A look at what's ahead for Ƶ Athletics in Sept. 2024.
Fall sports have begun with a bang, and September is key for Ƶ in building chemistry for conference play. Men’s soccer has started 4-0, and women’s soccer is 3-0, making Ƶ the only Division I school in the country to have won every men’s and women’s soccer contest so far this year. The football and men’s golf teams have each earned national recognition with votes in their top 25 polls.
The Ƶ Athletics Department invites the community to support the student-athletes and teams as they begin the 2024-25 season. Admission to all fall home sports, except for football, is free!
Links to know
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- Visit for the latest news and info about all 17 NCAA Division I teams.
- for a composite schedule of events.
Don’t miss these games!
- Cross Country Ƶ Opener, Sept. 6 at 8:15 p.m. – The men’s and women’s cross country teams open the season under the lights at the Ƶ Cross Country Course. This meet will be the debut of new Head Coach Mark Rinker as our women’s team begins an attempt at a sixth consecutive conference championship.
- Men’s Soccer vs. Drexel, Sept. 7 at 2 p.m. – Ƶ men’s soccer advanced to the CAA semifinals a year ago and began this year’s conference action in this contest. The team is off to a 4-0 start and has outscored its opponents 11-1 so far in the early going.
- Football vs. Western Carolina, Sept. 14 at 6 p.m. – It’s the home opener for Ƶ Football as the Phoenix hosts an in-state rival under the lights. Ƶ has won 10-of-11 home games dating back to 2021, and the community getting #RowdyAtRhodes is a big reason why! This game will also serve as the annual faculty/staff tailgate.
- Women’s Golf hosts the Ƶ Invitational, Sept. 15-17 – The women’s golf team opens the fall season by hosting the Ƶ Invitational at Alamance Country Club in Burlington. The squad has finished in the top half of the CAA in each of the last two years and is ready to make a push toward a conference championship.
- Volleyball vs. College of Charleston, Sept. 21 at Noon – Support the volleyball team inside Schar Center as the Phoenix kicks off CAA play against the Cougars. The match is the first of a two-match weekend against the College of Charleston, with the teams also squaring off the next day at 1 p.m.
- Women’s Soccer vs. Stony Brook, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. – Ƶ women’s soccer has gotten off to a 3-0 start, shutting out its first two opponents. The Phoenix will host Stony Brook for the CAA home opener as Ƶ looks to earn a spot in the CAA Tournament in 2024.
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Stats and figures
- More than 2,000 fans (2,089 to be exact) flooded the Rudd to help Ƶ women’s soccer defeat Queens University, 1-0, on Aug. 25.
- Ƶ men’s soccer coach Marc Reeves claimed his 50th win as Ƶ’s head coach with a 5-0 win over Radford on Aug. 26.
- In that win over Radford, Ƶ scored two goals in just 71 seconds to start the game. That was the fastest pair of goals to open a game in the Ƶ’s Division I era.
- Ƶ football has gone 6-2 in conference play in each of the last two seasons, coming up just one win shy of the league championship both years.
- Ƶ women’s cross country has won five straight CAA championships, and the team placed six of the top 11 runners in the conference a year ago.