ELON – The Elon men's soccer team (6-2-2, 1-1-2 CAA) puts its three-match winning streak on the line Saturday night as it takes on William & Mary (5-4-1, 2-1-1 CAA) in a pivotal CAA South Division road test.

Following its trip to Williamsburg, Elon returns home Oct. 6 to host Guilford College (1-4-3) in a nonconference matchup at Rudd Field.

Elon at William & Mary Briefing
Match Details: Oct. 3 | Williamsburg, Va. | Martin Family Field | 7 p.m.
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Elon vs. Guilford Briefing
Match Details: Oct. 6 | Elon, N.C. | Rudd Field | 7 p.m.
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Inside The Matchups

• Saturday will be the 19th all-time meeting between Elon and William & Mary and the second this season.
• Elon is 6-7-5 against the Tribe but is unbeaten in the last seven encounters between the teams.
• Earlier this season, the Phoenix and Tribe played to a 1-1 tie at Rudd Field. William & Mary scored early in the match but a Magnus Jacobsen goal off a corner feed from Weston Jonke secured a CAA point for Elon.
• The Tribe and Phoenix also tied 1-1 in their regular season meeting in Williamsburg a season ago.
• Elon and Guilford will meet for the first time since 1992. The teams played 22 times before the Phoenix moved up to Division I.

Joe Taylor On The Left

• Joe Taylor took home a pair of honors this week for the Phoenix. The defender scored the game-winning goal and played the full 90 minutes on the back line for Elon in its 1-0 road win at Duke on Sept. 25.
• On Monday, Taylor was named CAA Defensive Player of the Week, becoming Elon's first CAA weekly award winner of the campaign.
• Taylor was then named to the TopDrawer Soccer Team of the Week on Tuesday. He is the first Phoenix to earn that recognition since Martin Kozak on Nov. 11, 2025.
• Taylor's goal against the Blue Devils was the first of his Phoenix career in his 23rd appearance with the team. The match against Duke was also his first time going the full 90 minutes this season.

 
Elon Storylines

• Down Goes Duke: Elon earned its first ever road win against Duke on Sept. 25 downing the Blue Devils in Durham, 1-0. Taylor scored the lone goal of the match.
• CAA Praise: Elon was tabbed to finish first in the CAA South Division preseason poll. The Phoenix also had four preseason All-CAA honorees – Martin Kozak, Magnus Jacobsen, Weston Jonke and Renz. Additionally, Ben Madore was named a preseason All-CAA honorable mention. 
• Quick Strikes: Elon has scored in the opening five minutes of each of its last two victories. Both goals have come on free kicks and were scored on the first shot attempt of the match. Taylor scored the early goal at Duke, with Jonke striking in the opening moments against USC Upstate.
• Winning Streak: The Phoenix rides a season-best three-match winning streak into Williamsburg on Saturday. Elon has defeated Davidson, Duke and USC Upstate during its winning streak.
• Dom-inating: Renz leads the Phoenix in both points (10) and goals (4) this season. The reigning CAA Rookie of the Year is top five in the CAA in points and has netted a goal in each of Elon's last two conference matches. The forward has points in four of Elon's last six outings, including a goal in Elon's most recent outing against USC Upstate.
• Give Him His Flowers: Jahmir Flowers has already set a career high in goals with four through Elon's first 10 matches this season. The senior is second on the Phoenix with nine points, another career best.  
• Oscar-Worthy Performance: Oscar Tonidandel has racked up seven points in Elon's last six matches. The midfielder is a perfect 2-for-2 on penalty kicks this season, scoring his second goal from the penalty spot Tuesday against USC Upstate. His eight points are the third most on the Phoenix.
• Goalie Rotation: Elon has rotated goalies in the first 10 matches of the season. Drew Hartman has started seven times, including all four of Elon's CAA contests. Mikolaj Lenarcik has made three starts and posted his first career shutout in Elon's win against Radford. Lenarcik became the first Phoenix goalkeeper since 2015 to register an assist in the victory over the Highlanders.
• Nonconference Success: Elon is 5-1-0 this season against nonconference opponents and has won four straight nonconference fixtures against Radford, Davidson, Duke and USC Upstate.
• Iron Man Streak: Jacobsen has played all 900 minutes on Elon's back line this season, the only Phoenix to not be subbed off the field. The defender also has a goal and an assist on the campaign, with the goal coming earlier this season against the Tribe.
• Offensive Production: Elon has scored multiple goals in six of its 10 matches this season. Elon's 20 goals have come from 12 different scorers. Elon and William & Mary are tied for the most goals scored in the conference entering Saturday's match.  
• Captain Martin: Kozak has four points in eight appearances this season. The reigning CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player has a goal and a pair of assists on the campaign, highlighted by a three-point effort in Elon's season-opening victory against VMI. He was named to the Hermann Trophy Preseason Watch List in August.
• Home Sweet Home: Elon remains unbeaten at Rudd Field this season with a 3-0-2 record. The Phoenix has won or tied its last 15 home matches, a streak that began with last season's home opener.
• CAA South Status: Elon and William & Mary will clash Saturday with second place in the CAA South standings on the line. The Tribe currently sits in second with seven points, with Elon in third with five points. An Elon victory would vault the Phoenix past the Tribe and into second.

 
Last Time Out

• Elon capped off a stretch of three straight nonconference matches Tuesday night with a 3-1 victory against USC Upstate at Rudd.
• Jonke, Tonidandel and Renz all scored goals for the Phoenix. The match was tied at 1-1 when Tonidandel and Renz scored just over two minutes apart to give the Phoenix a two-goal advantage.
• Daire McCarthy logged an assist on Renz's marker, his third point in the last three matches. McCarthy also went the full 90 minutes, as did Jacobsen and Tønnes Daland.
• Jonke's goal was his second of the season, both of which have come at Rudd. The junior played 78 minutes in Elon's midfield.
• The Phoenix outshot USC Upstate, 19-5, with eight of Elon's 19 shots being put on target. The Spartans went down a man after committing a red card in the 67th minute.
• Hartman made four saves for his fourth victory of the season. The four stops matched his season best.

 
Reigning Champs

• Elon earned its first CAA Tournament crown last fall, winning the title on its home field.
• The Phoenix finished atop the CAA South Division in the regular season to receive a bye into the semifinal round of the conference tournament.
• In its semifinal match against Campbell, the Phoenix exploded for six goals in a 6-4 victory, the most goals for Elon in a match since 2018. Six different Phoenix converted a goal in the match.
• Elon netted three more goals in the championship match against Stony Brook at Rudd, blanking the Seawolves 3-0 to secure the title and an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament.
• Kozak paced the Phoenix with eight points in the CAA Tournament, netting two goals and adding four assists to earn Most Outstanding Player honors.
• The Phoenix made its sixth appearance in the NCAA Tournament, going out to UNCG in penalty kicks after the teams played to a scoreless draw in Greensboro.

 
Scouting William & Mary

• William & Mary is 5-4-2 this season and went 2-1-1 in its first trip around the CAA South.
• The Tribe is coming off a 1-0 nonconference victory at American on Tuesday. Prior to that, William & Mary downed Campbell 2-1 at home.
• Gabe Ruitenberg leads the Tribe and ranks No. 4 in the CAA with 12 points. He is tied with Alex Garrison for a team-best for goals to go along with four assists.
• Aidan Gatchell is pacing William & Mary with five assists on the campaign. He also has a pair of goals and is tied with Garrison for second on the team in points (9).
• Brown Huffard scored for the Tribe earlier this season against the Phoenix at Rudd. He also scored in William & Mary's CAA win against College of Charleston.
• Diego Garciarena has started all 10 matches in goal for William & Mary this season, making 41 saves with a .707 save percentage.
• Chris Norris is in his 23rd season as William & Mary's head coach and 36th season overall with the program.

 
Scouting Guilford

• The Quakers are currently 1-4-3 on the season and will face Johnson & Wales on Thursday and Eastern Mennonite on Saturday before facing the Phoenix.
• Guilford picked up its first victory of the campaign on Sept. 22, defeating Mary Baldwin 1-0 at home.
• The Quakers recently played at High Point on Sept. 25, with the Panthers winning 5-1.
• Sebastian Urgiles leads the Quakers with eight points and four goals.
• Guilford is led by first-year head coach Sean Riley.

 
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