{"id":522519,"date":"2026-01-17T10:13:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T10:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/522519\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T10:13:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T10:13:21","slug":"phoenix-top-seahawks-elon-university-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/522519\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix Top Seahawks &#8211; Elon University Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762730234_422_Charleston.png\" alt=\"College of Charleston\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Next Game:<\/p>\n<p>at College of Charleston<\/p>\n<p>1\/18\/2026 | 1:00 PM<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        FloCollege  &#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                    Jan. 18 (Sun) \/ 1:00 PM&#13;\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sidearm-story-template-next-game-opponent-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762730234_422_Charleston.png\" alt=\"College of Charleston\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n                        at\u00a0College of Charleston&#13;\n                    <\/p>\n<p>                             &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                    <strong>WILMINGTON \u2013<\/strong> The Elon women&#8217;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.\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/ashanti-fox\/10713\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10713\" target=\"_blank\">Ashanti Fox<\/a> recorded her first double-figure scoring effort of the season with a season-high 17 points, adding a season-best five three-pointers. <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/tyana-walker\/10717\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10717\" target=\"_blank\">Tyana Walker<\/a> (15) and <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/laila-anderson\/10703\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10703\" target=\"_blank\">Laila Anderson<\/a> (13) also reached double figures, with Walker leading the team with seven rebounds.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nElon improves to 7-9 overall and 2-2 in CAA play, while UNCW drops to 5-11 and 1-4 in the conference.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE RUNDOWN<\/strong>&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Elon fell behind 5\u20132 early in the first quarter but used a 14\u20135 run to take a 16\u201310 lead with 3:39 remaining. UNCW tied the game at 16\u201316 before back-to-back three-pointers from <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/ashanti-fox\/10713\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10713\" target=\"_blank\">Ashanti Fox<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/tyana-walker\/10717\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10717\" target=\"_blank\">Tyana Walker<\/a> put Elon back in front. The Seahawks answered late, with Elon leading 22\u201319 after one.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Elon opened the second quarter with a surge, capitalizing on UNCW turnovers to extend the lead to 30\u201319 behind three-pointers from <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/samira-khalil\/10707\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10707\" target=\"_blank\">Samira Khalil<\/a> and Fox. The Phoenix led by as many as 12 and closed the half ahead 42\u201333 following a second-chance layup from <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/ashlee-shaw\/10710\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10710\" target=\"_blank\">Ashlee Shaw<\/a>.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Elon pushed the lead to 15 at 50\u201335 with 6:20 left and later went up 57\u201340 with 2:06 remaining. UNCW responded with an 8\u20131 run to pull within 10, trailing 58\u201348 at the end of the third.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The teams traded baskets throughout the fourth quarter, with Elon securing a 72\u201362 victory.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>NOTES<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/ashanti-fox\/10713\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10713\" target=\"_blank\">Ashanti Fox<\/a> led all scorers off the bench with a season-high 17 points, while adding three steals and\u00a0two rebounds.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/tyana-walker\/10717\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10717\" target=\"_blank\">Tyana Walker<\/a> turned in an all-around effort with 15 points, a team-high seven rebounds, and four steals, matching her career-high.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/laila-anderson\/10703\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10703\" target=\"_blank\">Laila Anderson<\/a> reached double figures for the second time this season with 13 points on 4-of-7 shooting, including 2-of-3 from deep.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/ashlee-shaw\/10710\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10710\" target=\"_blank\">Ashlee Shaw<\/a> finished with 9 points, added two rebounds, and went 3-for-4 at the free-throw line.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/maraja-pass\/10709\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10709\" target=\"_blank\">Maraja Pass<\/a> led the team with four assists and matched her career-high in steals with four.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>Elon led the offensive glass for the 12th time this season, outrebounding the Seahawks 20\u20139 on the offensive boards, the most offensive rebounds the team has grabbed this season.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The Phoenix added 18 steals and converted 33 points off turnovers.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<li>The Phoenix returned the same starting lineup in \u00a0LaNae Corbett, <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/maraja-pass\/10709\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10709\" target=\"_blank\">Maraja Pass<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/ashlee-shaw\/10710\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10710\" target=\"_blank\">Ashlee Shaw<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/tyana-walker\/10717\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10717\" target=\"_blank\">Tyana Walker<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/elonphoenix.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/tamia-watkins\/10714\" rel=\"smarttag noopener\" rev=\"10714\" target=\"_blank\">Tamia Watkins<\/a>.<\/li>\n<p>&#13;\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>UP NEXT<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Phoenix continues their road weekend at Charleston on Sunday, Jan. 18 for a 1 p.m. matchup against the Cougars.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>SUPPORT THE PHOENIX<\/strong><br \/>\nFans can support Elon Athletics through the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/connect2.elon.edu\/g\/phoenix-club-elon-athletics?d=44dbbd2e-67eb-4e45-90fb-78a465437c9c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phoenix Club<\/a>. To purchase 2025-26 Elon women&#8217;s basketball tickets, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/am.ticketmaster.com\/elontickets\/mensbasketball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TicketMaster.com\/ElonTickets<\/a>.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>STAY POSTED<\/strong><br \/>\nFor further coverage of Elon women&#8217;s basketball, follow the Phoenix on X @<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ElonWBasketball\">elonwbasketball<\/a>\u00a0and Instagram @<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/elonwbasketball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">elonwbasketball<\/a>.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; Next Game: at College of Charleston 1\/18\/2026 | 1:00 PM &#13; FloCollege &#13; &#13; Jan.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":522520,"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-522519","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\/115909912406409732","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522519","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=522519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/522519\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/522520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=522519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=522519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=522519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}