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On Sunday afternoon, the Elon University women’s basketball team fell short to the Charleston Cougars on Play4Kay and Senior Day at Schar Center. After trailing by as many as 18 points late in the third quarter, it looked like Elon might finish off an improbable comeback. But the Phoenix never regained a lead after the first quarter, and it fell 60-58.
The Elon University baseball team was unable to break the tie in its weekend series against the University of Kentucky, as the Phoenix fell 4-0 to the Wildcats in the last game of the series on Sunday. After a 2-0 shutout win Feb. 17, the Phoenix couldn’t keep the momentum going through the weekend. The Wildcats turned the tables on the Phoenix and went on to win Feb. 18 5-1.
The Elon University baseball team left with unfinished business against Southeastern Conference opponent University of Kentucky in the second game of the three game weekend series Saturday, losing 5-1.
The Elon Softball Phoenix Invitational rolled on Saturday when the Elon University softball team faced off against St. Francis University on Saturday, Feb.18. Despite a late run by the Red Flash, the Phoenix held on by a final score of 4-3, and were able to pick up its second victory in the tournament. Head coach Kathy Bocock said she was happy the team could add another mark in the win column, but said there was still a lot of room for improvement.
Despite a tremendous defensive effort, Elon University women’s lacrosse team lost to Virginia Commonwealth University 9-8 in overtime.
The Elon University women’s basketball team defeated the Monmouth University Hawks Friday night by a score of 57-48, improving to 8-17 on the season and 4-10 in Colonial Athletic Association play. The Phoenix constricted Monmouth offensively, forcing them to shoot 31% from the field and 13% from three.
Prior to Friday’s game between the Elon University softball team and the Michigan State University Spartans at Hunt Park, the teams shared a moment of silence to recognize the Feb. 13 shooting on the campus of Michigan State in which three students were killed.
The 2022 Colonial Athletic Association co-rookie of the year sophomore left-handed pitcher Shea Sprague stepped onto the mound of the Elon University baseball team’s Opening Day with immense confidence. Sprague would go on to pitch a strong 79 pitches over six innings, giving up zero runs and leading the team to a 2-0 win against the University of Kentucky.
The Elon University men’s basketball team, which had won five of its last six games, came into Thursday’s game against College of Charleston looking for something to help keep the momentum going against the top team in the Colonial Athletic Association. The Cougars came out hot and didn’t let up from three, making 18 of 42 attempts to win 88-66.
A day after the five year anniversary of the deadliest high school shooting ever to occur in U.S. history, Elon sophomore and lacrosse midfielder Sammy Fisher, a graduate of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, Florida, tied her career high in goals scored and Elon’s all-time draw wins in a single game. Fisher said to accomplish what she did and win 13-9 against Queens University of Charlotte in a hard fought lacrosse game on a day as significant as this was a dream come true.
Correction: A previous version of this article misidentified the mascot of Longwood University. The mascot for Longwood University is the Lancers. Elon News Network regrets this error.
Senior Annabelle Ackroyd came to Elon University to join the women’s golf team. She began playing the sport at a young age, but she said what makes her golf experience different is where she grew up — Canada.
The Elon University's men's golf team faced a 180 degree turn when it returned to the links this fall. The team of ten last year was made up of four seniors and two graduate students, and this year, it has just one of each that make up the ten man roster. Now, primarily made up of underclassmen, head coach Don Hill said he’s seen this year’s team bond in ways last year’s group did not.
A series of text messages were blowing up sophomore tennis player Miray Konar’s phone on the evening of Feb. 6. The texts were coming from Konar’s friend in Lebanon, asking if her family in Turkey was safe. Konar, who was unaware that an earthquake hit her home country, was hearing the news for the first time.
Senior Rachel Mikolay will always remember the day her life changed. The former goalie for the Elon University lacrosse team was a freshman at the time preparing for the upcoming season like any other day. After weeks of cardio training, 5K marathons and bike rides, Mikolay one day lost vision in one of her eyes.
Sophomore left-handed pitcher Shea Sprague stares at the batter from the mound. Mumbling the lyrics to “Should’ve Ducked” by Lil Durk, he calms his restless mind. To him, the anticipation leading up to his first pitch is the best part of playing.
The Elon University softball team stepped onto the field for the first time in the 2023 regular season playing in the Elon Softball Classic tournament Feb. 10 to to 11. The team has played four games so far — two against Winthrop University, one against North Carolina Central University and one against Morgan State University — and finished 1-3 with its only win coming against NC Central.
Freshman Veljko Krstic, tennis player for the Elon men’s tennis team, came to Elon from Belgrade, Serbia. Novak Djokovic, the world's best tennis player according to the Association of Tennis Professionals, comes from the same city as Krstic.
The Elon University men’s basketball team defeated the Hampton University Pirates, 70-68 late Monday night during its Pajama Jam Night. Freshman guard Max Mackinnon’s late-game heroics rescued the Phoenix from surrendering a 17-point lead early in the second half.
For the second straight day, the Elon University softball team closed its performance with a dramatic contest. However, the Phoenix could not replicate Friday’s magic, losing 8-7 in nine innings against Winthrop University despite coming from two runs down on two separate occasions.