Elizabethtown College FieldHockey News 
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 10/28/2007 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 10/23/2007 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 10/20/2007 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 10/13/2007 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 10/9/2007 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 10/3/2007 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 |
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