ELON, N.C. – Set to open the month of March with three home games in a row at home, Elon University women's lacrosse starts its homestand with a visit from No. 15 Duke on Sunday, March 3, at 1 p.m. With weather playing an impact on field conditions this weekend, the game has been moved into Rhodes Stadium.Â
THIS GAME IS...
-...the 91st game in program history
-...the program's 41st home game in program history
-...Elon's third time hosting Duke in program history
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Josh Hexter's 206th game as a college head coach and 91st at Elon
A WIN WOULD...
-...be the 46th win in program history
-...be the 118th win for head coach
Josh Hexter in his career
-...be Elon's second win over Duke in program history
-...be Elon's fourth win over an ACC opponent
LAST TIME OUT
-Elon built a 9-5 lead in the first half with a 6-1 run in the final 7:25 of the opening frame before falling 11-10 on the road to Davidson on Wednesday.
-Davidson scored the final six goals of the game with the game-winner coming with 11:16 to play in the second half.
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Mae McGlynn led Elon with four goals while
Cami Lynch recorded her first-career hat trick.
SCOUTING DUKE
-The Blue Devils opened their 2019 campaign averaging 19.7 goals per game in a 19-9 win over Villanova, a 20-0 victory over Presbyterian and a 21-20 loss to No. 7 Northwestern.
-Last time out, Duke defeated No. 23 Virginia Tech 11-10 in overtime after trailing late in the second half.
-Duke is led by Charlotte North's 18 goals and eight assists for 26 points and Olivia Jenner has scored 13 goals with eight assists for 21 points to go with 26 draw controls.
THE SERIES
-Duke leads Elon 4-1 in the all-time series with Elon's lone win coming on the road in 2016.
-Last time Duke visited Elon, the 20th-ranked Blue Devils scored with 12 seconds left to clinch a 10-9 victory over the 16th-ranked Phoenix after
Stephanie Asher scored two goals within 40 seconds to tie the game at 9-9 with 3:41 to play.Â
MAE-KING A NAME
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Mae McGlynn has burst onto the scene in 2019 with 18 goals across Elon's first five games, scoring five on the road at Campbell, five against Winthrop and four more against Davidson.
-The sophomore from Skaneateles, N.Y., scored just two times during her 2018 rookie campaign.
-She was named CAA Player of the Week on Feb. 11 after her five goals in the win over Campbell.Â
PRESEASON ALL-CAA LISTS
-Elon was picked third in the CAA for the third consecutive season. The Phoenix has reached the CAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed in each of the last three seasons and has battled second-seeded Towson on all three occasions in the semifinals.
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Quinn Daly was picked as a Preseason All-CAA honorable mention in 2019 after earning CAA All-Rookie accolades after her first season in 2018.
CAA WEEKLY HONORS
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Mae McGlynn was named the CAA Player of the Week on Feb. 11 after her five-goal performance against Campbell in the season opener.
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Bella Feldman was tabbed CAA Rookie of the Week on Feb. 11 after scoring four goals at Campbell in her collegiate debut.
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Kaley Thompson picked up CAA Rookie of the Week on Feb. 26 after a week with four goals, five assists and 13 draw controls in Elon's two games. Against Winthrop, Thompson finished with four goals, four assists and eight draw controls.Â
LEFTOVERS FROM 2018
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Stephanie Asher led the Phoenix in scoring with 39 goals and eight assists for 47 points. The Glenelg, Md., native was named a First Team All-CAA performer three times in her career and earned Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List honors twice as a junior and senior. In her four years in maroon and gold, Asher scored a program record 179 goals and had 32 assists for 211 points. She also had 155 draw controls, including 76 in her senior seasons in 2018.
-Of Elon's 135 goals scored in 2018, 89 (63.7 percent) of them came from players who graduated following the 2018 season in Asher,
Maeve Cowley,
Abby Godfrey,
Nicole Sinacori,
Kelsey Dupere,
Jacie Cooper,
Stephanie Thomson and
Bridget Lamb.Â
ELON ON LAX SPORTS NETWORK
-This season, Elon will be features on Lax Sports Network twice in April during CAA play.
-First, the Phoenix will meet Towson on Friday, April 12, at 7 p.m. at Johnny Unitas Stadium.
-Elon's second appearance on LSN will come Friday, April 19, when it meets defending national champion James Madison at 5 p.m.
-The 2019 CAA Championships in Harrisonburg, Va., will also air on LSN.
UP NEXT
-Continuing its three-game homestand, Elon will welcome Florida to Rudd Field on Thursday, March 7, for a 5 p.m. contest. The game will air on Phoenix All-Access.
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