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Back to top 8/31/2007 2007 Schedule Now Available 2008 Elizabethtown College Field Hockey
Overall Record: 0-0; Commonwealth Conference: 0-0
Note: Home game programs available as Adobe PDF downloads Back to top 8/31/2007 Blue Jays picked third in commonwealth conference pre-season coachs' poll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Field Hockey Team Picked Third in Commonwealth Conference Preseason Coaches Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College field hockey team has been picked to finish third in the Commonwealth Conference in a preseason poll of the league’s five head coaches, the conference office announced Tuesday. The Blue Jays received 16 points in the survey to place third behind defending conference champion Lebanon Valley College (20 points, three first-place votes) and defending NCAA Division III runner-up Messiah College (18 points, two first-place votes). Widener University (12 points) and Albright College (9 points) finished out the rankings. Elizabethtown finished 16-6 overall last season and qualified for the NCAA Division III playoffs for the first time since 1988. Head coach Sharon Sweger was recognized by her peers as the Commonwealth Conference Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season. The Blue Jays make their 2007 season debut on Friday, Aug. 31 against College Misericordia in the opening game of the Mule Classic at Muhlenberg College. Back to top 8/31/2007 Elizabethtown opens 2007 season with 3-0 win over Misericordia ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Elizabethtown Defeats Misericordia 3-0 ALLENTOWN, Pa. --- First-year player Liz DeMatteis (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) scored a pair of goals in her first collegiate contest to lead 15th-ranked Elizabethtown College to a 3-0 victory over Misericordia University on the opening day of the Mule Classic at Muhlenberg College on Friday afternoon. DeMatteis gave the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead with 21:05 elapsed in the contest as she scored off a long hit, and added her second goal of the match with 19:28 remaining as she tipped in a pass from fellow first-year player Julie Foster (Reading, PA/Oley Valley). Elizabethtown (1-0) closed out the scoring in the match with 11:45 left as junior Andrea Miles (Phoenix, MD/Notre Dame Prep) deflected home a long hit from junior Tiffany Vogel (Annville, PA/Palmyra). The Blue Jays, who defeated the Cougars (0-1) by an identical 3-0 score in last year's season opener, finished with a 15-3 edge in shots and took seven penalty corners compared to five by Misericordia. Sophomore Liz Hannegan (Lancaster, PA/McCaskey) made her first career start in goal for the Blue Jays, and did not need to make a save in order to record the shutout. Heather Heun made seven stops in the cage for Misericordia. The Blue Jays will face host Muhlenberg Saturday at 1:00 p.m. on the final day of the Mule Classic. Misericordia (0-1) vs. Elizabethtown (1-0) Shots: Misericordia 3, Elizabethtown 15 Back to top 8/23/2007 Blue Jays picked first in Commonwealth Conference pre-season coaches' poll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Women’s Tennis Team Picked First in Commonwealth Conference Preseason Coaches Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women’s tennis team was picked to finish first in the Commonwealth Conference as voted upon by the league’s five head coaches, the conference office announced Friday. The Blue Jays received three of the five first-place votes in the survey and tallied a total of 20 points to finish ahead of Messiah College, which received one first-place vote and 18 points. Lebanon Valley College picked up the other first-place vote and posted a total of 16 points, followed by Lycoming College (12 points) and Albright College (9 points). Elizabethtown set a program record for victories in 2006-07, compiling a 17-3 record and a perfect 6-0 mark in conference play, while Matt Helsel was named conference Coach of the Year for the second time in his five seasons as head coach. The Blue Jays begin their 2007-08 schedule on Thursday, Sept. 20 with a match at Lebanon Valley. Back to top 8/23/2007 Fall 2007 portion of schedule now available 2007-08 Elizabethtown College Women's Tennis Overall Record: 13-4; Commonwealth Conference: 4-0 Home matches in ALL CAPS, home programs available as Adobe PDF downloads Back to top 8/22/2007 Blue Jays picked first in Commonwealth Conference pre-season coaches' poll
Back to top 8/22/2007 2007 schedule now available
Back to top 8/22/2007 Etown tied for 15th in NFHCA pre-season poll for NCAA Division III FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Field Hockey Team Tied for 15th in NFHCA Division III Preseason Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College field hockey team is tied for 15th in the STX/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III Preseason Coaches Poll, the NFHCA has announced. The Blue Jays, who are tied with Springfield College in the survey, were ranked 15th in the final poll of the 2006 season after finishing 16-6 overall and qualifying for the NCAA Division III playoffs for the first time since 1988. Defending national champion Ursinus College received 20 of the 30 first-place votes to gain the top spot in the poll, followed by Messiah College, Bowdoin College, SUNY Cortland and The College of New Jersey. A total of four teams that are ranked in the preseason poll appear on the Blue Jays’ 2007 schedule, including Ursinus, Messiah, eighth-ranked Lebanon Valley College and 14 th-ranked Juniata College. The Blue Jays make their 2007 season debut on Friday, Aug. 31 against Misericordia University in the opening game of the Mule Classic at Muhlenberg College. Back to top 8/22/2007 Etown picked second in Commonwealth Conference pre-season coaches' poll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Women’s Soccer Team Picked Second in Commonwealth Conference Preseason Coaches Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team has been picked to finish second in the Commonwealth Conference as ranked by the conference’s six head coaches, the conference office announced Wednesday. The Blue Jays, who are the defending Commonwealth Conference champions, picked up one first-place vote and 27 points to rank second behind Messiah College, which earned the other five first-place votes and 31 total points to take the top spot in the poll. Widener University was third with 21 points, followed by Albright College in fourth (19 points), Lebanon Valley College in fifth (17 points) and conference newcomer Lycoming College in sixth (11 points). Elizabethtown finished with a 14-5-3 record in 2006 and won the school’s first conference title since 1999. The Blue Jays also advanced to the third round of the NCAA Division III tournament for the first time since 1997. Head coach Barry Dohner, who begins his 14th season on the Blue Jay bench with 172 victories, is the two-time reigning Commonwealth Conference Coach of the Year as well as last year’s Middle Atlantic Region Coach of the Year. The Blue Jays open their 2007 season on Saturday, Sept. 1 by hosting Roger Williams University at 4:00 p.m. as part of the Blue Jay Classic.Back to top 8/16/2007 2007 schedule now available 2008 Elizabethtown College Women's Soccer Overall: 0-0-0; Commonwealth Conference: 0-0-0
Home games in ALL CAPS Back to top 8/16/2007 Blue Jays ranked 20th in D3kicks.com 2007 Pre-Season Poll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Women’s Soccer Team Ranked 20th in D3kicks.com Preseason Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team is ranked 20th in the D3kicks.com Preseason Top 25 Poll, released earlier this week. The Blue Jays received 140 points in the survey, which is voted upon by a panel of 23 coaches and sports information directors from across the country along with the co-creators of the site. Elizabethtown was ranked 18 th in the final poll of the 2006 season. Elizabethtown finished with a 14-5-3 record and won the Commonwealth Conference postseason championship in 2006, the school’s first conference title since 1999. The Blue Jays also advanced to the third round of the NCAA Division III tournament for the first time since 1997. Head coach Barry Dohner, who begins his 14 th season on the Blue Jay bench with 172 victories, is the two-time reigning Commonwealth Conference Coach of the Year as well as last year’s Middle Atlantic Region Coach of the Year. Defending national champion Wheaton College (Illinois) received 23 of the 25 first-place votes to capture the top spot in the poll, following by The College of New Jersey, Messiah College, Hardin-Simmons University and Virginia Wesleyan University. The Blue Jays open their 2007 season on Saturday, Sept. 1 by hosting Roger Williams University at 4:00 p.m. as part of the Blue Jay Classic. |
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