The Elon University men’s tennis team was riding high after defeating defending Southern Conference champion Samford University 7-0 Saturday, March 8 to increase its winning streak to three. “I’m very happy how the team competed,” Elon head coach Michael Leonard said.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrX2FPikJS8& ASHEVILLE, N.C.-- Down by two to Western Carolina with 6.6 seconds left, Elon senior guard Jack Isenbarger was in a familiar situation.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — In his final game wearing an Elon University uniform, it was only fitting that Jack Isenbarger ended up taking the final shot. But unlike other thrilling finishes over his illustrious four year career, this shot didn’t fall.
Elon Police arrested Elon University freshman Jake Thomas Elliott for felony possession of cocaine and misdemeanor possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
In less than three months, graduating seniors will sit under the oaks for the commencement ceremony, but right now, branches, twigs and ice cover Elon's campus after an ice storm. Many tree branches fell on brick paths, blocking the way for students to walk. Physical Plant workers have been doing anything they can to clear the debris. The ice that coats the limbs makes them so heavy, it's hard for workers to pick them up on their own.
As ice hits the Triad area, Elon University has canceled classes for Friday. Ice weighed down tree branches to breaking point, knocked out power to several areas on campus and off, and made driving conditions much more perilous.
Good afternoon, My name is Emilia Sotolongo and I graduated from Elon in 2013. In 2010 an article was run about me on the Phoenix 14 blog including my photo.
A tree fell on Belk Pavilion in the Academic Village early in the day March 7. According to University Communications, the tree was more than 100 years old.
Though classes were cancelled due to dangerous weather, Elon Local News has been covering the weather all morning.
In the wake of a massive regional ice storm that brought freezing rain to North Carolina last night through today, the university canceled Fellows Weekend event Friday, as well as all other campus events.
From Thursday night to Friday morning, an ice storm hit Elon University and the surrounding area in Alamance County.
Riding high after a blowout victory in its Southern Conference opener March 1, the Elon University men’s tennis team is looking to remain focused on its main goal: win the SoCon. “We have to stay hungry,” Elon senior Cameron Silverman said.
With tune-ups against Division II schools, brutal nonconference slates and crosstown rivalries now on the back burner, Southern Conference teams now move their focus to one common goal: earning an NCAA Tournament bid. One of 68 slots on the bracket will be filled March 10 when the SoCon Tournament culminates in Asheville.
The weather outside was less than ideal, but the Elon University women’s tennis team felt just fine inside the comforts of the ECU Indoor Tennis Facility, as the team cruised to a 4-0 defeat of East Carolina University March 6 in Greenville, N.C. The win was the sixth straight for the Phoenix and improved the team’s record to 6-4 on the season. It was also the team’s fourth straight sweep and fifth in the past six matches. Senior Jordan Johnston and junior Barbora Lazarova led the way to another sweep of the doubles action for Elon, as the pair defeated junior Dana Gray and freshman Maria Storozheva, 8-3.
According to multiple reports, one of the greatest kick returners to ever play the game of football is parting ways with the team that drafted him with the 57th overall pick in the 2006 NFL Draft. Devin Hester, the record-setting kick/punt returner for the Chicago Bears, will not return to the team next season and is set to become a free agent when free agency begins March 11. While rumors swirled about his possible departure, Hester made it official March 5, posting the following message to his official Facebook page: “To all my Chicago people...I can't thank you all enough for my time in Chicago.
Last week, the Elon University Poll surveyed people across North Carolina about their opinion on state and national leadership as well as social issues. More than 925 registered voters were polled via telephone from Feb.
Students braved the snow March 3 to hear Daniel Asia, composer and professor of music at the University of Arizona, speak on the connections between classical music and Jewish prayer.
Elon University’s Writing Center boasted a record number of appointments last fall as the Writing Excellence Initiative moved into year two of its five-year plan. The Writing Center, now located in the back of the first floor of Belk Library, was founded as a part of the Writing Excellence Initiative.
After a grueling 28-game regular season that had its ups and downs, the most important games of the Elon University women’s basketball team’s season have yet to be played. The Phoenix will play Appalachian State University at 2:15 p.m.
The Elon University women’s lacrosse team opened up Atlantic Sun conference play with an exciting win over the University of Detroit Mercy Titans on Wednesday, March 5, in Rhodes Stadium.
