ELON, N.C. – Elon University men's basketball returns to action tomorrow, Feb. 22, when its hosts William & Mary at Schar Center. Tipoff in the contest is slated for 7 p.m.
COVERAGE
- Listen to the Elon Sports Network from Learfield IMG College coverage on the TuneIn app.
Taylor Durham will be on the call with the pregame show beginning at 6:30 p.m.
- Elon's game against William & Mary will be streamed live on FloSports.
THE MATCHUP
- This marks the 22
nd time that Elon and William & Mary will meet in program history, with the Phoenix trailing in the series 16-5.
- In their most recent meeting, Elon defeated William & Mary, 75-54, in Williamsburg, Va. on Saturday, Feb. 20.
ABOUT ELON
- Elon is led by sophomore guard
Hunter McIntosh, who leads the team in scoring (15.9 ppg), adding 2.8 rpg.
- Sophomore forward
Hunter Woods leads the team in rebounding (6.8 rpg) and is third on the team in scoring (7.7 ppg).
- Guards
Ikenna Ndugba and
Darius Burford are combining to average 15.6 ppg and 7.2 rpg.
- In its most recent outing, Elon defeated William & Mary, 75-54, to earn its second straight CAA win.
- Darius Burford led the way for the Phoenix, posting career-highs in points (27), rebounds (7) and steals (4) in 35 minutes of action.
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Ikenna Ndugba added a season-high 20 points, eight rebounds and four assists on the day, connecting on 8-of-12 field goals and 3-of-4 three point attempts.
- The Phoenix led by as much as 27 and for a total of 37:42 of game time.
- Elon knocked down a season-high 31 field goals at a season-best 51% clip.
- Today's 21-point win is the largest for the Phoenix since winning by 30 against N.C. Wesleyan in its season opener.
- Elon rounded out non-conference play with a 3-1 overall record.
- Following its win against Campbell, the Phoenix earned its first 3-0 start to a season in Division I program history.
- Elon's win over N.C. Wesleyan made Schrage the first Elon coach since Bob Burton in 1987-88 to win his first two season openers.
SCOUTING WILLIAM & MARY
- Dane Fischer is in the midst of his second season at the helm of the William & Mary program after spending four years as an assistant coach at George Mason.
- William & Mary is off to a 6-8 start to the season after falling to Elon in its most recent outing.
- The Tribe is led by Luke Loewe, who currently averages 16.1 ppg and 3.0 rpg. William & Mary has also gotten major contributions from Connor Kochera who is posting 14.1 ppg and 4.8 rpg this season.
UP NEXT
The Phoenix will be back in action on Saturday, Feb. 27, when it hosts Hofstra at Schar Center on Elon's campus. Tipoff in the contest is set for 1 p.m.
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