ELON, N.C. – The Elon University softball team is set for a four-game series this weekend, March 20-21, versus longtime Piedmont Triad rival UNCG. The Phoenix and the Spartans begin the four-game set on Saturday with a doubleheader at 1 p.m. at the UNCG Softball Stadium before closing out the weekend with a twin bill at Hunt Softball Park on Sunday also starting at 1 p.m.
 
Follow the Phoenix
• Live stats will be available for the series by going to the team's schedule page at elonphoenix.com.
• Updates will also be posted on Twitter at the team's account @ElonSoftball.
• Sunday's doubleheader will be streamed on the Elon Phoenix's YouTube channel.
 
Series Breakdown
• UNCG is Elon's most-faced opponent in the Phoenix's fastpitch era (since 1990). Both teams have met on the softball diamond 87 times going into this weekend's series. The Spartans hold a 47-39-1 record all-time over the maroon and gold.
• The two teams last met earlier this year on March 10 at Elon. The Spartans took a 13-3 victory over the Phoenix which included six home runs from UNCG – five in the top of the seventh.
 
Last Time Out
• Elon played a tough battle versus No. 14 Duke on Wednesday, March 17. The Phoenix fell to the Blue Devils, 3-0, holding Duke to tie its lowest run total of the season.
• Gabi Schaal and Ally Repko were the only members of the Phoenix to register a hit in the game. Schaal had her second double of the season in the sixth while Repko had a single in the seventh.
• Kenna Quinn pitched her fifth complete game of the season, giving up five hits and three runs. She also struck out four batters.
 
Quick Hits
• Elon is hitting .236 overall as a team and has scored 63 runs with 13 home runs and 59 RBI. Three players in the Phoenix's regular lineup (2 PA/G and 75% of games played) are hitting better than .300 in Rebecca Murray (.378), Repko (.317) and Mekayla Frazier (.304).
• Murray is third in the CAA in total hits (17), tied for sixth in runs scored (10) and is third in total bases (26).
• Repko sits third in the CAA in RBI with 11 and is fifth in the league in total walks (six). As a team, Elon leads the league in total walks with 49.
• The Phoenix has a team ERA of 4.68 so far in 2021 with three pitchers (Quinn, McKenzie Weber and Alexa Nemeth) tossing 10 or more innings.
• Quinn leads the CAA in innings (44.0) and wins (five), while also ranking fifth in the league in strikeouts (19) and ninth in ERA (2.70).
 
Scouting UNCG
• UNCG is 10-5 on the year and is coming off a series win over College of Charleston this past weekend, March 12-13. The Spartans have won 10 of its past 11 games going into the series this weekend.
• The Spartans are hitting .385 on the year and are ranked eighth in the country in home runs per game at 1.93. UNCG also leads the Southern Conference in on-base percentage (.429), runs per game (7.40) and slugging percentage (.603).
• Morgan Scott has seen the most time in the circle for the Spartans, tossing 44.1 innings and has a 2.84 ERA while going 4-3 so far in 2021. She has also struck out 27 batters.
 
On Deck
Elon opens Colonial Athletic Association play next weekend, March 27-28, hosting James Madison at Hunt Softball Park.