Sports

---

SPORTS 4/17/22 10:26am

Elon softball wins both games in a doubleheader against Drexel University

By Celsey McMahon

The Phoenix return to Hunt Softball Park tomorrow at 1 p.m. for the final game of the series against the Dragons.  

---

SPORTS 4/16/22 9:07pm

Elon University women’s golf team in fourth place at CAA Championship after second round

By Jacob Kisamore

The final round at the Reserve Club at St. James will begin tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. Elon’s players will play in the first five groups of the day, with Ackroyd being the last player on the team to tee off at 8:50 a.m.   

---

SPORTS 4/16/22 4:47pm

Billy Taylor to serve as new Elon University men’s basketball head coach

By Nyah Phengsitthy

A resignation, seven transfer portal entries and a nationwide search for a new coach all transpired in the span of 10 days for Elon University men’s basketball program. What seemed like an intense period eventually turned in a new direction when the team found its next leader: Billy Taylor.  

---

SPORTS 4/15/22 10:06pm

Elon University baseball team beats UNC Asheville 6-3 in first of three game weekend series

By Celsey McMahon

Elon will play two more games against Asheville tomorrow. The first will begin at 12 p.m.  

---

SPORTS 4/15/22 9:34pm

Elon University women’s golf team tied for second after round one at CAA Championship

By Jacob Kisamore

The second round at the Reserve Club at St. James will begin tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. Elon’s tee times begin at 10:10 a.m.  

---

SPORTS 4/15/22 1:55pm

Elon University hires University of Iowa Assistant Coach Billy Taylor as new head coach for men’s basketball

By Erin Martin and Kyra O'Connor

This news comes after former men’s basketball head coach Mike Schrage announced his resignation as head coach and transferred to Duke University for a new role. Schrage will serve as a special assistant to the head coach, Jon Scheyer.  

---

SPORTS 4/14/22 5:44pm

Elon University men's club volleyball takes on nationals

By Arianna Tristani

The Elon University men’s club volleyball team’s biggest test yet is the 2022 National Collegiate Volleyball Association Championships in Phoenix, Arizona, today through Saturday, according to senior libero Dave Derosa. 

---

SPORTS 4/13/22 8:59am

Seven Elon men’s basketball players in transfer portal

By Jacob Kisamore

Seven Elon University men’s basketball players have officially entered the transfer portal, including six of the team’s top seven scorers from last season. Four of the transfers have come in the last week following Mike Schrage’s resignation as Elon’s head coach.  

---

SPORTS 4/12/22 11:49pm

Elon University baseball team defeated by East Carolina

By Jacob Kisamore

This was the first game of an eight game home stand for Elon. The Phoenix plays the University of North Carolina Asheville in a three game series this weekend, with the first game scheduled for Friday at 5 p.m.  

---

SPORTS 4/12/22 2:39pm

Two more Elon University men’s basketball players enter transfer portal

By Jacob Kisamore

Four players have now entered the transfer portal following Mike Schrage’s resignation as head coach last week. Eight of the team’s top nine scorers from last season have either entered the portal or will graduate this offseason. 

---

SPORTS 4/12/22 1:04am

Elon University dance team joins ELN live to discuss nationals win

By Chloe Franklin , Erin Martin and Jenna Manderioli

This is the first time since 1981 that an Elon team has won a National Championship and the first time in the program’s history that the team won the NDA championship. It was also the first time the team brought a pom routine to Nationals.

---

SPORTS 4/11/22 2:04pm

Elon men’s basketball leading scorer Darius Burford enters transfer portal

By Jacob Kisamore

Burford joins Hunter McIntosh, Hunter Woods, Zac Ervin and Ben Daugherty in the transfer portal. Burford’s decision comes a week after Mike Schrage announced his resignation as Elon’s head coach. 

---

SPORTS 4/10/22 11:02pm

Elon University baseball splits doubleheader with Northeastern University

By Trevor Boehm

The Phoenix will be looking to capitalize on this win as the team looks to make a mid-season push. Elon returns to action on Tuesday, April 12, against the East Carolina University Pirates in a non-conference game. 

---

SPORTS 4/10/22 10:19pm

Elon University softball wins series finale against College of Charleston

By Arianna Tristani

The Phoenix return to Hunt Field on Saturday for a doubleheader against Drexel at 12:00 p.m. 

---

SPORTS 4/9/22 6:19pm

Elon University softball team splits doubleheader against College of Charleston

By Jacob Kisamore

Now 2-6 in Colonial Athletic Association games, Elon sits in seventh place out of eight teams in the conference standings. Only the top four teams at the end of the regular season qualify for the CAA Tournament, which Elon will host this May. Elon and Charleston will play again tomorrow at 1 p.m. in the final game of the weekend series.   

---

SPORTS 4/9/22 3:41pm

Elon University lacrosse team dominated by James Madison

By Jacob Kisamore

With back-to-back losses in Colonial Athletic Association games, Elon now has a 1-2 conference record. Elon returns home for a game against the University of Delaware on April 16.  

---

SPORTS 4/9/22 12:33pm

Elon University dance team wins big at NDA national championship

By Erin Martin

This is the first time in the program's history the team has won first place at the NDA National Championship.  

---

SPORTS 4/9/22 12:31pm

Elon University baseball team loses 7-3 at Northeastern

By Jacob Kisamore

Elon is now 2-5 in Colonial Athletic Association games. The two teams will play again today at 1 p.m.  

---

SPORTS 4/8/22 7:12pm

Elon University dance team advances to Pom final at NDA Nationals

By Erin Martin

Elon competes today at 4:49 p.m. in the Pom Division I finals and at 7:55 p.m. in the preliminary round of the Hip Hop Division I competition. 

---

SPORTS 4/7/22 4:59pm

Hunter McIntosh becomes fourth Elon University men’s basketball player to enter transfer portal

By Jacob Kisamore

The decision comes two days after Elon head coach Mike Schrage announced his resignation. McIntosh was Schrage’s first ever signee as head coach at Elon in 2019. 

---