Elon University NCAA News

Josh Davis scored 12 points and Bryan Friday added 11 points, leading Samford to a 55-31 win over Elon in the Southern Conference opener for both teams on Thursday night.

For the third time this season, the hand of a University of Richmond football player helped the Spiders hold a late-game lead.

Elon University climbed back into what looked like the driver's seat late in the fourth quarter, but several chances at a go-ahead touchdown fell short and a game-tying field goal by Adam Shreiner was off the mark.

The ninth-ranked Elon Phoenix faced an early deficit, but battled valiantly and had a chance to send the game to overtime before falling 16-13 to the fourth-ranked and fourth-seeded Richmond Spiders in the first round of the 2009 NCAA FCS playoffs.

There were no signs of surrender from Elon University, which scratched for rebounds and hustled on both ends despite the scoreboard's suggestions that grit could take a breather.

Eric Warad threw for 140 yards and rushed for a career-high 136 yards to lead Richmond to a 16-13 win over Elon on Saturday in the first round of the Football Championship Subdivision championships.

The University of Richmond football team kicks off the 2009 Football Championship Subdivision playoffs this afternoon at 1 p.m. at UR Stadium against Elon University.

As an emotional roller coaster whirled from within, Dave McClain peeled off his pads and plotted his return to the football field where one of Elon University's chief dreams just had been crushed.

Three Elon University football players landed first-team All-Southern Conference recognition from the league's coaches on Tuesday.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 9:27 p.m. HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - Porter Braswell made four free throws and had a key steal in the final 13 seconds to lift Yale to a 69-65 victory over Elon on Tuesday night.

A total of 14 Elon Phoenix football players were recognized by the Southern Conference's coaches with either all-conference or all-freshman accolades on Tuesday afternoon.

Hofstra beats Elon 70-46 Eds: APNewsNow. Hofstra 70, Elon 46. NEW YORK Cornelius Vines scored 17 points and Hofstra beat Elon 70-46 on Monday night in the NIT Season Tip-Off consolation bracket.

The Elon Phoenix football team, ranked ninth in the nation by The Sports Network, will make its first-ever Division I Football Championship appearance by visiting the defending national champion Richmond Spiders on Nov.

Points were expected to be scarce when Samford hosted Elon in Southern Conference football action on Saturday at Seibert Stadium.

Josh Bonney scored 23 points and dished out nine assists to lead Elon to a convincing 102-68 win over Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham on Friday night.

Ten-time champion and No. 1-ranked Mount Union grabbed one of four top seeds in the 32-team NCAA Division III field announced Sunday.

Joseph Harris racked up 23 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers to a 69-46 romp over the Elon Phoenix in the second round of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Mario Edwards pitched in 20 points for Coastal Carolina , which got 11 rebounds from Sam McLaurin.

Shamari Spears scored 16 of his 23 points in the second half and Charlotte beat Elon 75-61 on Monday night in the first round of the NIT Season Tip-Off. Rashad Coleman added 11 points and Dijuan Harris had 10 for the 49ers .

Appalachian State sealed at least a share of the team's fifth consecutive Southern Conference championship Saturday, in a 27-10 win over Elon.

Josh Bonney scored 24 points and Drew Spradlin added 23 as Elon edged Lipscomb 91-86 on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams.