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SPORTS 9/27/17 8:00am

Soccer in Spanish

By Roman Costa

The Elon University women’s soccer team lined the field with 20 flags representing Spanish-speaking countries as it hosted its third annual Latin Night celebration at Rudd Field versus Colonial Athletic Association rivals University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

SPORTS 9/24/17 2:28pm

Elon beats No. 6 ranked Richmond 36-33

By Miles Garrett

Curt Cignetti is already off to an impressive start as Elon University's head coach. For the first time since 2011, Elon's football team won its third straight game, defeating No. 6 ranked Richmond University 36-33.

SPORTS 9/24/17 12:00am

Men's soccer drops points at home vs JMU

By Roman Costa

The Elon University men’s soccer team drew 0-0 with Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) rivals James Madison University on Saturday evening, marking the team’s fourth consecutive draw and fifth of the season.

SPORTS 9/9/17 9:26pm

Cignetti gets first win as Elon head coach

By Miles Garrett

First year head coach Curt Cignetti is officially a winner at Elon University. In his second game, the Phoenix football team defeated Furman University 34-31 after a field goal by freshman kicker Owen Johnson with five seconds left.

SPORTS 9/6/17 8:00am

Phoenix maintains shutout streak on soccer field

By Erik Webb

The Elon University men’s soccer team is off to a dominant start. After starting the season with a 0-0 draw against out-of conference opponent Fordham, the Phoenix has collected two shutout wins against the University of Central Florida and Presbyterian College by scores of 1-0 and 2-0, respectively.

SPORTS 9/1/17 1:18pm

Phoenix comes up short in Cignetti debut

By Miles Garrett

TOLEDO, Ohio — The Elon University football team dropped its 2017 opener Thursday night against the University of Toledo 47-13. The Curt Cignetti era got off to a rocky start as the offense struggled to get anything going throughout the game. Elon played eight true-freshman during the game in addition to its head coach’s debut.

SPORTS 8/30/17 8:00am

Ciolkowski sets eyes on third title

By Erik Webb

Nick Ciolkowski is the two-time reigning Colonial Athletic Association individual champion. Going into this season, the junior aims to capture his third title, but also sets his eyes on something larger.

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