Elon Travels To Drexel – Elon College Athletics

ELON – The Elon girls’s basketball workforce (11-12, 6-5 CAA) continues convention play this week, touring to Drexel on Friday evening, searching for their second straight CAA win.
 
Tipoff towards the Dragons (14-8, 7-4 CAA) is ready for six p.m. ET on the Daskalakis Athletic Center.
 
GAME INFO – at DREXEL

• Date & Time: Friday, Feb. 13 | 6 p.m. ET
• Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Daskalakis Athletic Center
• Watch: FloCollege
• Live Stats: Statbroadcast
• Game Notes: Elon

INSIDE THE MATCHUPS
vs. Drexel

• Series document: Drexel leads 17-5
• The Phoenix has misplaced eight straight towards the Dragons, most just lately falling 63-56 in Schar Center final season on Feb. 23, 2025.
• Drexel (14-8, 7-4 CAA) went 1-1 final weekend, defeating Hampton 75-42, earlier than falling to Monmouth in double additional time 62-60.
• The Dragons have been picked to complete second within the 2025-26 CAA Preseason Poll, with two first-place votes.
• Amaris Baker earned a spot on the All-CAA Preseason First Team, whereas Deja Evans was named to the All-CAA Honorable Mention Team.
• Baker leads the CAA, averaging 19.5 PPG, whereas Laine McGurk additionally averages double-figures at 12.4.
• Evans averages a team-high 6.8 rebounds per sport, whereas Grace O’Neill is third within the CAA, averaging 4.0 assists per sport.
• As a workforce, the Dragons lead the CAA in assists per sport (15.5) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.26), and are second within the convention in field-goal share (41.5) and free-throw share (74.4).

STARTING FIVE
1. Bounced Back Strong

Elon went 1-1 final weekend, falling 67-61 at North Carolina A&T earlier than incomes a dominant 75-52 win over William & Mary. Against the Aggies, Laila Anderson (14), Ashanti Fox (13), and Tamia Watkins (12) scored in double figures, whereas Quinzia Fulmore led the workforce with eight rebounds and Maraja Pass recorded 5 assists. The Phoenix responded with a press release win over the Tribe, led by Tamia Watkins’ third double-double of the season with 16 factors and 10 rebounds. Anderson added 13 factors, with LaNae Corbett (11) and Fox (10) additionally reaching double figures. Elon totaled 48 rebounds, its highest in CAA play this season, and recorded a 27-point margin of victory, the biggest in CAA play this yr and this system’s greatest since Jan. 10, 2020.

2. Triple Threat Tamia

Tamia Watkins was named CAA Rookie of the Week for the third time this season on Monday after a robust week for the Phoenix. Over the 2 video games, Watkins averaged 14.0 factors, 8.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.0 steal per contest. The Kershaw, N.C., native opened the week with 12 factors on 5-of-10 capturing at North Carolina A&T whereas including six rebounds. She adopted together with her third double-double of the season, posting a team-high 16 factors on 4-of-7 capturing and an ideal 8-for-8 effort from the free-throw line. Watkins additionally grabbed 10 rebounds and added two assists and a steal within the win.

 

3. Anderson Ascending  

Senior guard Laila Anderson has been considered one of Elon’s most constant offensive contributors, scoring in double figures in eight straight video games. Over that stretch, she is averaging 16.7 factors per sport whereas capturing 47.8 p.c from the sector. Anderson opened the run with 13 factors at UNCW, adopted by a 21-point effort at College of Charleston on Jan. 18, the place she knocked down 4 three-pointers. She added 15 factors towards North Carolina A&T and posted a season-high 22 factors at Hampton on 8-of-13 capturing, together with a season-best 5 steals. Anderson continued her sturdy play with 19 factors towards Charleston, 16 within the win over Towson, and capped the stretch with 14 factors at North Carolina A&T and 13 towards William & Mary.

4. Ranked and Rising

Elon has been probably the most statistically impactful groups within the convention, pushed by its depth and defensive strain. The Phoenix common 29.0 factors per sport off the bench, rating first within the CAA and tenth nationally, with Ashanti Fox main the reserves at 8.5 factors per sport. Elon’s defensive depth has translated into takeaways, because the Phoenix pressure 20.14 turnovers per sport, which ranks second within the CAA and forty seventh nationally. Elon has been equally efficient in steals, rating second within the CAA and 83rd nationally with 9.7 steals per sport.

 

5. Pass = TWO-WAY IMPACT         

Maraja Pass has been a gradual two-way presence for the Phoenix this season, main the workforce in assists and is second in steals. Pass is tied for sixth within the convention in assists per sport (3.3), together with a season-high seven assists and 0 turnovers vs. Towson. Her 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio ranks fourth within the CAA. She shares the workforce lead, averaging 1.4 steals per sport, and has began 54 consecutive video games for the Phoenix.

 

UP NEXT

The Phoenix return house to host Campbell at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 20, earlier than welcoming Northeastern two days afterward Sunday at 1 p.m. ET at Schar Center.

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