RICHMOND, Va. – The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) announced that the league's head coaches voted Elon sixth in the conference in its preseason poll on Oct. 27, 2021. Brie Perpignan was also named preseason honorable mention.

"We are both grateful and excited about this upcoming season," said head coach Charlotte Smith. "We have an incredible league of talented teams, all of which you have to respect night in and night out. We get to determine our outcome this season. Our sole focus is on getting better each day. We have players that will need to quickly adjust to new roles as we lost three seniors this past season. We look forward to the challenge and wish all the teams a prosperous and healthy season."  

Elon earned 38 points in the poll. Delaware and Drexel tied for first with 77 points and five first-place votes, followed by James Madison (64), Towson (58) and Hofstra (47) to round out the top five. Elon, Charleston (33), William & Mary (29), UNCW (15) and Northeastern (12) made up the bottom half of the poll. 
 
Perpignan started in all 15 games last season, averaging 28 minutes per contest. The guard finished the 2020-21 season tied for sixth in the CAA in assist/turnover ratio (1.4) in addition to tying for seventh in assists per game (3.2). She also led the Phoenix in points per game (9.9) and assists (48) while also tying Kayla Liles for the team high in steals (22).

A reminder for Phoenix fans that season tickets are on sale now. Courtside tickets are on sale for $55, combo tickets are available for $190 and general season tickets are also on sale for $40. For more information about ticketing, visit ElonTickets.com or call the Elon Ticket Office at (336) 278-6750.

2021-22 CAA Preseason Poll
 

Team (First-Place Votes)	Points
T1. Delaware (5)	77
T1. Drexel (5)	77
3. James Madison	64
4. Towson	58
5. Hofstra	47
6. Elon	38
7. Charleston	33
8. William & Mary	29
9. UNCW	15
10. Northeastern	12

2021-22 CAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS

First Team

Name	School	Class	Position	Height	Hometown/High School (Previous Team)
Ty Battle	Delaware	R-Sr.	F	6-0	Plainfield, Ill. / Oswego East (Indiana State)
Jasmine Dickey	Delaware	Sr.	G/F	5-10	Baltimore, Md. / Catonsville
Kiki Jefferson	James Madison	Jr.	G	6-1	Lancaster, Pa. / Lancaster Catholic
Hannah Nihill	Drexel	5th Yr.	G	5-3	Drexel Hill, Pa. / Cardinal O'Hara
Keishana Washington	Drexel	Sr.	G	5-7	Pickering, Ontario / Durham Prep

Second Team

Name	School	Class	Position	Height	Hometown/High School (Previous Team)
JaKayla Brown	Hofstra	Sr.	G	5-10	LaPlata, Md. / St. Mary's Ryken
Tyler Collins	Charleston	Sr.	G	5-6	Atlanta, Ga. / Woodward Academy
Peyton McDaniel	James Madison	So.	G	6-0	Birdsboro, Pa. / Twin Valley
Aleah Nelson	Towson	So.	G	5-6	Baltimore, Md. / McDonogh (Cincinnati)
Sydney Wagner	William & Mary	R-Sr.	G	5-6	Phoenixville, Pa. / Spring-Ford Senior HS

CAA Preseason Player of the Year: Jasmine Dickey, Sr., G/F, Delaware
Honorable Mention: Kendall Currence, Sr., G, Northeastern; Arynn Eaddy, Sr., F, Charleston; Brie Perpignan, Sr., G, Elon; Anissa Rivera, Jr., G/F, Towson; Rayne Tucker, Jr., F, Towson