Women's Soccer

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SPORTS 11/1/19 11:48am

Elon women's soccer makes first trip to the playoffs

By Alex Reynolds

Though Elon University women’s soccer team has spent five years in the Colonial Athletic Association, the Phoenix has not had a champion come from the soccer pitch. This is the first year the door is open.

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SPORTS 10/27/19 7:12pm

Women's soccer falls in final game before playoffs

By Carter Horan

The Elon University Phoenix (11-5-2) were defeated by the Northeastern Huskies (8-9-1) 4-0 Sunday afternoon at Rudd Field.

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SPORTS 10/3/19 11:21pm

Women's soccer survives double-overtime thiller

By Carter Horan

Freshman Jessica Carrieri carried the Phoenix over the Tribe with a game-winning goal 24 seconds into the second overtime after Phoenix lose a 2-0 lead in regulation.

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SPORTS 9/26/19 10:40pm

Women's soccer beat UNCW for first time in program history

By Colby Cook

Elon Women’s soccer (7-2-1) defeated the UNC Wilmington Seahawks (4-4-0) 3-1 on Thursday night. They looked to come away victorious against the former Elon head coach Chris Neal who is now in his second year at the helm of UNCW.

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SPORTS 9/24/19 12:00pm

The past, present and future of the JMU & Elon rivalry

By Alex Reynolds

The Phoenix and Dukes have become unofficial rivals in the past five years due to close matches, back and forth series and connecting storylines. 

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SPORTS 9/19/19 3:00pm

Katrin Hauksdottir begins tenure as women's soccer goalkeeper

By Caitlin Rundle

ears, with new coaches, strategies and players trying to improve the struggling program. This season, one of the changes can be found in who stands between the posts during games— freshman Katrin Hauksdottir, originally from Iceland.

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SPORTS 9/12/19 10:42pm

Elon women's soccer and Liberty University play to a draw

By Caitlin Rundle

The Elon Phoenix Women’s Soccer team played the Liberty University Flames tied for their first time this season, 1-1. Despite Liberty holding a 1-4-1 record before playing the Phoenix, head coach Neil Payne said he expected the result.

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SPORTS 9/8/19 9:57pm

Elon women's soccer shuts out UNC Asheville

By Caitlin Rundle

The Elon University Phoenix took on the University of North Carolina at Asheville Bulldogs (1-4) and won 5-0, pushing their record to 5-1 for the first time since 2015. 

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SPORTS 9/2/19 8:00am

Women's soccer hoping to snap losing streak

By Caitlin Rundle

Going into their fifth season in the league, the Phoenix have yet to break into the top half of the standings.

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SPORTS 9/24/18 12:28pm

Phoenix fall to Blue Hens in overtime

By Elon News Network

Elon University’s women’s soccer team (2-4-3) lost 1-0 in overtime to the University of Delaware (2-7-1) in its first Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) conference game of the season after the matchup was previously postponed in Wilmington due to Hurricane Florence.

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SPORTS 9/7/18 2:18pm

Women's soccer falls to Charlotte

By Jack Haley

Elon University's women's soccer team fell to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 49ers at Rudd Field on Thursday night. With a 2-0 loss, Elon fell to a 2-2-3 record, and Charlotte improved to 4-2.

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SPORTS 2/22/18 8:41pm

Neil Payne named next women's soccer coach

By Erik Webb

Neil Payne, associate head coach of the Texas Tech women's soccer program, has been named the next head coach of the Elon University women's soccer program.  Finishing his third season at Texas Tech before coming to Elon, Payne oversaw the Red Raiders win their first Big 12 Championship and helped the team reach the NCAA tournament in back-to back years. 

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SPORTS 1/19/18 2:19pm

Women's soccer coach steps down

By Erik Webb

The Elon University women's soccer program will be without a leader following an announcement this morning. Head coach Chris Neal is stepping down from the helm of the program after 10 years to take a coaching job at the University of Arkansas, Director of Athletics Dave Blank announced this morning.

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SPORTS 9/27/17 8:00am

Soccer in Spanish

By Roman Costa

The Elon University women’s soccer team lined the field with 20 flags representing Spanish-speaking countries as it hosted its third annual Latin Night celebration at Rudd Field versus Colonial Athletic Association rivals University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

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SPORTS 9/22/17 12:00am

Women's soccer goes the distance for first conference match

By Roman Costa

The Elon University women’s soccer team kicked off Colonial Athletic Conference (CAA) play Thursday night at Rudd Field against the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW). 

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SPORTS 4/20/17 11:55pm

Elon women's soccer teams up with the Vs. Cancer Foundation to honor former teammate

By Erik Webb

The Elon University women’s soccer team took the field tonight with a different purpose. Tonight was their final spring practice match, a game against Belmont Abbey.

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SPORTS 11/8/16 2:30pm

Strength, energy defined Dennion on, off field

By Tommy Hamzik and Alex Simon

They gathered at midfield, where she played 37 matches in her No. 22 jersey, where she was honored on senior day a year ago, where she touched the hearts of many through her tenacious, dominant play. And right there, on Rudd Field, Nicole Dennion’s former teammates, friends and fellow Elon University athletes lit up this cold November night with candles that formed the number “22” and her initials, “N.K.D.” and with countless memories and stories of the high-energy, always honest woman taken too soon. The game-day selfies she and best friend Mel Insley ‘16 used to take.

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SPORTS 9/30/16 2:00pm

​Women’s soccer wraps up nonconference play with a win

By Roman Costa

First half goals from junior defender Kendall Ballotti and freshman striker Tori Baliatico helped the Elon University women's soccer team wrap up nonconference play and bounce back from Sunday’s loss vs JMU with a 2-0 victory against South Carolina State University Thursday night at Rudd Field. Senior goalkeeper Taylor Mohr was able to record her second shutout of the season, coming up with four big saves to help her team keep the lead in her second consecutive start.

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SPORTS 9/25/16 9:00pm

Women's soccer falls to James Madison

By Roman Costa

The Elon University women's soccer team fell to James Madison University 3-1 Sunday afternoon at Rudd Field in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play, unable to come back after allowing three goals in the first half. The Dukes scored all three of its goals in an 11-minute stretch, leading 3-0 after 25 minutes. Head coach Chris Neal said the team's double-overtime win against Towson University Friday night may have played a factor with the quick turnaround.

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SPORTS 9/24/16 4:32pm

Women's soccer starts CAA play with thrilling 2OT win over Towson

By Roman Costa

Thanks to junior defender Kendall Ballotti's goal with three minutes left in double overtime, the Elon University women’s soccer team edged Towson University 2-1 in its first Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) match Friday night at Rudd Field. After 17 long minutes of overtime — when it began to seem as if both teams would settle for a draw — senior midfielder Sarah Henson’s cross made its way through a sea of players to Ballotti, who calmly placed the ball past a diving keeper to win the game for Elon.

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