Dragon slayers! Elon beats Drexel 57-45 to win CAA title
Malaya Johnson scored 14 points to lead third-seed Elon to a 57-45 win over top-seeded Drexel on Saturday in the Colonial Athletic Association title game.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Elon Phoenix
57
Drexel Dragons
45
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELON | 18 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 57 |
| DREX | 9 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/6/26 | @ Howard Bison | L 69-76 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs UNC Pembroke Braves | W 84-50 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:29 57-45
Malaya Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Lexi Mercer.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:46 55-45
Saadia Munford made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:46 54-45
Foul on Hannah Nihill.
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PersonalFoul 0:52 54-45
Foul on Niki Metzel.
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PersonalFoul 1:00 54-45
Foul on Hannah Nihill.
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PersonalFoul 1:06 54-45
Foul on Bailey Greenberg.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:11 54-45
Meme Garner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shay Burnett.
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PersonalFoul 3:00 51-45
Foul on Saadia Munford.
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LayUpShot 4:01 51-45
Niki Metzel made Layup. Assisted by Bailey Greenberg.
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JumpShot 5:32 51-43
Kelsi Lidge made Jumper. Assisted by Megan Marecic.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:30 51-41
Hannah Nihill made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:30 51-40
Hannah Nihill made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:30 51-39
Hannah Nihill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:30 51-38
Foul on Jada Graves.
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PersonalFoul 6:54 51-38
Foul on Aubree Brown.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:27 51-38
Aubree Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Niki Metzel.
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LayUpShot 7:47 51-35
Saadia Munford made Layup.
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LayUpShot 8:12 49-35
Kelsi Lidge made Layup. Assisted by Aubree Brown.
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JumpShot 9:39 49-33
Bailey Greenberg made Jumper. Assisted by Hannah Nihill.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:26 49-31
Bailey Greenberg made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:26 49-30
Foul on Jaylin Powell.
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LayUpShot 0:46 49-30
Malaya Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Jada Graves.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:55 47-30
Hannah Nihill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:55 47-29
Foul on Jaylin Powell.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:22 47-29
Jada Graves made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:22 46-29
Jada Graves made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:22 45-29
Foul on Hannah Nihill.
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LayUpShot 1:31 45-29
Bailey Greenberg made Layup. Assisted by Kelsi Lidge.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:45 45-27
Jaylin Powell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:45 44-27
Foul on Bailey Greenberg.
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LayUpShot 1:57 44-27
Malaya Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Shay Burnett.
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PersonalFoul 2:26 42-27
Foul on Aubree Brown.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:48 42-27
Jaylin Powell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lexi Mercer.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:58 39-27
Hannah Nihill made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:58 39-26
Hannah Nihill made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:58 39-25
Foul on Saadia Munford.
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Three Point Jump Shot 3:37 39-25
Hannah Nihill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bailey Greenberg.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:57 39-22
Saadia Munford made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:57 38-22
Foul on Aubree Brown.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:34 38-22
Jada Graves made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:34 37-22
Jada Graves made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:34 36-22
Foul on Bailey Greenberg.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:28 36-22
Hannah Nihill made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Aubree Brown.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:43 36-19
Bailey Greenberg made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:43 36-18
Bailey Greenberg made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:43 36-17
Foul on Saadia Munford.
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PersonalFoul 5:58 36-17
Foul on Ra'Shika White.
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PersonalFoul 5:58 36-17
Foul on Hannah Nihill.
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JumpShot 5:58 36-17
Saadia Munford made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 6:31 34-17
Foul on Jaylin Powell.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:57 34-17
Saadia Munford made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:57 33-17
Foul on Aubree Brown.
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LayUpShot 6:57 33-17
Saadia Munford made Layup.
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LayUpShot 7:37 31-17
Shay Burnett made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 7:50 29-17
Foul on Niki Metzel.
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LayUpShot 9:02 29-17
Saadia Munford made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 27-17
Saadia Munford made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:28 26-17
Saadia Munford made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:28 25-17
Foul on Kelsi Lidge.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:16 25-17
Bailey Greenberg made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelsi Lidge.
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End Game 0:00 57-45
End of Game
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Defensive Rebound 0:20 57-45
Shay Burnett Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:20 57-45
Kelsi Lidge missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:29 57-45
Malaya Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Lexi Mercer.
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RegularTimeOut 0:34 55-45
Elon Timeout
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:34 55-45
Hannah Nihill Turnover.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:46 55-45
Saadia Munford made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:46 54-45
Elon Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:46 54-45
Saadia Munford missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:46 54-45
Foul on Hannah Nihill.
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PersonalFoul 0:52 54-45
Foul on Niki Metzel.
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PersonalFoul 1:00 54-45
Foul on Hannah Nihill.
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ShortTimeOut 1:06 54-45
Drexel Timeout
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PersonalFoul 1:06 54-45
Foul on Bailey Greenberg.
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Offensive Rebound 1:18 54-45
Malaya Johnson Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:18 54-45
Meme Garner missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 1:32 54-45
Shay Burnett Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:33 54-45
Hannah Nihill Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 2:02 54-45
Aubree Brown Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:02 54-45
Hannah Nihill missed Three Point Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:11 54-45
Meme Garner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shay Burnett.
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Lost Ball Turnover 2:29 51-45
Drexel Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 2:37 51-45
Bailey Greenberg Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:37 51-45
Niki Metzel missed Three Point Jumper.
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ShortTimeOut 3:00 51-45
Drexel Timeout
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PersonalFoul 3:00 51-45
Foul on Saadia Munford.
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Offensive Rebound 3:02 51-45
Drexel Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 3:02 51-45
Hannah Nihill missed Jumper.
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Steal 3:29 51-45
Kelsi Lidge Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 3:30 51-45
Jada Graves Turnover.
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LayUpShot 4:01 51-45
Niki Metzel made Layup. Assisted by Bailey Greenberg.
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Steal 4:26 51-43
Hannah Nihill Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 4:28 51-43
Shay Burnett Turnover.
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OfficialTVTimeOut 4:35 51-43
Official TV Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 4:38 51-43
Malaya Johnson Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:38 51-43
Megan Marecic missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 4:58 51-43
Kelsi Lidge Defensive Rebound.
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Block Shot 5:01 51-43
Niki Metzel Block.
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JumpShot 5:01 51-43
Malaya Johnson missed Jumper.
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JumpShot 5:32 51-43
Kelsi Lidge made Jumper. Assisted by Megan Marecic.
Showing the last 40 of 298 events.
Team Stats
ELON
DREX
21-41
FG
15-59
51
Field Goal %
25
3-12
3PT
5-28
25
Three Point %
18
12-18
FT
10-13
67
Free Throw %
77
36
Rebounds
29
7
Offensive Rebounds
14
29
Defensive Rebounds
15
11
Assists
11
4
Steals
10
3
Blocks
3
19
Turnovers
11
1
Team Turnovers
1
19
Total Turnovers
11
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
16
Points Off Turnovers
17
4
Fast Break Points
0
26
Points in Paint
14
12
Fouls
18
19
Largest Lead
0
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