SPORTS BRIEFS
Susannah Anderson, number 25, heads the ball back toward the James Madison side of the field during their match on Sept. 24.
Students, faculty gathered
for the third annual Latin
Night at Rudd Field
Roman Costa
Contributor! @romangcosta
The Elon University wom
en’s soccer team lined the field
with 20 flags representing
Spanish-speaking countries as
it hosted its third annual Latin
Night celebration at Rudd Field
versus Colonial Athletic Associ
ation rivals University of North
Carolina at Wilmington.
In light of September be
ing National Hispanic Heri
tage Month, this yearly festivity
is hosted in conjunction with
Elon’s El Centro de Espanol
— located on the first floor of
the Carlton building — to pay
tribute to the Latin-American
population on campus, and ac
knowledge their shared love
of soccer.
Before kickoff, a table was set
up pitchside with an array of typ
ical Hispanic dishes — includ
ing platanos maduros and arroz
con frijoles — to compliment
the Spanish music played during
the team’s warmups. During the
game, a Spanish-speaking pub
lic announcer called out sub
stitutions. Members of El Cen
tro were there in full support,
including sophomore Maris
Rivera who spoke to the signif
icance of Latin Night in the Elon
community.
“It’s important to have a night
like this because it brings all the
Latinx students together,” Rivera
said. “[It’s important] to teach
people about the culture, give
them an opportunity to come
and talk to us and ask us ques
tions and to let them know that
we’re fun.”
Diana Prieto Vinas, assistant
director of El Centro, was also
in attendance for this year’s Lat
in Night celebration and shared
her views about the evening and
the effect Latin Night has had on
El Centro.
“Bringing food and music
represents our culture,” Vinas
said. “Each year [popularity] is
increasing, and we have more
people coming [to El Centro].”
On the field, the women’s
WOMEN’S SOCCER
FOOTBALL
ALEC MANDELLI STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Sophomore Garner Snover prepares to throw in the ball
during a game against James Madison on Saturday.
RESULTS
7-2-1
SEPT. 21 UNCWILMINGTON/ELON
SEPT. 24 JAMES MADISON/ELON
1-1
0-1
SCHEDULE
SEPT.28T0WS0NAT0WS0N,MD
0CT.1 COEEEGEOE CHARLESTON/
MT.PEEASANT.SC
7 P.M.
1P.M.
MEN’S SOCCER
RESULTS
3-0-5
SEPT. 19 NCSTATE/ELON
SEPT. 23 JAMES MADISON/ELON
0-0
0-0
SCHEDULE
SEPT. 27 UNCW/WILMINGTON
SEPT. 30 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON/
ELON
7 P.M.
7 P.M.
RESULTS
SEPT. 23 RICHMOND/RICHMOND, VA
3-1
36-33
SCHEDULE
SEPT. 30 ALBANY/ELON
2 P.M.
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
RESULTS
11-6
SEPT. 22 TOWSON/ELON
1-3
SEPT. 23 DELAWARE/ELON
3-2
SEPT. 25 JAMES MADISON/ELON
0-3
SCHEDULE
SEPT. 28 WILLIAM &MARY/EL0N
7 P.M.
OCT. 3 NC CENTRAL/DURHAM
6 P.M.
CORY WELLER I STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
soccer team drew with UNCW
after a hard-fought 110 min
utes, bringing its record to 7-2-
2. After the match, head coach
Chris Neal was in high praise
of the celebration, especially
since his team has never lost on
Latin night.
“I think it’s awesome — Elon’s
a very global-minded universi
ty,” Neal said. “It brings different
culture, different electricity to
the game ... We’re undefeated on
Hispanic Heritage night, we ha
ven’t lost a game in three years.”
Elon’s Latin Night was a suc
cess for the third consecutive
year, and members of the Phoe
nix community will be looking
forward to the fourth annual
Latin Night celebration slotted
for 2018.
Elon football ranked
No. 23 in national poll
After capturing its sec
ond-straight win over a ranked
team, the Elon University football
team is starting to gain recognition.
Elon was listed as No. 23 in
this week’s STATS FCS poll and
named the Football Championship
Subdivision team of the week
after the Phoenix topped No. 6
Richmond University on Saturday
evening 36-33, moving the team to
3-1 (1-0) on the year. The win was
set up by a fourth-quarter intercep
tion by junior linebacker Warren
Messer, which allowed freshman
kicker Owen Johnson to put the
game winner through the uprights.
This is the first time since 2011 that
Elon has been able to capture a vic
tory three weeks in a row.
Junior running back Malcolm
Summers led the Phoenix offense
again this week, bettering his career
high in rushing yards that he set last
week against Charleston Southern
University. Summers had 294 yards
on 40 carries against Richmond,
earning him CAA Co-Offensive
Player of the Week honors. The 294
yards by Summers was 15 short of
the Elon program record for rushing
yards in a game, but good enough to
be the 10th most by a running back
in CAA football history.
True-freshman quarterback
Davis Cheek earned CAA-Rookie of
the Week honors after going 13-19,
throwing for 134 yards and three
TD for Elon.
The maroon and gold’s next test
comes this Saturday afternoon as
the Phoenix welcomes the Great
Danes of the State University of New
York at Albany to Rhodes Stadium.
Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m.
Men’s soccer remains
unbeaten
Through the first eight games, the
Elon University men’s soccer team
remains unbeaten.
Over the past week, the Phoenbc
battled No. 21 North Carolina State
University and James Madison
University to scoreless draws. Those
ties bump Elon’s record up to 3-0-5.
Goaltender Matthew Jegier is now
also tied for second place all-time in
career shutouts after capturing num
ber 22 during the matchup against
James Madison.
Elon will welcome Colonial
Athletic Association foes University
of North Carolina at Wilmington on
Wednesday and College of Charleston
on Saturday. Both games are slated to
start at 7 p.m.
Portearnssinglestitle
at Elon Invitational
The Elon University men’s tennis
team hosted the Elon Invitational
this weekend at the Jimmy Powell
Tennis Center.
Redshirt senior Neal Port cap
tured the title in the Powell Singles
draw of the Elon Invitational after
beating sophomore asWill Bissett of
East Carolina University in straight
sets. Juniors Louis Rico and Salvador
Mijares had solid weekends for the
Phoenbc. Rico reached the final of the
Phoenbc Singles draw, while Mijares
topped the consolation bracket.
The team will not play in com
petition until the middle of October
when the Phoenix will travel to the
Intercollegiate Tennis Association
regionals in Cary.