Elon Wins First CAA Men’s Soccer Championship

ELON – Behind a pair of first-half strikes and a commanding defensive performance, Elon claimed its first-ever Coastal Athletic Association Men's Soccer Championship with a 3-0 victory over Stony Brook on Sunday afternoon at Rudd Field. The Phoenix clinched the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with the win. Elon (9-3-6) set the tone early, breaking through in the ninth minute when Joe Taylor's corner kick forced a Stony Brook miscue that resulted in an own goal. The Phoenix doubled their advantage in the 27th, as Weston Jonke slipped a pinpoint cross to Einar Ness , who headed in...