Elon University men’s basketball drops third straight in 77-73 loss to North Dakota
The Elon University men’s basketball team lost its third straight game on Thursday night, a 77-73 defeat against North Dakota. The Phoenix is now 1-3 on the season.
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The Elon University men’s basketball team lost its third straight game on Thursday night, a 77-73 defeat against North Dakota. The Phoenix is now 1-3 on the season.
The Elon University men’s soccer team was hoping for a different result today than one year ago, when Hofstra defeated the Phoenix in the Colonial Athletic Association championship game, 3-2.
Despite scoring a goal to pull within one in the closing minutes, the Elon University women’s soccer team could not find an equalizer, as the Phoenix suffered a season-ending 2-1 loss to Towson in the quarterfinals of the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament.
The Elon University men’s soccer team hosted the fifth-ranked Duke Blue Devils Sept. 20 under the lights at Rudd Field, and despite the Phoenix’s best efforts, came up short, 1-0.
Elon faces Charleston two more times this weekend. Elon is in need of a turnaround, as the team is currently second to last in the Colonial Athletic Association, with a conference record of 3-7. Only the top four teams at the end of the regular season qualify for the CAA Tournament in May, which will be contested at Latham Park.
The Phoenix plays host to the College of Charleston this weekend for three games. Charleston leads the Colonial Athletic Association standings and has won six of its last seven games.
Elon faces North Carolina A&T on Wednesday before hosting College of Charleston for a three game series this weekend.
Elon University professor of sport management Bill Squadron broke down and provided sport law and sport management context to the issue. Squadron has over 30 years of experience in the field.
The Phoenix is now 5-7 in the season and will travel to play the James Madison University Dukes on April 9 for their third Colonial Athletic Association game of the season. The Dukes are ranked 11th in NCAA Division I women’s lacrosse with a record of 7-4.
Elon travels to face local rival High Point on Tuesday before a three-game series hosted by conference opponent James Madison over the weekend.
Elon finishes the tournament tomorrow with games against Detroit Mercy and the East Carolina Pirates. The games will begin approximately at 12 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.
In her time as head coach of Elon women’s volleyball, Mary Tendler never had a player on her team elect to play a second sport. This year, Kellyn Trowse, outside hitter from Tampa, Florida has become the first one.
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The Phoenix opens the tournament against West Virginia in primetime on Thursday night and will also play games on Friday and Sunday. The Phoenix and the Mountaineers will tip off at approximately 9:00 p.m. in TD Arena. The game will be televised on ESPN2.
The Phoenix goes on the road to the University of Richmond on Thurs, Nov. 18.
With Saturday’s win against Towson, the Phoenix are 5-5 overall and 4-3 in conference play. Elon faces the University of Rhode Island on Senior Day at Rhodes Stadium on November 20 to close the season. A win against Rhode Island would give the program its first winning season since 2018, when the Phoenix also finished 6-5.
The Phoenix head on the road to James Madison University on Oct. 30 before returning home the following Saturday to face Villanova University on Homecoming weekend.
The Phoenix travel to face Northeastern University in its next match on Sunday. Elon trails Northeastern in the Colonial Athletic Standings by two points.
Going into Wednesday night’s game at Rudd Field, Elon and Campbell shared a head-to-head record of 10-10-1.
Una de diez profesores latinos en Elon, Vanessa Bravo es miembro de una población que es a menudo poco representada en la academia. Bravo, profesora asociada y jefe del departamento de comunicaciones estratégicas, es un apasionado miembro de la comunidad latina en el campus.
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