ELON, N.C. – Elon University volleyball has a busy week ahead as the Phoenix (8-9, 3-1 CAA) welcomes James Madison, Delaware, and Towson to Schar Center for conference action. The maroon and gold starts off with a 7 p.m. match against the Dukes (8-6, 2-2) this Thursday, Oct. 10. The team then plays again Saturday, Oct. 12 in a 7 p.m. meeting with the Blue Hens (11-4, 3-1) and rounds out the home stand against the Tigers (14-2, 4-0) this Sunday, Oct. 13 at 2 p.m.

COVERAGE
Updates for all of Elon's matches will be provided on the team's Twitter account at @ElonVB. Live stats will be available for all three matches. Thursday's match with JMU will be streamed on Flo Sports and Sunday will be covered by Elon Sports Vision.
 
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SERIES HISTORY
-vs. JMU: The Dukes were tabbed as the favorite to win this year's conference title in the CAA's Preseason Poll. JMU holds a 12-0 lead in the all-time series and secured a 3-1 final and a 3-0 tally in last year's two meetings. The purple and gold are coming off a pair of 3-1 losses at home to Towson and Delaware.

-vs. Delaware: The Blue Hens were picked to finish seventh in the Preseason Poll, one spot ahead of Elon. After opening conference play with a straight-set loss to Towson, Delaware has rebounded with three-straight wins over UNCW, Charleston, and JMU. The royal blue and gold holds a 7-3 edge in the all-time series versus the Phoenix as both teams won on the road last season. Delaware topped Elon in five sets on Oct. 7, and the Phoenix returned the favor with a 3-1 victory on Oct. 21.

-vs. Towson: Both meetings went to the Tigers last year as the black and gold won in four sets on Oct. 4 in Schar Center and later swept Elon on Nov. 2 up in Maryland. Towson is now 11-1 in the all-time series. Elon is looking to halt the Tigers' 4-0 start to conference play. Towson was picked to finish fourth in the Preseason Poll.

PHOENIX OPENS CONFERENCE PLAY 3-0
The maroon and gold got off to a hot start in league play with wins over Hofstra, Northeastern, and College of Charleston. The team started off with a 3-1 victory over the defending conference champion Pride on Sept. 27. Elon followed with a comeback 3-2 decision over the Huskies on Sept.29, then continued its stretch with another 3-2 result against the Cougars last weekend in Charleston, S.C. It marks the second time in the team's Division I history that the Phoenix has gone 3-0. The 2006 team also went 3-0 when Elon was a member of the SoCon.

Entering this week's matches, the Phoenix and Blue Hens are tied for second place in the CAA standings while the Tigers are atop the table.

ELON IN THE RANKINGS
Through matches played on Oct. 8, the Phoenix ranks 12th in the nation with 830 assists, 16th with 883 kills, and 21st with 2,481 total attacks. Leah Daniel is also 12th with 278 kills, 14th with 308.5 points, and 38th with 680 total attacks. Elon is also atop the league rankings with 1,004 digs and is third with 34.46 attacks per set and 131.0 total blocks. Daniel is currently second with 3.92 kills per set and 4.35 points per set and is fourth with 9.58 attacks per set. Additionally, Kellyn Trowse is third in the CAA in attacks (575) and Jenn Krzeminski is third in total blocks (65).

UP NEXT
Elon concludes its non-conference portion of the schedule next Wednesday, Oct. 16 as the team makes a short trek to Durham, N.C. for the second match in a home-and-home series against N.C. Central. In this season's home-opener, the Phoenix defeated the Lady Eagles in straight sets in back on Sept. 10.