ELON, N.C. (Interstat) — Gavin Sentell threw five no-hit innings Friday afternoon as North Carolina A&T edged Elon 2-1 in a Colonial Athletic Association matchup at Walter C. Latham Park.

The Aggies (3-10) scored both runs early. Tyler Smith delivered an RBI single in the first inning and a sacrifice fly in the second provided the decisive run. Elon (6-7) managed just one run despite seven hits, scoring on a fifth-inning hit-by-pitch with the bases loaded after Sentell exited.

Sentell earned the win, allowing one earned run with two strikeouts. Brian Strange took the hard-luck loss for Elon, striking out five over seven innings while allowing two runs on one hit. Aiden Hansen and Kobie Cushing combined for four scoreless relief innings for the Aggies.