ELON – Three first-half goals fueled a 3-0 victory Saturday night for the Elon men's soccer team (9-2-6, 3-1-4 CAA) over Campbell (1-13-2, 1-7-0 CAA) at Rudd Field in the regular season finale for both teams.
Elon scored three goals in under 13 minutes in the opening half to take control of the contest.
Dominik Renz,
Joe Taylor and
Magnus Jacobsen all netted a goal for the Phoenix.
The shutout was Elon's third in a row and third in CAA play as the Phoenix has not conceded a goal in over 300 minutes of game action. Elon's back line held Campbell without a shot on goal in the contest.
The Phoenix extended its unbeaten streak to 13 matches and its home unbeaten streak to 20 contests. Elon also snapped a streak of four consecutive ties with the victory.
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How It Happened
- Elon scored on its second shot of the game in the 15th minute. After Weston Jonke kept the ball from going out of bounds on the left sideline, he found Ben Madore, who held off a Campbell defender before passing the ball to Renz. The CAA's leading scorer then dribbled around a defender before sliding a shot into the bottom right corner of the net for a goal.
- The Phoenix doubled its lead in the 25th minute. Elon drew a free kick from just outside the top right corner of the box, giving the Phoenix a prime scoring opportunity. After Jonke faked taking the kick, Taylor fired it to the far corner, beating Campbell's goalie to make it 2-0.
- Elon cashed in for a third time in the 28th minute. Graham Jones started the scoring sequence by serving the ball into the box from the left side of the field. Jonke headed the cross into a Campbell defender, but the ball ricocheted back onto his foot. He then delivered a pass to Jacobsen, who lifted a shot into the net for Elon's third goal of the night.
- The third goal was the final shot by either team in the first half as the Phoenix took its 3-0 lead into halftime.
- The second half featured just six combined shot attempts despite Elon coming close to creating several scoring opportunities. Campbell took the final shot of the contest in the 89th minute. Â
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Notable Numbers
- The win extended Elon's unbeaten streak to 13 matches. The Phoenix is riding a program record streak for most consecutive matches in a single season without a defeat.
- Renz's goal got him to double-digits on the campaign. The forward finishes the regular season as the CAA's leader in both goals (10) and points (24).
- Renz also finishes the regular season as Elon's leading goal scorer in CAA contests with four. He scored in both of Elon's matches against Campbell this season.
- Taylor notched his third goal of the campaign and the second to come in conference play. It was his second goal directly off a free kick this season after also converting a free kick Sept. 25 at Duke.
- Jacobsen made it two Elon defenders with a goal Saturday with his third tally of the campaign. The sophomore has netted two goals in conference play this season.
- Jonke's assist was his eighth point of the season, with four of those points coming off helpers. Three of the four assists have come in conference matches.
- Both of Elon's victories against the Camels this season have come via a 3-0 score.
- This was Elon's 10th time scoring multiple goals in its 17 matches this season. The Phoenix finishes the regular season tied with Stony Brook for the most goals scored by CAA teams with 37.
- Elon also extended its home unbeaten streak to 20 with the result. The Phoenix has gone unbeaten at Rudd in each of the last two regular seasons.
- The match featured just 13 combined shot attempts with Elon taking eight of them. The Phoenix generated seven corner kick opportunities.
- Jacobsen logged a team-high 88 minutes in the contest. No Phoenix field players went the full distance.
- For the first time since Oct. 25, 2025, Carlos Levy checked into a contest for the Phoenix. He entered in the 89th minute and wore the captain's armband. Freshman Corbyn Wendorf also made his Elon debut after entering in the 89th minute.
- In total, 21 different Elon field players same game action.
- CAA Defensive Player of the Week Drew Hartman started in goal for the Phoenix but did not see any shots on goal. He has now anchored six shutouts this season including three in conference play.
- Elon's shutout streak is now over 300 minutes with clean sheets against then-No. 20 UNCW, then-No. 15 Wake Forest and Campbell.
- Elon finishes its regular season with a 9-2-6 record. It is the fewest regular season losses for the Phoenix in its Division I era.
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Up Next
Elon secured the No. 2 seed from the South Division for the CAA Tournament on Saturday. The Phoenix will host No. 3 seed College of Charleston on Nov. 5 at Rudd Field in a quarterfinal match. The start time is yet to be determined.
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