Who: vs. Elon When: Wednesday, October 5 Where: Greensboro, N.C. | UNCG Soccer Stadium Time: 7:00 p.m. Tickets: FREE ADMISSION Live Stats | ESPN+

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's soccer team hosts in-state foe Elon University for a mid-week contest on Wednesday, October 5.  
 
The Phoenix and the Spartans will play at 7:00 p.m. at UNCG Soccer Stadium.
 
UNCG is receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches national poll, No. 7 in the United Soccer Coaches South Region, No. 13 in the TopDrawerSoccer poll, and No. 22 in the College Soccer News poll.
 
Elon is currently No. 2 in the United Soccer Coaches Atlantic Region. The Phoenix are also receiving votes in the National Poll and College Soccer News Poll.
 
CLIMBING HIGH

• UNCG earned its first United Soccer Coaches national ranking after starting the season 4-0.
• The squad is No. 6 in the United Soccer Coaches South Regional poll.
• The Spartans are the highest non-ACC school ranked in the region.
• Most recently, UNCG earned a No. 22 ranking from College Soccer News and earned a No. 13 ranking from TopDrawerSoccer.

AMONG THE NATIONAL RANKINGS

• 6^th in goal differential (19)
• 8^th in total goals (27)
• 9^th in scoring offense (2.70)
• 11^th in total points (78)
• 12^th in shots on goal per game (7.50)
• 13^th in points per game (7.80)
• 14^th in corner kicks per game (7.30)
• 16^th in assists per game (2.40
• 16^th in total assists (24)
• 23^rd in shot accuracy (0.490)
• 23^rd in won-lost-percentage (0.750)

SPARTANS AMONG THE NATION

• Niclas Wild – 8th in goalie minutes played (900:00), 39^th in goals against average (0.800), 43^rd in shutouts (3)
• J.C. Ngando – 2nd in total assists (7), 7th in assists per game (0.70), 37^th in total points (13)
• Ismail El Harchi – 4^th in shot accuracy (0.700), 32^nd in shots on goal per game (1.56)
• Steven Hernandez – 9^th in shot accuracy (0.667), 41^st in total goals (5)

AWARDS

• UNCG swept three-straight SoCon Offensive Player of the Week honors and added its fourth of the season with Ismail El Harchi this week
  • Steven Hernandez (Sept. 6)
  • Marco Afonso (Sept. 13)
  • JC Ngando (Sept. 20)
  • Ismail El Harchi (Oct. 4)
• The Spartans also had Niclas Wild be named SoCon Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Sept. 20.
• Afonso was also recognized by TopDrawerSoccer.
• Hernandez was named to College Soccer News Team of the Week.

LAST TIME OUT

• UNCG was victorious against SoCon foe Furman 5-1
• This was the Spartans' fourth game this season with five goals.
• El Harchi had two goals and one assist.
• J.C. Ngando had one goal and two assists.
• Hernandez scored one goal.
• Maycol Reyes also had a goal.

SOCON PRESEASON POLL & AWARDS
UNCG was voted to take the title in the Southern Conference (SoCon) Preseason Coaches Poll after winning the 2021 Regular Season Title.
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J.C. Ngando, Emmanuel Hagan, Marco Milanese, and Niclas Wild all earned Preseason All-Conference recognition.
 
SCOUTING ELON

• The Phoenix is off to its best start since 2016 at 7-2-1 overall and is atop the CAA standings at 4-1.
• Elon is second in the United Soccer Coaches Atlantic Regional rankings.
• Mason Duval is leading the Phoenix with 10 points and five goals.
• Elon has recorded 16 goals from 10 different scorers this season.
• Kasper Lehm and Jannik Bidebaek were selected to the 2022 Preseason All-CAA Preseason Team.
• Elon was tabbed third by the league's coaches in the 2022 CAA Preseason Poll.
• The Elon defense has posted seven clean sheets through its 10 games while posting a shutout percentage of .700.
• The Phoenix have had the CAA Defensive Player of the Week four times this season.
• Elon hosted Drexel on Saturday, October 1 and earned a 3-0 victory over the Dragons.

ALL-TIME HISTORY

• UNCG owns a 13-11-1 record against Elon in the all-time series dating back to 1974.
• The Spartans last won on February 28, 2021, defeating the Phoenix 2-0 at UNCG Soccer Stadium.