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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 12/7/2007 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 12/4/2007 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 12/1/2007 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 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 11/19/2007 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 11/18/2007 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 11/13/2007 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. |
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