Elon at Gardner-Webb Date/Time Sept. 18 | 7 p.m. Location Boiling Springs, N.C. Weather Facility Greene-Harbison Stadium Information Coverage Live Stats | Live Video Twitter Updates @elonscores @ElonWSoccer   Elon vs. Charlotte Date/Time Sept. 20 | 6 p.m. Location Elon, N.C. Weather Facility Rudd Field Information Coverage Live Stats | Live Video Twitter Updates @elonscores @ElonWSoccer

ELON, N.C. – The Elon women's soccer team heads to Gardner-Webb on Friday, Sept. 18 for a 7 p.m. match, before returning to Rudd Field on Sunday, Sept. 20 to take on Charlotte at 6 p.m. on Hispanic Heritage Night.
 
Follow the Phoenix
Updates on the Phoenix's matches against the Runnin' Bulldogs and the 49ers will be provided on Twitter at the handle @elonscores or the program's handle, @ElonWSoccer. Elon will also provide its first home live video broadcast of the season on Sunday against Charlotte on Phoneix All-Access.
 
Series History
Elon and Gardner-Webb will be meeting for the 13th time on Friday. The maroon and gold have not lost to the Runnin' Bulldogs, leading the series 12-0. Elon defeated Gardner-Webb 2-0 last season on Sept. 19, 2014. Taylor Glenn and Sydney Schilling each scored for the Phoenix.
 
Sunday will be the third all-time meeting between the 49ers and Phoenix and first match between the two sides since 2000. Charlotte holds a 2-0 edge in the series with victories in the 1999 and 2000 seasons. In the history of the matchups, Charlotte has outscored Elon 7-0 in the two matches.
 
About the Phoenix
The Phoenix (5-1-1) is off to one of its best starts in program history. Elon started the season 4-1 overall and won five of their first six matches for the first time since 2010. The Phoenix recorded four consecutive shutout victories for the first time in the program's Division I era from Aug. 30 to Sept. 11. The total shutout minutes Elon had going was 421 since Aug. 27 before UNCG scored on Sunday night.
 
In his eighth season at the helm and second in the Colonial Athletic Association, head coach Chris Neal and Elon has 22 returning players and seven starters from a team that experienced their first season in the CAA last season.
 
Neal added 10 new freshmen to the fold in his 2015 recruiting class and a total of 13 players are returning from last season. The Phoenix have strong leadership as they have seven seniors for the upcoming season. 2014 CAA All-Freshman Team member, sophomore forward Grace Bennett, returns after leading the team in scoring a year ago.
 
Scouting Gardner-Webb
The Runnin' Bulldogs (3-3-2) are currently on a three-match unbeaten streak since Sept. 6, and a two-match winning streak after defeating Chattanooga and VMI last weekend. Gardner-Webb is also undefeated at home with a 3-0-2 record in that slate. Brandi Arey and Shelby Hooe lead the way with three goals and one assist for seven total points each.
 
Scouting Charlotte
The 49ers (4-4) are looking to bounce back as they are currently on a three-match losing streak. It started with a 4-1 loss to No. 16 South Carolina on Sept. 7, followed by a 2-1 loss against USF (Sept. 11) and a 3-2 overtime loss to East Carolina (Sept. 13) last weekend. Martha Thomas has been on a tear with eight goals in eight matches this year. She already has 18 points adding two assists this season.
 
Up Next
Elon opens CAA Conference play with its first full home weekend of the season. In the CAA opener, the Phoenix host Northeastern on Friday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m., followed by Hofstra on Sunday, Sept. 27, at 1 p.m.