Elon, N.C. – Eight different players found the back of the net for the Phoenix Saturday as the Elon women's lacrosse team beat Campbell 13-10 for Senior Day. Sophomore MJ Santa Barbara broke Elon's career draw control record in just her 21^st career game and the Phoenix's freshmen scored five goals. Elon improved to 6-4 overall and 3-0 in CAA play, winning its seventh straight conference game dating back to the 2024 season. Campbell fell to 3-8 overall and 1-3 in conference action.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Elon led 4-1 after one period and built an 8-1 lead late in the first half as the Phoenix looked to put the game away early. Four of those goals were woman up as Campbell drew eight cards on the day.
• Freshman Addie Gilner started the scoring early with a woman up free-position goal just 65 seconds into play. Ana Lee Vandiver followed with the first of her three goals to give Elon a 2-0 lead. Mia Zebley got the assist.
•  Cambell battled back with a goal to make it 2-1 and then the two teams went almost six minutes without scoring again. Vandiver got her second on a pass from Sammy Fisher with 3:09 left in the first and Cierra Hopson scored woman up with an assist from Vandiver to make it 4-1 after one.
• Elon piled it on early in the second as freshman Lillian Austin got in the scoring column with a woman up tally on a pass from Hopson. Fisher scored 40 seconds later on a highlight reel behind-the-back shot following a shovel pass from Gilner to make it 6-1.
• Lila Ceribelli became the sixth different Phoenix player to score a goal on a pass from Kailey McKenna and Vandiver then got her hat trick woman up on Gilner's second assist of the quarter. Campbell did score late to make it 8-2 at the half.
• Campbell's offense came alive in the second half and the Camels outscored the Phoenix 4-2 in the third quarter. Austin posted her second goal and freshman Arianna Kouchalakos scored the first of her career on a pass from Danielle Swietoniowski, the reigning CAA Freshman of the Week, that kept Campbell at bay. Elon led 10-6 going into the fourth.
• Campbell turned up the pressure in an attempt to rally but Elon scored the first three of the fourth. Fisher recorded her second goal on a pass from Kouchalakos and then Austin got her first career hat trick, scoring woman up on a pass from Fisher. Zebley scored from Hopson with 8:44 to go and Elon was in control 13-6.
• Campbell did score the final four goals of the game but Elon held on for the 13-10 win.

 
STATS AND NOTES

• MJ Santa Barbara entered the game needing seven draw controls to tie the Elon career mark of 195, held by Gillian Curren (2019-22). She reached that in just her 21^st career game, posting 12 to get to exactly 200. Santa Barbara has played only four games this year but already has 49 on the season with at least 11 in every game.
• Ana Lee Vandiver posted her third consecutive hat trick. She has at least three goals and an assist in each of those games, all conference victories. It was the sixth hat trick of the season for the redshirt sophomore and seventh of her career.
• Freshman Lillian Austin, on the other hand, had her first career hat trick. All eight of her goals have come in the past five games.
• Sammy Fisher had her sixth consecutive game with at least four points. Although her hat trick streak ended at four games, she had two goals and two assists.
• Eliza Ritter led Elon with two caused turnovers and added two ground balls.
• Elon outshot Campbell 33-19 and 23-16 on goal.
• The Phoenix was perfect on clears at 17-of-17 and held a 14-10 edge on ground balls, as well as a dominant 18-8 advantage in the draw circle.
• Elon entered the game ranked among the top 15 teams in the country in fewest turnovers but committed a season-high 20, compared to 16 for Campbell.
• Elon improved to 7-1 all-time against Campbell with seven straight wins.
• Elon is 3-0 in CAA play for the first time in program history. In the Phoenix's first season of play, 2014, Elon opened conference play at 4-0 within the Atlantic Sun.

 
UP NEXT

• Elon goes on the road to play at Delaware Friday at 1:00 p.m. The Blue Hens are 5-5 overall and 1-2 in CAA play. Their two conference losses have come against the other two unbeaten CAA teams (along with Elon), Drexel and Stony Brook.