ELON AT #4 NC STATE • WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9 • 7:15 P.M. WATCH : ACC NETWORK // LISTEN: WSOE 89.3 FM ELON PHOENIX #4 NC STATE WOLFPACK 2-0 OVERALL 0-0 CAA vs 4-0 OVERALL 0-0 ACC HEAD COACH: CHARLOTTE SMITH (10TH SEASON) HEAD COACH:WES MOORE (EIGHTH SEASON) OVERALL RECORD: 164-122 OVERALL RECORD: 730-231 ELON RECORD: SAME NC STATE RECORD: 172-62 2020-21 SCHEDULE (2-0) THE MATCHUP dia Munford (10) and Jaylin Powell SERIES CAPSULE • Elon will look to extend its win (10). Munford also paced the team Overall: NC State leads 11-1 NOVEMBER in rebounds (6) and while leading 25 @ Gardner-Webb W, 88-60 streak to three as the Phoenix trav- Last Meeting Dec. 15, 2019 els to Raleigh, N.C. to take on #4 NC both teams in assists (6). Location Reynolds Coliseum DECEMBER State on Wednesday, Dec. 9 at 7:15 • On defense, Kayla Liles posted five Result L, 62-49 5 @ Western Carolina W, 69-54 p.m. steals, just one shy of her career 9 @ #4 NC State 7:15 PM high. PROBABLE STARTERS 13 FURMAN 1:00 PM THE SERIES • With the win, Elon extends its win 18 UNCG 7:00 PM • The Wolfpack leads the overall se- streak against the Catamounts to 20 @ N.C. A&T 2:00 PM ries, 11-1. Elon's lone victory game nine, which dates back to 2011. 0 came on Dec. 13, 2015 when the BRIE JANUARY ABOUT THE PHOENIX 2 NORTHEASTERN* 12:00 PM Phoenix defeated NC State on the PERPIGNAN • For the first time in three sea- 3 NORTHEASTERN* 12:00 PM road, 69-66. GUARD | ALEXANDRIA, VA. sons, Elon has three seniors on its 9 @ TOWSON* 1:00 PM • The last meeting between the two roster, Ariel Colón, Munford and 10 @ TOWSON* 12:00 PM teams occurred on last season on Jaylin Powell. The Phoenix has also 2 16 JAMES MADISON* 2:00 PM Dec. 15. NC State won the contest, welcomed one newcomer, McGill. KAYLA 17 JAMES MADISON* 2:00 PM 62-49. McGill came to the Phoenix after LILES 23 @ DREXEL* 1:00 PM playing for two seasons at UNC GUARD | OWINGS MILLS, MD. 24 @ DREXEL* 1:00 PM COVERAGE Asheville. 30 DELAWARE* 1:00 PM • Fans can listen to the game free • The Phoenix was picked to place 31 DELAWARE* 1:00 PM on WSOE 89.3 FM. The game will 10 also be televised on the ACC Net- fourth in the CAA preseason poll. SAADIA FEBRUARY work. Colón was named a second team 6 @ UNCW* 1:00 PM honoree, while Perpignan was MUNFORD GUARD | ATLANTA, GA. 7 @ UNCW* 1:00 PM LAST TIME OUT named honorable mention. 13 CHARLESTON* 1:00 PM • Elon earned its second win of the • Elon is led by 10th year head 14 CHARLESTON* 1:00 PM season on Saturday, Dec. 5 when it coach Charlotte Smith. Her coach- 14 18 @ WILLIAM & MARY* 7:00 PM defeated Western Carolina, 69-54. ing record at Elon currently stands EVONNA 20 WILLIAM & MARY* 2:00 PM • Colón led the Phoenix with a at 164-122, just nine wins away MCGILL 27 @ HOFSTRA* 1:00 PM game-best 15 points. The senior from breaking the program record CENTER | LOWELL, N.C. 28 @ HOFSTRA* 1:00 PM guard finished the afternoon lead- for all-time wins. Home games in BOLD ing both teams with six field goals * CAA game and while going 2-2 from beyond 21 the arc. Other double-digit scorers ARIEL included Brie Perpignan (11), Saa- COLÓN GUARD | ORLANDO, FLA. HOW THEY STACK UP 78.5 57.0 .433 .375 .603 38.0 -2.0 15.0 2.5 12.5 14.5 +9.0 SCORING REB. TO PTS DEFENSE FG% 3FG% FT% BOARDS MARGIN AST BLK STL TO MARGIN 88.3 56.8 .486 .363 .706 49.3 +11.8 20.3 5.0 8.8 11.8 +3.8 1 // ELON WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES ELONPHOENIX.COM GAME 3 - DEC. 9 • #4 NC STATE MORE HEADLINES ELON WHEN... SCOUTING THE WOLFPACK of Fame on May 15, 2015. OVERALL CAA • NC State holds a 4-0 record on the season, • A standout at the University of North Caro- Overall 2-0 0-0 ranking fourth in the nation by the Associated lina, Smith was a four-year starter under Sylvia Home 0-0 0-0 Press. Hatchell from 1991-95. She hit the game-win- Road 2-0 0-0 • Last week, the then #8 Wolfpack made head- ning three-pointer in the 1994 national cham- lines as it defeated the #1 team in the coun- pionship gam e while also pulling down 23 Neutral 0-0 0-0 try, South Carolina, 54-46. Two players posted rebounds. After a win 1-0 0-0 double-doubles, Kayla Jones (16 points, 12 • Was an All-American at UNC after the 1994-95 After a loss 0-0 0-0 rebounds) and Jakia Brown-Turner (11 points, season. In overtime 0-0 0-0 12 rebounds). Elissa Cunane and Raina Perez • Her No. 23 jersey was retired by UNC on Feb. Leading at half 2-0 0-0 also chipped in a combined 25 points. The win 24, 1996. Trailing at half 0-0 0-0 gave the Gamecocks their first home loss since • Played two seasons in the American Basket- Tied at half 0-0 0-0 the end of the 2018-19 regular season and ball League and two seasons in Italy before snapped a 29-game overall winning streak for playing eight seasons in the WNBA with the POINTS South Carolina. Charlotte Sting (1999-04), Washington Mystics Scoring 49 or less 0-0 0-0 • The Wolfpack also posted a 96-48 win over (2005) and Indiana Fever (2006). Scoring 50-59 0-0 0-0 Coastal Carolina on Dec. 6. Perez led the way • In 2014, Smith competed in the 2014 Danc- Scoring 60-69 1-0 0-0 with 17 points, while Jones and Brown-Turner ing with the Little Pink Stars, a fundraiser for Scoring 70-79 0-0 0-0 followed with 12 and 11. local charity Little Pink Houses of Hope, as one Scoring 80-89 1-0 0-0 • Cunane earned several honors prior to the of seven local celebrities. Smith and her part- Scoring 90-99 0-0 0-0 start of the season, including features in the Top ner, Anthony Amatucci, earned the event’s Best Scoring 100 or more 0-0 0-0 30 Watch List for the John R. Wooden Award Choreography award as the two were voted the Opp. scoring 49 or less 0-0 0-0 presented by Wendy's, Jersey Mike's Naismith best performance of the night by the judges. Opp. scoring 50-59 1-0 0-0 Trophy Watch List, Wade Trophy watch list and • Back in 2002, Smith was in the full-length film Opp. scoring 60-69 1-0 0-0 Lisa Leslie Award watch list. Jakia Brown-Turner “Juwanna Mann.” Opp. scoring 70-79 0-0 0-0 was also selected as a candidate for the 2021 • Family basketball ties include former NC State Opp. scoring 80-89 0-0 0-0 Ann Meyers Drysdale Award. greats David Thompson (uncle) and Dereck Opp. scoring 90-99 0-0 0-0 • NC State was selected to finish second in the Whittenburg (cousin), New Orleans Pelicans’ Opp. scoring 100/more 0-0 0-0 ACC by both the league's head coaches and the head coach Alvin Gentry (cousin) and former Blue Ribbon Panel. Two members of the Wolf- Clemson guard Gabe DeVoe (nephew). SHOOTING pack were named to the preseason All-ACC FG | >40 percent 1-0 0-0 FG | <40 percent 1-0 0-0 team: Cunane (ACC coaches and Blue Ribbon ABOUT SCHAR CENTER Panel) and Brown-Turner (ACC coaches). 3FG | >35 percent 1-0 0-0 • The 2018-19 season marked the first for Elon 3FG | <35 percent 1-0 0-0 inside Schar Center. UP NEXT FT | >70 percent 0-0 0-0 • Schar Center officially opened its doors in FT | <70 percent 2-0 0-0 • Elon will host Furman in its home opener on July of 2018 and was dedicated on October Sunday, Dec. 13. Tipoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. Opp. FG | >40 percent 0-0 0-0 19, 2018. The 161,000-square foot convocation Opp. FG | <40 percent 2-0 0-0 • The Paladins currently hold a 1-2 record on center has a current capacity of 5,100 seats. the season, with their only win coming against Opp. 3FG | >35 percent 1-0 0-0 • The facility is named for Dwight and Martha Opp. 3FG | <35 percent 1-0 0-0 Georgia Southern on Dec. 3 (73-58). Schar, of Palm Beach, Fla., parents of Stuart Opp. FT | >70 percent 1-0 0-0 • In Furman's most recent game on Dec. 6, the Schar ‘16 and Spencer Schar ‘19. Opp. FT | <70 percent 1-0 0-0 Paladins fell to Georgia State, 78-59. Tierra • Among Elon’s most generous donors for the Hodges posted her third double-double of the project, the Schars have contributed $13 mil- REBOUNDING season, totaling 23 points and 14 rebounds, lion to the university to provide funding for the Out-rebounding opp. 1-0 0-0 while Tate Walters followed with 15 points. convocation center and the expanded School Opp. has more rebounds 1-0 0-0 • Furman was projected to finish fourth in the of Communications facilities, which features Rebounds are tied 0-0 0-0 SoCon preseason poll.