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at College of Charleston
1/18/2026 | 1:00 PM
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Jan. 18 (Sun) / 1:00 PM
at College of Charleston
WILMINGTON – The Elon women’s basketball team did not trail after the opening minutes of the game and cruised to a 72-62 win over UNCW on Friday night.
Ashanti Fox recorded her first double-figure scoring effort of the season with a season-high 17 points, adding a season-best five three-pointers. Tyana Walker (15) and Laila Anderson (13) also reached double figures, with Walker leading the team with seven rebounds.
Elon improves to 7-9 overall and 2-2 in CAA play, while UNCW drops to 5-11 and 1-4 in the conference.
THE RUNDOWN
- Elon fell behind 5–2 early in the first quarter but used a 14–5 run to take a 16–10 lead with 3:39 remaining. UNCW tied the game at 16–16 before back-to-back three-pointers from Ashanti Fox and Tyana Walker put Elon back in front. The Seahawks answered late, with Elon leading 22–19 after one.
- Elon opened the second quarter with a surge, capitalizing on UNCW turnovers to extend the lead to 30–19 behind three-pointers from Samira Khalil and Fox. The Phoenix led by as many as 12 and closed the half ahead 42–33 following a second-chance layup from Ashlee Shaw.
- Elon pushed the lead to 15 at 50–35 with 6:20 left and later went up 57–40 with 2:06 remaining. UNCW responded with an 8–1 run to pull within 10, trailing 58–48 at the end of the third.
- The teams traded baskets throughout the fourth quarter, with Elon securing a 72–62 victory.
NOTES
- Ashanti Fox led all scorers off the bench with a season-high 17 points, while adding three steals and two rebounds.
- Tyana Walker turned in an all-around effort with 15 points, a team-high seven rebounds, and four steals, matching her career-high.
- Laila Anderson reached double figures for the second time this season with 13 points on 4-of-7 shooting, including 2-of-3 from deep.
- Ashlee Shaw finished with 9 points, added two rebounds, and went 3-for-4 at the free-throw line.
- Maraja Pass led the team with four assists and matched her career-high in steals with four.
- Elon led the offensive glass for the 12th time this season, outrebounding the Seahawks 20–9 on the offensive boards, the most offensive rebounds the team has grabbed this season.
- The Phoenix added 18 steals and converted 33 points off turnovers.
- The Phoenix returned the same starting lineup in LaNae Corbett, Maraja Pass, Ashlee Shaw, Tyana Walker, and Tamia Watkins.
UP NEXT
The Phoenix continues their road weekend at Charleston on Sunday, Jan. 18 for a 1 p.m. matchup against the Cougars.
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