Sports

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SPORTS 1/12/20 6:32pm

Women's basketball topples Seahawks for its second win of the weekend

By Carter Horan

The Elon Phoenix Women’s basketball team (8-7, 3-1 CAA) took down the Seahawks of North Carolina Wilmington (5-10, 2-2 CAA) 77-53 in a Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) conference matchup Sunday afternoon at Schar Center.

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SPORTS 1/12/20 11:48am

Men's basketball claims first CAA win over Seahawks

By BreShawn Holley

On Saturday afternoon, the Elon University Phoenix (5-13, 1-4 CAA) got a huge win over the University of North Carolina Wilmington Seahawks (5-14, 0-6 CAA), 80-63. 

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SPORTS 1/10/20 10:00pm

Women's basketball dominants flat Cougars

By Caitlin Rundle

The Elon University Phoenix (7-7, 2-1 CAA) won against the College of Charleston Cougars (9-5, 2-1 CAA) Friday night 90-48. The Phoenix came back home after 46 days of being on the road.

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SPORTS 1/10/20 12:22am

Men's basketball falls to College of Charleston 73-65

By Caitlin Rundle

The Elon Phoenix (4-13, 0-4 CAA) fell to the Colonial Athletic Association’s (CAA) currently number one ranked team, the College of Charleston Cougars (11-6, 5-0 CAA) 73-65.

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SPORTS 12/5/19 10:20pm

Elon men's basketball loses in overtime to High Point

By Jon Sarver Jr.

Coming off a victory at home earlier in the week, the Elon University men’s basketball team took on the High Point University Panthers Thursday night. The Phoenix fell to 3-7 on the season after losing 70-66 in overtime.

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SPORTS 12/2/19 10:25pm

Men's basketball pulls off its first D1 win of the year

By Caitlin Rundle

The Elon University Phoenix (3-6) defeated the Kennesaw State University Owls (0-6) 70-46 in its first game back from Thanksgiving break. The Phoenix were hoping to break its six-game losing streak against the Owls, who have yet to win this season.

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SPORTS 11/23/19 11:17am

Men's basketball finds safety in Schrage

By Caitlin Rundle

After six schools and 25 years of coaching experience, Elon University’s new men’s basketball coach, Mike Schrage, has stepped into his first head coaching job here at Elon.

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SPORTS 11/23/19 12:00am

Women’s basketball falls in Smith’s homecoming

By Colby Cook , BreShawn Holley and Jimmy Fitzpatrick

Elon University women’s basketball (2-2) traveled to head coach Charlotte Smith’s alma mater where they took on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Tar Heels (4-0) and lost 76-46.

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SPORTS 11/21/19 1:13pm

A changing of the guard

By Carter Horan

Despite only being sophomores, Brie Perpignan and Kayla Liles have the composure of veteran seniors on the basketball court. This year, the team is composed of nine underclassmen and four juniors and one redshirt junior, a similar group to last year’s young cohort.

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SPORTS 11/21/19 12:03am

Elon men's basketball falls to No. 5 UNC in Chapel Hill

By Jon Sarver Jr.

Elon men’s basketball travelled to Chapel Hill to take on the fifth ranked team in the nation: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. After a hard fought first half, the Phoenix fell to the Tar Heels 75-61. The Phoenix now sit at 2-3 on the season.

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SPORTS 11/20/19 9:34pm

HALFTIME: Phoenix leading UNC Chapel 33-32 at halftime

By Jon Sarver Jr.

Coming off back-to-back losses against Georgia Tech and the University of Michigan, Elon men’s basketball is tasked with facing its toughest opponent of the year: the number five ranked University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.

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SPORTS 11/20/19 5:47pm

The new faces of Elon men's basketball

By Jon Sarver Jr.

Mike Schrage took over as the new head coach for Elon University’s men’s basketball team last April — marking the beginning of a series of changes to the team, as he started recruiting new members to the Phoenix.

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SPORTS 11/20/19 11:43am

The ball is in women's basketball's court

By Colby Cook

A new basketball season is upon us, and the Elon University Phoenix women’s team look to hit the ground running. The quest for a winning season and third NCAA tournament berth in four years has gotten off to a stunning start for North Carolina coaching legend Charlotte Smith. This 2019-2020 season started with a match-up against Western Carolina University and a thrilling overtime victory against Appalachian State University.

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SPORTS 11/18/19 9:05am

Mixing up martial arts

By Raf Pico

Elon University’s Mixed Martial Arts Club, also known as MMA, is a club sport where members practice different styles of martial arts, such as jiu jitsu, taekwondo and other forms of self-defense such as wrestling and boxing.

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SPORTS 11/16/19 10:18am

The Whitehead twins have Elon fans seeing double

By Caitlin Rundle

Although twin brothers and seniors Ryan and Eric Whitehead did not play on the same football team until high school, they have now played together for nine years.

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SPORTS 11/9/19 11:17pm

Phoenix lock down Catamounts

By Alex Reynolds

Elon University's women’s basketball (1-0) downed the Western Carolina Catamounts (1-2) 68-24 in its first regular season game in Schar Center. 

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SPORTS 11/9/19 7:15pm

Black Bears Maul Phoenix

By Caitlin Rundle

Elon Football (4-6, 3-4) fell hard to the University of Maine Black Bears  (5-5, 3-3) 31-17 in its final home game. This game was also senior day and 23 seniors were commemorated before the game. 

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SPORTS 11/9/19 11:42am

Keeping family close to football

By Grace Terry

On the Friday night before an Elon University football game, the Steed family begins their eight-hour car ride to North Carolina from Alabama at about 11:30 p.m.

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SPORTS 11/8/19 10:38pm

Men's basketball's hot shooting continues as Phoenix roll past Milligan

By Alexander Rievman

Elon’s scorching start from three-point land continued as the Phoenix overwhelmed the Milligan Buffaloes (1-2) 95-54.

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SPORTS 11/8/19 5:38pm

The prince of picks: Greg Liggs Jr. is pacing Elon's defense

By Alex Reynolds

October is a month filled with change for defensive back Greg Liggs Jr., a change that came in the form of inflicting fear in opposing offenses. Liggs Jr. recorded seven interceptions in three games this past month.

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