ELON PHOENIX VIRGINIA TECH INVITATIONAL & 0-0, 0-0 CAA MARY TENDLER 27 Vs
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2021 SCHEDULE THE TEAMS AUGUST 27 vs. Toledo& 10 a.m. ELON PHOENIX VIRGINIA TECH INVITATIONAL & 0-0, 0-0 CAA MARY TENDLER 27 vs. Lehigh 5 p.m. RECORDS HEAD COACH 28 at Virginia Tech& 3 p.m. 0-0 264-293 HOME ALL-TIME RECORD AT 0-0 SAME 31 at Duke 6:30 p.m. AWAY ELON RECORD 0-0 267 (through April 24) TOLEDO LEHIGH VIRGINIA TECH SEPTEMBER NEUTRAL NCAA RPI 3 at Presbyterian 7 p.m. ROCKETS MOUNTAIN HAWKS HOKIES 4 at Furman 7 p.m. HEADLINES 8 CHARLOTTE 6 p.m. ^ PHOENIX OPENS 2021 SEASON AT VIRGINIA TECH INVITATIONAL 10 UNC ASHEVILLE 6 p.m. - First up for Elon this fall is a trip to Blackgsburg, Va. on Aug. 27-28 to compete in the Virginia Tech Invitational at Cassell Coliseum. 11 MERCER^ 6 p.m. - The Phoenix will play twice on Friday, first against Toledo at 10 a.m. then again at 5 p.m. versus Lehigh. Elon then takes on the tournament 14 at North Carolina 6 p.m. hosts at 3 p.m. on Saturday. - Saturday's match will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra. 17 at Charleston* 6 p.m. 18 at Charleston* 4 p.m. DANIEL TABBED CAA PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR, GOWER NAMED HONORABLE MENTION 25 DELAWARE* 7 p.m. - Leah Daniel was selected as the CAA's Preseason Player of the Year and an All-Conference First Team selection while Jordan Gower earned honorable mention honors. 26 DELAWARE* 1:30 p.m. - Daniel became the first player in the program's Division I history to be named conference Player of the Year after leading the CAA in attacks OCTOBER per set (12.05), kills per set (4.43) and points per set (4.76) this past spring. She was also named to the AVCA East Coast All-Region Team and 2 at Towson* 2 p.m. was an AVCA All-American Honorable Mention. - Gower was an All-CAA Second Team selection after ranking second in the league in total digs (203) and digs per set (5.08). She reached 3 at Towson* 2 p.m. double-digit digs in every match, including a career high of 33 in the win over Davidson on March 20. 9 JAMES MADISON* 2 p.m. - The Phoenix was picked to finish fifth in the CAA Preseason Coaches' Poll. 10 JAMES MADISON* 2 p.m. SERIES HISTORY 16 UNCW* 4 p.m. - Elon and Toledo are meeting for the first time this weekend. 17 UNCW* 3 p.m. - Lehigh won the only meeting of the series 3-1 on Sept. 20, 2019 to open the University of Virginia's Jefferson Cup. 23 at Northeastern* 2 p.m. - Virginia Tech leads 4-0 when playing Elon. The teams last met at the Liberty Invitational on Sept. 6, 2019, with the Hokies winning in four sets. 24 at Northeastern* 2 p.m. FRANKLIN JOINS COACHING STAFF 30 at William & Mary* 6 p.m. - Assistant Coach Dave Franklin joined Head Coach Mary Tendler's staff this August. - He brings nine years of coaching at the collegiate level, to include four years leading an NCAA Division II program and three years as an 31 at William & Mary* 3 p.m. assistant coach at a Top 50 DI program. NOVEMBER - Franklin was most recently the head coach at Carson-Newman University for four seasons. 5 HOFSTRA* 7 p.m. 6 HOFSTRA* 7 p.m. ROSTER 18-21 CAA Championship@ TBD # NAME POSITION HEIGHT YEAR HOMETOWN LAST SCHOOL CLUB TEAM Home matches in BOLD CAPS 1 Leah Daniel OH 6-1 Sr. Zionsville, Ind. Zionsville Community Team Indiana & Virginia Tech Invitational in Blacksburg, Va. 2 Lily Barker RS/OH 6-1 Fr. Georgetown, Texas Georgetown Austin Skyline ^ Aggie/Phoenix Volley for Unity in Elon, N.C. * CAA match 3 Caroline Doyle DS/L 5-7 Fr. La Grange Park, Ill. Benet Academy 1st Alliance @ CAA Championship Tournament in Towson, Md. 4 Lily Emlong MB 6-2 So. Maple Grove, Minn. Wayzata Minnesota Select 5 Ericka Link S/DS 5-6 So. Hedgesville, W. Va. Flint Hill School Virginia Elite/East Coast Power CAA STANDINGS 6 Alex VanWestrienen DS/L 5-8 Jr. Hillsborough, N.C. Naperville Central Sports Performance SCHOOL CAA % OVER. % STREAK 7 Gabi Croll OH 6-1 Fr. Naperville, Ill. Waubonsie Valley Sports Performance Charleston 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 - 8 Natalie Cummins* MB/RS 6-3 Sr. Baltimore, Md. Institute of Notre Dame Baltimore Elite Delaware 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 - 9 Haylie Clark* S/RS 5-11 Jr. Saint Cloud, Fla. Harmony OTVA Elon 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 - Hofstra 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 - 10 Sydney Love OH 6-3 Fr. Chesapeake, Va. Hickory Beach Elite James Madison 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 - 11 Julia Crabtree RS/OH 6-1 Sr. West Grove, Pa. Avon Delaware United/East Coast Power Northeastern 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 - Towson 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 - 12 Kellyn Trowse OH/RS 6-2 Sr. Tampa, Fla. Berkeley Prep. Tampa Elite/OTVA Elite UNCW 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 - 13 Jenn Krzeminski MB 6-3 Jr. Furlong, Pa. Central Bucks East East Coast Power William & Mary 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 - 17 Presly Austin S/RS 6-1 Fr. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Harry Ainlay Composite Pandas Volleyball 18 Jordan Gower DS/L 5-4 Jr. Raleigh, N.C. Leesville Triangle Volleyball SOCIAL MEDIA 19 Claire Richey MB 6-1 Jr. Cumming, Ga. Lambert Atlanta Extreme FACEBOOK ................................................... ElonVB TWITTER ...................................................... ElonVB *captains INSTAGRAM ..................................................elonvb ROSTER PRONUNCIATIONS ATHLETIC COMM. Head Coach - Mary Tendler (19th season | Illinois, 1991) 6. Alex VANWESTRIENEN | Van-wes-tree-nen AHC. Tina READLING | Reed-ling Associate Head Coach - Tina Readling (11th season | Bryan, 1999) 8. Natalie CUMMINS | Come-ins ELON | Ee-lawn CONTACT: PIERCE YARBERRY Assistant Coach - Dave Franklin (1st season | Univ. of Findlay, 2005) 12. Kellyn TROWSE | Rhymes with house EMAIL ............................... [email protected] Athletic Trainer - Martin Baker (11th season | SUNY Brockport, 1979) WORK PHONE ...............................(336) 278 - 6712 Sports Performance Coach - Gabe Mason (1st season | Gradn Canyon, 2019) 13. Jenn KRZEMINSKI | Krizz-min-skee CELL PHONE ..................................(336) 639 - 1888 Manager - Ashlee Brackett (4th season | Elon, 2022) ELON FAST FACTS RECORD VS. OPPONENTS ELON WHEN... UNIVERSITY INFORMATION NON-CONFERENCE OVERALL CAA School Elon University TEAM W-L LAST MEETING Home 0-0 0-0 Location Elon, North Carolina Charlotte 7-8 Elon, 3-1 (8/24/18) Road 0-0 0-0 Enrollment 7,117 | 6,291 undergrad Duke 8-5 Duke, 3-0 (9/07/12) Neutral 0-0 0-0 Founded 1889 Furman 6-15 Elon, 3-1 (9/13/19) After a win 0-0 0-0 After a loss 0-0 0-0 Nickname Phoenix Lehigh 0-1 Lehigh, 3-1 (9/20/19) Mercer 2-2 Elon, 3-1 (9/20/03) Colors Maroon & Gold BY MATCH DURATION Affiliation NCAA Division I North Carolina 3-5 North Carolina, 3-0 (9/18/18) Three-set matches 0-0 0-0 Conference Colonial Athletic Association Presbyterian 11-15 Elon, 3-1 (8/24/18) Four-set matches 0-0 0-0 Stadium Schar Center Toledo - - Five-set matches 0-0 0-0 Capacity 5,100 UNC Asheville 9-18 UNC Asheville, 3-2 (9/06/14) President Dr. Connie Ledoux Book Virginia Tech 0-4 Virginia Tech, 3-1 (9/6/19) BY SETS Director of Athletics Dave Blank After leading 1-0 0-0 0-0 Associate AD/SWA Faith Shearer COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION After leading 2-0 0-0 0-0 Athletics Website ElonPhoenix.com TEAM W-L LAST MEETING After leading 2-1 0-0 0-0 After tied 1-1 0-0 0-0 Athletic Dept. Phone (336) 278-6800 College of Charleston 3-32 Charleston, 3-1 (3/28/21) After trailing 1-0 0-0 0-0 Ticket Office Phone (336) 278-6750 Delaware 5-7 Elon, 3-0 (11/10/19) After trailing 2-0 0-0 0-0 Hofstra 2-10 Hofstra, 3-1 (10/24/19) Press Row Phone (336) 278-6747 After trailing 2-1 0-0 0-0 VB Twitter @ElonVB James Madison 1-14 Elon, 3-1 (3/24/21) When Elon wins 2nd set 0-0 0-0 Elon Twitter @ElonPhoenix Northeastern 5-9 Elon, 3-2 (11/22/19) When opp. wins 2nd set 0-0 0-0 Hashtag #phoenixrising Towson 1-14 Towson, 3-1 (11/23/19) When Elon wins 3rd set 0-0 0-0 UNCW 17-24 Elon, 3-1 (3/07/21) When opp. wins 3rd set 0-0 0-0 TEAM INFORMATION William & Mary 11-7 William & Mary, 3-1 (2/26/21) When Elon wins 4th set 0-0 0-0 Spring 2021 Record 5-5 When opp. wins 4th set 0-0 0-0 CAA Record 3-4 When Elon first to 8 in 5th 0-0 0-0 MILESTONE TRACKER When opp. first to 8 in 5th 0-0 0-0 CAA Regular-Season Finish 3rd in South CAREER KILLS CAA Tournament - MILESTONE NAME # TO GO BY HITTING PERCENTAGE Starters Returning/Lost 5+Libero/1 900 Leah Daniel 51 When Elon leads 0-0 0-0 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 13/3 600 Kellyn Trowse 59 When opp. leads 0-0 0-0 Newcomers 3 300 Natalie Cummins 57 When Elon hits .300+ 0-0 0-0 200 Jenn Krzeminski 9 200 Haylie Clark 29 When Elon hits .200-.299 0-0 0-0 PROGRAM HISTORY 200 Julia Crabtree 50 When Elon hits .199 or less 0-0 0-0 First Year of Volleyball 1972 All-Time Record 809-781 (.509) CAREER ASSISTS BY KILLS All-Time Division I Record 310-380 (.449) MILESTONE NAME # TO GO When Elon leads 0-0 0-0 1,000 Haylie Clark 8 When opp.