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CAA Finals Preview

Hofstra Seeks Second Consecutive CAA Championship Saturday

| By: Len Skoros
Hempstead, NY - The Hofstra University men's soccer team will look to capture its second consecutive Colonial Athletic Association championship Saturday when the third-seeded Pride take on top-seeded Elon at Rudd Field in Elon, North Carolina. The game is a rematch of the 2021 CAA title game, won by Hofstra. 

The game will be live streamed on FloFC with live statistics and an audio-only broadcast from WRHU-FM also available. Links can be found above or on the men's soccer schedule page of GoHofstra.com.

Hofstra enters the championship game with a record of 13-3-3 and is unbeaten in six games (4-0-2). The Pride is making their 10th CAA Championship appearance and will be looking for their fifth title overall. Hofstra advanced to the finals with a 1-0 overtime win over William & Mary in the quarterfinals on Ryan Carmichael's game-winning goal and then posted a 2-1 victory in the semifinals over No. 2 UNCW with Marcelo Lage and Eliot Goldthorp netting goals. 

Elon (11-3-3) earned the cAA regular season title and advanced to the finals with a semifinals win over Drexel, 1-0, on a first half goal by Ben Rosenblatt. The Phoenix, who are receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches poll, defeated Hofstra during the regular season, 3-1, in Hempstead on October 15. 

Overall, Hofstra is 7-1-1 all-time against Elon. The winner of the CAA Championship will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Championship. Selections will be announced Monday at 1 p.m.


 
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