No. 4 Hofstra Faces No. 5 Delaware Thursday In CAA Championship

10/29/2024 4:44:00 PM

By: Len Skoros

Hempstead, NY - The Hofstra University women's soccer team, seeded fourth, takes on fifth-seeded Delaware in the opening round of the Coastal Athletic Association Championship Thursday (Oct. 31) at 4 p.m. The game will take place at Monmouth's Hesse Field on The Great Lawn in West Long Branch, New Jersey, and will be live streamed on FloCollege. Live statistics and an audio-only broadcast will also be available. Links for all can be found above or on the women's soccer schedule page on GoHofstra.com.

Hofstra (7-4-6) is making its eighth consecutive CAA Championship appearance and the 21st in program history. The Pride has won eight CAA titles, the last in 2022. Hofstra enters the championship off a 3-2 loss to top-seeded Monmouth in the regular season finale. Emma Johnson and Millie Davies scored for the Pride. Delaware (6-6-6) has tied its last three outings with two scoreless draws and a 1-1 tie with Northeastern in the regular season finale.

The teams met in the regular season with the Blue Hens posting a 2-1 victory in Newark, Delaware. Maggie Groh scored the game-winner with less than nine minutes remaining in regulation. Mathilde Braithwaite had the Hofstra goal with Gabriella Marte and Dagny Run Petursdottir getting assists.

Overall, Hofstra owns a 23-8-2 record against Delaware. The teams have met four times in the CAA Championship with the Pride holding a 3-1 advantage.

The winner of Thursday's game moves on to face top-seeded Monmouth on Sunday at 1 p.m.

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