ELON – The Elon women's basketball team will return home Wednesday to host ETSU, seeking its second straight home victory. Tipoff against the Buccaneers is set for 7 p.m. ET at Schar Center.

GAME INFORMATION

• Date & Time: Wednesday, Nov. 11 | 7 p.m. ET
• Location: Elon, N.C. | Schar Center
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• Live stats: Statbroadcast
• Game Notes: Elon

INSIDE THE MATCHUP

• Series record: Elon leads, 6-3
• Elon has won three of the last five meetings against ETSU, including a 65-56 overtime victory in last year's season opener in Johnson City, Tennessee, on Nov. 3, 2025.
• The Phoenix is 2-1 at home against the Buccaneers within the last five meetings, with both home victories coming by double digits. 

STARTING FIVE

1. HARD-FOUGHT SETBACK AT HOWARD
   • Elon led 40-39 at halftime, and the teams were tied 55-55 entering the fourth quarter before Howard pulled away late to win 76-69.
   • LaNae' Corbett posted her second straight 20-point game with 21 points and nine rebounds to lead the team.
   • Tamia Watkins reached double figures for the second straight game with 16 points, going 6-for-10 from the field.
   • Tyana Walker contributed 14 points, eight rebounds and three steals, shooting 3-for-5 from three-point range.
   • Ashanti Fox matched her career high with six assists.
   • Elon held advantages in assists (20-11), points in the paint (38-22) and blocks (3-2).
2. HOME-OPENING STATEMENT
   • Elon opened the 2026-27 season with an 84-50 victory over UNC Pembroke on Nov. 2 at Schar Center.
   • Phoenix shot 51% (35-of-69) from the field and held the Braves to 16 points in the paint.
   • LaNae' Corbett led four Phoenix in double figures with 25 points, while Tamia Watkins added 17, Ashanti Fox scored 12 and freshman Macayla Askew contributed 11.
   • Kierra Morrow grabbed a career-high eight rebounds, while Samira Khalil finished with a team-high four assists.
   • The Phoenix recorded 17 steals and outrebounded UNC Pembroke, 39-33.
   • The victory marked Elon's third consecutive season-opening win and its fifth straight victory over UNC Pembroke.
3. PRESEASON PRAISE
   • Elon was picked to finish second in the 2026-27 CAA Preseason Poll, the Phoenix's highest preseason selection since 2017-18, as voted on by the league's head women's basketball coaches.
   • Corbett and Angel were both named to the Preseason All-CAA Second Team.
   • Corbett returns for her second season with the Phoenix after earning All-CAA Third Team honors in 2025-26. She averaged 11.7 points per game, reached double figures 19 times, and ranked second in the CAA with a .483 field-goal percentage.
   • Corbett shot 50% or better in 15 games and set Elon's single-game program record for field-goal percentage, shooting 87.5% (14-for-16) against Hampton.
   • Angel, the 2024-25 CAA Rookie of the Year and Sixth Player of the Year, appeared in just two games last season before suffering a season-ending injury. As a freshman, she averaged 9.9 points and 1.6 steals per game and earned a league-best five CAA Rookie of the Week honors.
4. PHOENIX EARNS NATIONAL RECOGNITION
   • Elon received 11 votes in the College Insider Women's Mid-Major Top 25 Preseason Poll, earning recognition among the nation's top mid-major programs entering the 2026-27 season.
   • Elon was one of four CAA programs to receive votes, joining Monmouth (No. 12, 403 points), Charleston (26) and Drexel (15).
5. PHOENIX RELOADED
   • Elon returns nine players from its 2025-26 roster while welcoming five incoming freshmen, building its 2026-27 roster without adding any transfers.
   • The Phoenix return leading scorer LaNae' Corbett (11.7 PPG) and top rebounder Tamia Watkins (5.6 RPG) from last season.
   • Ashanti Fox returns for her sophomore season after earning three CAA Rookie of the Week honors as a freshman, while Jayda Angel returns after missing most of last season due to injury.
   • Kamryn Doty returns for her sixth season after missing two full seasons earlier in her career, adding veteran leadership and experience.
   • Elon's five freshmen are Macayla Askew, Skylar Bolden, Norah Fuld, Sidney Smith and Savannah Whitley. Askew made her collegiate debut against UNC Pembroke, scoring 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting and recording a team-high four steals. 

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