{"id":351717,"date":"2025-11-03T03:24:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T03:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/351717\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T03:24:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T03:24:23","slug":"phoenix-advances-to-caa-championship-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/351717\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix Advances To CAA Championship Match"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tStory Links&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n   &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/stony.png\" alt=\"Stony Brook\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Game:<\/p>\n<p>at Stony Brook<\/p>\n<p>11\/9\/2025 | 1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Nov. 09 (Sun) \/ 1 p.m.&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/stony.png\" alt=\"Stony Brook\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        at\u00a0Stony Brook&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    <strong>WILMINGTON<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u2013<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/isabel-diprima\/10771\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10771\" target=\"_blank\">Isabel DiPrima<\/a>\u00a0buried Elon&#8217;s sixth consecutive penalty kick and moments later the crossbar sent the Phoenix soaring into the CAA Women&#8217;s Soccer Championship match with a 6-5 penalty shootout victory at UNCW on Sunday afternoon\u00a0in the conference semifinal.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u00a0a\u00a0tense, scoreless\u00a0110\u00a0minutes\u00a0of regulation and overtime, Elon\u00a0(11-2-6, 4-2-3 CAA)\u00a0stayed composed behind a career-best 12 saves from goalkeeper <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/katie-bisgrove\/10751\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10751\" target=\"_blank\">Katie Bisgrove<\/a> and a perfect showing\u00a0offensively\u00a0in penalties.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The win sends the Phoenix to its first\u00a0CAA\u00a0Championship appearance since spring 2021, where it will face Stony Brook on Sunday, Nov. 9, for the league title and an automatic bid to\u00a0the NCAA Tournament.\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0&#13;\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DQkXwf6EbGE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><p>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How It Happened\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"?\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;?&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-listid=\"49\" role=\"listitem\" style=\"clear:both;\">The Seahawks (11-4-3) earned a penalty kick opportunity in the third minute of the match, but Hailey Longwell&#8217;s shot deflected off the left post to keep the contest scoreless.\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"?\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;?&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-listid=\"49\" role=\"listitem\" style=\"clear:both;\">Elon withstood a\u00a045-minute offensive onslaught from UNCW in the first half as <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/katie-bisgrove\/10751\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10751\" target=\"_blank\">Katie Bisgrove<\/a>\u00a0totaled six saves on 10 total Seahawk shots.\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"?\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;?&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-listid=\"49\" role=\"listitem\" style=\"clear:both;\">The Phoenix flipped offensive momentum in the second half, out-shooting UNCW 14-3, but could not find the back of the net.\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"?\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;?&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-listid=\"49\" role=\"listitem\" style=\"clear:both;\">Both squads mustered four shots\u00a0across 20 overtime minutes. Bisgrove came up with her biggest save of the day in the 99th minute, blocking a point-blank shot from inside the\u00a0box\u00a0with\u00a0less than a minute prior to the end of the first 10-minute overtime period.\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"?\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;?&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-listid=\"49\" role=\"listitem\" style=\"clear:both;\">The Phoenix and Seahawks both started a perfect 5-for-5 in the penalty shootout. Gabby\u00a0Hosheck, <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/ava-hellner\/10756\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10756\" target=\"_blank\">Ava Hellner<\/a>, Ashlee\u00a0Brehio, Lauren\u00a0McCauley\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/jess-beck\/10763\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10763\" target=\"_blank\">Jess Beck<\/a> netted the first five penalty-kick goals\u00a0for the Phoenix before <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/isabel-diprima\/10771\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10771\" target=\"_blank\">Isabel DiPrima<\/a> \u2013 who did not play\u00a0during the\u00a0110 minutes\u00a0of regulation and overtime \u2013 calmly\u00a0delivered the eventual game-winner on Elon&#8217;s sixth attempt.\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"?\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;?&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-listid=\"49\" role=\"listitem\" style=\"clear:both;\">Elon&#8217;s victory was clinched when UNCW&#8217;s Longwell\u00a0drilled the crossbar on the Seahawks&#8217; sixth attempt.\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes\u00a0&amp; Numbers\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"?\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;?&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-listid=\"49\" role=\"listitem\" style=\"clear:both;\">The Phoenix outshot UNCW, 24-18, for the match. Elon had 14 shots in the second half compared to just three by the Seahawks.\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"?\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;?&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-listid=\"49\" role=\"listitem\" style=\"clear:both;\">Hoschek took a game-high eight shots.\u00a0Brehio\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/grace-gelhaus\/10753\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10753\" target=\"_blank\">Grace Gelhaus<\/a>\u00a0both\u00a0took\u00a0four.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"?\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;?&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-listid=\"49\" role=\"listitem\" style=\"clear:both;\">Gelhaus, Hellner, Hoschek, <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/megan-dwyer\/10762\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10762\" target=\"_blank\">Megan Dwyer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/jessica-hill\/10758\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10758\" target=\"_blank\">Jessica Hill<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/alexis-pierce\/10764\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10764\" target=\"_blank\">Alexis Pierce<\/a> all logged the full\u00a0110 minutes\u00a0for the Phoenix. <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/isa-murdock\/10754\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10754\" target=\"_blank\">Isa Murdock<\/a> also surpassed 100\u00a0minutes, playing a career-high 104.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"?\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;?&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-listid=\"49\" role=\"listitem\" style=\"clear:both;\">Elon improved to 6-3 all-time in the CAA Tournament.\u00a0All six victories have come under head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-soccer\/roster\/coaches\/neil-payne\/1571\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"1571\" target=\"_blank\">Neil Payne<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"?\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;?&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-listid=\"49\" role=\"listitem\" style=\"clear:both;\">The Phoenix\u00a0earned its fourth win (4-15-4) against UNCW and moved to 4-3-2 in the past\u00a0nine meetings with the Seahawks.\u00a0This was UNCW&#8217;s first loss against a CAA opponent this season.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"?\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;?&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-listid=\"49\" role=\"listitem\" style=\"clear:both;\">Elon is now 6-0-2 in its past eight matches dating back to\u00a0a 1-1 tie with UNCW on Oct. 2.\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"?\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;?&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-listid=\"49\" role=\"listitem\" style=\"clear:both;\">Bisgrove&#8217;s 12 saves\u00a0were three more than her\u00a0previous\u00a0career high of nine. The sophomore faced 18\u00a0total shots by the Seahawks.\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-level=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-leveltext=\"?\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;?&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-listid=\"49\" role=\"listitem\" style=\"clear:both;\">This was Elon&#8217;s first victory in penalty kicks since\u00a02001, when\u00a0the Phoenix\u00a0defeated Coastal Carolina 4-3 in a shootout in the Big South Tournament.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Up Next\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Elon and Stony Brook will\u00a0clash for the CAA Championship on Sunday, Nov. 9 in Stony Brook, New York.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stay Posted\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For further coverage of Elon women&#8217;s soccer, follow\u00a0the Phoenix on X (@ElonWSoccer), Instagram (elonwsoccer) and Facebook (Elon Women&#8217;s Soccer).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n<strong>&#8211;ELON&#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Story Links&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Next Game: at Stony Brook 11\/9\/2025 |&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":351718,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5131],"tags":[5229,5643,1587,1589,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-351717","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-phoenix","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-arizona","10":"tag-az","11":"tag-phoenix","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-united-states-of-america","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","16":"tag-us","17":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115483631449714875","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=351717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351717\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/351718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=351717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=351717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=351717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}