The Elon softball team claimed a 3-2 win over NC State on Wednesday evening. The win puts them at 9-4 on the season, NC State falls to 7-7. Freshman Kiandra Mitchum (5-2) pitched for her second win in two days, allowing just four hits and two runs.
The weather was not all that was hot today as the women's tennis team defeated UNC Greensboro on Wednesday, March 4 at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW2vw8kIh54&noredirect=1&w=560&h=315] The Elon University cheerleading team welcomed an unofficial member this basketball season. Five-year old Ava Matheny, daughter of Elon head men's basketball coach Matt Matheny has been suiting up in maroon and gold, and melting the hearts of Phoenix fans throughout Alumni Gym. "Its cool after games just to see people say I watched your daughter and she's the cutest thing in the world," Coach Matheny said. Ava got her start in cheerleading in November after spending the last few years watching from the stands. "After a few years of sitting in the stands, she decided she wanted to try [cheerleading]," Ava's mom Jennifer Matheny said.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65VbmA6jEjY&noredirect=1&w=560&h=315] The Elon University men's basketball team earned the No.
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - The Elon women's basketball team took home a 64-58 win over Hofstra on Sunday afternoon, in its final game away of the regular season. The Phoenix jumped out to an early 16-2 lead, holding the Pride scoreless for a five-minute stretch.
After a more than two-week break due to the winter weather, Coach Leonard and the men's tennis team fell short of a victory against Gardner-Webb on Sunday, Mar.
The Elon women's lacrosse team fell 21-2 to the No. 2 ranked UNC Tar Heels Sunday, Mar. 1, in what as a rather one-sided contest. The Tar Heels (5-1) rolled early on, scoring 16 goals in the opening half.
In the waning moments of the Elon University men's basketball team's 74-55 rout of UNC Wilmington on Saturday night, coach Matt Matheny was able to take seniors Austin Hamilton and Kevin Blake out of the game, to thunderous applause and gave them each a hug of appreciation (in addition to injured forward Ryan Winters). "That's how you want it to be," Matheny said.
"Pound the rock." That's been the message that Elon University basketball coach Matt Matheny has been telling his team all year. And after snapping a seven-game losing streak on Saturday against Delaware, the Phoenix continued to chip away at that rock with a 72-65 win over preseason Colonial Athletic Association favorite Northeastern. "You come to Alumni Gym you're going to play a team that's going to fight for 40 minutes," Elon forward Christian Hairston said, "We're not where we want to be in the standings, but we just keep fighting.
Winter weather set back several games and contest last week for Elon athletic programs. Here is what is happening on campus this week: On Wednesday, the baseball team returns to Latham Park with a 4 p.m.
The Elon women's lacrosse team rebounded after a tough loss to Jacksonville on Friday with a strong win over Stetson, 16-5, on Feb.
For the second consecutive game, a late surge propelled the Elon Women's Basketball team to victory, this time claiming a 64-60 win over William and Mary in Alumni Gym on Feb.
The Elon University baseball team failed to capitalize with runners in scoring position, leaving 11 baserunner stranded in a 8-3 loss to Ball State on Feb.
The Elon Baseball team split its first two games of this weekend's tournament in Aiken, S.C. with a 6-5 win against High Point and an 18-8 loss versus Ball State.
For the second time this season, senior Sam Coffer hit a late jump shot to give Elon a victory, this time with 1.1 seconds remaining as the Phoenix knocked off Northeastern 74-73 in Boston on Feb.
At 7 a.m. every morning, most Elon students are struggling to get out of bed. But for Men's Basketball managers Corey Roe, Jeff Cook and Mac Ryan, the day has already begun.
Energy was high on Saturday, Feb. 14 as the Elon Women's Tennis team improved its season record to 3-4, following two back-to-back 7-0 wins against North Carolina A&T and Washington & Lee. Starting the day off against N.C.
The Elon women's basketball team fought to the finish at Alumni gym but couldn't pull off a win against Hofstra on Feb.
Heading into a 86-75 loss to James Madison on Saturday night, Elon senior Austin Hamilton told his teammates to keep their heads held high, and that they would make it through the rough patches.
After trailing Longwood 3-0 early in the first half, the Elon Women's Lacrosse team bounced back to defeat the Lancers 10-7 on Saturday, Feb.
