Elon University Athletics

ELON – The Elon men's soccer team (8-2-5, 2-1-4 CAA) picked up another point in the CAA South standings Saturday night with a scoreless draw against No. 20 UNCW (9-2-2, 5-0-1 CAA) at Rudd Field.

The Phoenix became the first CAA South team to tie the Seahawks this season after UNCW won its first five games in conference play. The tie was Elon's third in a row overall and second straight in CAA play. It was the first scoreless draw the Phoenix has contested this season.

Elon maintained its second-place spot in the CAA South standings with the point. The Phoenix has one conference match remaining in the regular season against Campbell on Oct. 31.

Prior to the match, Elon celebrated its nine-man graduating class that helped the Phoenix win its first CAA Tournament title last season.
 
How It Happened

• The first half featured just four total shot attempts, all by the Seahawks. Drew Hartman made a pair of saves in goal for the Phoenix, denying Jake Roberts in the 22nd minute and Lucas Siikala in the 29th minute.
• The match remained scoreless entering halftime.
• Elon began to generate offensive chances in the final half hour of the contest. The Phoenix attempted its first four shot attempts of the night in a six-minute span before Hartman made his third save of the contest in the 71st minute.
• Jordin Wilson had a chance right in front of the net in the 76th minute but UNCW goalkeeper Alex Kron lunged across the goal line to keep the ball out.
• Elon created another quality chance in the 85th minute, with Magnus Jacobsen glancing a header just over the cross bar.
• UNCW produced a transition chance in the closing seconds of the contest and got a shot off just before the buzzer. However, Hartman came off the goal line to stop the shot and secure a tie for the Phoenix.

 
Notable Numbers

• The result extended Elon's unbeaten streak to 11 matches. The Phoenix is 7-0-4 in that span.
• Elon also continued its home unbeaten streak, having played 18 straight matches at Rudd without a loss.
• This was Elon's third consecutive tie, its longest streak of draws since 2017.
• UNCW finished the match with a slight 12-10 edge in shot attempts. Elon outshot the Seahawks 10-8 in the second half.
• Elon generated five corner kicks compared to just one for the Seahawks.
• Hartman made four saves in goal for his fourth clean sheet of the campaign. Hartman has been in net for both of Elon's CAA shutouts this season.
• Four Phoenix field players went the full 90 minutes – Jacobsen, Tønnes Daland, Weston Jonke and Daire McCarthy.
• The match was Elon's first against a ranked opponent this season.
• Elon became the first team to hold the Seahawks without a goal since NC State on Sept. 15.
• UNCW clinched the CAA South regular season title with the point and will be the No. 1 seed from the South in next month's CAA Tournament.

 
Up Next
Elon steps away from CAA play to host No. 23 Wake Forest on Oct. 24. Kickoff at Rudd Field is slated for 7 p.m.

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