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Article: Confidence booster: Elon downs Wofford to snap six-game losing streak.
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- Times-News (Burlington, NC)
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- December 21, 2006
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Byline: Adam Smith
Dec. 21--ELON -- Devan Carter allowed himself a peek at the Alumni Gym scoreboard during one moment late in Wednesday night's game.
"Man," the Elon University guard said afterward, "that was a good feeling." Elon soaked in much-needed confidence and long-awaited relief by taking care of Wofford 79-69 in Southern Conference men's basketball.
The Phoenix shed the burden of a six-game losing skid and in the process, collected its first Division I victory of the season with a nineday holiday layoff coming. "We were able to beat a conference opponent and conference is what truly matters," Elon guard Brett James said. "It was ...