Women's Basketball

NEWS 1/19/13 12:32am

Make it five: Women's hoops defeats Furman in Silas' return

By Jordan Spritzer

The Elon University women’s basketball team extended its winning streak to five games Friday night with a 79-69 win over the Furman University Paladins. Senior guard Ali Ford once again led the Phoenix in scoring with a game-high 21 points on 6-of-13 shooting while also chipping in eight assists. “For me, it’s the fun part to get everyone else involved when you can," Ford said.

NEWS 1/9/13 10:30pm

Women's basketball wins third straight SoCon game, upends Wofford

By Jordan Spritzer

The Elon University women’s basketball team won its third consecutive game Wednesday night by defeating the Wofford Terriers 67-57. Senior forward Kelsey Evans once again led the way with 12 points and grabbing seven boards, leading balanced scoring for the Phoenix.  Aside from Evans, sophomore forward Sam Coffer had 11 points, and senior guard Ali Ford and junior guard Kelsey Harris chipped in with 10 apiece.

NEWS 1/9/13 10:50am

Analysis: Evans' hot play has women's basketball poised for run

By Jordan Spritzer

Elon University women's basketball senior forward Kelsey Evans has had a week that has raised more than a few eyebrows. The Raleigh, N.C., native narrowly missed out on a double-double in Elon’s 65-41 blowout win Saturday against Samford with 18 points and 9 rebounds.  Two days later, Evans had a monster performance by posting 19 points and grabbing 21 rebounds as well as 5 blocks in the 70-60 win versus the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Evans’ 21 rebounds were a season high as well as a career high, and her 19 points was her second highest tally this season. Going into Monday’s game, the 6-2 frontcourt star was averaging just over 14 points a game and 9.2 rebounds per contest. Evans’ strong showing in the past two games has helped the Phoenix defeat arguably the two best team in the Southern Conference in Samford, who has gone to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments and are the two-time defending conference champions, and Chattanooga, who upset highly-ranked Tennessee earlier in the season. Evans’ senior season has already been a special one, as on December 1, she eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for her Elon career.  The 2012-2013 season has Evans averaging career highs in several categories, including: field goal percentage (46.5 percent), three-point percentage (25 percent), free throw percentage (78.8 percent) and points per game (14.5). Monday night’s performance was Evans' sixth double-double of the season, which has included an impressive stretch of games where she had three consecutive double-doubles. The four-year starter has had a memorable career sporting the maroon and gold.  Her presence and leadership both on and off the court will surely be missed. Phoenix fans will have eight more chances to see the senior forward in a home jersey.  The next chance to see her will come on January 14 when the University of North Carolina at Greensboro comes to Alumni Gym. Until then, the Phoenix faces Wofford College (5-6, 0-3) tonight at 6 attempting to improve its conference mark to 4-1.

NEWS 1/8/13 12:00am

Upset special: Women's basketball dumps UT-Chattanooga in overtime thriller

By Matt Krause

“We’re going to win this game." The Elon University women’s basketball team held a firm belief all night long that it was destined to defeat the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Lady Mocs, a team that came into Monday’s game with seven more wins on the season and a 17-2 advantage in the all-time series. Behind senior leaders, guard Ali Ford and forward Kelsey Evans, the Phoenix did just that, claiming a 70-60 overtime triumph Monday night in Alumni Gym. Evans had a double-double on the night, scoring 19 points and snaring 21 rebounds.

NEWS 1/5/13 7:20pm

Defense helps women's basketball defeat Samford

By Jordan Spritzer

It is said that defense wins championships, and it was defense that helped the Elon Phoenix women’s basketball team earn its second win in the Southern Conference this season by defeating the Samford Bulldogs 65-41. After losing three straight tough games on the road, the Phoenix showed that it was very happy to be back in the friendly confines of Alumni Gym by defeating the team that not only ended its season last year but won its second straight conference tournament. “I’m very excited about today’s game,” Elon head coach Charlotte Smith told ElonPhoenix.com. “I’m glad we got the win and I feel like everyone played well.

NEWS 1/5/13 11:30am

Analysis: Elon women's basketball preps for SoCon play

By Matt Krause

The conclusion of winter break and the start of a new year mean one thing in college basketball: conference play is on the horizon. Although the Elon University women’s basketball team (4-7, 1-1 SoCon) has played two games in the Southern Conference thus far, the team has finished non-conference action and will play 18 straight conference games in the last two-thirds of the regular season. The Phoenix will enter the grind of SoCon play on a sour note, however.

NEWS 12/1/12 6:57pm

Women’s basketball drops second tight contest in a row to College of Charleston

By Andrew Wilson

Three points. That’s the point differential in the last two games for the Elon University women’s basketball team that have left Elon 0-2 in those games. Turnovers plagued both the Phoenix and the visiting College of Charleston Cougars all afternoon, but it was the Cougars that came away with the hard-fought win over the Phoenix, 57-55, in the Southern Conference opener. One of the 25 turnovers the Cougars tallied in the game almost cost them the game down the stretch. Up by one point at 56-55, junior guard Jillian Brown held the ball for a majority of the shot clock.

NEWS 11/19/12 9:29am

Women's basketball holds off Seahawks in back-and-forth contest

By Hannah Delacourt

About eight minutes into the second half of Sunday night's game between the Elon University and University of North Carolina at Wilmington women's basketball teams, there was a minor clash between Elon senior forward Kelsey Evans and UNCW senior forworder viagra onlineard Karneshia Garrett as they scuffled for a rebound.

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OPINIONS 04/27/2024 5:45pm
Elon University alienates itself from the South

You rarely hear a southern accent around the Moseley Student Center or Alamance Building. If a drawl echoes, it’s usually a campus employee. Each time there is an accent, I think of growing up in the South and feel that mix of dread and nostalgia. Time in the South gets you acquainted with those two feelings. The South is both a good memory and a bad one. Once I heard a friend say, “I know about the South, I go to Elon.” As a South Carolinian, that phrase struck me as a little strange. I crunched some numbers.

NEWS 04/26/2024 2:21pm
ENN: Exclusive Interview with Ginna Claire Mason

Elon News Network sat down with the class of 2024 commencement speaker Ginna Claire Mason ‘13 ahead of the 2024 graduation ceremony. Mason toured all around campus and saw all the changes that have been made since her time as an undergraduate at Elon University. Mason spoke about her experiences at Elon, from mentorship from her professors to having many opportunities on campus, and said she is grateful for the chance to come back.

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