By PJ Potter - STAFF WRITER
Hofstra women’s soccer team took a weekend sweep with a 2-0 conference victory against Elon on Sunday, jumping to 8-3-0 on the season (2-0-0 in CAA).
The scoring opened up in the second minute when Elon’s defender, Amanda Lasater, ricocheted the ball into the lower right corner, past her own goalie, to put Hofstra up by one. The Pride has seen an own-goal in their favor for the second time in three games.
Hofstra then put up five more shots on goal in the first half, all stopped by Phoenix goalkeeper Taylor Mohr.
Leah Galton kept her offensive barrage alive with a goal in the 62nd minute, making it her fifth score in the last six games. Galton now leads the CAA in goals (9), points (20) and goals per game (0.818).
Sophomore forward Kristin Desmond was credited with the assist on Galton’s strike, her fifth this season. Desmond also contributed with six shots and three on goal.
Hofstra outshot Elon 19-11, with eight combined shots from Jill Mullholland (5) and Jenn Buoncore (3). The Pride also muscled seven shots on target, as opposed to Elon’s two.
Hofstra defenders Mallory Ullrich, Madeline Anderson, Emily Agudelo and Rhian Cleverly helped goalie Friederike Mehring complete her third shutout by not allowing a Phoenix starter to surpass more than one shot each.
The Pride looks to remain undefeated at home this year as they square off against UNCW in a CAA matchup Friday at 7 p.m.