ELON – The Elon women's soccer team (9-3-4, 4-2-2 CAA) hits the road Sunday for its regular season finale against College of Charleston (5-9-3, 2-5-1 CAA). Kickoff at Ralph Lundy Field at Patriots Point is set for 1 p.m.
 
Elon at College of Charleston Briefing
Match Details: Nov. 1 | Charleston, S.C. | Ralph Lundy Field at Patriots Point | 1 p.m.
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The Charleston Series

• Elon leads the head-to-head series against Charleston, 13-10-3.
• The teams played to a scoreless draw last season at Rudd Field in the regular season finale for both teams. The result clinched Elon's berth in the 2025 CAA Tournament.
• Elon is 7-6-1 all-time against the Cougars in Charleston. The Cougars won the most recent match between the teams at Patriots Point in 2024, but the Phoenix won its previous four trips to Charleston prior to that contest.

 
Ticket Punched

• With its win over the weekend against Hampton, Elon secured a return trip to the CAA Tournament.
• The defending CAA champions will be the No. 2 seed from the South Division in the tournament and will host a quarterfinal match Nov. 5 at Rudd Field.
• Elon will host either Campbell or William & Mary in that quarterfinal match. The No. 3 seed will be determined by Sunday's CAA results.
• The Phoenix will play in its third straight CAA Tournament. Elon has won at least one tournament game each of the last two years.
• The quarterfinal will be Elon's first CAA Tournament match at Rudd Field. 

 
Terrific Talia

• Talia Feigin was named CAA Offensive Player of the Week on Monday following a four-point effort against Hampton.
• The four points were a career best for Feigin. She scored her second goal of the season to go along with two assists.
• It was Feigin's second multi-assist performance of the campaign and the first since Sept. 3 when she had a trio of assists against VMI.
• Feigin became the second Phoenix to take home CAA Offensive Player of the Week this season, joining Isa Murdock, who won the award on Sept. 7.

 
Top 100 Freshmen

• Last week, Nicole Kleyner was featured in the TopDrawer Soccer Midseason Top 100 Freshmen List, checking in at No. 97.
• The rookie midfielder has seven points this season with three goals and one assist. She is tied for fourth among Phoenix goal scorers.
• Kleyner scored a goal in her college debut Aug. 13 against VCU to net the season's first CAA Rookie of the Week honors. She then scored the game-winning goal in the 86th minute of Elon's CAA championship rematch victory Sept. 24 against Stony Brook.

 
Storylines To Follow

• Red-Hot Offense: Elon leads the CAA in scoring offense (2.4 goals per game), assists per game (2.5 per game) and shots on goal per game (8.4). The Phoenix has scored multiple goals in 11 of its 16 contests, including six goals in a road win against South Carolina State on Aug. 20 and five at VMI on Sept. 3. Elon has scored multiple goals in five of eight CAA games this fall after netting 24 goals in nonconference play, the most nonconference goals for the Phoenix since 2019.
• Balanced Attack: Elon's 38 goals this season have come from 15 different scorers. Additionally, of the 22 field players to log minutes for Elon this season, 18 have notched at least one point.
• Hats Off For Isa: Isa Murdock is third among CAA scorers with a team-best 19 points this season. The forward is tied for third in the conference in goals (7) after scoring against Hampton last time out and tied for seventh in assists (5). Murdock became the first Phoenix to score a hat trick since 2023 earlier this season with three goals against VMI. She was named CAA Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 7 and exceeded 50 career points earlier this season.
• First-Time Goal Scorers: Six different Elon players have scored their first career goal this season – Nicole Kleyner (3), Maya Abousaab (2), Hannah Carlson, Isabel DiPrima, Jessica Hill and Emerson Rogers. Gabby Tirado's four goals this season are also her first with the Phoenix after transferring to Elon from Marist.
• The Great Gabby: Tirado is second on the Phoenix in points (15) and goals (5) in her debut Elon campaign. The midfielder is coming off a three-point outing against Hampton and leads the Phoenix with eight points in conference play this season. Her three goals in CAA play are also tied for the most on the Phoenix.  
• Beck Scoring: Jess Beck is tied with Tirado for a team-best three goals in CAA play after notching her third of the season against Hampton over the weekend. The junior forward also scored in Elon's conference opener against Campbell and netted a goal to help the Phoenix come from two down to tie Monmouth on Oct. 11. Beck is fourth among all Elon scorers with eight points.
• Lo In The Flow: Lauren McCauley is third on the Phoenix with two goals in conference play. The senior scored against Monmouth (Oct. 11) and William & Mary (Oct. 18), the first time in her career she netted a goal in consecutive matches.
• Helping Hand: Feigin is tied for the CAA lead in assists with eight on the campaign after helping on a pair of goals last time out against Hampton. The senior became the first Elon player to notch three assists in a match since 2023 with a trio of second-half helpers on Sept. 3 at VMI.
• GG: Grace Gelhaus, the reigning CAA Defensive Player of the Year, has seven points this season with one goal and five assists. Gelhaus had an assist in Elon's CAA opening victory over Campbell on Sept. 20.
• Zero Against Zero: Anica Carpenter took home CAA Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 19 following her shutout against William & Mary. The goalkeeper has started each of Elon's last two matches. The Phoenix is 3-0-0 this season in matches Carpenter starts.
• Person Of Interest: Naomi Person has started 13 of Elon's 16 matches in goal this season, the first starts of her college career. She has contributed to three shutouts alongside Carpenter and added her first career solo shutout Sept. 20 against Campbell.
• Kleyner Plays Hero: Kleyner scored the game-winning goal for the Phoenix in its CAA championship rematch against Stony Brook on Sept. 24, converting in the 86th minute to help Elon win, 2-1. Kleyner became the first Elon freshman to net a game-winning goal since Jordan Green against Hampton in 2023.
• Rookies Of The Week: Elon swept the first two CAA Rookie of the Week awards this season, with Kleyner winning it on Aug. 17 before Carlson made it back-to-back for the Phoenix by earning the honor on Aug. 24. 
• Let's Go, Dan: Green is having a career-best scoring season. The senior captain scored her career-best third goal of the season against Stony Brook, helping the Phoenix win the CAA championship rematch. Her eight points this season are also a career best and are tied for the third most on the Phoenix.
• Back-Line Security: Alexis Pierce has played all 720 minutes on Elon's back line during CAA play. Pierce leads the Phoenix in overall minutes (1,354), logging over 100 more minutes than any other Elon player this season. Megan Dwyer (1,164), Gelhaus (1,129) and Hill (1,119) have also spent over 1,000 minutes on the pitch this season.
• All-CAA Honorees: The Phoenix was picked to finish first in the CAA South Division preseason poll. Additionally, Gelhaus, Murdock, Katie Bisgrove and Ava Hellner were all named to the preseason all-conference team. 

 
Last Time Out

• Elon outpaced Hampton for a 4-2 victory Sunday against Hampton on Senior Day at Rudd Field.
• Four different Phoenix scored a goal in the contest – Beck, Feigin, Murdock and Tirado.
• Feigin scored a career-best four points behind a goal and two assists with Tirado also notching a goal and an assist.
• Murdock's goal was her first in CAA play and snapped a seven-match goalless drought.
• Beck has now scored the game-winning goal against the Pirates in each of the last two seasons.
• Jenna Abousaab added a Senior Day assist on Feigin's goal. It was her second assist of the campaign.
• The four goals were the most scored by the Phoenix in a conference match this season. Elon has now scored four or more goals four times this fall.
• Elon outshot Hampton, 19-15, and put 15-of-19 shots on goal. The Pirates edged the Phoenix in second-half attempts, 8-7.
• Murdock attempted a game-high seven shots, putting six on target. In total, 11 different Phoenix attempted at least one shot.
• Elon started all nine of its seniors after honoring the class in a pre-match ceremony. Jenna and Maya Abousaab both started in the same match for just the second time in their careers. Maya's start was her first of the season and second of her career.
• Carpenter made four saves in her second straight start.

 
Defending Champions

• Elon won its second CAA title last fall and its first since the spring 2021 season.
• The Phoenix finished third in the South Division and clinched a CAA Tournament berth with a tie against College of Charleston on the last day of the regular season. Elon rode a six-match unbeaten streak into the postseason.
• Elon started its tournament with a 1-0 road win over William & Mary behind an Ashlee Brehio goal. In the semifinals, the Phoenix eliminated UNCW, the South's top seed, on the road via a penalty shootout following a scoreless draw to advance to the championship match.
• In the CAA final, Elon upended Stony Brook on the road in penalty kicks after a 1-1 decision on Long Island. Bisgrove made 10 saves in the contest to finish Elon's championship run with 28 stops.
• The Phoenix led the CAA last season in goal differential, goals against average, save percentage and shutout percentage. Elon allowed just 16 goals in 21 matches, conceding just 11 times in conference play.
• Elon also had a top-three scoring offense in the conference, netting 1.78 goals per match in CAA play.

 
Scouting College of Charleston

• The Cougars are 5-9-3 this season and 2-5-1 in conference play. They will close their 2026 season Sunday.
• Charleston was in contention to qualify for the CAA Tournament but has lost each of its last three matches to be eliminated.
• In their most recent match, the Cougars fell to Campbell in a 2-0 road decision.
• Charleston has a 3-4-2 record at Patriots Point this season.
• The Cougars have CAA victories against Drexel and Hampton, with both coming on the road.
• Bella Antonio leads the CAA in both points (23) and goals (10). She is the only CAA scorer with double-digit goals on the campaign.
• Of Antonio's 23 points, 13 have come in conference matches. She has five goals in CAA play, which includes a brace in Charleston's win over Drexel.
• Antonio is the only Cougar with more than six points this season. Ellie Stewart, Kassy Uzelman, Maggie Wadsworth and Sienna Ward are all tied for second on the team with six points.
• Ainsley Chunn is Charleston's No. 1 goalkeeper. She has started 16 of 17 matches, making 59 saves with a 0.711 save percentage.
• Charleston is led by head coach Christian Michner, who is in his 17th season at the helm of the program.

                 
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