2015 Elon Phoenix men's soccer | |
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Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Record | 14–6–1 (6–2–0 CAA) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Jonathan Potter (5th season) |
Home stadium | Rudd Field |
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Hofstra ‡ | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Wilmington | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drexel | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 15 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from NSCAA |
The 2015 Elon Phoenix men's soccer team represented Elon University during the 2015 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 44th season of the university fielding a program, and the 13th season in NCAA Division I competition. It was the program's second season with Chris Little as head coach. Little, the sixth head coach in program history, formerly coached the Carolina Dynamo of the Premier Development League before assuming his current role at Elon. On 12 September 2015, the Phoenix defeated in-state rival Davidson 4-0 to achieve its best start in school history (5-0-0). [1] On 22 September 2015, the team recorded a school record #8 ranking [2] by the NSCAA after mid-week victories over #7 Wake Forest and CAA opponent Drexel. Those wins improved their record to 7-0-0, thus extending the program's record start to seven wins.
As of 2015: [3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Date Time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Preseason | |||||||||||
08-16-2015* 7:00 pm | at No. 17 UNC Charlotte | L 0–1 | Transamerica Field Charlotte, NC | ||||||||
08-20-2015* 7:00 pm | at NC State | W 3–2 | Dail Soccer Field Raleigh, NC | ||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
08-28-2015* 5:00 pm | vs. DePaul John Rennie/Nike Classic | W 4–0 | 1–0–0 | Koskinen Stadium (686) Durham, NC | |||||||
08-30-2015* 12:00 pm | vs. Saint Mary's John Rennie/Nike Classic | W 1–0 | 2–0–0 | Koskinen Stadium (217) Durham, NC | |||||||
09-04-2015* 5:00 pm | vs. Campbell UNC Wilmington Classic | W 2–0 | 3–0–0 | UNCW Soccer Stadium (858) Wilmington, NC | |||||||
09-06-2015* 12:00 pm | vs. North Florida UNC Wilmington Classic | W 5–2 | 4–0–0 | UNCW Soccer Stadium (1,113) Wilmington, NC | |||||||
09-12-2015* 7:00 pm | No. RV | Davidson | W 4–0 | 5–0–0 | Rudd Field (1,088) Elon, NC | ||||||
09-15-2015* 7:00 pm | No. 20 | at No. 7 Wake Forest | W 1–0 | 6–0–0 | Spry Stadium (2,204) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||||
09-18-2015 7:00 pm | No. 20 | Drexel CAA Match | W 3–1 | 7–0–0 (1–0–0) | Rudd Field (1,523) Elon, NC | ||||||
09-22-2015* 7:00 pm, SEC Network + | No. 8 | at South Carolina | L 1–3 | 7–1–0 | Stone Stadium (2,458) Columbia, SC | ||||||
09-26-2015 7:00 pm | No. 8 | at Delaware CAA Match | W 1–0 | 8–1–0 (2–0–0) | Delaware Mini-Stadium (854) Newark, DE | ||||||
09-30-2015 7:00 pm | No. 10 | at William & Mary CAA Match | L 1–4 | 8–2–0 (2–1–0) | Martin Family Stadium (123) Williamsburg, VA | ||||||
10-07-2015 3:30 pm | No. 13 | Northeastern CAA Match | W 2–1 | 9–2–0 (3–1–0) | Rudd Field (625) Elon, NC | ||||||
10-10-2015* 7:00 pm | No. 13 | Lipscomb | W 1–0 | 10–2–0 | Rudd Field (564) Elon, NC | ||||||
10-14-2015 7:30 pm | No. 11 | at No. RV UNC Wilmington CAA Match | W 2–1 | 11–2–0 (4–1–0) | UNCW Soccer Stadium (1,131) Wilmington, NC | ||||||
10-17-2015 8:00 pm | No. 11 | James Madison CAA Match / Homecoming | W 2–1 | 12–2–0 (5–1–0) | Rudd Field (1,065) Elon, NC | ||||||
10-20-2015* 7:00 pm | No. 10 | at Duke | L 1–2 OT | 12–3–0 | Koskinen Stadium (407) Durham, NC | ||||||
10-24-2015 7:00 pm | No. 10 | at No. 24 Hofstra CAA Match | L 0–1 | 12–4–0 (5–2–0) | Hofstra Soccer Stadium (485) Hempstead, NY | ||||||
10-31-2015 7:00 pm | No. 19 | Charleston CAA Match / Senior Night | W 1–0 2 OT | 13–4–0 (6–2–0) | Rudd Field (826) Elon, NC | ||||||
11-04-2015* 7:00 pm | No. 21 | No. RV Radford | L 0–2 | 13–5–0 | Rudd Field (810) Elon, NC | ||||||
CAA Tournament | |||||||||||
11-13-2015 4:30 pm | No. RV | vs. (3) Delaware Semifinal | T 2–2 (4–5) 2 OT | 13–5–1 | Hofstra Soccer Stadium (508) Hempstead, NY | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
11-19-2015* 7:00 pm | No. RV | Winthrop First Round | W 3–0 | 14–5–1 | Rudd Field (2,419) Elon, NC | ||||||
11-22-2015* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | No. RV | at No. 2 Clemson Second Round | L 2–5 | 14–6–1 | Historic Riggs Field (1,941) Clemson, SC | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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