Elon Phoenix (10-9, 1-6 CAA) vs UNCW Seahawks (11-6, 4-3 CAA) /
at Delaware Blue Hens (8-12, 2-6 CAA) |
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| Date | Time |
UNCW: Friday, Oct. 19 | 7:30 p.m.
UD: Sunday, Oct. 21 | 1 p.m. |
| Location |
Schar Center (Elon, N.C.)
Bob Carpenter Center (Newark, Del.) |
| Series Record |
UNCW: UNCW leads 21-14
UD: Delaware leads 7-2 |
| Coverage |
UNCW: Live Stats | Watch
UD: Live Stats | Watch |
| Notes and Social Media Coverage |
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ELON, N.C. – Coming off a straight-set victory at N.C. Central on Wednesday night, Elon University volleyball returns to campus to host UNCW Friday, Oct. 19, in a 7:30 p.m. league match at Schar Center.
The game marks the first meeting between the Phoenix (10-9, 1-6 CAA) and the Seahawks this season after a Sept. 23 contest to be played in Wilmington, N.C. was postponed due to Hurricane Florence. The match is also Hometown Hero Night as Elon welcomes local emergency responders and military service members to be recognized on the court.
Elon will then travel to Newark, Del. for a 1 p.m. rematch with Delaware on Sunday, Oct. 21 in Bob Carpenter Center.
FOLLOW THE PHOENIX
-Updates for the match will be provided on the team's Twitter account @ElonVB.
-Fans can also follow the action with links for live stats and streaming listed above.
SERIES HISTORY
-Elon and UNCW meet for the 36th time Friday night in a series the Seahawks lead 21-14.
-The two programs split their meetings last season, with both squads winning on their respective courts. Elon earned a 3-0 win in Alumni Gym on Oct. 15 in a match that saw Phoenix alum
Sydney Busa reach 1,000 career digs. UNCW then won the regular-season finale with a 3-1 final in Hanover Hall on Nov. 12. Despite the loss, Elon clinched a spot in the CAA Tournament for the first time since joining the conference before the 2014 season.
-Elon looked to secure its first conference win of the season with a 2-1 lead over UD on Oct. 7 in Schar Center, but the visitors won in five sets to steal the win away from the Phoenix.
-The Blue Hens now own a 7-2 lead in the all-time series.
LAST TIME OUT
-Elon earned its second win in as many matches as the team defeated the Lady Eagles 3-0 Wednesday night in Durham, N.C.
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Madi Genaway recorded her second double-double of the season as she finished with a team-high 10 kills and as many digs.
Isabella Seman also had a big night as the sophomore out of Pittsburgh, Pa. scored six service aces for the second consecutive match.
-The match featured just two ties and Elon never surrendered the lead.
PERFECT STARTS
-Under head coach
Mary Tendler, Elon opened its 2018 campaign 7-0 for the fifth time in program history. It marks the team's best start since the Phoenix went 11-0 in 2009.
-The 7-0 streak is the second-best start during Tendler's tenure at Elon. It surpasses a pair of 5-0 starts in 2010 and 2011.
-Susan Leonard's 1993 team owns the program's best start to a season at 21-0. The following year the team opened 12-0 to place second, followed by Tendler's 2009 squad.
-Kay Yow's 1974 team started off 7-0 before suffering its first defeat.
ALL-TOURNEY TEAMS
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Maddie Jaudon was named Co-MVP of the Charlotte Invitational after averaging 4.92 digs per set over the course of the three matches. She was also named to the Phoenix Classic All-Tournament Team.
-Trowse was also named to the All-Tournament Team after posting two matches with double-digit kills with at least seven digs and three blocks in all three matches.
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Kam Terry was named the Phoenix Classic MVP for the second-straight season after posting a pair of double-doubles against Evansville and Gardner-Webb.
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Leah Daniel earned a spot on the Phoenix Classic All-Tournament Team after closing the weekend with an 18-kill, 4-error performance for a .350 hitting percentage against Gardner-Webb.
CAA PLAYER OF THE WEEK
-Terry was named CAA Player of the Week for the second week in a row Monday, Sept. 10, for her performance at the Wake Forest Invitational. The Marengo, Ohio native averaged 21.0 kills per set and finished with 63 kills through three matches. Against Georgia Southern, she came within one kill of tying the program record for kills in a match with 32.
-Terry previously earned the distinction on Monday, Sept. 3 after averaging 4.23 kills per set with a .296 hitting percentage in matches against North Carolina A&T, Evansville, N.C. Central, and Garder-Webb.
1K KILLS
-Terry reached 1,000 kills for her career in the first set against Charlotte on Friday, Aug. 24.
-The senior currently ranks seventh on Elon's all-time leaders list with 1,235 career kills. She needs 44 more kills to pull even with
Caroline Lemke (2008-11) at sixth place.
PRESEASON ACCOLADES
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Kodi Garcia was named one of 10 student-athletes to the Preseason All-CAA Team as an honorable mention.
-It marks the second straight season an Elon player has been named a preseason honorable mention after Busa earned the distinction and went on to be a First Team All-CAA honoree after the year in 2017.
-Garcia had 1,279 assists in 2017, tying for the most in a season in Elon's Division I era and the second-most in program history on the way to earning CAA Rookie of the Year.
ITALIAN MADE
-Over Spring Break 2018, Elon volleyball went to Italy to visit Milan, Como, Cinque Terre, Pisa, Florence, Assisi and Rome.
-During the trip, the team visited Lake Como, the tiny villages that form the Five Lands "Cinque Terre," the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Basilica of Saint Francis, the Colosseum, the Vatican City and more.
-It also battled a pair of professional Italian volleyball teams.
THE SYDEL CURRY LOCKER ROOM
-Between the second and third sets Tuesday, Aug. 28, against North Carolina A&T, Elon volleyball's locker room was named in honor of Sydel Curry '17.
-An early wedding gift from her brothers, Steph and Seth Curry, the team's new locker room has officially been named the Sydel Curry Locker Room. Sydel walked down the aisle four days later in North Carolina.
UP NEXT
-After its trip to Delaware this Sunday, Elon will return to host William & Mary next Wednesday, Oct. 24, for a 7 p.m. match. The Phoenix won in Williamsburg, Va. 3-1 on Oct. 14 in the first meeting with the Tribe.
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