HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – Junior forward Sabrina Bryan scored twice as the top-seeded Hofstra University Women's Soccer team downed the fifth-seeded Elon Phoenix by a score of 3-1 in the Colonial Athletic Association semifinal at the Hofstra Soccer Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Hofstra advances to the CAA title match with the win and makes its third-straight championship match appearance.
 
It was all Pride, all day long as Hofstra held a 26-4 advantage in shots over the Phoenix. The Pride owned a 15-1 edge in opportunities by the midway point and did not allow an Elon shot on target until the 75th minute of action.
 
Bryan put the Pride on the scoreboard just 2:43 into game action as she created her own opportunity just outside the 18-yard box and used her dominant left foot to send a shot to the back-right post. Hofstra continued to pile on chances, out-shooting the Phoenix 12-0 over the next 35 minutes of action before freshman Anja Suttner gained possession off an Elon clear attempt from a Hofstra corner kick and sent home a rocket for the third goal of her rookie campaign.   
 
Hofstra made it a three-goal contest in the 76th minute when junior Amanda Ebbesson dribbled up the right sideline from all the way from midfield and sent a cross in the box to Bryan, who volleyed in her shot past Elon goalkeeper, Katrin Hauksdottir for her ninth goal of the season. Carson Jones scored Elon's lone goal of the match in the 79th minute of action.
 
Hofstra is set to face the sixth-seeded James Madison Dukes in the CAA title match for the second-straight year. The match is set for 1 p.m. at the Hofstra Soccer Stadium on Saturday, November 9.
 
NOTES:
-Hofstra improves to 7-0-0 all-time against the Phoenix. The Pride have out-scored the Phoenix, 21-7 since the start of the series and have won six of the last seven contests by at least a two-goal margin.
-Hofstra extends its unbeaten streak to 14, the longest such streak since the Pride also were on a 14-match unbeaten streak during the 2017 season.
-The Pride are now 14-7-3 in CAA tournament matches and 7-3-1 in CAA semifinal matches. The three ties resulted in Hofstra advancing on penalty kicks on all three occasions.
-Hofstra remains unbeaten at home (7-0-1) this season and has out-scored opponents by a 23-6 margin on its home turf this season.
-With 24 career goals, Bryan jumped into ninth all-time at Hofstra, tied with Laura Greene (2008-11). She needs two more to tie with eighth with Elyse Bizzozzaro (2000-04).