MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – Elon University women's basketball takes on Coastal Carolina in its final game at the Carolinas Challenge on Thursday, Dec. 19. Tipoff is set for 5 :30 p.m. at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center.

COVERAGE
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THE MATCHUP
-This will be the 19th matchup between the two teams. The Chanticleers lead the overall series 11-7.
-The two teams last matched up on Nov. 21, 2010. Elon won the contest 73-58.
 
ABOUT ELON
-In its previous contest, the Phoenix outscored the Newberry College Wolves 23-6 in the final 10 minutes of competition to secure a win by a final score of 73-53 on Tuesday, Dec. 17.
-Ariel Colón, Brie Perpignan, and Maya Johnson were the three double-digit scorers for the Phoenix, combining for 37 points. Colón also recorded a career-high in steals (5) in addition tying her personal best in field goals (6).
-The CAA announced in its preseason poll that the Phoenix was picked eighth, earning 28 points. James Madison was named the favorite, totaling 81 points and nine first-place votes.
-Elon is led by ninth year head coach Charlotte Smith, who led the Phoenix to two consecutive CAA Championship titles in 2017 and 2018.
 
LOOKING AHEAD TO 2019-20
-After this matchup, Elon's schedule sees the Phoenix heading to Furman on Monday, Dec. 30.
-Elon is in the midst of an eight-game road stretch that started with the pair of games at the UNLV Lady Rebel Round-Up on Nov. 30-Dec. 1. The next game at Schar Center will be on Friday, Jan. 10 when the Phoenix hosts the College of Charleston at 7 p.m.
-The Phoenix opens CAA play against Towson on Friday, Jan. 3.
 
SCOUTING COASTAL CAROLINA
-The Chants enter the game with an 8-1 record, ranking first in the Sun Belt Conference.
-In its last game, Coastal Carolina defeated Wesleyan 132-32. The 132 points and the 100-point margin of victory are both school records.
-Bailey Lewis and Alana Denson combined for 35 points to lead seven players in double figures.
-Coastal Carolina was predicted to finish in seventh in the Sun Belt preseason poll as voted upon by the league's 12 head coaches.

UP NEXT
The Phoenix travels to Greenville, S.C. on Monday, Dec. 30 for a contest against Furman. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.