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Phoenix Second in Commissioner’s Cup Race

12/3/2008

On the strength of top-three finishes in both men’s soccer and football, Elon University concluded the fall sports season in a program-high second place among the 12 institutions competing in fall men’s athletics in the race for the Southern Conference Commissioner’s Cup. The Phoenix ranks eighth in the Germann Cup standings, recognizing the women’s athletics programs. Elon forged a perfect record in Southern Conference action for the first time ever to claim its first SoCon men’s soccer title.
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Elon Hosts College of Charleston in SoCon Opener

12/3/2008

The Elon Phoenix men’s basketball team will play host to the College of Charleston Cougars in the Southern Conference opener for both squads on Thursday night at 7 p.m. from the "Nest." Elon enters with a 1-3 record following a nine-point defeat at Virginia Tech the night before Thanksgiving. CofC visits with a 5-1 overall mark and has won four straight, including an 82-80 overtime win over South Carolina on Friday night.
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Phoenix Set to Open Season at Liberty

12/3/2008

Third-year coach Mark Elliston’s women’s track and field team opens its indoor season this week when Elon University competes at Liberty University’s Tolsma Indoor Track Center Thursday evening in the Liberty Kickoff Invitational. The Phoenix will spring into action at 4:30 p.m. Thursday as Veronica Day, Lauren Hawkesworth and Monique Vines participate in the triple jump while Jordan Lee does battle in the pole vault.
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Smith, Grimsley Push UNCG Past Elon

12/2/2008

Kendra Smith posted a contest-best 11 points and Gini Grimsley notched the game’s lone double-double performance with 10 markers and 10 caroms as UNC Greensboro survived Amber Wall’s game-high and career-high 18 rebounds to claim a 45-39 women’s basketball win over Elon in the Southern Conference opener for both teams Tuesday night at Alumni Gym. The defensive battle featured four ties and five lead changes.
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