The Coastal Carolina University women’s soccer team (2-1-1) continues its month-long road trip with two games this week. The Lady Chanticleers travel to Elon, N.C., to face Elon University (1-3) Thursday, Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. It will be the first night game at Rudd Field and is a change from the original schedule. Coastal then heads to Buies Creek, N.C., to face Campbell University (0-3) Monday, Sept. 11 at 6 p.m. The Lady Chanticleers are coming off winning the Big South/Southern Conference Challenge with a win over Appalahcian State and a tie to Wofford.

SCOUTING ELON: The Phoenix fell to North Carolina State 4-0 Sept. 3 in their last match. Elon opened the year with a 2-0 win over Campbell, but have lost three straight. Ashley Condon and Tina Longo scored goals in the win over the Camels. Lizz Johnson had 13 saves in three games for Elon.

SERIES VS. ELON: Elon leads the overall series 3-2-1 between the two teams. Last season, Coastal defeated Elon 1-0 in the season opener in Conway. Jill Karelitz (Columbia, S.C./Dutch Fork) scored in the 83rd minute for the game’s only goal. The last time the two teams met in Elon, Coastal won 2-0 Sept. 2, 2003. Bobbie Parsons and Mary Jo Hajek had goals in that win over the Phoenix.

SCOUTING CAMPBELL: The Fighting Camels are coming off a 2-0 loss to Longwood Sept. 4, to fall to 0-3 on the year. Samar Azem had six saves for Campbell in the loss. On the year, Azem has 16 saves in three games.

SERIES VS. CAMPBELL: Campbell leads the overall series with Coastal 2-1, but the Lady Chanticleers won the last outing 1-0 in Charleston, S.C. Leah Barrett scored in the 22nd minute, while Jaclyn Stoll (Fairfax Station, Va./Hayfield Secondary) had three saves in the win. The two teams met once in Buies Creek Oct. 31, 2001, with the Camels coming away with a 4-0 win.

COASTAL-CofC CONTEST CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER: Due to the threat of Tropical Storm Ernesto heading to the Carolinas, the Coastal Carolina women’s soccer match against the College of Charleston set for Aug. 31 was cancelled. The game will not be made up. With the cancellation, Coastal will go 30 days between home games. CCU opened the home schedule Aug. 25 against West Georgia and will not play at home until Sept. 24 against Liberty.

MONROE NAMED BIG SOUTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sophomore Blair Monroe (Little River, S.C./North Myrtle Beach) has been named the Big South Conference Choice Hotels Women’s Soccer Player of the Week, the conference office announced today (Aug. 29). Monroe earns Player of the Week honors for the third time in her career.

Monroe scored three goals in two games this past weekend as the Lady Chanticleers went 1-1 to start the season. She scored two goals in the second half in helping CCU to a 5-1 win in the season opener over West Georgia Aug. 25. She then scored Coastal’s lone goal in the first half of a 4-1 loss to George Mason Aug. 27. Monroe now has 20 goals in her young Coastal career, tying her with Kristina Fisher for second all-time on the CCU goals list.

COASTAL KEEPS SUCCESS GOING AGAINST SOCON: Coastal Carolina went 5-1 against the Southern Conference last season, with wins over Elon (1-0), Chattanooga (3-1), The Citadel (4-0), Georgia Southern (3-1) and Wofford (2-1). Coastal picked up where it left off, going 1-0-1 against SoCon foes in the Big South/Southern Conference Challenge.

DÉJÀ VU: Sophomore Emily McColl (Wellington, New Zealand/Hutt Valley) and junior Ashleigh Gunning (Baton Rouge, La./Magnet (LSU)) had goals in the first half of both games of the Big South/Southern Conference Challenge Sept. 2 and 4. McColl scored the first goal in both games and both players now have three goals on the season.

QUICK START FOR McCOLL: Sophomore Emily McColl (Wellington, New Zealand/Hutt Valley) scored just 25 seconds into the 2-2 tie against Wofford Sept. 4. McColl connected on a 25-yard strike that went over Wofford goalkeeper Austin Somers. It was the third-fastest goal in Coastal history.

GOAL TRIO: Sophomores Blair Monroe (Little River, S.C./North Myrtle Beach) and Emily McColl (Wellington, New Zealand/Hutt Valley) and junior Ashleigh Gunning (Baton Rouge, La./Magnet (LSU)) have three goals apiece after four games. If the trio keeps on that pace, it could be the second straight season the Lady Chanticleers have three players with 10 or more goals. Last year, Monroe, Bobbie Parsons and Kristina Fisher all had 10 or more scores.

MONROE PICKS UP WHERE SHE LEFT OFF: Sophomore Blair Monroe (Little River, S.C./North Myrtle Beach) had three goals in two games in games against West Georgia and George Mason. The sophomore had two goals in the second half in the win over the Wolves and had Coastal’s lone goal in the loss to GMU. Monroe now has 20 career goals at CCU, tying her with Kristina Fisher for second on Coastal’s all-time list.