The women’s cross country team, winners of five straight CAA championships, is positioned to once again compete for a league title and October will be a key month as they prepare to host the CAA Championships on Nov. 1.

The Elon Athletics Department will spend the month of October preparing for the start of basketball season as Elon women’s basketball opens the regular season at home on Nov. 4 against local rival High Point. The men’s basketball team will open the regular season that same night in Chapel Hill against the Tar Heels.

KEY LINKS TO STAY IN THE KNOW

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• Visit for the latest news and info about all 17 NCAA Division I teams
• Click for a composite schedule of athletic events.

KEY GAMES TO KNOW

• Oct. 5 Men’s Soccer vs. William & Mary, 7 p.m. – Bring your dogs to Rudd Field to cheer on the Phoenix as we hold “Pups at the Pitch”! It’s a big conference match as Elon looks to hoist a CAA title and admission is FREE!
• Oct. 12 Football vs. New Hampshire, 2 p.m. – Bring your youth sports team out to Rhodes Stadium and receive discounted tickets (contact the Elon Ticket Office 336-278-6750 for more details). The men’s basketball team will be signing autographs at the game and the contest will serve as our annual “Get In The Game” theme, highlighting the National Marrow Donor Program.
• Oct. 17 Women’s Soccer vs. Hofstra, 7 p.m. – It’s another key soccer match at home as the Phoenix look for a CAA title. We will be holding our Sub for a Sub promotion in which we will be throwing sub sandwiches into the stands every time an Elon sub enters the game! Admission is FREE to all home women’s soccer regular season contests.
• Oct. 18 Cross Country hosts the Phoenix Invitational, 9 a.m. – Come out and support our men’s and women’s cross country programs at the Phoenix Invitational on the Elon Cross Country Course. It will be the teams’ final weekend of race preparation before the CAA Championships. Admission is FREE!
• Oct. 26 Volleyball vs. Towson, 2 p.m. – Our annual Dig Pink match for breast cancer awareness. We invite anyone within the Elon Community to join us for this celebration of survivorship. Admission is FREE to all home regular season volleyball matches.

DIG DEEPER – STORIES TO KNOW

STATS AND FIGURES

• For Family Weekend, Elon Football saw 12,589 fans in Rhodes Stadium. It was the fourth-highest attendance in Rhodes Stadium history.
• Elon volleyball coach Mary Tendler won her 307th match with the maroon and gold on Sept. 29. With that win, she became the winningest coach in Elon volleyball history.
• Elon’s combined men’s and women’s soccer programs were the last undefeated programs in the country this year. The men began 7-0-1 and the women are 8-0-1.

The Elon Athletics Department invites the community to support the student-athletes and teams as they begin the 2024-25 season. Admission to all fall home sports, except for football, is free!

Links to know

• Purchase football tickets at
• Visit for the latest news and info about all 17 NCAA Division I teams.
• for a composite schedule of events.

Don’t miss these games!

• Cross Country Elon Opener, Sept. 6 at 8:15 p.m. – The men’s and women’s cross country teams open the season under the lights at the Elon Cross Country Course. This meet will be the debut of new Head Coach Mark Rinker as our women’s team begins an attempt at a sixth consecutive conference championship.
• Men’s Soccer vs. Drexel, Sept. 7 at 2 p.m. – Elon men’s soccer advanced to the CAA semifinals a year ago and began this year’s conference action in this contest. The team is off to a 4-0 start and has outscored its opponents 11-1 so far in the early going.
• Football vs. Western Carolina, Sept. 14 at 6 p.m. – It’s the home opener for Elon Football as the Phoenix hosts an in-state rival under the lights. Elon has won 10-of-11 home games dating back to 2021, and the community getting #RowdyAtRhodes is a big reason why! This game will also serve as the annual faculty/staff tailgate.
• Women’s Golf hosts the Elon Invitational, Sept. 15-17 – The women’s golf team opens the fall season by hosting the Elon Invitational at Alamance Country Club in Burlington. The squad has finished in the top half of the CAA in each of the last two years and is ready to make a push toward a conference championship.
• Volleyball vs. College of Charleston, Sept. 21 at Noon – Support the volleyball team inside Schar Center as the Phoenix kicks off CAA play against the Cougars. The match is the first of a two-match weekend against the College of Charleston, with the teams also squaring off the next day at 1 p.m.
• Women’s Soccer vs. Stony Brook, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. – Elon women’s soccer has gotten off to a 3-0 start, shutting out its first two opponents. The Phoenix will host Stony Brook for the CAA home opener as Elon looks to earn a spot in the CAA Tournament in 2024.

Dig deeper – Stories to know

Stats and figures

• More than 2,000 fans (2,089 to be exact) flooded the Rudd to help Elon women’s soccer defeat Queens University, 1-0, on Aug. 25.
• Elon men’s soccer coach Marc Reeves claimed his 50th win as Elon’s head coach with a 5-0 win over Radford on Aug. 26.
• In that win over Radford, Elon scored two goals in just 71 seconds to start the game. That was the fastest pair of goals to open a game in the Elon’s Division I era.
• Elon football has gone 6-2 in conference play in each of the last two seasons, coming up just one win shy of the league championship both years.
• Elon women’s cross country has won five straight CAA championships, and the team placed six of the top 11 runners in the conference a year ago.

Elon Athletics celebrated its largest annual fundraising event on Oct. 7 inside Schar Center as the community came together to raise more than $425,000 for student-athlete scholarships at the 15th annual Night of the Phoenix presented by Samet Corp.

The evening kicked off with an online silent auction with donors at the venue and from locations around the world bidding on more than 250 available items including trips, experiences and unique items. In total, more than 2,000 bids were received, helping to grow the total number of dollars realized through the silent auction by 36 percent from the prior year.

The more than 300 supporters gathered for Night of the Phoenix enjoyed a program that highlighted the impact that Phoenix Club donors have had on two former student-athletes who are currently playing in professional leagues. The first video featured Oli Udoh ’18, now an NFL player with the Minnesota Vikings, and Daniel Lovitz ’14, who is currently playing in Major League Soccer with Nashville SC. Udoh and Lovitz shared how their Elon student-athlete experience afforded them the opportunity to earn a college degree bS also prepared them for a career in professional sports. Further, the video touched on how the scholarships they were afforded at Elon shaped their professional lives in ways that never would have been possible.

After the former student-athlete feature video, current Elon track and field senior pole vaulter and engineering major Madison George ’23 shared her Elon story. George spoke about how her athletics scholarship has given her the opportunity to conduct groundbreaking research and compete at the highest level. Following the video, George gave an inspiring speech to the attendees and current Elon student-athletes, thanking Elon donors and supporters for providing her the opportunity to live the Elon student-athlete experience.

Entertainment was provided by Triad DJ and Events during the cocktail hour and the Elon a capella group Twisted Measure performed. Harvest Table served the meal and Nate’s Cookies provided cookies as a take-home gift at the end of the night.

• about the Phoenix Club or to become a member today to continue supporting student-athletes, click here.
• For questions regarding redeeming silent auction items, contact Imani Smith in the Phoenix Club at ismith16@elon.edu or (336) 278-6797.