ELON, N.C. – In an exciting win-and-in finale over the weekend against the Towson Tigers, the Elon University lacrosse team emerged victorious and will compete in the CAA postseason tournament for the first time since 2021 this week.

In similar fashion, the Elon University softball team snapped Stony Brook's 18-game winning streak, the longest in the country, over the weekend to punch its ticket into the postseason. 

Each Monday, Rising Phoenix will preview the week ahead in Elon athletics. Here is a look at each Elon team competing this week.

Track & Field
It's the final week of competition for Elon's track & field squad before hosting the CAA Outdoor Championship at the Jerry and Jeanne Robertson Track and Field Complex. Last week, Jette Beerman continued to dominate on the track, winning the 5,000 with a school-best time of 15:42.30 at the Penn Relays. At the Charlotte Invitational, Abby Beville won the 800 with her personal-best time of 2:13:25 as the rest of the team earned a slew of top-five and top-10 victories. On Wednesday, the team will compete in the Liberty Twilight Qualifier in Lynchburg, Virginia and will compete closer to home on Friday and Saturday in the North Carolina A&T Invitational in Greensboro. 

Lacrosse
In a final game to decide it all, the Elon University lacrosse team had a flair for the dramatic as it defeated the Towson Tigers 12-11 in overtime Saturday. Sammy Fisher was dominant yet again, scoring three goals, including the game-winner 58 seconds into overtime, assisted by Mia Zebley. Zebley also had a career-game, scoring two goals of her own with five assists for a career-high seven points. This Thursday, the team will compete in the CAA Semifinals against No. 13 Stony Brook in Stony Brook, New York, at noon.

Softball
Following in lacrosse's footsteps, the Elon softball team also punched its ticket to the postseason on Saturday with a 9-7 victory over the Stony Brook Seawolves, which also snapped Stony Brook's 18-game winning streak. Up ahead for Elon is its annual Senior Weekend and the last week of regular season play, in which the Phoenix will take on the Drexel Dragons at Hunt Softball Park. On Saturday, the team will celebrate its annual Senior Day, honoring Meredith Wells and Gabi Schaal. 

Baseball
With 1,035 fans in attendance at Latham Park for last week's midweek match, the Elon baseball team shutout No. 8 Wake Forest 3-0, marking its second win over the Demon Deacons in as many years. Kolby Pascarelli, Carson Wehner, Tristan Corcoran and Sam Nomura combined for the shutout as catcher Alex Duffey propelled the offense with a two-run home run, his fifth of the year. The team will be back at Latham Park this weekend for a three-game series against the William & Mary Tribe.
 

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