Elizabethtown College Sports News 
Back to top 12/18/2007 Russo, Fromuth named to NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region team FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Russo, Fromuth Named to NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region Team ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College junior forward Jenna Russo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park) and senior midfielder Jenny Fromuth (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) were selected to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas Division III All-Mid-Atlantic Region team in women's soccer, the NSCAA has announced. Russo was a first-team selection while Fromuth was named to the third team after leading the Blue Jays to a 17-4-1 overall record, a berth in the Commonwealth Conference championship match and the program's second straight trip to the NCAA Division III tournament. Russo was the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Year as she led the Blue Jays with 10 goals and nine assists for 29 points in 20 matches, scored at least one point in nine straight matches from Sept. 20 through Oct. 16 and registered at least one point in 15 matches during the season. A second-team All-Region selection last season, Russo has scored 28 goals and added 18 assists for 74 points in 59 career matches. She is the first Elizabethtown player to earn first-team All-Region honors since Dana Moyer in 2005 and the 10th in program history. Fromuth, a two-time first-team All-Conference selection, tallied seven goals and six assists while starting all 22 matches. Three of her goals were game-winners in 1-0 victories for the Blue Jays. She finishes her three-year career with the Blue Jays with 15 goals and 13 assists for 43 points in 63 matches. Back to top 12/15/2007 Blue Jays take 9-0 record to break following 79-51 win over Rutgers-Camden ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown Earns Ninth Straight Victory By Defeating Rutgers-Camden, 79-51 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College shot 56.9 percent from the field and improved to 9-0 for the first time in school history with a 79-51 victory over Rutgers-Camden in non-conference men's basketball action at Thompson Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. Senior Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) led the Blue Jays in scoring with his third straight 18-point effort, while senior Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) added 14 of his 16 points in the first half as Etown never trailed against the Scarlet Raptors (2-7 overall), who shot 32 percent (16-for-50) from the field as a team. Sophomore Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) finished with eight points, seven rebounds and a career-high six blocked shots for the Blue Jays, who hit 29-of-51 shots from the field and scored 30 points off 28 Rutgers-Camden turnovers. The Blue Jays scored the game's first six points and built their lead to double figures at 18-8 with 12:14 left in the opening half. Etown's advantage swelled to 38-19 at halftime as Piersol went for 14 points while Schatzmann added 12. In the second half, the Blue Jays went on a 16-0 run spanning five minutes to take a 56-25 lead with 12:40 to play. Elizabethtown's largest lead was at 61-29 with 10:40 to go following a three-point play by first-year student Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg), who finished with eight points. Brandon Canty was the lone player to reach double figures for Rutgers-Camden, as he finished with 11 points off the bench. Alex Rislin added nine points and a game-high 10 rebounds for the Scarlet Raptors, who finished with a 35-26 edge on the glass over the Blue Jays. Junior Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) scored just two points for the Blue Jays, but added four rebounds, a game-high seven assists and three steals in just 20 minutes of action. The triumph for the Blue Jays was the 897th in program history, leaving the team three wins shy of reaching 900 all-time victories. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 79, RUTGERS-CAMDEN 51 Back to top 12/10/2007 Chad piersol named to MAC Honor Roll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chad Piersol Selected to MAC Honor Roll in Men's Basketball ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior forward Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) was named to the Middle Atlantic Conference men's basketball weekly Honor Roll for the week ending Dec. 9, the conference office announced Monday. Piersol averaged 20.0 points and 6.0 rebounds as the Blue Jays improved to 8-0 for the first time in program history with wins over Millersville (77-72) and Arcadia (76-63) last week. He scored a team-high 22 points, including the go-ahead three-pointer in the final minute, as Etown upset Millersville on Wednesday night, then added a team-best 18 points and a career-high nine rebounds in the win over Arcadia on Saturday. For the season, he leads the Commonwealth Conference in scoring at 19.6 points per game while adding 4.8 rebounds per contest. Piersol is shooting 48.3 percent (56-for-116) from the field, 42.1 percent (16-for-38) from three-point range and 82.9 percent (29-for-35) at the foul line for the Blue Jays. Elizabethtown concludes the 2007 portion of its schedule on Saturday afternoon when Rutgers-Camden visits Thompson Gymnasium for a 3:00 p.m. contest. Back to top 12/8/2007 Etown moves to 8-0 with 76-63 win over Arcadia ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown Moves to 8-0 With 76-63 Victory over Arcadia ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- A 14-0 run midway through the first half pushed Elizabethtown College to a 76-63 victory over Arcadia University in non-conference men's basketball action at Thompson Gymnasium on Saturday night. Senior Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) shot 7-for-11 from the field and finished with 18 points, while senior Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) tallied 18 points and a career-high nine rebounds for the Blue Jays, who continue the best start in program history at 8-0. Eric Elliot led the Knights (3-3 overall) with 19 points, seven rebounds and seven steals while Terrell Varnado added 13 points and four steals, but Arcadia shot 30.4 percent (21-for-69) from the field as a team and committed 24 turnovers. First-year student Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) added a season-high 14 points off the bench for the Blue Jays, who hit 46.9 percent (23-for-49) from the field and 29-of-37 from the foul line in the contest. The Blue Jays trailed 7-6 with 14:04 left in the first half, but scored the next 14 points to take a 20-7 lead on a basket by Schatzmann. Etown would close the half on an 11-2 run over the final 5:01 to take a 38-17 lead to intermission. Schatzmann and Fogel led the Blue Jays with 10 points apiece in the first half while Elliot paced the Knights with six points as Arcadia shot just 7-for-34 (20.6 percent) from the field. In the second half, the Jays led 40-20 with 19:07 to go before the Knights went on an 18-6 run to pull within 46-38 with 12:25 left. However, Piersol scored five straigh points to push the Blue Jay edge back to 51-38 and Arcadia would not pull within single digits again until the final minute. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 76, ARCADIA UNIVERSITY 63 Back to top 12/8/2007 Etown takes Blue Jay Classic title with 65-54 win over Rowan ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown Wins R1 Sports Blue Jay Classic Title With 65-54 Victory over Rowan; Amanda Reid Named Most Valuable Player Elizabethtown/Rowan box score ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Senior Amanda Reid (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth Area) scored a game-high 14 points and added 10 rebounds to earn Most Valuable Player honors as Elizabethtown College defeated Rowan University 65-54 in the championship game of the R1 Sports Blue Jay Classic at Thompson Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. Reid, who posted the sixth double-double of her career, went 3-for-3 from the field and 8-for-8 from the foul line while adding three assists and three blocked shots for the Blue Jays (5-2 overall), who earned the tournament championship for the first time since the 1999-2000 season. Junior Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) notched her first career double-double for the Blue Jays with 12 points and a career-high 12 rebounds while senior Erin Walton (Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington County) added 10 points and five rebounds to earn a spot on the All-Tournament team. Brynn DeGroff led the Profs (4-3 overall) with 11 points, six rebounds and six steals, but she was the lone player to hit double figures as Rowan shot 30.3 percent (20-for-66) from the field and 10-for-25 (40 percent) at the foul line. The Blue Jays never trailed in the contest, but led just 36-35 at halftime as the Profs hit a pair of three-pointers in the final 1:40 of the half to cut a seven-point deficit to one. In the second half, the Blue Jays took control as they scored the first 10 points of the half while holding the Profs without a point until a basket by Michelle Lala with 14:01 to play. Walton scored six of Etown's 10 points during the run. Elizabethtown's lead would grow to as many as 14 points on three occasions, as the Profs would get no closer than nine points in the final nine minutes of the game. Jillian Kane and Amanda Jennings each scored eight points off the bench for Rowan, who received 30 of their 54 points from substitutes. Jennings also matched Lala and DeGroff for the team high with six rebounds. Overall, the Blue Jays shot 42.6 percent (20-for-47) from the field and connected on 24-of-29 (82.8 percent) at the foul line. Elizabethtown also finished with a 48-37 edge in rebounds. In the consolation game, Trinity (D.C.) defeated Penn State Harrisburg 76-54 as the Tigers (2-8 overall) were paced by 21 points from Preshuse Jackson and 14 points and 18 rebounds by Danielle Owens. The Lions (2-6 overall) received 19 points from Nicole Wallace while Sandra Adames tallied 14 points and 19 boards. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 65, ROWAN UNIVERSITY 54 Consolation game All-tournament team: Erin Walton (Etown), Kristina Wallace (Rowan), Brynn DeGroff (Rowan), Sandra Adames (Penn State Harrisburg), Ashley West (Trinity) Back to top 12/8/2007 Etown wins nine of 10 matches in 47-6 win over Scranton ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING Elizabethtown Defeats Scranton 47-6 MIDDLETOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College wrestling hosted visiting Scranton this afternoon at Middletown High School with the Blue Jays winning 9 of 10 matches in a 47-6 win against the Royals. The Blue Jays (3-4 overall) racked up six falls and a technical fall in the win over Scranton. Sophomore Matt Torresani (Horsham, PA/Hatboro Horsham) scored a technical fall 21-6, 7:00 to give the Blue Jays a 5-0 lead to start the match, while sophomore Eric Rhoads (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) wasted no time securing a fall in 1:46. The Blue Jays swept the final seven bouts, winning by fall for Etown, sophomore Bud Croswell (Newark, DE/Sanford School), first year student Josh Cook (Gardners, PA/Boiling Springs), first year student Bill Meaney (Toms River, NJ/Manchester Twp), sophomore Deron Sharp (Millville, NJ/Millville), and sophomore Tim Katzaman (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing). Sophomore Jereme Heisey (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) picked up his team leading twelth victory by decision 8-4 at 157lbs. Elizabethtown 47, Scranton 6 Back to top 12/8/2007 Etown falls in dual-meet action at Susquehanna ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING Elizabethtown College Downed by Susquehanna SELINSGROVE, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College's men's and womens's swimming teams were defeated at Susquehanna University on Saturday afternoon by scores of 115-68 (men) and 112-93 (women). For the women, junior Jenny Brizek (Sinking Spring, PA/ Conrad Weiser) and sophomore Lindsay Riley (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) each won an event, Brizek was victorious in the 200IM (2:22.68) and Riley won the 100 free (57.99). Blue Jay women were also first in the 200 medlay relay, Riley, junior Gretchen Geiger (Pilesgrove, NJ/Woodstown), Brizek, and first year student Courtney Kelly (Guilford, CT/Guilford) (2:00.92). For the men, junior Chris Miller (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) was the lone winner as he captured the 500 freestyle in 5:05.26. The Blue Jay swimming teams will be on winter break, and their next event is at Albright College on January 12, 2008. Men’s Team Score: Susquehanna 115, Elizabethtown 68 Women's Team Score: Susquehanna 112, Elizabethtown 93 Back to top 12/7/2007 Elizabethtown defeats Trinity 75-41 in R1 Sports Blue Jay Classic opener ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown Defeats Trinity (D.C.) 75-41 in Blue Jay Classic Opener Elizabethtown/Trinity box score ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Senior Erin Walton (Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington County) scored a game-high 28 points as Elizabethtown College downed Trinity (D.C.) University 75-41 in the opening game of the R1 Sports Blue Jay Classic at Thompson Gymnasium on Friday night. Walton hit 10-of-21 from the field, including 4-for-7 from three-point range, as the Blue Jays (4-2 overall) forced the Tigers (1-8 overall) into 39 turnovers to advance to Saturday's championship game at 3:00 p.m. against Rowan University, which defeated Penn State Harrisburg 76-37 in Friday's other game. The Blue Jays led 33-16 at halftime behind 19 points by Walton, and went on a 21-0 run that spanned halftime to turn a 19-16 advantage into a 40-16 lead with 17:11 left in the game. First-year student Kirsti Larsen (Carlisle, PA/Boiling Springs) came off the Blue Jay bench to score a season-high 11 points as Elizabethtown finished with a 33-2 edge in bench scoring over Trinity. Preshuse Jackson led Trinity with 12 points while Ashley West added 11 points and seven rebounds as the Tigers shot 45.7 percent from the field but attempted just 35 field goals versus 64 shots by the Blue Jays. Junior Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) and first-year student Kaity Snyder (Catawissa, PA/Southern Columbia) each finished with eight points for the Blue Jays, while senior Audrey Hitz (Lebanon, PA/Annville-Cleona) grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. In Friday's other contest, Rowan led 47-8 at halftime and cruised to a 76-37 win over Penn State Harrisburg. Jillian Kane led the Profs (4-2 overall) with 12 points and seven rebounds as 13 different players reached the scoring column. Sandra Adames led the Lions (2-5 overall) with a triple-double of 10 points, 11 rebounds and 12 blocked shots. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 75, TRINITY UNIVERSITY 41 ROWAN UNIVERSITY 76, PENN STATE HARRISBURG 37 Back to top 12/6/2007 Blue Jays fall to 6th ranked Delaware Valley, 33-3 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING Elizabethtown Falls to Sixth-Ranked Delaware Valley ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College wrestling fell to sixth ranked Delaware Valley by a score of 33-3 on Thursday evening at home. Sophomore Jereme Heisey (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) earn the only victory for the Blue Jays, winning his 157lb match by decision 3-2 over eighth ranked Ryan Herwig. Heisey started the 3rd period up 1-0, but Herwig escaped to tie the bout with 1:45 remaining, Heisey scored a takedown with less than 30 seconds left to go up 3-1, and a late escape by Herwig ended the match 3-2. Sophomore Bud Croswell (Newark, DE/Sanford School) lost a tough match 7-3 to fourth ranked Jesse Harrington at 149lbs. Croswell scored a takedown early in the first period and built up over five minutes of riding time, but a late stall call and a reversal gave Harrington the lead with less than fifteen seconds left in the match. Elizabethtown hosts Scranton on Saturday at Middletown High School. Delaware Valley 33, Elizabethtown 3 Back to top 12/5/2007 Blue Jays set school record with 7-0 start after downing Division II School ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown Sets School Record with 7-0 Start Following 77-72 Win Over Millersville ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Senior Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) drilled a tiebreaking three-pointer with 39 seconds remaining as Elizabethtown College improved to 7-0 for the first time in program history with a 77-72 victory over Division II Millersville University in men's basketball action on Wednesday night. Piersol finished with a game-high 22 points for the Blue Jays, who squandered a 20-point second-half lead before rallying for the victory over the Marauders (5-1 overall). The 1996-97 squad held the previous school record by winning its first six games. Charlie Parker scored 20 of his game-high 24 points in the second half for Millersville while adding six rebounds, six assists and five steals while Reggie Bates added 18 points and 10 rebounds, but the Marauders were plagued by 23 turnovers which led to 28 Blue Jay points. Senior Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) added 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists and sank the clinching foul shots with 1.7 seconds to go for Elizabethtown, which led 57-37 with 12:28 remaining before Millersville went on a 29-8 run to go ahead 66-65 on a three-pointer by Bates with 2:31 left. Schatzmann hit two of three free throws to restore Elizabethtown's lead at 67-66 with 2:07 to go, but Makal Stibbins dunked a rebound to put Millersville back ahead 68-67 with 1:51 to play. The Blue Jays regained the lead with 1:14 to go as first-year student Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) hit a 25-foot three-pointer to beat the shot clock and give Etown a 70-68 lead, but Millersville knotted the score for the final time at 70-70 on a layup by Charlie Parker with 58 seconds to go. Following the go-ahead three-pointer by Piersol, Millersville moved back within one at 73-72 on a putback by Justin Simmons with 25 seconds left. The Blue Jays restored their three-point lead at 75-72 on a breakaway layup by sophomore Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) with 20 seconds left. Without a timeout, Millersville looked for a game-tying three-pointer but Bates misfired with four seconds to go, and Schatzmann collared the rebound and nailed both foul shots to seal the win. Elizabethtown seemed to have the game in control, leading 57-37 with 12:28 to play. However, Millersville went on a 13-0 run over a three-minute span to pull within 57-50 with 9:34 left. A three-pointer by Piersol pushed the Blue Jays on top 63-56 with 6:30 to go, but back-to-back buckets by Bates and Parker followed by a three-pointer by Parker tied the game at 63-63 with 3:33 to go. Church finished with 14 points and nine rebounds for the Blue Jays, while Fogel tallied 10 points in 13 minutes off the bench. Senior Bryce Rodgers (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) added eight points and a career-high nine rebounds for Etown, which was outrebounded by the taller Marauders by a slim 40-39 margin. Millersville shot 47.5 percent (29-for-61) from the field in the contest, while Elizabethtown hit just 39.4 percent (26-for-66) as a team. The Blue Jays went 20-for-27 from the foul line while the Marauders hit 10-for-17 at the stripe. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 77, MILLERSVILLE UNIV. 72 Back to top 12/4/2007 Blue Jays pick up 70-64 victory at Susquehanna ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Blue Jays Hold Off Susquehanna, 70-64 SELINSGROVE, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College hit six foul shots in the final 37 seconds to break a 64-64 tie and earn a 70-64 victory at Susquehanna University in non-conference women's basketball action on Tuesday evening. Senior Audrey Hitz (Lebanon, PA/Annville-Cleona) hit the tiebreaking foul shots with 36.4 seconds left while junior Megan Romano (Jenkintown, PA/Jenkintown) added four foul shots in the closing seconds for the Blue Jays (3-2 overall), who went 23-for-27 from the free-throw line in the contest as a team. Senior Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) and first-year student Kaity Snyder (Catawissa, PA/Southern Columbia) tied for the game high in scoring with 14 points apiece for the Blue Jays, while Hitz added 10 points and a game-high 15 rebounds and Romano tied her career high with 12 points to go with six assists. Bri McNallen led the Crusaders with 13 points and five rebounds, while Leigh Henderson added 11 points and five boards and Erika Barron finished with 10 points and four assists. Elizabethtown led 59-45 with 9:38 to play following a basket by Quinn, but the Crusaders (4-2 overall) went on a 15-1 run to tie the score at 60-60 on two foul shots by Barron with 3:21 left. Romano hit two foul shots with 3:06 remaining to restore Etown's two-point lead at 62-60, but Barron hit a driving layup with 2:47 to go to equalize the score at 62-62. A running layup by Ruth Williamson with 2:01 left put Susquehanna ahead 64-62, but Jenn Montague (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) answered in the paint with 1:42 left to even the score at 62-62. Hitz hit two foul shots with 36.4 seconds left to give Elizabethtown a 66-64 lead, and came up with a steal with 25 seconds to go as Susquehanna looked for the tying basket. Romano added two free throws with 21.8 seconds left and nailed two more with 12.7 seconds left to extend the Blue Jay lead to 70-64. Susquehanna stormed out to an early 12-4 lead in the game's first five minutes, but the Blue Jays rallied to cut the Crusader deficit to 13-12 with 10:46 remaining in the first half. Elizabethtown took its first lead at 20-19 on a layup by Snyder with 6:33 left in the half, part of an 18-2 run that gave the Blue Jays a 32-21 lead with 3:34 left in the first half. The Blue Jays led 40-26 at intermission behind a game-high 12 points from Snyder, while Quinn added 11 points. Houseal led the Crusaders with nine points in the opening half, but Susquehanna shot just 26.3 percent (10-for-38) from the field as a team. Overall, Susquehanna shot 30.4 percent (21-for-69) from the field and 7-for-28 from three-point range, while Elizabethtown hit 34.8 percent (23-for-66) from the floor. The Blue Jays finished with a 57-42 advantage in rebounding over the Crusaders. Montague finished with nine points and six rebounds off the Elizabethtown bench, as the Blue Jay subs outscored the Crusader reserves by a 28-19 margin. Senior Erin Walton (Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington County) battled foul trouble throughout the evening for Elizabethtown, and scored just four points before fouling out with 4:57 remaining. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 70, SUSQUEHANNA UNIV. 64 Back to top 12/3/2007 Mike Schatzmann selected to MAC weekly Honor Roll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mike Schatzmann Selected to MAC Honor Roll in Men's Basketball ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior guard Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) was named to the Middle Atlantic Conference men's basketball weekly Honor Roll for the week ending Dec. 2, the conference office announced Monday. Schatzmann averaged 20.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals per game as the Blue Jays earned a pair of wins last week to match the best start in program history at 6-0. He scored all of his game-high 23 points in the second half while playing with four fouls as the Blue Jays rallied for a 73-71 win over previous unbeaten University of Scranton on Wednesday night, hitting 6-of-7 attempts from three-point range while adding six rebounds and four steals. On Saturday, Schatzmann tallied 17 points, five rebounds and four assists to lead Elizabethtown to a 105-52 victory at Lancaster Bible College, hitting 3-of-4 three-point attempts in the contest. For the week, Schatzmann shot 14-for-19 (73.7 percent) from the field and 9-for-11 from three-point range for the Blue Jays. He ranks second on the team and in the Commonwealth Conference with 18.8 points per game, while leading the league with 17 three-pointers. The Blue Jays will look for the first 7-0 start in program history on Wednesday night when local rival Millersville University (5-0 overall) visits Thompson Gymnasium for an 8:00 p.m. tip. Back to top 12/2/2007 Elizabethtown competes at two-day Franklin & Marshall Invitational ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING Elizabethtown Competes at Franklin & Marshall Invitational LANCASTER, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's and women's swimming teams competed at the two-day Franklin & Marshall College Invitational, with the men placing ninth with 111 points and the women taking eighth with 131 points. For the Blue Jay men, junior Chris Miller (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) was third in the 100 backstroke (55.02 seconds), eighth in the 200 backstroke (2:04.14) and 15th in the 500 freestyle (5:05.48) while sophomore Matt Drob (Strasburg, PA/Lampeter-Strasburg) was 15th in the 200 backstroke (2:10.10). For the Etown women, sophomore Lindsay Riley (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) took fifth in the 50 freestyle (26.04 seconds), 13th in the 100 backstroke (1:06.26) and 15th in the 100 freestyle (57.13 seconds). Junior Gretchen Geiger (Pilesgrove, NJ/Woodstown) finished fifth in the 200 breaststroke (2:35.40) and was ninth in the 100 breaststroke (1:13.12), junior Laura Quigley (Yardley, PA/Pennsbury) was 11th in the 400 individual medley (5:31.41) and junior Jenny Brizek (Sinking Spring, PA/Wilson) was 16th in the 1650 freestyle (19:32.83). Rowan University won the men's team title with 680 points, ahead of host Franklin & Marshall (662 points) and Kutztown University (520.5 points). Kutztown captured the women's championship with 686.5 points, followed by Rowan (548 points) and Franklin & Marshall (412 points). Back to top 12/1/2007 Chad Piersol scores 27 of career-high 29 points in Jays 105-52 win ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown Matches Best Start in Program History at 6-0 With 105-52 Win at Lancaster Bible LANCASTER, Pa. --- Senior Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) scored 27 of his career-high 29 points in the first half as Elizabethtown College improved to 6-0 on the season with a 105-52 rout of host Lancaster Bible College on Saturday afternoon. Senior Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) added 17 points, five rebounds and four assists for the Blue Jays, who matched the 1996-97 squad's school record of six consecutive wins to begin a season. Elizabethtown scored the game's first seven points and led 67-26 at intermission in their first-ever meeting against the Chargers (0-6 overall), while finishing the game shooting 55.4 percent (41-for-74) from the field and 10-for-19 from three-point range. Carl Edwards led Lancaster Bible with 14 points and seven rebounds, but the Chargers committed 33 turnovers which led to 42 Blue Jay points. Piersol, whose previous career high of 23 points was set twice earlier this season, shot 12-for-17 from the field and 5-for-7 from three-point range in just 21 minutes of playing time. Schatzmann hit 7-for-10 from the field and 3-for-4 from beyond the arc for the Blue Jays. First-year student Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) contributed a season-high 11 points off the bench for Etown, while senior Jordan Dirago (Wallkill, NY/Wallkill) added a career-best nine points along with four rebounds. Senior Nick Kennedy (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) and sophomore Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) each finished with eight points and four rebounds off the Blue Jay bench, which contributed 44 points as a unit. Junior Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) also tallied eight points on 4-for-4 shooting, and added a game-high six assists along with three steals in 18 minutes of playing time for Elizabethtown. At Lancaster, PA (Horst Athletic Center) Back to top 12/1/2007 Moravian rallies in second half for 76-61 victory over Elizabethtown ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Moravian Uses Second-Half Surge to Defeat Elizabethtown 76-61 BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Amanda Brown scored 16 points and dished out seven assists as Moravian College posted a 76-61 victory over Elizabethtown College in non-conference women's basketball action on Saturday afternoon. Lauren Fornazor added 15 points for the Greyhounds (2-3 overall), who placed four players in double figures and shot 49.2 percent from the field against the Blue Jays (2-2 overall). Senior Erin Walton (Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington County) tallied 23 points and pulled nine rebounds for Elizabethtown, which led 36-35 at halftime but hit on just 37.7 percent (26-for-69) from the field in the game. Elizabethtown held a 40-39 lead with 17:06 left, but Moravian went on a 22-5 run to move ahead 61-45 with 6:45 to play. Kate Harrison also reached double figures for the Greyhounds with 13 points to go with four rebounds and four assists, while Megan Kocon came off the bench to contribute 12 points in just 11 minutes of playing time. Joining Walton in double figures for the Blue Jays was junior Jenn Montague (Newark, DE/St. Mark's), who netted 10 points to go with four rebounds. Junior Megan Romano (Jenkintown, PA/Jenkintown) added eight points, six rebounds and six assists for the Blue Jays, while senior Audrey Hitz (Lebanon, PA/Annville-Cleona) tallied six points and eight rebounds and first-year student Kirsti Larsen (Carlisle, PA/Boiling Springs) came off the bench for eight points and five boards. MORAVIAN COLLEGE 76, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 61 Back to top 12/1/2007 Etown finishes 8th at Spartan Invitational: Terry Bartholomew finishes 2nd ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING Elizabethtown Takes Fifth at Spartan Invitational YORK, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College wrestling team finished eighth out of 11 schools at the Spartan Invitational at York College on Saturday, scoring 43.5 points. Sophomore Terry Bartholomew (Point of Rocks, MD/Brunswick) was the top individual finisher for the Blue Jays, as he took second at 141 pounds. Sophomore Deron Sharp (Millville, NJ/Millville) was fourth at 197 pounds and sophomore Tim Katzaman (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) finished fourth at 285 pounds. Bartholomew opened competition with a 7-0 win over Justin Krop of Liberty University, then defeated Josh Flint of Apprentice School 17-6 in quarterfinal action. Bartholomew moved to the finals by pinning Jon Stillo of Centenary College in 1:18, but fell to Colon Lewis of Liberty by an 11-2 score. Sharp posted a 10-5 win over Kendall Ridenour of Apprentice School in his opening match, before being pinned by eventual weight class winner Joe West of Delaware Valley College. Sharp was defeated in the third-place match by Shawn Vanwingerden of College of New Jersey 6-1. Katzaman picked up an 8-5 win over Drew Mackay of Delaware Valley in his initial bout, then pinned Shane Cooley of York in 3:20 to advance to the semifinals, where eighth-ranked Kyle Bilquist of Delaware Valley won 4-0. In his third-place bout, Katzaman dropped a 4-2 decision to 10th-ranked Steve Carbone of College of New Jersey. Delaware Valley won the team championship after winning five of the 10 weight classes. York College's Kyle Flickinger was named Outstanding Wrestler.
Back to top 12/1/2007 Blue Jays open 2008 indoor season at Dickenson Holiday meet Elizabethtown College Women's Track and Field Elizabethtown Kicks Off Indoor Season at Dickinson Holiday Meet CARLISLE, Pa. --- A group of Elizabethtown College athletes participated at the Dickinson College Holiday Meet on Saturday afternoon to open the women's indoor track and field season. Senior Samantha Adams (Mickleton, NJ/Padua Academy, DE) was the Blue Jays' top finisher as she was second in the pole vault at 10 feet, matching her own school record. Senior Jenna Riley (Reading, PA/Reading Central Catholic) was fourth in the triple jump at 34 feet, 4 1/2 inches and eighth in the long jump (15 feet, 2 3/4 inches) while first-year student Allie Gold (Columbia, PA/Hempfield) claimed fifth in the 55-meter hurdles at 9.45 seconds. First-year student Lauren Riley (Sanatoga, PA/Pottsgrove) was sixth in the pole vault at 9 feet, first-year student Janelle Lawson (Hanover Twp., PA/Hanover Area) placed seventh in the triple jump (29 feet, 7 inches) and eighth in the high jump (4 feet, 6 inches) and first-year student Sarah DeGeorge (Butler, PA/Butler) was eighth in the shot put (24 feet, 11 inches). Despite entering just six athletes in the meet, the Blue Jays finished with 25 points to take ninth in a field of 11 schools. Gettysburg College won the team title with 104.5 points followed by Messiah College (93 points) and McDaniel College (89 points). Back to top 12/1/2007 Elizabethtown finishes 7th at season-opening Dickinson Holiday Meet Elizabethtown College Men's Track and Field Blue Jays Kick Off 2008 Indoor Season at Dickinson Holiday Meet CARLISLE, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's indoor track and field team opened its 2008 indoor schedule at the Dickinson College Holiday Meet on Saturday afternoon. Participating with a limited roster, the Blue Jays placed seventh in a field of 11 schools with 43 points. Senior Drew Graybeal (Woodbine, MD/Glenelg) earned the victory and broke his own school record in the 600-meter run with a time of 1:22.56. Sophomore Kyle Grimm (Pottstown, PA/Pottsgrove) was fifth in the 400 meters (54.22 seconds) and sophomore Mike Mauger (Pottstown, PA/The Hill School) took sixth in the 200 meters (24.38 seconds). California University of Pennsylvania won the team title with 111 points, followed by Gettysburg College (103.5 points) and Dickinson (83 points). Back to top 11/28/2007 Kelly Downs named Academic All American of the Year
Back to top 11/28/2007 Mike Schatzmann nets 23 second-half ponts as Blue Jays rally for 73-71 win ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Blue Jays Rally from 11-Point Deficit to Knock Off Scranton, 73-71 as Schatzmann Scores 23 Points ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Senior Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) scored all of his game-high 23 points in the final 15 minutes of regulation while playing with four fouls as Elizabethtown College rallied from a 12-point deficit to stun the University of Scranton 73-71 in non-conference men's basketball action at Thompson Gymnasium on Wednesday night. Schatzmann, who played just four minutes in the first half due to foul trouble, hit a career-high six three-pointers in seven attempts as the Blue Jays (5-0 overall) continued their best start since the 1996-97 season and handed the Royals (4-1 overall) their first loss of the year. Senior Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) hit the go-ahead jumper with 19 seconds left for the Blue Jays, who trailed 45-33 with 15:34 remaining and 64-53 with 6:56 left before storming back behind the long-range shooting of Schatzmann, who canned back-to-back three-pointers to give Elizabethtown a 70-68 lead with 58 seconds to play. However, Scranton's Randy Arnold answered with a three-pointer of his own to give the Royals a 71-70 lead with 44 seconds left. Piersol then nailed a jumper from the foul line to push Etown back ahead 72-71 with 19 seconds left, and an offensive foul gave the Jays the ball back with 4.2 seconds remaining. Schatzmann made a foul shot with 3.5 seconds left to extend the Blue Jay lead to 73-71, and after missing the second shot stole the outlet pass as time expired to seal the victory. Elizabethtown overcame 30.6 percent shooting in the first half by hitting 68.2 percent (15-for-22) in the second half, including 6-for-10 from three-point range, to finish at 44.8 percent for the contest. Piersol added 19 points for the Blue Jays while senior Bryce Rodgers (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) came off the bench to add 11 points and a career-high eight rebounds. Scranton was led by Zach Ashworth, who came off the bench with hot shooting of his own as he went 4-for-6 from three-point range and finished with 16 points. Tom Bicknell added 14 points and eight rebounds while Arnold chipped in with 13 points and five steals. The Royals led 31-28 at halftime thanks to a late 9-2 run, and burst out to a 45-33 lead on a jumper by Arnold with 15:34 left. Schatzmann, who picked up his fourth foul with 16:13 left, then nailed three straight three-pointers as part of a 12-4 run that brought the Blue Jays within 47-44 with 13:29 to go. However, Ashworth answered with four consecutive three-pointers, the latter coming with 8:00 left to give the Royals a 62-51 advantage. From there, it was all Schatzmann and Piersol as the duo combined for the Blue Jays' final 18 points over the last 6:30 of the contest. Junior Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) dished out a career-best 10 assists for the Blue Jays while adding four points and four rebounds. At Elizabethtown, PA (Thompson Gymnasium) Back to top 11/28/2007 Blue Jays even record at 4-4 with dual-meet sweep of FDU-Florham ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING Elizabethtown College Sweeps FDU-Florham ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College swimming swept FDU-Florham on Wednesday evening at Alumni Pool, with the men's team winning 96-62, and the women's score of 101-56. The Blue Jay women (4-4 overall) posted wins in the first eight events, first year student Stephanie Hellman (Shrewsbury NJ/Red Bank Catholic) posted wins in two events, the 50 free (27.59) and 100 free (1:00.05). Junior Laura Quigley (Yardley, PA/Pennsbury) posted a win in the 1000 free (12:17.98) while sophomore Kara Geiger (Zionsville PA/Emmaus) won the 200 free (2:09.56). Sophomore Lindsay Riley (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) won the 100 back (1:06.59) and first year student Rebecca Rose (Fort Washington, PA/Upper Dublin) won the 100 fly (1:11.98). First year student Courtney Kelly (Guilford, CT/Guilford) won the 200 IM (2:29.62). Etown women also won the 200 medlay relay (2:02.81), with the team of Riley, junior Gretchen Geiger (Pilesgrove, NJ/ Woodstown), junior Jenny Brizek (Sinking Spring, PA/ Conrad Weiser) and Kara Geiger. Elizabethtown men (4-4 overall) posted seven wins against FDU-Florham, as senior Darren DiObilda (Coatesville, PA/Malvern Prep) posted victories in the 50 free (24.47) and the 100 fly (58.92). Junior Chris Miller (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) continued his win streak with a win in the 200 free (1:56.89), sophomore Matt Drob (Strasburg, PA/Lampeter-Strasburg) won the 100 free (55.94) and senior Ryan Schutz (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) touched first in the 100 back (1:02.78). The Blue Jays also won the relay events, taking the 200 medlay relay (1:58.71) behind sophomore Kevin Smedman (Montgomery, NY/James I. O'Neil), senior Dan McGuigan (Phoenixville, PA/Phoenixville), Schutz and first year student Kyle Ashe (Baltimore, MD/Archbishop Curley) along with the 200 free relay of Miller, Ashe, DiObilda and Drob). Men’s Team Score: Elizabethtown 96, FDU-Florham 62 Women’s Team Score: Elizabethtown 101, FDU-Florham 56 Back to top 11/27/2007 Franklin & Marshall defeats Blue Jays 30-18 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING Franklin & Marshall Defeats Elizabethtown, 30-18 LANCASTER, Pa. --- Franklin & Marshall College used three pins to pick up a 30-18 victory over Elizabethtown College in non-conference wrestling action on Tuesday night. The Diplomats (1-0 overall) won six of the eight bouts contested against the Blue Jays (2-3 overall), but needed a pin in the 285-pound match to secure the victory. Earning wins for the Blue Jays were sophomore Eric Rhoads (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central), who boosted his record to 7-1 with a 4-3 decision over Jake Bucha at 133 pounds, and sophomore Bud Croswell (Newark, DE/Sanford School) at 149 pounds as he posted a 14-7 decision over Albert Gianforti to move to 7-0 on the year. Forfeit victories were claimed by first-year student Steve Resnick (Media, PA/Haverford School) at 141 pounds and sophomore Deron Sharp (Millville, NJ/Millville) at 197 pounds. At Lancaster125: Stephen Sabreen (F) pinned Pete Achilles (E), 4:29 (6-0) Back to top 11/25/2007 Mike Church scores career-high 19 points in 55-50 win at Neumann ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown Boosts Record to 4-0 With 55-50 Win at Neumann ASTON, Pa. --- Sophomore Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) scored a career-high 19 points while senior Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) added 18 points and eight rebounds as Elizabethtown College extended its best start since 1996-97 to 4-0 with a 55-50 victory at Neumann College in non-conference men's basketball action on Sunday afternoon. The Blue Jay defense held the Knights (2-1 overall) to 32.6 percent shooting (15-for-46) from the field in the contest in opening the season with four straight wins for the first time since posting six consecutive victories to open the 1996-97 season. Derahn Patrick led Neumann with 13 points while DJ Fritz added 12 points and Eli Hitchens chipped in with 10 points and four rebounds. Elizabethtown led just 24-23 at halftime and took its largest lead of the contest at 30-23 on two foul shots by Schatzmann with 14:55 to play. However, Neumann fought back to knot the score at 43-43 on two free throws by Patrick with 6:09 remaining. Elizabethtown regained the lead for good at 47-45 on a basket by senior Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) and held off a last-ditch Knight rally to claim the victory. Schatzmann finished 8-for-9 from the foul line for the Blue Jays, who went 16-for-21 at the stripe as a team, while also dishing out a game-high five assists. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 55, NEUMANN COLLEGE 50 Back to top 11/21/2007 Kutztown rallies for 21-16 win over Etown ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING Kutztown Rallies for 21-16 Win over Elizabethtown KUTZTOWN, Pa. --- Host Kutztown University won five consecutive bouts to overcome a 16-6 deficit and defeat Elizabethtown College 21-16 in non-conference wrestling action on Wednesday afternoon. The Golden Bears (3-0 overall) earned decisions in seven of the match's 10 bouts, and went ahead for good in the next-to-last contest of the evening against the Blue Jays (2-2 overall). Senior Pete Achilles (Geneva, NY/Geneva) improved to 8-2 at 125 pounds with his fourth pin of the season against Eddie Harris at 6:25, while sophomore Eric Rhoads (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) moved to 6-1 at 133 pounds with a pin of Rob Vollrath at 7:57. At 149 pounds, sophomore Bud Croswell (Newark, DE/Sanford School) pushed his record to 6-0 with a 14-4 major decision over Kutztown's Mike Bohl. At K Back to top 11/20/2007 Blue Jays move to 3-0 with 76-73 victory at Marymount ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown Moves to 3-0 With 76-73 Win at Marymount ARLINGTON, Va. --- Senior Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) scored a team-high 17 points as Elizabethtown College improved to 3-0 for the first time in 11 years with a 76-73 win at Marymount University in non-conference men's basketball action on Tuesday night. Senior Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) added 15 points and six rebounds as the Blue Jays recovered after squandering an 11-point second-half lead to open the season with three straight victories for the first time since winning six consecutive games to open the 1996-97 season. Mike Gray led the Saints (2-1 overall) with a game-high 22 points and seven rebounds while Fred Stanback added 16 points and a game-high 12 boards, but Marymount committed 23 turnovers and shot 41.5 percent (27-for-65) from the field as a team. Elizabethtown led 56-45 with 11:52 remaining following a three-pointer by Schatzmann, but the Saints went on an 18-5 run to go ahead 63-61 on a layup by Gray with 6:43 left. The Blue Jays took the lead for good at 68-66 on a three-pointer by Piersol with 4:40 left, and used a key three-point play by sophomore Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) to go ahead 75-71 with 1:39 left. A foul shot by sophomore Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) gave the Blue Jays a 76-73 lead with eight seconds left, and a game-tying three-point attempt by Stanback was off the mark as time ran out. Houseal finished with 13 points and five rebounds for the Blue Jays, while junior Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) also scored in double figures with 10 points along with five rebounds and four assists. The Blue Jays led 37-30 at halftime behind 10 points from Schatzmann, while Gray paced the Saints with 10 points in the opening 20 minutes of action. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 76, MARYMOUNT UNIV. 73 Back to top 11/20/2007 Blue Jays rout Swarthmore 84-51 as Walton scores game-high 26 points ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown Picks Up Second Straight Win With 84-51 Victory at Swarthmore SWARTHMORE, Pa. --- Senior Erin Walton (Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington County) scored 26 points to move into fifth place on the school career scoring list as Elizabethtown College routed Swarthmore College 84-51 in non-conference women's basketball action on Tuesday night. Walton added eight rebounds and three steals in just 25 minutes of action as the Blue Jays (2-1 overall) went on a 45-15 run in the second half to turn a 10-point lead into a 40-point advantage. With her 26-point effort, Walton increased her career point total to 1,370, surpassing Marci Grossman '93 (1,365 points), Nancy Keene '89 (1,364 points) and Michelle Swatner '88 (1,362 points) for fifth place in program history. She is 388 points shy of passing Page Lutz '84 (1,757 points) to become the all-time leading scorer at Elizabethtown. Junior Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) also reached double figures for the Blue Jays with 10 points, while the Elizabethtown defense limited the Garnet (1-2 overall) to just 33.3 percent shooting from the field. Kathryn Stockbower led Swarthmore with 16 points, 15 rebounds and three blocked shots while Caylan Bodur added 13 points and Karen Berk chipped in with eight points and 10 rebounds. Neither team led by more than three points for the first 11 minutes of the game, but the Blue Jays scored the final seven points of first half to take a 32-22 lead to halftime Elizabethtown held a 46-33 lead with 14:39 to play after a basket by Bodur, but the Garnet would not score another field goal until 5:03 remained as the Blue Jays went on a 29-7 run to take a 72-40 lead. The Blue Jays finished with a 56-40 edge in rebounding, led by 11 boards from first-year student Kaity Snyder (Catawissa, PA/Southern Columbia) in 19 minutes off the bench. Finishing with nine points each for the Blue Jays were junior Megan Romano (Jenkintown, PA/Jenkintown), junior Jenn Montague (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) and first-year student Kirsti Larsen (Carlisle, PA/Boiling Springs). ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 84, SWARTHMORE COLLEGE 51 Back to top 11/20/2007 Etown sweeps Lebanon Valley (103-100 men, 102-89 women) ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING Blue Jay Swimming Teams Post Sweep of Lebanon Valley College ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College swimming swept visiting Lebanon Valley College on Tuesday evening at Alumni Pool, winning 103-100 in men's action and 102-89 for the women. For the men (3-4 overall), junior Chris Miller (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) was victorious in both the 100 back (56.12), and the 200 free (1:55.40). Sophomore Matt Drob (Strasburg, PA/Lampeter-Strasburg) also posted two wins, touching first in the 50 free (23.40), and 100 free (51.55). Senior Darren DiObilda (Coatesville, PA/Malvern Prep) posted a victory in the 100 fly (59.68). Back to top 11/19/2007 Erin Walton named to Commonwealth Conference Honor Roll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Erin Walton Selected to Commonwealth Conference Honor Roll in Women's Basketball ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior guard Erin Walton (Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington County) has been named to the Commonwealth Conference Honor Roll in women's basketball for the week ending Nov. 18, the conference office announced Monday. Walton was named to the All-Tournament team at the Mike Durgala Memorial Tournament at Johns Hopkins University after averaging 25.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in two games. She scored a game-high 27 points along with six rebounds in a 73-59 loss to FDU-Florham in Saturday's tournament opener, then tallied 24 points and four boards in an 86-71 win over Wesley on Sunday. In the process, Walton moved past the 1,300-point mark in career scoring and climbed into eighth place on the school career list with 1,344 points, just 22 points shy of moving into fifth place. The Blue Jays (1-1 overall) travel to Swarthmore College on Tuesday evening for a 7:00 p.m. non-conference. Back to top 11/19/2007 Chad Piersol named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chad Piersol Named Commonwealth Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior forward Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) has been named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week in men's basketball for the week ending Nov. 18, the conference office announced Monday. Piersol scored a career-high 23 points in each game to earn Most Valuable Player honors as Elizabethtown won the Days Inn East Blue Jay Classic with victories over Penn State Berks (88-54) and Methodist University (86-76). Piersol also averaged 5.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.5 steals for the Blue Jays, who won the Classic title for the first time since 2004. The Blue Jays (2-0 overall) play at Marymount University on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Back to top 11/18/2007 Blue Jays get career-high 27 points from Megan Quinn in 84-71 win vs Wesley ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown Defeats Wesley 84-71 in Consolation Game of Johns Hopkins Tournament BALTIMORE, Md. --- Junior Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) scored a career-high 27 points while senior Erin Walton (Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington Regional) added 24 points as Elizabethtown College defeated Wesley College 84-71 in the consolation game of the Mike Durgala Memorial Tournament at Johns Hopkins University on Sunday afternoon. Quinn shot 12-for-17 from the field and added seven rebounds and four steals for the Blue Jays (1-1 overall), who led 47-27 at halftime and by as many as 30 points in the second half over the Wolverines (0-2 overall). Senior Amanda Reid (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth) added a double-double with 10 points and a game-high 13 rebounds for Elizabethtown, which dominated Wesley on the boards by a 55-29 margin. Latasha Torres led Wesley with 19 points while Cory Boyd added 16 points and four steals, but the Wolverines committed 28 turnovers and shot 40.6 percent (28-for-69) from the field in the game. Elizabethtown stormed out to a 23-9 lead midway through the first half and took a 47-27 advantage to halftime behind 16 points by Quinn and 11 from Walton. The Blue Jays shot 58.1 percent (18-for-31) from the field in the first half while holding the Wolverines to just 34.4 percent shooting in the opening 20 minutes. In the second half, the Blue Jays pushed their lead to 73-43 on a layup by Quinn with 11:56 to go, but the Wolverines went on a 15-0 run to trim the deficit to 73-58 on a layup by Torres with 6:42 left. Wesley would ultimately move within 12 at 79-67 on a three-pointer by Torres with 3:07 to play, but Walton connected on a layup and Quinn converted a three-point play to give Elizabethtown an 84-67 advantage with 2:41 left. Off the Elizabethtown bench, junior Jenn Montague (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) and first-year student Kirsti Larsen (Carlisle, PA/Boiling Springs) scored nine points apiece, with Montague adding nine rebounds in 24 minutes of playing time. Walton was selected to the All-Tournament Team after averaging 25.5 points in two games. At Goldfarb Gymnasium/Baltimore, MD Back to top 11/17/2007 Elizabethtown falls 73-59 to FDU-Florham in season opener at Johns Hopkins ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown Falls 73-59 to FDU-Florham in Season Opener at Johns Hopkins BALTIMORE, Md. --- Emily Cerankowski scored 19 points while Kate Daly added 18 points and seven boards as FDU-Florham defeated Elizabethtown College 73-59 in the opening round of the Mike Durgala Memorial Tournament on the campus of Johns Hopkins University on Saturday afternoon. Senior Erin Walton (Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington County) scored a game-high 27 points to move into eighth place on the Blue Jay career scoring list with 1,320 points, but Etown (0-1 overall) shot just 30 percent from the field including 1-for-18 from three-point range. The Blue Jays will play Wesley College in Sunday's consolation game at 1:00 p.m. after the Wolverines lost to host Johns Hopkins 79-65 in Saturday's other first-round contest. Walton, who entered the day ranked 11th in program history in scoring, moved past Sherri Kinsey '84 (1,310 points), Shauntae Stancil '99 (1,313 points) and Kim Boback '99 (1,320 points) on the career scoring list. The teams exchanged the lead several times in the early minutes of the game before the Devils (1-0 overall) went on a 14-4 run to take a 27-16 lead with 8:01 left in the first half on a three-pointer by Cerankowski. FDU-Florham led 35-28 at halftime, but the Blue Jays pulled within one at 37-36 on a foul shot by senior Audrey Hitz (Lebanon, PA/Annville-Cleona) with 15:37 left. Etown moved back within a point at 49-48 on a basket by Walton with 7:05 to go and trailed 57-54 with 3:29 to play, but the Devils took command with an 11-1 run to go ahead 68-55 with 1:22 left. Daly went 7-for-8 from the foul line in the final two minutes, while the Devils as a team hit 11-of-14 at the stripe over the last 3:29 of the contest and went 23-for-31 overall in the game. Hitz joined Walton in double figures for the Blue Jays with 15 points and six rebounds, while senior Amanda Reid (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth Area) added a team-high nine rebounds. Danielle Michlovsky pulled a game-high 10 boards for the Devils and Shealyn Taggart added 10 points and nine boards off the bench. At Goldfarb Gymnasium/Baltimore, MD Back to top 11/17/2007 Blue Jays split two matches at Messiah Duals ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING Blue Jays Split Matches at Messiah Duals GRANTHAM, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College wrestling team competed at the Messiah Duals on Saturday, coming home with a win over Waynesburg College and a loss to Wheaton College to move their record to 2-1 on the season. The Blue Jays lost the opening match against Wheaton College 25-17. Senior Pete Achilles (Geneva, NY/Geneva) opened the dual with a fall in 1:14 over Ben Allen, sophomore Eric Rhoads (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) picked up a forfeit to put the Blue Jays up 12-0. Wheaton 141-pounder Brent Skorup put the Thunder on the board with a fall, but sophomore Bud Croswell (Newark DE/Sanford School) cruised to a first period technical fall (15-0, 2:50) over Rob Jacobson. Wheaton was down 17-6 and reeled off six straight wins to pull away with the victory. The Blue Jays' opponent in the second match was Waynesburg College, and Etown posted a 56-0 win. Etown got pins from Bartholomew, Croswell, junior Jereme Heisey (Manheim PA/Manheim Central), and sophomore Tim Katzaman (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing). Winning by major decision for Etown were sophomore Paul Connor (Tabernacle, NJ/ Shawnee), and first-year student Josh Cook (Gardners, PA/Boiling Springs). Wheaton 25, Elizabethtown 17 Elizabethtown 56, Waynesburg 0 Back to top 11/17/2007 Chad Piersol named tournament MVP as Etown defeats Methodist 86-76 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown Wins Days Inn East Blue Jay Classic Title With 86-76 Win over Methodist Rutgers-Camden/Penn State Berks box score ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Senior Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) scored 23 points for the second consecutive day to earn tournament Most Valuable Player honors as Elizabethtown College defeated Methodist University 86-76 in the championship game of the Days Inn East Blue Jay Classic at Thompson Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. Senior Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) also scored 23 points and pulled a team-high nine rebounds for the Blue Jays (2-0 overall), who nailed nine three-pointers as a team and never trailed to capture the tournament title for the first time since 2004. Billy McDade led the Monarchs (1-1 overall) with a game-high 26 points and nine rebounds, but Methodist was unable to pull any closer than nine points in the second half after trailing 47-37 at intermission. Piersol was named Most Valuable Player for his efforts in the tournament, while Schatzmann was joined on the All-Tournament team by sophomore Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco), McDade and AB Lehmann of Methodist, and Bill Banks of Rutgers-Camden. Elizabethtown dashed out to an early 9-2 lead and built their margin to double figures at 27-17 with 8:16 left in the first half, past of a 10-0 run that was capped by consecutive three-pointers by Schatzmann and senior Ben Schlosser (Elizabethtown, PA/Lancaster Catholic), the latter giving the Jays a 33-17 lead with 7:24 left in the half. In the second half, Elizabethtown took its largest lead of the game at 54-37 on a layup by Schatzmann iw th 16:47 to play. Methodist cut the deficit to 79-70 on a basket by McDade with 3:37 to play, but the Blue Jays salted the game away by making five free throws in the final two minutes. Church finished wih 14 points and five rebounds for Elizabethtown, while sophomore Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) tallied nine points and six rebounds. Junior Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) chalked up a game-high six assists while first-year student Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) came off the bench to add seven points and five assists in 18 minutes of action. Antwin Shuford posted 15 points, nine rebounds and five steals for the Monarchs, while Travis McBryde added 14 points, four boards and three blocks off the Methodist bench. The Monarchs shot 42.6 percent (26-for-61) from the field but canned 21-of-22 from the free-throw line. In the consolation game, Rutgers-Camden rallied from a 15-point first-half deficit to defeat Penn State Berks 64-59, behind a game-high 22 points from Banks including the go-ahead three-pointer with 58 seconds left in the regulation. Adam Fusco led Penn State Berks with 19 points, but the Lions committed 29 turnovers. At Elizabethtown, PA (Thompson Gymnasium) Consolation game All-tournament team: Mike Schatzmann (Etown), Mike Church (Etown), AB Lehmann
(Methodist), Billy McDade (Methodist), Bill Banks (Rutgers-Camden) Back to top 11/17/2007 Blue Jays fall to Washington (Md.) in non-conference meet ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING Washington College Sweeps Elizabethtown in Non-Conference Meet ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Washington College defeated Elizabethtown swimming in non-conference action Saturday afternoon at Alumni Pool, winning 128-69 in men's competition and 151.5-53.5 in women's action. For the men (2-4 overall), junior Chris Miller (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) posted two victories in the distance events, 1000 free (10:49.39) and 500 free (5:11.70). Sophomore Matt Drob (Strasburg, PA/Lampeter-Strasburg) added a victory for the Blue Jays in the 100 free (50.78). The Blue Jay women (2-4 overall) were led by sophomore Lindsay Riley (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) who posted a win in the 50 free (26.17). Men’s Team Score: Washington 128, Elizabethtown 69 200 medley relay: Amy Smith/Liz Thomas/Cailin Eisele/Rachel Glasser (W), 1:59.09 1000 free: Anna Green (W), 11:39.23 200 free: Megan Morse (W), 2:01.74 50 free: Lindsay Riley (E), 26.17 400 IM: Laura Lazenby (W), 5:08.86 100 fly: Rachel Glasser (W), 1:00.83 100 free: Kathy Gerhart (W), 57.57 100 back: Amy Smith (W), 1:05.63 500 free: Megan Morse (W), 5:26.85 100 breast: Andrea Cole (W), 1:13.95 200 free relay: Rachel Glasser/Megan Morse/Kathy Gerhart/Cailin Eisele (W), 1:45.13 Back to top 11/16/2007 Chad Piersol scores 23 points, leads Blue Jays to 88-54 Penn State ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown Advances to Days Inn Blue Jay Classic Finals With 88-54 Win Over Penn State Berks Rutgers-Camden/Methodist box score ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Senior Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) scored a career-high 23 points to lead five Elizabethtown College players in double figures as the Blue Jays opened the 2007-08 men's basketball season with an 88-54 victory over Penn State Berks in the opening round of the Days Inn East Blue Jay Classic at Thompson Gymnasium on Friday night. Piersol scored 15 points in the opening half as the Blue Jays (1-0 overall) led 45-23 at intermission and built their advantage over the Lions (0-1 overall) to as many as 35 points in the second half. Elizabethtown will host Methodist University in the championship game on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. after the Monarchs defeated Rutgers-Camden 64-50 in Friday's opening contest. Senior Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) added 15 points and sophomore Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) posted a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds for Elizabethtown, which never trailed in the contest. Elizabethtown took an early 20-5 lead as Piersol scored 13 points in the opening 5 minutes, 23 seconds of the game. Penn State Berks rallied to within 20-16 thanks to consecutive three-point plays by Steven Fulton, but the Blue Jays went on a 19-3 run to end the half and take a 45-23 lead to the locker room. In the second half, the Jays used a 14-3 run to build a 67-33 bulge with 12:46 to go, and the Lions would get no closer than 26 points the rest of the way. A pair of first-year players also reached double figures for the Blue Jays in the collegiate debuts, as Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) and Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) tallied 10 points apiece off the Etown bench. Adam Fusco led Penn State Berks with 11 points, six rebounds and four steals, but the Lions committed 30 turnovers and shot 37.7 percent (20-for-53) from the field in the game. Elizabethtown connected on 45.9 percent (28-for-61) from the floor and finished with a 43-40 edge in rebounds. At Elizabethtown, PA (Thompson Gymnasium) METHODIST UNIVERSITY 64, RUTGERS-CAMDEN 50 Back to top 11/15/2007 Elizabethtown to host Days Inn East Blue Jay Classic FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College to Host Days Inn East Blue Jay Classic on Friday and Saturday ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team will host the Days Inn East Blue Jay Classic beginning Friday night and concluding Saturday afternoon at Thompson Gymnasium. Tournament play begins Friday at 6:00 p.m. as Methodist University faces Rutgers-Camden, with the host Blue Jays taking on Penn State Berks at 8:00 p.m. The consolation game will be played at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, followed by the championship at 3:00 p.m. This is the seventh straight year that the Blue Jay Classic has served as Elizabethtown's season opener, and the 16th edition of the tournament overall. The Blue Jays have claimed six Classic titles, with the last coming in 2004. Each of the other three schools will be making its first appearance in the tournament. Elizabethtown (9-15) returns three starters from last year's squad, led by senior guard Mike Schatzmann who was the team's leading scorer last season at 11.0 points per game, while connecting on 33 three-pointers and sharing the team lead with 3.9 rebounds per contest. After opening last season with 11 consecutive losses, Penn State Berks (8-17) bounced back to compile an 8-6 record over their final 14 contests and earn a berth in the North Eastern Athletic Conference postseason tournament. Three starters are back from last year’s squad, including sophomore guard Adam Fusco who averaged 10.5 points per game and connected on a team-best 49 three-pointers. Rutgers-Camden (6-19) returns three starters from last year’s team, led by junior forward Antoine Miller and sophomore guard Joshua Askew who averaged 7.7 points per game apiece. Askew also led the squad with 59 steals and 50 assists, while Miller is the top returning rebounder at 4.5 boards per contest. Methodist (11-14) played an exhibition at Division I Western Carolina on Wednesday night and lost 87-76, with senior Billy McDade leading the team with 17 points and five rebounds. In all, the Monarchs placed four players in double figures, as senior guard Brian Lane added 15 points. Methodist shot 46.4 percent from the field and went 10-for-24 from three-point range. Admission to all games is free of charge, and live stats will be available on the Etown SportsNet web site at www.etown.edu/sports. DAYS INN EAST BLUE JAY CLASSIC Back to top 11/14/2007 Blue Jays picked sixth in Commonwealth Conference preseason poll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Men's Basketball Picked Sixth in Commonwealth Conference Preseason Coaches Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team was picked to finish sixth in the Commonwealth Conference during the upcoming season, as voted upon by the league's head coaches and released Thursday. The Blue Jays, who went 9-15 overall and 4-10 in the conference last season, return three starters for 18th-year head coach Bob Schlosser and tip off the 2007-08 season on Friday night at 8:00 p.m. against Penn State Berks in the opening round of the Days Inn East Blue Jay Classic at Thompson Gymnasium. Senior guard Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) was the Blue Jays' top scorer last season at 11.0 points per game, with senior swingman Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) averaging 9.6 points per contest. Voting on the preseason poll was extremely close, as four of the six teams received at least one first-place vote and the spread from top to bottom was just nine points. Widener University, which won the postseason title last season, earned 19 points and one first-place vote to capture the top spot in the poll, followed by Albright College (17 points, 3 firsts) and Lebanon Valley College (17 points, 1 first), Messiah College (15 points), Lycoming College (12 points) and Elizabethtown (10 points, 1 first). The Commonwealth Conference was realigned following the conclusion of last season, with the departure of Juniata College, Moravian College and Susquehanna University to the newly-formed Landmark Conference and the addition of Lycoming from the Freedom Conference. Back to top 11/14/2007 Elizabethtown gets win from Tim katzman to defeat Johns Hopkins 24-21 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING Elizabethtown Holds On For 24-21 Win over Johns Hopkins BALTIMORE, Md. --- Sophomore Tim Katzaman (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) earned a 6-2 decision at 285 pounds to break a 21-21 tie and give Elizabethtown College a 24-21 victory over Johns Hopkins University in non-conference wrestling action on Wednesday night. The Blue Jays (1-0 overall) led 21-0 with five bouts remaining before Johns Hopkins (0-1 overall) posted three straight pins and a decision to tie the match at 21-21 entering the final bout of the night, but Katzaman defeated Vincent Domestico to clinch the victory for Elizabethtown. Picking up pins for the Blue Jays were senior Pete Achilles (Geneva, NY/Geneva) at 125 pounds in 3:54 over Akshay Paintal and sophomore Terry Bartholomew (Point of Rocks, MD/Brunswick) at 141 pounds in 1:18 over Ben Kauffman. Earning decisions for Elizabethtown were first-year student Jarrod Cawley (Fleetwood, PA/Oley Valley) at 133 pounds by a 10-7 score over Xavier Mohammed, sophomore Bud Croswell (Newark, DE/Sanford School) at 149 pounds by a 10-5 score over Jim Crummlish, and junior Jereme Heisey (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) at 157 pounds by a 10-4 score over Eric Levenseller. At Baltimore, Md. Back to top 11/14/2007 Etown posts sweep of King's in MAC action, 103-54 (women) and 99-83 (men) ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING Elizabethtown Posts Sweep of King's in MAC Action, 103-54 (men) and 99-83 (women) WILKES-BARRE, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's and women's swimming teams posted a sweep of their Middle Atlantic Conference meet at King's College, with the men winning 99-83 and the women capturing a 103-54 victory. For the men (2-3 overall, 2-1 MAC), junior Chris Miller (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) won the 200 individual medley (2:05.79) and 100 free (52.75 seconds), sophomore Dan Provence (Brookhaven, PA/Penncrest) captured the 1000 free (11:43.97) and 500 free (5:35.44), and senior Darren DiObilda (Coatesville, PA/Malvern Prep) won the 50 free (24.22 seconds) and 100 fly (59.59 seconds). Sophomore Matt Drob (Strasburg, PA/Lampeter-Strasburg) added a victory in the 200 free (1:57.71) and senior Ryan Schutz (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) won the 100 back (1:03.90) as the Blue Jays won eight of 11 events over the Monarchs (0-3 overall, 0-2 MAC). In women's action, the Blue Jays (2-3 overall, 2-1 MAC) won the first eight events over the Lady Monarchs (1-3 overall, 1-2 MAC) before competing in exhibition mode for the final three events Junior Jenny Brizek (Sinking Spring, PA/Conrad Weiser) won the 200 free (2:09.86) and 100 fly (1:08.31) and sophomore Lindsay Riley (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) posted victories in the 50 free (26.04 seconds) and 100 back (1:05.62). Additional wins came from senior Lindsay Kollmeier (Sewell, NJ/Ursuline Academy) in the 1000 free (12:23.80), first-year student Courtney Kelly (Guilford, CT/Guilford) in the 200 individual medley (2:29.24) and first-year student Stephanie Hellman (Shrewsbury, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) in the 100 free (1:00.38). In the 200 medley relay, the quartet of sophomore Danielle Hopkins (Franklin, MA/Franklin), first-year student Molly Goldrick (Hampden, MA/Wilbraham & Monson), first-year student Rebecca Rose (Fort Washington, PA/Upper Dublin) and Hellman won in a time of 2:06.77. at Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Women’s Event Winners (all distances in yards): Back to top 11/13/2007 Kelly Downs and Stacey Wasserman named All-Mid Atlantic Region
Back to top 11/13/2007 2007-08 schedule now available 2008-09 Elizabethtown College Overall: 0-0; Commonwealth Conference: 0-0
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Back to top 11/13/2007 2007-08 season preview available 2007-08 Men's Basketball Preview After an uncharacteristic 9-15 season in 2006-07, the Elizabethtown College men's basketball team is fully prepared to return to its usual spot near the top of the Commonwealth Conference standings in 2007-08. The Blue Jays return two full-time starters and a part-time starter from last year's squad, but intend to rely on a core of senior leadership combined with several up-and-coming prospects to challenge for one of four postseason berths in the six-team league. Head coach Bob Schlosser begins his 18th season on the Elizabethtown bench with 264 career victories, and has a total of eight letterwinners among the 13 players who will suit up when the Blue Jays host Penn State Berks in the season-opening Days Inn East Blue Jay Classic on Friday, Nov. 16 at Thompson Gymnasium. Offensively, senior guard Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) was the team's leading scorer last season at 11.0 points per game, while connecting on 33 three-pointers and sharing the team lead with 3.9 rebounds per contest. Senior swingman Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) started 15 games last season and averaged 9.6 points per contest while hitting 24 three-pointers, and senior forward Bryce Rodgers (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) added 4.7 points and 3.3 rebounds per game while starting exactly half of the Blue Jays' 24 contests. Sophomore post player Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) is expected to be a factor in the paint for Elizabethtown, after averaging 4.7 points and 3.0 rebounds in 21 games as a reserve last season. Junior guard Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) will step into the starting point guard spot after averaging 2.1 points and 1.4 assists per game last year. Off the bench, sophomore forward Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) will play a regular role after scoring nine points and grabbing six rebounds in limited action last season. Senior guard Ben Schlosser (Elizabethtown, PA/Lancaster Catholic) and senior forward Nick Kennedy (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) will also see increased minutes this year off the Blue Jay bench. Also providing depth off the bench are senior forward Jordan Dirago (Wallkill, NY/Wallkill) and a pair of newcomers at guard in junior Matt Stein (Lawrenceville, NJ/Lawrence) and first-year student Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg). Fogel scored 1,572 points during his scholastic career and was a three-time All-Conference selection. Sophomore guard Chris Jones (Airville, PA/Kennard-Dale) and first-year guard Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) will also compete for minutes off the bench for the Blue Jays.Back to top 11/13/2007 Live stats of Elizabethtown home basketball game to be available on website FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College to Offer Live Stats of Home Men's and Women's Basketball Games ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Fans of Elizabethtown College's men's and women's basketball teams will be able to follow the Blue Jays on the Internet throughout the 2007-08 season, as in-game statistics for all home games will be available in real time via the Etown SportsNet web site at www.etown.edu/sports. Similar to services provided by major sports Web sites, the live stats software enables viewers to follow along via text play-by-play while the game statistics are continually updated as the game progresses. The men's basketball team opens its 2007-08 season on Friday, Nov. 16 by hosting Penn State Berks at 8:00 p.m. as part of the Days Inn East Blue Jay Classic at Thompson Gymnasium. Back to top 11/13/2007 2007-08 Schedule now available 2007-08 Elizabethtown College Overall: 11-14; Commonwealth Conference: 2-8 Back to top 11/13/2007 2007-08 Season Preview Available 2007-08 Women's Basketball Preview The Elizabethtown College women's basketball team has all the pieces in place to be a factor in the Commonwealth Conference during the 2007-08 season, which tips off on Saturday, Nov. 17 when the Blue Jays face FDU-Florham at Johns Hopkins University. The Blue Jays, who finished 13-11 overall and 5-9 in the conference a year ago, return all five starters and nine of the 12 members of last season's squad, which was eliminated from postseason contention on the final day of the season. Head coach Yvonne Kauffman begins her 38th season on the Blue Jay bench with 629 victories to rank third all-time among NCAA Division III coaches and 20th overall among coaches at all three levels of the NCAA. Aiding in the Blue Jays' efforts toward a playoff berth is the realignment of the Commonwealth Conference, which saw the league reduced from eight to six teams following the departure of Juniata College, Moravian College and Susquehanna University and the arrival of Lycoming College. The other item of interest for Blue Jay fans will be following senior guard Erin Walton (Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington County) as she chases the career point record at Elizabethtown. Walton enters her senior season with 1,293 points to rank 11th in program history, just 464 points behind the 1,757 points scored by All-American Page Lutz '84. Last season, Walton scored 501 points and averaged a conference-best 20.9 points per game for the Blue Jays en route to earning first-team All-Conference honors. She scored in double figures in all but one game last year, and surpassed the 20-point mark 13 times including five 30-point efforts. Walton also shot 86 percent (111-for-129) from the foul line including a 16-for-16 effort in a win over Susquehanna. Senior center Audrey Hitz (Lebanon, PA/Annville-Cleona) is a factor in the post for the Blue Jays, after averaging 8.8 points and leading the Commonwealth Conference with 10.5 rebounds per contest. She recorded six double-doubles last year, and pulled at least 10 boards in 14 contests including a 19-rebound effort against Widener University. Senior Amanda Reid (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth Area) added 5.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game from her power forward spot, while junior Jenn Montague (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) started 11 games in the frontcourt and finished with 5.3 points and 4.3 boards per contest. In the backcourt, junior Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) averaged 10.7 points and 4.3 rebounds per game for the Blue Jays. A starter in 13 of the team's 24 games, Quinn averaged 11.8 points per game as a starter and 9.4 per game off the bench. Quinn also led the Blue Jays with 35 three-pointers and 36 steals, while averaging 82.4 percent (42-for-51) from the foul line. She scored in double figures 14 times last year, including a 21-point effort against Trinity College. Junior guard Megan Romano (Jenkintown, PA/Jenkintown) started every game at the point and led the Blue Jays with 91 assists (3.8 per game) while averaging 4.9 points per game. Off the bench, sophomore guard Courtney Kofeldt (Coatesville, PA/Holy Spirit, NJ) is a three-point threat after connecting on 21 threes last season. Sophomore guard Ashley Toczylowski (Dupont, PA/Wyoming Seminary) and sophomore forward Ali Jury (Halifax, PA/Halifax) also saw regular action off the Blue Jay bench a year ago. A trio of first-year players will look to make an impact on the program: guards Gabrielle Whitley (Lititz, PA/Warwick) and Kirsti Larsen (Carlisle, PA/Boiling Springs) and forward Kaity Snyder (Catawissa, PA/Southern Columbia). Back to top 11/13/2007 Blue Jays picked to finish third in Commonwealth Conference preseason FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown Picked Third in Commonwealth Conference Women's Basketball Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's basketball team has been picked to finish third in the Commonwealth Conference, as voted upon by the league's six head coaches and released Tuesday. The Blue Jays return all five starters from last year's squad, which finished 13-11 overall and 5-9 in the conference under head coach Yvonne Kauffman, who begins her 38th season on the Elizabethtown sidelines with 629 career victories. Senior guard Erin Walton (Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington Regional) was a first-team All-Conference selection last year as she led the league in scoring at 20.9 points per game, while senior center Audrey Hitz (Lebanon, PA/Annville-Cleona) paced the conference in rebounding with 10.5 boards per contest. Three-time defending conference champion Messiah College received four first-place votes and 25 points to take the top spot in the poll, followed by Albright College (21 points, one first-place vote), Elizabethtown (14 points), Widener University (12 points), Lebanon Valley College (10 points) and Lycoming College (8 points). The Commonwealth Conference was realigned following the conclusion of last season, with the departure of Juniata College, Moravian College and Susquehanna University to the newly-formed Landmark Conference and the addition of Lycoming from the Freedom Conference. Back to top 11/13/2007 Live stats of Elizabethtown home basketball games to be available online FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College to Offer Live Stats of Home Men's and Women's Basketball Games ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Fans of Elizabethtown College's men's and women's basketball teams will be able to follow the Blue Jays on the Internet throughout the 2007-08 season, as in-game statistics for all home games will be available in real time via the Etown SportsNet web site at www.etown.edu/sports. Similar to services provided by major sports Web sites, the live stats software enables viewers to follow along via text play-by-play while the game statistics are continually updated as the game progresses. The men's basketball team opens its 2007-08 season on Friday, Nov. 16 by hosting Penn State Berks at 8:00 p.m. as part of the Days Inn East Blue Jay Classic at Thompson Gymnasium. Back to top 11/10/2007 Blue Jays compete at Monarch Invitational, Jereme Heisey finishes 4th Back to top 11/10/2007 Lycoming earns two victories over Etown in MAC meet ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING Elizabethtown Falls at Lycoming in MAC Swimming Action, 116-75 (men) and 118-80 (women) WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. --- Lycoming College posted a pair of swimming victories over Elizabethtown College in Middle Atlantic Conference action on Saturday afternoon, with the Warriors winning 116-75 in the men's meet and 118-80 in women's competition. For the men (1-3 overall, 1-1 MAC), junior Chris Miller (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) won the 200 free (1:52.82) and 500 free (5:09.11), sophomore Matt Drob (Strasburg, PA/Lampeter-Strasburg) captured the 100 free (50.57 seconds) and senior Dan McGuigan (Phoenixville, PA/Phoenixville) won the 200 breast (2:35.84). The Blue Jays also took the 200 free relay as the team of sophomore Kevin Smedman (Fort Montgomery, NY/James I. O'Neill), first-year student Kyle Ashe (Baltimore, MD/Archbishop Curley), sophomore Dan Provence (Brookhaven, PA/Penncrest) and senior Ryan Schutz (Pottstown, PA/Owen J. Roberts) won in 1:41.67. For the women (1-3 overall, 1-1 MAC), sophomore Lindsay Riley (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) earned victories in the 50 free (26.23 seconds) and 100 free (57.27 seconds), while the 200 free relay team of first-year student Stephanie Hellman (Shrewsbury, NJ/Red Bank Catholic), sophomore Laura Krieger (Danville, PA/Danville), senior Lindsay Kollmeier (Sewell, NJ/Ursuline Academy) and first-year student Courtney Kelly (Guilford, CT/Guilford) won in a time of 1:53.11. at Williamsport, Pa. Women’s Event Winners (all distances in yards): Back to top 11/10/2007 Union defeats Blue Jays 1-0 in NCAA opener ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOCCER Union Downs Elizabethtown 1-0 in NCAA Women's Soccer First-Round Match GENEVA, N.Y. --- Stephanie Cannuli scored midway through the first half as Union College defeated Elizabethtown College 1-0 in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer tournament at William Smith College on Saturday afternoon. The Dutchmen (16-4-0 overall) advance to play Worcester State College, which defeated previously unbeaten William Smith 2-0 in Saturday's opening contest, on Sunday afternoon. The Blue Jays (17-4-1 overall) outshot Union 17-13 and held a 7-5 edge in corner kicks, but were unable to solve Dutchmen keeper Melissa McDonald, who made five saves in the win. Union tallied the game's only goal at 26:54 when Cannuli scored her third goal of the season off an assist by Caitlin Cuozzo. Junior Angela Freeland (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) finished with six saves in goal for the Blue Jays. Elizabethtown (17-4-1) vs. Union (16-4-0) Shots: Elizabethtown 17, Union 13 Back to top 11/9/2007 Blue Jays close season with 3-0 loss to Haverford in NCAA second round
Back to top 11/8/2007 Kelly Downs named first-team Academic All-District in volleyball
Back to top 11/8/2007 Seven Blue Jays named All-Conference; Jenna Russo selected Player o.t. Year FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Seven Named to All-Commonwealth Conference Team; Jenna Russo Selected Player of the Year ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Junior forward Jenna Russo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park) was named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Year in women's soccer to lead a group of seven Elizabethtown College players earning All-Conference honors, as voted upon by the league's six head coaches and released Thursday. Senior midfielder Jenny Fromuth (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) and senior defender Jamie Alvanitakis (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) joined Russo on the first time, while junior forward Brooke Dotterer (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts), sophomore midfielder Erin Scott (West Chester, PA/Bishop Shanahan), senior defender Emily Gunter (Hockessin, DE/A.I. duPont) and junior defender Gretchen Geiger (Pilesgrove, NJ/Woodstown) were second-team choices. The Blue Jays carry a 17-3-1 overall record into the NCAA Division III tournament, where they will play Union College in a first-round match on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at William Smith College. Russo was named to the first team for the second straight season after being a second-team selection in 2005. She led the Blue Jays with 10 goals and nine assists for 29 points in 19 matches, scored at least one point in nine straight matches from Sept. 20 through Oct. 16 and registered at least one point in 15 matches this year. She is the first Blue Jay to earn conference Player of the Year honors since Dina Jingoli shared the award in 2000, and the first outright Player of the Year since Meredith Uber was honored in 1999. Fromuth, also a repeat selection to the first team, tallied seven goals and six assists while starting all 21 matches. Three of her goals were game-winners in 1-0 victories for the Blue Jays. Alvanitakis was a second-team pick last season, and picked up four assists while starting every game at right back. Three of her assists came on game-winning goals for the Blue Jays. Dotterer is a second-team selection after earning first-team honors in each of her first two years. She scored 10 goals, including five game-winners, and added seven assists for 27 points. Her hat trick gave the Blue Jays a 3-2 overtime win at Lebanon Valley on Oct. 13. Scott scored four goals and added two assists for 10 points while starting all 21 games for the Blue Jays. She scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Widener University on Oct. 20. Gunter was a first-team selection last season and started all 21 games at center back. She contributed one assist on offense, and helped the Blue Jay defense post 15 shutouts to tie a program record set in 1997. Geiger also started all 21 games at left back, and had a career day against Susquehanna University on Oct. 10 with a hat trick in a 4-0 victory. Along with Alvanitakis and Gunter, she helped the Blue Jays compile a 0.65 goals against average on the year. Messiah College claimed the other major awards, as Erin Hench was named Rookie of the Year and Scott Frey took Coach of the Year honors. Back to top 11/8/2007 Etown to face Union in NCAA first-round match FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown to Face Union in First Round of NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Tournament ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's soccer team will play Union (N.Y.) College in the first round of the NCAA Division III tournament on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. on the campus of William Smith College in Geneva, N.Y. The Blue Jays (17-3-1 overall) are making their second straight appearance in the NCAA playoffs and sixth in program history after earning an at-large bid following a 3-0 loss at Messiah College in the Commonwealth Conference championship match. Last year, Elizabethtown defeated Richard Stockton College and Montclair State University in overtime in the first two rounds of the tournament before falling to Virginia Wesleyan College in the third round. The Dutchwomen (15-4-0 overall) are appearing in the NCAA tournament for the eighth time in the last nine years and earned an at-large bid following a 2-1 loss to Hamilton College in the Liberty League semifinals. The winner of Saturday's match will advance to a second-round match on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. against the winner of Saturday's first match between host William Smith (17-0-1 overall) and Worcester State College (14-5-0 overall). Admission is $6 for general admission, $3 for students (including college students with a valid identification) and senior citizens, $2 for children ages 3 to 12, and free for children under 3. Elizabethtown, which set school records with an 11-game winning streak and 17-game unbeaten streak this season, is led by junior Jenna Russo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park), who was named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Year after leading the Blue Jays with 10 goals and nine assists for 29 points in 19 matches. Junior Brooke Dotterer (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) added 10 goals and seven assists for 27 points and senior Jenny Fromuth (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) tallied seven goals and six assists for the Blue Jays, who outscored their opponents by a 45-14 margin. On defense, the quartet of seniors Jamie Alvanitakis (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) and Emily Gunter (Hockessin, DE/A.I. duPont) along with juniors Carly Hoskins (Bangor, PA/Bangor) and Gretchen Geiger (Pilesgrove, NJ/Woodstown) helped limit opponents to just over six shots per match. All four defenders were named Commonwealth Conference Defender of the Week at various points during the season, along with junior goalkeeper Angela Freeland (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee), who went 11-2-1 with eight shutouts and a 0.81 goals against average in 16 starts for the Blue Jays. The Dutchwomen are led by first-year student Katie McLean, who scored 13 goals and added four assists for 30 points, while sophomore Allison Cuozzo (9 goals, 7 assists for 25 points) and senior Caitlin Cuozzo (6 goals, 9 assists for 21 points) also contributed to a Union offense that averaged 2.8 goals per game. Sophomore Melissa McDonald started all 19 games in goal for the Dutchwomen and finished with seven shutouts and a 0.61 goals against average. The teams have never met in women's soccer, and share just one common opponent this season in Gettysburg College. Elizabethtown posted a 3-0 road win on Oct. 3 while Union defeated the Bullets 2-0 in the Heron Cup at William Smith on Sept. 9. Back to top 11/8/2007 Elizabethtown defeats Neumann 3-0 in NCAA first-round match
Back to top 11/7/2007 Jamie Alvanitakis named second-team Academic All-District FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jamie Alvanitakis Named Second-Team Academic All-District in Women's Soccer ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior Jamie Alvanitakis (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) has been named to the ESPN The Magazine College Division Academic All-District Second Team in women's soccer, as voted upon by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Alvanitakis, a defender, is an elementary education major with a 3.80 cumulative grade-point average. She has started all 20 matches for the Blue Jays, recording four assists, and has been a key part of an Elizabethtown defense that yielded just five goals in its first 20 games and tied a school record with 15 shutouts on the season. Off the field, Alvanitakis is a member of the Kappa Delta Pi education honor society and is a College Scholar. She plans to serve as a student-teacher during the spring semester. To be nominated for the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America program, a student-athlete must be of at least sophomore academic standing with a 3.2 or higher cumulative grade-point average and be a starter or significant reserve. Back to top 11/6/2007 Elizabethtown to face Neumann in first round of NCAA tournament
Back to top 11/4/2007 Blue Jays gain automatic bid to NCAA tournament, to play Neumann
Back to top 11/4/2007 Etown earns NCAA tournament berth FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown Volleyball, Women's Soccer Teams Earn NCAA Division III Tournament Berths ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College volleyball and women's soccer have been selected to compete in the NCAA Division III playoffs, which begin this week. The volleyball team (31-6 overall) will compete in regional action at Haverford College, and will face Neumann College in their opening-round match at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8. Elizabethtown earned an automatic bid after winning the Commonwealth Conference postseason championship. It is the Blue Jays' first NCAA bid since 1986 and the second in program history. The women's soccer team (17-3-1 overall) will face Union College on Saturday, Nov. 10 at 1:30 p.m. in a first-round match at William Smith College. The Blue Jays received an at-large bid after advancing to the Commonwealth Conference finals. The Blue Jays will be making their second straight appearance in the NCAA tournament and the sixth overall in program history. Back to top 11/3/2007 Blue Jays blanked 3-0 at Messiah in Commonwealth finals ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOCCER Messiah Shuts Out Elizabethtown 3-0 to Capture Commonwealth Conference Championship GRANTHAM, Pa. --- Stef Rowe scored a pair of goals to lead Messiah College to a 3-0 victory over Elizabethtown College in the Commonwealth Conference women's soccer championship match on Saturday evening. Emily Cope added a goal for the second-ranked Falcons (19-0-0 overall), who avenged a 1-0 loss to the 17th-ranked Blue Jays in last year's title match. With the victory, Messiah earns an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs, while Elizabethtown (17-3-1 overall) will await an at-large bid. Rowe opened the scoring at 13:12 with an unassisted goal, and extended the Messiah lead to 2-0 at 56:12 off an assist from tournament Most Valuable Player Avie Fitzgerald. Cope added an insurance goal with 1:51 remaining in the second half with an assist to Rachel Horning. The Falcons held a 22-6 edge in shots and a 6-4 advantage in corner kicks over the Blue Jays. Junior Angela Freeland (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) finished with six saves in goal for the Blue Jays, while Brindley Beckwith made four stops for the Falcons. Elizabethtown (17-3-1) vs. Messiah (19-0-0) Shots: Elizabethtown 6, Messiah 22 Back to top 11/3/2007 Dickinson sinks Etown in men's and women's action ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING Elizabethtown Falls in Non-Conference Meet at Dickinson, 147-56 (men) and 159-45 (women) CARLISLE, Pa. --- In their second meet in less than 24 hours, the Elizabethtown College swimming teams took on Dickinson College on Saturday afternoon, with the host Red Devils winning 147-56 in the men's meet and 159-45 in the women's meet. For the Blue Jay men (1-1 overall), junior Chris Miller (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) won the 1000 freestyle in 10:57.22 and the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:11.70. For the women (1-1 overall), first-year student Stephanie Hellman (Shrewsbury, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) was the top individual finisher as she took second in the 100 freestyle with a time of 58.03 seconds. at Carlisle, Pa. Women’s Event Winners (all distances in yards): Back to top 11/3/2007 Etown sweeps Lebanon Valley to clinch Commonwealth title
Back to top 11/2/2007 Blue Jays sweep Arcadia in season opener, 124-60 (men) and 147-57 (women) ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING Elizabethtown Opens 2007-08 Season With Sweep of Arcadia, 124-60 (men) and 147-57 (women) ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's and women's swimming teams kicked off their 2007-08 schedule with victories over Middle Atlantic Conference newcomer Arcadia University. The Blue Jay men posted a 124-60 victory while the women were victorious by a score of 147-57. For the men, sophomore Matt Drob (Strasburg, PA/Lampeter-Strasburg) and junior Chris Miller (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) each picked up a pair of victories, with Drob winning the 50 free (23.20 seconds) and the 100 free (52.35 seconds) and Miller taking the 200 free (1:54.16) and 500 free (5:14.76). Sophomore Dan Provence (Brookhaven, PA/Penncrest) won the 1000 free (12:04.79), senior Darren DiObilda (Coatesville, PA/Malvern Prep) took the 100 fly (1:00.95), and junior Tim Donahue (Hatfield, PA/Lansdale Catholic) picked up the victory in the 100 breast (1:07.06). The Blue Jays (1-0 overall, 1-0 MAC) also posted a win in the 200 free relay, as the team of sophomore Kevin Smedman (Fort Montgomery, NY/James I. O'Neill), Miller, DiObilda and Drob won with a time of 1:38.44. For the women, junior Laura Quigley (Yardley, PA/Pennsbury) along with sophomores Kara Geiger (Zionsville, PA/Emmaus) and Lindsay Riley (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) each picked up a pair of wins for the Blue Jays (1-0 overall, 1-0 MAC). Quigley captured the 500 free (6:09.93) and 1000 free (12:25.27), Geiger won the 100 free (1:00.22) and 200 free (2:10.53) and Riley was victorious in the 50 free (26.61 seconds) and 100 back (1:05.70). Junior Jenny Brizek (Sinking Spring, PA/Conrad Weiser) also earned a win for the Blue Jays, coming home first in the 200 individual medley (2:25.63), while first-year student Molly Goldrick (Hampden, MA/Wilbraham & Monson Academy) captured the 100 breast with a time of 1:19.57. In relays, the Blue Jays picked up a win in the 200 free relay as first-year student Courtney Kelly (Guilford, CT/Guilford), sophomore Laura Krieger (Danville, PA/Danville), first-year student Stephanie Hellman (Shrewsbury, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) and Riley won with a time of 1:51.02. at Elizabethtown, Pa. Women’s Event Winners (all distances in yards): Back to top 11/1/2007 Blue Jays to play at Messiah on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. in Commonwealth final FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Three Elizabethtown College Teams to Play for Commonwealth Conference Championships ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Three Elizabethtown College teams will compete for Commonwealth Conference championships on Saturday, as men's soccer and women's soccer will play at Messiah College and volleyball will host Lebanon Valley College. Men's soccer (14-5-0 overall) will play at Messiah at 1:00 p.m. in search of their second consecutive Commonwealth title. The Blue Jays, who are making their fifth straight appearance in the championship match, defeated Lycoming College 3-0 in semifinal action on Wednesday. Volleyball (30-6 overall) hosts Lebanon Valley at 2:00 p.m. looking for its first-ever conference championship in its fourth trip to the finals. The Blue Jays defeated Widener University 3-0 in the semifinals on Wednesday night to advance to the championship for the second straight year. Women's soccer (17-2-1 overall) plays at Messiah at 6:00 p.m. in a rematch of last year's title match, which the Blue Jays won by a 1-0 score. Elizabethtown earned its sixth trip to the league finals with a 3-1 win over Widener in the semifinals on Tuesday. Admission to all conference postseason events is $5.00 for adults, $4.00 for seniors and $2.00 for students while children under age 6 are admitted free. Each winner of Saturday's events is guaranteed a berth in next week's NCAA Division III playoffs. Back to top 11/1/2007 Blue Jays to host Lebanon Valley on Saturday at 2 in Commonwealth finals
Back to top 10/31/2007 Etown advances to Commonwealth finals with 3-0 win over Widener
Back to top 10/31/2007 Blue Jays place 4 on All Conference Team; Downs named Player of the Year
Back to top 10/31/2007 Three Blue Jays named to All-Commonwealth Conference team FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown Places Three on All-Commonwealth Conference Field Hockey Team ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College field hockey team has placed three players on the All-Commonwealth Conference team, as voted upon by the league's five head coaches and released Wednesday. Sophomore defender Caitlin Smith (Haddonfield, NJ/Bishop Eustace Prep) was a first-team selection while junior forward Megan Angstadt (Oley, PA/Oley Valley) and sophomore forward Brenna Noon (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) were selected to the second team. The trio led the Blue Jays to an 11-7 overall record and third place in the Commonwealth Conference with a 2-2 mark under fourth-year head coach Sharon Sweger entering Wednesday's conference playoff game at Messiah College. Smith started all 18 games on defense and recorded one goal and one assist for three points. She helped the Blue Jays to a team goals against average of 1.55 and six shutouts during the season. Angstadt, a three-year starter and second-team All-Conference selection last season, led the Blue Jays with career highs of 10 goals and 10 assists for 30 points in 18 games. She scored five goals and added two assists in four conference matches, and among her four two-goal games was an overtime goal in a 3-2 win at Swarthmore College on Sept. 20. In 58 career matches, Angstadt has scored 20 goals and dished out 18 assists for a total of 58 points, while scoring six game-winning goals. Noon, a two-year starter, finished the regular season with nine goals and two assists for 20 points. She scored an overtime goal in the Blue Jays' 2-1 win at Widener University on Oct. 13 and tallied a hat trick in a 4-1 win at Vassar College on Sept. 29. In 40 career matches, Noon has 14 goals and six assists for a total of 34 points, while scoring four game-winning goals. Back to top 10/31/2007 Messiah rallies for 4-3 overtime win in Commonwealth semifinals ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Messiah Ends Elizabethtown's Season in Overtime, 4-3 GRANTHAM, Pa. --- Lisa Strausbaugh scored 2:57 into overtime to lead Messiah College over Elizabethtown College 4-3 in Commonwealth Conference semifinal field hockey action on Wednesday afternoon. Nikki Bailey scored a pair of goals for the Falcons (15-4), who will travel to Lebanon Valley College for the conference championship on Saturday afternoon. Junior Megan Angstadt (Oley, PA/Oley Valley) scored her first goal 5:56 into the game to give the Blue Jays (11-8) a 1-0 lead. Junior Andrea Miles (Phoenix, MD/Notre Dame Prep) scored 6:20 into the second half to put Elizabethtown up 2-0. Messiah College battled back on Bailey’s first goal at the 41:27 mark, and Lindsey Hunter tied the score 2-2 with 19:50 left in regulation. Junior Sarah McFarland (Ambler, PA/Wissahickon) scored for Elizabethtown off an assist from junior Tiffany Vogel (Annville, PA/Palmyra) to give the Blue Jays a 3-2 lead with 11:25 left to play. Bailey’s second goal came with 3:49 left in regulation to tie the match and force overtime, where Strausbaugh scored the game-winner. Messiah finished with a 27-8 advantage in shots and a 16-1 edge in penalty corners over Elizabethtown. First-year student Laura Ressler (Media, PA/Delaware County Christian) made 18 saves for the Blue Jays, while Ashley Mowery made four stops for the Falcons. Messiah (15-4) vs. Elizabethtown (11-8) SCORING SUMMARY: Shots: Messiah 27, Elizabethtown 8 Back to top 10/30/2007 Blue Jays to play at Messiah in Commonwealth semifinal on Wednesday FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown Men's Soccer, Field Hockey Teams on the Road for Conference Playoff Matches ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's soccer and field hockey teams will open the Commonwealth Conference playoffs on the road Wednesday afternoon. In men's soccer, the third-seeded Blue Jays (13-5 overall, 3-2 Commonwealth) will travel to second-seeded Lycoming College (13-4-1 overall, 3-2 Commonwealth) for a 3:00 p.m. match while the third-seeded field hockey squad (11-7 overall, 2-2 Commonwealth) will play at second-seeded Messiah College (14-4 overall, 3-1 Commonwealth) at 4:00 p.m. The men's soccer team won two road matches to capture the Commonwealth Conference championship last season, earning shutout wins at Messiah (1-0) and former conference member Susquehanna University (2-0). Lycoming earned the second seed in the tournament by virtue of their 2-1 win over Elizabethtown at home on Oct. 17. The Warriors have won five of their last six matches entering the postseason, while the Blue Jays have split their last six contests after opening the season with a 10-2 record. The winner of Wednesday's match will face the winner of the other semifinal between top-seeded Messiah and fourth-seeded Albright College on Saturday in the conference championship match, with the winner gaining an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament. The field hockey squad has played a challenging schedule, with six of their seven losses coming to teams ranked in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III Top 20 at some point during the season, including five to currently-ranked teams. In their regular-season meeting with Messiah, the Blue Jays fell 3-2 in overtime at home. The Falcons have won four straight matches and are currently ranked 10th in the NFHCA Division III poll. Wednesday's winner will play on Saturday at top-seeded Lebanon Valley in the Commonwealth Conference title match, with the champion earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament. Admission to either match is $5.00 for adults, $4.00 for seniors and $2.00 for students while children under age 6 are admitted free. Back to top 10/30/2007 Etown defeats Widener 3-1 in Commonwealth semifinals ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOCCER Elizabethtown Advances to Commonwealth Conference Women's Soccer Finals with 3-1 Win Over Widener ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Junior Brooke Dotterer (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) scored a goal and added an assist as Elizabethtown College defeated Widener University 3-1 in Commonwealth Conference women's soccer semifinal action at Ira R. Herr Field on Tuesday night.
Senior Jenny Fromuth (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) and junior Jenna Russo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park) also scored for the 17th-ranked Blue Jays (17-2-1 overall), who will face Messiah College on the road in Saturday's Commonwealth Conference title game after the Falcons defeated Lebanon Valley in Tuesday's other semifinal game. Caryinna Yenchak scored with 2:36 left for the Pride (14-5-1 overall), who fell to the Blue Jays in the conference semifinals for the second consecutive season. Elizabethtown is seeking its second straight Commonwealth Conference championship and fifth conference title overall. Fromuth gave the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead at 32:55 when she corralled a loose ball in the box and blasted home her seventh goal of the season. In the second half, Russo tallied her 10th goal of the year when Dotterer intercepted a goal kick and fed Russo for the goal at 56:01 to give Elizabethtown a 2-0 lead. Dotterer capped the scoring at 65:03 with her 10th goal of the season off an assist by sophomore Erin Scott (West Chester, PA/Bishop Shanahan). Yenchak scored her ninth goal of the year for Widener off a pass from Sam Hand. Elizabethtown finished with a 16-5 edge in shots and a 13-4 advantage in corner kicks over Widener. Junior Angela Freeland (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) moved to 11-1-1 on the season for the Blue Jays by making one save, while Alee Gunter finished with five saves for the Pride. Widener (14-5-1) vs. Elizabethtown (17-2-1) Shots: Widener 5, Elizabethtown 16 Back to top 10/30/2007 Etown to host Widener in Commonwealth semifinals on Wednesday night
Back to top 10/29/2007 Blue Jays to host Widener in Commonwealth semifinals on Tuesday FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown to Host Widener in Commonwealth Conference Women's Soccer Semifinal Match ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's soccer team will host Widener University in the Commonwealth Conference semifinalson Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 6:00 p.m. at Ira R. Herr Field. The Blue Jays (16-2-1 overall, 4-1-0 Commonwealth) are the second seed in the four-team tournament, while the visiting Pride (14-4-1 overall, 3-2-0 Commonwealth) are the third seed. The winner of Tuesday's match will play on Saturday against the winner of the other semifinal between top-seeded Messiah College and Lebanon Valley College for the conference championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament. Admission to the match is $5.00 for adults, $4.00 for seniors and $2.00 for students while children under age 6 are admitted free. Elizabethtown defeated Widener 1-0 in the teams' regular-season meeting in Elizabethtown on Oct. 20 on a second-half goal by sophomore Erin Scott. The teams also met in last year's Commonwealth Conference semifinals, with the Blue Jays earning a 2-0 win behind a pair of goals by Jenna Russo en route to the conference championship. The Blue Jays, who set program records with an 11-game winning streak and 17-game unbeaten streak during the regular season, are led by Russo and fellow junior Brooke Dotterer who have scored nine goals apiece this season, along with senior Jenny Fromuth who has netted six goals. The Elizabethtown defense has been stingy all season, allowing just five goals in the first 18 matches including 15 shutouts. Junior Angela Freeland is 10-1-1 with a 0.62 goals against average and eight shutouts in 14 starts this year. Widener is led by Sam Baer, who has scored 15 goals and dished out 12 assists this season. Baer, who has scored eight game-winning goals, did not play against the Blue Jays in their regular-season meeting due to injury. Melanie Miller (nine goals), Caryinna Yenchak (eight goals) and Sam Hand (seven goals) also led a potent Pride attack that accumulated 61 goals in 19 matches. Alee Gunter has started all 19 matches in goal for Widener and has compiled a 0.60 goals against average and .833 save percentage.
Back to top 10/28/2007 2nd-ranked Lebanon Valley takes top spot in conference with 5-2 win over Bl ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY 2nd-Ranked Lebanon Valley Wraps Up Perfect Regular Season with 5-2 Win over Elizabethtown ANNVILLE, Pa. --- Second-ranked Lebanon Valley College finished off a perfect regular season with a 5-2 victory over Elizabethtown College in Commonwealth Conference field hockey action on Sunday afternoon. Five different players scored for the Dutchmen (19-0 overall, 4-0 Commonwealth), who will host the Commonwealth Conference championship game on Saturday against the winner of Wednesday's playoff match between the Blue Jays (11-7 overall, 2-2 Commonwealth) and host Messiah College. Lebanon Valley led 3-0 at halftime behind goals by Alex Wolfe at 4:47, Christine Schairer at 24:50 on a penalty stroke and Shauna Enck at 32:00. The Blue Jays got on the scoreboard at 47:49 when junior Megan Angstadt (Oley, PA/Oley Valley) tallied her 10th goal of the season off an assist by junior Tiffany Vogel (Annville, PA/Palmyra). Lebanon Valley answered with goals by Shelly Lobach at 48:38 and Sarah Bevens at 51:28 to take a 5-1 lead before Vogel capped off the scoring with her sixth goal of the year with 5:49 left in the contest. Lebanon Valley held a 10-2 edge in shots in the contest, and took eight penalty corners to six by Elizabethtown.First-year student Laura Ressler (Media, PA/Delaware County Christian) made one save in goal for the Blue Jays while Caitlin Baro finished without a stop for the Dutchmen. Elizabethtown (11-7, 2-2 CC) vs. Lebanon Valley (19-0, 4-0 CC) Corners: Elizabethtown 6, Lebanon Valley 8 Saves: Elizabethtown 1 (Laura Ressler 1), Lebanon Valley 0 (Caitlin Baro 0) Back to top 10/27/2007 Second-ranked Messiah ends Etown's unbeaten streak, 5-2 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOCCER Messiah Ends Elizabethtown's Unbeaten Streak in Battle of Top 25 Teams, 5-2 GRANTHAM, Pa. --- Erin Hench scored a pair of goals as second-ranked Messiah College locked up the top seed in next week's Commonwealth Conference women's soccer playoffs with a 5-2 win over 18th-ranked Elizabethtown College on Saturday night. The Falcons (17-0 overall, 5-0 Commonwealth) scored five unanswered goals to overcome an early 1-0 deficit and snap the Blue Jays' 11-game winning streak and 17-game unbeaten streak, both school records. Despite the loss, Elizabethtown (16-2-1 overall, 4-1 Commonwealth) will be the second seed in the conference tournament and will host Widener University on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. at Ira R. Herr Field in a semifinal match. The Blue Jays took a 1-0 lead just 8:44 into the contest as junior Jenna Russo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park) tallied her ninth goal of the season off an assist by sophomore Christina Sheppard (Millville, NJ/Millville). Messiah tied the game at 1-1 at 26:28 on a goal by Amanda Naeher, and went ahead 2-1 at 35:42 as Hench scored the first of her two goals off an assist by Katie Hoffsmith. In the second half, the Falcons extended their lead to 3-1 at 55:09 on a goal by Emily Cope, then Hench pushed the Messiah lead to 4-1 at 65:15. Avie Fitzgerald wrapped up the scoring for Messiah at 67:09, and the Blue Jays tallied the final goal of the night at 80:13 when first-year student Mallory Murphy (Pottsville, PA/Pottsville) scored her third goal of the year. Messiah finished with a 17-5 edge in shots and a 6-1 advantage in corner kicks over Elizabethtown. Junior Angela Freeland (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) played the first 71 minutes in goal for the Blue Jays and made three saves, before yielding to first-year student Kristen Kelly (Bensalem, PA/Villa Joseph Marie), who made one stop. Brindley Beckwith tallied two saves for the Falcons. Elizabethtown (16-2-1, 4-1-0 Comm.) at Messiah (17-0-0, 5-0-0 Comm.) Shots: Elizabethtown 5, Messiah 17 Back to top 10/27/2007 Blue Jays pick up 2 more wins at Messiah Invitational
Back to top 10/26/2007 Etown wins first two matches at Messiah Invitational
Back to top 10/25/2007 Blue Jays set school record with 11th straight win, defeating Albright 4-0 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOCCER Elizabethtown Sets School Record With 11th Straight Win, Defeating Albright 4-0 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's soccer team set a school record with its 11th consecutive victory as the Blue Jays defeated Albright College 4-0 in Commonwealth Conference action on Thursday evening at Ira R. Herr Field.
The 18th-ranked Blue Jays (16-1-1 overall, 4-0-0 Commonwealth) broke the school record of 10 straight wins set twice previously, and extended the school mark for consecutive games without a loss to 17. Etown also posted its 15th shutout of the season to tie the school record set in 1997. Junior Brooke Dotterer (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) finished with a goal and an assist, while junior Jenna Russo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park) notched a pair of assists for the Blue Jays, who earned their eighth consecutive home shutout win.
Elizabethtown went ahead 1-0 with 11:30 elapsed in the contest as Dotterer scored her ninth goal of the year and fifth game-winner off assists by Russo and senior Jamie Alvanitakis (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove). Sophomore Erin Scott (West Chester, PA/Bishop Shanahan) extended the Blue Jay lead to 2-0 at 30:32 with her fourth goal of the season on a cross by Dotterer. The duo connected for an identical goal in Etown's 1-0 win over Widener University on Saturday afternoon. In the second half, sophomore Christina Sheppard (Millville, NJ/Millville) tallied her first goal of the season at 47:26 off a crossing pass by Russo, and first-year student Paige Minka (Avondale, PA/Kennett) wrapped up the scoring at 71:50 with her second goal of the year on a 30-yard blast. The Blue Jays held a 20-2 edge in shots and an 8-0 advantage in corner kicks over the Lions (8-9-1 overall, 1-3-0 Commonwealth). Junior Angela Freeland (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) improved to 10-0-1 on the season for the Blue Jays as she did not make a save to post her eighth shutout of the year, while Jess Schmura made seven stops for the Lions. Albright (8-9-1, 1-3-0 Comm.) vs. Elizabethtown (16-1-1, 4-0-0 Comm.) Shots: Albright 2, Elizabethtown 20 Back to top 10/24/2007 Blue Jays cap off perfect league schedule with 3-0 win over Lycoming
Back to top 10/23/2007 Etown remains 18th in NSCAA Division III poll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Women's Soccer Remains 18th in NSCAA Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- For the second consecutive week, the Elizabethtown College women's soccer team is ranked 18th in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas Division III national poll, which was released on Tuesday. The Blue Jays (15-1-1 overall, 3-0-0 Commonwealth) are in the midst of a school-record 16-game unbeaten streak and have won each of their last 10 matches to equal the school record set in 1996. Elizabethtown wraps up its regular season this week by hosting Albright College on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. before traveling to second-ranked and undefeated Messiah College on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. Back to top 10/23/2007 Overtime goal gives 10th-ranked Messiah 3-2 win over Etown ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Overtime Goal Gives 10th-Ranked Messiah 3-2 Victory Over Elizabethtown ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Lindsey Hunter scored her second goal of the match 6:13 into overtime as 10th-ranked Messiah College defeated Elizabethtown College 3-2 in Commonwealth Conference field hockey action at Wolf Field on Tuesday afternoon. Hunter batted home the second of two shots by Beth Sandowich as the Falcons (10-4 overall, 2-1 Commonwealth) overcame a 1-0 halftime deficit to take a 2-1 lead, only to see junior Megan Angstadt (Oley, PA/Oley Valley) force overtime with her second goal of the day with 18:23 remaining in regulation. The Blue Jays (11-6 overall, 2-1 Commonwealth) took a 1-0 lead with 9:40 left in the first half as Angstadt scored her eighth goal of the season off a pass from first-year student Julie Foster (Reading, PA/Oley Valley). Messiah tied the game 6:46 into the second half on a goal by Elizabeth Ziegler, and went ahead 2-1 on Hunter's first goal of the day with 23:45 left on an assist by Nikki Bailey. Angstadt knotted the match with her ninth goal of the season midway through the second half, and the Falcons defended a Blue Jay penalty corner with no time remaining to force overtime. Messiah finished with a 15-4 advantage in shots and a 17-6 edge in penalty corners over Elizabethtown. First-year student Laura Ressler (Media, PA/Delaware County Christian) finished with nine saves for the Blue Jays, while Ashley Mowery made four stops for the Falcons. Messiah (10-4, 2-1) vs. Elizabethtown (11-6, 2-1) Shots: Messiah 15, Elizabethtown 6 Back to top 10/22/2007 Jamie Alvanitakis named Commonwealth Conference Defender of the Week FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jamie Alvanitakis Named Commonwealth Conference Defender of the Week in Women's Soccer ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior Jamie Alvanitakis (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) has been named the Commonwealth Conference Defender of the Week in women's soccer for the week ending Oct. 20, the conference office announced Monday. Alvanitakis was a key part of a Blue Jay defense that posted a pair of 1-0 Commonwealth Conference victories last week over Lycoming and Widener while allowing a total of two shots in 180 minutes of action. With the wins, the Blue Jays have tied a program record with 10 straight victories, extended the program record for consecutive games without a loss to 16, and recorded 14 shutouts on the year to move within one of the school record. Alvanitakis has joined fellow starting defenders Emily Gunter, Carly Hoskins and Gretchen Geiger and starting goalkeeper Angela Freeland as Defender of the Week honorees this season. The Blue Jays (15-1-1 overall, 3-0-0 Commonwealth) host Albright College on Thursday evening at 6:00 p.m.Back to top 10/20/2007 Megan Angstadt and Tiffany Vogel score twice to lead Blue Jays to 6-0 win o ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Elizabethtown Blanks Albright 6-0 on Homecoming Behind Angstadt's Two Goals, Two Assists ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Junior Megan Angstadt (Oley, PA/Oley Valley) scored two goals and added two assists during a five-goal first-half outburst as Elizabethtown College defeated Albright College 6-0 in Commonwealth Conference field hockey action at Wolf Field on Saturday afternoon.
Junior Tiffany Vogel (Annville, PA/Palmyra) scored twice in a span of 1 minute, 7 seconds as the Blue Jays (11-5 overall, 2-0 Commonwealth) scored five times in a span of 6 minutes, 4 seconds midway through the first half to take a 5-0 lead. Sophomores Brenna Noon (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) and Courtney Beck (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) also scored for Elizabethtown, which has posted victories on each of the last six Saturdays. Vogel scored at 12:19 and again at 13:26 off assists from Angstadt, who in turn scored at 14:27 off an assist by junior Andrea Miles (Phoenix, MD/Notre Dame Prep) to give the Blue Jays a 3-0 lead.
Noon added her ninth goal of the year at 15:58 from first-year student Julie Foster (Reading, PA/Oley Valley), and Angstadt scored her seventh of the year at 18:23 to push the Blue Jay lead to 5-0 at halftime. Beck closed out the scoring with 8:27 left as she netted her third goal of the year from sophomore Martina White (Philadelphia, PA/Villa Joseph Marie). Elizabethtown finished with a 14-5 edge in shots and a 5-4 advantage in penalty corners over the Lions (7-9 overall, 0-3 Commonwealth). First-year student Laura Ressler (Media, PA/Delaware County Christian) notched her second shutout of the season for the Blue Jays by making five saves, while Min-Hee Lee made six saves for the Lions. Albright (7-9, 0-3 Comm.) vs. Elizabethtown (11-5, 2-0 Comm.) Shots: Albright 5, Elizabethtown 14 Back to top 10/20/2007 Erin Scott's second-half goal gives Blue Jays 1-0 win over Widener ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOCCER Elizabethtown Wins 10th Straight, Extends Unbeaten Streak to 16 With 1-0 Homecoming Win over Widener ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Sophomore Erin Scott (West Chester, PA/Bishop Shanahan) scored the winning goal with 16:23 remaining in the second half to lift 18th-ranked Elizabethtown College to a 1-0 victory over Widener University in Commonwealth Conference women's soccer action at Ira R. Herr Field on Saturday afternoon.
Scott blasted home a shot from junior Brooke Dotterer (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) for her third goal of the season as the Blue Jays (15-1-1 overall, 3-0-0 Commonwealth) tied a program record with their 10th consecutive win and extended their school-record unbeaten streak to 16 matches. The Blue Jays finished with an 8-2 edge in shots over the Pride (12-4-1 overall, 1-2-0 Commonwealth) and held a 6-2 advantage in corner kicks. Junior Angela Freeland (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) tallied her seventh shutout of the season for the Blue Jays after making one save, while Alee Gunter finished with four saves. Widener (12-4-1, 1-2-0 Comm.) vs. Elizabethtown (15-1-1, 3-0-0 Comm.) Corners: Widener 2, Elizabethtown 6 Saves: Widener 4 (Alee Gunter 4), Elizabethtown 1 (Angela Freeland 1) Back to top 10/19/2007 Etown sweeps DeSales and Philadelphia Biblical on Senior Night
Back to top 10/18/2007 Blue Jays to compete at MASCAC Individual Championships FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown to Compete at MASCAC Women's Tennis Individual Championships ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's tennis team will be in action this weekend at the 2007 Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation Individual Championships at the Hempfield Sports Complex in Landisville. Action at the two-day tournament begins Saturday morning and concludes on Sunday with semifinals and finals in each of six singles flights and three doubles flights. Elizabethtown has five singles entries and two doubles teams entered in the tournament. In singles, sophomore Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) will compete at flight one after finishing with a 5-2 record during the fall portion of the season. Swarr, who was honored as Commonwealth Conference Player of the Year after finishing 4-0 in conference action, was the MASCAC runner-up at flight three last season. At flight two will be senior Emma Smith (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown), who was also a first-team All-Conference selection along with Swarr after she finished 3-4 in singles this fall and 3-1 in conference matches. Smith was the MASCAC runner-up at flight two last season after advancing to the semifinals in her first year and has 32 singles victories in her career. Junior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) will play at flight three after finishing 5-2 during the fall season and earning second-team All-Conference recognition as she went 4-0 in conference matches and lost a total of one game. Yu, who competed at flight four in each of the last two years, advanced to the MASCAC semifinals last season and was a quarterfinalist in her first year. Sophomore Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) will play at flight four after going a perfect 4-0 in singles during the fall season. Russell, who has a career 10-3 record in singles play, was a quarterfinalist at flight six last season. Sophomore Kelly Wall (Washington, PA/Washington) will make her MASCAC debut at flight six after finishing 2-0 during the fall season in the first singles action of her career. In doubles, Smith and Yu will play at flight one after finishing with a 4-3 record during the season. Both players won MASCAC doubles championships last year, as Smith teamed with Stacy Shapiro at flight one and Yu partnered with Swarr at flight two. At flight two, Swarr and Russell will compete after going a perfect 4-0 during the fall season. As mentioned, Swarr was the MASCAC champion at flight two as Yu's partner last season while Russell played at flight three along with Heather Lander and finished as runner-up. Back to top 10/17/2007 Three Blue Jays named All-Conference FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Three Elizabethtown Players Named All-Commonwealth Conference; Emily Swarr Selected Player of the Year and Matt Helsel Repeats as Coach of the Year ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Three Elizabethtown College women's tennis players have been named All-Commonwealth Conference as voted upon by the league's head coaches and released Wednesday. Sophomore Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) was named Player of the Year and selected to the first team along with senior Emma Smith (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown), while junior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) was a second-team selection. In addition, head coach Matt Helsel was named Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season and the third time in his career after guiding the Blue Jays to a perfect 4-0 record in conference play and the top seed in next spring's team tournament. Swarr, who was conference Rookie of the Year last season, compiled a 5-2 record in singles during the fall portion of the season and went 4-0 at first singles in conference play. She lost just one set in four league matches and increased her two-year singles record to 20-10. Smith, who was a second-team All-Conference selection as a freshman and a sophomore, fashioned a 3-4 overall record and went 3-1 at second singles in conference matches, boosting her career win total in singles to 32. Yu is a first-time All-Conference pick after dominating at third singles during conference play, compiling a perfect 4-0 record and losing a total of one game in eight sets. In her career, Yu has 40 singles victories to rank sixth on the school's all-time wins list. Helsel was the Commonwealth Conference Coach of the Year for women's tennis in 2004 and 2006, and also earned Coach of the Year honors in men's tennis in 2005. He holds a 64-20 record in six seasons as head coach and has had nine different players earn All-Conference honors a total of 16 times during his tenure with the Blue Jays. Back to top 10/17/2007 Etown finishes fall schedule with 5-3 loss to DeSales ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS Elizabethtown Drops Final Fall Match to DeSales, 5-3 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's tennis team completed the fall portion of its dual-meet schedule with a 5-3 loss to DeSales University on Wednesday afternoon. Earning singles victories for the Blue Jays (4-1 overall) over the Bulldogs (9-3 overall) were junior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central), who was a 7-6 (7-5), 6-1 winner at flight three over Kate Steiner, and first-year student Minke Albers (The Hague, The Netherlands), who won 6-1, 6-0 over MaryKate Boylan at fifth singles. In doubles, sophomores Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) and Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) teamed for an 8-3 win over Liz Guidon and Smith at flight two. DeSales 5, Elizabethtown 3 1. Courtney McClurkin/Mary Kate McElvaney (DSU) def. Emma Smith/Alice Yu (ETOWN) 8-6 2. Emily Swarr/Jessica Russell (ETOWN) def. Liz Guidon/Jess Smith (DSU) 8-3 3. Kate Steiner/MaryKate Boylan (DSU) def. Minke Albers/Kelly Wall (ETOWN) 9-7 Back to top 10/16/2007 Etown ranked in two national polls FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Women's Soccer Ranked in Two National Polls ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's soccer team is ranked in a pair of national polls, both of which were released on Tuesday. The Blue Jays climbed to 18th in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas Division III national poll, and are 22nd in the D3kicks.com Women's Top 25 poll. Elizabethtown was ranked 20th in last week's NSCAA poll and were unranked in last week's D3kicks.com poll after being ranked 20th in their preseason survey. The Blue Jays (14-1-1 overall, 2-0-0 Commonwealth Conference) extended their school-record unbeaten streak to 15 matches with a 1-0 victory at Lycoming College on Tuesday afternoon. This season, the Blue Jays have outscored their opponents by a 35-5 margin, and during their 15-game unbeaten streak have allowed a total of three goals while posting 13 shutouts. Elizabethtown returns to action on Saturday, Oct. 20 when Widener University visits Ira R. Herr Field at 2:00 p.m. for Homecoming. Back to top 10/16/2007 Blue Jays win ninth straight, extend unbeaten streak to 15 with 1-0 win ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOCCER Elizabethtown Extends Win Streak to Nine, Unbeaten Streak to 15 With 1-0 Win at Lycoming WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. --- Junior Jenna Russo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park) scored with 11:13 left in the second half to give 18th-ranked Elizabethtown College a 1-0 victory at Lycoming College in Commonwealth Conference women's soccer action on Tuesday afternoon.
The Blue Jays (14-1-1 overall, 2-0-0 Commonwealth) extended their school-record unbeaten streak to 15 matches with the victory and posted their ninth straight win, one shy of the program record of 10 consecutive victories set in 1996 and matched in 1999. Russo scored her eighth goal of the season to lift Elizabethtown to the win in a contest in which it finished with a 23-0 advantage in shots and a 6-0 edge in corner kicks over the Warriors (9-5-0 overall, 0-2-0 Commonwealth). Junior Angela Freeland (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) improved her record to 8-0-1 on the season by posting her sixth shutout of the year for Elizabethtown, while Jessica Bennett finished with 12 saves for Lycoming. Elizabethtown (14-1-1) vs. Lycoming (9-5) Shots: Elizabethtown 23, Lycoming 0 Back to top 10/16/2007 Blue Jays clinch top seed in conference playoffs after defeating Albright
Back to top 10/15/2007 Brooke Dotterer, Gretchen Geiger earn Commonwealth Conference weekly honors FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Brooke Dotterer, Gretchen Geiger Capture Commonwealth Conference Women's Soccer Honors ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College juniors Brooke Dotterer (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) and Gretchen Geiger (Pilesgrove, NJ/Woodstown) have been recognized by the Commonwealth Conference as Player and Defender of the Week in women's soccer for the week ending Oct. 14, the conference office announced Monday. Both Dotterer and Geiger scored hat tricks as the Blue Jays (13-1-1 overall, 1-0-0 Commonwealth) extended their unbeaten streak to a school-record 14 consecutive games with victories over Susquehanna University (4-0) and Lebanon Valley College (3-2 in double overtime). Dotterer scored all three goals in the Blue Jays' 3-2 win over Lebanon Valley on Saturday, helping Elizabethtown to an early 2-0 lead before netting the winning goal midway through double overtime. It was her third career hat trick and increased her team-leading goal total to eight. Geiger was honored as Defender of the Week for the second time this season after scoring her first three goals of the season in a 4-0 win over Susquehanna on Wednesday. She scored twice in the first 13 minutes of the contest and added her third goal with 18:49 left to close out the scoring. Elizabethtown, ranked 20th in the latest NSCAA Division III poll, returns to action on Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. at Lycoming College. Back to top 10/13/2007 Brooke Dotterer caps hat trick with overtime goal as Blue Jays down Lebanon ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOCCER Blue Jays Unbeaten In School-Record 14 Matches Following 3-2 Overtime Win at Lebanon Valley View game highlights on YouTube - outside link ANNVILLE, Pa. --- Junior Brooke Dotterer (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) capped off a three-goal performance by scoring the winning goal with 6:16 remaining in double overtime as 20th-ranked Elizabethtown College defeated Lebanon Valley College 3-2 in Commonwealth Conference women's soccer action on Saturday afternoon.
The victory was the eighth in a row for the Blue Jays (13-1-1 overall, 1-0-0 Commonwealth) and extended their unbeaten streak to 14 matches, breaking the school record of 13 straight matches without a loss set during the 1996 season. Dotterer, who leads the team with eight goals on the season, scored twice in the first half before scoring the game-winner in overtime off an assist by senior Jenny Fromuth (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing), as the Flying Dutchmen (8-5-1 overall, 0-1-0 Commonwealth) rallied from a 2-0 deficit to force overtime on a goal by Kristen Hoover with 12:22 remaining in the second half. For Dotterer, it was her third career hat trick and the second in as many games for an Elizabethtown player, as junior defender Gretchen Geiger scored three times in a 4-0 win over Susquehanna University on Wednesday afternoon. Dotterer opened the scoring at 12:22 off an assist by Fromuth and extended the Blue Jay lead to 2-0 with 7:34 left in the first half by heading home a cross by junior Jenna Russo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park) with a second assist to sophomore Christina Sheppard (Millville, NJ/Millville). Jennifer DiMauro scored with 4:56 left in the first half with an assist to Hoover to pull Lebanon Valley within 2-1 at halftime, and Hoover tied the match late in the second half to force overtime. The Blue Jays finished with a 21-6 advantage in shots and took all nine corner kicks in the match. Junior Angela Freeland (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) finished with two saves in goal for the Blue Jays to improve her record to 7-0-1 on the season, while Erika Ely made 12 stops for the Flying Dutchmen. Elizabethtown (13-1-1, 1-0) vs. Lebanon Valley (8-5-1, 0-1) Shots: Elizabethtown 21, Lebanon Valley 6 Back to top 10/13/2007 Brenna Noon nets overtime goal as Blue Jays down Widener 2-1 in conference ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Blue Jays Open Conference Schedule With 2-1 Overtime Victory at Widener CHESTER, Pa. --- Sophomore Brenna Noon (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) scored 4:52 into overtime to give Elizabethtown College a 2-1 victory over host Widener University in Commonwealth Conference field hockey action on Saturday afternoon. The goal by Noon, her team-high eighth of the season, gave the Blue Jays (10-5 overall, 1-0 Commonwealth) the victory in their Commonwealth Conference opener while the Pride (10-3 overall, 0-1 Commonwealth) dropped their second straight contest. Elizabethtown took a 1-0 lead with 14:28 left in the first half as first-year student Liz DeMatteis (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) scored her sixth goal of the season, but Widener tied the contest with 17:29 remaining in the second half as Jackie Elliott scored off an assist by Jaime Carr. The Blue Jays finished with a 14-9 edge in shots and an 8-4 advantage in penalty corners over the Pride. First-year student Laura Ressler (Media, PA/Delaware County Christian) picked up the win after making eight saves in goal for Elizabethtown, while Megan Purcell finished with 11 stops for Widener. Elizabethtown (10-5, 1-0 CC) vs. Widener (10-3, 0-1 CC) Shots: Elizabethtown 14, Widener 9 Back to top 10/13/2007 Etown finishes 3rd at CNU INvitational, Kelly Downs named to All-Tournament
Back to top 10/12/2007 Blue Jays win two matches at Christopher Newport Invitational
Back to top 10/10/2007 Etown takes first place in Commonwealth Conference with 3-2 win
Back to top 10/10/2007 Blue Jays take second at Lebanon Valley tri-match ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE GOLF Elizabethtown Finishes Fall Schedule at Lebanon Valley LEBANON, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College golf team wrapped up its 2007 fall schedule with action against Lebanon Valley College and Messiah College at the Lebanon Country Club on Wednesday. The Blue Jays (3-5 overall) shot 320 as a team to finish behind Messiah (315) and Lebanon Valley (349). First-year student Geoff Quinque (Green Lane, PA/Upper Perkiomen) tied for the low round of the day with a 78, followed by sophomore Kurt Amen (Quakertown, PA/Quakertown) at 79, junior Maurice Rapp (Bangor, PA/Bangor) at 81, senior Hunter Gross (Elizabethtown, PA/Elizabethtown) with an 82 and first-year student Alex Catalano (Selinsgrove, PA/Selinsgrove) turning in an 84. At Lebanon Country Club, Lebanon , Pa. (Par 72) Elizabethtown Results: Back to top 10/10/2007 Gretchen Geiger nets hat trick as Blue Jays blank Susquehanna 4-0 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOCCER Gretchen Geiger Scores Hat Trick to Lead Elizabethtown to 4-0 Win over Susquehanna ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Junior Gretchen Geiger (Pilesgrove, NJ/Woodstown) scored a hat trick to boost Elizabethtown College to a 4-0 victory over Susquehanna University in non-conference women's soccer action at Ira R. Herr Field on Wednesday afternoon.
Geiger scored twice in the match's first 13 minutes and added her third goal with 18:49 remaining as the Blue Jays (12-1-1 overall) tied a program record set in 1996 by extending their unbeaten streak to 13 matches (12 wins, one tie). Sophomore Erin Scott (West Chester, PA/Bishop Shanahan) also scored for the Blue Jays, who posted their seventh straight victory overall and their 12th shutout in 14 matches this season. Geiger opened the scoring just 40 seconds into the match as she took a pass from junior Jenna Russo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park) following a corner kick by Scott and scored. She added her second goal at the 12:59 mark as she manuevered past the Crusader defense and fired a shot to the far side of the net to give Etown a 2-0 lead. Just over four minutes later, Scott tallied her second goal of the season as she took a pass from first-year student Mallory Murphy (Pottsville, PA/Pottsville) and fired a shot into an open net at 16:15 to give the Blue Jays a 3-0 lead. Geiger finished off the hat trick with 18:49 remaining as she knocked home a corner kick by first-year student Katelyn Roderick (Lititz, PA/Manheim Township). She is the first Etown player to score three goals in a game since teammate Brooke Dotterer pulled off the feat against Widener on Oct. 14 of last season. Elizabethtown finished with an 11-3 edge in shots over the Crusaders (6-6-0 overall) and a 9-1 edge in corner kicks. All three Blue Jay keepers saw action in the match, as junior Angela Freeland (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) played the first half and first-year students Lindsey Butler (Salem, NJ/Woodstown) and Kristen Kelly (Bensalem, PA/Villa Joseph Marie) split the second half, with Kelly making the only Etown save of the match. Meredith Tompeck made four saves for Susquehanna. Susquehanna (6-6-0) vs. Elizabethtown (12-1-1) Shots: Susquehanna 3, Elizabethtown 11 Back to top 10/9/2007 Blue Jays ranked 20th in NSCAA Division III poll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Women's Soccer Ranked 20th in NSCAA Division III National Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's soccer team is ranked 20th in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas Division III nationall poll, the NSCAA announced Tuesday. The Blue Jays (11-1-1 overall) who are unbeaten in their last 12 matches and have recorded six consecutive wins, are ranked in the NSCAA poll for the first time since September 2003. This season, the Blue Jays have outscored their opponents by a 27-3 margin, and during their 12-game unbeaten streak have allowed a total of one goal while posting 11 shutouts. Elizabethtown returns to action on Wednesday, Oct. 10 hosting Susquehanna University at 5:00 p.m. on Ira R. Herr Field. Back to top 10/9/2007 Blue Jays fall 3-1 to sixth-ranked Ursinus ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Sixth-Ranked Ursinus Defeats Elizabethtown, 3-1 COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. --- Kait Sutherland broke a 1-1 tie by scoring the go-ahead goal with 24:57 remaining as sixth-ranked Ursinus College defeated Elizabethtown College 3-1 in non-conference field hockey action on Tuesday afternoon. Jessica Zatwarnicki added an insurance goal with 16:49 to play for the Bears (9-2 overall), who are the defending NCAA Division III champions. Ursinus led 1-0 at halftime on a goal by Jennie Moore with 11:34 left in the first half assisted by Megan Yoder, but the Blue Jays (9-5 overall) tied the match with 29:50 to play as junior Tiffany Vogel (Annville, PA/Palmyra) netted her third goal of the season off an assist by junior Megan Angstadt (Oley, PA/Oley Valley). Sutherland snapped the tie just under five minutes later with her eighth goal of the year off an assist from Zatwarnicki, who followed with her fourth goal of the season eight minutes later with an assist going to Moore. Ursinus held an 18-3 edge in shots and a 21-1 advantage in penalty corners over Elizabethtown in the contest. First-year student Laura Ressler (Media, PA/Delaware County Christian) made 13 saves in goal for the Blue Jays, while Jessica Lamina finished with one stop for the Bears. Elizabethtown (9-5) vs. Ursinus (9-2) Shots: Elizabethtown 3, Ursinus 18 Back to top 10/6/2007 Etown routs Richard Stockton, 10-0 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Elizabethtown Overwhelms Richard Stockton 10-0 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College field hockey team routed Richard Stockton College 10-0 in non-conference action at Wolf Field on Saturday afternoon. Juniors Andrea Miles (Phoenix, MD/Notre Dame Prep) and Megan Angstadt (Oley, PA/Oley Valley) each scored two goals and added an assists for the Blue Jays (9-4 overall), who reached double figures in goals for the first time since a 14-0 win over Widener on Sept. 21, 1985. Angstadt and Miles each scored twice in the first 18 minutes to help the Blue Jays build a 4-0 lead, and goals from junior Tiffany Vogel (Annville, PA/Palmyra), first-year student Liz DeMatteis (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) and sophomore Caitlin Smith (Haddonfield, NJ/Bishop Eustace Prep) gave Etown a 7-0 lead at halftime. In the second half, sophomore Courtney Beck (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) scored two goals and sophomore Sara Sementelli (Newport, PA/Greenwood) added a goal to close out the scoring. In addition to Miles and Angstadt, assists also came from Vogel, sophomore Katy Boone (Reading, PA/Muhlenberg) and junior Alison Duval (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley). Elizabethtown finished with a 31-5 edge in shots and an 11-1 advantage in penalty corners over the Ospreys (2-11 overall), who were playing their second match in less than 24 hours following a 4-3 win at Albright on Friday. First-year student Laura Ressler (Media, PA/Delaware County Christian) earned her first career shutout and victory with three saves for the Blue Jays, while Debi O'Kane made 11 stops for Richard Stockton. Richard Stockton (2-11) vs. Elizabethtown (9-4) Shots: Richard Stockton 5, Elizabethtown 31 Back to top 10/6/2007 Jenna Russo scores two goals in 3-0 win at Manhattanville ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOCCER Elizabethtown Unbeaten in 12 Matches After 3-0 Win at Manhattanville PURCHASE, N.Y. --- Junior Jenna Russo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park) scored two goals to help Elizabethtown College to a 3-0 victory over Manhattanville College in non-conference women's soccer action on Saturday afternoon.
First-year student Mallory Murphy (Pottsville, PA/Pottsville) also scored for the Blue Jays (11-1-1 overall), who won their sixth consecutive match and extended their unbeaten streak to 12 matches (11 wins, one tie), one shy of the school record of 13 set during the 1996 season. After Murphy gave the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead just 4:21 into the contest with her second goal of the season, Russo scored at 23:51 to push the Elizabethtown lead to 2-0. Russo capped the scoring with 31:18 to play as she scored her seventh goal of the season off an assist by senior Emily Gunter (Hockessin, DE/A.I. duPont). Elizabethtown held a 14-3 edge in shots and a 9-2 advantage in corner kicks over the Valiants (0-11-2 overall). The Blue Jays split action in goal, with first-year student Kristen Kelly (Bensalem, PA/Villa Joseph Marie) making one save in the first half and first-year student Lindsey Butler (Salem, NJ/Woodstown) making one save in the second half to help Elizabethtown to its 11th shutout of the season. Ali Bromson made four first-half saves for Manhattanville while Maureen Hickey tallied three second-half stops. Elizabethtown (11-1-1) vs. Manhattanville (0-11-2) Shots: Elizabethtown 14, Manhattanville 3 Back to top 10/6/2007 Blue Jays clinch top seed in spring 2008 team tournament with 8-1 win ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS Elizabethtown Clinches First Place in Women's Tennis With 8-1 Win at Messiah GRANTHAM, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's tennis team clinched first place in the Commonwealth Conference with an 8-1 victory at Messiah College on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Jays (4-0 overall, 4-0 Commonwealth) will have the top seed in the Commonwealth Conference team tournament next April, with the winning team earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament. Elizabethtown won five of six singles matches against the Falcons (5-6 overall, 2-2 Commonwealth), as sophomore Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) defeated Sadie Sumner 6-4, 6-3 at flight one, senior Emma Smith (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) was a 6-4, 6-1 winner over Leah Bradshaw at flight two, and junior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) won 6-0, 6-0 over Stacey Clark at flight three. At flight four, sophomore Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) was a 6-2, 6-1 winner over Annie Gotchel, and first-year student Minke Albers (The Hague, The Netherlands) won 4-6, 6-2, (10-5) over Erin Kriner at flight five. In doubles, Smith and Yu defeated Sumner and Bradshaw 8-0, Swarr and Russell won 8-0 overa Gotchel and Kriner, and Albers teamed with first-year student Angela Cairns (Pottsville, PA/Pottsville) for an 8-6 win over Clark and Laura Miller. Elizabethtown 8, Messiah 1 1. Emma Smith/Alice Yu (ETOWN) def. Sadie Sumner/Leah Bradshaw (MESS), 8-0 2. Emily Swarr/Jessica Russell (ETOWN) def. Annie Gotchel/Erin Kriner (MESS), 8-0 3. Minke Albers/Angela Cairns (ETOWN) def. Stacey Clark/Laura Miller (MESS), 8-6 Back to top 10/6/2007 Kelly Downs sets career record for kills Etown sweeps Lancaster Bible
Back to top 10/5/2007 Etown defeats Lebanon Valley in resumption of suspended match, 5-4 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS Elizabethtown Defeats Lebanon Valley 5-4 in Completion of September 20 match ANNVILLE, Pa. --- In a completion of a match from Sept. 20, the Elizabethtown College women's tennis team held on for a 5-4 victory over Lebanon Valley College in Commonwealth Conference action on Friday afternoon. The Blue Jays (3-0 overall, 3-0 Commonwealth) led 4-3 over the Dutchmen (7-2 overall, 3-1 Commonwealth) when the match was halted due to darkness 15 days earlier. First-year student Minke Albers (The Hague, The Netherlands) provided the winning margin as she finished off a 7-6, 2-6, 7-5 win at fourth singles over Charissa Nordall. Senior Emma Smith (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) also completed her match at second singles and lost to Leslie Sabas 7-6, 3-6, 6-3. Elizabethtown 5, Lebanon Valley 4 Doubles competition Back to top 10/3/2007 Blue Jays see win streak end with 3-2 overtime loss to Gettysburg ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Overtime Goal Gives Gettysburg 3-2 Victory over Elizabethtown ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Molly Latta scored 2:53 into overtime to give Gettysburg College a 3-2 victory over Elizabethtown College in non-conference field hockey action at Wolf Field on Wednesday afternoon. The Bullets (6-4 overall) forced overtime with 3:40 remaining in regulation as Savannah Ruth scored off a penalty corner by Nikki Dyer. Dyer had given Gettysburg a 1-0 lead with 10:10 left in the first half as she scored off an assist by Nina Emala. The Blue Jays (8-4 overall), who saw a six-game winning streak come to an end, tied the match with 8:53 left in the first half when junior Kelsey Diehl (North East, MD/Rising Sun) scored her first goal of the season off an assist by junior Alison Duval (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley). Elizabethtown went ahead 2-1 with 26:03 to play when junior Andrea Miles (Phoenix, MD/Notre Dame Prep) tallied her fifth goal of the season off an assist by first-year student Julie Foster (Reading, PA/Oley Valley). After Ruth's goal forced overtime, Latta scored the winning goal as she took a penalty corner by Molly Myer and fired a shot that deflected off the Blue Jay defense and into the cage to end the match. Both teams took 10 shots at goal during the match, while Gettysburg held a 13-10 advantage in penalty corners. First-year student Laura Ressler (Media, PA/Delaware County Christian) made her first start in goal for the Blue Jays and finished with four saves, while Katherine Corkhill made six stops for the Bullets. Gettysburg (6-4) vs. Elizabethtown (8-4) Shots: Gettysburg 10, Elizabethtown 10 Back to top 10/3/2007 Blue Jay win streak at five, unbeaten streak at 11 after 3-0 victory at Get ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOCCER Blue Jays Blank Gettysburg 3-0 to Extend Unbeaten Streak to 11 Matches GETTYSBURG, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's soccer team scored three first-half goals and posted its 10th shutout of the season in defeating Gettysburg College 3-0 in non-conference action on Wednesday afternoon. First-year student Kelly Fisher (Harrisburg, PA/Bishop McDevitt), junior Jenna Russo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park) and junior Brooke Dotterer (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) all scored in the first 24 minutes for the Blue Jays (10-1-1 overall), who won their fifth straight match and extended their winning streak to 11 matches (10 wins, one tie).
Fisher gave the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead just 2:12 into the first half with her second goal of the season off an assist to senior Jamie Alvanitakis (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove), and Russo followed at 18:14 with her fifth of the year off a Dotterer pass. Dotterer closed the scoring with 21:01 left in the first half as she tallied her fifth goal of the season off an assist by senior Jenny Fromuth (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing). Elizabethtown finished with a 13-8 advantage in shots and a 5-2 edge in corner kicks over Gettysburg (3-8-0 overall). Junior Angela Freeland (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) posted her fifth shutout of the season for the Blue Jays by making four saves, while Danielle St. Pierre made four stops for the Bullets. Elizabethtown (10-1-1) vs. Gettysburg (3-8) Corners: Elizabethtown 5, Gettysburg 2 Saves: Elizabethtown 4 (Angela Freeland 4), Gettysburg 4 (Danielle St. Pierre 4) Back to top 10/3/2007 Top Ranked Juniata sweeps Blue Jays 3-0
Back to top 10/2/2007 Blue Jays blank Lycoming 9-0 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS Elizabethtown Picks Up 9-0 Shutout Win over Lycoming ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's tennis team posted a 9-0 victory over Lycoming College in Commonwealth Conference action on Tuesday afternoon. In singles, sophomore Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) earned a 6-2, 6-1 win over Amiee Snyder at flight one, senior Emma Smith (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) won 6-0, 6-1 at flight two over Rebecca Reynolds , and junior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) was a 6-0, 6-0 winner over Erika Niemann at flight three. At flight four, sophomore Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) won 6-2, 6-0 over Kelly Drinkard, first-year student Angela Cairns (Pottsville, PA/Pottsville) was a 6-0, 6-1 winner over Jessica Souchick at flight five, and sophomore Kelly Wall (Washington, PA/Washington) defeated Kirstie McKeever 6-0, 6-1 at flight six. In doubles, Smith and Yu won 8-2 over Snyder and Reynolds, Swarr and Russell defeated Drinkard and Niemann 8-2, and Cairns teamed with first-year student Minke Albers (The Netherlands) to defeat McKeever and Souchick 8-2. Elizabethtown 9, Lycoming 0Singles competition 1. Emily Swarr (ETOWN) def. Amiee Snyder (LYCO) 6-2, 6-1 2. Emma Smith (ETOWN) def. Rebecca Reynolds (LYCO) 6-0, 6-1 3. Alice Yu (ETOWN) def. Erika Niemann (LYCO) 6-0, 6-0 4. Jessica Russell (ETOWN) def. Kelly Drinkard (LYCO) 6-2, 6-0 5. Angela Cairns (ETOWN) def. Jessica Souchick (LYCO) 6-0, 6-1 6. Kelly Wall (ETOWN) def. Kirstie McKeever (LYCO) 6-0, 6-1 Doubles competition 1. Emma Smith/Alice Yu (ETOWN) def. Amiee Snyder/Rebecca Reynolds (LYCO) 8-2 2. Emily Swarr/Jessica Russell (ETOWN) def. Kelly Drinkard/Erika Niemann (LYCO) 8-2 3. Minke Albers/Angela Cairns (ETOWN) def. Kirstie McKeever/Jessica Souchick (LYCO) 8-2 Back to top 10/1/2007 Carly Hoskins named Commonwealth Conference Defender of the Week FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Carly Hoskins Named Commonwealth Conference Defender Player of the Week in Women's Soccer ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College junior Carly Hoskins (Bangor, PA/Bangor) has been named the Commonwealth Conference Defender of the Week in women's soccer for the week ending Sept. 30, the conference office announced Monday. Hoskins scored her second goal of the season on a penalty kick in the Blue Jays' 3-1 victory over St. Mary's (Md.) on Tuesday, then anchored a defense that allowed just one shot in a 2-0 victory over FDU-Florham on Saturday. The Blue Jays have allowed just one goal in their last 10 matches, compiling nine wins and a tie during that span. Elizabethtown (9-1-1 overall) returns to action on Wednesday, Oct. 3 at Gettysburg College. Back to top 10/1/2007 Etown Finishes third at Albright quad match ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE GOLF Elizabethtown Places Third in Quad Match at Albright READING, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College golf team shot 323 to finish third at a quad match at the Berkshire Country Club on Monday afternoon. Host Albright College (303) won the match followed by Moravian College (319), the Blue Jays and Lebanon Valley College (337). Sophomore John Krajsa (Allentown, PA/Emmaus) had the low score for the Blue Jays with a 78, with junior Maurice Rapp (Bangor, PA/Bangor) shooting 79, first-year student Justin Lizik (Elizabeth, PA/Elizabeth Forward) at 82, and first-year student Alex Catalano (Selinsgrove, PA/Selinsgrove) at 84. Albright's Matt Osorio shared the low score of the day with Lebanon Valley's Steve Gaby at 74. At Berkshire Country Club, Reading, Pa. John Krajsa, 78 Maurice Rapp, 79 Justin Lizik, 82 Alex Catalano, 84 Mike Wagner, 90 Stephen Powell, 91 Back to top 9/29/2007 Brenna Noon's hat trick gives Elizabethtown a 4-1 victory over Vassar Back to top 9/29/2007 Elizabethtown blanks FDU-Florham 2-0 for fourth straight win ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOCCER Blue Jays Post Fourth Straight Victory With 2-0 Win over FDU-Florham ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's soccer team won its fourth straight match and extended its unbeaten streak to 10 games with a 2-0 victory over FDU-Florham in non-conference action Ira R. Herr Field on Saturday afternoon.
Junior Brooke Dotterer (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) scored in the first half while first-year student Paige Minka (Avondale, PA/Kennett) added a second-half tally for the Blue Jays (9-1-1 overall), who outshot the Devils (4-6-0 overall) by a 16-1 margin. Elizabethtown took a 1-0 lead with 26:27 left in the first half as Dotterer took a pass from junior Jenna Russo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park) and fired home her fourth goal of the season.
In the second half, Minka tallied her first goal of the season with 16:20 to go as she headed home a corner kick by senior Jamie Alvanitakis (Landenberg, PA/Avon Grove) to give the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead. Junior Angela Freeland (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) did not need to make a save to record her fourth shutout of the season for the Blue Jays, while Amanda Buyes made six stops for the Devils. FDU-Florham (4-6-0) vs. Elizabethtown (9-1-1) Shots: FDU-Florham 1, Elizabethtown 16 Back to top 9/29/2007 Blue Jays finish 2-2 at Tufts Invitational
Back to top 9/28/2007 Elizabethtown splits first two matches at Tufts Invitational
Back to top 9/27/2007 Kelly Downs ranked among NCAA Division III statistical leaders
Back to top 9/27/2007 Blue Jay soccer to host "Kids Day" on Saturday FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College to Host "Kids Day" at Saturday's Soccer Doubleheader ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College will host "Kids Day" as part of Saturday's men's and women's soccer doubleheader at Ira R. Herr Field. The women's soccer team will host FDU-Florham at 4:30 p.m. followed by the men's soccer team playing Arcadia University at 7:00 p.m. Admission is free to all Blue Jay soccer games. All children who attend either contest will have the opportunity to win prizes, including soccer balls and equipment bags, during a halftime shootout sponsored by Star Soccer Academy. The Elizabethtown women (8-1-1 overall) are unbeaten in their last nine matches, while the Blue Jay men (6-2-0 overall) have won eight consecutive home matches dating to last seasonBack to top 9/26/2007 Etown shuts out Albright 9-0 in home opener ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS Elizabethtown Shuts Out Albright, 9-0, in Home Opener ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's tennis team dropped just seven games in singles en route to a 9-0 victory over Albright College in Commonwealth Conference women's tennis action on Wednesday afternoon. In singles, sophomore Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) defeated Lisa Archibald 6-1, 6-0 at flight one, senior Emma Smith (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) downed Stacy Bampton 6-0, 6-0 at flight two, and junior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) defeated Gabrielle Toda 6-0, 6-0 at flight three. At flight four, sophomore Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) was a 6-1, 6-1 winner over Brittany Herbert, first-year student Angela Cairns (Pottsville, PA/Pottsville) won 6-0, 6-2 over Amanda Cain at flight five, and sophomore Kelly Wall (Washington, PA/Washington) won at flight six over Missy Yake 6-2, 6-0. In doubles, Smith and Yu defeated Archibald and Jen Russum 8-1, Swarr and Russell downed Marissa Cooperman and Bampson 8-1, and Cairns and Wall teamed to knock off Cain and Yake 8-2. Elizabethtown 9, Albright 0 1. Emma Smith/Alice Yu (ETOWN) def. Lisa Archibald/Jennifer Russum (ALB) 8-1 2. Emily Swarr/Jessica Russell (ETOWN) def. Marissa Cooperman/Stacy Bampton (ALB) 8-1 3. Angela Cairns/Kelly Wall (ETOWN) def. Amanda Cain/Missy Yake (ALB) 8-2 Back to top 9/26/2007 Blue Jays hang on for 5-game victory over Messiah
Back to top 9/26/2007 Liz DeMatteis scores in overtime as Blue Jays down King's 2-1 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Elizabethtown Wins Fifth Straight With 2-1 Overtime Victory over King's ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- First-year student Liz DeMatteis (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) scored midway through the first overtime period to give Elizabethtown College a 2-1 victory over King's College in non-conference field hockey action at Wolf Field on Wednesday afternoon. The goal by DeMatteis, her fourth of the season, came with 6:16 left in the first overtime period as she batted home a pass by sophomore Brenna Noon (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) to give the Blue Jays (7-3 overall) their fifth consecutive victory. King's (5-3 overall), which dropped its third straight after winning its first five matches of the year, had tied the game just 1:12 into the second half as Megan Farrell scored off an assist by Grace King. The Blue Jays had taken a 1-0 lead with 14:40 left in the first half as junior Alison Duval (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) scored her second goal of the season as she took a long shot off a corner by junior Megan Angstadt (Oley, PA/Oley Valley). Elizabethtown finished with a 19-6 edge in shots over the Lady Monarchs, including a 15-3 advantage in the first half, and took 16 penalty corners to three by King's. Sophomore Liz Hannegan (Lancaster, PA/McCaskey) turned aside four shots in goal for the Blue Jays while Kari Leach made 12 stops for King's. King's (5-3) vs. Elizabethtown (7-3) Shots: King's 6, Elizabethtown 19 Back to top 9/26/2007 Blue Jays Finish third at Penn State Harrisburg Invitational ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE GOLF Elizabethtown Finishes Third at Penn State Harrisburg Invitational Tournament HARRISBURG, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College golf team finished third out of seven schools at the Penn State Harrisburg Tournament at Dauphin Highlands Golf Course on Wednesday afternoon. Senior Hunter Gross (Elizabethtown, PA/Elizabethtown) was the team's top finisher as he shot a 78 to finish in third place. First-year student Geoff Quinque (Green Lane, PA/Upper Perkiomen) carded a 79 to take fourth while sophomore Kurt Amen (Quakertown, PA/Quakertown) tied for 10th with a round of 83. Host Penn State Harrisburg won the tournament with a score of 320, followed by Philadelphia Biblical (323) and Elizabethtown. Jared Wilcox of Philadelphia Biblical shot a 75 to earn medalist honors. At Dauphin Highlands Golf Course, Harrisburg, Pa. 3. Hunter Gross, 78 4. Geoff Quinque, 79 t10. Kurt Amen, 83 t17. Maurice Rapp, 86 t26. Justin Lizik, 93 Back to top 9/25/2007 Blue Jays extend unbeaten streak to nine with 3-1 win at St. Mary's (Md.) ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOCCER Elizabethtown Wins Third Straight With 3-1 Victory at St. Mary's (Md.) ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. --- Junior Jenna Russo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park) scored a goal and dished out an assist as Elizabethtown College extended its unbeaten streak to nine matches with a 3-1 win at St. Mary's College in non-conference women's soccer action on Tuesday afternoon. Junior Carly Hoskins (Bangor, PA/Bangor) added a penalty-kick goal while junior Brooke Dotterer (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) also scored for the Blue Jays (8-1-1 overall), who led 3-0 before the Seahawks (4-5 overall) scored with 23:08 left in the second half to snap the Blue Jays' streak of consecutive scoreless minutes at 824 minutes, 52 seconds. The Blue Jays had recorded eight consecutive shutouts (seven wins, one tie) and not allowed a goal since an overtime tally in a 2-1 loss to Roger Williams University in the season opener on Sept. 1. Elizabethtown took a 1-0 lead with 28:20 left in the first half as Hoskins scored her second goal of the season on a penalty kick. Dotterer gave the Blue Jays a 2-0 advantage with 24 minutes left before intermission as she netted her third of the year off an assist by Russo. In the second half, Russo gave the Blue Jays a 3-0 edge just 29 seconds into the half as she scored her fourth of the year with an assist to senior Jenny Fromuth (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing). St. Mary's got on the scoreboard with 23:08 remaining on the third goal of the season by Katie Klotz. The Blue Jays finished with a 14-11 edge in shots and a 7-3 advantage in corner kicks over the Seahawks. Junior Angela Freeland (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) made five saves for her fourth victory of the season for the Blue Jays, while Elizabeth Benge made two saves for the Seahawks. Elizabethtown (8-1-1) vs. St. Mary's (4-5) Shots: Elizabethtown 14, St. Mary's 11 Back to top 9/24/2007 Emily Gunter named Commonwealth Conference Defender of the Week FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Emily Gunter Named Commonwealth Conference Defender Player of the Week in Women's Soccer ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior Emily Gunter (Hockessin, DE/A.I. duPont) has been named the Commonwealth Conference Defender of the Week in women's soccer for the week ending Sept. 23, the conference office announced Monday. Gunter continues to anchor one of the top defenses in Division III, as the Blue Jays posted three more shutouts last week to extend their streak of consecutive shutouts to eight. Elizabethtown tied nationally-ranked York College 0-0 on Tuesday, and followed with 3-0 wins over Delaware Valley College and Wesley College to end the week. Gunter, who played 256 of the Blue Jays’ 290 minutes last week, helped to limit Etown’s opponents to just 19 total shots, including nine shots on goal. On Saturday, the Blue Jays shut down a Wesley offense that had scored 10 or more goals four times this season by allowing just two harmless shots. The Blue Jays (7-1-1 overall) carry an eight-game unbeaten streak into Tuesday's non-conference match at St. Mary's (Md.).Back to top 9/24/2007 Megan Angstadt and Liz Hannegan earn Commonwealth Conference honors FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Megan Angstadt and Liz Hannegan Sweep Commonwealth Conference Field Hockey Honors ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College junior Megan Angstadt (Oley, PA/Oley Valley) and sophomore Liz Hannegan (Lancaster, PA/McCaskey) were honored by the Commonwealth Conference after leading the Blue Jays to three straight victories in field hockey last week. Angstadt was selected as the conference Player of the Week while Hannegan was recognized as the Goalie of the Week for the second time this season as the Blue Jays posted three wins in as many matches, including the 500th win in program history over Kean University on Saturday. Angstadt scored three goals and dished out three assists to lead the Blue Jay offense. Two of her goals were game-winners, including an overtime goal in 3-2 win at Swarthmore College on Thursday. Angstadt posted at least one point in all three matches and was involved in six of the Blue Jays’ eight goals for the week. Hannegan earned shutouts in two of her three wins last week, and in all she allowed two goals in 216 minutes of action while making nine saves. For the season, Hannegan has recorded four shutouts and has a 1.28 goals against average. The Blue Jays (6-3 overall) carry a four-game winning streak into Wednesday's match against King's College at 4:30 p.m. on Wolf Field. Back to top 9/24/2007 Kelly Downs named Commonwealth Conference PLayer of the Week
Back to top 9/24/2007 Etown finishes seventh at Lebanon Valley Invitational ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE GOLF Elizabethtown Takes Seventh Place at Lebanon Valley College Fall Golf Tournament LEBANON, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College golf team shot 319 to finish seventh out of 20 schools at the Lebanon Valley College Fall Golf Tournament at Lebanon Country Club on Monday afternoon. The leading player for the Blue Jays was junior Mike Wagner (Allentown, PA/William Allen), who shot a 76 to tie for 13th place. First-year student Nick Iacono (Hockessin, DE/Sanford School) carded a 79 to finish in a tie for 23rd place, and senior Hunter Gross (Elizabethtown, PA/Elizabethtown) finished with an 81 to tie for 32nd place. Franklin & Marshall College shot 294 to win the team championship, followed by York College (307) and Messiah College (308). Randy Boll of Franklin & Marshall was the individual champion with a round of 71. At Lebanon Country Club, Lebanon, Pa. (Par 72) t13. Mike Wagner 38-38--76 t23. Nick Iacono 42-37--79 t32. Hunter Gross 41-40--81 t44. John Krajsa 40-43--83 t56. Eric Salansky 44-41--85 Back to top 9/23/2007 Blue Jays compete at ITA Southeast Regional ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS Elizabethtown Women's Tennis Competes at ITA Southeast Regional Championships FREDERICKSBURG, Va. --- Members of the Elizabethtown College women's tennis team participated at the Wilson ITA Southeast Regional Championships on the campus of the University of Mary Washington during the weekend. In the championship singles draw, sophomore Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) picked up a 6-4, 6-3 win over Nathalie Faure in her first match before losing 6-0, 6-0 to third-seeded Stephanie Kurti in a second-round match. Senior Emma Smith (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) lost 7-5, 6-2 to Nicole Andreini in her opening match, and fell 8-2 to fourth-seeded Brittnay Mataya in her first consolation match, while junior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) dropped a 6-0, 6-0 match to Amanda Schubert in the opening round and fell 8-5 to Morgan Martin in the first round of consolations. In the blue singles draw, first-year student Minke Albers (The Netherlands) fell 6-0, 6-1 to Anne Ailstock in the first round, then defeated Kaitlyn Garcia 8-3 in the first round of consolations before falling 8-0 to Erica Wood in the second consolation round. First-year student Angela Cairns (Pottsville, PA/Pottsville) also competed in blue singles and dropped her opening match to Debbie Blass 6-0, 6-0. She then defeated Emily Schutze 8-3 in the opening round of consolation before falling 8-3 to Robyn Wendell in round two. In championship doubles, Smith and Yu were seeded sixth and fell 8-2 to Blass and Julia Guarino in round one. In the consolation bracket, they defeated Rebecca Commito and Alexis Hickman 8-2 in the first round before falling 8-6 to Courtney Goimarac and Kate Malpeli in the quarterfinals. Albers and Swarr defeated Maggie Bai and Faure 9-8 (8-4) in round one before falling 8-0 to third-seeded Jennifer Chui and Amy Staloch in round two. Cairns teamed with sophomore Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) in the gray doubles flight and won their first match over Lieschen Cluiss and Schutze 8-2 before falling to eventual bracket winner Alex Bybel and Sarah Woodward in the quarterfinals. Complete tournament results are available here. Back to top 9/22/2007 Blue Jays post seventh straight shutout with 3-0 win over Delaware Valley ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOCCER Elizabethtown Tallies Eighth Consecutive Shutout With 3-0 Win over Wesley ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Three first-half goals powered Elizabethtown College to a 3-0 victory over Wesley College in non-conference women's soccer action at Ira R. Herr Field on Saturday afternoon.
Senior Jenny Fromuth (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) scored her sixth goal of the season while first-year students Kelly Fisher (Harrisburg, PA/Bishop McDevitt) and Mallory Murphy (Pottsville, PA/Pottsville) added their first career tallies, while the Blue Jay defense posted its eighth consecutive shutout and extended its streak of consecutive scoreless minutes to 758. Elizabethtown (7-1-1 overall) got on the scoreboard just 2:21 into the match as a short pass by sophomore Christina Sheppard (Millville, NJ/Millville) went to Fisher, who fired home the game's opening goal. Fromuth pushed the Blue Jay lead to 2-0 at the 13-minute mark when she took a pass from junior Jenna Russo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park) and extended her team lead in goals with her sixth of the year.
Murphy finished off the scoring with 9:36 left in the first half when she picked up the rebound of a shot by junior Jordan Leggett (Lincoln University, PA/Avon Grove) and found the open net to give the Blue Jays a 3-0 lead. Elizabethtown held a 19-2 edge in shots over the Wolverines (7-3-0 overall) and took all nine corner kicks in the match. First-year student Lindsey Butler (Salem, NJ/Woodstown) made two saves to capture her second shutout of the season for the Blue Jays, while Brittany Block made seven stops for Wesley. Wesley (7-3) vs. Elizabethtown (7-1-1) Shots: Wesley 2, Elizabethtown 19 Back to top 9/22/2007 Elizabethtown finishes third at Blue Jay Classic, Downs named to All-Tourn.
Back to top 9/22/2007 Blue Jays notch 500th win in program history with 2-0 win over kean ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Elizabethtown Field Hockey Records 500th Win in Program With 2-0 Win over Kean ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College field hockey team won the 500th game in the 56-year history of the program with a 2-0 victory over Kean University in non-conference action at Wolf Field on Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Brenna Noon (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) scored in the first half while junior Andrea Miles (Phoenix, MD/Notre Dame Prep) added a second-half goal as the Blue Jays (6-3 overall) won their fourth consecutive match. Noon gave the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead with 19:05 left in the first half as she knocked home her fourth goal of the season, while Miles added her third goal of the year with 18:17 remaining in the second half as she put home a rebound, with assists going to sophomore Katy Boone (Reading, PA/Muhlenberg) and junior Megan Angstadt (Oley, PA/Oley Valley). The Cougars (4-3 overall) had their best scoring opportunity four minutes into the second half when Alli Green was awarded a penalty stroke, but her shot went wide to keep the Elizabethtown lead at 1-0. Sophomore Liz Hannegan (Lancaster, PA/McCaskey) made three saves to post her fourth shutout of the season for the Blue Jays, while Jenni Barry made seven stops for Kean. Kean (4-3) vs. Elizabethtown (6-3) Shots: Kean 4, Elizabethtown 13 Back to top 9/22/2007 Megan Angstadt Scores Winning goal in Etown's 3-2 overtime win at Swarthmor ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Elizabethtown Field Hockey Records 500th Win in Program With 2-0 Win over Kean ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College field hockey team won the 500th game in the 56-year history of the program with a 2-0 victory over Kean University in non-conference action at Wolf Field on Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Brenna Noon (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) scored in the first half while junior Andrea Miles (Phoenix, MD/Notre Dame Prep) added a second-half goal as the Blue Jays (6-3 overall) won their fourth consecutive match. Noon gave the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead with 19:05 left in the first half as she knocked home her fourth goal of the season, while Miles added her third goal of the year with 18:17 remaining in the second half as she put home a rebound, with assists going to sophomore Katy Boone (Reading, PA/Muhlenberg) and junior Megan Angstadt (Oley, PA/Oley Valley). The Cougars (4-3 overall) had their best scoring opportunity four minutes into the second half when Alli Green was awarded a penalty stroke, but her shot went wide to keep the Elizabethtown lead at 1-0. Sophomore Liz Hannegan (Lancaster, PA/McCaskey) made three saves to post her fourth shutout of the season for the Blue Jays, while Jenni Barry made seven stops for Kean. Kean (4-3) vs. Elizabethtown (6-3) Shots: Kean 4, Elizabethtown 13 Back to top 9/21/2007 Etown splits two matches on opening day of Blue Jay Classic
Back to top 9/20/2007 Etown's season opener at Lebanon Valley suspended due to darkness ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS Elizabethtown's Season Opener at Lebanon Valley Suspended Due to Darkness, Blue Jays Lead 4-3 ANNVILLE, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's tennis team saw its 2007-08 season-opening match at Lebanon Valley College halted due to darkness on Thursday, with the Blue Jays holding a 4-3 lead pending the results of two singles matches. The number two match of senior Emma Smith (Moorestown, NJ/Moorestown) and Leslie Sabas and the number four match between first-year student Minke Albers (The Netherlands) and Charissa Nordall were halted after the players split the first two sets. Those matches will be completed on Thursday, Sept. 27 at 4:30 p.m. In completed action, sophomore Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) defeated Sarah Grodzinski 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 at first singles, junior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) downed Kelly Moll 6-1, 6-0 at third singles and sophomore Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) won 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 at fifth singles over Shayna Heintzelman. The Blue Jays picked up one victory in doubles, as the team of Albers and Russell defeated Kim DeLone and Sabas by a 9-7 score. Elizabethtown 4, Lebanon Valley 3 (suspended) Doubles competition Back to top 9/20/2007 Blue Jays post seventh straight shutout with 3-0 win over Delaware Valley ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOCCER Elizabethtown Records Seventh Straight Shutout With 3-0 Win over Delaware Valley ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Senior Jenny Fromuth (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) and junior Jenna Russo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park) each scored a goal and added an assist to lead Elizabethtown College to a 3-0 victory over Delaware Valley College in non-conferen |
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Downs is
the first Elizabethtown student-athlete to earn the prestigious
Academic All-American of the Year honor, which goes to the highest
vote-getter among candidates for the Academic All-America team. She is
also the first Blue Jay to be named first-team Academic All-America
since Mandi (Ewing) Romig '01 was selected to the women's at-large team
in 2001 and the ninth overall.
