­HEMPSTEAD, New York – Hofstra used a six-run fifth inning to down UNCW, 11-3, and take the series in Colonial Athletic Association softball action at Bill Edwards Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The Pride improved to 15-21 overall and 8-3 in the conference. The Seahawks dipped to 25-10 and are 7-5 in the circuit ahead of a home series next weekend against Charleston.

After UNCW scored two runs in the top of the fifth to make it a one-run game, Hofstra plated six runs on four two-out hits, including a two-run double by Pride shortstop Meghan Giordano.

The Pride opened the scoring with a pair of runs in the first and second innings to take an early 4-1 lead and made it stand up.

A trio of Seahawks - Mackenzie Amodeo, Jentri Meadows, and Skylar Stockton - combined for six of UNCW's eight hits, while Morgan Britt worked a pair of walks.

Meadows, a junior, got the Seahawks on the board in the second inning with a single to right field that scored freshman Lauren Cope from first.

UNCW added a pair of runs in the top of the fifth to cut the deficit to 4-3, courtesy of infield singles by freshman Elizabeth Winstead and Cope. The Seahawks recorded three hits in the frame, including a double by Amodeo that found the right-center gap with one away.

Hofstra junior Nikki Mullin notched her second straight win against the Seahawks, allowing one earned run and six hits over five innings.

NOTES: The teams totaled 19 hits … There were seven errors in the game … Emily Winstead made her sixth relief appearance this season … Amodeo and Stockton hit .471 (8-for-17) with four two-hit games against the Pride … Britt has reached base safely in her last four games … The Seahawks have 57 multi-hit games this season … UNCW was 8-for-10 in stolen base attempts this weekend … UNCW worked 10 walks and was hit by five pitches in the series.