ELON – The Elon men's soccer team (9-2-6, 3-1-4 CAA) begins its CAA Tournament at home Thursday with a quarterfinal match at Rudd Field against College of Charleston (7-4-5, 2-3-3 CAA). Kickoff is set for 5 p.m.

Elon is the No. 2 seed in the South Division while the Cougars are the No. 3 seed. The winner will advance to face CAA South regular season champion and top seed UNCW in the semifinals at Wilmington.

Elon vs. College of Charleston Briefing
Match Details: Nov. 5 | Elon, N.C. | Rudd Field | 5 p.m.
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The Charleston Series

• Elon and Charleston will meet for the 31st time on Thursday.
• Thursday will be the first CAA Tournament clash between the Phoenix and Cougars. The teams met three times in the SoCon Tournament before joining the CAA with Charleston going 2-1 in those encounters.
• Elon and Charleston played to a pair of 1-1 ties in the regular season. Dominik Renz scored both Elon goals.
• The Phoenix holds a 13-12-5 advantage in the head-to-head series and is 8-1-5 in their last 14 meetings
• Elon is 5-0-2 in its last seven home matches against the Cougars.

 
Mighty Magnus

• Magnus Jacobsen became the third Phoenix to earn CAA Defensive Player of the Week honors this season Monday, joining Joe Taylor (two times) and Drew Hartman.
• Jacobsen scored a goal and logged a team-high 88 minutes Saturday night in a 3-0 victory against Campbell. He helped Elon's back line limit the Camels to just five total shot attempts and zero shots on goal as the Phoenix extended its shutout streak to over 300 minutes of game action.
• His goal against the Camels was his third of the campaign, two of which have come in conference play. Jacobsen was one of two Elon defenders to net a goal in the contest, along with Taylor.
• This was Elon's second straight Defensive Player of the Week as Hartman took home the weekly honor Oct. 26 after shutting out then-No. 15 Wake Forest.
• Jacobsen became the second Phoenix this season to be named to the TopDrawer Soccer Team of the Week on Tuesday, joining Taylor.

 
Elon Storylines

• Phoenix Rising The Ranks: Elon is up to No. 20 in this week's TopDrawer Soccer top 25 poll, jumping three spots from last week's edition. The Phoenix is the second CAA team in the rankings behind only UNCW at No. 18.
• Unbeaten Streak: The Phoenix closed the regular season on a 13-match unbeaten streak, going 8-0-5 in that stretch. Elon is currently on its longest ever single-season unbeaten stretch and has not lost a match since Sept. 5 at UNCW.
• Home Sweet Home: Elon remains unbeaten at Rudd Field this fall after going 5-0-5 during the regular season at home. The Phoenix has won or tied its last 20 home matches, a streak that began with last fall's home opener.
• Back-To-Back: Joe Taylor won consecutive CAA Defensive Player of the Week honors on Sept. 28 and Oct. 5 after scoring game-winning goals for the Phoenix against Duke and William & Mary. The defender was also included on the TopDrawer Soccer Team of the Week on Sept. 29. He netted his third goal of the campaign in Elon's most recent win over Campbell.
• Dom-inating: Dominik Renz has vaulted into the conference lead for both goals (10) and points (24). He scored his first career hat trick Oct. 6 against Guilford and added a goal against both College of Charleston (10/9) and Longwood (10/13) to rack up 12 points in a three-match span. The reigning CAA Rookie of the Year has scored a goal in four of Elon's last six conference matches, including last time out against Campbell.
• Oscar-Worthy Performance: Oscar Tonidandel has racked up nine points in Elon's last 12 matches. The midfielder is second to only Renz on the Phoenix with 12 points and is third in the CAA with eight assists. Tonidandel also has a pair of goals this season, with both coming from the penalty spot.
• Give Him His Flowers: Jahmir Flowers has already set a career high in goals with four in his 12 appearances this season. The senior is third on the Phoenix with nine points, another career best. 
• Goalie Rotation: Elon has rotated goalies throughout the season. Hartman has started 13 times, including all eight of Elon's CAA contests. He has posted three straight shutouts and was named CAA Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 26. Mikolaj Lenarcik has made four starts, posting clean sheets in each of his two home nods. Lenarcik became the first Phoenix goalkeeper since 2015 to register an assist in the victory over Radford on Sept. 15.
• Nonconference Success: Elon went 6-1-2 during the regular season against nonconference opponents. The Phoenix tied then-No. 15 Wake Forest on Oct. 24 to improve to 1-0-1 this season against ACC teams.
• Iron Man Streak: Jacobsen played the first 1,035 minutes of the season for the Phoenix before finally subbing off for the first time Oct. 6 against Guilford. The defender led the Phoenix during the regular season with 1,483 minutes, going the full distance in 15 of 17 matches.
• Offensive Production: Elon has scored multiple goals in 10 of its 17 matches during the regular season and is a top 30 scoring offense in the country with 2.18 goals per game. The Phoenix's 37 goals are tied with Stony Brook for the most in the conference. The 37 goals have come from 15 different scorers, with nine different Phoenix netting multiple goals. Elon is second to only Stony Brook in the CAA with a plus-23 goal differential on the season.
• Shutout Streak: Elon has not allowed a goal since Oct. 13 against Longwood, a streak totaling over 300 minutes of game action. The Phoenix has produced three straight shutouts, its longest streak of the campaign.
• Six-Seven: Elon's Nos. 6 and 7 are both having career best scoring seasons, as both Weston Jonke and Jordin Wilson have seven-plus points on the campaign. Wilson is tied for third on the Phoenix with a trio of goals while Jonke has two goals to go with four assists.
• Ben Assisting: Ben Madore racked up seven assists in the month of October to vault into solo second on the Phoenix and fourth in the CAA in helpers. The midfielder tied Elon's program record with four assists in the win against Guilford on and added two more against Longwood. He tallied his first conference assist over the weekend against Campbell.
• Captain Martin: Martin Kozak has six points in 11 appearances this season. The reigning CAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player has two goals and a pair of assists on the campaign, including a penalty kick strike in Elon's CAA road win at William & Mary on Oct. 3. He was named to the Hermann Trophy Preseason Watch List in August.
• Dazza Delivering: Daire McCarthy has become a staple in Elon's midfield, logging the full 90 minutes in 11 of the last 13 matches. He is third on the Phoenix with 1,404 minutes on the pitch this season. The junior scored his first Phoenix goal at Davidson on Sept. 22 and had a streak of three straight matches with an assist in October.
• 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 with Hartman pitching a clean sheet in goal.

 
Last Time Out

• Elon brushed aside Campbell, 3-0, to close its regular season Saturday night at Rudd Field.
• The Phoenix scored a trio of first-half goals to take control of the contest with Renz, Taylor and Jacobsen all converting. Jonke and Madore both notched assists on the Elon goals.
• Elon's back line held Campbell without a shot on goal in the contest and limited the Camels to just five overall shot attempts. It was the first time Elon held an opponent without a shot on goal since Oct. 11, 2025, against UNCW.
• Both of Elon's victories against Campbell this season have come by 3-0 scores.
• 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 saw game action.
• Elon extended both its home and overall unbeaten streaks with the victory.

 
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.

 
Elon In The CAA Tournament

• This is Elon's 10th appearance in the CAA Tournament since joining the conference in 2014. The Phoenix has qualified for six straight conference tournaments.
• Elon enters Thursday with a 5-6-2 all-time record in CAA Tournament matches. All five of the victories have come since 2021, with two coming en route to the title a season ago.
• The Phoenix has advanced to a trio of CAA championship matches in 2021, 2022 and 2025. Elon won its first CAA title last season. 
• Thursday will be the eighth CAA Tournament match Elon has hosted. The Phoenix is 3-4-0 in the previous seven contests but went 2-0-0 last season.
• This will be the third straight season and the fourth time in the last five years Elon has hosted at least one CAA Tournament match at Rudd.
• Head coach Marc Reeves has guided the Phoenix to all five of its CAA Tournament victories.

 
CAA Tournament Breakdown 

• Elon is the No. 2 seed from the South Division. UNCW is the top seed from the South with Charleston seeded No. 3.
• The winner of Thursday's match will advance to face CAA South Division champion UNCW in Sunday's semifinal round. Kickoff in Wilmington is scheduled for 6 p.m. 
• The Phoenix went 0-2-0 in the regular season against Charleston and 0-1-1 against UNCW.
• In the North bracket, Stony Brook is the top seed, followed by Hofstra and Drexel.
• The winners of Sunday's semifinals will advance to the CAA championship match on Nov. 14 or 15.  

 
Scouting Charleston

• The Cougars secured the No. 3 seed from the South Division on the final day of the regular season.
• Charleston is 7-4-5 overall and went 2-3-3 during CAA play. Two of the ties came against Elon.
• The Cougars knocked off then-No. 1 South Carolina in Columbia on Sept. 22, upsetting the Gamecocks, 2-1. Stian Bendvold scored a brace for the Cougars, including the game-winning goal in the 85th minute.
• Matt Lenert is pacing the Cougars with 15 points in 13 appearances this season. His six goals are the most on the team. He is top 10 in the CAA in both goals (6) and points.
• Bendvold also has double-digit points with 13 on the season. He is second on the Cougars with five goals.
• Kira Fukuda leads Charleston with five assists on the season. Henrick Boer is close behind with four helpers.
• Arnau Ollé is third on the team in both goals (4) and points (9). His three goals in conference play are the most among Charleston scorers.
• Boer (2), Bemanzi Alibaruho (2) and Michihari Takanashi (2) also have multiple goals for the Cougars this season.
• Marten Brink is Charleston's starting goalkeeper. He has 35 saves this season and has a .648 save percentage.
• The Cougars are led by seventh-year head coach Keith Wiggans.

 
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