Sports

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SPORTS 6/14/17 9:06pm

Elon pitcher selected in MLB Draft

By Erik Webb

Elon senior Jordan Barrett was eating lunch when he got the call - the left-hand pitcher had been selected by the Blue Jays and is headed to join the Blue Jays organization.

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SPORTS 6/9/17 9:29pm

Elon cross country coach resigns

By Erik Webb

The Athletic Department is looking for a new head coach after Dave Blank announced the resignation of Chris Polk today.

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SPORTS 5/31/17 10:08pm

Molly Offstein to be transported to medical center in Maryland, still in vegetative state

By Alex Hager

Molly Offstein is leaving the Shepherd Center in Atlanta to receive treatment at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in her home state of Maryland, according to a Facebook post from her father, Evan Offstein. Offstein is still recovering after being hit by a car in March. The post provided an update on Offstein's health, explaining that her physical health is improving, but she has not showed signs of any significant recovery from her traumatic brain injury (TBI). She has not exited a vegetative state.

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SPORTS 5/28/17 6:54pm

Hames qualifies for NCAA track and field championship

By Erik Webb

One member of the Elon University women’s track and field has qualified for the NCAA outdoor championships in Eugene, Oregon. Junior Bryanna Hames is the first athlete in program history to qualify after finishing 11th overall in the discus at the NCAA East Preliminaries on Friday, May 26.

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SPORTS 5/17/17 7:00am

From Elon basketball jersey to lab coat:

By Ellie Whittington

Senior Women’s basketball forward Lauren Brown has an impressive statistics sheet on the court, but her academic skills are just as awe-inspiring. Brown walked into an empty Alumni Gym in a dress and heels she is wearing due to a prior speaking engagement at a women’s philanthropy event. She entered the gym as confident and poised in business attire as she seems to be in a uniform on game day.

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SPORTS 5/12/17 10:39pm

Women's lacrosse falls in 1st round of NCAA Tournament

By Alex Simon

CHAPEL HILL — The Elon University women’s lacrosse team dug a hole that proved too deep to climb out of Friday afternoon, falling to the University of Virginia 11-9 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Chapel Hill. In the fourth-year program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, Elon saw the Cavaliers burst out of the gates in each half, scoring the first four goals of the match, including two on counterattacks.

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SPORTS 5/7/17 9:39pm

Elon lacrosse heads to NCAA tournament

By Erik Webb

The Elon University lacrosse team is headed to the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history.

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SPORTS 5/1/17 7:01pm

Phoenix concludes spring scrimmage with newfound intensity

By Miles Garrett

The Elon University football team concluded its final spring scrimmage on a very hot and humid Saturday afternoon, with 20, 40-yard sprints. Midway through, new head coach Curt Cignitti stopped the players and gathered them for a quick kneel-down before colorfully yelling at his team for their effort. It’s been a part of the new level of intensity the former University of Alabama coach has tried to bring to an Elon football team that is coming off a disappointing 2-9 season. “He was just telling us if we want to change the culture around here, we have to change what we do right now,” said junior offensive lineman Alex Higgins.

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SPORTS 4/28/17 11:01am

‘Virtual varsity’ experience for men’s lacrosse

By Taylor Turgeon

As a team from a small school in a big league, they’ve managed to make a name for themselves on the field.

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SPORTS 4/27/17 9:00am

Freshman pitcher Brnovich earning his stripes

By Miles Garrett

Often it takes freshman athletes time before they make their presence felt on the field. Sometimes they’re redshirted or sometimes they simply must wait for their time to come. But don’t tell Kyle Brnovich that. The freshman pitcher on Elon University’s baseball team is already making an impact on a team that has suddenly found a need for better performances on the mound. Though he had a relatively slow start to the season, Brnovich has arguably been the Phoenix best starting pitcher.

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SPORTS 4/23/17 6:01pm

Women's lacrosse beats Hofstra in seniors' final game

By Maggie Boulton

This afternoon, the Elon University lacrosse team defeated Hofstra 15-7 at Rudd Field to celebrate the last home game for 11 seniors.

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SPORTS 4/23/17 1:09am

Four years later, senior women's lacrosse players see impact left on program

By Tommy Hamzik

Elon's seniors begin to wrap up their careers after starting the program four years ago and laying a foundation of success, trust and chemistry.

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SPORTS 4/21/17 10:18pm

Elon football players charged with felony peeping appear in court

By Paul LeBlanc and Erik Webb

Two Elon University football players — Khalil Moore, 18, and Jeremiah Bridges, 19, — were both charged with a Class I felony secret peeping in preliminary hearings Monday. Their court date is set for Wednesday, May 10. 

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SPORTS 4/20/17 11:55pm

Elon women's soccer teams up with the Vs. Cancer Foundation to honor former teammate

By Erik Webb

The Elon University women’s soccer team took the field tonight with a different purpose. Tonight was their final spring practice match, a game against Belmont Abbey.

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SPORTS 4/20/17 2:12pm

Softball tops UNCG behind three runs from freshman catcher

By Alex Hager

The Elon University softball team beat the University of North Carolina at Greensboro on Wednesday afternoon, topping the Spartans 7-2 under overcast skies at Hunt Softball Park. The Phoenix got the victory behind a four-run fifth inning, seizing on a stretch of shaky pitching from UNCG.

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SPORTS 4/19/17 4:53pm

NCAA awards North Carolina tournament games following HB2 repeal

By Erik Webb

Following the repeal of House Bill 2 earlier this month, the NCAA announced that North Carolina would once again be considered to host tournament games.

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SPORTS 4/18/17 5:01pm

Irish native proves herself as one to watch despite injury

By Alexandra Schonfeld

Growing up in Northern Ireland as one of four children, freshman Hannah Doherty was always competitive. But now Doherty is gearing up for her second season on Elon University’s women’s soccer team.

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SPORTS 4/18/17 4:52pm

Kicking it across the pond

By Roman Costa

The decision to attend Elon University for many current students stems from a desire to take the road less traveled and branch out from their previous lives. Sophomore midfielder Amir Berkane, on the men’s soccer team, was no exception. Berkane was born and raised in Kelvedon, England, which sits near the southeast coast of the United Kingdom with a population of 3,587 at nearly 4,000 miles from Elon.

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SPORTS 4/12/17 9:53am

Phoenix fall to triad rival High Point Tuesday night

By Erik Webb

Elon baseball took the diamond under the lights Tuesday night looking to defeat Triad rival High Point University. The Phoenix struggled offensively throughout the game, falling short to the Panthers 5-4.

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SPORTS 4/4/17 3:21pm

Students flood Chapel Hill's Franklin Street following UNC's National Championship victory

By Alex Hager

Redemption. That was the word on everyone's lips as thousands clad in Carolina blue swarmed Franklin Street in Chapel Hill on Monday night.  After falling in last year's National Championship game, the University of North Carolina Tar Heels beat Gonzaga in Phoenix, Ariz., and fans back on campus celebrated in grand fashion. In one of UNC's most famous athletic traditions, throngs of Carolina faithful formed a sea of celebration on the corner of Franklin St.

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