{"id":340172,"date":"2025-10-29T06:52:32","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T06:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/340172\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T06:52:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T06:52:32","slug":"corbett-and-watkins-lead-phoenix-to-exhibition-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/340172\/","title":{"rendered":"Corbett and Watkins Lead Phoenix to Exhibition Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                     <strong data-end=\"186\" data-start=\"172\">ELON, N.C.<\/strong> \u2014 Newcomers <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/lanae-corbett\/10716\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10716\" target=\"_blank\">LaNae&#8217; Corbett<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/tamia-watkins\/10714\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10714\" target=\"_blank\">Tamia Watkins<\/a> made an immediate impact in their first game for Elon University, guiding the Phoenix to a 70-59 victory over Winston-Salem State in an exhibition matchup Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Corbett led the team with 18 points and five rebounds, while <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/jayda-angel\/10704\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10704\" target=\"_blank\">Jayda Angel<\/a> and Watkins each added 13 points.<\/p>\n<p><strong data-end=\"514\" data-start=\"499\">THE RUNDOWN<\/strong><br data-end=\"517\" data-start=\"514\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li data-end=\"457\" data-start=\"104\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/tyana-walker\/10717\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10717\" target=\"_blank\">Tyana Walker<\/a> opened the game with a three-pointer to give Elon an early lead. Makayla Waleed hit two free throws for Winston-Salem State, but Elon responded with a quick run capped by another Walker three to go up 10\u20132. The Rams closed the gap briefly, but late baskets from <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/tamia-watkins\/10714\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10714\" target=\"_blank\">Tamia Watkins<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/quinzia-fulmore\/10715\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10715\" target=\"_blank\">Quinzia Fulmore<\/a> helped Elon finish the quarter ahead 16\u20137.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li data-end=\"457\" data-start=\"104\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/lanae-corbett\/10716\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10716\" target=\"_blank\">LaNae&#8217; Corbett<\/a> scored first in the second quarter with a jumper before a run fueled by <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/jayda-angel\/10704\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10704\" target=\"_blank\">Jayda Angel<\/a> and Corbett pushed Elon&#8217;s lead to 23\u20139. Despite a short rally from Winston-Salem State, Elon ended the half strong with baskets from <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/ashanti-fox\/10713\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10713\" target=\"_blank\">Ashanti Fox<\/a> and Watkins, leading 39\u201322 at halftime.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li data-end=\"457\" data-start=\"104\">Corbett continued to pace the Phoenix with multiple layups, extending Elon&#8217;s lead to 49\u201331 midway through the third quarter. Watkins added 11 points in her first game, keeping Elon strong in the paint with a 57\u201343 advantage entering the fourth.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li data-end=\"457\" data-start=\"104\">After trading baskets, Elon went on a 6-0 run to extend the lead to 66\u201353 with 3:45 remaining. Watkins added key free throws, and Angel capped the scoring with a late jumper to secure a 70\u201359 exhibition win.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong data-end=\"1525\" data-start=\"1516\">NOTES<\/strong><br data-end=\"1528\" data-start=\"1525\"\/><\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li data-end=\"1324\" data-start=\"1222\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/jayda-angel\/10704\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10704\" target=\"_blank\">Jayda Angel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/lanae-corbett\/10716\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10716\" target=\"_blank\">LaNae&#8217; Corbett<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/quinzia-fulmore\/10715\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10715\" target=\"_blank\">Quinzia Fulmore<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/maraja-pass\/10709\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10709\" target=\"_blank\">Maraja Pass<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/tyana-walker\/10717\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10717\" target=\"_blank\">Tyana Walker<\/a> started for the Phoenix.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li data-end=\"1324\" data-start=\"1222\">Corbett led the team in her Elon debut with 18 points, five rebounds, and four steals, shooting a team-best 67 percent (8-for-12) from the field.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li data-end=\"1324\" data-start=\"1222\">Angel and Watkins contributed 13 points each, joining Corbett in double figures.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li data-end=\"1324\" data-start=\"1222\">Fox, Fulmore, and Walker combined for 12 points in their first appearances for Elon.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong data-end=\"1897\" data-start=\"1886\">UP NEXT<\/strong><br data-end=\"1900\" data-start=\"1897\"\/><br \/>\nElon opens the 2025-26 season at ETSU on Monday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. EST.<\/p>\n<p><strong data-end=\"1998\" data-start=\"1975\">SUPPORT THE PHOENIX<\/strong><br data-end=\"2001\" data-start=\"1998\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\nFans can support Elon Athletics through the Phoenix Club. To purchase 2025-26 Elon women&#8217;s basketball tickets, visit TicketMaster.com\/ElonTickets.<\/p>\n<p><strong data-end=\"2166\" data-start=\"2151\">STAY POSTED<\/strong><br data-end=\"2169\" data-start=\"2166\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\nFor more coverage of Elon women&#8217;s basketball, follow the Phoenix on X @elonwbasketball and Instagram @elonwbasketball.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Story Links&#13; &#13; ELON, N.C. \u2014 Newcomers LaNae&#8217; Corbett and Tamia Watkins made an immediate impact in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":340173,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5131],"tags":[5229,5643,1587,1589,67,586,132,5230,68,2969],"class_list":{"0":"post-340172","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-phoenix","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-arizona","10":"tag-az","11":"tag-phoenix","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-united-states-of-america","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","16":"tag-us","17":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115456137406330091","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=340172"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/340172\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/340173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=340172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=340172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=340172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}