toward the goal line.

Rhodes scored three more goals in the second half with Cameron Murtha adding the Badgers fourth tally.

Wisconsin outshot the Pride, 18-13, and had a 9-4 advantage in corner kicks.

Wilson made five saves in goal for the Pride, while Bloomer had six stops for the Badgers.

Notes:
-The game was moved from Stanford's Cagan Stadium to Rabobank Stadium due to poor air quality in the Bay Area due to the Camp fire in Northern California.
-Hofstra was making its fourth NCAA Second Round appearance.
-The Pride is now 0-1 versus Wisconsin..
-Hofstra is 3-7-1 all-time in the NCAA Championship.
-The Pride's 16 wins are the third-most in program history, matching the 1994 squad. Hofstra had 19 wins in 2010 and 18 in 2007..