BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Freshman Lizzie Scalzo netted the game-winning goal for the Elon women's lacrosse team (7-6, 3-2 CAA) on Friday as the Phoenix came from behind to down Campbell (9-6, 0-5 CAA) in double overtime, 11-10.

Elon trailed by two late in the fourth quarter but tied the game at 10-10 after goals by Mackenzie Coleman and Lillian Austin. The Phoenix then made a stop in the closing seconds of regulation before making more stops in overtime to set up the Scalzo winner.

Ana Lee Vandiver paced the Phoenix with three goals and four points, with Scalzo adding two assists to her game-winning tally for a three-point effort. Austin and Coleman both netted a pair of goals with Anna Hackett delivering two points of her own, including the assist on Scalzo's overtime goal.

In goal, Caitlin Walsh made eight saves to anchor an Elon defense that held Campbell scoreless for the final 19-plus minutes of the contest.  
 

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How It Happened

• Elon raced out to a 3-1 lead in the opening five minutes of the game with a goal from Austin and a pair from Vandiver just over a minute apart. The Camels got back within one to end the first quarter.
• MJ Santa Barbara moved Elon back up by two with the first goal of the second quarter, but Campbell responded shortly after. The teams traded two more goals each to close out the half, with Vandiver completing her hat trick and Coleman extending her scoring streak to nine. The Phoenix took a 6-5 advantage into the locker room.
• Addie Gilner scored in the opening minutes of the third quarter to re-establish Elon's two-goal lead, but the Camels responded with the next two tallies to tie the game, 7-7. Hackett put Elon back in front before Campbell tied the game again entering the final frame.
• Campbell scored the first two of the fourth quarter to take a 10-8 lead with 9:23 remaining in regulation.
• After a Coleman shot with just under four minutes remaining was stopped by Campbell's goalkeeper, Vandiver forced a turnover to get the ball back for the Phoenix. Later on in the possession, Coleman netted her second of the game to get Elon back within one.
• Campbell won the ensuing draw but Elon got the ball back with just over 1:40 left. Austin drew a foul with roughly a minute on the clock and then converted on a free position attempt to tie the game, 10-10.
• The Camels again won the next draw but Elon's defense forced Campbell into a desperation shot in the closing seconds that went wide, sending the contest to overtime.
• Arianna Kouchalakos secured the first draw control in overtime for Elon. On the first possession, a Vandiver effort was stopped by Campbell's keeper. After getting ball back later in the period, Campbell again stymied an Austin effort. Campbell took a shot clock violation on the final possession of the first overtime period as the game went to a second extra frame.
• Campbell got the first possession of double overtime, with Walsh stopping two Camels shots to keep the game alive. Santa Barbara and Gwen Eilender both put shots on target on Elon's first possession of the period but they were both stopped by Campbell.
• Mimi Economus forced a turnover with just over 30 seconds left in the second overtime to give Elon the final possession. With time running down, a cutting Hackett found an open Scalzo in front of the net, who beat the buzzer to seal the comeback win for the Phoenix.

 
Notable Numbers

• Scalzo's game-winning goal was the fourth of her freshman campaign. The attacker led the Phoenix with two assists as she now has multiple assists in three of Elon's five CAA games this season.
• With three points, Scalzo secured her fourth straight outing with multiple points and her fifth in the last six games. The freshman's 13 points are the most by a Phoenix in conference play.
• Vandiver netted her sixth hat trick of the season to match Hackett for the most on the team. This was the redshirt junior's first hat trick to come against a CAA opponent this season.
• With her two goals, Coleman extended her career-best scoring streak to nine games, the longest on the Phoenix. This was the junior's first game with multiple goals since notching consecutive hat tricks against Monmouth and Duke.  
• Austin scored two goals as the sophomore has now scored in all 11 games she has appeared in this season. Austin is tied with Coleman and Hackett for the most goals by a Phoenix in CAA play. It was her second straight two-goal game after also scoring a pair against William & Mary.
• For the third time this season and 16th time in her career, Santa Barbara collected double-digit draw controls as her 10 against Campbell were a game high. The junior also scored her fifth goal of the season and first since Feb. 27 against Virginia Tech as she continues to add to her career-high goal haul.
• With a goal and an assist, Hackett secured a fifth straight game with multiple points. She has two-plus points in each of Elon's last three CAA games. 
• Carley Sgueglia delivered her second assist of the season on Hackett's goal.
• Elon outshot the Camels, 34-28, and finished with a 25-18 advantage in shots on goal. The 34 shot attempts were the second most in a game by Elon this season while the 25 shots on target were a season best.
• The Phoenix finished with a narrow 13-11 edge in draw controls. Elon went 23-of-24 on clear attempts and turned the ball over just 12 times compared to Campbell's 18 giveaways.
• Economus matched her season and career highs with four caused turnovers, as she hit the mark for the second consecutive game. Reigning CAA Co-Defensive Player of the Week Eliza Ritter forced three Campbell turnovers.
• Economus also led the Phoenix with three ground balls with Ritter, Vandiver, Mia Zebley and Reagan Kuehn all grabbing two of their own.
• Walsh made eight saves to match her most in a CAA game this season. She made a pair of stops in double overtime to keep the game going.
• The game was Elon's fourth out of five in conference play to be decided by a single goal.
• This was Elon's first game to go beyond regulation since March 8, 2025, against Coastal Carolina, which Elon won, 15-14.
• The Phoenix has now won three straight games, its longest winning streak of the season.

 
Up Next
Elon returns home Sunday to host No. 12 Stanford at Rudd Field. Opening draw is slated for noon.
 
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