ELON – With a 0-0 tie against Charleston on Sunday, the Elon University women's soccer team punched its ticket to the 2025 CAA postseason tournament. The No. 3 seeded Phoenix will face No. 2 William & Mary on Thursday at 7 p.m.

The Elon University cross country teams will also compete in their conference championships, hosted by Monmouth on Friday.

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

Women's Golf
After the first round of play at the Edisto Island Invitational, the Elon University women's golf team is in first place overall, shooting a combined 10-over par 294, five strokes ahead of second place. Emma Hansen and Ashley Lafontaine lead the Phoenix and are both tied for first place with a 1-over 72. Kelly Zhao is two strokes behind her teammates and sits tied for fifth place. Elon will continue play with rounds on Monday and Tuesday.

Women's Soccer
A 0-0 tie against Charleston ended the Elon University women's soccer team's regular season, but Elon will prepare for postseason play this week. The Phoenix will face William & Mary in Williamsburg on Thursday at 7 p.m. Senior Isa Murdock scored the lone goal for the Phoenix in the regular season against the Tribe. With a win, the team will move on to the CAA Semifinals, which will take place at UNCW on Sunday.

Men's Tennis
Following a successful stint at the ITA Carolina Regionals, the Elon University men's tennis team will compete for the final time in the 2025 fall season. Elon will travel to Winston Salem for the Wake Forest Invite from Friday to Sunday. At Regionals, Veljko Krstic finished third overall in the singles competition. Krstic defeated multiple ranked opponents before becoming the first Elon player to make it to the semifinals since 2013. 

Cross Country
The CAA Championships are on the horizon for the men's and women's cross country teams, who will compete at Ocean County Park in New Jersey on Friday. The last time out, at the Panorama Farms Invitational, the women's team took home third overall, led by Katie Blount and Abby Beville, who placed fourth and eighth, respectively. Blount was awarded the CAA Co-Runner of the Week for the third time this season following her 20:10.1 6K. The men's team finished in 13th overall led by freshman Juan Pablo Castillo-Zima, who placed 94th.

Volleyball
The Elon University volleyball team will be on the road this weekend, facing Campbell in Buies Creek on Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 3 p.m. Against the Aggies last weekend, Casey Brower led the team with 31 total digs. Simrin Carlsen had 27 digs and 26 kills while Clara Simmons added 23 kills. 

 

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