Back-to-back champs: Men's soccer brings home second straight Southern Conference title
It’s tough to imagine a more storybook ending to the season for the Elon University men’s soccer team.
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It’s tough to imagine a more storybook ending to the season for the Elon University men’s soccer team.
Elon University men’s basketball freshman walk-on Wes Brewer didn’t have to come to Elon, the school so near and dear to his family’s heart. He didn’t come to Elon because his high school coach, Tommy Cole, who is a legend in his own right while donning the maroon and gold, encouraged him. He came to Elon because it made the most sense for him geographically.
It wasn’t easy, but the Elon University men’s soccer team escaped Rudd Field Saturday with a 2-1 win over the Davidson College Wildcats in front of a raucous crowd of 717, whom senior forward Chris Thomas credited with helping his team battle back from a goal down to win their first round Southern Conference tournament game.
After completing one of the most successful regular seasons in program history, the Elon University men’s soccer team looks to continue to re-write the school’s history books with a deep run in the upcoming Southern Conference tournament.
Elon University men’s basketball freshman center Tony Sabato and freshman guard Tanner Samson, the team’s first-years with scholarships, are still adjusting to life away from the comforts of home while also being thrust into the demanding world of Division I athletics.
After 120 minutes of hard-fought soccer, the Elon University men’s soccer team was unable to put the ball in the back of the net, ending the game with a scoreless draw against the defensive-minded Duke University Blue Devils, a strong team from the Atlantic Coast Conference.
This season has been one of milestones for the Elon University men’s soccer team: being ranked for the second time in the school’s history, senior forward Chris Thomas having arguably the best individual single season in program history and, after a 1-0 win over Appalachian State University Oct. 16, reaching the 10-win mark, which is tied for the most wins since head coach Darren Powell came to Elon Dec. 2004.
On a night filled with heart-stopping, back and forth action, it’s only fitting that the leading goal-scorer in the nation, Elon University forward Chris Thomas, would send most of the 689 fans watching the game home with something to cheer about.
Coming off an impressive 4-3 win over the Georgia Southern University Eagles, the Elon University men’s soccer team lost another high scoring affair to the College of Charleston Cougars 3-2 Tuesday night at Rudd Field.
After a disappointing loss to Wofford College, the Elon University men’s soccer team bounced back with a 4-3 win over the struggling Georgia Southern University Eagles Friday night. The win improves the Phoenix to 9-3-2 overall, 3-1 in Southern Conference play.
In its first game since entering all three national polls, the Elon University men’s soccer team lost a 4-3, back-and-forth affair with the Wofford College Terriers at Rudd Field. The loss snaps the team’s three game winning streak, a run that saw the Phoenix beat two nationally ranked opponents in succession.
It took 91 minutes and 45 seconds of soccer, but the Elon University men’s soccer team was able to beat the 21st ranked Furman University Paladins on senior forward Chris Thomas’ penalty kick less than two minutes into overtime.
Two forty-five minute halves weren’t enough to decide the victor. Neither was the first ten minutes of overtime. After the second ten minutes had elapsed, the exciting, edge-of-your–seat slugfest at Rudd Field ended in a draw. Those who braved the cold were treated to an unbelievably competitive game between two teams who refused to concede an inch.
The Elon University men’s soccer team upset No. 6 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 2-0 in a tightly contested match Saturday night at Rudd Field.
After dominating all four quarters of Saturday’s game at Rhodes Stadium, the Elon University football team grabbed a 48-14 win on Saturday against the West Virginia State University Yellow Jackets. The win was the second in a row for the Phoenix, who beat North Carolina Central University 34-14 last weekend. Elon’s current two game winning streak couldn’t have come at a better time.
Chris Thomas, a senior forward on the Elon University men’s soccer team, had 10 goals last season. His junior year was an exercise in patience, with injuries marring an otherwise fantastic campaign. Thomas played in all 22 games, although he only started in 10 of them, and was named Southern Conference Player of the Week twice. Had he stayed healthy, he could’ve ranked among the top goal scorers in the country.
The Elon University men’s soccer team suffered a tightly contested, 2-1 loss to No. 21 Coastal Carolina Friday night. Coming out of halftime down 2-0, the Phoenix was able to score in the 49th minute when a Chanticleer knocked the ball into his own net off midfielder Gabe Latigue’s corner.
The Elon University men’s soccer team is 3-1 overall, including an impressive showing at last weekend’s Lipscomb Tournament in Nashville, Tenn., where they went 2-0, including a 3-2 win over host Lipscomb University. Elon’s showing impressed assistant coach Chris Little.
The Elon University men’s soccer team has one semi-concerning weakness that could affect them going forward. It’s not their offense, which has scored five goals in two games, including a three-goal onslaught against Campbell University. It’s not their passing, or leadership, or even their team chemistry. It’s their sometimes spotty defense, which, at the best of times, can be a tad shaky.
The Elon University men’s soccer team was able to avenge a bitter, 4-2 defeat at the hands of rival High Point University by beating Campbell University 3-1 Saturday night at Rudd field. The Phoenix used two second half goals, one from forward Chris Thomas, the other from midfielder Gabe Latigue, to attain much needed momentum going forward.