Phoenix Set For Pair Of Dwelling Games

ELON – The Elon girls’s lacrosse crew (3-4, 0-1 CAA) is primed for a pair of upcoming residence video games at Rudd Field because the Phoenix hosts Monmouth (6-3, 0-1 CAA) on Friday at 5 p.m. and No. 15 Duke (6-4) on Monday at 5 p.m.

Elon vs. Monmouth Briefing

Game Details: March 20, 2026 | Elon, N.C. | Rudd Field | 5 p.m. 

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Elon vs. No. 15 Duke Briefing

Game Details: March 23, 2026 | Elon, N.C. | Rudd Field | 5 p.m. 

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The Matchup vs. Monmouth

• Elon and Monmouth have performed every of the final three seasons, with the Phoenix holding a slight 2-1 edge within the sequence.
• The Phoenix has received consecutive matchups towards the Hawks after dropping their first assembly in 2023.
• Last season, Elon picked up a 14-10 highway win at Monmouth. Ana Lee Vandiver paced the Phoenix with 4 objectives, with Danielle Swietoniowski and Lillian Austin scoring two apiece. The Phoenix outshot Monmouth, 38-22.
• The Phoenix received the one earlier assembly between the groups at Rudd in 2024.

 
The Matchup vs. Duke

• Duke holds a 7-1 benefit within the sequence towards Elon.
• The Phoenix upset No. 10 Duke on Feb. 25, 2016, in Durham for its lone victory towards the Blue Devils.
• The Blue Devils defeated Elon in Durham final season, 16-7. Vandiver scored a hat trick to guide Elon’s offense, with Mia Zebley including a pair of objectives.
• This shall be Duke’s fifth journey to Rudd. The Blue Devils have received all 4 of their earlier visits to Elon.
• Duke has been ranked in all eight of its earlier video games towards the Phoenix.

 
About The Phoenix

• Elon is 3-4 this season with wins over Queens, Old Dominion and High Point. 
• Elon was tabbed to complete fourth within the CAA preseason ballot behind simply Stony Brook, Drexel and Towson.
• Five Phoenix have reached double-digit factors on the season – Ana Lee Vandiver (17), Anna Hackett (17), Danielle Swietoniowski (12), Lizzie Scalzo (12) and Lillian Austin (12).
• MJ Santa Barbara ranks fourth within the CAA with 4.86 draw controls per sport.
• Reagan Kuehn is pacing the Phoenix protection and ranks high 10 within the CAA in each floor balls per sport (2.43) and triggered turnovers per sport (1.86).
• Caitlin Walsh has anchored Elon’s web this season, beginning all seven video games. She has made 50 saves and is coming off a season-best 11 stops towards No. 11 Notre Dame.
• Elon is led by head coach Josh Hexter, who’s in his thirteenth season with this system. He has guided the Phoenix since its inaugural marketing campaign in 2014 and is as much as 90 wins main the maroon and gold.

 
Last Time Out

• Elon dropped its convention opener to Hofstra on Saturday, falling 7-6 on Long Island.
• A 4-0 Elon scoring run within the second quarter gave the Phoenix a halftime lead, however the Pride battled again to take a one-goal benefit with simply over 5 minutes left in regulation.
• Scalzo tied the rating at 6-6 after a free place objective with 1:59 left within the fourth quarter. However, Hofstra transformed a objective on the following possession and held the Phoenix scoreless as time ran out to safe the victory.
• Austin was the one Elon participant to attain a number of objectives towards the Pride, with each approaching free place makes an attempt.
• The Phoenix went 4-of-8 on the day on free place pictures, which included its remaining 4 objectives of the competition.
• The sport featured 33 mixed turnovers and 11 unsuccessful clears. The Phoenix gave the ball away a season-worst 19 groups.
• Kuehn compelled 4 Hofstra turnovers, only one in need of her profession excessive. Santa Barbara helped the Phoenix win the draw management battle, securing a team-best 4 attracts.
• Walsh made eight saves in objective, her fourth straight outing with eight or extra stops.
• The loss was Elon’s first in a CAA opener since 2023.
• With simply 13 mixed objectives, the competition was the bottom scoring CAA sport that includes Elon for the reason that Phoenix and James Madison mixed for simply 11 objectives on March 7, 2021.

 
ACC Opportunities

• Monday’s sport towards the Blue Devils shall be Elon’s third of 4 video games towards ACC opponents this season.
• Elon challenged Virginia Tech in Blacksburg on Feb. 27, taking a 7-3 lead early within the second quarter earlier than the Hokies stormed again to win, 17-13.
• The Phoenix then hosted No. 11 Notre Dame on March 10, falling 16-5 to the Fighting Irish after holding them to simply six first-half objectives.
• Elon will spherical out its ACC slate in April when it welcomes Stanford to Rudd.
• This is Elon’s first time dealing with 4 ACC groups in a single season since 2019, when the Phoenix took on Duke, North Carolina, Virginia and Virginia Tech.
• Elon has three victories over present ACC groups, with one every towards Duke, Virginia and Virginia Tech within the 2016 and 2017 seasons.

 
Hack Is Back

• After lacking the 2025 marketing campaign because of damage, Hackett made her return to the sphere on Feb. 11 towards Queens.
• In her first look since April 14, 2024, Hackett began in Elon’s midfield and completed with two objectives and 4 factors towards the Royals.
• Hackett notched hat methods in 4 straight video games towards Old Dominion, East Carolina, Virginia Tech and High Point. She led the Phoenix in objectives in three of these 4 contests.
• The streak of hat methods was Hackett’s longest since she had 5 in a row in her freshman season.
• Hackett’s 17 factors are tied for essentially the most on the Phoenix this season. She leads Elon’s offense with 27 shot makes an attempt.
• The redshirt junior is as much as 88 profession factors, the sixth most in program historical past.
• Hackett’s 15 objectives this season have additionally moved her as much as sixth in program historical past in profession objectives (79). She is simply 4 behind Mae McGlynn for the fifth most.
• With 2.14 objectives per sport, Hackett presently ranks tenth amongst CAA scorers.

 
Sophomore Scoring Duo

• Austin and Swietoniowski are each constructing on robust rookie campaigns of their sophomore seasons this spring.
• The sophomore duo is tied for third on the Phoenix with 9 objectives every this season.
• Swietoniowski was the one Phoenix to attain in Elon’s first six video games this season earlier than being held with no tally towards Hofstra. The sophomore netted a hat trick in a win towards Old Dominion on Feb. 14.
• Austin is coming off a two-goal sport in Elon’s CAA opener towards Hofstra. It was her fourth time scoring a number of objectives towards a convention opponent.
• Austin has scored a objective in all six video games she has appeared on this season.
• Both Austin and Swietoniowski have scored three free place objectives, tied for the third most on the Phoenix.
• Austin’s 15 factors in CAA play final season had been tied for the third most by an Elon freshman in a single season, whereas Swietoniowski was shut behind with 13 factors in convention video games.
• Austin and Swietoniowski each registered six assists in CAA play, tied for the third most in a convention season by freshmen in program historical past.
• Both Swietoniowski (22) and Austin (21) surpassed 20 factors of their freshman seasons and had been two of seven Phoenix to take action in 2025.

 
Ana Lee-ding The Way

• Vandiver is tied with Hackett for essentially the most factors (17) on the Phoenix with 12 objectives and 5 assists this season.
• The redshirt junior had her finest scoring outing of the season towards High Point on March 5, netting 5 objectives, one shy of her profession finest. 
• The 5 objectives towards the Panthers had been tied with Scalzo for essentially the most by a Phoenix in a sport this season.
• Vandiver has two five-plus level video games this season, as she had a three-goal, two-assist outing towards Old Dominion.
• Vandiver’s 5 assists this season are essentially the most on the Phoenix. She has at the very least one helper in 4 of seven video games.
• Vandiver has hat methods in three video games this season, all video games Elon received. The Phoenix has not received a sport this season during which Vandiver has not netted a hat trick.
• Vandiver is as much as 87 profession factors, the seventh most in program historical past. She is only one level behind Hackett for sixth.

 
Chaos Coordinators

• Elon’s defensive corps of Kuehn, Eliza Ritter, Mimi Economus and Jessie Penner have wreaked havoc on opposing offenses this season.
• Kuehn leads the Phoenix with 13 triggered turnovers, with Penner (7) and Ritter (6) second and third on the crew, respectively.
• Kuehn triggered 4 turnovers in Elon’s CAA opener towards Hofstra, one in need of her profession excessive. Four of Ritter’s compelled turnovers this season got here within the victory towards Old Dominion on Feb. 14.
• Kuehn is pacing the Phoenix with 17 floor balls. Economus and Ritter each have seven floor balls.
• Kuehn surpassed 50 profession triggered turnovers within the East Carolina victory and is now third in program historical past within the stat (60). 
• Kuehn has additionally moved up Elon’s all-time ranks in floor balls, as she is now fifth in program historical past with 85 in two-plus seasons.
• With her seven floor balls this season, Economus has already surpassed her profession excessive. The senior’s 4 floor balls towards East Carolina on Feb. 21 had been a profession finest.
• Penner has triggered seven turnovers to go together with 5 floor balls this season. The senior is as much as 47 profession triggered turnovers, the eighth most in Phoenix historical past, and 68 profession floor balls, the ninth most in program historical past.
• Elon has allowed simply 75 objectives this season, the second fewest amongst CAA groups. Only Stony Brook (71) has conceded fewer.

 
MJ The History Maker

• Entering her junior season, Santa Barbara was already Elon’s all-time chief in profession draw controls and has re-written the Phoenix document books in a number of classes.
• With 294 profession draw controls in her 35 profession video games, Santa Barbara is 99 away from second place in program historical past. She has the highest two single season draw management totals in program historical past with 151 in 2024 and 109 in 2025.
• She has additionally set the highest two marks in program historical past for draw controls in a convention season, with 73 in CAA video games in 2024 and 72 in 2025. The subsequent highest complete in a season is 35.
• With Santa Barbara on the draw, Elon has set new crew information for draw controls in a season. The Phoenix secured a program-record 283 draw controls in 2024, Santa Barbara’s freshman marketing campaign, earlier than accruing 255 in 2025, Santa Barbara’s sophomore marketing campaign. Those are the highest two totals in program historical past, smashing the earlier document of 231 set in 2022.
• Santa Barbara has additionally turned within the top-five single sport draw management efforts in program historical past, highlighted by her program-best 16 final season towards Queens.
• Santa Barbara’s 9.29 profession draw controls per sport had been the third most in NCAA historical past getting into this season.
• Santa Barbara has secured double-digit draw controls in 14-of-35 profession video games.
• The junior is fourth within the CAA with 4.86 draw controls per sport this season.
• In addition to her prowess within the draw circle, Santa Barbara has develop into a gentle scoring risk in 2026. The junior scored a objective in every of Elon’s first 4 video games this season, the longest goal-scoring streak of her profession. 

Sensational Scalzo

• Scalzo is tied for third on the Phoenix with 12 factors (9g, 3a) in her freshman marketing campaign.
• The rookie tied for a game-high 5 objectives in her collegiate debut on Feb. 11 towards Queens. The freshman scored a first-half hat trick earlier than scoring two extra objectives, together with the sport winner, after the break.
• Scalzo turned the primary Elon freshman to attain 5 objectives in her debut sport since Stephanie Asher additionally scored 5 on Jan. 31, 2015, towards Kennesaw State.
• The 5 objectives by the rookie had been additionally essentially the most by any Phoenix freshman in a sport since Vandiver had six towards VCU on Feb. 17, 2024, as a redshirt freshman and essentially the most by an Elon true freshman since Margaret Stephan netted 5 towards Radford on March 7, 2021.
• Scalzo scored the largest objective of her younger profession on Saturday towards Hofstra, netting a free place objective with slightly below two minutes remaining in regulation to tie the sport at 6-6.
• The freshman has factors in 5 of seven video games this season, solely being held scoreless in Elon’s video games towards Virginia Tech and Notre Dame.

 
Scouting Monmouth

• The Hawks are 6-3 this season however enter Friday’s contest with an 0-1 document in CAA play after dropping their convention opener to Stony Brook.
• Three of Monmouth’s six victories this season have come by double-digit objectives.
• The Hawks are 3-1 on the highway this season with wins at Merrimack, Wagner and Rider.
• Monmouth is the most effective scoring offense within the CAA, averaging 12.88 objectives per sport. The Hawks rank among the many nation’s high 40 scoring offense.
• The Hawks have the third finest scoring margin (+2.3) within the CAA this season.
• Lauren Rismani and Shea Berigan make up one of many CAA’s most deadly scoring duos, as Rismani ranks second within the convention in factors (43) with Berigan second in objectives (25).
• Rismani’s 30 assists this season are 11 greater than the subsequent highest complete amongst CAA gamers. She delivered six assists in a nine-point effort towards Youngstown State and has 4 or extra assists in 5 video games this season.
• Berigan is coming off a five-goal effort towards Stony Brook and has 11 factors in her final two video games.
• Grace Curtin is third on the Hawks with 22 factors (13g, 9a) and accrued 5 factors towards Stony Brook after doling out 4 assists.
• Rismani additionally leads the Hawks with 19 triggered turnovers, adopted intently by Marlaina Grimm (17) and Curtin (15).
• Olvia Castaldo has a team-best 18 floor balls this season. Sophia Lymberis (16) is second on the Hawks.
• Katie Sullivan has began all 9 video games in objective this season for Monmouth, making 79 saves. Her .513 save share leads the CAA.
• Jordan Trautman is in her ninth season as Monmouth’s head coach.

 
Scouting No. 15 Duke

• The Blue Devils are 6-4 this season however are coming off a 14-12 residence loss to Harvard on Tuesday.
• Duke is 2-2 away from residence, with highway wins towards High Point and Richmond.
• The Blue Devils are off to a 3-2 begin in ACC play. One of the losses was a one-goal defeat at No. 2 Stanford.
• Duke has scored the third most objectives amongst ACC groups this season, led by Ava Biancardi (29), Avery Doran (27) and Quinn Whitaker (24). Biancardi is second within the convention in objectives.
• With 28 assists, the second most within the ACC, Eva Pronti leads the Blue Devils with 42 factors, adopted intently by Doran (41).
• Biancardi (37) and Bella Goodwin (32) even have 30-plus factors, with Whitaker at 26 factors on the season.
• The Blue Devils lead the ACC in draw controls. Ellie White has secured an ACC finest 99 attracts this season and is averaging 9.9 per sport, nearly two greater than the subsequent finest within the convention.
• Amanda Paci leads the Blue Devils with 13 triggered turnovers. Biancardi (17) and Paci (16) are pacing Duke in floor balls.
• Hope Schoudel has began all 10 video games in objective for Duke, making 65 stops with a .382 save share.
• Kersin Krimel is the one head coach in Duke’s historical past and is in her thirty first season guiding this system.

 
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