Kyle Maher

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NEWS 11/20/14 12:14am

Elon freshman center shines in debut

By Kyle Maher

Most freshmen take a redshirt year, some play minimal minutes and very few play valuable roles. The latter is what Elon University head women’s basketball coach Charlotte Smith has done with her talented freshman center Malaya Johnson.

NEWS 11/15/14 12:03am

Phoenix squeaks past Trojans

By Kyle Maher

Chalk it up to first game jitters or early season rustiness. Whatever the reason, the Elon University women’s basketball team was unable to pull away and was pushed to the brink by Division II Anderson University before creating separation late and escaping with a 77-72 win in its season opener Nov.

NEWS 11/2/14 5:41pm

Phoenix loses chance at CAA crown, falls to No. 4 seed with loss at Delaware

By Kyle Maher

The Elon University men’s soccer team stepped onto the field against the University of Delaware one win away from winning the Colonial Athletic Association in its first year in the conference, a feat few teams are able to accomplish and one that looked improbable given the team’s struggles through the nonconference portion of its schedule. That dream, though, came to a crashing demise, as the Phoenix was unable to climb out of a 2-0 first half deficit and fell to the Blue Hens 2-1 on Nov.

NEWS 10/29/14 11:14pm

Elon escapes at College of Charleston, stays in hunt for CAA title

By Kyle Maher

It looked for the majority of the game as if the Elon University men’s soccer team was going to suffer a backbreaking loss to the Colonial Athletic Association’s worst team — College of Charleston — at the worst time. Instead, the Phoenix scored the tying goal in the latter stages of the second half to send the game into overtime, and was then able to net the golden goal at the beginning of the second overtime to escape with a 2-1 victory on Wednesday, Oct.

NEWS 10/22/14 12:22am

Elon holds on for tight victory against Duke

By Kyle Maher

It wasn’t as easy as it may have appeared on paper beforehand, but in a game wrought with momentum shifts and physical play, the Elon University men’s soccer team held off a gritty, yet ultimately overmatched Duke University team 2-1 on Oct.

NEWS 10/15/14 10:13pm

Waterman finds clutch gene as Elon upsets No. 21 UNCW

By Kyle Maher

The questions can finally be put to bed. Elon University men’s soccer senior forward Jason Waterman, the owner of so many clutch goals in his career in a Phoenix uniform but who scored just once this season, was finally able to find the clutch goal in the game’s waning moments to propel his team to victory. It was well worth the wait, as his goal in the 84th minute was the difference in Elon’s 2-1 victory against No.

NEWS 10/8/14 11:57pm

Phoenix searches for rhythm during CAA play

By Kyle Maher

The Elon University men’s soccer team hasn’t gotten off to the kind of start expected of a program that has won three straight conference championships and made three straight trips to the NCAA tournament.

NEWS 10/8/14 11:55pm

Elon settles for draw with William & Mary

By Kyle Maher

In what has become a familiar refrain this season, the Elon University men’s soccer team held host College of William and Mary off the scoreboard, but was unable to find the back of the net and had to settle for a scoreless draw Wednesday, Oct.

NEWS 9/30/14 11:45pm

Brace bounces back to help Elon bury High Point

By Kyle Maher

About 15 minutes after blowing a wide-open opportunity in front of goal, Elon University men’s soccer junior forward James Brace shook off his miss and converted on his next opportunity to score the match’s lone goal and give Elon a 1-0 victory against High Point University on Tuesday, Sept.

NEWS 9/26/14 10:43pm

First-half flurry lifts Chanticleers past Phoenix in men's soccer

By Kyle Maher

Against a ranked team on the road in No. 24 Coastal Carolina University, the Elon University men’s soccer team hoped to lean on its stout defense, which has allowed just five goals going in to the game against the Chanticleers. But for the first time all season, the Phoenix’s back line showed cracks, allowing three goals to the Chanticleers in a 3-1 loss Sept.

NEWS 9/20/14 11:54pm

Webb's goal helps Phoenix salvage draw

By Kyle Maher

It looked for a long time as if the Elon University men’s soccer team’s game against Radford University was going to follow an all-too-familiar script. Once the Highlanders scored, every Phoenix fan wondered if the team’s dormant offense, which has struggled all year to find the back of the net, was going to be able to find the equalizer. As it turned out, the Phoenix found the goal it desperately needed in the 64th minute when sophomore midfielder Rett Webb put away his rebound to tie the score.

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LIFESTYLE 12/22/2024 8:17pm
Elon’s Irish Dance Team provides strong sense of community for members

The sound of fiddles and flutes fill the conference rooms in upstairs Lakeside as the Elon Irish Dance Team begins its weekly practice. The team is a small but close knit community made up of people from all ranges and skill levels. Some members, like senior and co-president Sarah Dawkins, have been dancing since as early as 3 years old, while others like freshman Trudie Arling, have never done Irish dance before. The uniqueness of the sport has created a strong sense of community within the club that provides an outlet for its members. 

NEWS 12/14/2024 11:42am
Elon Law celebrates commencement for the class of 2024

As undergraduate students hurried to their morning finals and packed up to head off to break, the Elon Law class of 2024 was savoring their final moments before officially receiving their Jurisprudence Doctorate during the commencement ceremony for the class of 2024 on Dec. 13 in Alumni Gym. Student commencement speaker, Robert Retic, said not only was his class ready for the next chapter, but they are on the road to change the entire industry with their work with everything they have learned at Elon Law. 

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