Elon Phoenix women's basketball

Elon Phoenix women's basketball[2] is women's basketball program played at Elon University. They became part of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) on July 1, 2014.

Elon Phoenix
2023–24 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team
UniversityElon University
Head coachCharlotte Smith (13th season)
ConferenceCoastal Athletic Association
LocationElon, North Carolina
ArenaSchar Center
(Capacity: 5,100)
NicknamePhoenix
ColorsMaroon and gold[1]
   
NCAA tournament appearances
2017, 2018
Conference tournament champions
2017, 2018
Conference regular season champions
2017

History edit

Head coaches edit

Coach Tenure
Kay Yow 1971–1975
Mary Jackson 1975–1985
Jackie Myers 1985–1994
Brenda Paul 1994–2008
Karen Barefoot 2008–2011
Charlotte Smith 2011–present

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NCAA tournament results edit

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
2017 #11 First Round #6 West Virginia L 62−75
2018 #13 First Round #4 NC State L 35−62

Conference affiliations edit

  • North State Conference
  • Carolinas Conference
  • South Atlantic Conference
  • Big South Conference
  • Southern Conference
  • Colonial Athletic Association

All-Americans edit

  • 1974-75 Susan Yow
  • 1979-80 Vanessa Corbett
  • 1981-82 Vanessa Corbett

Honorable Mention All-Americans edit

  • Kodak All-American
1996-97 Lakia Hayes
  • Kodak All-American
1997-98 Lakia Hayes

Championships edit

  • Conference
1981, 1982, 2017
  • District
1982
  • AIAW
1974

References edit

  1. ^ "Elon University Phoenix - Elon Athletics Identity Standards". February 23, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "Elon University Phoenix". www.elonphoenix.com. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
  3. ^ "Elon University - Women's Basketball Media Guide". Elon.edu. Retrieved 2015-09-27.

External links edit