ELON, N.C. – Every Monday, Phoenix fans can get a look at the week ahead with our "Elon Athletics Weekly Update" feature when we will preview all the week's upcoming events for our sports teams.
 

Baseball (25-16, 7-5 CAA)

Elon vs. High Point | Tuesday, April 24 | 6 p.m. | Latham Park Live Stats | Listen (WSJS 104.5 FM / 1200 AM) | Tickets Elon at UNCW | Friday-Sunday, April 27-29 | 6/2/2 p.m. | Wilmington, N.C. Live Stats | Watch (CAA.tv) | Listen (WSJS 104.5 FM / 1200 AM) | Tickets

• Sophomore pitcher Kyle Brnovich rocketed up the program's single-season strikeout list after fanning 14 hitters in a victory over Hartford on Friday night. Brnovich ended the night with 111 strikeouts on the season, climbing to second on the program's chart, and just two shy of matching Steven Hensley's team record for a year. Brnovich also rates 10th on Elon's all-time career strikeout list with 214, one shy of tying for ninth with Kyle Webb. Brnovich is the only player in the history of the program to have multiple 100-strikeout seasons. • For the second time this season, Elon allowed three runs or fewer during a three-game series as the Hartford Hawks managed just three runs on the weekend. In March, the Phoenix surrendered just two runs in a three-game sweep of Appalachian State. • The Phoenix has won eight straight games, its longest winning streak since claiming nine consecutive victories in 2009.

   

Men's Golf

Season complete.

• The Phoenix completed its 2017-18 season with a fifth-place finish at the 2018 CAA Championships, April 20-22, at NC State's Lonnie Poole Golf Course. • Patrick Frodigh finished his collegiate career with a 10th-place finish on the individual leaderboard at the CAA Championships. Jake Leavitt missed the Top 10 by one stroke and tied for 11th individually in his final college tournament. • Elon finished the 2017-18 regular season earning Top 5 finishes in eight of its 11 tournaments, which bettered last season's mark. The season was highlighted by the Phoenix Invitational team title, October 16-17.

 

Men's Tennis (16-8)

Season complete.

• The Phoenix finished its 2018 spring campaign over the weekend in the CAA Tournament at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center.  • After beating Hofstra 4-0 on Friday in the quarterfinals, Elon dropped a 4-1 decision to eventual champion UNCW in the semifinals on Saturday. • Elon closed the season winning 11 of its final 14 matches. The team has now been to at least its conference tournament semifinals in each of the last six seasons going back to 2013, but has not been able to break through to a final since winning the 2014 Southern Conference title.

 

Softball (20-25, 4-11 CAA)

Elon vs. North Carolina A&T | Wednesday, April 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Hunt Softball Park Live Stats Elon vs. Drexel | Saturday-Sunday, April 28-29 | 1/3/1 p.m. | Hunt Softball Park Live Stats | Watch (Phoenix All-Access) (Sunday Only)

• Elon concludes its home portion of the schedule this week with its final non-conference game against longtime Triad rival North Carolina A&T on Wednesday before hosting Drexel in a Colonial Athletic Association three-game set over the weekend. • Kara Shutt moved one double shy of tying the all-time CAA career record after picking up the 59th of her career over the weekend against James Madison. The Greensboro, N.C., native needs one double to tie Erica Field's league career mark of 60 that she set from 2013-16. • The Phoenix will host its Senior Day on Sunday before its series finale versus the Dragons and recognized its five-person class of Shutt, Madison Kadlic, Kristin Hoover, Hannah Olson and Kiandra Mitchum.

        

Women's Lacrosse (4-10, 3-2 CAA)

Elon vs. William & Mary | Saturday, April 28 | 1 p.m. | Rudd Field Live Stats | Watch (Phoenix All-Access)

• With two key road victories over Delaware and Drexel, Elon clinched its spot in the CAA Tournament next month and is locked into the No. 3 seed. It will take on the No. 2 seed, which will be determined this weekend when undefeated Towson and James Madison play for the regular-season title. • Stephanie Asher had a 12-point weekend, including a six-goal performance on Sunday against Drexel to lead Elon to the two wins. Melissa Birdsell and Kelsey Dupere also recorded hat tricks for the first time this season against the Dragons to help Elon to a season-high 18 goals in Philadelphia on Sunday.  • Bridget Lamb also had a strong day against Drexel with a career-high five ground balls to go with four caused turnovers. • The Phoenix will honor its 12-member senior class on Saturday, April 28, after its regular-season finale against William & Mary at Rudd Field.

 

Women's Track & Field

Elon at UVA Grand Prix | Saturday, April 28 | Charlottesville, Va.

• Elon is scheduled to compete at the UVA Grand Prix meet this Saturday in Charlottesville, Va., for its final meet of the regular meet of the regular season before the start of the Colonial Athletic Association Outdoor Championships. • Coralea Geraniotis broke her own school-record in the 5,000-meters this past weekend at the Duke Invitational. The Orleans, Mass., native clocked a time of 16:19.47 – a new 10-second personal-record – and finished third overall in the race. Brigid Brennan also set a new personal-record in the race over the weekend with a 17:22.83 – 21 seconds faster than her previous record. • Melissa Anastasakis ran the second-fastest time in school history in the 1,500-meters at Duke over the weekend as the Hillsdale, Ontario, native ran a time of 4:25.29. Geraniotis also set a personal-best time in the race with a 4:25.63, the third-fastest time in school history.

 

Women's Tennis (14-13)

Season complete.

• Elon hosted the CAA Tennis Championships for the third consecutive season last week, April 19-22, at the Jimmy Powell Tennis Center and Burlington Tennis Center. • After picking up a 4-0 sweep of Drexel in the quarterfinals on Friday in Burlington, Elon's upset bid against No. 41-ranked William & Mary fell short in a 4-2 defeat in Saturday's semifinals. The Phoenix won an epic doubles point to take the early 1-0 lead with all three courts playing simultaneous tiebreakers and Elon held a 2-1 lead before falling to the Tribe in a close singles competition. • Elizabeth Anderson sits on 199 career wins to end her 14th season at the helm as head coach of the women's tennis program. Anderson has led the Phoenix to 14 or more wins in seven straight seasons.