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Elon's men's basketball team will play two home games against ACC opponents at the Greensboro Coliseum during the 2010-11 season, coach Matt Matheny told the Burlington Times-News.

These will be continuations of series that begin with new contracts for the upcoming season. Wake Forest and N.C. State are the teams that will face the Phoenix at the coliseum.

This season, Elon visits Wake Forest and N.C. State for consecutive games in December.

The Wake Forest contract calls for two games across the two seasons. The arrangement with N.C. State is for three games, with Elon also making a trip to Raleigh in 2011-12.

Matheny said former N.C.State player and director of basketball operations Justin Gainey, who's on the Elon staff as an assistant coach, learned about the Wolfpack's schedule opening for the coming season. That led to what became a three-year contract.

The coliseum will be used as UNCG's homecourt beginning with the upcoming season.

WOMEN'S SOCCER

NO. 1 NORTH CAROLINA 1, UNCG 0: Nikki Washington's goal in the 57th minute lifted top-ranked North Carolina (3-0) past UNCG (1-2) in the final game of the Carolina Nike Classic. Sophomore keeper Kelsey Kearney had eight saves for the Spartans.

ELON 0, WINTHROP 0: Elon and Winthrop settled for a scoreless tie. The Phoenix (0-0-1) outshot the Eagles (0-1-1) 21-7.

CENTRAL FLORIDA 3, NO. 11 DUKE 2: Central Florida (2-1) surprised 11th-ranked Duke (1-2) in Chapel Hill.

WAKE FOREST 2, LOYOLA (Md.) 1: Senior forward Jill Hutchinson scored her fourth goal of the season in the 65th minute to lift Wake Forest over Loyola (Md.).

FIELD HOCKEY

NO. 2 WAKE FOREST 2, NO. 19 MICHIGAN 1: Freshman Lizzie Rae scored both of Wake Forest's goals in the Demon Deacons' victory over No. 19 Michigan in the annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge, hosted by Iowa.