2010-11 WOMEN'S Game Notes

Elon (15-6, 9-3 SoCon) at Davidson (9-10, 4-6 SoCon) Phoenix set to meet Wildcats on Monday night Release Date: Jan. 30 2010-11 Schedule/Results 2010-11 Elon Women’s Basketball Roster Date Opponent Time/Result Probable Starters Nov. 5 CHOWAN (EXH.) W, 97-49 No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School PPG RPG APG Nov. 12 FORDHAM W, 91-77 2 Kelsey Evans F 6-2 So. Raleigh, N.C./Wakefield 12.2 9.5 0.9 Nov. 14 TROY W, 83-52 11 Ali Ford G 5-3 So. Morganton, N.C./Freedom 16.6 3.7 3.2 Nov. 18 at Virginia Tech L, 66-73 15 Julie Taylor G 5-7 Sr. Columbia, Md./Atholton 5.0 1.7 1.4 Nov. 21 COASTAL CAROLINA W, 73-58 23 Kelsey Harris G 5-11 Fr. Gastonia, N.C./Forestview 4.8 3.3 2.0 Nov. 23 VIRGINIA INTERMONT W, 80-55 31 Lei Lei Hairston F 6-0 So. Reidsville, N.C./Reidsville 8.6 6.3 0.9 Nov. 29 at Appalachian State* L, 67-100 Reserves Dec. 2 at #10 West Virginia L, 51-90 No. Player Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School PPG RPG APG Dec. 5 at Morgan State W, 69-61 3 Jermile’ Batten G 5-7 Jr. Midlothian, Va./Midlothian 0.6 0.0 0.1 Dec. 18 WESTERN CAROLINA* L, 64-74 5 Shon Redmond G 5-6 Jr. Inglewood, Calif./Odessa J.C. 8.1 3.9 2.4 Dec. 20 DAVIDSON* W, 61-60 10 Aiesha Harper G 5-5 Jr. Pottstown, Pa./Pottstown 3.6 1.6 1.4 Dec. 30 at Marshall L, 69-79 12 Tiara Gause G 5-7 Jr. Fayetteville, N.C./Westover 7.3 1.9 1.8 Jan. 3 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* W, 77-61 22 Erica Keto F 6-0 Jr. North Huntingdon, Pa./Greensburg 1.7 1.2 0.2 Jan. 8 at Samford* W, 47-42 25 Jess Luedtke F 5-11 Sr. Highlands Ranch, Colo./Thunder Ridge 0.0 0.0 0.0 Jan. 10 at Chattanooga* W, 74-61 33 Lisa Archie C 6-3 So. Greensboro, N.C./Ragsdale 3.9 4.4 0.1 Jan. 14 FURMAN* W, 79-59 40 Gabby Oloye C 6-8 Sr. Miami, Fla./Palmetto 0.0 0.3 0.0 Jan. 16 at Wofford* W, 64-47 42 Arayael Brander F 6-1 So. Blythewood, S.C./Heathwood Hall 0.0 0.8 0.0 Jan. 19 at UNC Greensboro* W, 63-61 55 Candice Silas F 6-0 Fr. Richmond, Va./Monacan 3.4 2.9 0.1 Jan. 22 COL. OF CHARLESTON* W, 56-49 (OT) Jan. 24 APPALACHIAN STATE* L, 54-67 Phoenix Storylines... Jan. 27 SOUTHERN VIRGINIA W, 78-45 THE SERIES: Elon and Davidson will be meeting for the 20th time on Monday night. Jan. 29 at Western Carolina* W, 76-49 The Wildcats lead the all-time series 13-6, but Elon has won the last two meetings, Jan. 31 at Davidson* 7 p.m. including a 61-60 decision earlier this season inside Alumni Gym behind late game Feb. 7 at Georgia Southern* 7 p.m. heroics from Shon Redmond. In her first career start, Redmond completed an old- Feb. 10 UNC GREENSBORO* 7 p.m. fashioned three-point play with 18.3 seconds remaining to give the Phoenix a 61-60 Feb. 12 WOFFORD* 2 p.m. advantage, one it would not relinquish in the final moments after Davidson’s Laura Feb. 14 at Furman* 7 p.m. Murray missed a jumper on her team’s final possession. Elon has a 1-5 record all-time Feb. 19 SAMFORD* 2 p.m. in games played at Davidson. Feb. 21 CHATTANOOGA* 7 p.m. Feb. 26 at Col. of Charleston* 2 p.m. THE BAREFOOT FILE: Elon head coach Karen Barefoot enters Monday’s game with March 4-7 Tournament a 204-137 career record in her 13th season as a head coach, including a 32-51 mark in her third season with the Phoenix. Barefoot captured her 200th career victory earlier BOLD games at home this season on Jan. 16 when the Phoenix topped Wofford, 64-47, in Spartanburg, S.C. *Southern Conference games Barefoot recorded 102 victories at Apprentice School in six seasons, leading her team to the 2001 NSCAA National title and coaching a total of seven All-American players. Barefoot recorded 70 wins at Lenoir-Rhyne in four seasons, leading the Bears to their Media Coverage: first NCAA postseason appearance and SAC title in school history, while also earning Radio: 89.3 FM WSOE league Coach of the Year honors. In three seasons at Elon, Barefoot has amassed 32 Web Audio: org.elon.edu/wsoe/webcast2.html victories. Live Stats: davidsonwildcats.com Video: davidsonwildcats.com Television: None ON THIS DATE: Elon has a 4-2 record all-time in games played on Jan. 31. The last time the Phoenix won a game on Jan. 31 was in 2004 when it came away with a 82-67 victory at Wofford. Basketball Contact: Dan Wyar, Asst. Director of Media Relations for Athletics • Office: 336.278.6634 • Fax: 336.278.6768 • Cell: 440.666.2129 • [email protected] University Information Game Week Schedule School...... Elon University All interview requests can be made by contacting Dan Wyar in the Elon Media Location...... Elon, N.C. Relations Office at 336.278.6634 or [email protected] Enrollment...... 5,709 Founded...... 1889 This Week’s Practice/Game Schedule Nickname...... Phoenix Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Colors...... Maroon & Gold 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Conference...... Southern Practice Game at Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Arena (Capacity)...... Alumni Gym (1,544) Davidson President...... Dr. Leo M. Lambert 7 p.m. Director of Athletics...... Dave Blank Associate AD/SWA ...... Faith Shearer Postgame Interviews Team Information Head Coach...... Karen Barefoot Requesting Credentials Alma Mater, Year...... Christopher Newport, 1995 Credentials can be obtained by clicking on the Credential Requests link on the Career Record (Years)...... 204-137 (13th season) Elon women’s basketball page at elonphoenix.com. Record at Elon (Years)...... 32-51 (Third season) Assistant Coach...... Marie Christian Alma Mater, Year...... Old Dominion, 1988 Practice Procedures Assistant Coach...... Rachel Stockdale Most practices are open to the media. However, all media should make an Alma Mater, Year...... NC State, 2006 advanced call to the Elon Media Relations Office to check on the status of practice Assistant Coach...... Ken Butler for a particular day. Alma Mater, Year...... Mount Olive, 1997 Director of Basketball Operations...... Sarah Gaffney Interview Policies (Mid-Week) Alma Mater, Year...... UNC Greensboro, 2009 Head Coach Karen Barefoot is available to speak to the media Monday-Friday 2009-10 Record...... 12-19 mornings. All arrangements for interviews with Coach Barefoot should be made 2009-10 SoCon Record/Finish...... 6-14/10th through Dan Wyar. Individual players are available for interviews during the Letterwinners R/L...... 12/3 week as well, depending on class and practice schedules. Please contact Dan Starters R/L...... 3/2 Newcomers...... 4 Wyar in the Elon Media Relations Office to set up interviews. One note to the media: Home phone and cell phone numbers and e-mail addresses for players Media Relations Information and coaches WILL NOT be given out by the Elon Media Relations Office. Women’s Basketball Contact...... Dan Wyar Office Phone...... 336.278.6634 Interview Policies (Postgame) Fax...... 336.278.6768 All postgame interviews will take place in the Atkins Room following a 10-minute Cell...... 440.666.2129 cooling off period, with the visiting coach and players going in the media room E-Mail...... [email protected] first (unless circumstances warrant a change). Individual players may alsobe Press Row Phone...... 336.278.6747 available for interviews at the conclusion of the game. Please see a member of Website...... elonphoenix.com the media relations staff from either Elon or the visiting institution about player interviews.

Pronunciation Guide Obtaining Media Information JERMILE’ Batten: Jer-meal Information will be updated regularly on Elon’s athletics website, elonphoenix. Kallie HOVATTER: Ho-vat-er com. For media information, go to the women’s basketball web page to find AIESHA Harper: Eye-eesh-uh updated information containing, notes, statistics, rosters and schedules. To be TIARA Gause: Tee-air-uh added to the basketball e-mail distribution list, contact Dan Wyar. Erica KETO: Key-toe Phone/Internet Access in Alumni Gym Jess LUEDTKE: Lood-key Phone lines for broadcasts are available in Alumni Gym, but contact Dan Wyar LEI LEI Hairston: Lee-Lee in case special arrangements need to be made. For those with laptop computers Gabby OLOYE: Oh-loy-ay that can automatically select an IP address, there is a wireless Internet connection ARAYAEL Brandner: Ah-ree-ell available in Alumni Gym. See a media relations representative for the login password. Hard line internet is available, but an ethernet cord will be needed.

There Can Only Be One As there can only be one Phoenix at any time, please refer to the Phoenix in the singular.

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#1 #2 #3 #5 #10 #11 Kelly Jackson Kelsey Evans Jermile’ Batten Shon Redmond Aiesha Harper Ali Ford Fr. • G • 5-10 So. • F • 6-2 Jr. • G • 5-7 Jr. • G • 5-6 Jr. • G • 5-5 So. • G • 5-3 Moneta, Va. Raleigh, N.C. Midlothian, Va. Inglewood, Calif. Pottstown, Pa. Morganton, N.C. Staunton River HS Wakefield HS Midlothian HS Odessa J.C. Pottstown HS Freedom HS

#12 #15 #22 #23 #25 #31 Tiara Gause Julie Taylor Erica Keto Kelsey Harris Jess Luedtke Lei Lei Hairston Jr. • G • 5-7 Sr. • G • 5-7 Jr. • F • 6-0 Fr. • G • 5-11 Sr. • F • 5-11 So. • F • 6-0 Fayetteville, N.C. Columbia, Md. North Huntingdon, Pa. Gastonia, N.C. Highlands Ranch, Colo. Reidsville, N.C. Westover HS Atholton HS Greensburg Central Catholic Forestview HS Thunder Ridge Reidsville HS

Pronunciation Guide JERMILE’ Batten: Jer-meal AIESHA Harper: Eye-eesh-uh TIARA Gause: Tee-air-uh Erica KETO: Key-toe Jess LUEDTKE: Lood-key #33 #40 #42 #55 LEI LEI Hairston: Lee-Lee

Lisa Archie Gabby Oloye Arayael Brandner Candice Silas Gabby OLOYE: Oh-loy-ay So. • C • 6-3 Sr. • C • 6-8 So. • F • 6-1 Fr. • F • 6-0 ARAYAEL Brandner: Ah-ree-ell Greensboro, N.C. Miami, Fla. Blythewood, S.C. Richmond, Va. Ragsdale HS Palmetto HS Heathwood Hall HS Monocan HS

Coaching and Support Staff

Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director of Athletic Trainer Karen Barefoot Marie Christian Rachel Stockdale Ken Butler Basketball Operations Marty Baker Third Season Sarah Gaffney

Basketball Contact: Dan Wyar, Asst. Director of Media Relations for Athletics • Office: 336.278.6634 • Fax: 336.278.6768 • Cell: 440.666.2129 • [email protected] CAREER DAY: Kelsey Evans got into a rhythm early at Western Carolina on Jan. 29, The Karen Barefoot File scoring 18 first half points en route to a career-high 24 to help the Phoenix claim a 76-49 win over the Catamounts. Evans recorded 15 rebounds in the win as well, Coaching Record marking her seventh double-double of the season (11th career). Over the last three Career Record: 204-137 (13th season) games, Evans is averaging 16.3 points on 53.8 percent shooting from the field to go Record at Elon: 32-51 (third season) along with 14.3 rebounds per game. Born JANUARY JOY: Elon’s nine wins so far in January ranks as one of the best months March 6 of basketball in program history. Although the dates from the entire season are inconclusive, the most wins in January likely occurred during the 1981-82 season Education when Elon finished the season with a 25-5 overall record. Christopher Newport University, 1995 B.A. in Recreation and Leisure Studies STREAK SNAPPED: Elon’s seven-game winning streak from Jan. 3 to Jan. 22 tied the longest winning streak by the program since the 2002-03 team also won seven Playing History in a row. The team’s eight-game Southern Conference winning streak this season Christopher Newport, 1990-94 is the longest conference winning streak the program has ever had since officially • Three-time Kodiak/WBCA All-American becoming a member of an athletic conference in 1977-78. • Four-time national assist leader • First NCAA player, male or female, to score SURPASSING LAST SEASON: With 15 victories this season, Elon has already 2,000 points and record 1,000 assists in a surpassed its win total from last season when the team won 12 games. The Phoenix career has already surpassed its Southern Conference win total from last season with nine • Member of the Christopher Newport Hall of victories already in league play. Fame and was a member of USA South’s inaugural Hall of Fame class in 2010 BLOCK PARTY: Elon currently leads the Southern Conference in blocked shots with 124 (5.9 per game), good for eighth nationally. Kelsey Evans ranks second in the Coaching Honors league at 2.2 blocks per game, while Lisa Archie ranks fourth at 1.9 blocks per game. • Named 1999 and 2001 NSCAA Coach of the Year MOVING ON UP: Ali Ford scored 17 points in Elon’s win over Western Carolina • South Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year on Jan. 29, putting her at 847 for her career. Ford is currently fifth in the Southern in 2004 Conference in scoring at 16.6 points per game. • Finished sixth in the voting for the 2007 Eddie Robinson Award THE BENCH BUNCH: Over the last 11 games, the Elon bench has outscored its counterparts 229-129. In its victory over Southern Virginia on Jan. 27, the Phoenix Coaching Notes benched scored a season-high 39 points. On the year, Elon’s bench has outscored the • Coached back-to-back SoCon Freshman of opposition, 391-390. the Year award winners in Tiara Gause and Ali Ford CLOSING TIME: Elon is a perfect 13-0 (7-0 SoCon) this season when leading with five • Coached seven All-Americans and four minutes left in regulation. Academic All-Americans at The Apprentince School and won a National Championship ON THE GLASS: Kelsey Evans currently leads the Southern Conference in • Coached Lenoir-Rhyne’s first Kodiak All- rebounding at 9.5 boards per game. In her second season, Evans has registered 423 American and conference player of the year career rebounds. • Led Lenoir-Rhyne to its first NCAA appearance HOME SWEET HOME: With its win over Southern Virginia, the Phoenix improved to • Helped Old Dominion to three-straight 9-2 at home this season. Elon is outscoring opponents by a +12.6 margin at home Colonial Athletic Association titles and NCAA and is averaging 72.4 points per game inside Alumni Gym. Tournament appearances Year School Record 2010-11 Elon 15-6 Barefoot At Elon Month-by-Month 2009-10 Elon 12-19 Year Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March 2008-09 Elon 5-26 2008-09 1-5 0-6 1-9 2-5 1-1 2004-05 Lenoir-Rhyne 16-12 2003-04 Lenoir-Rhyne 17-11 2009-10 2-2 3-5 3-7 3-4 1-1 2002-03 Lenoir-Rhyne 18-12 2010-11 4-2 2-3 9-1 - - 2001-02 Lenoir-Rhyne 19-9 TOTAL 7-9 5-14 13-17 5-9 2-2 2000-01 Apprentice School 24-3 1999-00 Apprentice School 22-6 Barefoot Versus the SoCon 1998-99 Apprentice School 16-11 Team Record Streak 1997-98 Apprentice School 15-8 Appalachian State 1-4 L4 1996-97 Apprentice School 13-12 Chattanooga 2-3 W1 1995-96 Apprentice School 12-2 College of Charleston 1-4 W1 Davidson 2-3 W2 Furman 2-2 W2 Georgia Southern 2-4 W1 Samford 2-4 W1 UNC Greensboro 2-3 W1 Western Carolina 2-4 W1 Wofford 3-4 W3

Basketball Contact: Dan Wyar, Asst. Director of Media Relations for Athletics • Office: 336.278.6634 • Fax: 336.278.6768 • Cell: 440.666.2129 • [email protected] 27-POINT SALUTE: Elon’s 76-49 win over Western Carolina on Jan. 29 marked Elon Specialty Statistics the team’s largest margin of victory over a Southern Conference opponent since joining the league in 2002-03. The last time Elon won a conference game by 27 or 2010-11 Elon Specialty Stats more points was in 2002 when the Phoenix topped UNC Asheville by 27 points as a member of the Big South. FG% at home...... 42.8% FT% at home...... 65.7% STARTING COMBINATIONS: Elon used its seventh different starting combination of 3-Pt.% at home...... 31.1% the season on Jan. 29 at Western Carolina. Kelsey Evans and Ali Ford have started in FG% on road/neutral...... 41.4% all seven of the team’s different lineups this season. FT% on road/neutral...... 62.5% STOP, THIEF!: With her season cut short due to injury, Shon Redmond finished the 3-Pt.% on road/neutral...... 31.0% season ranked third in the SoCon in steals at 2.4 per game. Redmond has already PPG avg at home...... 72.4 recorded an eight-steal performance earlier this season, tying her with several former PPG avg on road/neutral...... 64.6 Elon greats for the fifth most in a single game in program history. Largest Halftime Lead...... 23 Largest Halftime Deficit...... 24 OVER THE HUMP IN CHAT: The Phoenix bench scored 25 points, including 16 from Aiesha Harper, to help Elon win its first game in Chattanooga over the Lady Mocs in Largest deficit to overcome to win...... 11 points the form of a 74-61 victory on Jan. 10. Harper came off the bench and scored eight ...... Jan. 19 at UNC Greensboro (W, 63-61) consecutive points to spark the win for Elon, who won its first game over the Mocs in .... Jan. 22 vs. Col. of Charleston (W, 56-49 OT) Chattanooga and its second victory all-time over UTC. Largest lead surrendered in loss...... 10 points ...... Nov. 18 at Virginia Tech (L, 66-73) REACHING THE 70 POINT MARK: Elon has a perfect 9-0 record this season when it records 70 or more points. Elon is winning games by an average of 20.9 points when it scores 70 or more points. 2010-11 Bench Scoring (ELON/OPP) FORDHAM 16/39 REACHING THE CENTURY MARK: Elon senior guard Julie Taylor played in her 100th TROY 17/2 career game at Virginia Tech on Thursday, Nov. 18. Taylor has played in the most at Virginia Tech 13/29 games (118) out of anyone on Elon’s current roster. COASTAL CAROLINA 15/58 COMEBACK KIDS: Down 11 points for the second straight game on Saturday, Jan. VIRGINIA INTERMONT 22/20 22, versus College of Charleston, the Phoenix mounted a late comeback to send the at Appalachian State 23/28 game to overtime, eventually claiming a 56-49 win. The 11-point deficit is the larg- at West Virginia 12/33 est the Phoenix has overcome in any win this season, as the team came back from 11 at Morgan State 18/30 down against UNC Greensboro on Jan. 19. WESTERN CAROLINA 18/6 DAVIDSON 8/16 20+ Point Games This Season at Marshall 17/9 Player Points Game Result GEORGIA SOUTHERN 19/7 Ali Ford 24 FORDHAM W, 91-77 at Samford 17/8 Ali Ford 22 at Virginia Tech L, 66-73 at Chattanooga 25/9 Ali Ford 21 COASTAL CAROLINA W, 73-58 Ali Ford 24 at Morgan State W, 69-61 FURMAN 36/9 Ali Ford 21 WESTERN CAROLINA L, 64-74 at Wofford 15/18 Kelsey Evans 20 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W, 77-61 at UNC Greensboro 14/13 Ali Ford 21 COL. OF CHARLESTON W, 56-49 OT COL. OF CHARLESTON 13/14 Kelsey Evans 24 at Western Carolina W, 76-49 APPALACHIAN STATE 17/14 SOUTHERN VIRGINIA 39/11 at Western Carolina 17/17 at Davidson Double-Doubles at Georgia Southern Player Pts Reb Ast Game Result Kelsey Evans 13 13 1 FORDHAM W, 91-77 UNC GREENSBORO Lei Lei Hairston 11 11 0 at Virginia Tech L, 66-73 WOFFORD Kelsey Evans 18 14 2 COASTAL CAROLINA W, 73-58 at Furman Kelsey Evans 16 12 2 VIRGINIA INTERMONT W, 80-55 SAMFORD Kelsey Evans 12 10 1 at Chattanooga W, 74-61 Kelsey Evans 14 16 1 APPALACHIAN STATE L, 54-67 CHATTANOOGA Kelsey Evans 11 12 0 SOUTHERN VIRGINIA W, 78-45 at Col. of Charleston Kelsey Evans 24 15 2 at Western Carolina W, 76-49 TOTAL 391/390 Starting Combinations Starters Record Evans • Ford • Gause • Harris • Hairston 5-4 Evans • Redmond • Ford • Hairston • Archie 1-1 Evans • Redmond • Ford • Gause • Hairston 1-0 Evans • Redmond • Ford • Taylor • Hairston 6-0 Evans • Harper • Ford • Hairston • Archie 0-1 Evans • Ford • Taylor • Harris • Oloye 1-0 Evans • Ford • Taylor • Harris • Hairston 1-0

Basketball Contact: Dan Wyar, Asst. Director of Media Relations for Athletics • Office: 336.278.6634 • Fax: 336.278.6768 • Cell: 440.666.2129 • [email protected] Career Games Played/Starts Elon’s Record When... Player GP/GS Overall SoCon Julie Taylor 118/15 When the Phoenix leads at halftime 13-2 7-0 Tiara Gause 73/52 When the Phoenix trails at halftime 2-4 2-3 Aiesha Harper 75/8 When the Phoenix is tied at halftime -- -- Erica Keto 67/15 Jess Luedtke 44/0 Leading with 5 minutes left in regulation 13-0 7-0 Kelsey Evans 52/52 Trailing with 5 minutes left in regulation 2-6 2-3 Ali Ford 52/52 Tied with 5 minutes left in regulation -- -- Lei Lei Hairston 52/22 Lisa Archie 38/3 Scoring 70 points or more 9-0 4-0 Kallie Hovatter 30/9 Scoring 70 points or less 6-6 5-3 Kelsey Harris 21/11 Shon Redmond 17/9 Holding opponents to less than 70 points 14-1 9-1 Candice Silas 13/0 Opponents scoring 70 points or more 1-5 0-2 Gabby Oloye 8/1 Arayael Brandner 6/0 When opponents shoot 45%+ from the field 2-3 1-1 Kelly Jackson 1/0 When opponents shoot below 45% from the field 13-3 8-2

Double Figure Scoring Games When the Phoenix shoots 70%+ in free throws 10-1 5-0 Player Career Season When the Phoenix shoots below 70% in free throws 5-5 4-3 Ali Ford 45 19 Kelsey Evans 27 15 When the Phoenix out-rebounds its opponent 9-1 7-0 Tiara Gause 24 6 When the Phoenix is out-rebounded by its opponent 6-5 2-3 Lei Lei Hairston 15 9 Same number of rebounds as opponent -- -- Julie Taylor 10 2 Aiesha Harper 7 2 Shooting more free throws 12-1 8-0 Shon Redmond 7 7 Shooting fewer free throws 2-4 1-2 Kallie Hovatter 3 -- Shooting same number of free throws 1-1 0-1 Lisa Archie 1 1 Kelsey Harris 1 1 When the Phoenix commits less than 15 turnovers 3-0 1-0 Candice Silas 1 1 When the Phoenix commits 15+ turnovers 12-6 8-3 Jermile’ Batten 0 0 When the Phoenix forces 15+ turnovers 12-6 6-3 Erica Keto 0 0 When the Phoenix forces 15 or less turnovers 3-0 3-0 Gabby Oloye 0 0 Arayael Brandner 0 0 #1 Kelly Jackson Career Highs Kelly Jackson 0 0 The Elon Record Book Category Career Highs Opponent (last time) Date Minutes 1 vs. Virginia Intermont Nov. 23, 2010 Single-Game Assists A Player Opp. Date Points 1. 15 Jayme Chikos CCU 2-9-03 Field Goals 2. 14 Lisa Briggs Pfeiffer 2-13-85 Free Throws 3. 13 Lisa Miller E. Tenn. 3-4-04 Assists 4. 12 Jayme Chikos Winthrop 1-28-02 Steals 12 Jayme Chikos Morris Br. 2-15-03 Rebounds 12 Tiffany Davis Davidson 2-7-09 Blocked Shots Single-Game Blocks B Player Opp. Date #2 Kelsey Evans Career Highs 1. 7 Courtney Nyborg Radford 1-2-02 2. 6 Tashina DeVeaux Averett 12-1-99 Category Career Highs Opponent (last time) Date 6 Tashina DeVeaux High Point 2-26-00 Minutes 39 vs. Appalachian State Jan. 24, 2011 6 Courtney Nyborg Ga. Southern 2-9-04 5. 5 19 Players Kelsey Evans (last) 1-22-11 Points 24 at Western Carolina Jan. 29, 2011 Field Goals 9 at Western Carolina Jan. 29, 2011 Single-Game Steals Free Throws 10 vs. Virginia Intermont Nov. 23, 2010 S Player Opp. Date Assists 3 at Davidson Feb. 8, 2010 1. 10 Liz Ward Longwood 1-27-93 Steals 2 Five times (vs. Furman) Jan. 14, 2011 10 Jayme Chikos Averett 12-1-99 Rebounds 16 vs. Appalachian State Jan. 24, 2011 10 Jayme Chikos Greensboro 1-7-00 Blocked Shots 5 Five times (vs. College of Charleston) Jan. 22, 2011 4. 8 5 Players Shon Redmond (last) 11-23-10

Basketball Contact: Dan Wyar, Asst. Director of Media Relations for Athletics • Office: 336.278.6634 • Fax: 336.278.6768 • Cell: 440.666.2129 • [email protected] The Elon Record Book #4 Jermile’ Batten Career Highs Single-Game Points Scored Pts Player Opp. Date Category Career Highs Opponent (last time) Date 1. 43 Venessa Corbett Richmond 1-26-80 Minutes 7 Two Times (vs. Southern Virginia) Jan. 27, 2011 2. 37 Nuggie Dixon NC A&T 1-3-80 3. 36 Tierra Bumbrey WCU 2-11-08 Points 4 vs. St. Andrews Nov. 20, 2009 4. 35 Holly Andrews App. St. 12-20-03 Field Goals 2 vs. St. Andrews Nov. 20, 2009 5. 34 Holly Andrews UNCG 1-5-04 Free Throws 2 at A&T Nov. 20, 2008 Assists 1 Three times (vs. Southern Virginia) Jan. 27, 2011 Single-Game Field Goals Made Steals 1 Two times (vs. St. Andrews) Nov. 20, 2009 FG Player Opp. Date Rebounds 2 vs. St. Andrews Nov. 20, 2009 1. 21 Venessa Corbett Richmond 1-26-80 2. 16 Nuggie Dixon Wingate 11-19-79 16 Venessa Corbett Pembroke 2-9-80 #5 Shon Redmond Career Highs 4. 15 Lou Williamson Campbell 2-23-79 15 Nuggie Dixon NC A&T Unknown Category Career Highs Opponent (last time) Date Minutes 36 at Samford Jan. 8, 2011 Single-Game Free Throws Made Points 17 Two times (at Chattanooga) Jan. 10, 2011 FT Player Opp. Date Field Goals 6 Two times (at UNC Greensboro) Jan. 19, 2011 1. 15 Lakia Hayes Len.-Rhy. 1-25-97 Free Throws 6 at Chattanooga Jan. 10, 2011 2. 14 Lakia Hayes Wingate 2-17-96 Assists 6 vs. Virginia Intermont Nov. 23, 2010 3. 13 Nikki Herron Radford 2-11-98 Steals 8 vs. Virginia Intermont Nov. 23, 2010 13 Holly Andrews W&M 1-23-2003 Rebounds 9 at Samford Jan. 8, 2011 5. 12 Lakia Hayes IUPUI 1-30-98 Blocked Shots 1 Three times (at UNC Greensboro) Jan. 19, 2011 Single-Game Three Pointers Made 3PT Player Opp. Date #10 Aiesha Harper Career Highs 1. 9 Loretta Lawson Norfolk St. 12-4-99 9 Loretta Lawson N. Orelans 12-14-99 Category Career Highs Opponent (last time) Date 3. 8 Tierra Bumbrey WCU 2-11-08 Minutes 37 at Chattanooga Dec. 17, 2009 4. 7 4 Players Ali Ford (last) 11-20-09 Points 18 vs. Wofford Feb. 21, 2009 Field Goals 6 Two Times (at Chattanooga) Jan. 10, 2011 Single-Game Rebounds 3-Pointers 1 Seven times (at Chattanooga) Jan. 10, 2011 RB Player Opp. Date Free Throws 9 vs. Winston-Salem State Nov. 14, 2009 1. 23 Venessa Corbett NC Central 2-27-79 Assists 7 Two times (vs. Southern Virginia) Jan. 28, 2010 2. 20 Jeannie Hairston Guilford 1-25-79 Steals 4 Two times (at College of Charleston) Jan. 24, 2009 20 Venessa Corbett Campbell 2-23-79 4. 19 4 Players Ursyla Cotton (last) 12-29-09 Rebounds 6 Two times (vs. Southern Virginia) Jan. 28, 2010 Blocked Shots 2 at Chattanooga Jan. 10, 2011 Elon in Overtime #11 Ali Ford Career Highs Elon All-Time in OT All-Time Record in OT...... 13-8 Category Career Highs Opponent (last time) Date All-Time Record in 2+OT...... 0-2 Minutes 43 vs. College of Charleston Jan. 22, 2011 Points 27 vs. Davidson Jan. 4, 2010 Date Opponent OT Result Field Goals 10 Two times (vs. UNC Greensboro) Feb. 27, 2010 1-22-11 COL. OF CHARLESTON OT W, 56-49 Free Throws 10 vs. Davidson Jan. 4, 2010 1-18-10 WOFFORD OT L, 60-61 Assists 8 vs. Youngstown State Nov. 13, 2009 11-15-08 LONGWOOD OT L, 45-58 2-11-08 W. CAROLINA 4OT L, 101-102 Steals 5 Two Times (vs. Virginia Intermont) Nov. 23, 2010 1-19-08 APPALACHIAN ST. OT L, 56-58 Rebounds 8 vs. Wofford Jan. 16, 2011 12-17-07 at High Point OT L, 71-77 Blocked Shots 2 vs. Wofford Jan. 18, 2010 12-19-05 at Appalachian St. OT L, 63-66 1-17-05 at Western Carolina OT W, 77-75 #12 Tiara Gause Career Highs 11-27-04 vs. Wichita State OT L, 68-72 1-13-03 at Coastal Carolina OT W, 60-50 Category Career Highs Opponent (last time) Date 2-24-01 at High Point OT W, 67-63 Minutes 37 vs. Longwood Nov. 15, 2008 2-19-97 at Gardner-Webb OT W, 67-65 11-16-96 at Queens OT W, 71-64 Points 22 vs. Davidson Feb. 7, 2009 2-14-96 MARS HILL OT L, 88-89 Field Goals 9 at Western Carolina Feb. 16, 2009 1-13-96 at Carson-Newman OT W, 76-73 3-Pointers 3 vs. Winston-Salem State Nov. 14, 2008 2-26-94 CARSON-NEWMAN OT W, 87-86 Free Throws 9 vs. Chattanooga Dec. 17, 2009 1-22-94 LENOIR-RHYNE OT W, 80-76 Assists 4 Two times (at Morgan State) Dec. 5, 2010 2-10-93 CATAWBA 2OT L, 95-107 Steals 5 Three times (vs. Troy) Nov. 14, 2010 2-6-93 at Presbyterian OT L, 75-85 Rebounds 6 vs. Southern Virginia Jan. 28, 2010 2-12-80 at Wake Forest OT W, 100-87 Blocked Shots 1 Two Times (vs. Col. of Charleston) Jan. 25, 2010 12-8-79 at Atlantic Christian OT W, 79-75 1-31-74 EAST CAROLINA OT W, 54-53 2-24-73 at High Point OT W, 43-39

Basketball Contact: Dan Wyar, Asst. Director of Media Relations for Athletics • Office: 336.278.6634 • Fax: 336.278.6768 • Cell: 440.666.2129 • [email protected] #15 Julie Taylor Career Highs

Category Career Highs Opponent (last time) Date Minutes 46 vs. Weber State Nov. 29, 2008 Points 17 at UNC Greensboro Feb. 27, 2009 Field Goals 6 at UNC Greensboro Feb. 27, 2009 3-Pointers 4 Three times (vs. St. Andrews) Nov. 20, 2009 Free Throws 4 vs. Virginia Intermont Nov. 23, 2010 Assists 5 vs. Weber State Nov. 29, 2009 Steals 2 Five times (vs. Georgia Southern) Jan. 3, 2011 Rebounds 6 Two Times (vs. Southern Virginia) Jan. 28, 2010

#22 Erica Keto Career Highs 2010-11 SoCon Standings (as of Jan. 22) Category Career Highs Opponent (last time) Date Minutes 34 at UNC Greensboro Feb. 27, 2009 Team SoCon Overall Points 8 at High Point Jan. 15, 2009 Appalachian State 9-2 15-4 Field Goals 4 at High Point Jan. 15, 2009 Elon 8-3 14-6 Free Throws 3 at Pitt Nov. 28, 2008 Samford 7-4 14-6 Assists 2 vs. Winston-Salem State Nov. 14, 2008 UNCG 6-5 9-10 Steals 2 vs. Longwood Nov. 15, 2008 Chattanooga 6-5 9-11 Rebounds 17 at UNC Greensboro Feb. 27, 2009 Georgia Southern 6-6 9-12 Blocked Shots 1 Four times (at Virginia Tech) Nov. 28, 2009 Davidson 4-6 8-10 Furman 4-6 8-11 #23 Kelsey Harris Career Highs Western Carolina 4-6 6-13 College of Charleston 3-8 6-14 Category Career Highs Opponent (last time) Date Wofford 2-8 6-12 Minutes 30 vs. Virginia Intermont Nov. 23, 2010 Points 10 vs. Troy Nov. 14, 2010 SoCon Preseason Coaches Poll Field Goals 4 at Samford Jan. 8, 2011 Team (1st place votes) Total Points Free Throws 4 Two times (vs. Troy) Nov. 14, 2010 1. Samford (7) 96 Assists 5 Three times (vs. Georgia Southern) Jan. 3, 2011 2. Appalachian State (2) 91 3. Chattanooga (2) 85 Steals 3 vs. Virginia Intermont Nov. 23, 2010 4. College of Charleston 59 Rebounds 5 vs. Virginia Intermont Nov. 23, 2010 5. Georgia Southern 58 Blocked Shots 1 Three times (vs. Furman) Jan. 14, 2011 6. Davidson 55 7. Western Carolina 46 #25 Jess Luedtke Career Highs 8. Elon 45 9. UNC Greensboro 36 10. Furman 20 Category Career Highs Opponent (last time) Date 11. Wofford 14 Minutes 22 at Chattanooga Jan. 12, 2008 Points 4 Two times (vs. St. Andrews) Nov. 20, 2009 SoCon Preseason Media Poll Field Goals 2 Two times (vs. St. Andrews) Nov. 20, 2009 Team (1st place votes) Total Points Free Throws 2 at Winston-Salem State Dec. 13, 2007 1. Samford (10) 168 Assists 1 Six times (vs. St. Andrews) Nov. 20, 2009 2. Appalachian State (3) 153 Steals 1 Two times (vs. Davidson) Jan. 21, 2008 3. Chattanooga (3) 152 Rebounds 3 Four times (vs. St. Andrews) Nov. 20, 2009 4. College of Charleston 115 Blocked Shots 1 Two times (vs. Longwood) Nov. 15, 2008 5. Georgia Southern 105 6. Davidson 93 7. Elon 84 #31 Lei Lei Hairston Career Highs 8. Western Carolina 73 9. UNC Greensboro 54 Category Career Highs Opponent (last time) Date 10. Furman 32 Minutes 31 at UNC Greensboro Jan. 19, 2011 11. Wofford 27 Points 19 at Appalachian State Nov. 29, 2010 Field Goals 8 Two times (vs. Furman) Jan. 14, 2011 SoCon Preseason All-Conference Free Throws 5 Two times (at Virginia Tech) Nov. 18, 2010 Anna Freeman, Appalachian State Assists 3 at Morgan State Dec. 5, 2010 Sam Ramirez, Appalachian State Tonia Gerty, College of Charleston Steals 6 vs. St. Andrews Nov. 20, 2009 Sophia Aleksandravicius, Davidson Rebounds 12 vs. Troy Nov. 14, 2010 Ashley Lax, Davidson Blocked Shots 5 vs. Furman Jan. 14, 2011 Ali Ford, Elon Savannah Hill, Samford Emily London, Samford+ Kayla Christopher, Chattanooga Emily Clarke, Western Carolina +SoCon Preseason Player of the Year

Basketball Contact: Dan Wyar, Asst. Director of Media Relations for Athletics • Office: 336.278.6634 • Fax: 336.278.6768 • Cell: 440.666.2129 • [email protected] Elon in Season Openers #33 Lisa Archie Career Highs Overall Record...... 25-15 Streak...... Won 3 Category Career Highs Opponent (last time) Date Longest Winning Streak...... Won 6 (1992-97) Minutes 26 vs. Davidson Dec. 20, 2010 Longest Losing Streak...... Lost 5 (2000-04) Points 11 vs. Furman Jan. 14, 2011 At Home...... 17-4 Field Goals 5 vs. Furman Jan. 14, 2011 On the Road...... 3-11 Free Throws 3 Two times (at Virginia Tech) Nov. 18, 2010 Neutral Site...... 5-0 Assists 3 at Morgan State Dec. 5, 2010 Steals 2 at Marshall Dec. 30, 2010 Opponent Date Result FORDHAM Nov. 12, 2010 W, 91-77 Rebounds 9 Two times (vs. Furman) Jan. 14, 2011 YOUNGSTOWN ST. Nov. 13, 2009 W, 86-66 Blocked Shots 5 vs. Western Carolina Dec. 18, 2010 WINSTON-SALEM Nov. 14, 2008 W, 62-59 PENN Nov. 9, 2007 L, 54-56 #40 Gabby Oloye Career Highs CAMPBELL Nov. 11, 2006 W, 60-46 NC A&T Nov. 18, 2005 W, 75-70 Category Career Highs Opponent (last time) Date at #9 North Carolina Nov. 19, 2004 L, 40-86 Minutes 5 vs. Southern Virginia Jan. 27, 2011 at #4 Duke Nov. 21, 2003 L, 26-108 Points 2 vs. St. Andrews Nov. 20, 2009 at William & Mary Nov. 23, 2002 L, 40-66 at #4 Duke Nov. 16, 2001 L, 52-102 Field Goals 1 vs. St. Andrews Nov. 20, 2009 at NC State Nov. 18, 2000 L, 40-84 Rebounds 2 vs. St. Andrews Nov. 20, 2009 at NC A&T Nov. 19, 1999 W, 75-61 Blocked Shots 1 at Western Carolina Jan. 29, 2011 at Campbell Nov. 14, 1998 L, 67-76 vs. High Point Nov. 15, 1997 W, 48-45 vs. Belmont-Abbey Nov. 15, 1996 W, 94-87 #42 Arayael Brandner PFEIFFER Nov. 17, 1995 W, 52-45 LIMESTONE Nov. 18, 1994 W, 61-60 Category Career Highs Opponent (last time) Date vs. Limestone Nov. 19, 1993 W, 70-50 Minutes 8 vs. Southern Virginia Jan. 27, 2011 LONGWOOD Nov. 23, 1992 W, 79-55 Rebounds 4 Two times (vs. Southern Virginia) Jan. 27, 2011 at Concord Nov. 23, 1991 L, 82-86 at Paine Nov. 16, 1990 W, 61-49 vs. Lander Nov. 17, 1989 W, 74-70 #55 Candice Silas Career Highs vs. Guilford Nov. 18, 1988 W, 71-60 at Guilford Nov. 17, 1987 L, 50-64 Category Career Highs Opponent (last time) Date at St. Andrews Nov. 22, 1986 W, 69-54 Minutes 25 Two times (vs. Appalachian State) Jan. 24, 2011 at Mt. Olive Nov. 15, 1985 L, 68-71 Points 10 vs. Appalachian State Jan. 24, 2011 PEMBROKE ST. Nov. 17, 1984 L, 56-87 Field Goals 5 vs. Appalachian State Jan. 24, 2011 PEMBROKE ST. Nov. 19, 1983 L, 66-87 Free Throws 3 at Chattanooga Jan. 10, 2011 WINGATE Nov. 16, 1982 W, 60-58 Assists 1 at Marshall Dec. 30, 2010 WINGATE Unknown W, 98-81 WINGATE Unknown W, 67-55 Steals 5 vs. College of Charleston Jan. 22, 2011 WINGATE Nov. 19, 1979 W, 85-43 Rebounds 8 at Chattanooga Jan. 10, 2011 CHARLOTTE Nov. 24, 1978 L, 75-86 Blocked Shots 1 vs. Appalachian State Jan. 24, 2011 UNCG Nov. 29, 1977 W, 77-75 PEMBROKE ST. Dec. 4, 1976 W, 78-70 BAREFOOT INKS THREE FOR 2011-12: Elon head women’s basketball coach Karen CATAWBA Dec. 4, 1975 W, 78-64 Barefoot announced that prep stars Sam Coffer (Greensboro, N.C./Northern Guilford; at North Carolina Jan. 17, 1975 L, 68-70 6-foot-3, G/F), Zora Stephenson (Vienna, Va./Oakton; 5-foot-10, SG) and Shannen MARSHALL Jan. 12, 1974 W, 60-46 Cochraham (Alexandria, Va./Hayfield, 6-foot-3, C) have signed national letters of intent WAKE FOREST Jan. 23, 1973 W, 52-47 at Wake Forest Jan. 25, 1972 L, 28-30 to join the Phoenix next season. Collegiate Girls Basketball Report ranked Elon’s class No. 71 in the nation and the second best in the SoCon behind Chattanooga. Elon vs. Ranked Opponents ROAD TO CHATTANOOGA: The 2011 Southern Conference Women’s Basketball (since 1999-00) Tournament will be held March 3-7 at the McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, Tenn. For additional information including ticket prices, go to SoConSports.com. Opponent Date Result at #10 West Virginia 12-2-10 L, 51-90 ELON ON THE BIG SCREEN: Elon’s Feb. 19 game at home against Samford will be at #2 North Carolina 11-17-06 L, 36-90 at #9/12 North Carolina 11-19-04 L, 40-86 televised on SportSouth. Tip-off between the Phoenix and Bulldogs is set for 2 p.m. at #4 Duke 11-21-03 L, 26-108 inside Alumni Gym, with the Elon men’s game versus UNC Greensboro to follow at 8 at #13 North Carolina 12-17-02 L, 50-83 p.m. at #20 Florida 12-18-01 L, 53-81 at #4 Duke 11-16-01 L, 52-102 WHITE OUT ALUMNI GYM: The newly renovated Alumni Gym will be packed full of Phoenix fans dressed in white on Thursday, Feb. 10, as the Elon women’s basketball team aims to take down cross-town rival UNC Greensboro at 7 p.m. Elon fans will receive a free T-shirt at the door.

Basketball Contact: Dan Wyar, Asst. Director of Media Relations for Athletics • Office: 336.278.6634 • Fax: 336.278.6768 • Cell: 440.666.2129 • [email protected] The Last Time...... the Phoenix scored 90 points ...an Elon freshman led the team in scoring ...Elon won 20 games in a season Nov. 12, 2010 vs. Fordham (W, 91-77) Ali Ford (16.1 ppg) 2009-10 season 1981-82 (25-5 overall)

...the Phoenix scored 100 points ...an Elon player had 10 assists in a game ...Elon had a five-game winning streak Nov. 20, 2009 vs. St. Andrews (W, 104-27) Tiffany Davis (12) Feb. 7, 2009 vs. Davidson 2010-11, seven games (Jan. 3-present) ...Elon had a 10-game losing streak ...an Elon opponent scored 100 points ...an Elon player had 15+ rebounds in a game 2008-09, 18 games (Nov. 20-Jan. 26) Nov. 29, 2010 at Appalachian State (L, 67-100) Kelsey Evans (15) at Western Carolina on Jan. 29, 2011 Kelsey Evans (16) vs. App State on Jan. 24, 2011 ...Elon went to the NCAA Tournament ...both teams scored 100 points Never Feb. 11, 2008 vs. WCU (L, 101-102 4OT) ...an Elon player had 5+ blocks in a game Kelsey Evans (5) three times, last vs. CofC on Jan. 22, 2011 ...Elon played in a conference championship ...Elon won a game by 20 points or more Lei Lei Hairston (5) Jan. 14, 2011 vs. Furman 2000-01 Big South Tournament Championship Jan. 29 at Western Carolina (W, 76-49) Lisa Archie (5) Dec. 18, 2010 vs. Western Carolina March 3, 2001 vs. Liberty (L, 47-52)

...Elon won a game by 30 points or more ...an Elon player had 5+ steals in a game ...Elon had a player voted first-team All-SoCon Jan. 27, 2011 vs. Southern Va. (W, 78-45) Shon Redmond (8) Nov. 23, 2010 vs. Virginia Intermont Ali Ford, 2009-10 season Ali Ford (5) Nov. 23, 2010 vs. Virginia Intermont ...Elon lost a game by 20 or more points Shon Redmond (5) Jan. 10, 2011 at Chattanooga ...an Elon player joined the 1,000-point club Dec. 2, 2010 at #10 West Virginia (L, 51-90) Candice Silas (5) Jan. 22, 2011 vs. Col. of Charleston Tierra Bumbrey, 2004-08 (1,095 career points)

...a Phoenix averaged 20 points in a season ...an Elon player had 5+ threes in a game ...Elon had a conference player of the year Venessa Corbett, 1981-82 (22.7 ppg) Ali Ford (6) Dec. 5, 2010 at Morgan State Holly Andrews, 2001-02 (Big South) Ali Ford (5) Jan. 22, 2011 vs. Col. of Charleston ...an Elon player scored 30 points in a game ...Elon had a conference coach of the year Tierra Bumbrey (36) Feb. 11, 2008 vs. WCU ...an Elon player posted a triple double Mary Jackson, 1980-81 (Carolinas) Never ...an Elon player scored 40 points in a game ...Elon had an All-American player Venessa Corbett (43) Jan. 26, 1980 vs. Richmond ...Elon played an overtime game Lakia Hayes, 1997-98 (Honorable Mention) Jan. 22, 2011 vs. Col. of Charleston (W, 56-49) ...an Elon freshman averaged in double figures Ali Ford (16.1 ppg) 2009-10 season ...Elon played two or more overtimes Feb. 11, 2008 vs. WCU (L, 101-102 4OT)

GIVE ME A BREAK: Elon’s 13-day layoff between its game on Dec. 5 at Morgan State and Saturday’s game on Dec. 18 versus WCU was the team’s longest since the 2007-08 season when the Phoenix had a 15-day break between games (Dec. 21-Jan. 5). Elon Honors & Awards

DOUBLE YOUR FUN: Elon sophomore forward Kelsey Evans registered her 10th • Ali Ford named to the preseason career double-double in Elon’s win over Southern Virginia on Jan. 27, going for 10 points and 12 rebounds. Elon is 7-3 all-time when Evans records a double-double. All-Southern Conference team (Nov. 9) STATE BREAKDOWN: Elon has six players from North Carolina, four from Virginia, two from Pennsylvania and one player from California, Colorado, Maryland, South Carolina • Kelsey Evans named Phoenix and Florida. Classic Most Valuable Player CONFERENCE TOUR: Elon will face opponents from 10 different conferences this (Nov. 14) season, including the Atlantic 10 (Fordham), Sun Belt (Troy), Atlantic Coast Conference (Virginia Tech), Big East (West Virginia), Conference USA (Marshall), Big South (Coastal • Tiara Gause and Ali Ford named Carolina), Appalachian Athletic Conference (Virginia Intermont), Mid-Eastern Athletic to the Phoenix Classic all-tourna- Conference (Morgan State), United States Collegiate Athletic Association (Southern Virginia) and a host of SoCon opponents. ment team (Nov. 14)

BACK-TO-BACK: Ali Ford won the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year Award last season, marking the second year in a row an Elon player has won the honor. Tiara Gause was the recipient of the same award after an impressive rookie campaign in 2008-09. Ford was the first freshman in SoCon history to earn first-team all-league accolades.

40TH ANNIVERSARY: The 2010-11 season marks the 40th season of Elon women’s hoops. The program was started in 1971-72 under head coach and Naismith Hall of Famer Kay Yow, who recorded a 57-19 mark in four seasons at Elon. Overall, the Elon women’s basketball program has posted a 513-520 record over a 39-year span, including 17 winning seasons.

COTTON SIGNS PRO CONTRACT: Former Elon standout Urysla Cotton signed a professional contact with Portugal’s Montigo Basket in August. Cotton is the third Elon women’s basketball player to sign a professional contract overseas since moving to Division I.

Basketball Contact: Dan Wyar, Asst. Director of Media Relations for Athletics • Office: 336.278.6634 • Fax: 336.278.6768 • Cell: 440.666.2129 • [email protected] Game 1 • Elon vs. Fordham • Elon, N.C. Game 2 • Elon vs. Troy • Elon, N.C. Game 3 • Elon at Virginia Tech • Blacksburg, Va.

Elon 46 45 91 Elon 45 38 83 Elon 33 33 66

Fordham 36 41 77 Troy 22 30 52 Virginia 30 43 73 Tech

ELON, N.C. – Behind five players in double figures, ELON, N.C. – A balanced offensive attack and an BLACKSBURG, Va. – A late 14-7 run over the final including a double-double from Kelsey Evans, the Elon exceptional effort on the defensive end helped the 2:51 of the game proved to be too much for the Elon University women’s basketball team opened the 2010- Elon University women’s basketball team capture its University women’s basketball team to overcome on 11 season in style on Friday night, Nov. 12, claiming a second win of the season on Sunday afternoon, Nov. Thursday night, Nov. 18, as the Virginia Tech Hokies 91-77 victory over the Fordham Rams. 14, claiming a 83-52 victory over the Troy Trojans to win came back from 10-points down in the second half to Evans scored 13 points and tied a career-high with the Phoenix Classic. top the Phoenix, 73-66, at Cassell Coliseum. 13 boards, marking her fifth-career double-double and Elon (2-0) had four players score in double figures, Sophomore guard Ali Ford led all players with 22 her fourth in Elon's last five games. Evans registered with sophomore forward Kelsey Evans leading the way points in the loss, while Lei Lei Hairston finished with a double-double in last year's season opener versus with a team-best 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting from 11 points and 11 boards for her first-career double- Youngstown State with 13 points and 10 rebounds. the field. Evans was named the Phoenix Classic MVP double. Sophomore guard Ali Ford poured in a game-high after a pair of stellar performances for the Phoenix. Following her MVP performance at the Phoenix Clas- 24 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the field, including Evans also registered five blocks for Elon and grabbed sic, sophomore forward Kelsey Evans put up another four three pointers. Ford has scored 20 or more points five rebounds. stellar game for Elon, scoring nine points and grabbing 13 times in her career. Ali Ford and Tiara Gause both earned all-tournament a game-high 13 rebounds and recording a game-high Junior guard Tiara Gause also chipped in 18 points honors for the Phoenix, as Ford finished with 17 points five blocks. Evans has recorded 10 blocks over the last on 6-of-9 shooting from the field, while sophomore Lei on 6-of-14 shooting, while Gause added 15 points on two games. Lei Hairston and junior Shon Redmond scored 12 and 6-of-14 shooting. “We played so hard tonight and I am extremely 10, respectively. Freshman guard Kelsey Harris pitched in 10 points proud of our team’s effort,” said Elon head coach Karen “Fordham was a very physical team from a great for Elon, while sophomore forward Lei Lei Hairston con- Barefoot. “We really dictated the pace of the game for conference in the Atlantic 10 and I am extremely trolled the boards with a team-best 12 rebounds. all 40 minutes and our press was very effective all night proud of the way our team battled all night to come Lisa Archie had a solid game off the bench, scoring long. But Virginia Tech is a good team and managed to away with the win,” said Elon head women’s basketball seven points and blocking four shots in 18 minutes. go on a late run to win it.” coach Karen Barefoot. “Our team showed a lot of “I was really proud of our team’s effort defensively Elon managed to make it a 11-10 game with 11:59 character late in the game after Fordham made a run, because they really bought into being aggressive remaining in the first half on an Evans jumper in the but we fought hard to come away with the victory over throughout the game without fouling,” said Elon head paint, but Virginia Tech went on a 9-2 run over the next a quality opponent.” women’s basketball coach Karen Barefoot. “Troy is a four-plus minutes to take a 20-12 lead with 7:10 left. The Phoenix (1-0) shot 55 percent from the field in very solid team and we were able to force them into Hairston helped the Phoenix cut the deficit to three the victory, including a 44 percent clip from beyond 34 turnovers and come out on top over a very physical with 4:09 remaining, as her three-pointer from the top the arc. Ford attempted all of Elon’s three pointers on team.” of the key made it a 25-23 game. Hairston split a pair of the night, going 4-of-9 in the win. Defensively, Elon forced 34 Troy turnovers while free throws with 3:31 left to make it a one-point game, Defensively, Elon held Fordham (0-1) to 32 percent committing just 12. The Phoenix out-blocked the Tro- 25-24. shooting from the field and forced the Rams into 31 jans, 10-3, in the victory, while also claiming 16 steals. Elon claimed its first lead of the game 1:38 left in the turnovers. Junior guard Shon Redmond paved the way with a half after a Ford three-ball gave the Phoenix a 29-28 Elon saw its early eight point lead evaporate with game-high four steals for the Phoenix. advantage. just under 12 minutes left in the opening frame, as a Elon shot 40 percent from the field in the win, while The Phoenix led, 33-30, at intermission after a Kelsey Phoenix turnover at mid-court paved the way for a also shooting 82.4 percent (14-of-17) from the free Harris three in the corner helped Elon go into the Fordham fast-break layup to make it a 17-17 game with throw line. locker room with momentum. 11:18 remaining. Following a Ford three-ball to give Elon a 10-point Despite shooting 33.3 percent from the field in the But the Phoenix stormed back with a 15-4 run over lead early on, freshman guard Kelsey Harris hit a pair of opening frame, the Phoenix dominated the Hokies the next six minutes to claim a 32-21 lead after a pair of free throws to extend the Phoenix’s lead to 12 points, on the boards, out-rebounding Virginia Tech, 30-15, Erica Keto makes from the charity stripe. 20-8, with 12:51 remaining in the opening frame. including a 13-4 edge on the offensive glass. Hairston Elon forced a Rams timeout with 5:19 remaining Elon would go up by as many as 25 in the first half grabbed a game-high nine at the half, while Ford led all in the first half after Ford connected with her second after an Evans layup following an offensive board gave scorers with 12 points. three pointer of the game to extend the Phoenix lead the Phoenix a commanding 43-18 edge with 2:03 The Elon offense kept its foot on the gas to open the to 14 points (35-21). remaining. second half, as the Phoenix went on a 8-1 run in the Ford led all scorers with 15 points at intermission, Elon went into the locker room with a 45-22 lead af- first 2:10 of the final frame to claim its largest lead of as Elon held a 46-36 advantage after Fordham hit a ter shooting 44 percent from the field (18-of-41) in the the game, 41-31, forcing a Virginia Tech timeout. desperation three as time expired in the first half. Elon first 20 minutes and sinking all six free throw attempts. The Hokies cut the deficit to two points with 10:12 shot 61 percent (17-of-28) from the field in the open- Defensively, Elon held Troy to 30 percent shooting from left after a Shanel Harrison layup and made free throw, ing frame, including a 75 percent clip from beyond the the field while forcing 16 Trojan turnovers and commit- but the Phoenix scored on back-to-back shots from arc. ting just three. Evans led all scorers with 12 points in Ford and Gause to take a 54-48 lead and force a VT Elon claimed its largest lead of the game with 13:55 the first half. timeout. remaining in the second half, as Kelsey Harris ripped Ford extended Elon’s lead to 26 points with 15:21 Virginia Tech tied the game at 54-all with 6:28 re- the ball from Fordham’s Abigail Corning and took it to left in the game after pulling up for three on a Phoenix maining after a Nikki Davis jumper connected, forcing the basket for an easy layup to give the Phoenix a 63- fast break to make it a 55-29 game. Less than a minute Elon to regroup and call a timeout. 43 advantage. later, Ford’s two makes from the free throw line ex- The Hokies took the lead for the first time since The Rams managed to cut Elon’s lead to 12 points tended Elon’s lead to 57-29. the 1:13 mark in first half with just under six minutes with 9:34 remaining after a Kristina Bell three pointer The Phoenix never look back, going up by as many remaining after a pair of Aerial Wilson makes from the limited the Phoenix to a 68-56 advantage. Fordham as 35 points in the second half to open the season 2-0 charity stripe gave VT a 56-55 advantage. trimmed it to nine with 7:36 remaining after a Becky for the first time since the 2005-06 campaign. Tiara Gause helped Elon climb back in the game Peters three in the corner made it a 72-63 game. Bell Elon travels for its first road contest of the season on with 2:51 left, as her two made free throws made it a led the Rams with 22 points in the loss. Thursday, Nov. 18, with a trip to Blacksburg, Va. to face 59-all game. But the Rams would pull no closer, as Elon would the Virginia Tech Hokies at 7 p.m. But the Hokies managed to close out the Phoenix keep Fordham at arm’s length down the stretch to down the stretch after going on a 14-7 run to narrowly secure its first victory of the season. escape with the win. Elon wraps up the Phoenix Classic on Sunday, Nov. Elon returns to action on Sunday, Nov. 21, for a 2 p.m. 14, with a 1 p.m. contest versus Troy. contest with Coastal Carolina at Alumni Gym.

Basketball Contact: Dan Wyar, Asst. Director of Media Relations for Athletics • Office: 336.278.6634 • Fax: 336.278.6768 • Cell: 440.666.2129 • [email protected] Game 4 • Elon vs. Coastal Carolina • Elon, N.C. Game 5 • Elon vs. Virginia Intermont • Elon, N.C. Game 6 • Elon at Appalachian State • Boone, N.C.

Elon 42 31 73 Elon 39 41 80 Elon 25 42 67

Coastal 18 40 58 Virginia 29 26 55 Appalachian 49 51 100 Carolina Intermont State

ELON, N.C. – A career-high 18 points and 14 rebounds ELON, N.C. – In its final contest before Thanksgiving, BOONE, N.C. – The Elon University women’s basketball by sophomore forward Kelsey Evans lifted the Elon the Elon University women’s basketball team overcame team dropped its Southern Conference opener on University women’s basketball team to victory on Sun- an early deficit to register an 80-55 victory over the Monday night, Nov. 29, at the Holmes Center in Boone, day afternoon, Nov. 21, inside newly renovated Alumni visiting Lady Cobras from Virginia Intermont on as the Appalachian State Mountaineers topped the Gym, as the Phoenix claimed a 73-58 victory over the Tuesday night, Nov. 23, at Alumni Gym. Phoenix, 100-67. visiting Chanticleers from Coastal Carolina. Elon (4-1) is off to its best start since the 1995-96 Elon drops to 4-2 on the year and 0-1 in league play, Evans scored 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the team began the season with a 6-0 record. while Appalachian State improves to 5-1 (1-0 SoCon) field while grabbing 14 boards to secure her second “Virginia Intermont was a very physical team and with the win. double-double of the season. Evans also recorded two didn’t make anything easy for us all night long,” said Lei Lei Hairston led the Phoenix in the setback, blocks for the Phoenix in 36 minutes. The Raleigh, N.C. Elon head coach Karen Barefoot. “I’m happy with the scoring a career-high 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting native’s 18 points ties her previous career-best mark set way our team responded in the second half and it’s from the field. against Troy earlier this season. good to go into league play on a high note.” Ali Ford and Shon Redmond both pitched in 11 Sophomore guard Ali Ford tallied a game-high 21 Sophomore guard Ali Ford tied a game-high with points for Elon, while Kelsey Evans grabbed a team- points on 7-of-18 shooting from the field, while also 17 points on 6-of-15 shooting from the field, while best 10 boards and finished two points shy of her third dishing out four assists and tallying four steals. Ford grabbing a career-high six rebounds. straight double-double with eight points. has tallied 20 or more points in three out of four games Junior guard Shon Redmond had a stellar game “We played out of sync in the first half and went this season and 15 times in her career. for the Phoenix, as her eight steals in the win tie for down too many points early to mount a comeback,” Elon shot 43.9 percent from the field in the win and the fourth most in a single game in Elon women’s said Elon head women’s basketball coach Karen 71.4 percent from the free throw line, while limiting basketball history. The last Phoenix player to register Barefoot. “We never matched the instensity of CCU to a 34.4 percent mark from the field. eight steals in a game was Tiffany Davis on Jan. 24, Appalachian State’s play in the first half and dug a hole The victory for Elon (3-1) is the first over Coastal 2007. Redmond also dished out six assists for Elon. for ourselves that was hard to rebound from.” Carolina (2-2) since the 2002-03 season, while also Sophomore forward Kelsey Evans recorded her The Phoenix went ahead, 5-2, in the early stages of marking the team’s best start since the 1997-98 season second straight double-double in the victory, going the game after a Ford connected on a three pointer when the Phoenix started 4-0. a perfect 10-of-10 at the free throw line and finishing with 18:33 left. But nine straight points from the “Our team executed the game plan perfectly today with 16 points, while also grabbing a game-high 12 Mountaineers put the Phoenix behind, 11-5, forcing an and came out on top over a very good Coastal Carolina boards. Elon timeout with 15:30 remaining. team,” said Elon head coach Karen Barefoot. “Our The Phoenix forced 36 turnovers in the win and The Mountaineers continued to keep the pressure defensive pressure really made a difference today and limited Virginia Intermont (5-3) to 32.7 shooting from on the Phoenix defensively to help generate points allowed us to score points off turnovers.” the field. on offense, as ASU went on a 14-5 run following the The Phoenix scored 22 points off 19 Coastal Carolina Elon found itself in a battle with the Lady Cobras timeout to put Elon down, 25-10, with 11:22 left. turnovers, while dominating the Chanticleers, 44-18, in in the first half, as Virginia Intermont’s Megan Fanney Elon trailed 49-25 at the half, marking the first time the paint. knocked down a pair of free throws with 8:37 all season the Phoenix has been behind at intermission. Already ahead 10 points in the early stages, the remaining after a Phoenix timeout to take a 21-19 lead. The Mountaineers shot a blistering 60.5 percent Phoenix’s full court press paved the way for a 24-10 run But the Phoenix clawed back to take a 10-point lead from the field in the opening frame, while limiting over the final 7:55 of the half to take a commanding (39-29) into the locker room at intermission after going the Phoenix to 33.3 percent shooting from the field. 42-18 lead into the locker room. on a 20-5 run over the final 7:26 of the half. Appalachian State’s Anna Freeman led all players with Elon shot a blistering 53.1 percent from the field Turnovers plagued both squads in the opening 16 points in the first 20 minutes and finished with a in the opening frame while limiting the Chanticleers frame, as the Lady Cobras committed 19 to the game-high 26 points. to 21.2 percent shooting from the field, including a Phoenix’s 15. Virginia Intermont’s Teonika Webb led The Mountaineers continued to have the hot hand 1-for-11 (9.1 percent) clip from beyond the arc. Ford all scorers with 11 points on 4-of-9 shooting from the out of the locker room to start the second half, as ASU led all scorers at intermission with 10 points on 3-of-8 field, including a 3-of-5 performance from beyond the knocked down six of its first eight shots to go on a shooting from the field, including a 2-of-5 performance arc. Webb tied for a game-high with 17 points. 16-8 run and put the Phoenix down, 64-33, with 15:22 from three-point land. Elon opened its lead to 15 points with 16:22 remaining. The Phoenix continued to keep the pressure on the remaining, as a cross-court pass from Ford to Tiara Appalachian State managed to keep the Phoenix at Chanticleers, as a steal by Ford led to an easy layup, giv- Gause following a Lady Cobra miss led to an easy layup arm’s length down the stretch to secure the win in the ing Elon its largest lead of the game, 51-20, with 17:33 and a 47-32 lead. conference opener for both squads. remaining. The Phoenix would go up by 21 points early in Elon plays again on Thursday night, Dec. 2, when it Coastal Carolina managed to cut the deficit to 18 the second half after a Julie Taylor jumper and made heads to Morgantown, W. Va. for non-conference action points with less than two minutes to play on a Shanika free throw gave Elon a 59-38 advantage with 11:47 versus No. 10 ranked West Virginia. Tip is set for 7 p.m. Maddox jumper, but the Phoenix’s defense kept the remaining in the game. inside the WVU Coliseum. Chanticleers at arm’s length down the stretch to secure Elon managed to keep a double-digit lead for the the win and improve to 3-1 on the year. remainder of the game, moving its record to 4-1 going The Phoenix plays its final game before Thanks- into league play next week. giving on Tuesday night, Nov. 23, when the Virginia The Phoenix opens up Southern Conference action Intermont Cobras come to Alumni Gym for a non- on Monday night, Nov. 29, with a trip to Boone, N.C. to conference matchup. face Appalachian State at 7 p.m. at the Holmes Center.

Basketball Contact: Dan Wyar, Asst. Director of Media Relations for Athletics • Office: 336.278.6634 • Fax: 336.278.6768 • Cell: 440.666.2129 • [email protected] Game 7 • Elon at West Virginia • Morgantown, W. Va. Game 8 • Elon at Morgan State • Baltimore, Md. Game 9 • Elon vs. Western Carolina • Elon, N.C.

Elon 26 25 51 Elon 32 37 69 Elon 29 35 64

#10 West 45 45 90 Morgan 24 37 61 Western 32 42 74 Virginia State Carolina

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – Despite ending the first half BALTIMORE, Md. – Behind a game-high 24 points from Ali ELON, N.C. – Despite erasing a 10-point deficit to of play on a 22-8 run, the Elon University women’s Ford, the Elon University women’s basketball team captured its take a one-point lead in the second half, the Elon basketball team dropped its second game of a three- first road win of the season on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 5, as the University women’s basketball team dropped its Phoenix registered a 69-61 victory over the Morgan State Lady game road swing on Thursday night, Dec. 2, as the No. Bears inside Hill Field House. Southern Conference home opener on Saturday 10 ranked West Virginia Mountaineers handed the Elon, behind a strong showing of fan support on the road, afternoon, Dec. 18, as the Western Carolina Cata- Phoenix a 90-51 setback at the WVU Coliseum. improves to 5-3 on the year with the win, while Morgan State mounts handed the Phoenix a 74-64 setback inside Ali Ford led the Phoenix (4-3) with a team-high 15 drops to 5-3 with the loss. Alumni Gym. points on 6-of-19 shooting from the field in the loss. “I am proud of how we stayed together as a team today and Elon drops to 5-4 overall and 0-2 in league play, showed a lot of poise against a very aggressive and determined Ford’s 15 points are the most scored by an opposing while WCU improves to 3-6 (1-1 SoCon) with the player at home versus West Virginia all season. Morgan State team,” said Elon head coach Karen Barefoot. win. Tiara Gause was the only other Elon player in double “Overall, we demonstrated a lot of character and shot the ball extremely well today.” figures, as she registered 10 points on 2-of-7 shooting “Today really came down to a few missed box- Ford scored 20+ points for the fourth time this season, from the field and 6-of-7 shooting from the charity outs on our end and key three-pointers by Western shooting 8-for-12 from the field, including a 6-of-9 mark from Carolina down the stretch,” said Elon head coach stripe. beyond the arc. Ford also dished out four assists and tallied four Rookie Kelsey Harris finished with eight points on steals in the win. Karen Barefoot. “We fought hard and played with a 4-of-6 shooting, while Julie Taylor tallied nine points off In her homecoming back to Baltimore, Julie Taylor, a Colum- lot of heart today, but we needed to get to the free the bench on 4-of-7 shooting. bia, Md. native, had a stellar game for the Phoenix, scoring a throw line more often.” “Our team demonstrated a lot of toughness after season-high13 points off the bench on 5-of-9 shooting from After going into the locker room with a three- getting behind early and coming back late in the first the field, including a 3-for-6 performance from three point land. point edge, Western Carolina started the second “Julie hit several key shots for us and really provided us with half, especially playing without point guard Shon Red- a spark when we needed it,” Barefoot said. half with a hot hand, going on a 7-0 run to take a mond,” said Elon head coach Karen Barefoot. “Tonight Kelsey Evans just missed recording her fourth double-double 39-29 lead after a Kendra Carroll layup with 16:27 was a valuable learning experience for our team and of the season, as she grabbed a game-high nine rebounds to go remaining. playing a very physical team like West Virginia will help along with 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field. But the Phoenix managed to claw back over the us get better as the season progresses.” Lei Lei Hairston was the fourth Phoenix player to score in next seven minutes and eventually take a one-point double figures, going for 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the Elon shot 80 percent from the free throw line in lead after Ali Ford connected on a three pointer the contest, while out-blocking the Mountaineers on field to go along with five rebounds and four assists. with 9:58 left to give Elon a 47-46 lead and force a defense, 7-6. Lisa Archie registered a game-high four Elon recorded its second highest field goal percentage of the season in the victory, shooting 51 percent (26-of-51) from the blocks in 21 minutes off the bench. WCU timeout. Ford led all scorers with a game-high field, including a scolding 10-of-19 (52.6 percent) from beyond “Lisa Archie and Julie Taylor played great off the 21 points on 7-of-19 shooting from the field, includ- the arc. ing five makes from long distance. bench tonight and provided us with a spark,” Barefoot The Phoenix won the battle of the boards over the Lady added. “Once we adjusted to their style of play I Bears, 43-26, while out-blocking Morgan State, 4-2. Lisa Archie The Catamounts never trailed from that point thought we were more competitive and showed a lot had a game-high two blocks off the bench for Elon, putting her forward, going on a 23-12 over the final stretch of of heart.” at 14 on the year. the game to take a 69-59 lead with under a minute After winning the tip and taking an early 2-0 lead, Ahead by as many as 13 points in the first half, Elon went into remaining. WCU would keep Elon at arm’s length in Elon found itself down 12-4 with 15:02 remaining in the locker room with a 32-24 advantage, as Ford led all players the game’s waning moments to secure the win. with 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field, including a the first half after the Mountaineers sunk four of their 4-of-5 clip from beyond the arc. Evans was the only other scorer Kelsey Evans finished with 13 points and grabbed first five shots. West Virginia extended its lead to 15 in double figures at the half, as the Raleigh, N.C. native tallied a team-high seven boards, while Lei Lei Hairston points less than two minutes later after connecting on 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field, while grabbing a was third Elon player in double figures, scoring 10 three straight from beyond the arc to take a 21-4 lead game-high six boards. points on 4-of-6 shooting. and force a Phoenix timeout. The Phoenix held the Lady Bears to 28.6 percent shooting Lisa Archie played well of the bench for Elon, from the field in the opening frame, including a 15.4 percent Elon managed to erase an early 33-point deficit and scoring eight points and tallying a career-high five end the half on a 22-8 run to limit the Mountaineers (2-of-13) mark from beyond the arc. Elon shot 42.9 percent from blocks for the Phoenix. to a 45-26 at intermission. Ford led the Phoenix with the field in the first 20 minutes, sinking 6-of-11 from three-point land (54.5 percent). 10 first half points on 4-of-11 shooting from the field, Western Carolina’s Janae’ McKinney led the Cata- Ford continued to have the hot hand to start the second half, while Taylor finished with four first half points off the mounts with 19 points and a game-high 12 boards, sinking a pair of threes to help lead a 17-9 run that led to a 49- while Carroll and Caitlin Hollifield scored 17 and 16 bench. 33 Elon lead with under 16 minutes to play in the second half. But the Mountaineers continued to consistently Elon would go up by as many as 16 points in the second half, points, respectively. knock down shots out of the locker room to begin the as coast-to-coast layup by Taylor with 11:26 to play gave the Elon shot 42.4 percent from the field in the second half, as WVU went on an 11-0 run in the first Phoenix a 56-40 advantage. contest, while limiting the Catamounts to a 39.3 2:20 of the final frame to claim a 56-26 advantage. The Lady Bears managed to pull within 10 points with 7:15 percent performance from the field. But WCU’s free It was all West Virginia for the remainder of the remaining in the game after Erin Hawkins connected from throws made the difference in the game, as the long distance in the corner to make it a 58-48 game. MSU came second half, as the Mountaineers went up by as many within single digits of the Phoenix for the first time since the Catamounts went 21-of-31 at the line compared to as 39 points in the final 20 minutes of the contest to early stages of the game with under seven minutes to play to the Phoenix’s 6-of-10 performance. secure the victory over the Phoenix. make it a 60-51 game. Elon dominated the Catamounts in the paint, Elon completes its three-game road swing on Sun- The Lady Bears forced an Elon timeout with 5:00 remaining 32-20, but Western Carolina managed to collect 20 day afternoon, Dec. 5, when it heads to Baltimore, Md. in the game after southpaw MyQueisha Bratton hit a three second chance points compared to Elon’s 12. to take on Morgan State at 2 p.m. pointer and limited the Phoenix’s lead to 61-54. Bratton led Morgan State with a team-high 15 points on 5-of-13 shooting. Elon plays its final home game of the calendar But Taylor helped extend Elon’s lead to 11 points with less year on Monday night, Dec. 20, when the Davidson than four minutes to play, as her three-ball from the top of the Wildcats invade Alumni Gym for a 6 p.m. conference key gave the Phoenix a 65-54 advantage. tilt. Morgan State managed to pull within seven points down the stretch, but a strong defensive effort from the Phoenix kept the Lady Bears at arm’s length to secure the win. Elon returns to the friendly confines of Alumni Gym on Sat- urday, Dec. 18, for its White Out game against Western Carolina at 2 p.m. Elon fans will receive a free T-shirt at the door for the team’s first Southern Conference home game of the season versus the Catamounts.

Basketball Contact: Dan Wyar, Asst. Director of Media Relations for Athletics • Office: 336.278.6634 • Fax: 336.278.6768 • Cell: 440.666.2129 • [email protected] Game 10 • Elon vs. Davidson • Elon, N.C. Game 11 • Elon at Marshall • Huntington, W. Va. Game 12 • Elon vs. Georgia Southern • Elon, N.C.

Elon 31 30 61 Elon 33 36 69 Elon 32 45 77

Davidson 23 37 60 Marshall 30 49 79 Georgia 28 33 61 Southern

ELON, N.C. – An old-fashioned three-point play by HUNTINGTON, W. Va. – The Elon University women’s ELON, N.C. – Down by as many as 10 points early in Shon Redmond with 18.3 seconds remaining in the basketball team dropped its final game of the 2010 the game, the Elon University women’s basketball team game lifted the Elon University women’s basketball calendar year on Thursday night, Dec. 30, as the used its size and offensive proficiency to battle back team to its first Southern Conference victory of the Marshall Thundering Herd handed the Phoenix a and claim a 77-61 victory over the Georgia Southern season on Monday night, Dec. 20, as the Phoenix 79-69 setback inside the Cam Henderson Center in Eagles on Monday night, Jan. 3, inside Alumni Gym. topped the , 61-60, inside Alumni Huntington, W. Va. With the win, Elon improves to 7-5 on the season Gym. Elon falls to 6-5 with the loss, while Marshall and 6-1 at home, while evening its record to 2-2 in the Elon improves to 6-4 and 1-2 in league play, while improves to 4-8 with the win. Southern Conference. Georgia Southern, who went Davidson falls to 4-4 (0-1 SoCon) with the loss. Elon is “Overall, we have progressed and gotten better as into tonight’s game riding a four-game winning streak, including two in a row in league play, drops to 5-9 (2-3 off to its best start since the 1999-00 team also began a team, but we still need to learn how to capitalize on SoCon) with the loss. the season with a 6-4 record. other team’s mistakes,” said Elon head coach Karen The Phoenix dominated the Eagles on the glass, With the scored tied for the 10th time in the game at Barefoot. “We played well enough to win tonight, but 43-28, collecting 11 second-chance points and 32 total 58-all, Davidson’s Sophia Aleksandravicius sunk a pair missed key opportunities on the boards that led to points in the paint. After a poor shooting performance of free throws with 31 seconds left to give the Wildcats several second chance points for Marshall. Our defense in the first half, Elon shot 57.7 percent from the field a two-point lead, 60-58, and momentum. was good and we managed to generate offense in the second half and finished the game with a 46.4 But the Phoenix had other ideas, as Redmond, who through our defensive effort.” percent mark. started for the first time in her career tonight, slashed Elon forced 22 Thundering Herd turnovers in the After scoring just two points in the first half, to the basket on the right side of the lane for the layup loss and grabbed 15 steals, but Marshall dominated sophomore forward Kelsey Evans had a stellar and foul, making it a tie game at 60-all. Redmond hit the glass, 52-30, which included 19 offensive boards performance in the game’s final 20 minutes to finish the ensuing free throw to complete the three-point leading to 16 second chance points. with a career-high 20 points. Evans went 6-for-8 from play and give Elon a 61-60 advantage, one it would not Shon Redmond played well for the Phoenix in the field and 8-for-10 at the free throw line for the relinquish in the final moments after Davidson’s Laura the loss, scoring a career-high 17 points on 6-of-11 Phoenix, while also recording two blocks and one steal. Murray missed a jumper on her team’s final possession. shooting from the field in her second straight start. Sophomore forward Lei Lei Hairston just missed “We let Shon isolate their guard on the final Elon put four players in double figures in the loss, as recording her second career double-double, as the Reidsville, N.C. native finished with eight points and a possession with their defenders hugging in tight and Ali Ford and Kelsey Evans each scored 12 points, while game-high 10 rebounds in the win. several great shot blockers on the court. She took the Tiara Gause pitched in 11 points off the bench in 20 Sophomore guard Ali Ford was the second Phoenix ball hard to the basket and came up big for us tonight,” minutes of work. player to score in double figures, scoring 16 points on said Elon head coach Karen Barefoot. “Shon came into Elon started the game on a 7-0 run and didn’t allow 5-of-13 shooting from the field, including a 2-for-7 clip this program with a lot of experience and she really the Thundering Herd to hit a field goal until the 15:59 from beyond the arc. Ford also made 4-of-5 from the stepped up as a leader tonight and helped us beat a mark of the first half when Tynikki Crook scored on a charity stripe to help Elon shoot 76.9 percent (20-for- very talented Davidson team.” layup. Crook led all players with a game-high 21 points. 26) on the night. Ford has scored in double figures in Redmond finished with a career-high 13 points Evans extended Elon’s lead to five points with 8:52 all 12 games this season and in 30 out of Elon’s last 31 on 5-of-8 shooting from the field, as well as a 3-for-3 remaining in the first half after her old-fashioned three- games. performance from the free throw line. Redmond also point play paved the way for a 20-15 advantage for the Junior guard Tiara Gause pitched in nine points dished out five assists for Elon. Phoenix. and four assists for the Phoenix, while senior guard Elon had two more players score in double figures, Marshall managed to pull within a point with 2:09 Julie Taylor registered eight points on 3-of-6 shooting, as Lei Lei Hairston poured in a team-high 14 points on remaining in the half after a jumper in the paint by including two makes from beyond the arc. 7-of-13 shooting to go along with seven boards, while Saleese Stovall made it a 27-26 game. Georgia Southern’s Meredyth Frye tallied a game- Ali Ford pitched in 13 points, four rebounds and four But the Phoenix held off the Thundering Herd to high 24 points on 9-of-17 shooting for the Eagles, including a 3-of-7 performance from beyond the arc. assists. take a 33-30 lead into the locker room at intermission It was all Georgia Southern in the early stages of the The Elon defense had a stellar performance in after shooting 44.8 percent from the field, including a game, as the Eagles built up a seven-point advantage tonight’s win, limiting Davidson to 36.7 percent 60 percent clip (3-of-5) from beyond the arc. Redmond after Jamie Navarro drilled a three pointer from the shooting from the field to go along with 10 total led the Phoenix and tied for a game-high with nine top of the key with 15:49 remaining to put the Phoenix blocks. Kelsey Evans led the way with a game-high four points at the half on 3-of-4 shooting from the field. behind, 16-9. Georgia Southern extended its lead to blocked shots, while Lisa Archie, who also made her The Thundering Herd managed to tie the game for 10 points with 12:22 left after MiMi DuBose connected first career start tonight, swatted three shots by the the first time after Crook connected from three-point from well beyond the arc to put Elon down, 22-12, Wildcats. Elon limited Aleksandravicius, who ranked land with 19:31 remaining to knot it at 33-all. Marshall forcing Barefoot to call a timeout. third in the league in scoring (18.7 ppg) going into took its first lead with 17:58 left after an Elon turnover Taylor helped the Phoenix pull within two points tonight’s game, to eight points on 2-of-9 shooting from led to a fastbreak layup to make it a 35-33 game. with 3:58 remaining after Kelsey Harris found Taylor for the field. But Ford helped Elon regain the lead with 15:02 three just in front of the GSU bench on a fastbreak to “We really willed our way to win tonight and we remaining after sinking a three off the glass in the help make it a 28-26 game. Harris helped Elon cut the were determined after Saturday’s game,” Barefoot corner in front of the Phoenix bench to make it a 40-38 deficit to one on the next possession after splitting a added. “Tonight, I saw a lot of people mature and step game. pair of free throws to make it a 28-27 game with 3:15 up and believe in themselves. No matter what it looked Evans helped the Phoenix take its largest lead of the left in the first half. Harris tied a career-high with five assists for the Phoenix in the win. like, we were determined to win and you could see it in second half with 10:01 remaining after sinking a pair of Taylor helped Elon takes its first lead since early our players eyes.” free throws on a one-and-one following a Marshall foul in the game with 2:36 left after Gause found the After both squads jockeyed for position for most of to make it a 52-47 game. Columbia, Md. native for three from the top of the key the first half, the Phoenix went into the locker room But the Thundering Herd stormed back over the to complete a 14-0 run and make it a 30-28 game. with an eight-point lead after a 10-2 run in the final next 58 seconds to reclaim the lead, as back-to-back The Phoenix went into the locker room up four 3:33 gave Elon a 31-23 advantage at intermission. three-point baskets put the Phoenix behind, 53-52, points, 32-28, after Aiesha Harper stripped GSU’s The Phoenix shot 51.7 percent from the field in the forcing Barefoot to regroup her troops and call a DuBose at midcourt with 1:03 left on the clock and first half, while limiting Davidson to a 34.5 percent (10- timeout. took the ball to the basket for the easy layup. of-29) clip from the field in the first 20 minutes. Elon capitalized on a Thundering Herd turnover The maroon and gold shot 36.7 percent from the But Murray helped Davidson climb back into the at midcourt to take a 60-56 advantage with 5:42 field in the opening frame, but a total of eight players game early in the second half, scoring eight points in a remaining after Redmond stripped Marshall’s Veronica scored at least two points for Elon, who was led by 10-2 run by the Wildcats to knot the game at 36-apiece Ruiz of the ball to lead to an easy layup for the Phoenix. Taylor’s eight points on 3-of-4 shooting in the first half. with 14:40 remaining. Murray finished with a game- But the Thundering Herd proved to be resilient, Elon continued its hot shooting in the second half, high 22 points on 8-of-20 shooting from the field, going on a 12-0 run over the next 2:16 to take its going on a 15-5 run to take a commanding 47-33 lead including a 4-of-6 clip from beyond the arc. largest lead of the game and put Elon behind, 68-60, with 12:38 remaining in the game after Hairston hit a jumper inside the paint over an Eagle defender. The two squads battled back-and-forth to an forcing another Phoenix timeout with 3:38 left. The Eagles managed to cut Elon’s lead to eight eventual 58-all tie with 31 second remaining, but The Phoenix managed to pull back within six points points with 7:22 to play after Navarro connected on her Elon’s stingy defense and Redmond’s key play in the down the stretch, but the Thundering Herd managed fourth three-pointer of the game from the top of the final moments allowed the Phoenix to earn its first to sink key free throws down the stretch, despite key to make it a 60-52 game. conference victory of the season. shooting just 51 percent from the line for the game. But the Phoenix managed to keep the Eagles at Elon returns to action on Thursday, Dec. 30, when Elon jumps back into league play on Monday night, arm’s length down the stretch, holding on to a double- it heads to Huntington, W. Va. to take on the Marshall Jan. 3, when it hosts the for a digit lead over the final 2:54 of the game to secure the Thundering Herd at 7 p.m. 7 p.m. Southern Conference tilt inside Alumni Gym. victory and improve to 2-2 in league play this season.

Basketball Contact: Dan Wyar, Asst. Director of Media Relations for Athletics • Office: 336.278.6634 • Fax: 336.278.6768 • Cell: 440.666.2129 • [email protected] Game 13 • Elon at Samford • Birmingham, Ala. Game 14 • Elon at Chattanooga • Chattanooga, Tenn. Game 15 • Elon vs. Furman • Elon, N.C.

Elon 24 23 47 Elon 28 46 74 Elon 35 44 79

Samford 21 21 42 Chattanooga 30 31 61 Furman 29 30 59

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Rookies Kelsey Harris and CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Aiesha Harper came off the bench ELON, N.C. – Behind a dominant performance in the Candice Silas provided the spark the Elon University and delivered the knockout blow for Elon University women’s paint that included nearly three double-doubles, the Elon basketball team on Monday afternoon, Jan. 10, lifting the women’s basketball team needed on Saturday Phoenix to a 74-61 win over the 15-time Southern Conference University women’s basketball team recorded its fifth afternoon, Jan. 8, at the Pete Hanna Center in champion Chattanooga Lady Mocs in league action from the straight victory in Southern Conference play on Friday Birmingham, Ala., as the duo lifted the Phoenix to a McKenzie Arena. night, Jan. 14, as the Phoenix claimed a 79-59 win over the 47-42 victory over the . Harper came off the bench in the second half and reeled off inside Alumni Gym. Elon improves to 8-5 and 3-2 in the Southern eight straight points to give the Phoenix a commanding lead, Elon improves to 10-5 overall and 5-2 in league play, one it would not relinquish down the stretch. Harper finished Conference with the win. Samford drops to 11-4 (4-2 while Furman drops to 6-9 (2-4 SoCon) with the loss. Elon is with 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field and 3-of-5 now tied with Appalachian State and UNC Greensboro for SoCon) with the loss. shooting from the free throw line in 15 minutes of action. “Our freshmen really stepped up big for us today Harper also registered a pair of blocks and three boards in the first place in the SoCon. and demonstrated a lot of poise that helped us come victory. “Right now, we’re a team that’s not about one person. out on top over a talented Samford team,” said Elon “I had confidence in our game plan and everything we put We’re one heartbeat and we want everyone to step up,” forth today,” Harper said. “We all had a lot of energy inside of said Elon head coach Karen Barefoot, who is now just one head coach Karen Barefoot. “Candice and Kelsey came us and I just wanted to come out and play as hard as I possibly in and gave us quality minutes and the momentum win away from 200 for her career. “Our post players played could today. Chattanooga is a very versatile team and this great tonight and we really want to pound it inside and use we needed to win the game. All in all, we played as one was a good momentum starter for us going forward into this today and it was a great team effort.” upcoming weekend.” our size and strength to score points in the paint. We did an Harris led the Elon bench with nine points on 4-of-7 Elon improves to 9-5 overall and 4-2 in league play, while excellent job tonight of getting the ball inside and making things happen.” shooting from the field in 24 minutes, while Silas UTC drops to 7-9 (4-3 SoCon) with the loss. The victory is Elon’s fourth straight in conference action and first over the Lady The victory is Elon’s fifth straight in league play, marking finished with eight points on 4-of-5 shooting to go Mocs in Chattanooga in eight tries. the first time the team has won five games in a row since along with five rebounds and one steal. “I’m very proud of this team and they’re really buying into joining the SoCon in 2003-04. The last time Elon won five playing for each other. It’s been a great couple of days against The Phoenix played stellar defense in the victory, straight games in conference play was 2001-02 when the forcing 14 Samford turnovers and limiting the Bulldogs two good teams and everyone keeps stepping up,” said Elon head coach Karen Barefoot. “Aiesha Harper was our unsung team won six straight Big South games. to 33.3 percent shooting from the field, including hero off the bench today and really finished the game for us. I As a team, Elon outscored Furman 54-26 in the paint a 5-of-29 (17.2 percent) clip from beyond the arc. can’t say enough about the energy our bench brought today and claimed a 48-37 advantage on the glass. The Phoenix Samford went into today’s game ranked third in the and throughout the weekend.” bench outscored its counterparts 36-9 in the victory. A total nation in three-point field goals per game (8.6). Elon dominated the Lady Mocs on the glass, 48-26, and of eight Elon players scored at least five points in the win. “Today was an all-around team effort,” said Elon outscored Chattannoga 38-24 in the paint. The Phoenix shot well from the free throw line, sinking 19- “Our effort was there for all 40 minutes, even early in senior guard Julie Taylor. “We worked together and of-26 attempts (73.1 percent), while the Lady Mocs made just the game when they came out and shot incredibly well,” communicated with one another the whole game and 5-of-8 from the line in the loss. Barefoot added. “We really committed ourselves on defense came together to pull out a big win.” Sophomore forward Kelsey Evans recorded her fourth against a very physical team tonight. We were mentally Ali Ford led all scorers in the win, tallying a game- double-double of the season, scoring 12 points and grabbing tough and strong and our bench made the difference in high 15 points on 6-of-13 shooting from the field. a game-high 10 rebounds. Evans shot 4-of-9 from the field and the game.” Ford has scored in double figures in 31 of Elon’s last 32 4-of-6 from the charity stripe in the win. Junior guard Shon Redmond led Elon with a team-high Sophomore forward Lei Lei Hairston proved to be a games, including all 13 contests this season. Samford 17 points of 5-of-7 shooting from the field and a 6-for-6 force inside for the Phoenix, tying a game high with 17 was the last team to hold the Morganton, N.C. native performance from the free throw line. Redmond also tallied five points on 8-of-10 shooting from the field to go along with below 10 points. steals, four rebounds and two assists in the win. nine boards and a game-high five blocked shots. Hairston Shon Redmond just missed recording her first career Sophomore guard Ali Ford scored in double figures for the is the third Elon player to record five blocks in a game this double-double, scoring nine points 4-of-8 shooting to 32nd time in Elon’s last 33 games after finishing with 11 points. season, as sophomore center Lisa Archie did it on Dec. 18 Ford also grabbed five boards and dished out four assists. go along with nine boards, while sophomore Kelsey “Our team is playing tough and passionate basketball right against Western Carolina, while sophomore forward Kelsey Evans registered a game-high four blocked shots. now and I am so excited about the way they played today,” Evans has done so twice this season. Ford helped the Phoenix get off to a hot start on Barefoot added. “We played 40 minutes of pressure defense and Archie and Evans just missed recording double-doubles offense, scoring 10 of Elon’s first 14 points to help it was really fun to watch.” in the win, as Archie registered 11 points and nine her team to an early 12-10 lead with 11:07 remaining Evans helped end an early 12-0 run by the Lady Mocs with boards, while Evans posted nine points and grabbed nine under 13 minutes to play in the first half after Redmond found rebounds. Both Evans and Archie swatted two shots by the in the first half. Ford led all scorers with 12 points in her under the basket for the layup to make it a 15-6 game. the opening frame, helping the Phoenix to a 24-21 Elon limited the deficit to four with 6:59 to play after Paladins, as the Phoenix recorded 10 blocked shots as a advantage over the Bulldogs. Redmond ripped UTC’s Kayla Christopher of the ball and team in the win, extending its SoCon leading total 90 this Elon shot 36.7 percent from the field in the first dished it ahead to Ford for the layup to make it a 17-13 game. season. 20 minutes and scored 11 points off eight Samford Julie Taylor pulled the Phoenix even closer with less than five Elon shot 49.2 percent from the field, including a turnovers. The Bulldogs dominated the glass, 22-14, minutes remaining after connecting from beyond the arc to blistering 58.6 percent in the second half. On the flip side, make it a 21-18 game. the Phoenix defense held Furman to 34.8 percent shooting but neither team managed to get to the free throw line Elon’s hands-on defense paid dividends going into the in the first half. The two teams combined to shoot 21 locker room at the half, as Redmond ripped Chattanooga’s from the field. three pointers, as Elon went 2-of-9 from long distance Christopher near mid-court with less than 10 seconds left on The Phoenix could not find an answer for Furman’s Kelly and Samford went 1-of-12. the clock for the easy layup, limiting the Lady Mocs to a 30-28 O’Connor early in the first half, as O’Connor drained three After taking the ball to the basket for a layup with lead at intermission. Redmond tallied five points and five steals three-pointers in the first four and a half minutes of the in the opening frame, as the Phoenix shot 44.4 percent from the game to give the Paladins a 13-6 advantage. O’Connor the shot clock winding down to give Elon a 28-25 lead field. with under 14 minutes remaining, Silas again came up led all scorers with 12 points on four three-pointers in the “[Shon] loves getting after the ball and that’s why she’s near opening frame, but the Phoenix led, 35-29, going into the big for the Phoenix, taking a charge on the baseline on the top of the Southern Conference in steals,” Barefoot said. She locker room. O’Connor finished the game with 16 points, defense to give Elon the ball back. did a great job of anticipating the play they were going to run coming out of the timeout and read it perfectly.” while teammate Kaitlin Murphy played all 40 minutes and Following Silas’ strong defensive effort, Harris netted Ford attacked the rim early in the second frame and made tied for a game-high with 17 points on 8-of-20 shooting. back-to-back baskets to complete an 8-0 run and give it a tie game about a minute into the half after sinking a pair of Elon shot 41.7 percent from the field in the opening Elon its largest lead of the game, 32-25, with 12:22 free throws to tie the game at 30-all. The Morganton, N.C. native frame, but the Paladins held the Phoenix without a three- remaining, forcing Samford head coach Mike Morris to scored Elon’s next three points to put the Phoenix up, 35-33, for point field goal in the first 20 minutes (0-for-4). The Phoenix call a timeout. the first time since the 17:56 mark of the first half. Redmond helped the Phoenix take a four-point lead after played stellar defense in the first half, recording eight total Samford made it close with 45.3 seconds remaining hitting back-to-back shots to make it a 42-38 game with less blocks and holding the Paladins to 29.7 percent shooting on the clock after a missed three by Savannah Hill than 14 minutes to play in the second half. from the field. leaked out to Jazmine Martin under the basket for the Harper came off the bench midway through the second half The Phoenix continued to generate offense through its easy layup, limiting Elon to a 46-42 lead. and provided a host of problems for the Lady Mocs, scoring hands-on defense in the second half, going up by 15 points But the Phoenix managed to hit key free throws in eight consecutive points to give the Phoenix a 54-45 advantage with 10:24 to play after freshman guard Kelsey Harris the waning moments to secure the win and improve to with less than 10 minutes to play in the game. Taylor helped Elon take a 10-point lead with under six ripped Furman’s Kendra Berry of the ball and took it to the 3-2 in league play. minutes to play after connecting on a jumper in the paint to basket for the easy layup to make it a 52-37 game. Elon Elon now heads to Chattanooga, Tenn. for a Monday extend the Phoenix’s lead to 58-48. totaled 26 points off 20 Furman turnovers. night game with the Lady Mocs. Tip is set for 6 p.m. The Lady Mocs managed to pull within five points with From there, the Phoenix never looked back, going up inside the McKenzie Center. under two minutes to play, but a stingy defense effort and by as many as 24 points late in the game to secure its fifth key free throws down the stretch proved to be the difference, straight victory in league play. as Elon left the McKenzie Arena victorious for the first time in eight tries. Elon plays its next two contests on the road, beginning Elon returns home for a game on Friday night, Jan. 14, to take with a trip to Spartanburg, S.C. on Sunday, Jan. 16, to face on Furman. Tip is set for 7 p.m. inside Alumni Gym. the Wofford Terriers at 3 p.m.

Basketball Contact: Dan Wyar, Asst. Director of Media Relations for Athletics • Office: 336.278.6634 • Fax: 336.278.6768 • Cell: 440.666.2129 • [email protected] Game 16 • Elon at Wofford • Spartanburg, S.C. Game 17 • Elon at UNC Greensboro • Greensboro, N.C. Game 18 • Elon vs. Col. of Charleston • Elon, N.C.

Elon 31 33 64 Elon 29 34 63 Elon 26 21 9 56

Wofford 25 22 47 UNC 30 31 61 Col. of 22 25 2 49 Greensboro Charleston

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – A near double-double from GREENSBORO, N.C. – Ali Ford envisioned her first-ever ELON, N.C. – The Elon University women’s basketball team sophomore guard Ali Ford lifted the Elon University buzzer-beater would be a three-pointer as the clock ran rallied back from 11 points down for the second straight to zero and the crowd went wild. Tonight, Ford settled game to come back and claim the win, as the Phoenix women’s basketball team to its sixth straight Southern for a layup off the backboard through a UNC Greensboro needed all 40 minutes of regulation and a five-minute Conference win on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 16, as the defender for her first-career walk-off shot, allowing the overtime to register a 56-49 victory over the College of Phoenix claimed a 64-47 win over the Wofford Terriers. Elon University women’s basketball team to walk out of Charleston Cougars on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 22, in a key The victory marks career win No. 200 for Elon head Fleming Gym a 63-61 winner on Wednesday night in front Southern Conference matchup inside Alumni Gym. of a raucous crowd in Greensboro. “We knew today was going to be a challenge and a tough coach Karen Barefoot. “When I turned and saw there was less than five seconds battle because Charleston has been in every game this “The relationships with the coaches and players on the scoreboard I knew I had to get something off and I season,” said Elon head coach Karen Barefoot. “I’m very proud have been the most important and memorable part couldn’t see anything but the bottom corner of the square of the way we made big plays down the stretch. Julie [Taylor] on the backboard,” Ford said. “I just kept saying to myself hit a big shot and gave us a lot of energy and Candice [Silas] about this for me. It’s very rewarding when you see the “get the ball, get the ball” after we couldn’t get Aiesha took a charge on defense and really stepped up for us. But hard work from the players translate into something [Harper] open and I was able to get something off and it Ali was the difference in the game late for us and really took great,” Barefoot said of her 200th career win. “When ended up going in.” over.” you’re trying to build a winning program it’s about Elon inbounded the ball with 6.5 seconds remaining Trailing by 11 points with 4:52 remaining, the Phoenix following a UNCG turnover, and after Ford couldn’t get (13-5, 8-2) used an 11-0 run that was capped off by a deep instilling a championship mentality and I believe we an open look to get teammate Aiesha Harper the ball, the three from Ali Ford with 1:54 remaining to tie it a 45-all. Ford are well on our way to being at that level at Elon.” Morganton, N.C. native drove to the rim, flipped the ball up extended the run to 13-0 just seconds later after hitting a Elon improves to 11-5 and 6-2 in league play, while and proved to be the hero on Wednesday night as the ball pair of free throws to give Elon a 47-45 edge with 1:01 to landed in the basket as the buzzer sounded. play. Wofford drops to 6-9 (2-5) with the loss. The Phoenix The victory for Elon is its seventh straight in Southern But the Cougars managed to tie the game and eventually sits tied atop the SoCon with UNC Greensboro and Conference play and improves the team’s record to 12-5 send it to overtime with 38 seconds remaining after Janae Appalachian State. overall this season and 7-2 in league play. UNCG drops to Smith worked inside the paint for a layup following a Ford scored a game-high 17 points on 5-of-14 9-8 (6-3 SoCon) with the setback. timeout to knot it a 47-all. After a Phoenix turnover gave Prior to Ford’s game-winner, Lei Lei Hairston hit the CofC the ball with 11 seconds left on the clock, Smith could shooting from the field and 6-of-6 shooting from game’s most important shot with 31 seconds left following not convert on a wide-open layup with five seconds left and the free throw line. Ford grabbed a career-high eight a Phoenix timeout, as Hairston connected on Elon’s only the game went to an extra session. rebounds in the win as well, while tallying four steals. three pointer of the contest to knot it at 61-all. It was all Elon in overtime, as Ford scored or assisted on The Phoenix defense forced a pair of key turnovers in the Phoenix’s first three baskets to put the maroon and gold Sophomore forward Kelsey Evans was the only other the two minutes to help the team secure the victory and ahead, 54-49. Elon secured the win in the waning moments Phoenix player in double figures, as the Raleigh, N.C. remain atop the SoCon standings. after the Cougars were forced to foul down the stretch and native scored 13 points and grabbed four boards. Ford played limited minutes in the victory due to foul send the Phoenix to the line. Elon out-scored Wofford in the paint, 40-24, while trouble and finished with nine points, but Harper came off The Phoenix outscored the Cougars 9-2 in overtime, Elon’s the bench and provided the spark the Phoenix needed in first game of OT since Jan. 18, 2010 against Wofford. Prior to claiming a 52-41 advantage on the boards. Elon held her absence. Harper scored 12 points on 5-of-6 shooting today, Elon’s last win in overtime was Jan. 17, 2005 at Western Wofford to 21 points below its season average in the from the field in 29 minutes of action, while also dishing Carolina. win, limiting the Terriers to 32.1 percent shooting from out three assists and recording two steals. “Our defensive really came through for us today and “Tonight is a perfect example of why you play the overall, we showed a lot of character down the stretch,” the field. game,” said Elon head coach Karen Barefoot. “We were Barefoot added. “The fan support today was excellent and After a sluggish start by the Phoenix offense, Ford down by as many as 11 points tonight and just kept they really provided us with a lot of energy.” helped Elon take an early 13-10 lead with under 13 playing hard and chipping away. Ali is a gamer and one of Ford tallied a game-high 21 points on 6-of-17 shooting minutes to play after picking Wofford’s Logan Morris of those players you want to have the ball in these types of from the field in a career-high 43 minutes, including a 5-of- situations and she made a great play.” 14 clip from beyond the arc, putting her over the 20-point the ball at midcourt and taking it to the basket for the Hairston finished with a game-high 15 points on 6-of-10 mark for the sixth time this season. easy layup. shooting from the field to go along with seven boards and “Our last game against UNCG and even last weekend The Phoenix kept the Terriers at arm’s length going three blocks, while Kelsey Evans tallied a game-high 11 against Wofford it felt like we were dragging our feet boards and five blocks in the win. Evans has recorded five somewhat in the first half,” Ford said. “We’ve been a second into the locker room at intermission, 31-25, after Aiesha blocks in a game three times this season, as the Phoenix half team lately and we need to get out of that. But when Harper took the ball the length of the court for the sent back 11 shots by the Spartans on the night to put its Julie [Taylor] hit that three late in the game today it was basket with six seconds remaining in the first half season total at 104. a real turning point for us knowing it was only a two- secure the six-point edge. Shon Redmond was the third Phoenix player in double possession game.” figures with 12 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field. Three of Ford’s five makes from three-point land occurred Elon shot just 28.9 percent from the field in the With Ford in foul trouble early and playing just four in the final 2:38 of regulation and overtime. Ford also opening frame, but an 8-for-10 performance at the minutes in the first half, Harper came off the bench and grabbed seven boards in the win, one shy of her career high charity stripe proved to be the difference. The Phoenix helped limit UNCG to a one-point lead at the half. Harper mark that she set against Wofford last Sunday. scored a game-high 10 points in the opening frame on “When we play together and we see everyone working controlled the glass, 27-21, in the first half and forced 4-of-4 shooting from the field and sunk two free throws. hard we know we can come back from anything and we’ve 15 turnovers from the Terriers. Elon shot 52.0 percent from the field in the first half had to do that the past two games, “ Ford added. “We’ve been Elon took a nine point lead with 16:44 remaining and out-rebounded UNCG, 23-18. But turnovers proved there before and we know what it takes down the stretch to in the second half after a Hairston steal allowed Julie to be the difference, as the Spartans committed only four win games.” compared to Elon’s 11 first half turnovers. Kelsey Evans recorded her second straight five-block Taylor to leak out for a fastbreak layup, giving the After Ford split a pair of free throws just 13 seconds into game and her fourth overall this season in the win to go Phoenix its largest lead of the game, 38-29, forcing the second half, the Spartans answered with a 6-0 run to along with 12 points and eight boards. Wofford head coach Edgar Farmer to call a timeout. put the Phoenix down, 36-30, forcing Barefoot to regroup Rookie Candice Silas played well off the bench on both her squad and call a timeout with 17:17 remaining. sides of the court, scoring four points and grabbing four The Phoenix claimed a 15-point lead and forced The Spartans took a 10-point advantage with 13:04 to boards to go along with a career- and game-high five steals. another Wofford timeout with 12:04 left after a no- play in the game after Brey Dorsett hit a baseline jumper to As a team, Elon shot just 34.5 percent from the field, but look behind the back pass from Ford to Kelsey Harris put the Phoenix down, 44-34. a 12-of-17 (70.6 percent) performance at the free throw line following a Terrier turnover led to a basket and a 46-31 UNC Greensboro forced another Elon timeout with proved to be the difference. 8:28 remaining in the game after a Sarah Folwell layup The Cougars went up by as many as 11 points after lead. following a Phoenix turnover made it a 53-43 game. Latisha Harris hit a jumper to make it a 45-34 game, capping Elon went up by as many as 16 points down the Redmond helped the Phoenix claw back in the game an 11-0 run for College of Charleston. Harris scored 10 points stretch, securing its sixth-straight win in conference and force a UNCG timeout with 7:19 to play after back- in the loss, while Smith registered a team-high 14 points for to-back baskets limited the Spartans to a 53-47 lead. Elon the Cougars. action and career victory No. 200 for Barefoot. pulled within five points with under six minutes to play College of Charleston had 10 turnovers in the final 3:39 of Elon plays again on Wednesday, Jan. 19, when it after an offensive board by Hairston following an Elon regulation and overtime, totaling 28 total turnovers that led faces cross-town rival UNC Greensboro at 7 p.m. for a missed free throw made it a 56-51 game. to 31 Elon points. Over the course of Elon’s 13-0 run late in Southern Conference tilt inside Fleming Gym. Ford helped make it a two-point game with 2:28 left regulation, the Phoenix tallied eight points of CofC turnovers, on the clock after connecting on a jumper to limit the including a pair of three pointers by Ford and Julie Taylor Spartans to a 58-56 lead. that sparked the comeback. The Phoenix’s defense proved to make the difference The victory marks Elon’s seventh in a row and its eighth down the stretch, as Elon forced two key UNCG turnovers straight in league play. in the final 2:01 to get the possessions it needed in crunch First place in the SoCon will be on the line on Monday time to overcome an 11-point deficit – the largest the team night, Jan. 24, when the Mountaineers of Appalachian State has overcome in any victory this season. come to Alumni Gym for a 7 p.m. contest. The Mountaineers Elon returns home on Saturday, Jan. 22, when it hosts topped UNC Greensboro, 83-72, earlier today to improve to College of Charleston at 2 p.m. inside Alumni Gym. 8-2 in conference play along with the Phoenix.

Basketball Contact: Dan Wyar, Asst. Director of Media Relations for Athletics • Office: 336.278.6634 • Fax: 336.278.6768 • Cell: 440.666.2129 • [email protected] Game 19 • Elon vs. Appalachian State • Elon, N.C. Game 20 • Elon vs. Southern Virginia • Elon, N.C. Game 21 • Elon at Western Carolina • Cullowhee, N.C.

Elon 23 31 54 Elon 38 40 78 Elon 38 38 76

Appalachian 35 32 67 Southern 16 29 45 Western 19 30 49 State Virginia Carolina

ELON, N.C. – The Elon University women’s basketball team ELON, N.C. – Behind a raucous crowd of elementary CULLOWHEE, N.C. – The Elon University women’s managed to cut a 20-point Appalachian State lead down school students, the Elon University women’s basketball team found the hot hand of Kelsey Evans early to 11 points late in the game, but the Mountaineers kept basketball team came away with its fourth straight and often on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 29, at the Ramsey the Phoenix at arm’s length down the stretch to claim a Center in Cullowhee, as the Raleigh, N.C. native’s career 67-54 victory on Monday night, Jan. 24, in a key Southern Education Day victory on Thursday afternoon, Jan. day lifted the Phoenix to a 76-49 victory over the Western Conference battle inside Alumni Gym. 27, as the Phoenix topped the Southern Virginia Elon falls to second place in the league standings and Carolina Catamounts. drops to 13-6 overall and 8-3 in league action with the loss. Knights, 78-45, inside Alumni Gym. Evans poured in a career-best 24 points on 9-of-13 The loss is the Phoenix’s first since Dec. 30 at Marshall and Winners of eight out of its last nine games, Elon shooting from the field and 6-of-6 shooting from the its first SoCon setback since a loss to Western Carolina on improves to 14-6 with the victory. Southern Virginia free throw line to help lead the Phoenix (15-6, 9-3) attack. Dec. 18. The Phoenix played without starting point guard drops to 6-12 with the setback. Evans nearly tied her career-high mark in rebounds, as she Shon Redmond and guard Tiara Gause, who has been dominated the glass with a game-high 15 boards. sidelined since Jan. 3 due to injury. The Mountaineers move “There were several highlights from today’s “We didn’t do the little things we needed to do to win into first place in the SoCon with the win and improve to game, but one of the most important things for me last time we played [Western Carolina] and today was a 15-4 overall and 9-2 in league play. was having the opportunity to talk to the kids prior “They forced us to play from behind all night and when total team effort,” Evans said. “It’s our goal every game to you miss as many free throws as we did it is extremely to the game about what it means to be a student- create offense through defense and dominate in the paint difficult to play catch up,” said Elon head coach Karen athlete and what it means to work hard,” said Elon and we did that today. Barefoot. “This is a learning experience for us. They are a head coach Karen Barefoot. “Not only work hard on My teammates gave me great looks all game and we good team with a very good senior point guard. But we the court, but in the classroom. The most important were committed to executing our offense for all 40 minutes need to execute better when we have the ball and move it today.” around more effectively when we see the traps coming.” thing is staying positive and having fun in any The 27-point victory for Elon is the team’s largest over a Kelsey Evans recorded her ninth career double-double sport, and I’m glad our team had the opportunity to in the win, scoring 14 points on 7-of-12 shooting and Southern Conference opponent since joining the league in grabbing a career-high 16 boards, including nine offensive. speak to that today.” 2003-04. The last time Elon topped a league opponent by Evans also recorded four blocks for the Phoenix, moving Ali Ford led all scorers with a game-high 19 27 or more points was in 2002 when the Phoenix recorded her to fourth all-time in Elon history with 100 total. Evans points on 6-of-10 shooting, including three makes a 27-point victory over UNC Asheville when the team was a needs seven blocked shots to pass former teammate Urysla from beyond the arc, while Kelsey Evans recorded member of the Big South. Cotton for third all-time in Elon women’s hoops history. Ali Ford scored 17 points in the win on 5-of-11 shooting Ali Ford scored a game-high 19 points for Elon on 6-of- her 10th career double-double with 11 points and a 18 shooting, including three makes from beyond the arc. game-high 12 boards. from the field and 4-of-5 shooting from the free throw line, while Julie Taylor was the third Phoenix player in double Ford also dished out four assists and grabbed four steals Lei Lei Hairston was the third Phoenix player to for Elon in a game-high 40 minutes of action. figures with 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting. Candice Silas was the third Phoenix to score in double score in double digits, tallying 16 points on 6-of-12 Elon shot 52.6 percent from the field and 86.7 percent figures after she came off the bench and scored a career- shooting to go along with eight rebounds. from the free throw line in the win, while limiting the high 10 points on 5-of-10 shooting in 25 minutes of action. Elon put a total of 10 players in the scoring Catamounts to 20.4 percent clip from the field, including Appalachian State put four players in double figures, as column in the victory, as the Phoenix shot 42 a 1-of-12 mark from beyond the arc. The Phoenix held the Sam Ramirez led the way with 17 points, followed by Anna Catamounts to just 11 field goals in the win, which tied a Freeman with 16 points. Freeman registered a game-high percent from the field and 78.9 percent (15-of-19) seven steals for the Mountaineers. from the free throw line. The Elon bench outscored season low mark for Western Carolina. “We committed ourselves on defense for the entire Elon shot 36.1 percent from the field and 31.3 percent its SVU counterparts, 39-11, in the win. (5-for-16) from the free throw line in the loss. ASU finished game today and I am extremely proud of the way we the game with a 43.5 percent clip from the field and sunk Tiara Gause played in her first game since Jan. 3 battled against a good Western Carolina team,” said Elon 10-of-18 (55.6 percent) shots from the charity stripe. in the victory, totaling 15 minutes of action for the head coach Karen Barefoot. “Our rhythm on offense was “We fought hard and battled, but we cannot afford to Phoenix. excellent today and we executed the game plan perfectly miss easy layups against a solid team like Appalachian on both ends of the court. Kelsey [Evans] had a monster State,” Barefoot added. “Our fans really came out strong “We have three games in five days and we tonight and gave us great support and made it an exciting just came off five games in 10 days, so we were game for us and really stepped up today. atmosphere.” dependent on our bench to step up for us and they All in all, today was a total team effort on both ends and our team is continuing to get better and better.” The Mountaineers forced an Elon timeout with 14:45 did a great job,” Barefoot added. “We were excited remaining in the first half after Ashlen Dewart worked her Lei Lei Hairston gave the Phoenix an 11-point advantage way open in the post for a layup to put the Phoenix behind to get Tiara [Gause] out there today and see her with 10:28 to play in the first half after Aiesha Harper found 14-6. create pressure on defense and get after it. She’s a her under the basket for a layup, giving Elon a 20-9 lead. Appalachian State forced another Phoenix timeout less great defensive player for us and it’s very important Elon carried all the momentum and a 38-19 lead into the than five minutes later after a 10-4 run made it a 24-10 locker room at intermission behind a game-high 18 points game with 11:00 to play in the first half. for her to get her rhythm back as we move forward.” The Mountaineers would go ahead by as many as 18 Elon took a double-digit lead and never looked from Evans on 6-of-7 shooting from the field and a 6-for-6 points in the first half, but a coast-to-coast layup as time back with 5:36 remaining in the first half, as a three- performance at the free throw line. The Elon defense held the Catamounts to a 13.8 percent expired from Ford limited the deficit to 12 points, 35-23. ball from Ford gave the Phoenix a 24-13 advantage. The Appalachian State defense limited Elon to 29.0 clip from the field in the opening frame, forcing WCU into percent shooting in the opening frame and forced the Elon led 38-16 at intermission after scoring 18 14 turnovers and a 0-of-8 mark from beyond the arc. Phoenix into 18 turnovers. The Mountaineers shot a points off 15 Southern Virginia turnovers in the Evans scored her career-high 22nd point with 10:13 to blistering 51.5 percent from the field in the first half, opening frame and claiming a 20-4 advantage play in the second half after her left-handed hook shot in scoring 26 points in the paint and 19 points off Elon turnovers. ASU finished the contest with 34 points in the in the paint. The Phoenix outscored SVU 42-8 in the lane put the Phoenix up, 54-32. paint and 24 points off Elon turnovers. the paint in the game and racked up 36 points off The Elon offense kept its foot on the gas in the second Freeman helped put the Mountaineers back up 18 turnovers and 19 second chance points. half, going up by as many as 32 points on Western Carolina points with under 14 minutes remaining in the second half to secure the victory and remain in second place in the With its non-conference schedule in the rearview after drilling a three-pointer from the top of the key to put league standings. the Phoenix down, 49-31. mirror, the Phoenix jumps back into Southern Elon has won nine of its last 10 games in conference The Phoenix pulled within 11 points with 8:40 to play Conference action on Saturday. Elon will head play, while the team’s 15 victories mark the most by the after Silas drove to the basket following a key offensive board to limit the Mountaineers to a 59-48 lead. to Cullowhee, N.C. for its second meeting of the Phoenix since the 2003-04 season. Ford found rookie Kelsey Harris under the basket for season with the Western Carolina Catamounts, who Elon is back in action on Monday night, Jan. 31, for its a layup with 5:30 remaining to make it a 61-50 game, topped the Phoenix at home earlier this season. Tip- second of three straight road games when the Phoenix but that was as close as the Phoenix would come, as the off is set for 2 p.m. inside the . takes on Davidson. Tip is set for 7 p.m. inside John M. Belk Mountaineers kept the maroon and gold at bay late in the Arena. game to secure the win. Elon hosts the seventh annual Education Day on Thursday morning, Jan. 27, at 11 a.m. when Southern Virginia comes to Alumni Gym. The Phoenix plays three games in the next five days, as it heads to Cullowhee on Jan. 29 to face Western Carolina before another road tilt at Davidson on Jan. 31. Basketball Contact: Dan Wyar, Asst. Director of Media Relations for Athletics • Office: 336.278.6634 • Fax: 336.278.6768 • Cell: 440.666.2129 • [email protected] Elon Women's Basketball Elon Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 29, 2011) All games

Overall record: 15-6 Conf: 9-3 Home: 9-2 Away: 6-4 Neutral: 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 11 FORD,Ali 21-21 670 31.9 118-295 .4 0 0 56-175 .3 2 0 56-73 .7 6 7 16 61 77 3.7 60 2 67 111 2 41 348 16.6 02 EVANS,Kelsey 21-21 678 32.3 97-211 .4 6 0 0-5 .0 0 0 62-83 .7 4 7 47 152 199 9.5 46 0 19 51 46 19 256 12.2 31 HAIRSTON,Lei Lei 21-20 480 22.9 72-161 .4 4 7 13-44 .2 9 5 24-39 .6 1 5 46 86 132 6.3 59 2 18 50 25 22 181 8.6 05 REDMOND,Shon 17-9 401 23.6 50-110 .4 5 5 5-10 .5 0 0 33-51 .6 4 7 16 50 66 3.9 40 3 41 59 4 40 138 8.1 12 GAUSE,Tiara 14-10 286 20.4 35-92 .3 8 0 0-4 .0 0 0 32-45 .7 1 1 13 13 26 1.9 16 0 25 40 1 22 102 7.3 15 TAYLOR,Julie 21-8 456 21.7 43-110 .3 9 1 14-42 .3 3 3 6-15 .4 0 0 9 27 36 1.7 14 1 30 26 1 15 106 5.0 23 HARRIS,Kelsey 21-11 459 21.9 38-119 .3 1 9 1-7 .1 4 3 24-37 .6 4 9 36 34 70 3.3 26 0 43 24 6 15 101 4.8 33 ARCHIE,Lisa 17-3 262 15.4 28-61 .4 5 9 0-0 .0 0 0 10-32 .3 1 3 24 51 75 4.4 42 0 2 13 32 8 66 3.9 10 HARPER,Aiesha 17-1 205 12.1 24-38 .6 3 2 2-6 .3 3 3 11-15 .7 3 3 6 21 27 1.6 17 0 24 24 2 10 61 3.6 55 SILAS,Candice 14-0 150 10.7 21-45 .4 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 6-15 .4 0 0 22 18 40 2.9 14 0 2 14 1 8 48 3.4 22 KETO,Erica 18-0 138 7.7 11-28 .3 9 3 0-0 .0 0 0 8-15 .5 3 3 9 13 22 1.2 16 0 4 6 3 6 30 1.7 03 BATTEN,Jermile' 8-0 20 2.5 2-4 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1-5 .2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 4 0 0 5 0.6 25 LUEDTKE,Jess 2-0 1 0.5 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 42 BRANDNER,Arayael 5-0 13 2.6 0-3 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 2 4 0.8 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 40 OLOYE,Gabby 3-1 7 2.3 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.0 01 JACKSON,Kelly 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 48 48 96 6 Total...... 21 4227 539-1278 .4 2 2 91-293 .3 1 1 273-425 .6 4 2 294 577 871 41.5 353 8 276 431 124 206 1442 68.7 Opponents...... 21 4225 484-1291 .3 7 5 110-378 .2 9 1 242-380 .6 3 7 311 532 843 40.1 370 - 252 444 73 229 1320 62.9

TEAM STATISTICS ELON OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 1442 1320 11-12-10 FORDHAM W 91-77 243 Points per game 68.7 62.9 11-14-10 TROY W 83-52 367 Scoring margin +5.8 - 11-18-10 at Virginia Tech L 66-73 2037 FIELD GOALS-ATT 539-1278 484-1291 11-21-10 COASTAL CAROLINA W 73-58 286 Field goal pct .4 2 2 .3 7 5 11-23-10 VIRGINIA INTERMONT W 80-55 167 3 POINT FG-ATT 91-293 110-378 * 11-29-10 at Appalachian State L 67-100 405 3-point FG pct .3 1 1 .2 9 1 12-02-10 at West Virginia L 51-90 1018 3-pt FG made per game 4.3 5.2 12-05-10 at Morgan State W 69-61 79 FREE THROWS-ATT 273-425 242-380 * 12-18-10 WESTERN CAROLINA L 64-74 633 Free throw pct .6 4 2 .6 3 7 * 12-20-10 DAVIDSON W 61-60 476 F-Throws made per game 13.0 11.5 12-30-10 at Marshall L 69-79 232 REBOUNDS 871 843 * 01-03-11 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W 77-61 312 Rebounds per game 41.5 40.1 * 01-08-11 at Samford W 47-42 406 Rebounding margin +1.3 - * 01-10-11 at Chattanooga W 74-61 1279 ASSISTS 276 252 * 01-14-11 FURMAN W 79-59 521 Assists per game 13.1 12.0 * 01-16-11 at Wofford W 64-47 197 TURNOVERS 431 444 * 01-19-11 at UNCG W 63-61 493 Turnovers per game 20.5 21.1 * 01-22-11 COLL OF CHARLESTON Wot 56-49 524 Turnover margin +0.6 - * 01-24-11 APPALACHIAN STATE L 54-67 789 Assist/turnover ratio 0.6 0.6 01-27-11 SOUTHERN VIRGINIA W 78-45 723 STEALS 206 229 * 01-29-11 at Western Carolina W 76-49 437 Steals per game 9.8 10.9 BLOCKS 124 73 * - Conference game Blocks per game 5.9 3.5 ATTENDANCE 5041 6583 Home games-Avg/Game 11-458 10-658 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Elon 685 748 9 1442 Opponents 593 725 2 1320

Basketball Contact: Dan Wyar, Asst. Director of Media Relations for Athletics • Office: 336.278.6634 • Fax: 336.278.6768 • Cell: 440.666.2129 • [email protected]