Jacob Kisamore

Box Score

Elon Elon 2-7,0-0 CAA

UNC Greensboro UNCG 7-3,0-0 SoCon

Elon Elon

2-7,0-0 CAA

Final

Dec. 10, 2023

UNC Greensboro UNCG

7-3,0-0 SoCon

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Elon Elon	5	15	17	10	47
UNC Greensboro UNCG	11	15	14	12	52

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 12/10/2023 5:11:00 PM | by Ashlee Brackett, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications

Women’s Basketball Drops Tight Game At UNCG

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GREENSBORO, N.C. – Despite having one of its best defensive games this season, the Elon women's basketball team (2-7) could not rally enough offensively, falling 52-47 to UNCG (7-3) on Sunday afternoon in Greensboro Coliseum.

Maraja Pass tied her career-high 16 points to lead the Phoenix going 6-for-13 from the field and 4-for-5 from the free-throw line. Iycez Adams followed with 14 points while also tying her career-high 10 boards, recording her first career double-double.

"I am very proud of our effort today. I feel like we fought for 40 minutes," said head coach Charlotte Smith. "We have some missing pieces and people coming back for the first time and I am just really thrilled in thinking about the future of this team and projecting how good we can be. We played a great game for 40 minutes and we fought so that's all I can ask of our team. We will focus forward on getting back to full strength and trying to get better everyday."

THE RUNDOWN

UNCG got on the board first and gained a 6-3 lead midway through the opening quarter. Elon responded playing strong defensively forcing back-to-back shot clock violation turnovers with just under three minutes remaining. The Spartans scored two more buckets before a jumper from Regina Walton ended the first quarter with the Phoenix trailing 11-5.
Again, the Spartans scored first in the second quarter and went on a 13-8 run to gain their first double-digit lead of the frame. The Phoenix came back and closed the half on a 7-2 run that included a three from downtown by Diamond Monroe to get Elon within six at 26-20 entering halftime.
Elon outscored UNCG 6-2 to start the third quarter, trimming the deficit to 28-26. The teams traded baskets throughout the remainder of the quarter, however the Phoenix used a 5-0 run at the last two minutes of the quarter to get within three points at 40-37 to end the third.
A driving layup from Iycez Adams kicked off the final 10 minutes of play followed by another three from Monroe giving Elon their first lead of the contest at 42-41 with 5:48 remaining in the game. UNCG outscored the Phoenix 11-5 in the final five minutes to seal a 52-47 victory.

NOTES

Ajia James made her first start of the season, joined by Iycez Adams, Ava Leroux, Maraja Pass and Regina Walton.
Pass led the Phoenix in scoring for the fourth time this season netting 16 points tying her career high.
Adams recorded the first double-double of her career with 14 points and 10 boards going 7-for-10 from the field. Adams double-double is the first for the Phoenix since Raven Preston's 13-point, 14-rebound performance against William & Mary last season.
Five Phoenix players recorded a steal adding to the 16 turnovers forced against UNCG.
As a team, the Phoenix shot 40% (12-for-30) from the field in the second half compared to UNCG shooting 33.3% (10-for-30).
The Phoenix now trails the all-time series against UNCG 25-23 and fall behind 16-8 when playing in Greensboro.