Site: Chattanooga, Tenn.
Arena: McKenzie Arena
Series: Chattanooga leads, 10-9
Streak: Elon has won one
Radio: WPCM 920 AM — Taylor Durham and Dick Stewart will call the action
Twittter: @elonscores

FREE THROWS
• The Phoenix has won five of its last six contests and is in first place in the North Division. A win against UTC would match Elon’s win total for all of last season (14).
• Jack Isenbarger was named SoCon Player of the Week after a career week that saw him average 23.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg and 5.6 apg over three Phoenix victories.
• Elon is 3-2 on the road against league foes this year. The Phoenix has never won four SoCon games on the road since joining the league in 2003-04.
• Elon’s eight SoCon victories are the most during the Matt Matheny era and most since a nine-win campaign in 2007-08.
• Elon is 10-1 when scoring 70 or more points and 3-9 when scoring 69 or less points.
• Sophomore guard Jack Isenbarger has been a starter the last seven games and Elon owns a 5-2 mark. He is shooting 49.5 percent from the field and averaging 21.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg and 3.8 apg. Isenbarger has hit 26 three-pointers over the last seven games.
• Elon has held opponents to under 40 percent shooting in nine of 13 wins this year — but opponents have shot 40 percent or better in all but one of the 10 losses.
• Lucas Troutman moved into Elon’s all-time career blocks list with two swats against South Carolina. He is averaging 1.4 bpg, second in the league. The sophomore now has 80 blocks and is in seventh place all-time at Elon.
• The Phoenix has shot better than its opponent in 11 of its 13 wins this year.

LAST TIME OUT
• Elon ended a seven-game losing streak to Appalachian State with a dominating 82-59 victory over the Mountaineers on Monday night.
• Four Phoenix scored in double figures led by a season-high 21 from Sebastian Koch.
• Elon dominated all aspects of the game, never trailing and holding a double figure lead for nearly 30 minutes of the contest.
• Elon outrebounded ASU, 38-28, marking only the sixth time this year the Phoenix has held the edge on the glass. The Phoenix had 13 offensive boards and scored 18 second chance points.
• Turnovers were also a piece of the puzzle as the Phoenix turned 17 ASU miscues into 26 points.

ELON VS. CHATTANOOGA
• Elon will be looking for the series sweep against the Mocs having defeated UTC in Alumni Gym, 88-87, on January 21. Last time the Phoenix defeated Chattanooga twice in the same season was in Matheny’s first season (2009-10).
• Since beating the Mocs in January, Elon has won four of its next five games. Chattanooga has dropped seven straight.
• Four scored in double figures in Elon’s one-point win over UTC led by Lucas Troutman’s 21.

So many players that have come through Greensboro or that have ties to Greensboro in this game and it seems like we have seen all of these kids on a court in Greensboro at one time or another…..

P.J. Hairston(UNC) played at Dudley….

P.J. Hairston played against Reggie Bullock(UNC) in high school when PJ was at Dudley and Bullock played for Kinston…

David Dupont(UNC) played for Greensboro’s Grimsley High School and used to be a regular reader of this web site/blog……

James Michael McAdoo(UNC) played for Norfolk Christian in a game on MLK Day at the Greensboro Coliseum…..

Miles Plumlee(Duke) played for The Christ School against the Greensboro Day School at two times over on Lawndale Drive…..Played at Greensboro Coliseum MLK Day…

Mason Plumlee(Duke) played against Greensboro Day School…..(Christ School)…..Played at Greensboro Coliseum on MLK Day…

Marshall Plumlee(Duke) played against Greensboro Day School(Christ School)…Played at Greensboro Coliseum on MLK Day…

Seth Curry(Duke) played against Greensboro Day School on Lawndale Drive when the Bengals beat Curry’s Charlotte Christian team for the NCISAA State 3-A Title….Played at Greensboro Coliseum on MLK Day….

Ryan Kelly(Duke) played against Greensboro Day and Northern Guilford when his Ravenscroft Ravens faced GDS and NG…..Kelly struck for 57 points vs. Northern on MLK Day in a game in the Greensboro Coliseum….

Quinn Cook(Duke) played for Oak Hill on MLK Day in the Greensboro Coliseum…..

Coming in at #3 on the list is Arizona, Georgetown holds down the #4 spot and Michigan rounds out the top five…..

CLICK HERE to see ‘The Richest of the Rich’ list from the Wall Street Journal…..

CLICK HERE to get the background on how the list and the loot came about….

Head coach Matthew Grosso begins his eighth season with 10 returning students, including eight starters from last year’s 6-11 team. The Quakers qualified for the ODAC Tournament quarterfinals, but fell to Virginia Wesleyan in the first round.

Seniors Summer Frazier and Katie Oliver both return after earning Second Team All-ODAC honors in 2011. Frazier, a midfielder, ranked second on the team with career highs of 40 goals, 11 assists and 51points. Her 3.24 draw controls per game ranked fourth in the ODAC and her 55 draws stand second in school history. Oliver, a defender, started in 16 games and tallied a team-high 60 ground balls. She ledthe team in caused turnovers (25) which stands third in Guilford history.

Sophomore attack E’leyna Garcia returns after receiving honorable mention All-ODAC recognition in her rookie campaign. Garcia led the team with 64 points on 45 goals and 19 assists and ranked second with 39 draw controls. Her 64 points stand third in school history and her 3.71 points per game ranked seventh in the league.

After the Quakers Lacrosse Challenge Feb. 11, the Quakers officially open the 2012 season Feb. 18 at Berry College in Georgia.

2012 ODAC Women’s Lacrosse Preseason Poll
(#) denotes first-place votes

   1. Washington and Lee (7)    79 pts.
   2. Lynchburg (2)             73 pts.
   3. Roanoke                   62 pts.
   3. Virginia Wesleyan (1)     62 pts.
   5. Randolph-Macon            45 pts.
   6. Guilford                  43 pts.
   7. Bridgewater               35 pts.
   8. Sweet Briar               22 pts.
   9. Hollins                   17 pts.
   10. Randolph                 12 pts.

It is here at Graham’s Sporting Goods, 709 Carnegie Place, just off of West Wendover Avenue, near Country BBQ….The Show will last from 9am till 4pm this Saturday Feb. 11 and there will be Reps from many of your favorite baseball and softball companies….Russell, Under Armour, Rawlings, Mizuno, Pacific, Headwear, Worth, Badger and more….

This special Baseball and Softball Show at Graham’s Sporting Goods is open to all coaches and players of all ages…..

Again the Reps from the 2012 Top Apparel and Equipment Brands will be on site……

Go to www.grahamsportinggoodsnc.com for more details….More about location, phone number, hours(9am-4pm) and more….

The 2012 Baseball/Softball Show at Graham’s Sporting Goods is this Saturday February 11…….709 Carnegie Place off of West Wendover Avenue….

On Guilford’s side watch for locals, Macon Smith(Western Guilford), Justin Morrison(HPCA), Travis Starbuck(East Forsyth) and Dustin Cockman(Providence Grove)……

For Greensboro College you have DJ Flinchum from Southeast Guilford and Kristopher Peeden from Northern Guilford…..

Zena Lovette has made her decision to attend and play basketball at Campbell
University. Zena has had an outstanding career as a 4 year starting point guard for
the Cowgirls. She help lead the Cowgirls to 4A State Title last season along with 2
conference championships and 2 conference tournament championships during her time.
The Cowgirls are on their way to another undefeated conference season and look for
another conference tournament title next week. Zena will sign in the late period.

Below you will see the awards and recognition she has gathered over the years:

Freshmen Year:
Averaged 14pts, 2 rebs, and 2 steals
SW MVP, PTC 3A All-Conference, HM All-Area News & Record, 2nd Team HP Enterprise.

Sophomore Year:
Averaged 16ps, 8 rebs, and 5 steals
SW MVP, PTC 4A All-Conference, 1st Team News & Record, Bank of NC All-Tournament Team

Junior Year:
Averaged 19.5pts, 6.5 rebs, and 5 steals
SW MVP, PTC 4A Player of the Year, Sate Regional MVP, State Championship Most
Outstanding Player, AP All-State Team, 1st Team News & Record, NC Preps All-State
Team, Scored 1,000 career points.

Senior Year:
Averaging 17.5 pts, 7.2 rebs, and 4 steals
Sheetz Classic All-Tournament Team, Scored over 1,500 career points

Coach’s Comments:

Zena is a game changer on offense and defense. She can hit the 3, drive to the
basket or pull up. She can create her own shot easily and is a constant threat
offensively. She has improved her defense and her rebounding. Zena not only has
great stats, but she gets hustle plays, forces turn overs, sprints the floor on
defense and offense. She is by far the best athlete/player I have coached thus far
in my coaching career. Off the floor she continues to work hard and improving in the
classroom. I see great things in Zena’s future education and basketball career. I
wish her all the best!

TONIGHT
Duke @ North Carolina
Chapel Hill, N.C.
9:00 PM
TV: ESPN*/ACC Network*/ESPN3…..Also 94.5FM RUSH Radio….
*****And why would you EVER watch this game anywhere else other than WFMY TV2?? Unless they didn’t have it and tonight they have it…..This is the home of ACC Basketball in the Triad….It goes back all the way to the C.D. Chesley days….I heard Kenny Dennard talking to Dave Glenn(radio) about the C.D. Chesley days, just yesterday…..Those were the days and WFMY TV 2 helped carve out those memories with the ACC on Channel 2….We owe it to them to stick with them and watch this game this evening on TV 2, WFMY and not on ESPN…..I know all of you are with me now and tell me, why would you ever go over to ESPN, when you have WFMY and Steve Martin, Dan Bonner, Tim Brando, Mike Hogewood, and others calling the games for you….Jim Thacker and Billy Packer were calling Dan Bonner’s games, back when he was in college at the Unversity of Virginia, up in Charlottesville…..It is time to step up and step out and stay with WFMY TV 2 and the ACC….Greensboro is the home of the ACC and our hometown station is WFMY TV 2….Thacker and Packer were the best there was, the best there is and the best there ever will be and Tim Brandon and Dan Bonner will carry on that tradition tonight, with DUKE at UNC on WFMY TV 2….Who’s with me now, all of you that don’t have cable are with me and the rest of you, feel free to join in on this exercise/movement too, to stick with 2(WFMY TV 2)……How about you, are with you with 2 tonight??

*****Some of you might be saying that Greensboro is home of the ACC, but the ACC has a contract of some sorts with ESPN, but that’s hogwash and you know it….*****

Tonight’s the night on 2, at 9pm…..

Also tonight from www.theacc.com:

Florida State @ Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
7:00 PM
TV: ESPN3

Wake Forest @ Virginia
Charlottesville, Va.
7:30 PM
TV: RSN/ESPN3

Defending league champion Virginia Wesleyan College sits first thanks to seven first-place nods and 77 points. Eastern Mennonite University earned two first-place votes and holds second place, 12 points behind the Marlins. Bridgewater College (57 points) sits third, two points ahead of the Quakers. Roanoke College received the remaining first-place vote and 52 points to rank fifth.

Sixth-year head coach Dennis Shores returns 13 letter winners and seven starters from last year’s 26-15 unit. Second Team All-ODAC pitcher Jessica Burcham is back after a record-setting 14-6 campaign in which she struck out 157 batters and recorded a 1.91 earned run average. The senior holds the school records for career wins (36), saves (5), shutouts (13) and strikeouts (428). Sophomore Cynthia Hayes is Guilford’s top returning hitter after batting .412 as a rookie with a team-high four triples and 11 stolen bases. Senior Morgan Andrews, junior Sarah Cutright, senior Kimberly Keys and junior Autumn Yoder, all returning starters, serve as the team captains in 2012.

Guilford opens the season Feb. 18 versus Emory University at 12 noon on Guilford’s Haworth Field.

2012 ODAC SOFTBALL PRESEASON POLL (#) denotes first-place votes
1. Virginia Wesleyan (7) 77, 2.Eastern Mennonite (2) 65, 3.Bridgewater 57, 4.Guilford 55, 5.Roanoke (1) 52, 6.Lynchburg 43, 7.Randolph 38, 7.Randolph-Macon 38, 9. Emory & Henry 17, 10.Sweet Briar 9.

Randolph (3-18/0-16 ODAC) had its second-best shooting evening of the season, posting a 40.4 percent clip (23-57). The WildCats also shot 50 percent in the second half, which was their best shooting half of the season. The 66 points also tied for its highest point output of the year.

The lead was back and forth in the first stanza, as the two teams traded advantages five times before the WildCats went ahead 14-13 with 12:54 left on a three-pointer from Lauren French (Blairs, VA/Chatham). That three was part of a 9-0 spurt that saw Randolph take a 20-13 lead with 10:42 remaining.

With Randolph up by six at 26-20, the Eagles (14-7/10-6 ODAC) went on a 7-0 run that ended with BC taking a one-point lead after a free throw from Jenny Logan. After Randolph tied the game back up at 27, the visitors ran into the locker rooms with an 8-0 stretch, capped by a Kelsey Taylor jumper with 16 seconds in the first half.

After the break, Randolph refused to go away, clawing back from a nine-point deficit to tie the game at 43 with 14:14 to play on a three from sophomore Courtney Bouchard (Fairfax, VA/W.T. Woodson). Two free throws by Bouchard put the WildCats up by two at 45-43, but BC scored the next six points to go up by four.

A Sam Sublett (Bedford, VA /Staunton River) traditional three-point play pulled Randolph to within one and the lead stayed within three for the next two minutes of play. With the score 55-52 in favor of Bridgewater, the visitors would rattle off 10 straight points including a three-pointer by Holly Morgan to cap the run.

The hosts got the BC lead back down to eight, but could get no closer. Randolph put four scorers in double-figures for the first time all season, as Bri Lowry (Herndon, VA/Herndon) had a team-high of 14 points. Lowry supplemented her point total with five boards and five assists. French ended the game with 11 points and six rebounds, nailing three shots from behind the arc.

First-year Chelsea Tyler (Richmond, VA/Henrico) had 10 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals while fellow newcomer Bonnie Bishop (Fairfax, VA/Trinity Christian) was three-of-five from the floor and four-of-four from the line in posting 10 points and five steals. Randolph was 15-of-20 from the line, its best free throw shooting performance of the season.

Bridgewater put five players in double figures, highlighted by the game-high 16 points from Morgan. The first-year also added nine points, six assists and two steals. Taylor had 15 points, while Jenny Logan had 13 points, six boards and four helpers.

Shannan Thorne had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, while Kelsie Floyd made all five of her field goals and both of her free throws for 12 points in 10 minutes of action. BC was 17-of-28 from the line and won the rebounding battle, 41-35.

The WildCats will now head to Salem, VA Friday evening for a road tussle with Roanoke College in the C. Homer Bast Center at 7 p.m.