In the second half, center midfielder Mikayla Shaw sent a beautiful ball to Helwick who again scored, giving Elon a 2-0 lead. Davidson fought back hard but Elon’s defense was strong and the game ended with Elon winning 2-0.

Elon then took on UNC-Chapel Hill on Oct. 25. This was a hard-fought game with both teams playing well. Early in the first half midfielder, Alley Phillips sent a pass up the line to forward Kat Black, who scored giving Elon an early 1-0 lead. UNC fought back but Elon held off the Tar Heels for a 1-0 victory, which added to their undefeated record of 2-0-3.

A few days later Elon took on Davidson hoping to continue its comeback streak. Ryan Keeney and Ryan Ahrens each netted a goal. Senior Carlos Salas scored two goals to give Elon a 4-0 victory.

The last game played was against Wake forest and this was the most important. Elon had to win this game in order to get a regional bid. Knowing this, Elon came out firing scoring early in the game. Goalkeeper Andrew Lydecker scored his first goal ever on a penalty kick. Other contributors include Konner Kendall and Nate Cohen scoring their first goals as well.

In the end the final score was 8-1 and Elon clinched a spot at regionals.

On Oct. 18, Elon played a double header against William & Mary. The first game went to extra innings and Elon was down by 2 before Sean Tamayo had an RBI double and Robert Nanna had a RBI single to lead to a 3-3 tie.

The next game Elon’s Nathan Calem had two RBIs to give Elon runs; however, William & Mary had a 6-run fourth inning that lead to an 8-5 Elon defeat.

The match began with a strong first half by Elon. Justin Snavely and Matthew Conklin each had a try. Billy Kelly had 2 trys as well, which gave Elon a 28-0 lead going into halftime. In the second half Sean Murphy added two trys to secure Elon the win. Pat Keneally was 5-for-5 on conversions and Ian Furman was 1-for-1. Atticus was named Man of the Match for his powerful presence on defense. Elon won the match 42-19.

The team continued to win 6-3 and then 6-2 both against ASU. Those wins brought them to the championship game vs. ECU. Elon’s women fought strong against a tough opponent but were still down 10-9 with one minute left. The attack and midfielders worked together to put one more goal in the back of the net to tie.

Elon’s defense then proved strong enough to stop ECU from scoring, which led to a brave heart overtime. This is where one player from each team goes against each other and the first to score wins. Meghan Dyer was selected as Elon’s one player. She won the draw and sprinted to the cage. She shot and scored the winning goal. Elon was the champions of the tournament, leaving with a record of 4-1.