ELON – The Elon women's lacrosse team (7-8, 3-3 CAA) closes its regular season Friday against No. 13 Stony Brook (14-2, 6-0 CAA) at Rudd Field. Opening draw is scheduled for 5 p.m.
 
The Phoenix holds the fourth and final CAA Tournament spot entering the last weekend of the regular season. A win over the Seawolves would clinch Elon's third straight conference tournament berth.

Elon vs. No. 13 Stony Brook Briefing
Game Details: April 24, 2026 | Elon, N.C. | Rudd Field | 5 p.m. 
Admission: Free
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The Matchup

• Stony Brook holds a 6-0 advantage in the all-time series against the Phoenix.
• Friday marks the seventh meeting between the two programs and the fourth to come at Rudd Field.
• Last season, the Seawolves went 2-0 over the Phoenix, including a 15-4 victory over Elon on Long Island in the semifinals of the CAA Tournament.
• Stony Brook is 75-0 all-time against CAA opponents since joining the conference.

 
About The Phoenix

• The Phoenix is 7-8 this season and 3-3 in CAA play after last weekend's loss at Towson.
• Elon was tabbed to finish fourth in the CAA preseason poll behind just Stony Brook, Drexel and Towson.
• Eight Phoenix have reached double-digit points on the season – Ana Lee Vandiver (39), Anna Hackett (35), Lizzie Scalzo (32), Lillian Austin (22), Mackenzie Coleman (17), Danielle Swietoniowski (13), Gwen Eilender (11) and Maddie Engelkraut (10).
• Vandiver and Hackett both reached 100 career points this season, becoming the seventh and eighth Phoenix to do so, respectively.
• MJ Santa Barbara is third in the CAA with 5.73 draw controls per game. Santa Barbara surpassed 300 draw controls earlier this season, extending her all-time program record in career draw controls.
• Eliza Ritter (1.60) and Reagan Kuehn (1.33) both rank top 10 in the CAA in caused turnovers per game to lead Elon's defense
• Caitlin Walsh has anchored Elon's net this season, starting all 15 games. She surpassed 400 career saves on March 23 in Elon's game against No. 16 Duke.
• Elon is led by head coach Josh Hexter, who is in his 13th season with the program. He has guided the Phoenix since its inaugural campaign in 2014 and is up to 94 wins leading the maroon and gold.

 
 
Last Time Out

• Elon fell 16-7 to Towson on Sunday in its final road trip of the regular season. 
• Hackett and Scalzo paced the Phoenix offense with three points apiece. Hackett scored twice, while Scalzo added a goal and two assists. 
• Austin, Santa Barbara, Eilender and Vandiver also found the back of the net for Elon.
• The Tigers outshot the Phoenix 46-21, with 30 of their attempts coming in the first half. 
•  Walsh made nine saves in goal for Elon.  Ritter led Elon's defense with two caused turnovers.

 
 
Hack Is Back

• Hackett became the eighth player in Elon history to reach 100 career points on April 4 against William & Mary, hitting the milestone with her second goal of the game.
• After missing last season due to injury, Hackett made her first appearance since April 14, 2024, in Elon's season opener at Queens on Feb. 11, starting in Elon's midfield and finishing with two goals and four points against the Royals.
• Hackett notched hat tricks in four straight games earlier this season against Old Dominion, East Carolina, Virginia Tech and High Point. The redshirt junior's six hat tricks are tied with Vandiver for the most on the Phoenix.
• Hackett leads the Phoenix with 29 goals this season and her 34 points are second to Vandiver.  The redshirt junior has netted 14 goals in the last seven outings.
• Against Campbell on April 10, Hackett assisted on Scalzo's double-overtime goal with time expiring.
• Hackett's 29 goals this season have also moved her into a tie for fourth in program history in career goals (93). She needs seven more goals to become the third Phoenix to reach 100 career goals and points.
• With 1.93 goals per game, Hackett currently ranks 10th among CAA scorers.

 
 
Ana Lee-ding The Way

• Vandiver leads the Phoenix with 39 points this season (26g, 13a) and is second on the team in goals behind only Hackett.
• On March 31 against VCU, Vandiver became the seventh Phoenix to surpass 100 career points. She had six points against the Rams (3g, 3a) to match her season-best scoring output.  
• Vandiver is up to 109 career points, the sixth most in program history. She is just three points behind Mae McGlynn for the fifth most.
• Vandiver's 13 assists are tied with Scalzo for the most on the team. She has an assist in 10 of 15 games this season.
• Vandiver had her best goal scoring outing of the season against High Point on March 5, netting five goals, one shy of her career best. The five goals against the Panthers were tied with Scalzo for the most by a Phoenix in a game this season.
• Vandiver has a trio five-plus point games this season, as she also had a three-goal, two-assist outing against Old Dominion.
• With six hat tricks this season, Vandiver is tied with Hackett for the most on the Phoenix. Elon is 5-1 this season when Vandiver scores three or more goals.
• The attacker leads the Phoenix with 64 shot attempts this season, the 10th most in the conference.

 
 
MJ The History Maker

• Entering her junior season, Santa Barbara was already Elon's all-time leader in career draw controls and continues to re-write the Phoenix record books in the draw circle.
• With 346 career draw controls in her 43 career games, Santa Barbara is 151 clear of second place in program history. She has the top two single season draw control totals in program history with 151 in 2024 and 109 in 2025.
• She has also set the top two marks in program history for draw controls in a conference season, with 73 in CAA games in 2024 and 72 in 2025. The next highest total in a season is 35.
• With Santa Barbara on the draw, Elon has set new team records for draw controls in a season. The Phoenix secured a program-record 283 draw controls in 2024, Santa Barbara's freshman campaign, before accruing 255 in 2025, Santa Barbara's sophomore campaign. Those are the top two totals in program history, smashing the previous record of 231 set in 2022.
• Santa Barbara has also turned in the top five single game draw control efforts in program history, highlighted by her program-best 16 last season against Queens.
• Santa Barbara's 9.29 career draw controls per game were the third most in NCAA history entering this season.
• Santa Barbara has secured double-digit draw controls in 16-of-43 career games.
• The junior is third in the CAA this season with 5.73 draw controls per game. She recently scooped 10 draw controls in Elon's CAA road win at Campbell.
• Santa Barbara is just six draw controls away from becoming the CAA's all-time career leader. She enters Sunday with 346 career draw controls and is just five behind Karson Harris, who recorded 351 draw controls at Drexel from 2018-22.
• In addition to her prowess in the draw circle, Santa Barbara has become a steady scoring threat in 2026. The junior scored a goal in each of Elon's first four games this season, the longest goal-scoring streak of her career. She has a career-best six goals this season.

 
 
Sensational Scalzo

• In her freshman campaign, Scalzo is third on the Phoenix with 32 points (19, 13).
• Scalzo leads the Phoenix with 16 points in six CAA games. She has four more points than the second-best total.
• Scalzo netted the game-winning goal in double overtime on April 10 at Campbell. It was Scalzo's fourth game-winning tally this season.
• The freshman's 13 assists are tied for the most on the team with Vandiver. The rookie has multiple assists on four occasions this season, most recently in the Campbell win.
• Scalzo matched her career high with five points in Elon's CAA victory against Monmouth on March 20. The freshman had three goals, including the game winner, to go along with a pair of assists.
• The rookie tied for a game-high five goals in her collegiate debut on Feb. 11 against Queens. The freshman scored a first-half hat trick before scoring two more goals, including the game winner, after the break.
• Scalzo became the first Elon freshman to score five goals in her debut game since Stephanie Asher also scored five on Jan. 31, 2015, against Kennesaw State.
• The five goals by the rookie were also the most by any Phoenix freshman in a game since Vandiver had six against VCU on Feb. 17, 2024, as a redshirt freshman and the most by an Elon true freshman since Margaret Stephan netted five against Radford on March 7, 2021.
• The freshman has points in 12 of 15 games this season, only being held scoreless in three of Elon's games against ACC opponents. 
• Scalzo has a trio of hat tricks this season, with the most recent coming in a win at VCU on March 31. 

 
 
Chaos Coordinators

• Elon's defensive corps of Kuehn, Ritter, Mimi Economus and Jessie Penner have wreaked havoc on opposing offenses this season.
• Ritter leads the Phoenix with 24 caused turnovers, with Kuehn (20) and Penner (16) and Economus (15) all in double-digits.
• Ritter took home CAA Co-Defensive Player of the Week on April 6 after forcing four turnovers in the win against William & Mary. She also caused three VCU giveaways on March 31.
• Economus forced four turnovers in back-to-back CAA wins over William & Mary and Campbell earlier this season. The senior has already set career highs in both caused turnovers and ground balls.
• Kuehn and Penner have both surpassed 50 career caused turnovers this season. Kuehn is third in program history with 67 caused turnovers, with Penner's 56 ranking fifth in Phoenix history. 
• Kuehn is pacing the Phoenix with 31 ground balls. The junior has moved up Elon's all-time ranks in ground balls this season, as she is now fourth in program history with 99. 
• Penner is also top 10 in Elon's history with 77 ground balls. She surpassed Quinn Daly for sixth all-time with a pair against Stanford last weekend.
• Penner became the first Elon defender to score in a game since Bridget Lamb in 2018 with her goal against William & Mary.

 
 
Sophomore Scoring Duo

• Austin and Swietoniowski are both building on strong rookie campaigns in their sophomore seasons this spring.
• The sophomores are two of eight Elon players to reach double-digit points this season.
• Austin has scored a goal in 12 of 13 games she has appeared in this season has netted multiple goals on six occasions, including scoring the tying goal in regulation in Elon's double-overtime win at Campbell on April 10.  
• Austin is fourth on the Phoenix in both points (22) and goals (18). Nine of Austin's goals have come in CAA play, including two-goal outings against Hofstra, William & Mary and Campbell. She is second on the team in goals in CAA play.  
• Swietoniowski was the only Phoenix to score a goal in Elon's first six games this season, racking up 12 points in those contests. The sophomore netted a hat trick in a win against Old Dominion on Feb. 14.
• Austin leads the Phoenix with five free position goals while Swietoniowski's four are tied for third most.
• Austin's 15 points in CAA play last season were tied for the third most by an Elon freshman in a single season, while Swietoniowski was close behind with 13 points in conference games.
• Austin and Swietoniowski both registered six assists in CAA play, tied for the third most in a conference season by freshmen in program history.
• Both Swietoniowski (22) and Austin (21) surpassed 20 points in their freshman seasons and were two of seven Phoenix to do so in 2025.

 

Mack Attack

• Coleman has blossomed into a dynamic scoring threat for the Phoenix in recent weeks, netting all 17 of her goals this season in the last 11 games.
• The junior had hat tricks in consecutive games against Monmouth (March 20) and No. 16 Duke (March 23), the first time in her career she netted three or more goals in consecutive outings.
• Coleman's three goals in the win over Monmouth on March 20 were her most against a CAA opponent. She tied Scalzo for the team lead in Elon's conference victory over the Hawks.
• With two goals against Stanford on April 10, Coleman extended her scoring streak to a career-best 10 games, surpassing her previous best stretch of seven from 2024.
• Eight of Coleman's 17 goals this season have come in CAA games as she is tied for third on Phoenix for goals in conference play.

 
 
Brick Wall-sh

• Walsh has become a mainstay in net for the Phoenix, starting 61 career games in four seasons with the program, including each of the last 57 contests. 
• Walsh became the second goalie in program history to surpass 400 career saves on March 23 against Duke, joining Rachel Ramirez.
• Walsh has made 100-plus saves in each of her first three seasons with the Phoenix and ranks second in program history in career saves (444).
• The senior was named to the All-CAA Tournament Team last season. She made a season-high 12 saves in the CAA semifinals against Stony Brook.
• Walsh earned her first CAA Defensive Player of the Week honor last season on April 21 for her 10 saves and seven ground balls in wins against Towson and Queens.
• Walsh is second in program history with 27 career victories.
• Walsh has 97 saves this season and made a season-best 11 stops against No. 11 Notre Dame on March 10.

 
 
Scouting No. 13 Stony Brook 

• The Seawolves are 14-2 this season and enter the matchup with a perfect 6-0 CAA record. Stony Brook is 75-0 all-time in conference play.
• Stony Brook checked in at No. 13 in this week's coach's poll.
• The Seawolves are coming off a 15-4 victory against second-place Hofstra over the weekend. Stony Brook's average margin of victory in its six CAA wins is 9.8 goals.
• Stony Brook has scored 231 goals as a team this season, 39 more than Campbell. The Seawolves have also conceded the fewest goals in the conference (126) and the 14th fewest among Division I teams.
• Isabella Caporuscio leads the Seawolves with 62 points and 49 goals. She was named one of the top 25 nominees for the Tewaaraton Award last week after being tabbed a midseason All-American by Inside Lacrosse.
• Mirabella Altebrando was also a midseason All-American and is top 15 in the country with 43 assists this season. She has 57 points, the second most on the team.
• Julie Fusco (49), Keira Martin (47) and Haydin Eisfeld (41) also have 40-plus points this season. Fusco is second on the Seawolves with 39 goals, with Eisfeld third with 33 goals.
• Hailey Huebner is third in the country with 3.56 caused turnovers per game. She has won CAA Defensive Player of the Week six times this season. She also leads the CAA with 2.75 ground balls per game.
• Braeden Siverson is leading the conference with 7.25 draw controls per game.
• Goalkeeper Natalia Altebrando leads the CAA with a 7.08 goals against average. She has made 55 saves with a .430 save percentage.
• Stony Brook is led by head coach Joe Spallina, who is in his 15th season guiding the program.

 
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