ELON, N.C. – Raven Preston posted her fourth double-double, setting a new freshman record under Charlotte Smith, but the Elon women's basketball team fell 69-51 to Northeastern on Sunday at Schar Center.
 
With 13 points and a game-high 14 rebounds, Preston surpassed Shay Burnett (2014-18) for the most double-doubles by a freshman in Smith's 12-season tenure. Making the milestone even more significant was that Burnett was among the 813 fans in attendance as the Phoenix celebrated its alumni weekend.
 
Northeastern's JaMiya Braxton led all scorers with 21 points, including 19 in the first half. She was joined in double figures by Derin Erdogan and Ariana Webb, who scored 11 and 10, respectively.
 
With the win, the Huskies improved to 8-8 overall and 3-2 in CAA play. Elon fell to 4-13 and 0-6 against league opponents.
 
THE RUNDOWN
 

• After Northeastern scored the first three points of the game, the Phoenix scored six of the next eight to go up 6-5. That proved to be Elon's last lead as the Huskies went on an 8-0 run to seize control of the game. Northeastern extended its lead to 11 points late in the first quarter, but the Phoenix finished the period on a high note, with Kamryn Doty finding Ajia James for a buzzer-beating layup that cut the deficit to 24-15.
• Elon's hopes of building any momentum off the buzzer-beater were dashed as the Huskies opened the second quarter with a 7-0 run to go up 31-15. The Phoenix pulled within 14 points twice over the next two minutes, but Northeastern finished the half with a 12-2 run and entered the break with a 45-21 lead.
• The third quarter proved to be Elon's best defensively, as it held the Huskies to just six points, including two in the first 7:08. The Phoenix, however, couldn't muster enough offense to make a significant dent in the deficit, scoring 11 points to end the quarter trailing 51-32.
• Elon pulled within 15 points twice in the fourth quarter – the second time on Preston's 3-pointer that secured her double-double with 1:21 left – but it couldn't get any closer.

 
NOTES
 

• Preston's four double-doubles are three more than any other non-Burnett freshman in Smith's tenure.
• Preston tied Lenaejha Evans for the team lead in double-digit scoring efforts with her 10th of the season.
• Preston scored in double figures for the fifth time in six career CAA games.
• With 14 rebounds, Preston upped her season average to 8.1, the fourth-best mark in the conference.
• Bria Harmon – who hadn't started in any of her first 46 collegiate games – earned her second straight start. Maya Johnson also joined the starting lineup for the second time this season and finished with a season-high six points.
• Regina Walton scored five points – all in the first quarter – for her highest total since finishing with seven in the season opener against Wake Forest on Nov. 7, 2022.
• Northeastern's six third-quarter points matched the fewest allowed by the Phoenix in any quarter this season. Elon held High Point to six in the first quarter and North Carolina Central to six in the third.
• The Phoenix outrebounded the Huskies 40-39 to win the battle of the boards for the 12th time this season.
• Elon committed 21 turnovers, leading to 19 Northeastern points.
• The Huskies went 8-for-18 on 3-pointers en route to the most first-half points by a Phoenix opponent this season (45).
   

UP NEXT
 

• Elon will travel to UNCW for a 7 p.m. tilt on Friday before hosting Stony Brook at 2 p.m. next Sunday. The game against the Seawolves will also serve as Princess Day – all children dressed as their favorite princess or prince will receive free admission.