Sports

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SPORTS 1/12/19 10:01pm

Hofstra comes back, beats Elon 74-71

By Jack Haley

Another night, seemingly another heartbreak for Elon University men’s basketball — this time, at the hands of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) leading Hofstra University Pride (15-3, 5-0 CAA) 74-71.

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SPORTS 1/10/19 8:27pm

Elon men’s basketball falls to Northeastern 81-70 in overtime

By Jack Haley

After overcoming a 16-point Northeastern lead in the second half, men’s basketball fell to the Huskies in overtime.

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SPORTS 12/30/18 4:00pm

Elon beats JMU 68-65 for its last game of 2018

By Anton L. Delgado

Elon University men’s basketball team secured its first Colonial Athletic Association win against the James Madison University Dukes. The Phoenix defeated the Dukes 68-65 in Schar Center in the teams last game of 2018.

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SPORTS 12/20/18 8:38pm

Football welcomes in new recruiting class

By Christian Galvano

In Tony Trisciani's first official week as the new head coach of Elon University football, he has helped seal the deal with 11 future student-athletes. These players have all signed their National Letters of Intent to play in the 2019-2020 season. Five of the 11 are from North Carolina.

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SPORTS 12/17/18 8:45am

Tony Trisciani takes over as new football head coach

By Jack Haley

Elon University football has named defensive coordinator Tony Trisciani as the new head coach. This announcement follows the resignation of Curt Cignetti on Friday afternoon. Trisciani joined the Phoenix under Cignetti in 2017.

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SPORTS 12/15/18 2:47pm

Elon football players react to Cignetti's departure

By Jack Haley

On Twitter, Elon University football players are speaking on former head coach Curt Cignetti's decision to fly the Phoenix' nest to coach the James Madison University Dukes.

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SPORTS 12/14/18 5:50pm

Curt Cignetti resigns as football head coach

By Jack Haley

Curt Cignetti has resigned as the head coach for Elon University football and has signed on as the new head coach for in-conference rival James Madison University.

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SPORTS 12/8/18 2:44pm

Men's basketball loses third straight

By Caitlin Rundle

Elon University men’s basketball (3-7) fell just short against the University of North Carolina at Greensboro 75-74 behind Spartan Francis Alonso's last-minute heroics.

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SPORTS 12/5/18 8:00am

COLUMN: The curious case of Dainan Swoope

By Jack Haley

A nagging ankle injury to one of Men's basketball's anchors has lead to a big decision to be made by the team.

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SPORTS 12/4/18 11:00pm

Phoenix falls to No. 25 Furman

By Jack Haley

Elon University men’s basketball trails the Paladins of Furman University 39-29 at halftime. Elon found a rhythm in the middle of the of the half to get back in the game, but fell silent down the stretch, scoring just two points in the final nearly six minutes.   

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SPORTS 12/2/18 12:52pm

Men's basketball falls to Boston University

By Jack Haley

Despite a hard-fought battle, Elon University men’s basketball (3-5) fell to Boston University 65-58 at Schar Center. Elon and the Terriers went back and forth trading the lead in the second half, but in the end, mental mistakes proved costly, and Elon fell short of a big win for its Saturday matinee.

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SPORTS 11/30/18 11:33pm

Women's basketball drops second game of home stand to Marist

By Caitlin Rundle

The Elon Phoenix (2-4) played the Marist Red Foxes (6-1). The first time the Phoenix have ever faced the Red Foxes, they looked to create a true win streak after their win against Chowan, but fell short in the final quarter, losing 57-61. 

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SPORTS 11/28/18 10:07pm

Elon gets first home win over Chowan

By Jack Haley

Elon University women’s basketball (2-3) outpaced Chowan University 88-74 for Elon’s first home win of the season Tuesday night. The Division II school made things difficult for Elon, refusing to go away for three quarters.

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SPORTS 11/28/18 2:51pm

Men's basketball gets back to winning ways against Central Penn

By Jack Haley

After losing three consecutive games in California, Elon men’s basketball (3-4) returned to the familiar hardwood of Schar Center and took down Central Penn College on Tuesday night, beating the Knights 92-59.

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SPORTS 11/28/18 8:00am

Postmortem: Reflecting on Elon football's 2018 season

By Jack Haley

The ramifications of the game against Wofford College were very simple: win and advance to play Kennesaw State University the following weekend. Lose – and it was the end of the road for this campaign.

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SPORTS 11/24/18 6:16pm

No. 17 Elon loses 19-7 to No. 12 Wofford in first round of playoffs

By Emmanuel Morgan

Turnovers prove costly for Phoenix as offense stalls after halftime. 

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SPORTS 11/20/18 3:08pm

Thomas wins CAA Offensive Rookie of the Year

By Jack Haley

Freshman running back Jaylan Thomas was named Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Offensive Rookie of the Year for 2018 in a press release from the CAA league offices on Tuesday, Nov. 20.

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SPORTS 11/20/18 8:00am

MORGAN: Schar Center sold out against UNC. But will it happen again?

By Emmanuel Morgan

Elon men's basketball was able to exceed capacity for the opening of Schar Center on Nov. 9. With over 5,200 fans packed in the space, it truly was a sight to see, but will we ever witness that again?

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SPORTS 11/18/18 1:42pm

Playoff bound: Elon football sneaks into FCS Playoffs

By Jack Haley

Elon University football (6-4, 4-3) is returning to the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Playoffs to visit the Wofford College Terriers on Nov. 24 in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

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SPORTS 11/16/18 3:05pm

Men's basketball dominates Milligan for first Schar Center win

By Caitlin Rundle

The Elon University men's basketball team got its first career Schar Center win on Thursday night, defeating Milligan College 98-71. The Phoenix hit a record 19 three-pointers en route to its blowout victory. 

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