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Post by elonfirefighter on Oct 24, 2008 21:31:08 GMT -5
Furman lost to CoC 2-1 tonight, which means 1 thing, we are socon champs. If we win tomorrow or monday against uncg or furman then we are outright chams. Congrats phoenix kick but in the tourny.
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Post by elonsoccerfan on Oct 25, 2008 9:47:46 GMT -5
I'll be pulling the double today...Elon vs Wofford at 3pm and then off to UNCG where the Phoenix will beat the Spartans in soccer!!
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Post by elonfirefighter on Oct 25, 2008 10:15:13 GMT -5
Im hanging with a friend, but we might pull the doube
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Post by elonfirefighter on Oct 25, 2008 20:31:37 GMT -5
mens beat uncg 4-0 we win the socon outright. congrats to the boys and kick but in tourny. its looking like the first game will be the weekend of homecoming, prob after the football game
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Post by topher99 on Oct 25, 2008 21:04:16 GMT -5
First tourney game will be at 7 pm following football on homecoming...stick around and support the men!
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Post by euphoenix99 on Oct 25, 2008 22:16:39 GMT -5
Congrats to the team! Hopefully they can win the conference tourney too and get into the NCAA tournament.
Go Phoenix!
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Post by topher99 on Oct 26, 2008 9:29:08 GMT -5
Still have 2 regular season games left - Furman on Tuesday and Radford on Saturday, both at home.
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Post by elon_phan on Oct 26, 2008 10:27:16 GMT -5
Phoenix Captures First League Crown
10/25/2008
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Stephen Dilger and Erfan Imeni both recorded a goal and an assist to lead the Elon Phoenix to its first-ever Southern Conference men’s soccer regular season championship, defeating the UNC Greensboro Spartans, 4-0, at UNCG Soccer Stadium on Saturday night.
The Phoenix, 7-8-1 overall and 6-0-0 in league play, won its first-ever SoCon title on the field their head coach Darren Powell once played. Powell was a four-year starter for UNCG in the early 1990s and was Michael Parker’s assistant before leaving to take over the Elon program four years ago.
"This was a great team performance tonight," said Powell. "Everyone's excited to capture Elon's first Southern Conference championship. We look forward to the rest of the season and will continue to try and get better."
Imeni gave the Phoenix a 1-0 lead at 14:43. Aaron Parker’s thru ball found Imeni about 25 yards out from the goal. He made a run into the box and poked it just inside the right post for his fourth goal of the season.
Brad Franks’ first goal of the season made it 2-0 at 38:55. Dilger’s initial shot hit a crowd in front of the goal. Franks came away with the rebound and knocked it home from eight yards out.
The Spartans had several chances in the first half, including two shots off the post that could have changed the game. However, Elon keeper Clint Irwin got just enough of the first one with a dive to his left and UNCG’s Nirav Kadam hit the post square on with the second one.
Justin Wyatt added to his SoCon-leading point total with his ninth goal of the season at 77:29 that broke the Spartans’ backs. The ball bounced out from the Spartan defense to Wyatt at the top of the box. He hit a blast to the right of the goal for 15 yards out to give him 21 points on the season.
The Phoenix tacked on a fourth score when Dilger flicked in a header just under the crossbar off Imeni's cross. It was Dilger's second goal of the year.
Elon held an 18-16 advantage in shots, although UNCG’s last strong chance to score was Kadam’s post shot late in the first half.
Irwin finished the game with two saves, while Nate Berry made four stops for the Spartans.
Elon will wrap up SoCon play by hosting Furman in a 7 p.m. contest on Tuesday night from Rudd Field.
-- ELON --
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Post by elonsoccerfan on Oct 26, 2008 11:33:22 GMT -5
Went to game at G....Fantastic result by the Phoenix. The entire team was so excited after the game knowing they won the conference. I know they'd like to finish it off by beating Furman at home on Tuesday night.
Come out and support the guys. Expect everyone to stick around after Homecoming game to watch the guys play their first round conference game @ Rudd field.
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Post by phoenixfc on Oct 26, 2008 14:58:15 GMT -5
Awesome!!! What time is the game on Nov. 8th?
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Post by topher99 on Oct 26, 2008 15:20:53 GMT -5
7 pm
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Post by elonpride on Oct 28, 2008 10:37:28 GMT -5
Wow, 6-0 in conference, and win the conference regular season with an overall losing record!
Great job by the team pulling it together during the conference season!
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Post by topher99 on Oct 28, 2008 10:49:07 GMT -5
They've played a hell of a schedule ... Elon's opponents are a combined 30 games over .500; compare that to Furman whose opponents are 28 games under .500.
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Post by elonfirefighter on Oct 28, 2008 12:08:08 GMT -5
GL to the men tonight to finish off the perfect socon season
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Post by elonpuckhog on Oct 29, 2008 10:26:40 GMT -5
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