Elon finishes conference schedule on winning note
May 8th, 2008, 12:44 pm · Post a Comment · posted by Alex Kreitman
Elon University took down the Davidson Wildcats 10-5 on Thursday afternoon and successfully finished its regular-season league campaign.
Elon (38-16, 19-8) is in prime position for postseason play. I think the Phoenix will earn an at-large bid no matter what happens the rest of the way, but Elon has a good chance at winning an automatic bid at the Southern Conference Tournament in two weeks.
The Phoenix also has a strong chance at capturing the regular-season league crown, but it needs a few things to go its way.
First, Elon needs Furman to lose to of its six remaining league games. The Paladins are currently in first place and have three games with Appalachian State and Georgia Southern remaining. Elon swept Furman this year so it would win a tie-breaker.
Second, if Furman loses the two games, Elon needs UNC Greensboro to lose one of its six games. UNCG has three games against Georgia Southern and three against last-place Davidson. Then Elon would also win a tiebreaker, having beaten the Spartans two out of three a few weeks ago.
If it wins out, College of Charleston has a slim chance to tie Elon for the league crown if those other two factors happen.
Bottom line, it’s all possible and Elon needs to pull for Georgia Southern to play well to end the season. The Eagles control Elon’s chances at winning another Southern Conference title.
