Elon University NCAA News

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.

Armanti Edwards is like a seasoned, heavyweight champion when he approaches a title game.

Mario Acitelli and Jacque Roman of Appalachian State witnessed a mismatch at Elon in 2005, when ASU rolled to a 52-14 win to end the regular season in a game that wasn't as close as the score indicated.

The game and the numbers tell the story, a true matchup to decide a conference championship.

Having endured a ghastly Halloween afternoon during which Elon University barged in and clobbered his football team on its own home field, Wofford coach Mike Ayers was direct in his assessment.

The cell phone of Elon University stud senior Terrell Hudgins chirps on Saturday nights after football games with an incoming text message containing a customary question that starts a familiar line of communication.

Very early Saturday afternoon, there were hints the Western Carolina football team had grown up a bit this season.

Antoine George and his Western Carolina teammates barely had time to recover from last week's loss before someone popped in footage of this week's opponent: Sixth-ranked Elon.

No. 6 Elon at Western Carolina Kickoff: 1 p.m. Saturday Radio: WPCM-AM 920 Where: E.J. Whitmire Stadium Coaches: Pete Lembo .