Elizabethtown College Sports News 
Back to top 12/16/2008 Men's basketball topped by Scranton, 83-68 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Scranton 83, Elizabethtown 68 Ryan FitzPatrick went 5-for-6 from three-point range and scored a team-high 17 points for the Royals (6-3 overall), while Zach Ashworth added 15 points as all five starters reached double figures in the victory for Scranton.  Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) led the Blue Jays (5-5 overall) with 21 points while Keith Fogel (Mifllinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) added 16 points for Elizabethtown, which shot 40.3 percent (27-for-67) from the field as a team and connected on just 9-of-18 from the foul line.The Blue Jays held their only lead of the game at 7-6, but the Royals went on a 12-2 run to take an 18-9 advantage with 12:27 left in the first half. Scranton led 41-33 at halftime as Luke Hawk scored 10 points to lead the Royals, while Flanagan paced the Blue Jays with 15 points in the opening half. In the second half, Scranton hit four three-pointers in the opening four minutes to take a 55-40 lead, but the Blue Jays climbed back to within eight at 55-47 with 14:36 to go. However, Scranton regained a double-figure lead and built their advantage to as many as 18 points midway through the half. Eli Londo went 5-for-5 from the field and finished with 11 points and seven rebounds off the bench for Scranton, while Paul Biagioli and brothers Luke and Paul Hawk all tallied 10 points. As a team, Scranton finished 23-for-27 from the foul line inclluding 16-for-17 in the second half. Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) also finished in double figures for Elizabethtown with 10 points to go with a team-high seven rebounds and three blocked shots, while Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) dished out seven assists. UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON 83, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 68 Back to top 12/15/2008 Jenna Russo named second-team All-Region in women's soccer FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, December 15, 2008 Jenna Russo Named Second-Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior forward Jenna Russo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park) has been named second-team All-Mid-Atlantic Region in women's soccer by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).
She finished with nine goals and five assists for 23 points, including three game-winning goals, and had a five-game point streak late in the season in which she registered four goals and four assists. She closed her Blue Jay career with 37 goals and 23 assists for 97 points, ranking fifth in goals and points and tied for 10th in assists. Russo is the third Elizabethtown player to be a three-time All-Region selection, joining Dana Moyer (2004-06) and Meredith Uber (1996-97, 99). The Blue Jays finished 13-6-2 overall and 3-2-1 in the Commonwealth Conference, falling to eventual NCAA Division III champion Messiah College in the conference finals. Back to top 12/13/2008 DeSales remains unbeaten with 71-65 win in men's hoops action ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL DeSales 71, Elizabethtown 65 Ed Lapinski chipped in with nine points and a game-high 12 rebounds for the Bulldogs (8-0 overall), who led from start to finish by as many as 17 points before the Blue Jays (5-4 overall) used a late rally to trim to deficit to four points. Keith Fogel (Mifllinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) sank a career-high four three-pointers and finished with 20 points for Elizabethtown, while Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) notched his second consecutive double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, but the Blue Jays shot just 39 percent (23-for-59) from the field and committed 21 turnovers in defeat. Braswell went 8-for-16 from the field and 6-for-9 from the foul line for DeSales, while Hunter connected on four three-pointers on the afternoon as the Bulldogs hit 54.8 percent (17-for-31) from the field in the first half to take a 42-30 lead at intermission. The Bulldogs held their largest lead of the day at 51-34 following a steal and layup by Braswell with 15:26 to play, but the Blue Jays chipped away behind Fogel and Church, who combined for 21 of Elizabethtown's 35 points in the second half. The Blue Jays pulled within six points on several occasions, and managed to move to within 69-65 on a three-pointer by Chris Jones (Airville, PA/Kennard-Dale) with eight seconds to go, but Braswell hit two foul shots with three seconds left to close the scoring. In addition to his 20 points, Fogel also finished with a career-high seven steals for Elizabethtown, while Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) reached double figures for the ninth time in as many games with 11 points. Off the bench, Kyle McConnell (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) came up with six points and four assists in 15 minutes of action. DeSALES UNIVERSITY 71, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 65 Back to top 12/6/2008 Wrestling in action at York Invitational ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING Elizabethtown at York College Invitational YORK, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College wrestlers competed at
the York College Invitational on Saturday afternoon, placing in a tie fifth out of 10
teams with 40 points.
Junior Tim Katzaman (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) claimed the title at 285 pounds, winning a 1-0 decision in the finals against Tony Carothers from Heidelberg College. Katzaman went 4-0 on the day with a fall and three wins by decision. First-year student Tyler Erdman (Herdon, PA/Line
Mountain) finished second at 125 pounds, dropping an 8-3 decision in a rematch against
Chris Sheetz of Delaware Valley. Erdman went 3-1 for the day
winning by tech fall, major and a decision.
Junior Eric Rhoads (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) went 3-2 on the day dropping his consolation semi final bout to miss placing. Delaware Valley College won the team title with 108.5 points, followed by the College of New Jersey at 95 and Heidelberg with 60. York College Invitational Team scores: 1. Delaware Valley (DV) 108.5; 2. College of New Jersey (TCNJ) 95; 3. Heidelberg (H) 60; 4. York (Y) 59.5; 5. Apprentice School (AS) and Elizabethtown (E) 40; 7. Delaware State (DS) 38; 8. Gloucester CC (GCC) 37.5; 9. Liberty (L) and UMBC 31. Elizabethtown College results 125 pounds Tyler Erdman (E) t.f. Wilson Williams (DSU) 19-4 Erdman d. Charlie Frankel (DV) 7-1 Erdman m.d. Jerrad Hoxie (H) 15-5 Chris Sheetz (DV) d. Erdman 8-3 Sheetz p. Will Bentley (E) 0:39 Dan Hughes (TCNJ) d. Bentley 7-2 133 pounds Marty Harnish (E) d. Matt Volpe (Y) 8-7 Cameron Hurd (L) d. Harnish 2-0 Harnish m.d. Joseph Schwartz (UMBC) 11-2 Ty Holley (AS) m.d. Harnish 14-3 141 pounds Matt Lindsay (DV) d. Eric Rhoads (E) 3-1 OT Rhoads d. William Sexton, Apprentice 3-1 Rhoads d. Rob Brito (DV) 3-0 Rhoads d. Clem Artmann (H) 2-1 Rhoads d. Joe Montgomery (L) 3-2 OT RO Anthony Rizzolo (TCNJ) d. Rhoads 8-7 Sexton d. Ken Nakagawa (E) 7-2 Nakagawa d. Chris Dimattia (DSU) by injury default Bryan Deuber (Y) m.d. Nakagawa 11-2 Bill Tenpenny (TCNJ) d. Jarrod Cawley (E) 4-2 Cawley d. Tommy Vigliotti (UMBC) 4-0 Taylor Ulm (Y) d. Cawley 7-3 Zak Andrews (DV) p. Ronnie Cuff (E) 1:10 Cuff m.d. Terrence Hunter (GCC) 12-0 Montgomery d. Cuff 5-4 OT RO 149 pounds Rob Michleche (TCNJ) p. Tim Goldkamp (E) 1:51 Jason Burch (TCNJ) p. Goldkamp 2:01 Tyler Branham (TCNJ) t.f. Chris McCooey (E) 16-0; 2:00 Dylan Giandalia (Y) d. McCooey 4-0 Jon Giusti (DV) m.d. Brian Frantz (E) 12-2 Frantz p. Kevin Clarkson (DV) 5:28 Albert Gleichauf (Y) p. Frantz 5:17 157 pounds Frank Dudzik (H) p. JR Hewitt (E) 2:01 Dan DiColo (TCNJ) p. Hewitt 3:29 Joe Falco (TCNJ) p. Kyle Deeds (E) 1:00 Nick Ponomarev (DV) p. Deeds 2:04 165 pounds Matt Heisey (Y) p. Mike Evarista (E) 4:00 Will Harcum (AS) p. Evarista 2:03 174 pounds Anthony DiMarco (E) d. Joe Eassa (UMBC) 7-6 Justin Barowski (DV) t.f. DiMarco 16-0; 4:00 Austen Damico (AS) m.d. DiMarco 13-4 Josh Cook (E) p. Damico 3:56 Kyle Skinner (DS) m.d. Cook 9-0 Eassa p. Cook 6:53 285 pounds Tim Katzaman (E) d. Jamar Beckett (DS) 6-4 OT Katzaman p. Kossi Fiavi (Y) 3:42 Katzaman d. Shane Cooley (Y) 5-1 Katzaman d. Tony Carothers (H) 1-0 Carothers d. Brian Keyser (E) by injury default 0:45 Joe Erb (Y) d. Keyser by medical forfeit Back to top 12/6/2008 Men's basketball outscored by Gwynedd-Mercy, 86-75 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Gwynedd-Mercy 86, Elizabethtown 75 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Dave Smith scored a game-high 21 points and teammate Lemeire Talley added 20 as Gwynedd-Mercy College defeated Elizabethtown College 86-75 in non-conference men's basketball action at Thompson Gymnasium on Saturday night. Tim McCauley added 18 points and six assists as the Griffins (4-1 overall) converted 22 Blue Jay turnovers into 36 points and led by as many as 21 points midway through the second half.
Smith, who scored 17 of his 21 points in the first half, hit his first five shots from the field in the first four minutes of play as the Griffins took an early lead, but the Blue Jays came back to take a 21-17 lead on a three-point play by Church with 10:33 left in the first half. Gwynedd-Mercy swung momentum just before halftime, closing with a 15-2 run over the final five minutes to go into the locker room with a 40-30 lead. McCauley hit a pair of three-pointers during the run, including one with 0.7 seconds left to close the half. The Griffins built on their lead in the second half, taking their largest lead at 76-55 on two free throws by McCauley with 8:07 to play. The Blue Jays scored the next 10 points to pull within 76-65 with 5:55 to go, but could get no closer than nine points in the final seconds. Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) finished with eight points for the Blue Jays, while Keith Fogel (Mifllinburg, PA/Mifflinburg), Chris Jones (Airville, PA/Kennard-Dale) and Chris Hill (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) tallied seven points apiece. Gwynedd-Mercy finished at 47.8 percent (33-for-69) from the field and sank 14-of-17 attempts from the foul line. The Griffins came up with 17 of their 39 rebounds on the offensive glass, converting them into 23 points.Haven Wroten led Gwynedd-Mercy and shared the game high in rebounds with Church at 11, while Jon Hogga had nine points and seven boards in 26 minutes off the Griffin bench. GWYNEDD-MERCY COLLEGE 86, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 75 Back to top 12/6/2008 Women's indoor track competes at Ursinus Invitational ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Elizabethtown at Ursinus Winter Invitational COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's indoor track and field team opened its 2008-09 season at the Ursinus College Winter Invitational on Saturday. The Blue Jays finished 14th out of 21 schools with a total of eight points. Senior Chelsea Miles (Media, PA/Penncrest) finished fifth in the high jump (4 feet, 9 3/4 inches) and took ninth in the triple jump with a leap of 33 feet, 1 3/4 inches.Senior Tiffany Kulp (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) was the Blue Jays' other top 10 finisher as she took fifth in the mile run with a time of 5:26.26. Back to top 12/6/2008 Men's indoor track opens season at Ursinus Invitational ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Elizabethtown at Ursinus Winter Invitational COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's indoor track and field team opened its 2008-09 season at the Ursinus College Winter Invitational on Saturday. The Blue Jays finished 14th out of 19 schools with a total of 16 points. First-year student Eric Reichert (Hershey, PA/Hershey) won the mile run with a time of 4:26.59, the fifth-best mark in program history. Senior Dylan Rulander (Russell, PA/Eisenhower) came in fifth in the mile with a time of 4:34.54.In the 55-meter hurdles, junior Elton Dos Santos (Philadelphia, PA/Penn Charter) placed ninth with a time of 8.77 seconds. Back to top 12/6/2008 Women's basketball defeats Haverford for fifth straight win, 59-53 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown 59, Haverford 53  HAVERFORD, Pa. --- Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) finished with 17 points and a game-high 13 rebounds as Elizabethtown College picked up its fifth straight victory with a 59-53 win at Haverford College in non-conference women's basketball action on Saturday afternoon.Megan Strohman (Lebanon, PA/Lebanon) added 11 points and a season-high five rebounds off the bench for the Blue Jays (5-3 overall), whose five-game win streak is their longest since posting nine consecutive victories during the 2003-04 season. Elizabethtown held on for the win despite going without a field goal for the final 8:18 of the game, scoring their final eight points from the foul line as the Fords (0-4 overall) used an 11-0 run to cut a 13-point deficit down to two. Quinn, whose double-double was her fourth of the season, also tied a career high with three blocked shots for Elizabethtown, which took the lead for good late in the first half and held it despite finishing at 32.8 percent (20-for-61) from the field and 4-for-21 from three-point range. Brittany Lattisaw led Haverford with 18 points and 11 rebounds before fouling out in the final minute, while Kathleen Abels hit four three-pointers and finished with 14 points along with six rebounds. After a back-and-forth first half, the Blue Jays scored seven of the last nine points to go to halftime with a 33-26 lead. Quinn led the Blue Jays in the opening half with eight points while Lattisaw paced the Fords with 10 points and five rebounds. Elizabethtown built its lead to double figures on several occasions in the second half, taking its largest lead of the day at 52-39 with 5:51 remaining. However, a layup by Lattisaw and three-pointers by Abels and Alejandra Alvarez brought the Fords to within 52-47 with 4:36 left. After nearly three minutes of scoreless basketball, Abels connected on another three-pointer to trim the Elizabethtown deficit to 52-50 with 1:46 left. However, Teanna Ziegler (Telford, PA/Souderton) hit two foul shots with 1:23 to go to push the Blue Jay lead to 54-50, and Quinn and Strohman combined to go 5-for-6 from the line in the final 42 seconds to put the game away. Haverford shot just 30 percent (18-for-60) from the field as a team, but kept the game close by going 6-for-17 from three-point range, including 5-for-14 in the second half. Elizabethtown missed all 10 of its three-point attempts in the second half, but went 10-for-12 from the foul line as a team. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 59, HAVERFORD COLLEGE 53 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (5-3) Megan Quinn 6-21 3-4 17; Megan Strohman 3-12 4-6 11; Kirsti Larsen 3-9 1-2 8; Megan Romano 2-5 2-2 6; Teanna Ziegler 1-1 2-3 4; Stephanie Ellwood 2-3 0-0 4; Ali Jury 1-2 2-2 4; Courtney Kofeldt 1-6 1-1 3; Kelly Sauerzopf 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 20-61 15-20 59. HAVERFORD COLLEGE (0-4) Brittany Lattisaw 7-19 4-5 18; Kathleen Abels 4-15 2-2 14; Natalie Richman 2-5 3-4 7; Alejandra Alvarez 2-6 0-1 5; Meaghan Ryan 1-2 2-5 4; Elizabeth Mayell 1-3 0-0 3; Allie Lieberman 1-2 0-0 2; Nia Richardson 0-0 0-0 0; Danielle Harrison 0-5 0-0 0; Domenique Harrison 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 18-60 11-17 53. Elizabethtown College......... 33 26 - 59 Haverford College............. 26 27 - 53 3-point goals--Elizabethtown College 4-21 (Megan Quinn 2-8; Kirsti Larsen 1-1; Megan Strohman 1-7; Courtney Kofeldt 0-5), Haverford College 6-17 (Kathleen Abels 4-11; Elizabeth Mayell 1-2; Alejandra Alvarez 1-2; Danielle Harrison 0-2). Fouled out--Elizabethtown College-None, Haverford College-Brittany Lattisaw. Rebounds--Elizabethtown College 42 (Megan Quinn 13), Haverford College 44 (Brittany Lattisaw 11). Assists--Elizabethtown College 12 (Courtney Kofeldt 4), Haverford College 9 (Kathleen Abels 3). Total fouls--Elizabethtown College 16, Haverford College 21. Technical fouls--Elizabethtown College-None, Haverford College-None. Back to top 12/3/2008 Women's basketball rallies past Marywood, 62-53 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown 62, Marywood 53  Jenn Montague (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) tallied team highs of 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Jays (4-3 overall), who did not lead until Megan Strohman (Lebanon, PA/Lebanon) hit two foul shots with 6:10 left to break a 38-38 tie.Lizzy Green led the Pacers (3-2 overall) with a game-high 23 points and eight rebounds, but Marywood hit just 24.3 percent (9-for-37) from the field in the second half and finished the game at 30.2 percent (19-for-63), including 1-for-14 from three-point range. Megan Romano (Jenkintown, PA/Jenkintown) tallied a season-high 12 points for the Blue Jays, while Strohman added 11 off the bench and Courtney Kofeldt (Coatesville, PA/Holy Spirit, NJ) also reached double figures with 10 points. Elizabethtown went 16-for-22 from the foul line in the second half as a team, including 7-for-8 in the final 1:04, and finished with a 48-43 edge in rebounding over the Pacers. Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) just missed scoring in double figures for the Blue Jays, finishing with nine points and eight rebounds in 27 minutes of action. Montague's double-double was her fourth of the season and the sixth of her career. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 62, MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY 53 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (4-3) Jenn Montague 4-6 5-13 13; Megan Romano 4-8 4-5 12; Megan Strohman 2-13 6-6 11; Courtney Kofeldt 2-6 4-4 10; Megan Quinn 4-15 0-0 9; Teanna Ziegler 2-3 0-1 4; Stephanie Ellwood 1-4 0-0 3; Ali Jury 0-0 0-0 0; Ashley Toczylowski 0-0 0-0 0; Kelly Sauerzopf 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-55 19-29 62. MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (3-2) Lizzy Green 9-20 5-8 23; Caity Hadzimichalis 4-8 0-0 8; Mariah Schaeffer 2-7 2-3 6; Amanda Lass 1-3 3-4 5; Stephanie Fusaro 2-7 0-4 4; Marielle Thorsen 1-17 0-0 3; Maggie Farrell 0-0 2-2 2; Nikki Quick 0-0 1-2 1; Marilee Sobrinski 0-0 1-2 1; JoAnne Crimeni 0-1 0-0 0; Caitlin Ely 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-63 14-25 53. Elizabethtown College......... 20 42 - 62 Marywood University........... 24 29 - 53 3-point goals--Elizabethtown College 5-21 (Courtney Kofeldt 2-5; Megan Quinn 1-6; Stephanie Ellwood 1-3; Megan Strohman 1-7), Marywood University 1-14 (Marielle Thorsen 1-10; Mariah Schaeffer 0-3; JoAnne Crimeni 0-1). Fouled out--Elizabethtown College-None, Marywood University-None. Rebounds--Elizabethtown College 48 (Jenn Montague 10), Marywood University 43 (Lizzy Green 8). Assists--Elizabethtown College 11 (Megan Romano 4), Marywood University 10 (Marielle Thorsen 5). Total fouls--Elizabethtown College 21, Marywood University 24. Technical fouls--Elizabethtown College-None, Marywood University-None. A-200 Back to top 12/3/2008 Men's basketball holds off Millersville, 70-65 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown 70, Millersville 65 MILLERSVILLE, Pa --- Keith Fogel (Mifllinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) scored a game-high 18 points as Elizabethtown College knocked off Division II Millersville University 70-65 in non-conference men's basketball action on Wednesday night at Pucillo Gymnasium.
Reggie Bates led the Marauders (3-3 overall) with 16 points while Makal Stibbins had 15 points and 10 rebounds, but Millersville shot just 3-for-18 from three-point range and 12-for-20 from the foul line as a team. The Blue Jays led by as many as seven points in the first half, and carried a 29-26 lead to intermission behind 10 points from Fogel and eight by Flanagan. Millersville scored the first eight points of the second half to take its largest lead of the night at 34-29 with 18:23 to go, but the Blue Jays rallied back and took the lead for good at 39-37 on a basket by Chris Hill (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) with 13:14 to go. Leading 45-43 with 10:08 to play,the Blue Jays went on an 8-0 run to take a 53-43 lead with 8:26 to go on a pair of free throws by Kyle McConnell (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest). Elizabethtown still held a 10-point advantage at 62-52 with 4:29 left, but the Marauders rallied to within 67-64 on a tip-in by Zac Bauermaster with 26.1 seconds left. However, Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) hit two big free throws with 20.8 seconds left to push the Blue Jays ahead by five, and Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) salted the game away on a free throw with 7.2 seconds to go. McConnell also reached a career high for Elizabethtown by scoring nine points in 17 minutes off the bench. The Blue Jay non-starters outscored the Marauder reserves by a 23-13 margin. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 70, MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY 65 Back to top 11/29/2008 Church's career high leads Etown over Neumann, 82-75 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown 82, Neumann 75
Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) added 19 points for the Blue Jays (4-2 overall), who erased an eight-point second half deficit by outscoring the Knights (1-3 overall) 33-15 over an eight-minute span midway through the half. Church went 8-for-15 from the field and 11-for-12 from the foul line to surpass his previous best scoring output of 22 points set on Feb. 16 of last season at Lebanon Valley College. He scored nine of his points during a 12-2 Elizabethtown run that turned a 55-51 deficit with 11:28 to play into a 63-57 advantage with 8:36 to go. Mike Walukiewicz scored 22 points, including 17 in the second half, to lead Neumann, but the Knights shot just 40.6 percent (13-for-32) from the field after intermission following a first half in which they shot 63.2 percent (12-for-19). Overall, the Knights finished at 49.0 percent (25-for-51) but committed 24 turnovers. Despite the hot shooting from Neumann in the first half, it was Elizabethtown that scored the final six points of the period to go into halftime with a 38-34 lead. Church netted 12 points to lead the Blue Jays while Flanagan added nine, and Eli Hitchens paced the Knights with a game-high 13 points. Neumann opened the second half with a 14-2 run to take its largest lead of the day at 48-40 on a three-point play by Walukiewicz with 15:21 to go. However, the Blue Jays stormed back to take a 56-55 lead on a layup by Church with 10:34 remaining. Down by six, the Knights made a final push to cut the Etown lead to 63-61 with 7:51 left. The Blue Jays answered with a quick 10-2 run to move on top 73-63 with 5:45 left, but Neumann again rallied to trim the deficit to 73-70 with 3:45 to go. From there, baskets by Brady Haughney (Bernville, PA/Tulpehocken), Keith Fogel (Mifllinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) and Church gave Elizabethtown a 79-70 advantage at the 2:09 mark, and the Blue Jays hit three foul shots in the final 64 seconds to seal the win. Fogel joined Church and Flanagan in double figures for Elizabethtown with 12 points, while Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) had a season-high nine assists. Chris Fairbanks (Lititz, PA/Warwick) finished with a team-high seven rebounds for the Blue Jays, who held a 36-32 edge on the glass over the Knights. Eli Hitchens tallied 15 points and a game-high eight rebounds for the Knights, with Michael Hitchens and Na'Sheed Linton adding 12 points apiece. Back to top 11/25/2008 Men's basketball outlasts Marymount in OT, 88-78 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown 88, Marymount 78 (OT)
Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) led all players with a career-high 22 points while Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) also reached double figures with 14 points to go with five rebounds, five steals and four blocked shots. Mike Gray led Marymount (3-2 overall) with 21 points and 11 rebounds, while Chapmen Canady hit two key shots at the end of regulation en route to 14 points for the Saints. The game, already scheduled for an unusually late 9:00 p.m. tipoff as the second half of a doubleheader with the Blue Jay women, was twice delayed - for 30 minutes at the start as the Marymount team bus was late arriving after being caught in a traffic jam, and again for 13 minutes with 3:10 left in the second half when the gym lights automatically shut off at 11:00 p.m. Despite the distractions, the Blue Jays outscored the Saints 14-4 in the overtime period and shot 5-for-8 from the floor in the period after hitting 54.2 percent (13-for-24) in the second half. Elizabethtown never trailed in the overtime, as Schaffer twice converted steals into layups and Fogel drilled a key three-pointer with 3:16 left to give the Blue Jays an 80-76 lead. After a layup by Gray trimmed the Blue Jay advantage to 80-78 with 2:16 to go, buckets by Schaffer and Brady Haughney (Bernville, PA/Tulpehocken) kicked off a game-ending 8-0 run for Etown. The Blue Jays looked to have the game in hand early in the second half, taking their largest lead of the night at 58-45 on a three-pointer by Flanagan with 11:17 to play. Marymount answered with nine consecutive points to pull within 58-54 with 9:12 left. Trailing 72-66 with 2:18 to go, the Saints' Chapmen Canady single-handledly brought his team back as he hit a jumper and a three-pointer to cut the Elizabethtown margin to one at 72-71 with 1:11 left. After Fogel hit two foul shots with 53 seconds left, Canady hit another three to tie the game at 74-74 with 32 seconds to go. Church was unable to connect on a potential winning shot with 19 seconds to go, and Gray's baseline jumper in the closing seconds caught rim to send the game to overtime. Elizabethtown led 33-32 at halftime despite allowing Marymount to shoot 60 percent (15-for-25) from the field. The Saints were plagued by turnovers throughout the contest, committing 15 of their 29 miscues in the opening half. In addition to his 12 points, Schaffer added six assists and four steals for the Blue Jays, while Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) had a team-high seven rebounds to go with five points. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 88, MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY 78 Back to top 11/25/2008 Swim teams split with Lebanon Valley ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Lebanon Valley 113, Elizabethtown 79 (men) Elizabethtown 112, Lebanon Valley 87 (women) ANNVILLE, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's and women's swimming teams split a dual meet with host Lebanon Valley College on Tuesday night. The Blue Jay women picked up their fifth straight win by a 112-87 score, while the men fell to the Dutchmen 113-79. In women's action, the Blue Jays (5-3 overall, 4-1 MAC) received two wins apiece from junior Lindsay Riley (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) in the 50 freestyle (28.97 seconds) and 100 backstroke (1:12.93) along with first-year student Emily Robinson (Columbia, PA/Lancaster Catholic) in the 400 freestyle (4:57.76) and 800 freestyle (10:12.41). Also claiming wins were senior Jenny Brizek (Sinking Spring, PA/Conrad Weiser) in the 200 individual medley (2:37.61), sophomore Courtney Kelly (Guilford, CT/Guilford) in the 200 freestyle (2:24.70) and sophomore Stephanie Hellman (Shrewsbury, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) in the 100 freestyle (1:04.68). The Etown men (2-6 overall, 2-3 MAC) claimed wins in seven of the 11 events, with senior Chris Miller (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest), junior Matt Drob (Strasburg, PA/Lampeter-Strasburg) and sophomore Tom Hagerty (Enola, PA/East Pennsboro) winning twice each. Miller took victories in the 200 individual medley (2:28.07) and the 100 backstroke (1:02.77), Drob won the 50 freestyle (25.59 seconds) and the 100 freestyle (8.32 seconds) and Hagerty took victories in the 100 butterfly (1:06.74) and the 400 freestyle (4:40.74). The 200-meter medley relay team of Miller, junior Dan Provence (Brookhaven, PA/Penncrest), Drob and Hagerty also won their event with a time of 2:02.13. Men’s Team Score: Lebanon Valley 113, Elizabethtown 79 Men’s Event Winners (all distances in meters): 200 medley relay: Chris Miller/Dan Provence/Matt Drob/Tom Hagerty (E), 2:02.13 800 free: Kevin Carney (L), 9:24.79 200 free: Johnny Schoenberger (L), 2:09.81 50 free: Matt Drob (E), 25.59 200 IM: Chris Miller (E), 2:28.07 100 fly: Tom Hagerty (E), 1:06.74 100 free: Matt Drob (E), 58.32 100 back: Chris Miller (E), 1:02.77 400 free: Tom Hagerty (E), 4:40.74 100 breast: John Heenan (L), 1:18.06 200 free relay: Kevin Carney/Johnny Schoenberger/Greg Kauffman/Jeffrey Bush (L), 1:52.75 Women's Team Score: Elizabethtown 112, Lebanon Valley 87 Women’s Event Winners (all distances in meters): 200 medley relay: Alexandra Hockley/Ashten O'Brien/Ally Birli/Kelsey Sherman (L), 2:17.96 800 free: Emily Robinson (E), 10:12.41 200 free: Courtney Kelly (E), 2:24.70 50 free: Lindsay Riley (E), 28.97 200 IM: Jenny Brizek (E), 2:37.61 100 fly: Ally Birli (L), 1:12.79 100 free: Stephanie Hellman (E), 1:04.68 100 back: Lindsay Riley (E), 1:12.93 400 free: Emily Robinson (E), 4:57.76 100 breast: Lisa Niethamer (L), 1:26.30 200 free relay: Lauren Horst/Kelsey Sherman/Christina Schreiner/Lisa Niethamer (L), 2:01.45 Back to top 11/25/2008 Women's hoops wins third straight, 65-59 over Swarthmore ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown 65, Swarthmore 59 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) scored 13 of her team-high 16 points in the second half as Elizabethtown College won its third straight game with a 65-59 win over Swarthmore College in non-conference women's basketball action at Thompson Gymnasium on Tuesday night.Courtney Kofeldt (Coatesville, PA/Holy Spirit, NJ) added 14 points, including four three-pointers, and had a career-high seven steals as four players finished in double figures for the Blue Jays (3-3 overall). Stephanie Ellwood (Orwigsburg, PA/Blue Mountain) tallied 12 points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals and hit the go-ahead jumper with 4:10 to play to break a 49-49 tie. Elizabethtown led from the midway point of the first half until the Garnet (0-3 overall) tied the game on two foul shots by Melissa Grigsby with 4:31 to go. However, Ellwood answered on the Blue Jays' next possession to give Etown the lead for good, and added a three-pointer with 2:57 to go to push the Blue Jay advantage to 56-51. Megan Strohman (Lebanon, PA/Lebanon) also reached double figures for the Blue Jays, coming off the bench to score 10 points in 21 minutes of playing time. Jenn Montague (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) added seven points, five rebounds and a career-high five assists while Megan Romano (Jenkintown, PA/Jenkintown) tallied six points and six boards for Elizabethtown. Kathryn Stockbower paced Swarthmore with game highs of 18 points and 22 rebounds, while Pamela Costello added 12 points and Grigsby tallied 10. However, the Garnet committed 25 turnovers to offset a 43-35 advantage in rebounding. In the first half, Strohman hit back-to-back three-pointers to cap an 11-2 run and give the Blue Jays a 21-14 lead with 8:04 left. Elizabethtown led 28-22 at intermission behind eight points from Strohman and seven from Ellwood, while Stockbower paced the Garnet with six points and 11 boards. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 65, SWARTHMORE COLLEGE 59 SWARTHMORE COLLEGE (0-3) Kathryn Stockbower 7-14 4-5 18; Pamela Costello 5-10 0-0 12; Melissa Grigsby 4-10 2-3 10; Ceylan Bodur 3-15 1-1 8; Nicole Rizzo 2-2 0-0 4; Amber Wantman 1-2 1-4 3; Genny Pezzola 1-2 0-0 2; Summer Miller-Walfish 1-3 0-0 2; Sarah Brajtbord 0-1 0-0 0; Brittany Schmelz 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-59 8-13 59. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (3-3) Megan Quinn 6-18 4-5 16; Courtney Kofeldt 5-9 0-2 14; Stephanie Ellwood 5-6 0-0 12; Megan Strohman 3-7 2-2 10; Jenn Montague 1-7 5-8 7; Megan Romano 1-6 4-6 6; Ali Jury 0-0 0-0 0; Teanna Ziegler 0-0 0-0 0; Kelly Sauerzopf 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 21-54 15-25 65. Swarthmore College............ 22 37 - 59 Elizabethtown College......... 28 37 - 65 3-point goals--Swarthmore College 3-10 (Pamela Costello 2-5; Ceylan Bodur 1-4; Genny Pezzola 0-1), Elizabethtown College 8-21 (Courtney Kofeldt 4-8; Stephanie Ellwood 2-3; Megan Strohman 2-6; Megan Quinn 0-4). Fouled out--Swarthmore College-None, Elizabethtown College-None. Rebounds--Swarthmore College 43 (Kathryn Stockbower 22), Elizabethtown College 35 (Megan Romano 6; Stephanie Ellwood 6). Assists--Swarthmore College 13 (Sarah Brajtbord 3), Elizabethtown College 14 (Jenn Montague 5; Stephanie Ellwood 5). Total fouls--Swarthmore College 18, Elizabethtown College 11. Technical fouls--Swarthmore College-None, Elizabethtown College-None. A-125 Back to top 11/25/2008 Wrestling battles Del Val and Kutztown ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING Delaware Valley 19, Kutztown 19 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College wrestling team hosted Delaware Valley College, ranked third in Division III, and Division II Kutztown University in a tri-match at Thompson Gymnasium on Wednesday afternoon. The Blue Jays (1-5 overall) lost to Delaware Valley 29-16 and fell to Kutztown by a 26-15 score
 Against Delaware Valley, the Blue Jays picked up three victories on the mat, including a 7-3 win by first-year student Tyler Erdman (Herndon, PA/Line Mountain) over fourth-ranked Chris Sheetz at 125 pounds. Senior Jereme Heisey (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) took an 11-1 major decision at 165 pounds over Jake Phillips, and junior Paul Connor (Tabernacle, NJ/Shawnee) held on for a 5-3 win over the Aggies' Cody Reeves at 174 pounds.Against Kutztown, Erdman defeated Clayton Youtz 10-3 at 125 pounds, Heisey edged Sonny Flood 3-2 at 165 pounds and junior Deron Sharp (Millville, NJ/Millville) pinned the Golden Bears' Victor Montanez in 4:20 at 197 pounds. At heavyweight, junior Tim Katzaman (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) scored a takedown as time expired in the second sudden-victory period for a 4-2 win over Cory  Rutt.In Wednesday's other match, Kutztown and Delaware Valley wrestled to a 19-19 tie as the Aggies won the heavyweight bout in the first sudden-victory period to salvage the deadlock. Kutztown 19, Delaware Valley 19 125: Charlie Frankel (DV) d. Clayton Youtz, 11-7 (0-3)
133: Joe Kemmerer (K) p. Chris Sheetz, 6:17 (6-3) 141: John Paukovits (K) m.d. Brandon Clemmer, 11-0 (10-3) 149: Eric McCann (DV) d. Brett Martinez, 6-5 (10-6) 157: Chris Chambers (K) d. Zach Marlatt, 5-3 (13-6) 165: Sonny Flood (K) d. Jake Phillips, 3-0 (16-6) 174: David Zeek (K) d. Cody Reeves, 5-1 (19-6) 184: Mike Wilcox (DV) m.d. Bobby Mort, 22-8 (19-10) 197: Jeff Siciliano (DV) p. Victor Montanez, 1:13 (19-16) 285: Charlie Pendlebury (DV) d. Cory Rutt, 3-1 SV1 (19-19) 157 (exh.) Robbie Hickman (DV) d. Joseph Yavoich, 1-0 OT 141 (exh.) Zak Andrews (DV) t.f. Oliver Thayer, 19-4 in 5:10 Delaware Valley 29, Elizabethtown 16 125: Tyler Erdman (E) d. Chris Sheetz, 7-3 (0-3) 133: Brandon Clemmer (DV) p. Marty Harnish, :41 (6-3) 141: Eric McCann (DV) d. Eric Rhoads, 3-2 (9-3) 149: Don Smith (DV) d. Ronnie Cuff, 9-5 (12-3) 157: Zach Marlatt (DV) p. Mike Lussier, 4:50 (18-3) 165: Jereme Heisey (E) m.d. Jake Phillips, 11-1 (18-7) 174: Paul Connor (E) d. Cody Reeves, 5-3 (18-10) 184: Mike Wilcox (DV) t.f. Bill Meaney, 19-3 in 6:44 (23-10) 197: Jeff Siciliano (DV) p. Deron Sharp, 2:39 (29-10) 285: Tim Katzaman (E) by forfeit (29-16) 125 (exh.) Will Bentley (E) d. Charlie Frankel, 8-4 141 (exh.) Matt Lindsay (DV) p. Jarrod Cawley, 6:00 Kutztown 26, Elizabethtown 15 125: Tyler Erdman (E) d. Clayton Youtz, 10-3 (0-3) 133: Joe Kemmerer (K) p. Marty Harnish, 2:03 (6-3) 141: John Paukovits (K) d. Eric Rhoads, 4-1 (9-3) 149: Brett Martinez (K) t.f. Brian Frantz, 22-7 in 7:00 (14-3) 157: Chris Chambers (K) d. Mike Lussier, 8-1 (17-3) 165: Jereme Heisey (E) d. Sonny Flood, 3-2 (17-6) 174: David Zeek (K) d. Paul Connor, 5-0 (20-6) 184: Bobby Mort (K) p. Josh Cook, :16 (26-6) 197: Deron Sharp (E) p. Victor Montanez, 4:20 (26-12) 285: Tim Katzaman (E) d. Cory Rutt, 4-2 SV2 (26-15) 141 (exh.) Oliver Thayer (K) d. Ken Nakagawa, 6-0 149 (exh.) Mike Wisniewski (K) p. Tim Goldkamp, 1:01 149 (exh.) Jay Sandt (K) d. Tim Goldkamp, 8-4 Back to top 11/24/2008 Tiffany Vogel named third-team All-America in field hockey FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 24, 2008 Tiffany Vogel Named Third-Team All-America in Field Hockey ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior defender Tiffany Vogel (Annville, PA/Palmyra) has been named to the Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III All-America team, the NFHCA announced Monday.
On offense, she scored two goals and three assists for seven points to finish her career with eight goals and 10 assists for 26 points in 58 games. The Blue Jays finished 17-4 overall and in third place in the Commonwealth Conference with a 3-2 record. Elizabethtown was ranked 13th in the final STX/NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll. Back to top 11/24/2008 Megan Quinn named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 24, 2008 Megan Quinn Named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week
Quinn was named Most Valuable Player at Franklin & Marshall College's Terry Greene Tip-Off Tournament after averaging 23.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in victories over Manhattanville (69-67) and Shenandoah (64-53). She scored 26 points in the victory over Manhattanville, and recorded her third double-double of the season with 21 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high six steals against Shenandoah. Quinn also had 18 points and a career-high 14 boards in a 69-65 loss to Landmark Conference favorite Moravian on Wednesday night. For the week, she averaged 21.7 points and 10.3 rebounds per game while connecting on 10-of-24 shots from three-point range. The Blue Jays (2-3 overall) will host Swarthmore College on Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. in Thompson Gymnasium. Back to top 11/24/2008 Swim teams pick up wins over FDU-Florham ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING Saturday, November 22, 2008 Elizabethtown 70, FDU-Florham 41 (men) MADISON, N.J. --- The Elizabethtown College men's and women's swimming teams earned dual-meet victories over FDU-Florham on Saturday afternoon, as the men picked up a 70-41 win while the Blue Jay women downed the Devils 119-71. In women's action, the Blue Jays (4-3 overall, 3-1 MAC) won their fourth straight dual meet as six different swimmers won individual events. Senior Jenny Brizek (Sinking Spring, PA/Conrad Weiser) won the 200 freestyle (2:09.21), senior Sarah Berry (Walnutport, PA/Northampton) took the 200 butterfly (2:38.69), junior Lindsay Riley (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) captured the 100 freestyle (58.38 seconds), sophomore Courtney Kelly (Guilford, CT/Guilford) was first in the 200 backstroke (2:25.25), sophomore Stephanie Hellman (Shrewsbury, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) was victorious in the 50 freestyle (26.81 seconds) and first-year student Emily Robinson (Columbia, PA/Lancaster Catholic) won the 1000 freestyle (11:41.84) The 400-yard medley relay team of Riley, senior Gretchen Geiger (Pilesgrove, NJ/Woodstown), Brizek and Hellman also picked up a win in a time of 4:28.63. The Etown men (2-5 overall, 2-2 MAC) received two wins each from senior Chris Miller (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) and juniors Dan Provence (Brookhaven, PA/Penncrest) and Matt Drob (Strasburg, PA/Lampeter-Strasburg). Miller won the 50 free (23.88 seconds) and 500 free (5:05.28), Provence took the 100 free (53.19) and Drob won the 200 back (2:14.94). Provence and Drob also tied for first in the 200 freestyle in a time of 1:58.00. Sophomore Tom Hagerty (Enola, PA/East Pennsboro) also earned a win by capturing the 200 butterfly in a time of 2:24.94. Men’s Team Score: Elizabethtown 70, FDU-Florham 41 Men’s Event Winners (all distances in yards): 400 medley relay: Not contested 1000 free: Not contested 200 free: Dan Provence and Matt Drob (E), 1:58.00 50 free: Chris Miller (E), 23.88 400 IM: Peter Milazzo (F), 4:37.50 200 fly: Tom Hagerty (E), 2:24.94 100 free: Dan Provence (E), 53.19 200 back: Matt Drob (E), 2:14.94 500 free: Chris Miller (E), 5:05.28 200 breast: Not contested 400 free relay: Michael Webber/Sh'rae Marshall/Giovanny Infante/Peter Milazzo (F), 4:46.93 Women's Team Score: Elizabethtown 119, FDU-Florham 71 Women’s Event Winners (all distances in yards): 400 medley relay: Lindsay Riley/Gretchen Geiger/Jenny Brizek/Stephanie Hellman (E), 4:28.63 1000 free: Emily Robinson (E), 11:41.84 200 free: Jenny Brizek (E), 2:09.21 50 free: Stephanie Hellman (E), 26.81 400 IM: Luci DiMaggio (F), 5:17.57 200 fly: Sarah Berry (E), 2:38.69 100 free: Lindsay Riley (E), 58.38 200 back: Courtney Kelly (E), 2:25.25 500 free: Luci DiMaggio (F), 5:47.56 200 breast: Elizabeth Hilzen (F), 2:49.97 400 free relay: Liz Taffet/Emily Singley/Lauren Iacono/Jennifer Suarez (F), 4:52.20 Back to top 11/23/2008 Etown captures tourney title with 64-53 win over Shenandoah ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown 64, Shenandoah 53 LANCASTER, Pa. --- Tournament Most Valuable Player Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) finished with a game-high 21 points as Elizabethtown College defeated Shenandoah University 64-53 in the championship game of the Terry Greene Tip-Off Tournament at Franklin & Marshall College on Sunday.Quinn also grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds and had a career-best six steals for the Blue Jays (2-3 overall), and scored seven points during a decisive 10-0 second-half run that turned a 48-41 lead with 7:11 to go into a 58-41 advantage with 4:52 left. Megan Strohman (Lebanon, PA/Lebanon) added 15 points off the Elizabethtown bench, while Stephanie Ellwood (Orwigsburg, PA/Blue Mountain) added 10 points and six rebounds to earn All-Tournament team honors for the Blue Jays, who connected on 10-of-29 shots from three-point range as a team. Despite shooting 33.3 percent (12-for-36) from the field in the first half, Elizabethtown led 32-26 at halftime thanks to six three-pointers, including two apiece by Quinn and Strohman. The Hornets (1-1 overall) pulled within four points at 37-33 with 13:01 remaining, but the Blue Jays would quickly push the advantage back to seven points and lead by no fewer the rest of the afternoon. For the tournament, Quinn averaged 23.5 points and 8.5 rebounds in two victories, and has recorded double-doubles in three of the Blue Jays' last four games. Alexis Hargbol led Shenandoah with 15 points and 12 rebounds, while Katherine Flint had eight points and a game-high 11 assists. The Hornets shot 35.5 percent (22-for-62) from the field as a team and missed all seven of their three-point attempts. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 64, SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY 53 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (2-3) Megan Quinn 6-15 6-6 21; Megan Strohman 6-10 0-0 15; Stephanie Ellwood 4-11 0-0 10; Courtney Kofeldt 2-10 0-0 6; Kelly Sauerzopf 2-6 0-0 4; Megan Romano 1-4 0-0 2; Teanna Ziegler 1-2 0-0 2; Jenn Montague 0-0 2-4 2; Ali Jury 0-1 2-2 2; Kirsti Larsen 0-0 0-0 0; Emily Mullen 0-0 0-0 0; Jen Schiefer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-59 10-12 64. SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY (1-1) HARGBOL, Alexis 6-10 3-6 15; HARROLD, Stephanie 4-8 1-1 9; WORMLEY, Sachet 4-8 1-2 9; FLINT, Katherine 3-10 2-2 8; EDWARDS, Sierra 2-6 0-0 4; JOHNSTON, Mandy 2-5 0-0 4; GALLAGHER, Abby 1-4 0-0 2; KELLY, KneAndra 0-4 1-2 1; HATTER, Kirby 0-2 1-2 1; LAWSON, Jordan 0-0 0-0 0; GADINSKI, Caity 0-4 0-0 0; HOLTON, Stephanie 0-0 0-0 0; COUNCIL, Ashleigh 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-62 9-15 53. Elizabethtown College......... 32 32 - 64 Shenandoah University......... 26 27 - 53 3-point goals--Elizabethtown College 10-29 (Megan Strohman 3-7; Megan Quinn 3-10; Courtney Kofeldt 2-7; Stephanie Ellwood 2-5), Shenandoah University 0-7 (; FLINT, Katherine 0-2; JOHNSTON, Mandy 0-2; GALLAGHER, Abby 0-2; GADINSKI, Caity 0-1). Fouled out--Elizabethtown College-None, Shenandoah University-None. Rebounds--Elizabethtown College 39 (Megan Quinn 12), Shenandoah University 46 (HARGBOL, Alexis 12). Assists--Elizabethtown College 14 (Megan Romano 5), Shenandoah University 17 (FLINT, Katherine 11). Total fouls--Elizabethtown College 18, Shenandoah University 18. Technical fouls--Elizabethtown College-None, Shenandoah University-None. A-131 Back to top 11/22/2008 Wrestling competes at Messiah Duals ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING Elizabethtown Competes at Messiah Duals GRANTHAM, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College wrestling competed in three matches at the Messiah Duals on Saturday, and the Blue Jays were defeated by Shippensburg University
28-10, Waynesburg College 27-18, and Seton Hill University 19-13. First year student Tyler Erdman (Herndon, PA/Line Mountain) led the Blue Jays with 3 victories, winning by major decision against Shippensburg and Seton Hill, while junior Tim Katzaman (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) picked up two wins on the afternoon. Senior Jereme Heisey (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central), junior Mike Lussier (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East), sophomore Bill Meaney (Toms River, NJ/Manchester Twp), junior Eric Rhoads (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central), first year student Kyle Deeds (Leesport, PA/Schuylkill Valley) and junior Deron Sharp (Millville, NJ/Millville) each had one win for the Blue Jays (1-3 overall) Shippensburg 28, Elizabethtown 10 (dual started at 133lbs) 133: Bryce Marshall (S) dec Marty Harnish 6-4 (3-0)
141: Gary Atiyeh (S) dec Eric Rhoads 10-8 (6-0) 149: Tom Wiechelt (S) maj. dec. Brian Frantz 14-5 (10-0) 157: Nick Browne (S) fall Mike Lussier, 2:29 (16-0) 165: Jake Wilson (S) dec Jereme Heisey 4-2 (19-0) 174: Chris Barrick (S) dec Paul Connor 5-1 (22-0) 184: Jon Hade (S) fall Anthony DiMarco, 1:44 (28-0) 197: Deron Sharp (E) dec Casey Lyon 11-6 (28-3) 285: Tim Katzaman (E) dec Bill Knight 6-0 (28-6) 125: Tyler Erdman (E) maj. dec. Colton McFatridge 16-4 (28-10) Waynesburg 27, Elizabethtown 18 (dual started at 133lbs) 133: Nick Garber (W) fall Marty Harnish, 1:17 (6-0)
141: Pat McCabe (W) dec Eric Rhoads 3-2 (9-0) 149: Jesse Byerly (W) fall Ronnie Cuff, 1:50 (15-0) 157: Mike Lussier (E) dec Jared Roberts 4-1 (15-3) 165: Jereme Heisey (E) dec Todd Martinek 5-3 (15-6) 174: Paul Connor (E) dec Matt Zimmerman 8-4 (15-9) 184: Bill Meaney (E) fall Charles Thomas, 6:26 (15-15) 197: Corbin Semple (W) fall Deron Sharp, 6:07 (21-15) 285: Melvin Narnick (W) fall Tim Katzaman, 6:39 (27-15) 125: Tyler Erdman (E) dec Rico Borz 8-4 (27-18) Seton Hill 19, Elizabethtown 13
133: Nick Nichols (SH) maj. dec. Marty Harnish 10-1 (4-0)(dual started at 133lbs) 141: Eric Rhoads (E) dec Dallas Evans 3-2 (4-3) 149: Kurt McCamley (SH) dec Ronnie Cuff 4-2 (7-3) 157: Kyle Deeds (E) dec Josh Voelker 4-1 (7-6) 165: Quade Miller (SH) dec Jereme Heisey 7-5 OT (10-6) 174: Dan Mathews (SH) dec Paul Connor 6-4 (13-6) 184: Nick Padezan (SH) dec Bill Meaney 4-0 (16-6) 197: Ron Oswald (SH) dec Deron Sharp 2-1 (19-6) 285: Tim Katzaman (E) dec Stephan Zubach 6-3 (19-9) 125: Tyler Erdman (E) maj. dec. Josh Testa 11-1 (19-13) Back to top 11/22/2008 Tiffany Kulp runs at NCAA Division III Championships ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Tiffany Kulp Competes at NCAA Division III Championships HANOVER, Ind. --- Elizabethtown College senior Tiffany Kulp (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) finished in 109th place at the NCAA Division III Women's Cross Country Championship at Hanover College on Saturday afternoon.  Kulp, who finished sixth in the NCAA Division III Mideast Region, covered the 6-kilometer course in 22:34.59 and was the ninth finisher from the region in the field of 279 runners.A four-time All-Region honoree, Kulp was the first Blue Jay women's runner to compete at the NCAA Division III championships in all four years of her career. Marie Borner of Bethel College won the individual championship with a time of 20:43.91, while Middlebury College won the team championship with 179 points, ahead of Calvin College (237 points) and Williams College (240 points). Back to top 11/22/2008 Men's basketball defeated by Rowan, 63-56 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Rowan 63, Elizabethtown 56 GETTYSBURG, Pa. ---Rowan University outscored Elizabethtown College 17-6 over the final nine minutes to rally for a 63-56 victory in the consolation game of the Gettysburg College Days Inn Tournament on Saturday afternoon. The Profs (1-3 overall) trailed 50-46 following a three-pointer by Etown's Chris Fairbanks (Lititz, PA/Warwick) with 9:48 to play, but held the Blue Jays (2-2 overall) to just two field goals the rest of the way to cap a comeback from a 14-point first-half deficit.Tyson Hartnett led Rowan with 15 points while Billy Care posted 13 points and nine rebounds for the Profs, who shot 53.7 percent (22-for-41) from the field as a team. Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) was the lone Blue Jay to finish in double figures as he tallied 15 points in his first career start and was named to the All-Tournament Team, but Elizabethtown connected on just 43.4 percent (23-for-53) from the field and committed 23 turnovers.The Blue Jays held their largest lead of the game at 30-16 on a basket by Flanagan with 4:08 left in the first half, but the Profs took advantage of six Etown turnovers to close the half on a 15-0 run, taking a 31-30 lead to intermission. Neither team led by more than four points for most of the second half, but the Profs took control in the final five minutes as a 13-1 run gave Rowan a 59-51 lead with 1:26 to go. Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) tallied nine points for the Blue Jays, while Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. Off the bench, Chris Hill (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) posted four points and seven rebounds in 24 minutes of action.In the championship game, the host Bullets held on for a 58-56 win over SUNY Geneseo, with Gettysburg's Dan Capkin earning tournament Most Valuable Player honors. ROWAN UNIVERSITY 63, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 56 Back to top 11/22/2008 Etown squeaks past Manhattanville, 69-67 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown 69, Manhattanville 67  LANCASTER, Pa. --- Megan Romano (Jenkintown, PA/Jenkintown) sank two foul shots with 11 seconds remaining to give Elizabethtown College a 69-67 victory over Manhattanville College in the opening round of the Terry Greene Tip-Off Tournament at Franklin & Marshall College on Saturday afternoon.Romano's free throws broke a 67-67 tie and helped the Blue Jays (1-3 overall) advance to Sunday's championship game against Shenandoah University, which defeated the host Diplomats 74-61 in Saturday's other game. The Blue Jays led nearly the entire game, only to see the Valiants (1-2 overall) knot the contest on a layup by Carey Hickey with 13 seconds to go. Following Romano's foul shots, Manhattanville had a chance to tie the game but Romano came up with a steal as time ran out to give Elizabethtown the win. Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) finished with a season-high 26 points for the Blue Jays, going 4-for-6 from three-point range, while Jenn Montague (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) posted her third double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Olivia Nastasi led four Valiants in double figures with 16 points, while Carol Ortiz and Simona Gordon had 12 points each. In a contest in which both teams finished at 44 percent from the field and with 20 turnovers apiece, the Valiants were hurt by going 8-for-16 from the foul line while the Blue Jays hit 17-of-27 from the stripe. Elizabethtown led 38-29 at halftime, but went nearly four minutes without a field goal in the second half as Manhattanville sliced a 10-point deficit to one at 58-57 with 5:05 to go. The Blue Jays' lead bounced between one and three points for most of the next four minutes, with Elizabethtown taking a 67-65 lead with 21 seconds to go on a foul shot by Courtney Kofeldt (Coatesville, PA/Holy Spirit, NJ). Kofeldt finished with 10 points on the afternoon for the Blue Jays. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 69, MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE 67 MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE (1-2) Olivia Nastasi 6-11 2-3 16; Carol Ortiz 5-8 2-4 12; Simona Gordon 5-12 1-2 12; Nina Johnson 5-8 1-3 11; Carey Hickey 2-6 2-4 6; Jess Delagrange 3-13 0-0 6; Kelli Hyjek 2-2 0-0 4; Lauren Grenier 0-3 0-0 0; Kristina Ciotto 0-0 0-0 0; Courtney Turner 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-63 8-16 67. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (1-3) Megan Quinn 7-15 8-12 26; Jenn Montague 5-7 2-6 12; Courtney Kofeldt 3-6 1-2 10; Stephanie Ellwood 3-7 2-2 9; Megan Romano 2-9 3-4 7; Teanna Ziegler 1-2 1-1 3; Megan Strohman 1-4 0-0 2; Kelly Sauerzopf 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-50 17-27 69. Manhattanville College........ 29 38 - 67 Elizabethtown College......... 38 31 - 69 3-point goals--Manhattanville College 3-10 (Olivia Nastasi 2-4; Simona Gordon 1-2; Jess Delagrange 0-4), Elizabethtown College 8-18 (Megan Quinn 4-6; Courtney Kofeldt 3-5; Stephanie Ellwood 1-4; Megan Strohman 0-2; Megan Romano 0-1). Fouled out--Manhattanville College-Simona Gordon, Elizabethtown College-None. Rebounds--Manhattanville College 39 (Carol Ortiz 8), Elizabethtown College 31 (Jenn Montague 10). Assists--Manhattanville College 10 (Simona Gordon 3; Olivia Nastasi 3), Elizabethtown College 11 (Megan Romano 5). Total fouls--Manhattanville College 21, Elizabethtown College 16. Technical fouls--Manhattanville College-None, Elizabethtown College-None. A-89 Back to top 11/21/2008 #11 Gettysburg downs Etown, 71-56 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Gettysburg 71, Elizabethtown 56 GETTYSBURG, Pa. --- Dan Capkin poured home 28 points while three other players scored in double figures as 11th-ranked Gettysburg College defeated Elizabethtown College 71-56 in the opening round of the Gettysburg Days Inn Tip-Off Tournament on Friday evening. Capkin went 10-for-17 from the field, including 4-for-9 from three-point range, as the Bullets (1-0 overall) shot 60 percent (27-for-45) from the field as a team and led from start to finish by as many as 24 points.  Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) led the Blue Jays (2-1 overall) with 17 points and five rebounds while Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) reached double figures off the bench with 11 points, but Elizabethtown connected on just 31.7 percent (19-for-60) from the field as a team and was unable to capitalize on 22 Gettysburg turnovers.The Bullets dashed to a 12-4 lead after just five minutes of play, but the Blue Jays pulled within 14-13 on a three-pointer by Chris Fairbanks (Lititz, PA/Warwick) with 11:33 left in the first half. Six straight points by Capkin, who scored 15 in the half, fueled a surge that sent Gettysburg to halftime with a 35-22 lead. A 13-point deficit was the closest that Elizabethtown would come in the second half, as the Bullets followed up a 58.3 percent shooting effort in the first half by hitting 61.9 percent (13-for-21) from the field in the second half. Joining Capkin in double figures for Gettysburg were Corey Dorsey (15 points), Kevin Kennedy (13 points) and Andrew Powers (11 points). Powers and Dorsey each finished with six rebounds to tie for the team lead, while Powers also handed out five assists. In Friday's other game, SUNY Geneseo defeated Rowan University 62-55, meaning the Blue Jays will play Rowan in Saturday's consolation game at 2:00 p.m. followed by SUNY Geneseo against Gettysburg in the championship game at 4:00 p.m. GETTYSBURG COLLEGE 71, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 56 Back to top 11/19/2008 Women's basketball edged 69-65 by Moravian ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Moravian 69, Elizabethtown 65 Alyssa Bisci and Amy Heffner scored nine points apiece, and each converted critical three-point plays in the final five minutes for the Greyhounds (1-0 overall), who overcame a five-point halftime deficit to pick up the win over the Blue Jays (0-3 overall). Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) led the Blue Jays with 18 points and a career-high 14 rebounds, while Jenn Montague (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) finished with 10 points and a career-best 17 boards and Megan Strohman (Lebanon, PA/Lebanon) came off the bench to drill three three-pointers and finish with 17 points.Moravian led 10-3 after 5 1/2 minutes of play, but the Blue Jays battled back to tie the score at 12-12 on a layup by Quinn with 10:38 left in the first half. The Greyhounds expanded their lead to six points at 20-14 with seven minutes left in the half, only to see Elizabethtown score 21 of the last 31 points of the period to take a 35-30 lead to intermission. Montague led the Blue Jays with seven points and eight rebounds in the opening half, while Harrison paced the Blue Jays with 10 points and three assists. Moravian scored the first eight points of the second half to take a 38-35 lead on a jumper by Harrison with 15:50 to play, but a three-pointer by Strohman knotted the score at 38-38 with 15:04 left. The Greyhounds held a 50-45 lead with 8:23 to go, but the Blue Jays used a 12-2 run to take a 55-52 lead with 6:44 left following back-to-back three-pointers by Quinn. Two foul shots by Bisci brought the Greyhounds within a point, and Harrison gave Moravian the lead for good with 6:04 left at 56-55. The Blue Jays trailed 67-60 with 51 seconds to go, but a three-pointer by Quinn, a steal and a layup by Montague pulled Elizabethtown to within 67-65 with 20 seconds left. Jessica Foran canned two free throws to restore a four-point lead for the Greyhounds, and Moravian ran out the clock to seal the win. Foran finished with 10 points and five steals for Moravian, while Amanda Brown had seven points and nine boards for the Greyhounds. Kelly Sauerzopf (Bethlehem, PA/Saucon Valley) came off the Etown bench to post eight points and four boards in 17 minutes of action. MORAVIAN COLLEGE 69, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 65 MORAVIAN COLLEGE (1-0) Kate Harrison 7-12 3-5 17; Jessica Foran 3-11 4-4 10; Alyssa Bisci 3-5 3-5 9; Amy Heffner 4-6 1-2 9; Kirsty Stearns 4-10 0-0 8; Alexandra Blair 3-6 1-3 7; Amanda Brown 2-8 1-2 7; Hilary Murray 1-4 0-0 2; Alyson Steltz 0-1 0-0 0; Lauren Fornazor 0-1 0-0 0; Jennie Miller 0-0 0-0 0; Cassandra Phillips 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-65 13-21 69. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (0-3) Megan Quinn 7-18 1-2 18; Megan Strohman 7-13 0-0 17; Jenn Montague 2-9 6-10 10; Kelly Sauerzopf 2-5 4-8 8; Courtney Kofeldt 2-4 1-1 6; Stephanie Ellwood 1-7 0-0 3; Teanna Ziegler 1-2 0-0 2; Megan Romano 0-6 1-4 1; Ali Jury 0-0 0-0 0; Kirsti Larsen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-64 13-25 65. Moravian College.............. 30 39 - 69 Elizabethtown College......... 35 30 - 65 3-point goals--Moravian College 2-10 (Amanda Brown 2-6; Jessica Foran 0-2; Hilary Murray 0-1; Cassandra Phillips 0-1), Elizabethtown College 8-22 (Megan Strohman 3-7; Megan Quinn 3-8; Stephanie Ellwood 1-4; Courtney Kofeldt 1-3). Fouled out--Moravian College-None, Elizabethtown College-None. Rebounds--Moravian College 43 (Amanda Brown 9; Kate Harrison 9), Elizabethtown College 50 (Jenn Montague 17). Assists--Moravian College 14 (Kate Harrison 7), Elizabethtown College 11 (Courtney Kofeldt 4). Total fouls--Moravian College 23, Elizabethtown College 22. Technical fouls--Moravian College-None, Elizabethtown College-None. A-125 Back to top 11/18/2008 Men's basketball rallies for 73-62 win over Lancaster Bible ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown 73, Lancaster Bible 62 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa --- Elizabethtown College rallied from a 13-point first-half deficit to defeat Lancaster Bible College 73-62 in non-conference men's basketball action at Thompson Gymnasium on Tuesday night.
Lancaster Bible used a 13-0 run to turn an early 10-9 deficit into a 22-10 lead on a layup by Carl Edwards with 8:08 left in the first half, and took its largest lead at 27-16 following a three-pointer by Harrison with 4:27 left in the half. Trailing 30-20 with one minute left in the first half, the Blue Jays halved the Charger lead to 30-25 at halftime, then scored the first 10 points of the second half to take a 35-30 lead on two foul shots by Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) with 16:41 to go. A three-pointer by Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) gave Elizabethtown a 42-33 lead with 14:39 to go, but the Chargers climbed back to a 44-44 tie on back-to-back three-pointers by Harrison and Keltner, the latter with 12:00 to play. However, Flanagan and Chris Jones (Airville, PA/Kennard-Dale) answered with three-pointers to give Elizabethtown a 50-44 lead with 10:53 left, and after two foul shots by Keltner, Jones hit another three to extend the Blue Jay advantage to 53-46 with 10:03 remaining. Harrison hit his fourth three-pointer of the night with 8:29 to play to bring the Chargers to within 54-52 at the 8:29 mark, but Lancaster Bible would score just one point over the next four minutes as Elizabethtown built a 60-53 lead with 4:56 to go. Flanagan finished with 13 points in 23 minutes off the Blue Jay bench, while Fogel added 13 points and a career-high five steals. Edwards finished with 12 points and a team-high 11 rebounds for the Chargers. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 73, LANCASTER BIBLE COLLEGE 62 Back to top 11/17/2008 Tiffany Vogel named All-Region in field hockey FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 17, 2008 Tiffany Vogel Named First-Team All-South Atlantic Region ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior defender Tiffany Vogel (Annville, PA/Palmyra) has been named to the Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III All-South Atlantic Region first team, the NFHCA announced Monday.
On offense, she scored two goals and three assists for seven points to finish her career with eight goals and 10 assists for 26 points in 58 games. The Blue Jays finished 17-4 overall and in third place in the Commonwealth Conference with a 3-2 record. Elizabethtown was ranked 13th in the final STX/NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll. Back to top 11/16/2008 Women's basketball defeated by Lynchburg ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Lynchburg 67, Elizabethtown 49 The Hornets (1-1 overall) led 31-20 at halftime as by as many as 20 points late in the second half against the Blue Jays (0-2 overall), who shot 26.9 percent (18-for-67) from the field in the game.  Courtney Kofeldt (Coatesville, PA/Holy Spirit, NJ) led the Blue Jays with a career-high 16 points, including four three-pointers, while Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) had 10 points and a career-high 13 rebounds for Elizabethtown.Lynchburg thrived at the foul line in the game, going 27-for-34 (79.4 percent) from the free-throw line. Meanwhile, the Blue Jays drained just 8-of-19 attempts at the stripe. Jenn Montague (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) added nine points and 11 rebounds for the Blue Jays, while Kristina Darby scored nine points apiece for the Hornets. LYNCHBURG COLLEGE 67, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 49 LYNCHBURG COLLEGE (1-1) LUCAS, Kylie 5-12 6-8 16; DARBY, Kristina 3-13 3-3 9; GREENLIEF, Carly 1-4 6-6 8; DAHN, Brittany 2-7 4-4 8; SNEAD, Tamara 2-4 3-4 7; GARCIA, Loriann 3-7 0-1 6; MILLER, Danielle 1-1 3-4 5; BREWER, Courtney 1-6 2-3 4; BOOKER, Chevonne 2-6 0-1 4; CRUMP, Katie 0-0 0-0 0; TERRY, Annie 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-61 27-34 67. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (0-2) Courtney Kofeldt 6-13 0-0 16; Megan Quinn 4-13 2-3 10; Jenn Montague 4-12 1-6 9; Megan Strohman 1-9 2-2 5; Megan Romano 1-9 1-3 3; Stephanie Ellwood 1-6 0-0 2; Teanna Ziegler 1-2 0-0 2; Ali Jury 0-2 1-3 1; Kelly Sauerzopf 0-1 1-2 1; Kirsti Larsen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-67 8-19 49. Lynchburg College............. 31 36 - 67 Elizabethtown College......... 20 29 - 49 3-point goals--Lynchburg College 0-7 (DARBY, Kristina 0-5; BREWER, Courtney 0-1; BOOKER, Chevonne 0-1), Elizabethtown College 5-24 (Courtney Kofeldt 4-10; Megan Strohman 1-6; Megan Romano 0-1; Stephanie Ellwood 0-4; Megan Quinn 0-3). Fouled out--Lynchburg College-None, Elizabethtown College-Stephanie Ellwood. Rebounds--Lynchburg College 53 (SNEAD, Tamara 9), Elizabethtown College 49 (Megan Quinn 13). Assists--Lynchburg College 7 (DARBY, Kristina 3), Elizabethtown College 9 (Megan Quinn 4). Total fouls--Lynchburg College 21, Elizabethtown College 24. Technical fouls--Lynchburg College-None, Elizabethtown College-None. A-129 Back to top 11/16/2008 Wrestlers compete at Ursinus Fall Brawl ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING Elizabethtown Competes at Ursinus Fall Brawl Click here for tournament results COLLEGEVILLE,
Pa. --- Elizabethtown College had five placewinners at the Ursinus
College Fall Brawl on Sunday. There was no team scoring at the
tournament.Junior Tim Katzaman (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) was runner-up at 285 pounds to Brock Glotfelty of McDaniel College for the second time this season, as he fell in the finals after picking up two pins and a decision to advance to the title bout. First-year student Tyler Erdman (Herndon, PA/Line Mountain) took third at 125 pounds with an 8-3 win over Kyle Kinchen of the College of New Jersey. Erdman suffered his first loss of the year with a 5-4 setback to 9th-ranked Rob Miller of Thiel College, who went on to win the weight class, but finished the day with four victories.  Senior Jereme Heisey (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central)
was third at 165 pounds after defeating Chris Stout of Thiel 5-2 in the
third-place bout. He went 4-1 with two major decisions on the day, and
suffered his only loss by a 3-2 score to eventual champion Justin
Bonitatus of TCNJ, who is ranked sixth in the country.Sophomore Marty Harnish (Marietta, PA/Donegal) was fourth at 133 pounds after picking up three wins on the day but falling twice to Steve Kingsland of Ursinus, including a 2-0 setback in the third-place bout. Sophomore Brian Keyser (Pennsburg, PA/Upper Perkiomen) added a fourth-place finish at 285 pounds after falling in the third-place match to Cecil Lee of the Apprentice School. Keyser claimed two wins on the day, including a pin in 2:02 of John Christopher of Washington & Lee University. Sophomore Josh Cook (Gardners, PA/Boiling Springs) fell in the consolation semifinals at 174 pounds, but turned in a strong performance that included three pins, with two coming in the opening period. Ursinus College Fall Brawl No team scoring Elizabethtown College placewinners 125-Tyler Erdman, 3rd; 133-Marty Harnish, 4th; 165-Jereme Heisey, 3rd; 285-Tim Katzaman, 2nd; 285-Brian Keyser, 4th. Back to top 11/15/2008 Women's basketball falls to Randolph-Macon in opener ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Randolph-Macon 71, Elizabethtown 48 Amanda Hiltunen added 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting for the Yellow Jackets (1-0 overall), who never trailed in the season-opening win over the Blue Jays (0-1 overall). Randolph-Macon bolted to a 41-24 halftime lead as Ariail led the way with 14 points and six rebounds, and the Yellow Jackets expanded their lead to as many as 29 points in the second half.Leading the Blue Jays with 10 points apiece were Megan Strohman (Lebanon, PA/Lebanon) and Jenn Montague (Newark, DE/St. Mark's), who added a career-high 14 rebounds. Randolph-Macon shot 39.1 percent (25-for-64) from the field as a team, but connected on 18-of-22 (81.8 percent) from the foul line. Elizabethtown finished at 27.7 percent (18-for-65) from the floor and committed 23 turnovers as a team. The Blue Jays will face Lynchburg College in the second day of the Tip-Off Classic on Sunday beginning at 1:00 p.m. RANDOLPH-MACON COLLEGE 71, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 48 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (0-1) Jenn Montague 4-10 2-4 10; Megan Strohman 3-6 2-2 10; Courtney Kofeldt 2-6 0-0 6; Megan Romano 2-6 2-2 6; Megan Quinn 3-15 0-1 6; Kirsti Larsen 2-4 0-0 4; Teanna Ziegler 1-4 2-4 4; Stephanie Ellwood 1-4 0-0 2; Ali Jury 0-5 0-0 0; Kelly Sauerzopf 0-1 0-0 0; Emily Mullen 0-1 0-0 0; Jen Schiefer 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 18-65 8-13 48. RANDOLPH-MACON COLLEGE (1-0) ARIAIL, Molly 5-12 10-10 20; HILTUNEN, Amanda 7-11 2-2 19; BROWN, Molly 4-6 0-0 8; RIESBECK, Lindsay 4-6 0-0 8; ASAY, Jillian 1-6 2-2 4; WILLIAMS, Katie 2-9 0-2 4; ROY, Maggie 0-3 3-4 3; WIECZOREK, Taylor 1-5 0-0 2; STEIN, Rennee 1-1 0-0 2; GRUNE, Stephanie 0-1 1-2 1; PARKER, Rachel 0-0 0-0 0; O'BRIANT, Jennifer 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 25-64 18-22 71. Elizabethtown College......... 24 24 - 48 Randolph-Macon College........ 41 30 - 71 3-point goals--Elizabethtown College 4-11 (Megan Strohman 2-3; Courtney Kofeldt 2-3; Megan Quinn 0-1; Kirsti Larsen 0-1; Stephanie Ellwood 0-1; Emily Mullen 0-1; Jen Schiefer 0-1), Randolph-Macon College 3-10 (HILTUNEN, Amanda 3-5; ASAY, Jillian 0-2; WILLIAMS, Katie 0-3). Fouled out--Elizabethtown College-None, Randolph-Macon College-None. Rebounds--Elizabethtown College 44 (Jenn Montague 14), Randolph-Macon College 47 (ARIAIL, Molly 10). Assists--Elizabethtown College 8 (Stephanie Ellwood 2; Teanna Ziegler 2; Courtney Kofeldt 2), Randolph-Macon College 16 (ROY, Maggie 5). Total fouls--Elizabethtown College 19, Randolph-Macon College 16. Technical fouls--Elizabethtown College-None, Randolph-Macon College-None. A-431 Back to top 11/15/2008 Men's cross country finishes fifth in region ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Elizabethtown Takes Fifth at NCAA Mideast Regional WAYNESBURG, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's cross country team finished fifth at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional championship, held Saturday at the Greene County Airport.  First-year student Eric Reichert (Hershey, PA/Hershey) took All-Region honors with a 27th-place finish of 26:18 over the 8-kilometer course, and was the top freshman finisher in the field.Sophomore Chris Heisey (Middletown, PA/Middletown) took 41st place in a time of 26:41, followed by senior Jeremy Matula (Bath, PA/Northampton) in 45th place with a time of 26:47. First-year student Colby Miller (Oak Hill, VA/Flint Hill School) was 48th in a time of 26:53, and first-year student Evan DeArmitt (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin) was the final scoring runner in 58th place with a time of 27:04. All seven of Elizabethtown's entries finished in the top 70 in the field of 306 runners, as senior Scott Derkacz (Huguenot, NY/Port Jervis) placed 59th in a time of 27:05 and first-year student Charlie Larsen (Phoenix, MD/Dulaney) was 69th in 27:14. Led by individual champion Brian Harvey (25:10), Carnegie Mellon University won the team title with 37 points, followed by Allegheny University (73 points), Dickinson College (86 points), Haverford College (106 points) and Elizabethtown (214 points). NCAA Mideast Regional Men's Cross Country Championship at Greene County Airport - hosted by Waynesburg University Team standings (top 5): 1. Carnegie Mellon 37; 2. Allegheny 73; 3. Dickinson 86; 4. Haverford 106; 5. Elizabethtown 214. Top 10 finishers: 1. Brian Harvey (Carnegie Mellon) 25:10; 2. Eddie Penatar (Cabrini) 25:18; 3. Greg Leak (Dickinson) 25:22; 4. Dario Donatelli (Carnegie Mellon) 25:28; 5. Frank Eanes (Messiah) 25:31; 6. Breck Fresen (Carnegie Mellon) 25:36; 7. Tim Van Syckle (Muhlenberg) 25:37; 8. Zac Ross (Allegheny) 25:38; 9. Tony Dipre (Allegheny) 25:39; 10. Taylor Burmeister (Haverford) 25:42. Etown finishers: 27. Eric Reichert, 26:18; 41. Chris Heisey, 26:41; 45. Jeremy Matula, 26:47; 48. Colby Miller, 26:53; 58. Evan DeArmitt, 27:04; 59. Scott Derkacz, 27:05; 69. Charlie Larsen, 27:14. Back to top 11/15/2008 Women's XC takes fourth in region ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Elizabethtown Places Fourth at NCAA Mideast Regional WAYNESBURG, Pa. --- For the third straight year, the Elizabethtown College women's cross country team finished fourth at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional championship, held Saturday at the Greene County Airport. Senior Tiffany Kulp (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) finished sixth overall to qualify for the NCAA Division III championships for the fourth consecutive year and become the first Blue Jay women's runner to be named to the All-Region team in four straight years.Kulp's time of 22:29 over the 6-kilometer course was 28 seconds behind race winner Christa Johnson of Ursinus College, and enabled her to post a career-best finish at the Mideast Regional championship, after finishing 12th in 2005, 30th in 2006 and 17th in 2007. Junior Megan VanDenHengel (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) took All-Region honors for the second straight year after finishing 22nd in a time of 23:26, while senior Amanda Daws (Thorofare, NJ/West Deptford) is a first-time honoree as she finished 32nd in a time of 23:36. Sophomore Kristen O'Brien (Westminster, MD/Winters Mill) crossed the line in 23:45 to finish in 37th place for the Blue Jays, while sophomore Teresa Beshore (New Cumberland, PA/Red Land) was 91st in a time of 25:00. Johns Hopkins University placed five runners in the top 25 to win the team championship with 80 points, with Dickinson College in second with 129 points. Messiah College took third with 174 points, followed by Elizabethtown (182) and Grove City College (186). Johns Hopkins and Dickinson automatically qualify for the NCAA Division III championships next Saturday at Hanover (Ind.) College, and the Blue Jays will await to see if they are one of 16 at-large team selections. The announcement of the 32-team field for nationals will be made on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. NCAA Mideast Regional Women's Cross Country Championship at Greene County Airport - hosted by Waynesburg University Team standings (top 5): 1. Johns Hopkins 80; 2. Dickinson 129; 3. Messiah 174; 4. Elizabethtown 182; 5. Grove City 186. Top 10 finishers: 1. Christa Johnson (Ursinus) 22:01; 2. Kristen Carter (Grove City) 22:06; 3. Julia Seward (Grove City) 22:12; 4. Laura Paulsen (Johns Hopkins) 22:15; 5. Jackie Kirby (Keystone) 22:22; 6. Tiffany Kulp (Etown) 22:29; 7. Mira Patel (Johns Hopkins) 22:36; 8. Alycia Woodruff (Susquehanna) 22:38; 9. Jennifer Kooser (Messiah) 22:42; 10. Emily Lipman (Haverford) 22:47. Other Etown finishers: 22. Megan VanDenHengel, 23:26; 32. Amanda Daws, 23:41; 37. Kristen O'Brien, 23:45; 91. Teresa Beshore, 25:00; 171. Kathryn Howser, 26:22; 223. Alex Walmer, 27:47. Back to top 11/15/2008 Men's basketball downs Alvernia in season opener ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown 68, Alvernia 63
Flanagan, whose previous high was 10 points against Penn State Berks in last year's opener, went 7-for-10 from the field for the Blue Jays (1-0 overall), who led by as many as 14 points in the second half before the Crusaders (0-1 overall) rallied to within four in the final minute. Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) added 11 points and a game-high 10 rebounds before fouling out with 3:40 remaining, and Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) also reached double figures for the Blue Jays with 10 points and six boards. Tyrone Bradley led Alvernia with a game-high 19 points along with nine rebounds, and Jeff Amponseh chipped in with 11 points, five rebounds and four steals off the bench for the Crusaders. Elizabethtown led by as many as 13 points in the first half, and took a 31-21 lead to halftime as Flanagan connected for 11 points in 14 minutes off the bench for the Blue Jays. The Blue Jays took their largest lead of the game at 37-23 on a basket by Houseal with 16:38 remaining, but the Crusaders fought back to within 46-43 on a layup by Marcel Roane with 8:16 left. Etown answered with baskets on each of their next five possessions, capped by a driving layup by Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) that gave the Jays a 56-46 lead with 6:11 left. Trailing 65-55 with 2:43 to play, the Crusaders reeled off six straight points to trim the Blue Jay lead to 65-61 with 1:33 left on a basket by Bradley off an Elizabethtown turnover. Alvernia would have five shots to make it a one-possession game, but could not connect and Chris Fairbanks (Lititz, PA/Warwick) drilled three free throws in the final 24 seconds to put the game away. Fairbanks, who missed all of last season with a knee injury, started for the Blue Jays and scored eight points - all from the foul line - in 21 minutes of action. Schaffer and Kyle McConnell (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) each finished with six assists at the point for Elizabethtown, while Brian Allport (Quarryville, PA/Solanco) tallied five points and two rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench. Elizabethtown shot 44.6 percent (25-for-56) from the field, but held Alvernia to 42.1 percent (24-for-57) on the afternoon. The Crusaders were also plagued by 24 turnovers and went just 13-for-21 (61.9 percent) from the foul line. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 68, ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY 63 Back to top 11/15/2008 Swimmers split tri meet with Messiah and Susquehanna ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING Messiah 128, Elizabethtown 66 (men) Elizabethtown 116, Messiah 71 (women)
For the women (3-3), first year student Emily Robinson (Columbia, PA/Lancaster Catholic) continued her dominance of the distance events, capturing the 1000 free in a time of 11:39.60 and the 500 free in 5:42.23. Junior Lindsay Riley (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) was victorious in the 50 freestyle (26.27).
Sophomore Courtney Kelly (Guilford, CT/Guilford) touched first in the 200 freestyle (2:07.93), while senior Jenny Brizek (Sinking Spring, PA/Conrad Weiser) won the 200 IM in 2:23.50. The Blue Jay women also won the 200 freestyle relay, as the team of Brizek, junior Kara Geiger (Zionsville, PA/Emmaus), sophomore Stephanie Hellman (Shrewsbury, NJ/Red Bank Catholic), and Riley captured the win in 1:46.56. For the men (1-5), senior Chris Miller (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) won a trio of events, capturing the 200 freestyle (1:52.71), the 100 backstroke (58.20) and the 500 freestyle (5:06.00). In the other leg of the meet, Susquehanna defeated Messiah 106-93 in men's action and 108-79 in women's competition. Men’s Team Score: Messiah 128, Elizabethtown 66; Susquehanna 108, Elizabethtown 65; Susquehanna 106, Messiah 93
Men’s Event Winners (all distances in yards): 200 medley relay: Steve Grieb / Collin Sullivan / Richard Brinker / Rob Lombardi (S), 1:46.12 1000 free: Alex Willcox (S), 10:47.99 200 free: Chris Miller (E), 1:52.71 50 free: Mitchell Young (M), 23.34 200 IM: James Strande (S), 2:23.50 100 fly: Jeff Kormanik (S), 56.78 100 free: James Strande (S), 51.47 100 back: Chris Miller (E), 58.20 500 free: Chris Miller (E), 5:06.00 100 breast: Derek Forster (M), 1:10.61 200 free relay: Anthony Addlelsberger / Branden Brunner / Mitchell Young / Zachary McArdle (M), 1:32.67 Women's Team Score: Elizabethtown 116, Messiah 71; Elizabethtown 117, Susquehanna 70; Susquehanna 108, Messiah 79 Back to top 11/14/2008 Women's soccer claims four All-Conference selections FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, November 14, 2008 Four Blue Jays Named All-Conference in Women's Soccer ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's soccer team has had four players named to the All-Commonwealth Conference team, as voted upon by the league's seven head coaches and announced Friday. A trio of seniors - forwards Brooke Dotterer (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) and Jenna Russo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park) and defender Gretchen Geiger (Pilesgrove, NJ/Woodstown) were first-team selections while junior Erin Scott (West Chester, PA/Bishop Shanahan) was a second-team choice. Together, they helped the Blue Jays to a 13-6-2 overall record and an appearance in the Commonwealth Conference finals for the third consecutive season.
Russo was named first-team All-Conference for the third straight year and is also a four-time All-Conference honoree. She finished with nine goals and five assists for 23 points, including three game-winning goals, had a five-game point streak late in the season in which she registered four goals and four assists. She closed her Blue Jay career with 37 goals and 23 assists for 97 points, ranking fifth in goals and points and tied for 10th in assists.
A four-year starter, Geiger tallied eight goals and four assists for 20 points in 83 games (73 starts), while helping the Blue Jays record 43 shutouts in 84 games.
In three seasons, Scott has accumulated seven goals and eight assists for 22 points in 58 games, 45 of them starts. Messiah, which placed six players on the first team and three on the second team, had the conference Player of the Year in midfielder Amanda Naeher, while Widener University's Brittany Harvis was the Rookie of the Year and Brian Sheehan took Coach of the Year honors. Back to top 11/13/2008 Cross country teams to run at NCAA Mideast Regionals FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, November 13, 2008 Cross Country Teams Prepare for NCAA Mideast Regional Meet ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's and women's cross country teams will compete at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional meet at the Greene County Airport in Waynesburg on Saturday. The men's 8-kilometer race begins at 11:00 a.m. followed by the women's 6-kilometer race at noon. The Elizabethtown women finished fourth at last year's Mideast Regional meet and earned a berth in the NCAA Division III championships, where they finished in a tie for 23rd place in a field of 32 teams. The Blue Jay men finished in the top 10 in the region eight straight years from 1999 through 2006, including winning the 2002 championship. Elizabethtown's women won the Middle Atlantic Conference championship for the second straight year and third time in the last five years, placing four runners in the top 10 to finish six points ahead of nationally-ranked Messiah College. Leading the Blue Jay squad of seven runners is senior Tiffany Kulp (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge), who finished second at the MAC championships and is a three-time All-Region runner. Last year, she finished 17th in the region after taking 12th as a first-year runner in 2005. Two other All-Region runners in the Blue Jay lineup are junior Megan VanDenHengel (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley), who finished seventh at the MAC championships and 34th at last year's regional meet, and sophomore Kristen O'Brien (Westminster, MD/Winters Mill), who was eighth in the MAC this year and 28th in the region last season. Senior Amanda Daws (Thorofare, NJ/West Deptford) also turned in a top-10 finish at the MAC championships as she came in ninth, while sophomore Teresa Beshore (New Cumberland, PA/Red Land) finished in 17th place. Rounding out the Blue Jay lineup are first-year student Kathryn Howser (Annapolis, MD/Annapolis), who was 44th at the conference meet, and sophomore Alex Walmer (Hershey, PA/Hershey), who came in 47th place. The Blue Jay men finished as runner-up to Messiah at the MAC championships, with their top seven runners finishing in the top 15 in the final individual standings. Four of Elizabethtown's seven entrants are first-year students, each of whom finished 22nd or better at the conference championships. Senior Jeremy Matula (Bath, PA/Northampton) led the Blue Jays at the MAC meet by finishing in third place, followed in fourth by senior Scott Derkacz (Huguenot, NY/Port Jervis) and in sixth by first-year student Colby Miller (Oak Hill, VA/Flint Hill School). Joining Miller as first-year students making their regional debuts are Eric Reichert (Hershey, PA/Hershey), who was 12th at the conference meet, Charlie Larsen (Phoenix, MD/Dulaney), who took 13th, and Evan DeArmitt (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin), who placed in 22nd. Sophomore Chris Heisey (Middletown, PA/Middletown) will also compete for the Blue Jays following a 17th-place finish in the MAC. The top two teams and top seven individuals not with a qualifying team in each region in both the men's and women's events will automatically qualify for the NCAA Division III championship at Hanover (Ind.) College on Saturday, Nov. 22. Back to top 11/13/2008 Three named to field hockey All-Conference team FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, November 13, 2008 Elizabethtown Places Three on All-Conference Field Hockey Team ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Three members of the Elizabethtown College field hockey team have been selected to the All-Commonwealth Conference team, as voted upon by the league's six head coaches and released Thursday.
DeMatteis led the Blue Jays with 17 goals and four assists for 38 points, including four multiple-goal games. She scored all four goals as the Blue Jays defeated Arcadia University 4-0 on Oct. 11, and tallied at least one goal in 11 of the team's 21 games.
Angstadt, a three-time second-team All-Conference selection, scored eight goals and eight assists for 24 points as the Blue Jays went 11-0 when she registered at least one point. For her career, she finished with 30 goals and 26 assists for 86 points in 79 games. Alex Wolfe of Lebanon Valley College was named conference Player of the Year, while Kourtney Ehly of Messiah College was Rookie of the Year and Jan Trapp of Messiah was Coach of the Year. Back to top 11/12/2008 Wrestling downs Johns Hopkins, 35-3 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING Elizabethtown 35, Johns Hopkins 3 ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa --- Elizabethtown College won nine of 10 bouts against Johns Hopkins University in a 35-3 win in non-conference wrestling action on Wednesday evening at Thompson Gymnasium.
Earning decision wins for Elizabethtown, at 133; sophomore Marty Harnish (Marietta, PA/Donegal), at 141, junior Eric Rhoads (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central), at 149, first year student Ronnie Cuff (Pittsgrove, NJ/Schalick), at 157, junior Mike Lussier (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East), at 165, senior Jereme Heisey (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central), and at 174, junior Paul Connor (Tabernacle, NJ/Shawnee). Elizabethtown 35, Johns Hopkins 3 Back to top 11/12/2008 Swimming sweeps past King's ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Elizabethtown 130, King's 99 (men) ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Host Elizabethtown College picked up men's and women's victories in Middle Atlantic Conference swimming action against King's College, defeating the Monarchs 130-99 in men's action and 151-92 in women's competition. The Blue Jay women (1-3 overall, 1-1 MAC) won the first 11 events against the Lady Monarchs (1-3 overall, 0-2 MAC) before swimming exhibition for the final three races. Earning a pair of victories were senior Jenny Brizek (Sinking Spring, PA/Conrad Weiser) in the 50 freestyle (26.92 seconds) and 1000 freestyle (11:56.02), junior Lindsay Riley (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) in the 100 backstroke (1:06.18) and 100 freestyle (59.27 seconds), junior Danielle Hopkins (Franklin, MA/Franklin) in the 100 breaststroke (1:17.67) and 200 breaststroke (2:48.30) and first-year student Emily Robinson (Columbia, PA/Lancaster Catholic) in the 200 freestyle (2:10.87) and 500 freestyle (5:53.63). Sophomore Courtney Kelly (Guilford, CT/Guilford) won the 200 backstroke (2:22.15) and senior Sarah Berry (Walnutport, PA/Northampton) captured the 200 butterfly (2:39.23). The 200 medley relay team of Brizek, Hopkins, junior Kara Geiger (Zionsville, PA/Emmaus) and Riley finished first with a time of 2:06.97. For the men (1-3 overall, 1-1 MAC), junior Dan Provence (Brookhaven, PA/Penncrest) and junior Matt Drob (Strasburg, PA/Lampeter-Strasburg) each won three individual events, as Provence took the 50 freestyle in 24.97 seconds, the 200 freestyle in 1:59.80 and the 200 breaststroke in 2:39.35 while Drob won the 100 freestyle (52.56 seconds), 100 butterfly (1:00.42) and the 200 individual medley (2:21.79). Senior Chris Miller (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) added wins in the 1000 freestyle (10:42.30) and 500 freestyle (5:06.88), sophomore Tom Hagerty (Enola, PA/East Pennsboro) won the 200 butterfly (2:21.61), junior Kevin Smedman (Fort Montgomery, NY/James I. O'Neill) took first in the 200 backstroke (2:17.62) and first-year student Dan Bolstein (Maple Glen, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) was the winner in the 100 backstroke (1:02.39). The 200 freestyle relay team of Provence, Hagerty, Miller and Drob capped the meet by finishing first in a time of 1:45.24. Men’s Team Score: Elizabethtown 130, King's 99 Men’s Event Winners (all distances in yards): 200 medley relay: Dave Washick/Eric Stencovage/Jim Martin/Jack Harrington (K), 2:01.72 1000 free: Chris Miller (E), 10:42.30 200 free: Dan Provence (E), 1:59.80 100 back: Dan Bolstein (E), 1:02.39 100 breast: Eric Stencovage (K), 1:08.69 200 fly: Tom Hagerty (E), 2:21.61 50 free: Dan Provence (E), 24.97 100 free: Matt Drob (E), 52.56 200 back: Kevin Smedman (E), 2:17.62 200 breast: Dan Provence (E), 2:39.35 500 free: Chris Miller (E), 5:06.88 100 fly: Matt Drob (E), 1:00.42 200 IM: Matt Drob (E), 2:21.79 200 free relay: Dan Provence/Tom Hagerty/Chris Miller/Matt Drob (E), 1:45.24 Women's Team Score: Elizabethtown 151, King's 92 Women’s Event Winners (all distances in yards): 200 medley relay: Jenny Brizek/Danielle Hopkins/Kara Geiger/Lindsay Riley (E), 2:06.97 1000 free: Jenny Brizek (E), 11:56.02 200 free: Emily Robinson (E), 2:10.87 100 back: Lindsay Riley (E), 1:06.18 100 breast: Danielle Hopkins (E), 1:17.67 200 fly: Sarah Berry (E), 2:39.23 50 free: Jenny Brizek (E), 26.92 100 free: Lindsay Riley (E), 59.27 200 back: Courtney Kelly (E), 2:22.15 200 breast: Danielle Hopkins (E), 2:48.30 500 free: Emily Robinson (E), 5:53.63 100 fly: Sara Schmader (K), 1:10.53 200 IM: Amanda Casey (K), 2:42.54 200 free relay: Casey Cloman/Becca Smith/Sara Schmader/Maggie Nealer (K), 1:56.76 Back to top 11/12/2008 Diller, Filewicz named second team in men's soccer FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Diller, Filewicz Named Second-Team All-Conference ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. ---Elizabethtown College senior forward Matt Diller (Chambersburg, PA/Mercersburg Academy) and sophomore forward Andrew Filewicz (Wenonah, NJ/Northeast Catholic) have been named second-team All-Commonwealth Conference in men's soccer, as voted upon by the league's seven head coaches and announced Wednesday.
Diller led the Blue Jays with five goals and 10 points in 17 games (16 starts), including the only goal in a 1-0 win over NCAA Division III tournament participant Susquehanna University on Oct. 29. He concluded his career with 23 goals and five assists for 51 points in 69 games. Filewicz, who was honored as the Commonwealth Conference Rookie of the Year last season, finished with a goal and three assists in 17 games (all starts). His goal came in a 2-0 Homecoming win over Arcadia University on Oct. 18.Messiah College's JD Binger was named conference Player of the Year, with Derek Black of Lebanon Valley College earning Rookie of the Year honors. Lebanon Valley head coach Charlie Grimes, a 1997 Elizabethtown graduate, was selected Coach of the Year after leading the Dutchmen to the regular-season conference title. Back to top 11/11/2008 Volleyball places three on All-Conference team FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Volleyball Places Three on All-Conference Team ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Three members of the Elizabethtown College volleyball team have been named All-Commonwealth Conference, as selected by the league's seven head coaches and released Tuesday.
Tanner, a second-team honoree last season, led the Blue Jays with 426 kills, the third-highest single-season total in program history, and added a team-best 384 digs while playing in all but one of the team's 133 sets. During the season, Tanner became the sixth player in program history to reach 1,000 career kills and the 10th to record 1,000 digs. She presently ranks fifth in career kills with 1,112 and fifth in career digs with 1,194.  Deats led the Blue Jays in hitting percentage at .298, and was second on the team in kills (247) while leading the squad in service aces (60) and blocks (103). In three seasons at Elizabethtown, Deats has 667 kills and 293 blocks.Hayes was fourth on the team with 172 kills and in hitting percentage at .247, and ranked second on the squad with 53 blocks. She is the first Blue Jay rookie to earn a berth on the All-Conference team since both Kelly Downs and Ashley Whitmarsh were honored in 2004.  The Blue Jays finished 16-19 overall and in second place in the Commonwealth Conference with a 5-1 record. Elizabethtown, the defending conference champion, advanced to the title match for the third straight year before falling to Lebanon Valley College in the finals.Erin Yost of Lebanon Valley was named conference Player of the Year, while the Dutchmen's Wayne Perry took Coach of the Year honors. Jamie Ballew from Widener University was the league's Rookie of the Year. Back to top 11/11/2008 Women's basketball picked fourth in conference poll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Women's Basketball Picked Fourth in Commonwealth Conference Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's basketball team has been picked to finish fourth in the Commonwealth Conference preseason coaches' poll, released Tuesday. The Blue Jays welcome back two starters and nine letterwinners from last year's team that finished 11-14 overall and 2-8 in conference play. Head coach Yvonne Kauffman begins her 39th season on the Elizabethtown sidelines with 640 career victories, third all-time among Division III coaches. Leading the Blue Jay offense will be senior guard Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor), who averaged 12.2 points and 5.2 rebounds while leading the team with 33 three-pointers and 42 steals. Senior point guard Megan Romano (Jenkintown, PA/Jenkintown) averaged 6.2 points and 3.4 assists per game before missing the final six games with an injury, and senior forward Jenn Montague (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) was a second-team All-Conference selection after finishing with 9.0 points and 5.9 rebounds per game. Defending NCAA Division III runner-up Messiah College earned six first-place votes and 43 points to grab the top spot in the poll, followed by Lebanon Valley College (36 points), Albright College (one first-place vote, 31 points), Elizabethtown (25 points), Lycoming College and Widener University (24 points) and conference newcomer Arcadia University (13 points). The Blue Jays open their 2008-09 season on Saturday, Nov. 15 at Randolph-Macon College, and kick off their home schedule on Wednesday, Nov. 19 against Moravian College at Thompson Gymnasium. Back to top 11/10/2008 Men's hoops picked sixth in conference poll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 10, 2008 Men's Basketball Picked Sixth in Commonwealth Conference Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team has been picked to finish sixth in the Commonwealth Conference preseason coaches' poll, released Monday. The Blue Jays, who finished 15-9 overall and 2-8 in the conference last season, return two starters and seven letterwinners for head coach Bob Schlosser, who enters his 19th season on the Etown bench with 279 career victories. Junior center Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) is Elizabethtown's top returning scorer after averaging 11.7 points and a team-high 5.9 rebounds, while leading the Commonwealth Conference in blocked shots with 36. Senior point guard Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) added 4.5 points per game and led the conference in assists with 114 in 24 games (4.75 per game). Expected to round out the starting lineup are junior swingman Chris Fairbanks (Lititz, PA/Warwick), who returns to action after missing last season with a knee injury, junior forward Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) and sophomore guard Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg). Defending
conference champion Widener University earned six of the seven
first-place votes and 43 points to take the top spot in the poll,
followed by Lycoming College (34 points), Lebanon Valley College and
Albright College (32 points each), Messiah College (21 points),
Elizabethtown (19 points) and newcomer Arcadia University (15 points). Elizabethtown opens its 2008-09 season on Saturday, Nov. 15 hosting Alvernia University at 3:00 p.m. in Thompson Gymnasium. Back to top 11/9/2008 Wrestlers take second at Messiah Invitational ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING Elizabethtown Finishes Second at Messiah Invitational GRANTHAM, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College wrestling team opened its 2008-09 season with a second-place finish at the eight-team Messiah College Invitational on Saturday.The Blue Jays, who had just 16 of their 30 wrestlers in action, scored 80 points as a team to finish behind the host Falcons, which tallied 84 points. McDaniel College (62.5 points), Waynesburg University (62 points) and Case Western Reserve University (61.5 points) finished third through fifth, respectively.Elizabethtown claimed a pair of individual champions at the tournament, as first-year student Tyler Erdman (Herndon, PA/Line Mountain) posted four falls to win at 125 pounds and junior Eric Rhoads (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) took the championship at 141 pounds. Erdman rolled to the championship match with technical falls over Thomas Hsu of UMBC (18-0), Zach Morris of McDaniel (15-0) and Jimmy Millar of Case Western Reserve (20-2), then pinned Josh Boyle of Waynesburg in 3:45 in the finals.  Rhoads claimed a 4-2 decision over Rocky Barilla of Johns Hopkins University and an 8-4 win over James Bloom of Ursinus College to advance to the finals, where he edged top-seeded Justin Bowser of UMBC by a 3-2 score to claim the title.Sophomore Bill Meaney (Toms River, NJ/Manchester Township) finished second at 184 pounds to Nate Murren of Ursinus after advancing to the finals with wins over Chuck Thomas of Waynesburg by fall in 58 seconds and Matt McHugh of Messiah by a 4-3 score. Junior Tim Katzaman (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) placed second at 285 pounds to Brock Glotfelty of McDaniel, after wins by decision over Ethan Covalt of Messiah (5-0) and Matt Rugani of Johns Hopkins (3-1). Senior Jereme Heisey (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) finished third at 165 pounds after defeating Leif Huber of UMBC by a 7-4 score in the third-place match. Fourth-place finishes came from first-year student Will Bentley (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) at 125 pounds, junior Mike Lussier (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East) at 157 pounds and junior Paul Connor (Tabernacle, PA/Shawnee) at 174 pounds. Team scores 1. Messiah 84; 2. Elizabethtown 80; 3. McDaniel 62.5; 4. Waynesburg 62; 5. Case Western 61.5; 6. Johns Hopkins 54; 7. Ursinus 48.5; 8. UMBC 36. Elizabethtown College placewinners 125-Tyler Erdman, 1st; 141-Eric Rhoads, 1st; 157-Mike Lussier, 4th; 165-Jereme Heisey, 3rd; 174-Paul Connor, 4th; 184-Bill Meaney, 2nd; 285-Tim Katzaman, 2nd. Back to top 11/8/2008 Volleyball downed by LVC in conference finals ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Lebanon Valley 3, Elizabethtown 0 ANNVILLE, Pa. --- Top-seeded Lebanon Valley College won its first-ever Commonwealth Conference volleyball championship with a 3-0 victory over Elizabethtown College on Saturday evening, winning by scores of 25-18, 25-14 and 25-15. The Dutchmen (33-2 overall) won their 22nd consecutive match and earned a bid to the NCAA Division III tournament for the first time in program history by avenging a 3-0 loss to the Blue Jays (16-20 overall) in last year's championship match. Michelle Little led Lebanon Valley with 11 kills, while tournament Most Valuable Player Erin Yost had a match-high 32 assists. Brandi Roth led the Dutchmen defensive effort with 17 digs. For the Blue Jays, junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) closed out a stellar season with nine kills and 11 digs, while sophomore Crystal Agnew (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) had 14 assists and sophomore Allie Gold (Columbia, PA/Hempfield) posted 18 digs. Lebanon Valley Coll. def. Elizabethtown Coll. 25-18, 25-14, 25-15 Kills: Michelle Little, 11 Assists: Erin Yost, 32 Digs: Brandi Roth, 17 Aces: Joelle Snyder, 3 Blocks: Emily Hopkins, 5 Back to top 11/8/2008 Messiah downs Etown 2-0 in women's soccer finals ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOCCER Saturday, November 8, 2008 Messiah 2, Elizabethtown 0 GRANTHAM, Pa. --- Two first-half goals and a stifling defensive effort gave Messiah College a 2-0 victory over Elizabethtown College in the Commonwealth Conference women's soccer championship match on Saturday evening.Joanna Haqq and Erin Hench scored 10 minutes apart late in the first half, while the Falcon defense did not allow a shot at goal to lift second-ranked Messiah (19-0-2 overall) their second straight conference championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament. The Blue Jays (13-6-2 overall) will await a possible NCAA tournament bid after falling to the Falcons for the second time in a week. The tournament bracket will be announced Monday morning. Haqq opened the scoring at 26:30 with her 10th goal of the season on a corner kick that deflected off the post, and Hench added her 16th of the year at 36:55 with assists to Kacie Klynstra and Amy Horst. Messiah finished with a 17-0 advantage in shots and a 7-2 edge in corner kicks over Elizabethtown, as the teams were facing each other in the championship match for the third consecutive season. Senior Angela Freeland (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) tallied six saves in goal for the Blue Jays, while Brindley Beckwith played 90 minutes for the Falcons to register the shutout. Elizabethtown Coll. (13-6-2) vs. Messiah College (19-0-2) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 0 0 - 0 Messiah College..... 2 0 - 2 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 26:30 MESS Joanna Haqq (unassisted) 2. 36:55 MESS Erin Hench (Kacie Klynstra;Amy Horst) Shots: Elizabethtown 0, Messiah 17 Corners: Elizabethtown 2, Messiah 7 Saves: Elizabethtown Coll. 7 (Angela Freeland 6; Team 1), Messiah 0 (Brindley Beckwith 0) Back to top 11/8/2008 Swimmers open MAC schedule with Lycoming ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING Lycoming 117, Elizabethtown 60 (men) ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College hosted Lycoming College in Middle Atlantic Conference swimming action on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Pool. The Blue Jay men were defeated 117-60 and the women fell 105-100. Sophomore Courtney Kelly (Guilford, CT/Guilford) touched first in the 200 freestyle (2:08.34) and also won the 200 backstroke in 2:22.10. The 200 freestyle relay team of junior Kara Geiger(Zionsville, PA/Emmaus), junior Sara Crimmel (Tunkhannock, PA/Tunkhannock), Robinson, and sophomore Stephanie Hellman (Shrewsbury, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) captured the win in 1:47.91. For the men (0-3), senior Chris Miller (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) won a pair of events, capturing the 400 IM (4:42.35) and the 500 freestyle (5:12.33). Junior Dan Provence (Brookhaven, PA/Penncrest) won the 200 breastroke for the Blue Jays in 2:43.24. Men’s Team Score: Lycoming 117, Elizabethtown 60
Men’s Event Winners (all distances in yards): 200 medley relay: Mark Fries / Joe Andrie / Brian Fausel / Chad Lemmons (L), 1:46.37 1000 free: Dave Zablocki (L), 11:39.73 200 free: John Dougherty (L), 1:56.03 50 free: Mark Fries (L), 23.48 400 IM: Chris Miller (E), 4:42.35 100 fly: Brian Fausel (L), 2:15.91 100 free: Derek Lupia (L), 54.10 200 back: Mark Fries (L), 2:15.22 500 free: Chris Miller (E), 5:12.33 200 breast: Dan Provence (E), 2:43.24 200 free relay: Derek Lupia / Mike Tonart / Brandon Good / Dave Zablocki (L), 1:42.15 Women's Team Score: Lycoming 105, Elizabethtown 100 Back to top 11/7/2008 Blue Jays drop non-conference meet at York ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING Elizabethtown Defeated by York in Swim Action, 120-67 (men) and 110-90 (women) YORK, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College swimming teams fell to York College on Wednesday evening, 120-67 for the men and 110-90 for the women. For the women (1-2 overall), sophomore Lindsay Riley (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) won two events, capturing the 50 free (26.36) and 100 back (1:06.36), and first-year student Molly Goldrick (Hampden, MA/Wilbraham & Monson Academy) took the 100 breast (1:21.22). For the men (1-2 overall), junior Tim Donahue (Hatfield, PA/Lansdale Catholic) picked up a victory in the 100 breast (1:07.06), and junior Chris Miller (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) was victorious in the 500 free (5:09.41). Both teams posted wins in the 200 free relay, as the women touched the wall in 1:53.53, and men in 1:43.80. at York, Pa. Women’s Event Winners (all distances in yards): Back to top 11/6/2008 Women's soccer, volleyball teams to play for conference titles FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, November 6, 2008 Women's Soccer, Volleyball to Play for Conference Titles ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's soccer and volleyball teams will compete for Commonwealth Conference championships on Saturday. The women's soccer team will play at Messiah College at 5:00 p.m., while the volleyball team battles at Lebanon Valley College at 6:00 p.m. In women's soccer, the Blue Jays advanced to the conference finals with a 3-2 win at Widener University on Wednesday afternoon, as senior Jenna Russo scored a pair of goals in the final 8 minutes, 30 seconds to erase a 2-1 deficit. Elizabethtown (13-5-2 overall) will play Messiah (18-0-2 overall) for the conference title for the third straight season after the Falcons defeated Arcadia 4-0 in Wednesday's other semifinal game. The Blue Jays won the 2006 championship by a 1-0 score, while the Falcons captured the crown last year with a 3-0 win. Messiah defeated Elizabethtown 5-1 in the regular-season finale for both teams last Saturday. Volleyball moved to the conference championship match for the second straight season with a thrilling 3-2 win over Widener at Thompson Gymnasium on Wednesday night. Junior Paige Tanner led the Blue Jays with 21 kills in the victory.The Blue Jays (16-19 overall) and the Dutchmen (32-2 overall) are meeting for the conference championship for the second straight season. Elizabethtown defeated LVC 3-0 in last year's title match for the first conference crown in program history. Lebanon Valley, which has won 21 consecutive matches since Sept. 19, defeated Elizabethtown 3-0 on Oct. 29 to secure the top seed in the conference playoffs. Admission to all conference championship events is $5 for adults, $4 for senior citizens, $2 for students and free for children not yet in school. Back to top 11/5/2008 Volleyball moves to conference finals with 3-2 win over Widener ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Elizabethtown 3, Widener 2 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) recorded a match-high 21 kills as Elizabethtown College advanced to the Commonwealth Conference volleyball finals with a 3-2 win over Widener University in semifinal action at Thompson Gymnasium on Wednesday night. Game scores were 25-23, 20-25, 25-20, 18-25 and 15-11.
Danielle Wetling led the Pride (25-9 overall) with 19 kills, while Rachel Lambert added 15 kills. Jamie Ballew dished out 44 assists, recorded 13 kills and had six blocks, and Julieanne Gryn led the Widener defense with 34 digs. Elizabethtown Coll. def. Widener University 25-23, 20-25, 25-20, 18-25, 15-11 Kills: Danielle Wetling, 19 Assists: Jamie Ballew, 44 Digs: Julieanne Gryn, 34 Aces: Julieanne Gryn, 2 Blocks: Devan Green, 7 Back to top 11/5/2008 Women's soccer rallies past Widener, 3-2 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOCCER Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Elizabethtown 3, Widener 2 CHESTER, Pa. --- Senior Jenna Russo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park) scored twice in the final 8 minutes, 30 seconds as Elizabethtown College rallied for a 3-2 victory at Widener University in Commonwealth Conference women's soccer semifinal action on Wednesday afternoon. Russo scored the tying goal at 81:30 and netted the game-winner at 87:21 for the Blue Jays (13-5-2 overall), who advance to Saturday's conference championship match at top-seeded Messiah College, which defeated Arcadia University 4-0 in Wednesday's other semifinal match.Sam Baer scored a pair of goals for the Pride (11-5-2 overall), which squandered leads of 1-0 and 2-1 in its first home conference playoff game since 1995. Trailing 2-1 with less than nine minutes left, the Blue Jays knotted the score as Russo headed home a corner kick by sophomore Katelyn Roderick (Lititz, PA/Manheim Township) to even the score at 2-2 with 8:30 remaining. Russo put home the winning goal with just 2:39 to go as she outraced the Pride defense and rolled the ball past the keeper for her ninth goal of the season. Baer opened the scoring just 1:57 into the contest as she deposited her fifth goal of the year off an assist by Brittany Harvis, but senior Brooke Dotterer (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) answered with her team-high 14th goal of the year at 28:32 on a header to knot the score at 1-1. Baer put the Pride ahead 2-1 at 53:02 with her sixth goal of the year and second of the day off an assist by Sarah Schaffer, but Russo stepped up late to send the Blue Jays to the conference finals for the third straight season. The Blue Jays finished with a 13-6 edge in shots over the Pride, who took four corner kicks to two by Elizabethtown. Senior Angela Freeland (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) tallied two saves in goal for Elizabethtown, while Alee Gunter also made two stops in net for Widener. Elizabethtown Coll. (13-5-2) vs. Widener University (11-5-2) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 1 2 - 3 Widener University.. 1 1 - 2 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 1:57 WID Sam Baer (Brittany Harvis) 2. 28:32 ETOWN Brooke Dotterer (unassisted) 3. 53:02 WID Sam Baer (Sarah Schaffer) 4. 81:30 ETOWN Jenna Russo (Katelyn Roderick) 5. 87:21 ETOWN Jenna Russo (unassisted) Shots: Elizabethtown 13, Widener 6 Corners: Elizabethtown 2, Widener 4 Saves: Elizabethtown 2 (Angela Freeland 2), Widener 2 (Alee Gunter 2) Back to top 11/5/2008 Swimmers take on York in non-conference action ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING York College 163, Elizabethtown 33 (men) ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's and women's swimming teams were defeated by visiting York College on Wednesday evening, as the men fell 163-33 and the women were dropped 123-82. For the women (0-2), junior Lindsay Riley (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) led the Blue Jays with two wins, in the 50 freestyle (26.31) and 100 freestyle (57.94). First year student Emily Robinson (Columbia, PA/Lancaster Catholic) was victorious in the 1000 freestyle in a time of 11:37.98. Men’s Team Score: York College 166, Elizabethtown 33 Women's Team Score: York College 123, Elizabethtown 82 Back to top 11/5/2008 Field hockey downed by LVC in conference semifinals ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Lebanon Valley 4, Elizabethtown 0 ANNVILLE, Pa. --- Jocelyn Novak scored three goals to propel seventh-ranked Lebanon Valley College to a 4-0 victory over 13th-ranked Elizabethtown College in Commonwealth Conference field hockey semifinal action on Wednesday afternoon.Novak scored in the sixth, 35th and 39th minutes for the Flying Dutchmen (18-2 overall), who advance to Saturday's conference final against top-ranked Messiah College, which defeated Widener University 7-0 in Wednesday's other semifinal game. Lauren Seidenstricker also scored for Lebanon Valley, which used two goals in the final 2:18 of the first half to turn a 1-0 lead into a 3-0 advantage at halftime. Novak opened the scoring at 5:05 as she took a through pass from Alex Wolfe and scored her 27th goal of the season. After Seidenstricker netted her third of the year on a rebound at 32:42, Novak knocked home a crossing pass by Wolfe with just 13 seconds left in the first half to give the Dutchmen a 3-0 lead. In the second half, Novak scored her 29th of the year at 38:50 as she tipped home a shot by Avery Carter, off a penalty corner by Shelly Lobach. Lebanon Valley finished with an 18-10 advantage in shots over the Blue Jays, and held a 14-7 edge in penalty corners despite allowing five in the final six minutes. Junior Liz Hannegan (Lancaster, PA/McCaskey) finished with 10 saves in goal for the Blue Jays, while Caitlin Baro made four stops for the Dutchmen. Elizabethtown Coll. (17-4) vs. Lebanon Valley Coll. (18-2) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 0 0 - 0 Lebanon Valley Coll. 3 1 - 4 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 5:05 LVC Jocelyn Novak (Alex Wolfe) 2. 32:42 LVC Lauren Seidenstricker (unassisted) 3. 34:47 LVC Jocelyn Novak (Alex Wolfe) 4. 38:50 LVC Jocelyn Novak (Avery Carter;Shelly Lobach) Shots: Elizabethtown 10, Lebanon Valley 18 Corners: Elizabethtown 7, Lebanon Valley 14 Saves: Elizabethtown 10 (Liz Hannegan 10), Lebanon Valley 4 (Caitlin Baro 4) Back to top 11/4/2008 Field hockey still 13th in NFHCA Division III Poll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 4, 2008 Field Hockey Holds Onto 13th in NFHCA Division III Poll ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College field hockey team is ranked 13th in the STX/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III National
Coaches Poll for the fourth straight week, the NFHCA announced Tuesday. The Blue Jays (17-3 overall) concluded their regular season last week with wins over Susquehanna University (2-1) and Albright College (4-0), securing the third seed in this week's Commonwealth Conference playoffs. Elizabethtown's 17 wins are tied for the second-most in program history with the 1985 squad, trailing only the 20 victories recorded by the 1986 team.Messiah College moved into the top spot in this week's rankings, followed by Tufts University, Ursinus College, Bowdoin College and the College of New Jersey. The Blue Jays will play at seventh-ranked Lebanon Valley College on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in a Commonwealth Conference semifinal. The winner will face the winner of Wednesday's other semifinal between Messiah and Widener University for the conference title on Saturday. Back to top 11/3/2008 Blue Jay teams open conference playoffs on Wednesday FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 3, 2008 Three Elizabethtown Teams to Battle for Conference Titles This Week ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Three Elizabethtown College teams will seek Commonwealth Conference championships this week as the conference begins postseason play. The women's soccer, field hockey and volleyball teams will each compete in semifinal action on Wednesday, with field hockey playing at Lebanon Valley College at 2:30 p.m., women's soccer in action at Widener University at 4:00 p.m. and volleyball hosting Widener at 7:00 p.m.Field hockey (17-3 overall, 3-2 Commonwealth), ranked 13th in the STX/NFHCA NCAA Division III coaches poll, earned the third seed in the four-team field and will be appearing in the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year. During the regular season, the Blue Jays lost to Lebanon Valley 2-0 on Wolf Field. Women's soccer (12-5-2 overall, 3-2-1 Commonwealth) is seeded third and is in the conference tournament for the fifth straight year and the 12th time in the last 13 seasons. The Blue Jays, who won the conference title in 2006 and finished as runner-up last year, tied Widener 0-0 in Chester during the regular season. Volleyball (15-19 overall, 5-1 Commonwealth) is the defending Commonwealth Conference champion and holds the second seed behind Lebanon Valley. The Blue Jays rallied for a 3-2 victory over Widener during their regular-season meeting at Thompson Gymnasium on Oct. 15. Admission to all conference championship events is $5 for adults, $4 for senior citizens, $2 for students and free for children not yet in school. Championships in women's soccer, field hockey and volleyball will be held on Saturday, with each conference champion earning an automatic bid to their respective NCAA Division III tournament. Back to top 11/1/2008 Men's soccer blanked by Messiah, 3-0 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S SOCCER Saturday, November 1, 2008 Messiah 3, Elizabethtown 0 Click here for the box score Thompson scored in the 13th and 29th minutes while his brother Danny added a goal in the 62nd minute for the Falcons (14-2-2 overall, 5-1 Commonwealth), while the Blue Jays (7-9-2 overall, 2-4 Commonwealth) were eliminated from postseason consideration on the final day of the regular season. Nick Thompson gave Messiah a 1-0 lead at 12:04 as he put home a corner kick by Josh Sanders, and extended the Falcon lead to 2-0 at 28:33 on an assist by his brother. Danny Thompson closed out the scoring at 61:54 with an assist credited to Sean Cunningham, and the Falcon defense took care of the rest as the Blue Jays were outshot 18-4 for the match. Senior Jeff Mullen (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) finished his Elizabethtown career by making two saves in goal, while neither Falcon starter Jared Clugston (77 minutes) nor backup Nick Blossey (13 minutes) made a save. Elizabethtown Coll. (7-9-2, 2-4) vs. Messiah College (14-2-2, 5-1) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 0 0 - 0 Messiah College..... 2 1 - 3 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 12:04 MESS Nick Thompson (Josh Sanders) 2. 28:33 MESS Nick Thompson (Danny Thompson) 3. 61:54 MESS Danny Thompson (Sean Cunningham) Shots: Elizabethtown 4, Messiah 18 Corners: Elizabethtown 1, Messiah 9 Saves: Elizabethtown 2 (Jeff Mullen 2), Messiah 0 (Jared Clugston 0; Nick Blossey 0) Back to top 11/1/2008 Women win second straight MAC cross country title ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Elizabethtown Wins 2nd Straight MAC Championship LANCASTER, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's cross country team won its second consecutive Middle Atlantic Conference team championship at Lancaster County Central Park on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Jays had four runners place among the top 10 finishers and tallied 43 points on the afternoon, just ahead of nationally-ranked Messiah College which had 49 points. Elizabethtown first-year head coach Brian Falk was honored by his peers as the conference Coach of the Year for leading his squad to the upset. Senior Tiffany Kulp (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) finished second in a field of 117 runners with a time of 23:07.94, 27 seconds behind race winner Jennifer Kooser of Messiah.Joining Kulp in the top 10 were junior Megan VanDenHengel (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) in seventh (23:51.32), sophomore Kristen O'Brien (Westminster, MD/Winters Mill) in eighth (23:52.01) and senior Amanda Daws (Thorofare, NJ/West Deptford) in ninth (23:53.02). Sophomore Teresa Beshore (New Cumberland, PA/Red Land) was the fifth Blue Jay to score as she crossed the line 17th with a time of 24:46.28, enabling Elizabethtown to successfully defend its championship. Kooser was named Runner of the Year while teammate Mary Higgins took home Rookie of the Year honors following her 10th-place finish. Middle Atlantic Conference Men's Cross Country Championship at Lancaster County Central Park Team standings: 1. Elizabethtown 43; 2. Messiah 49; 3. Misericordia 95; 4. Delaware Valley 110; 5. DeSales 129; 6. King's 157; 7. Lebanon Valley 226; 8. Albright 240; 9. Eastern 249; 10. Manhattanville 262; 11. FDU-Florham 282; 12. Alvernia 334; 13. Widener 381; 14. Lycoming 387; 15. Wilkes, did not score. Top 10 finishers: 1. Jennifer Kooser (Messiah) 22:40.87; 2. Tiffany Kulp (Etown) 23:07.94; 3. Jennifer Cronin (LVC) 23:17.69; 4. Caitlin Dorgan (DVC) 23:38.92; 5. Ali Ostrum (Misericordia) 23:45.39; 6. Megan Dreabit (Misericordia) 23:46.81; 7. Megan VanDenHengel (Etown) 23:51.32; 8. Kristen O'Brien (Etown) 23:52.01; 9. Amanda Daws (Etown) 23:53.02; 10. Mary Higgins (Messiah) 24:03.29. Other Etown finishers: 17. Teresa Beshore, 24:46.28; 44. Kathryn Howser, 27:02.36; 47. Alex Walmer, 27:12.27; 50. Katie Nordyke, 28:19.96; 62. Kristin Bowen, 28:34.03; 66. Abbey Anderson, 28:42.28; 81. Kate Leibrand, 29:49.85. Back to top 11/1/2008 Men finish second at MAC cross country championship ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Elizabethtown Finishes 2nd at MAC Championship LANCASTER, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's cross country team finished second out of 15 schools at the Middle Atlantic Conference championship at Lancaster County Central Park on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Jays had eight runners finish among the top 20 in the field of 131 competitors and finished with 36 points, behind team champion Messiah College which used six top-10 finishers to score 27 points.  Senior Jeremy Matula (Bath, PA/Northampton) was the Blue Jays' top finisher over the 8-kilometer course, coming in third with a time of 27:42.42. Senior Scott Derkacz (Huguenot, NY/Port Jervis) took fourth with a time of 27:43.08, with first-year student Colby Miller (Oak Hill, VA/Flint Hill School) in sixth with a time of 27:51.39.Senior Dylan Rulander (Russell, PA/Eisenhower) took 11th with a time of 28:16.96, followed immediately by first-year student Eric Reichert (Hershey, PA/Hershey) in 12th (28:20.04) and first-year student Charlie Larsen (Phoenix, MD/Dulaney) in 13th (28:20.65). Joining Rulander, Reichert and Larsen as second-team All-Conference honorees were sophomore Rich Greco (Holmdel, NJ/Holmdel), who was 15th in a time of 28:25.47, and sophomore Chris Heisey (Middletown, PA/Middletown) in 17th with a time of 28:33.36. Messiah's Frank Eanes won his second straight individual championship with a time of 26:52.36, finishing ahead of teammate Tyler Newhook (27:36.83), who was named conference Rookie of the Year. Falcon head coach Dale Fogelsanger took home the Coach of the Year award after leading his squad to their first-ever team title. Middle Atlantic Conference Men's Cross Country Championship at Lancaster County Central Park Team standings: 1. Messiah 27; 2. Elizabethtown 36; 3. DeSales 88; 4. Widener 119; 5. Lebanon Valley 143; 6. Misericordia 161; 7. Delaware Valley 193; 8. Albright 237; 9. King's 281; 10. Lycoming 330; 11. Eastern 333; 12. Wilkes 347; 13. FDU-Florham 378; 14. Manhattanville 409; 15. Alvernia, no team score. Top 10 finishers: 1. Frank Eanes (Messiah) 26:52.36; 2. Tyler Newhook (Messiah) 27:36.83; 3. Jeremy Matula (Etown) 27:42.42; 4. Scott Derkacz (Etown) 27:43.08; 5. Kevin Gwinn (DeSales) 27:48.49; 6. Colby Miller (Etown) 27:51.39; 7. Jeff Smeiles (Messiah) 27:57.57; 8. Cory Kaufman (Messiah) 27:59.72; 9. Peter Shenk (Messiah) 28:00.51; 10. Ryan Pastore (Messiah) 28:12.93. Other Etown finishers: 11. Dylan Rulander, 28:16.96; 12. Eric Reichert, 28:20.04; 13. Charlie Larsen, 28:20.65; 15. Rich Greco, 28:25.47; 17. Chris Heisey, 28:33.36; 22. Evan DeArmitt, 28:51.10; 35. Russell Speiden, 29:35.11; 44. James Munnelly, 29:56.62; 50. Myles Lund, 30:16.24. Back to top 11/1/2008 Swimming opens season with Dickinson ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING Dickinson 159, Elizabethtown 35 (men) ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's and women's swimming teams opened the 2008-09 season with Dickinson College on Saturday afternoon. The Red Devils won both meets, capturing the men's competition 159-35 and the women's by a 160-45 score. For the men (0-1 overall), senior Chris Miller (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) posted victories in the 200 individual medley (2:11.29) and the 200 backstroke (2:08.19). On the women's side, the Blue Jays (0-1 overall) claimed a second-place finish in the 50 freestyle from junior Lindsay Riley (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) in a time of 26.34 seconds along with first-year student Emily Robinson (Columbia, PA/Lancaster Catholic) in the 500 freestyle (5:44.81) In addition, the 400 freestyle relay team of senior Jenny Brizek (Sinking Spring, PA/Conrad Weiser), junior Kara Geiger (Zionsville, PA/Emmaus), Robinson and Riley took second with a time of 3:57.74. Men’s Team Score: Dickinson 159, Elizabethtown 35 Women's Team Score: Dickinson 160, Elizabethtown 45 Back to top 11/1/2008 Volleyball finishes regular season with Halloween Classic ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL SUNY Cortland 3, Elizabethtown 0 Box score vs. SUNY Cortland ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College volleyball team finished their 2008 regular season by concluding play at its Halloween Classic on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Jays lost 3-0 to SUNY Cortland and fell 3-1 to Gallaudet University. In the match against SUNY Cortland (29-9 overall), the Blue Jays were defeated 25-23, 25-23 and 25-23. Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) had a team-high 11 kills along with 15 digs, with junior Kayla Deats (Middlebury Center, PA/Wellsboro) and first-year student Kelsey Hayes (Hummelstown, PA/Hershey) adding eight kills each. Sophomore Crystal Agnew (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) had 36 assists for the Blue Jays, while sophomore Allie Gold (Columbia, PA/Hempfield) led Elizabethtown with 19 digs.Against Gallaudet (18-17 overall), the Blue Jays (15-19 overall) lost 25-23, 25-22, 21-25 and 25-15. Elizabethtown received 11 kills from Deats and 10 from Hayes, while Agnew dished out 18 assists and Gold finished with 20 digs. Eastern University went 4-0 in the tournament to win the championship, followed by Gallaudet at 3-1, SUNY Cortland at 2-2, Washington & Jefferson College at 1-3 and Elizabethtown at 0-4. Courtney Reinhold of Eastern was selected tournament Most Valuable Player, with Tanner earning All-Tournament recognition. SUNY Cortland def. Elizabethtown College 25-23, 25-23, 25-23 Gallaudet University def. Elizabethtown College 25-23, 25-22, 21-25, 25-15 Back to top 11/1/2008 Field hockey shuts out Albright, 4-0 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Elizabethtown 4, Albright 0 READING, Pa. --- Senior Andrea Miles (Phoenix, MD/Notre Dame Prep) and junior Brenna Noon (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) each finished with a goal and an assist as 13th-ranked Elizabethtown College closed its regular season with a 4-0 win over Albright College in Commonwealth Conference field hockey action on Saturday afternoon. Sophomores Liz DeMatteis (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) and Julie Foster (Reading, PA/Oley Valley) also scored for the Blue Jays (17-3 overall, 3-2 Commonwealth), whose 17 victories are tied for the second-most in program history with the 1985 squad, trailing only the 1986 team that finished with a 20-4-1 record.Noon opened the scoring at 6:50 with her 13th goal of the season, assisted by Miles, and the Blue Jays went ahead 2-0 at 13:32 on the 17th goal of the season by DeMatteis. Miles fired home her 13th goal of the season at 27:15, assisted by Noon, as the Blue Jays took a 3-0 lead that they carried into intermission. Foster closed the scoring just 30 seconds into the second half with her second goal of the season on a penalty stroke. Elizabethtown finished with a 19-1 edge in shots and an 8-0 advantage in penalty corners over the Lions (4-14 overall, 1-4 Commonwealth). Junior Liz Hannegan (Lancaster, PA/McCaskey) posted her seventh shutout of the season by making one save for the Blue Jays, and Kaitlyn Johnstone finished with 12 stops for the Lions. Elizabethtown Coll. (17-3/3-2 CC) vs. Albright College (4-14/1-4 CC) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 3 1 - 4 Albright College.... 0 0 - 0 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 6:50 ETOWN Brenna Noon (Andrea Miles) 2. 13:32 ETOWN Liz DeMatteis (unassisted) 3. 27:15 ETOWN Andrea Miles (Brenna Noon) 4. 35:30 ETOWN Julie Foster (Penalty stroke) Shots: Elizabethtown 19, Albright 1 Corners: Elizabethtown 8, Albright 0 Saves: Elizabethtown 1 (Liz Hannegan 1), Albright 12 (Kaitlyn Johnstone 12) Back to top 11/1/2008 Nationally-ranked Messiah downs Etown 5-1 in women's soccer ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOCCER Saturday, November 1, 2008 Messiah 5, Elizabethtown 1 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Amanda Naeher recorded her third consecutive hat trick as second-ranked Messiah College downed Elizabethtown College 5-1 in Commonwealth Conference women's soccer action at Ira R. Herr Field on Saturday afternoonNaeher, who has five hat tricks and 28 goals on the season, scored in the 28th, 37th and 59th minutes for the Falcons (17-0-2 overall, 6-0-0 Commonwealth), who overcame a 1-0 deficit with five unanswered goals against the Blue Jays (12-5-2 overall, 3-2-1 Commonwealth). Elizabethtown took a 1-0 lead at 21:29 as senior Gretchen Geiger (Pilesgrove, NJ/Woodstown) scored on a rebound for her second goal of the season, the first allowed by the Falcons since Sept. 27 following eight straight shutouts. Just 54 seconds later, Messiah tied the game at 1-1 as Olivia Scott put home a corner kick by Molly Bletz. Naeher then scored at 27:23 off a feed from Erin Hench to give the Falcons the lead for good at 2-1. Naeher added unassisted goals at 36:46 and 58:22 to extend the Falcon advantage to 4-1, and Rachel Horning closed the scoring at 67:58. Messiah outshot Elizabethtown 23-7 and had a 6-1 edge in corner kicks. Senior Angela Freeland (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) finished with eight saves in 80 minutes of play for the Blue Jays, while sophomore Kristen Kelly (Bensalem, PA/Villa Joseph Marie) added one stop. Brindley Beckwith made one save for the Falcons. Messiah College (17-0-2, 6-0-0 Comm.) vs. Elizabethtown Coll. (12-5-2, 3-2-1 Comm.) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Messiah College..... 3 2 - 5 Elizabethtown Coll.. 1 0 - 1 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 21:29 ETOWN Gretchen Geiger (unassisted) 2. 22:23 MESSW Olivia Scott (Molly Bletz) 3. 27:23 MESSW Amanda Naeher (Erin Hench) 4. 36:46 MESSW Amanda Naeher (unassisted) 5. 58:22 MESSW Amanda Naeher (unassisted) 6. 67:58 MESSW Rachel Horning (unassisted) Shots: Messiah 23, Elizabethtown 7 Corners: Messiah 6, Elizabethtown 1 Saves: Messiah 2 (Brindley Beckwith 1; Team 1), Elizabethtown 9 (Kristen Kelly 1; Angela Freeland 8) Back to top 10/31/2008 Volleyball in action at Halloween Classic ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Eastern 3, Elizabethtown 1 Box score vs. Eastern ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College volleyball team opened play at the two-day Halloween Classic on Friday, falling 3-1 to 24th-ranked Eastern University in the tournament opener and 3-1 to Washington & Jefferson College later in the evening. Against Eastern (28-1 overall), the Blue Jays were defeated 25-17, 25-14, 22-25 and 25-14. Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) paced the Blue Jays with 14 kills and a match-high 18 digs, while junior Kayla Deats (Middlebury Center, PA/Wellsboro) added eight kills. Sophomore Kara Burkholder (Lititz, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) had a team-high 14 assists while first-year student Andrea Weaver (East Earl, PA/Garden Spot) joined Tanner in double figures in digs with 12. In the loss to Washington & Jefferson (16-11 overall), the Blue Jays were defeated by scores of 25-15, 21-25, 25-19 and 25-22. Tanner finished with 12 kills and 12 digs while sophomore Molly Northway (Cumberland, ME/Greely) had 11 kills and Deats 10 kills and six blocks.Burkholder led Elizabethtown (15-17 overall) with 36 assists, while sophomore Allie Gold (Columbia, PA/Hempfield) had 20 digs and Weaver added 15. Eastern University def. Elizabethtown College 25-17, 25-14, 22-25, 25-14 Wash. & Jeff. Coll. def. Elizabethtown College 25-15, 21-25, 25-19, 25-22 Back to top 10/30/2008 Women's soccer clinches playoff berth with 5-1 win over LVC ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOCCER Thursday, October 30, 2008 Elizabethtown 5, Lebanon Valley 1 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Senior Jenna Russo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park) tallied two goals and an assist as Elizabethtown College defeated Lebanon Valley College 5-1 in Commonwealth Conference women's soccer action on Thursday afternoon at Ira R. Herr Field. Russo scored the game's first goal at 11:30 and capped the scoring at 46:43 as the Blue Jays (12-4-2 overall, 3-1-1 Commonwealth) scored four times into the wind in the first half en route to the win and a berth in next week's conference playoffs.Senior Brooke Dotterer (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) scored for the fifth straight game for the Blue Jays, while senior Gretchen Geiger (Pilesgrove, NJ/Woodstown) and sophomore Elyse Carabello (Reading, PA/Exeter Township) also netted goals. Russo opened the scoring as she put home a corner kick by sophomore Katelyn Roderick (Lititz, PA/Manheim Township) at 11:30, and exactly seven minutes later Dotterer scored her team-high 13th goal of the year by depositing a cross from sophomore Mallory Murphy (Pottsville, PA/Pottsville). Elizabethtown used a fortunate bounce to take a 3-0 lead at 26:49, as Russo's shot toward an open net was cleared off the line by a Lebanon Valley defender, only to carom off Geiger into the net for her first goal of the season. The Dutchmen (9-7-2 overall, 2-4-0 Commonwealth) got on the board just under two minutes later at 28:44 as Christine Fraser converted a misplay into her third goal of the year. The Blue Jays responded at 33:13 as Carabello scored her second goal of the season off a cross from sophomore Ellen Parr (Columbia, MD/Atholton) to take a 4-1 lead into halftime. Russo closed the scoring just 1:43 into the second half as Dotterer's initial shot trickled away from the Dutchmen keeper, and she knocked the loose ball home for her seventh goal of the season. Elizabethtown finished with a 21-7 advantage in shots and a 9-3 edge in corner kicks over Lebanon Valley. Senior Angela Freeland (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) played just under 70 minutes in goal for the Blue Jays and made two saves, while Alyson Reitmeyer finished with six stops for the Dutchmen. Lebanon Valley Coll. (9-7-2, 2-4-0 Comm.) vs. Elizabethtown Coll. (12-4-2, 3-1-1 Comm.) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Lebanon Valley Coll. 1 0 - 1 Elizabethtown Coll.. 4 1 - 5 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 11:30 ETOWN Jenna Russo (Katelyn Roderick) 2. 18:30 ETOWN Brooke Dotterer (Mallory Murphy) 3. 26:49 ETOWN Gretchen Geiger (Jenna Russo) 4. 28:44 LVC Christine Fraser (unassisted) 5. 33:13 ETOWN Elyse Carabello (Ellen Parr) 6. 46:43 ETOWN Jenna Russo (Brooke Dotterer) Shots: Lebanon Valley 7, Elizabethtown 21 Corners: Lebanon Valley 3, Elizabethtown 9 Saves: Lebanon Valley 6 (Alyson Reitmeyer 6), Elizabethtown 2 (Angela Freeland 2, Kristen Kelly 0) Back to top 10/29/2008 Men's soccer wins fourth straight, 1-0 at Susquehanna ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S SOCCER Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Elizabethtown 1, Susquehanna 0 Click here for the box score
Sophomore Taylor Helsel (Glen Rock, PA/Susquehannock) assisted on Diller's goal, and the defense held up as Susquehanna took eight of their 14 shots in the second half. Senior Jeff Mullen (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) earned his sixth shutout of the season by making five saves for the Blue Jays, while B.J. Merriam finished with six stops for the Crusaders.Elizabethtown Coll. (7-8-2) vs. Susquehanna Univ. (10-6-1) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 1 0 - 1 Susquehanna Univ.... 0 0 - 0 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 16:33 ETOWN Matt Diller (Taylor Helsel) Shots: Elizabethtown 11, Susquehanna 14 Corners: Elizabethtown 4, Susquehanna 4 Saves: Elizabethtown 5 (Jeff Mullen 5), Susquehanna 6 (B.J. Merriam 6) Back to top 10/29/2008 Volleyball defeated 3-1 by Lebanon Valley ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Lebanon Valley 3, Elizabethtown 1 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- In a showdown of the top two teams in the Commonwealth Conference, Lebanon Valley College defeated Elizabethtown College 3-1 in volleyball action at Thompson Gymnasium on Wednesday night, by scores of 25-20, 25-15, 21-25 and 26-24. With the win, the Flying Dutchmen (29-2 overall, 6-0 Commonwealth) will have the top seed in next week's conference playoffs. The Blue Jays (15-15 overall, 5-1 Commonwealth) are the second seed and will host third seed Widener University next Wednesday night in the conference semifinals. Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) paced the Blue Jays with 17 kills and 14 digs, while junior Kayla Deats (Middlebury Center, PA/Wellsboro) had 13 kills without an error in 30 attacks, along with five blocks. Lebanon Valley Coll. def. Elizabethtown Coll. 25-20, 25-15, 21-25, 26-24 Kills: Michelle Little, 15 Assists: Erin Yost, 44 Digs: Brandi Roth, 17 Blocks: Joelle Snyder, 5 Back to top 10/28/2008 Field hockey slips past Susquehanna, 2-1 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Elizabethtown 2, Susquehanna 1 SELINSGROVE, Pa. --- Senior Andrea Miles (Phoenix, MD/Notre Dame Prep) scored the winning goal with 6:35 left in the second half as 13th-ranked Elizabethtown College edged Susquehanna University 2-1 in non-conference field hockey action on Tuesday afternoon. Miles scored her 12th goal of the season assisted by senior Alison Duval (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) as the Blue Jays (16-3 overall) overcame a 1-0 halftime deficit to the Crusaders (8-9 overall).Susquehanna took a 1-0 lead at 14:33 when Kristen Epting scored off an assist by Laurel Monaghan, but Elizabethtown knotted the score with 12:59 left in the second half as sophomore Liz DeMatteis (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) fired home her team-high 16th goal of the season with an assist going to senior Kelsey Diehl (North East, MD/Rising Sun) The Blue Jays finished with a 22-6 advantage in shots over the Crusaders, and posted a 13-2 edge in penalty corners. Junior Liz Hannegan (Lancaster, PA/McCaskey) finished with one save in goal to earn the win for the Blue Jays, while Erin Ferguson made eight stops for the Crusaders. Elizabethtown Coll. (16-3) vs. Susquehanna Univ. (8-9) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 0 2 - 2 Susquehanna Univ.... 1 0 - 1 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 14:33 SUS Kristen Epting (Laurel Monaghan) 2. 57:01 ETOWN Liz DeMatteis (Kelsey Diehl) 3. 63:25 ETOWN Andrea Miles (Alison Duval) Shots: Elizabethtown 22, Susquehanna 6 Corners: Elizabethtown 13, Susquehanna 2 Saves: Elizabethtown 1 (Liz Hannegan 1), Susquehanna 8 (Erin Ferguson 8) Back to top 10/28/2008 Field hockey continues to be ranked 13th in Division III poll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Field Hockey Continues 13th in NFHCA Division III Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- For the third week in a row, the Elizabethtown College field hockey team is ranked 13th in the STX/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III National Coaches Poll, released Tuesday. The Blue Jays (15-3 overall) lost 3-1 to then fourth-ranked Messiah College on Wednesday, but bounced back for a 4-1 victory at Kean University on Saturday. Bowdoin College regained the top spot in this week's poll, followed by Messiah, Ursinus College, Tufts University and previously top-ranked College of New Jersey. The Blue Jays conclude their regular season on Saturday at Albright College in a Commonwealth Conference matchup. Back to top 10/27/2008 Brooke Dotterer named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dotterer Named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior forward Brooke Dotterer (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) has been named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week in women's soccer, the conference office announced for the week ending Oct. 25. It is the third time this season that Dotterer has been honored by the conference.
Dotterer has scored goals in
four consecutive matches, accumulating five goals and an assist during the
streak. She leads the team with 12 goals and six assists for 30 points in 17 matches this season. Elizabethtown (11-4-2 overall, 2-1-1 Commonwealth) hosts Lebanon Valley College in a key conference showdown on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. at Ira R. Herr Field. Back to top 10/25/2008 Blue Jays pick up 2-0 shutout win at Albright ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S SOCCER Saturday, October 25, 2008 Elizabethtown 2, Albright 0 Click here for the box score
The Blue Jays finished with a 14-6 edge in shots over the Lions (4-10-0 overall, 0-4-0 Commonwealth), who had a 7-2 advantage in corner kicks. Senior Jeff Mullen (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) came up with two saves in his fifth shutout of the season for the Blue Jays, while Wendell Hannaford made seven stops for the Lions. Elizabethtown Coll. (6-8-2, 2-3-0 Comm.) vs. Albright College (4-10-0, 0-4-0 Comm.) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 1 1 - 2 Albright College..... 0 0 - 0 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 26:44 ETOWN Brian Gallagher (unassisted) 2. 70:26 ETOWN Matt Diller (unassisted) Shots: Elizabethtown 14, Albright 6 Corners: Elizabethtown 2, Albright 7 Saves: Elizabethtown 2 (Jeff Mullen 2), Albright 7 (Wendell Hannaford 7) Back to top 10/25/2008 Etown sweeps Moravian and Susquehanna in volleyball ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Elizabethtown 3, Moravian 2 Box score vs. Moravian BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College picked up a pair of victories against former Commonwealth Conference rivals in volleyball action at Moravian College on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Jays defeated the host Greyhounds 3-2 (25-22, 23-25, 19-25, 25-20, 15-6) and downed Susquehanna University 3-1 (22-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-19).
Sophomore Kara Burkholder (Lititz, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) led the Blue Jays with 25 assists and added 11 digs, while first-year student Andrea Weaver (East Earl, PA/Garden Spot) paced the team with 26 digs. Against Susquehanna, Tanner again posted 11 kills to increase her career total to 1,020 kills, while Deats and Northway added nine kills each. Burkholder paced Elizabethtown with 29 assists to go with 17 digs, and sophomore Allie Gold (Columbia, PA/Hempfield) finished with a team-best 26 digs. Elizabethtown College def. Moravian College 25-22, 23-25, 19-25, 25-20, 15-6 Elizabethtown College def. Susquehanna Univ. 22-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-19 Back to top 10/25/2008 Women's soccer picks up 3-0 win at Albright ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOCCER Saturday, October 25, 2008 Elizabethtown 3, Albright 0 READING, Pa. --- Senior Brooke Dotterer (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) scored two second-half goals as Elizabethtown College defeated Albright College 3-0 in Commonwealth Conference women's soccer action at Shirk Stadium on Saturday evening. Dotterer, who has scored goals in four consecutive games, tallied in the 60th and 73rd minutes for the Blue Jays (11-4-2 overall, 2-1-1 Commonwealth), who are unbeaten in their last eight road games (six wins, two ties).Senior Jenna Russo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park) opened the scoring for the Blue Jays with her fifth goal of the season at 24:42 on an assist from senior Gretchen Geiger (Pilesgrove, NJ/Woodstown). Dotterer put home a rebound at 59:22 to extend the Elizabethtown lead to 2-0, then scored her 12th goal of the season at 72:07 with assists to Russo and sophomore Ellen Parr (Columbia, MD/Atholton). The Blue Jay defense stifled the attack of the Lions (7-8-0 overall, 0-4-0 Commonwealth), holding Albright to just one shot in the 16th minute of action while Elizabethtown's offense produced 22 shots. The Blue Jays also dominated in corner kicks by a 16-0 margin. Senior Angela Freeland (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) earned her second straight shutout and eighth of the season without making a save for Elizabethtown, while Keeley Peltz (nine saves) and Olivia Giuliano (zero saves) saw time in net for Albright. Elizabethtown Coll. (11-4-2/2-1-1 CC) vs. Albright College (7-8/0-4 CC) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 1 2 - 3 Albright College.... 0 0 - 0 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 24:42 ETOWN Jenna Russo (Gretchen Geiger) 2. 59:22 ETOWN Brooke Dotterer (unassisted) 3. 72:07 ETOWN Brooke Dotterer (Ellen Parr;Jenna Russo) Shots: Elizabethtown 22, Albright 1 Corners: Elizabethtown 16, Albright 0 Saves: Elizabethtown 0 (Angela Freeland 0), Albright 9 (Keeley Peltz 9; Olivia Giuliano 0) Back to top 10/25/2008 Etown women claim Battle for the Buggy ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Elizabethtown Wins "Battle For the Buggy" JV results: 4,000 - 5,990 LANCASTER, Pa. --- Senior Tiffany Kulp (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) finished first overall as Elizabethtown College's women's cross country team won the Battle for the Buggy at Lancaster County Central Park on Saturday. Kulp was clocked in 15:10.65 over the 4,000-meter course to finish just over nine seconds ahead of runner-up Jennifer Kooser of Messiah College. The two are expected to vie for the individual title when the course hosts the Middle Atlantic Conference championship next Saturday.As a team, Elizabethtown amassed 45 points to finish ahead of runner-up Bloomsburg University (83 points) and third-place Christopher Newport University (107 points), with Misericordia University taking fourth with 110 points in the field of 15 teams and 107 runners. Junior Megan VanDenHengel (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) took seventh in a time of 15:43.08, with sophomore Kristen O'Brien (Westminster, MD/Winters Mill) taking ninth in 15:52.58 and senior Amanda Daws (Thorofare, NJ/West Deptford) in 12th at 16:09.90. Sophomore Teresa Beshore (New Cumberland, PA/Red Land) was the fifth Blue Jay to score as she finished in 19th place with a time of 16:32.58. Also competing in the meet was two-time MAC individual champion and 2007 All-American Erin Fisher, a 2008 Elizabethtown graduate who finished 10th with a time of 15:58.52. Battle for the Buggy at Lancaster County Central Park Team standings: 1. Elizabethtown 45; 2. Bloomsburg 83; 3. Christopher Newport 107; 4. Misericordia 110; 5. Susquehanna 132; 6. Shippensburg 139; 7. Marywood 192; 8. Gettysburg 238; 9. Messiah 244; 10. Lebanon Valley 252; 11. Millersville 271; 12. Wilkes 311; 13. Immaculata 355; 14. Penn State Berks 359; 15. Penn State Harrisburg 415. Top 10 finishers: 1. Tiffany Kulp (Etown) 15:10.65; 2. Jennifer Kooser (Messiah) 15:19.84; 3. Casey Hess (Susq) 15:31.90; 4. Ali Ostrum (Miseri) 15:36.14; 5. Megan Dreabit (Miseri) 15:37.68; 6. Jennifer Cronin (LVC) 15:38.18; 7. Megan VanDenHengel (Etown) 15:43.08; 8. Amanda Raudabaugh (Ship) 15:44.93; 9. Kristen O'Brien (Etown) 15:52.58; 10. Erin Fisher (Etown Alumni) 15:58.52. Back to top 10/25/2008 Men's cross country wins "Buggy" ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Elizabethtown Wins "Battle For the Buggy" JV results: 4,000 - 5,990 LANCASTER, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's cross country team won the Battle for the Buggy at Lancaster County Central Park on Saturday, placing seven runners among the top 14 finishers to capture the team title. Elizabethtown's team score of 35 points easily outranked runner-up Bloomsburg University (74 points) and third-place Shippensburg University (90 points) in the field of 17 teams and 113 runners. Senior Jeremy Matula (Bath, PA/Northampton) took fourth overall with a time of 20:34.62 over the slightly less than 6,000-meter course, which will host the Middle Atlantic Conference championships next weekend.First-year student Evan DeArmitt (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin) followed in seventh place (20:54.35) with sophomore Chris Heisey (Middletown, PA/Middletown) in eighth (20:54.83) and first-year student Russell Speiden (Brookeville, MD/Sherwood) coming home in tenth place (20:58.10). Other top performers for the Blue Jays were senior Scott Derkacz (Huguenot, NY/Port Jervis) in 11th place (20:58.59), senior Dylan Rulander (Russell, PA/Eisenhower) taking 12th place (21:01.68) and first-year student Colby Miller (Oak Hill, VA/Flint Hill School) in 14th with a time of 21:07.27. The overall race winner was 2006 Elizabethtown graduate Greg Wetzel, who crossed the line in a time of 20:00.70. Fellow Blue Jay alum Nate Moore (20:39.71, fifth) also turned in top-10 performances. Battle for the Buggy at Lancaster County Central Park Team standings: 1. Elizabethtown 35; 2. Bloomsburg 74; 3. Shippensburg 90; 4. Misericordia 149; 5. Christopher Newport 162; 6. Lebanon Valley 165; 7. Messiah 190; 8. Elizabethtown Alumni 193; 9. Gettysburg 259; 10. King's 295; 11. Marywood 317; 12. Philadelphia Biblical 319; 13. Susquehanna 323; 14. Eastern Mennonite 356; 15. Wilkes 3417; 16. Penn State Harrisburg 465; 17. Penn State Berks 474. Top 10 finishers: 1. Greg Wetzel (Etown Alumni) 20:00.70; 2. Greg Ahlswede (Ship) 20:20.73; 3. Ryan Mulcahy (unattached) 20:29.13; 4. Jeremy Matula (Etown) 20:34.62; 5. Nate Moore (Etown Alumni) 20:39.71; 6. Eric Evans (Ship) 20:42.61; 7. Evan DeArmitt (Etown) 20:54.35; 8. Chris Heisey (Etown) 20:54.83; 9. Misha Litvinov (Bloom) 20:56.13; 10. Russell Speiden (Etown) 20:58.10. Back to top 10/25/2008 Late flurry gives field hockey 4-1 win at Kean ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Elizabethtown 4, Kean 1 UNION, N.J. --- Elizabethtown College scored three goals in a span of 89 seconds late in the second half as the 13th-ranked Blue Jays defeated Kean University 4-1 in non-conference field hockey action on Saturday afternoon.Senior Andrea Miles (Phoenix, MD/Notre Dame Prep) scored the tiebreaking goal with 7:56 remaining and added an insurance goal with 6:27 to play as the Blue Jays (15-3 overall) held off the Cougars (13-3 overall).Seniors Megan Angstadt (Oley, PA/Oley Valley) and Tiffany Vogel (Annville, PA/Palmyra) also scored for the Blue Jays, who managed just 11 shots on the Cougar goal but put four into the net. Vogel opened the scoring at 11:13 with her second goal of the season off a penalty corner by Angstadt, but Kean tied the score less than two minutes later as Brittany Gibbs was set up by Stephanie Cirino at 12:48. The match remained tied until Miles netted the go-ahead goal off an assist by junior Brenna Noon (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) with 7:56 left. Angstadt followed just 43 seconds later with her eighth goal of the season, assisted by sophomore Liz DeMatteis (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) to give the Blue Jays a 3-1 lead. Miles closed the scoring with her second of the day and 11th of the season 46 seconds after Angstadt's goal, with an assist to sophomore Meg Cassels (Downingtown, PA/Great Valley). Junior Liz Hannegan (Lancaster, PA/McCaskey) earned the victory with three saves in goal for the Blue Jays, while Ashlie Berghold finished with three stops for the Cougars. Elizabethtown Coll. (15-3) vs. Kean University (13-3) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 1 3 - 4 Kean University..... 1 0 - 1 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 11:13 ETOWN Tiffany Vogel (Megan Angstadt) 2. 12:48 KEAN Brittany Gibbs (Stephanie Cirino) 3. 62:04 ETOWN Andrea Miles (Brenna Noon) 4. 62:47 ETOWN Megan Angstadt (Liz DeMatteis) 5. 63:33 ETOWN Andrea Miles (Meg Cassels) Shots: Elizabethtown 11, Kean 10 Corners: Elizabethtown 3, Kean 11 Saves: Elizabethtown 3 (Liz Hannegan 3), Kean 3 (Ashlie Berghold 3) Back to top 10/23/2008 Late goal gives Blue Jays 2-1 win over Juniata ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S SOCCER Thursday, October 23, 2008 Elizabethtown 2, Juniata 1 Click here for the box score
Elizabethtown had taken a 1-0 lead just 55 seconds into the match as sophomore Cameron Gettel (Rehrersburg, PA/Tulpehocken) scored his third goal of the season, and the lead held up until Hess tallied his fourth of the year with an assist to Fred McNeal. The Blue Jays finished with a 13-7 advantage in shots and a 9-2 edge in corner kicks over the Eagles.Senior Jeff Mullen (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) tallied three saves in goal for Elizabethtown, and Ted Sonneborn made four stops for Juniata. Juniata College (5-10-1) vs. Elizabethtown Coll. (5-8-2) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Juniata College..... 0 1 - 1 Elizabethtown Coll.. 1 1 - 2 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 0:55 ETOWN Cameron Gettel (unassisted) 2. 76:20 JUN Bryan Hess (Fred McNeal) 3. 87:02 ETOWN Geoff Cochrane (Andrew Filewicz) Shots: Juniata 7, Elizabethtown 13 Corners: Juniata 2, Elizabethtown 9 Saves: Juniata 4 (Ted Sonneborn 4), Elizabethtown 3 (Jeff Mullen 3) Back to top 10/22/2008 Women's soccer shuts out Montclair State, 2-0 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOCCER Wednesday, October 22, 2008 Elizabethtown 2, Montclair State 0 MONTCLAIR, N.J. --- A pair of second-half goals lifted Elizabethtown College to a 2-0 victory at Montclair State University in non-conference women's soccer action on Wednesday afternoon.Senior Brooke Dotterer (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) assisted on the tiebreaking goal early in the second half, and tallied an insurance goal with 6:39 remaining for the Blue Jays (10-4-2 overall), who have reached double figures in victories for the 13th time in the last 15 seasons.Sophomore Mallory Murphy (Pottsville, PA/Pottsville) gave the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead 8:58 into the second half when she deposited the rebound of a shot by Dotterer for her third goal of the season. Dotterer extended the Elizabethtown lead to 2-0 at 83:21 on her team-best 10th goal of the season off an assist from senior Jenna Russo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park). The Blue Jays held a 16-12 advantage in shots over the Red Hawks (7-8-1 overall), who took six corner kicks to five by Elizabethtown Senior Angela Freeland (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) posted her seventh shutout of the season for Elizabethtown by making six saves. Leah Tepperman finished with seven stops for Montclair State. Elizabethtown Coll. (10-4-2) vs. Montclair State U. (7-8-1) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 0 2 - 2 Montclair State U... 0 0 - 0 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 53:58 ETOWN Mallory Murphy (Brooke Dotterer) 2. 83:21 ETOWN Brooke Dotterer (Jenna Russo) Shots: Elizabethtown 16, Montclair State 12 Corners: Elizabethtown 5, Montclair State 6 Saves: Elizabethtown 6 (Angela Freeland 6), Montclair State 7 (Leah Tepperman 7) Back to top 10/22/2008 Messiah defeats Etown 3-1 in field hockey showdown ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Messiah 3, Elizabethtown 1 GRANTHAM, Pa. --- Two second-half goals from Kourtney Ehly helped fourth-ranked Messiah College defeated 13th-ranked Elizabethtown College 3-1 in Commonwealth Conference field hockey action on Wednesday afternoon.Ehly scored 8:30 into the second half and added an insurance tally with 1:48 to play for the Falcons (11-1 overall, 4-0 Commonwealth), who finished with a 26-4 edge in shots and 13-3 advantage in penalty corners over the Blue Jays (14-3 overall, 2-2 Commonwealth).  Messiah took a 1-0 lead at 21:48 as Katie Love scored off an assist by Jenna Max, and extended the lead to 2-0 early in the second half as Ehly scored her first goal of the day off an assist by Julie Barton.The Blue Jays trimmed the deficit to 2-1 with 17:37 to play when sophomore Liz DeMatteis (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) scored her team-high 15th goal of the season, but Ehly closed out the scoring late to finish off the Messiah victory. Junior Liz Hannegan (Lancaster, PA/McCaskey) made a season-high 10 saves in goal for the Blue Jays, while Ashley Mowery finished with three stops for the Falcons. Elizabethtown Coll. (14-3, 2-2 Comm.) vs. Messiah College (11-1, 4-0 Comm.) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 0 1 - 1 Messiah College..... 1 2 - 3 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 21:48 MESS Katie Love (Jenna Max) 2. 43:30 MESS Kourtney Ehly (Julie Barton) 3. 52:23 ETOWN Liz DeMatteis (unassisted) 4. 68:12 MESS Kourtney Ehly (unassisted) Shots: Elizabethtown 4, Messiah 26 Corners: Elizabethtown 3, Messiah 13 Saves: Elizabethtown 10 (Liz Hannegan 10), Messiah 3 (Ashley Mowery 3) Back to top 10/21/2008 Volleyball picks up 3-0 sweep at Albright ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Elizabethtown 3, Albright 0 READING, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College defeated Albright College 3-0 in Commonwealth Conference volleyball action on Tuesday night, winning by scores of 25-21, 25-23 and 25-15.
Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) posted a match-high 12 kills to increase her career total to 998 kills, just two shy of becoming the sixth player in program history to reach 1,000 career kills. Sophomore Kara Burkholder (Lititz, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) led the Blue Jays with 17 assists, while first-year student Andrea Weaver (East Earl, PA/Garden Spot) posted a team-high 16 digs.Christina Yatron led the Lions (5-26 overall, 1-4 Commonwealth) with nine kills, while Lauren Higgins had 23 assists and Jennifer Lynch led all players with 17 digs. Elizabethtown Coll. def. Albright College 25-21, 25-23, 25-15 Kills: Christina Yatron, 9 Assists: Lauren Higgins, 23 Digs: Jennifer Lynch, 17 Blocks: Christina Yatron, Jessica Higgins and Cassandra Campbell, 2 Back to top 10/21/2008 Field hockey remains 13th in NFHCA Division III poll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Field Hockey Remains 13th in NFHCA Division III Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College field hockey team remained 13th in the latest STX/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III National Coaches Poll, released Tuesday. The Blue Jays (14-2 overall) earned victories over Immaculata University (7-1) and Widener University (6-2) last week, and are appearing in the rankings for the seventh consecutive week. The College of New Jersey climbed into the top spot in this week's poll, as previously top-ranked Bowdoin
College slipped to second following their first loss of the season. Ursinus College, Messiah College and Tufts University round out the top five. Elizabethtown will play at Messiah on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. in a Commonwealth Conference showdown. Back to top 10/19/2008 Women's tennis finishes fall season at MASCAC championships ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS Alice Yu Finishes as Runner-Up at MASCAC Individual Championships LANDISVILLE, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's tennis team concluded action at the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation (MASCAC) Individual Championships at Hempfield Sports Complex on Sunday. Senior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) was the lone Blue Jay to advance to a championship match, falling to Xiaoqiao Zhang of Wilkes University 6-2, 6-2 in the finals at second singles after defeating Jess Smith of DeSales University 6-1, 6-0 in the semifinals.Junior Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) fell 6-4, 6-1 to Sarah Grodzinski of Lebanon Valley College in semifinal action at first singles, and junior Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) was defeated 6-2, 6-3 to eventual champion Alison McDonald of Wilkes in semifinal play at third singles. In doubles, Swarr and Russell lost to eventual champions McDonald and Zhang of Wilkes in the semifinals by an 8-5 score at flight one, and at flight two Yu and first-year student Sarah Poulle (Wilmington, DE/Cab Calloway School) were defeated by Kelly Moll and Jan White of Lebanon Valley 8-5 in the semifinals. at Landisville, Pa. Singles: Flight #2: Flight #3: Flight #2:
Back to top 10/18/2008 Women's tennis opens play at MASCAC tournament ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS Elizabethtown Advances Three Singles Players, Two Doubles Teams to MASCAC Semifinals LANDISVILLE,
Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's tennis team opened play at the two-day
Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation (MASCAC)
Individual Championships at Hempfield Sports Complex on Saturday, and advanced three singles players and a pair of doubles teams to Sunday's semifinals. In singles, junior Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central), senior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) and junior Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) all moved into semifinal action along with the doubles teams of Russell and Swarr along with Yu and first-year student Sarah Poulle (Wilmington, DE/Cab Calloway School). At first singles, Swarr posted victories over Jillian Talarico of King's College 7-5, 6-1 in the opening round and fourth-seeded Jenny McKee of Alvernia College 5-7, 6-4, (11-9) in quarterfinal play. In doubles, Russell and Swarr were seeded second at flight one and received a first-round bye, then defeated Paisley Coats and Scarlette Rodriguez of Manhattanville College 8-4 in the quarterfinals. Yu and Poulle defeated Leh and Maria Shrefler of Eastern 8-4 in the first round, then upset third-seeded MaryKate Boylan and Christine Petrilla of DeSales University 8-3 in the quarterfinals. In other singles action, Poulle competed at flight four and defeated Julia Romano of Manhattanville 6-2, 6-3 in the first round before being defeated by Katie Marstaller of Messiah College 6-2, 6-3 in the quarterfinals. First-year student Alyssa Neill (New Milford, CT/New Milford) played at flight five and won 6-1, 7-5 over Annie Jaeger of Manhattanville in the first round, but lost 6-3, 6-1 to top-seeded Michelle Knight of Wilkes University in quarterfinal play. At flight six, first-year student Allison Oberg (Westmont, NJ/Haddon Township) won 6-4, 6-4 in the first round over Maria Cometa of King's, but lost 6-2, 6-0 to top-seeded Sara Wagner of Lebanon Valley College in the quarterfinals. In doubles, Oberg and first-year student Shannon Brown (Lumberton, NJ/Rancocas Valley Regional) played at flight three and defeated Elizabeth Stauffer and Gabrielle Toda of Albright College by default in the first round, but fell to the third-seeded team of Marstaller and Steph Knepper of Messiah by an 8-3 score in the quarterfinals. at Landisville, Pa. Singles: Flight #2: Flight #3: Flight #4: Flight #5: Flight #6: Flight #2: Flight #3:
Back to top 10/18/2008 Men's soccer downs Arcadia 2-0 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S SOCCER Saturday, October 18, 2008 Elizabethtown 2, Arcadia 0 Click here for the box score Gettel volleyed home a pass from senior Dan Flaherty (West Chester, PA/Henderson) from close range at 47:31 to give the Blue Jays (4-8-2 overall, 1-3-0 Commonwealth) the lead, and Filewicz converted on a spectacular individual effort at 76:21 to seal the victory for Elizabethtown, which outshot Arcadia (5-10-0 overall, 0-3-0 Commonwealth) by an 18-4 margin.  With the Blue Jays protecting the lead following Gettel's goal, Filewicz gained possession 10 yards on the defensive side of midfield and outran two Knight defenders down the right sideline to the edge of the goal area. As a third Arcadia defender challenged, Filewicz blasted a shot to the upper 90 on the short side to the delight of the large Homecoming crowd.Senior Jeff Mullen (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) finished with three saves in recording his fourth shutout of the season for the Blue Jays, while Jeff Kratohwill made seven stops for the Knights. Arcadia University (5-10-0, 0-3-0 Comm.) vs. Elizabethtown Coll. (4-8-2, 1-3-0 Comm.) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Arcadia University.. 0 0 - 0 Elizabethtown Coll.. 0 2 - 2 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 47:31 ETOWN Cameron Gettel (Dan Flaherty) 2. 76:21 ETOWN Andrew Filewicz (unassisted) Shots: Arcadia 4, Elizabethtown 18 Corners: Arcadia 2, Elizabethtown 3 Saves: Arcadia 7 (Jeff Kratohwill 7), Elizabethtown 3 (Jeff Mullen 3) Back to top 10/18/2008 Field hockey nets four in second half to down Widener ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Elizabethtown 6, Widener 2 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- A four-goal outburst over a span over 15 minutes, 14 seconds midway through the second half helped 13th-ranked Elizabethtown College defeat Widener University 6-2 in Commonwealth Conference field hockey action on Saturday afternoon. Junior Brenna Noon (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) tallied a pair of goals and added an assist, while senior Megan Angstadt (Oley, PA/Oley Valley) scored twice in the final 10 minutes for the Blue Jays (14-2 overall, 2-1 Commonwealth), who won their sixth consecutive game.Elizabethtown took a 1-0 lead just 4:19 into the first half on a goal by senior Andrea Miles (Phoenix, MD/Notre Dame Prep) but Widener (6-8 overall, 1-1 Commonwealth) tied the game just two minutes later on a goal by Lauren Fidati. Noon scored her first goal of the day at 17:45 to push the Blue Jays ahead 2-1, but the Pride knotted the game again at 32:19 on a goal from Megan Scarpinato. In the second half, Noon put the Blue Jays ahead for good with 18:08 to go, and sophomore Julie Foster (Reading, PA/Oley Valley) added a goal with 16:19 left to extend the Etown lead to 4-2. Angstadt finished off the scoring as she scored with 8:58 to play and again with 2:54 left. Elizabethtown finished with a 30-6 edge in shots over Widener, including 19-1 in the second half, and took 14 penalty corners to seven for the Pride. Junior Liz Hannegan (Lancaster, PA/McCaskey) tallied four saves in goal for Elizabethtown, while Megan Purcell finished with 16 stops for Widener. Widener University (6-8, 1-1 Comm.) vs. Elizabethtown Coll. (14-2, 2-1 Comm.) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Widener University.. 2 0 - 2 Elizabethtown Coll.. 2 4 - 6 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 4:19 ETOWN Andrea Miles (unassisted) 2. 6:20 WID Lauren Fidati (Jessica Gonzalez) 3. 17:45 ETOWN Brenna Noon (unassisted) 4. 32:19 WID Megan Scarpinato (unassisted) 5. 51:52 ETOWN Brenna Noon (unassisted) 6. 53:41 ETOWN Julie Foster (unassisted) 7. 61:02 ETOWN Megan Angstadt (unassisted) 8. 67:06 ETOWN Megan Angstadt (Brenna Noon) Shots: Widener 6, Elizabethtown 30 Corners: Widener 7, Elizabethtown 14 Saves: Widener 16 (Megan Purcell 16), Elizabethtown 4 (Liz Hannegan 4) Back to top 10/18/2008 Women's soccer drops 2-1 battle to Arcadia ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOCCER Saturday, October 18, 2008 Arcadia 2, Elizabethtown 1 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Katie O'Malley scored on a 35-yard blast with 14:52 remaining to give Arcadia University a 2-1 victory over Elizabethtown College in Commonwealth Conference women's soccer action on Saturday afternoon at Ira R. Herr Field.O'Malley's goal, aided by a tailwind, found the upper part of the net to help the Knights (7-5-2 overall, 1-1-1 Commonwealth) spoil Homecoming for the Blue Jays (9-4-2 overall, 1-1-1 Commonwealth). Arcadia took a 1-0 lead at 23:38 as Stephanie Welch put home the rebound of a shot by Sam Calhoun, but Elizabethtown knotted the contest at 58:39 as senior Brooke Dotterer (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) took a pass from senior Jenna Russo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park) and fired in her ninth goal of the year. Junior Erin Scott (West Chester, PA/Bishop Shanahan) also assisted on the goal. Elizabethtown applied steady pressure over the final 15 minutes after O'Malley's goal, but were unable to deliver the tying goal. The Blue Jays did finish with an 11-9 edge in shots over the Knights, and a 7-2 advantage in corner kicks. Senior Angela Freeland (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) finished with three saves in goal for the Blue Jays, while Jennie Groves (two saves) and Jacquelyn Eckert (one save) appeared in net for the Knights. Arcadia University (7-5-2, 1-1-1 Comm.) vs. Elizabethtown Coll. (9-4-2, 1-1-1 Comm.) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Arcadia University.. 1 1 - 2 Elizabethtown Coll.. 0 1 - 1 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 23:38 ARCADIA Stephanie Welch (Sam Calhoun) 2. 58:39 ETOWN Brooke Dotterer (Jenna Russo;Erin Scott) 3. 75:08 ARCADIA Katie O'Malley (unassisted) Shots: Arcadia 9, Elizabethtown 11 Corners: Arcadia 2, Elizabethtown 7 Saves: Arcadia 3 (Jacquelyn Eckert 1; Jennie Groves 2), Elizabethtown 4 (Angela Freeland 3; Team 1) Back to top 10/17/2008 Volleyball falls to ranked squads in tri-match ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Christopher Newport 3, Elizabethtown 0 Box score vs. Christopher Newport ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College volleyball team hosted a pair of nationally-ranked opponents on Friday, falling 3-0 to 23rd-ranked Christopher Newport University in the afternoon and 3-0 to top-ranked Juniata College in the evening. Against Christopher Newport (23-5 overall), the Blue Jays lost 25-19, 25-21 and 25-23. Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) led Elizabethtown with nine kills and 11 digs, sophomore Kara Burkholder (Lititz, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) handed out 21 assists to go with four blocks and junior Kayla Deats (Middlebury Center, PA/Wellsboro) recorded four blocks. Against Juniata (21-2 overall), the Blue Jays (12-14 overall) fell by scores of 25-12, 25-19 and 25-11. Tanner, Deats and first-year student Kelsey Hayes (Hummelstown, PA/Hershey) led the way with five kills apiece for the Blue Jays, while Burkholder had 12 assists. Tanner shared the team lead in digs at six with first-year student Andrea Weaver (East Earl, PA/Garden Spot).Christopher Newport def. Elizabethtown College 25-19, 25-21, 25-23 Juniata College def. Elizabethtown College 25-12, 25-19, 25-11 Back to top 10/17/2008 Women's tennis to compete at MASCAC 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 2008 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. In singles, junior Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) will compete at flight one for the second straight year after going 3-2 in conference play during the fall season. Swarr,
who was honored as Commonwealth Conference Player of the Year last year, was the conference runner up at flight three in 2006. At flight two will be senior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) who is the defending champion at flight three singles. She overwhelmed her conference competition during the regular season for the second straight year, finishing 5-0 in league play and losing just one game, after finishing 4-0 and dropping one game in 2007. First-year students Sarah Poulle (Wilmington, DE/Cab Calloway School), Alyssa Neill (New Milford, CT/New Milford) and Allison Oberg (Westmont, NJ/Haddon Township) will make their MASCAC debuts after playing at flights four, five and six, respectively, during the fall. Poulle went 2-3, Neill 1-1 and Oberg 2-2 during conference play. In doubles, Russell and Swarr will play at flight one after going 5-0 in conference play and teaming to finish as runners-up at flight two last year. Russell was also the runner-up at flight three in 2006 while Swarr was the MASCAC champion at flight two as Yu's partner in 2006. Yu and Poulle will play at flight two after going 4-1 during the fall, while Oberg will play with fellow first-year student Shannon Brown (Lumberton, NJ/Rancocas Valley Regional) at flight three following a 2-1 fall season.Back to top 10/15/2008 Paige Tanner posts 28 kills as volleyball edges Widener, 3-2 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Elizabethtown 3, Widener 2 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) had a career-high 28 kills to fall one short of the school record as Elizabethtown College edged Widener University 3-2 in a thrilling Commonwealth Conference volleyball match on Wednesday night at Thompson Gymnasium.
Tanner also finished with 18 digs and five blocks for the Blue Jays, while sophomore Molly Northway (Cumberland, ME/Greely) had 15 kills to also reach double figures. Sophomore Crystal Agnew (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) led the Blue Jays with 32 assists and also recorded 12 digs, while sophomore Kara Burkholder (Lititz, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) came off the bench to add 20 assists and five kills. Defensively, first-year student Andrea Weaver (East Earl, PA/Garden Spot) had a team-high 23 digs with junior Kathy Perry (Hockessin, DE/A.I. duPont) adding 20. For Widener, Rachel Lambert led with 21 kills and six blocks, with Devan Green adding 16 kills. Jamie Ballew led with 56 assists and Duong Lau posted a match-high 25 digs. Elizabethtown Coll. def. Widener University 25-27, 25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 16-14 Kills: Rachel Lambert, 21 Assists: Jamie Ballew, 56 Digs: Duong Lau, 25 Blocks: Rachel Lambert, 6 Back to top 10/15/2008 Men's soccer shut out by Lycoming, 2-0 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S SOCCER Wednesday, October 15, 2008 Lycoming 2, Elizabethtown 0 Click here for the box score Coates scored at 28:31 and Lorenzet added an insurance goal at 47:18 for the Warriors (9-3-1 overall, 3-0-0 Commonwealth), with Chris Burgess assisting on both tallies. The Warriors finished with a 9-6 edge in shots over the Blue Jays (3-8-2 overall, 0-3-0 Commonwealth), who had a 5-3 advantage in corner kicks. Lycoming College (9-3-1, 3-0-0 Comm.) vs. Elizabethtown Coll. (3-8-2, 0-3-0 Comm.) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Lycoming College.... 1 1 - 2 Elizabethtown Coll.. 0 0 - 0 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 28:31 LYCOM Mike Coates (Chris Burgess) 2. 47:18 LYCOM Chris Lorenzet (Chris Burgess) Shots: Lycoming 9, Elizabethtown 6 Corners: Lycoming 3, Elizabethtown 5 Saves: Lycoming 0 (David Bald 0), Elizabethtown 2 (Jeff Mullen 2) Back to top 10/15/2008 Women's soccer blanks Lycoming, 5-0
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Five different players scored goals
as Elizabethtown College defeated Lycoming College 5-0 in Commonwealth
Conference women’s soccer action on Wednesday afternoon. Senior Brooke
Dotterer (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts), sophomore Katelyn Roderick (Lititz, PA/Manheim Township) and senior Jenna Russo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park)
scored in the first half for the Blue Jays (9-3-2 overall, 1-0-1
Commonwealth) while juniors Erin Scott
(West Chester, PA/Bishop Shanahan) and Christina
Sheppard (Millville, NJ/Millville) added second-half tallies. Dotterer opened the scoring at 15:56 as she took a short
pass from sophomore Lisa Nyman ( Russo wrapped up the first-half scoring with her fourth of
the year at 28:11 as she deflected home a shot by senior Carly Hoskins ( In the second half, Scott netted her third of the year at
55:04 as she drilled home a clear attempt by the Warriors, and Sheppard closed
the scoring at 62:07 as she played a long cross by Minka over the keeper.
All three Blue Jay keepers saw action in the contest, as senior Angela
Freeland (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) started and made no saves in 56 minutes,
first-year student Lauren Duffy
(Cheltenham, PA/Cheltenham) made one save in 19 minutes, and sophomore Kristen Kelly (Bensalem, PA/Villa Joseph
Marie) finished with one stop in 15 minutes. Brie Pepe made seven saves in
66 minutes for the Warriors, while Chelsea Powers did not see a shot on goal in
the final 24 minutes. Goals by
period 1 2 Tot
Back to top 10/14/2008 Women's tennis downs Arcadia 6-3 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS Elizabethtown 6, Arcadia 3 GLENSIDE, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's tennis team defeated Arcadia University 6-3 in Commonwealth Conference action on Tuesday afternoon in their final dual match of the fall season. The Blue Jays (3-2 overall, 3-2 Commonwealth) secured the third seed in next spring's conference tournament, where they will play second-seeded Messiah College. The Knights (9-4 overall, 2-3 Commonwealth) are the fourth seed and will face top-seeded Lebanon Valley College. In singles, junior Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) won 6-0, 6-0 over Cory Mazen at first singles, senior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) defeated Sarah Lapp 6-0, 6-0 at second singles, junior Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) was a 6-0, 6-1 winner over Megan Gillespie at third singles, and first-year student Alyssa Neill (New Milford, CT/New Milford) won 6-2, 6-1 at fifth singles over Danielle Klim. In doubles, Swarr and Russell won 8-1 at flight one over Lapp and Irina Samson, and Yu teamed with first-year student Sarah Poulle (Wilmington, DE/Cab Calloway School) for an 8-6 win over Mazen and Kate Wiseman at flight two. Elizabethtown College 6, Arcadia University 3Singles competition 1. Emily Swarr (ETOWN) def. Cory Mazen (ARCADIA) 6-0, 6-0 2. Alice Yu (ETOWN) def. Sarah Lapp (ARCADIA) 6-0, 6-0 3. Jessica Russell (ETOWN) def. Megan Gillespie (ARCADIA) 6-0, 6-1 4. Kate Wiseman (ARCADIA) def. Sarah Poulle (ETOWN) 6-7 (7-3), 7-5, (10-8) 5. Alyssa Neill (ETOWN) def. Danielle Klim (ARCADIA) 6-2, 6-1 6. Irina Samson (ARCADIA) def. Allison Oberg (ETOWN) 6-0, 6-0 Doubles competition 1. Emily Swarr/Jessica Russell (ETOWN) def. Sarah Lapp/Irina Samson (ARCADIA) 8-1 2. Alice Yu/Sarah Poulle (ETOWN) def. Cory Mazen/Kate Wiseman (ARCADIA) 8-6 3. Danielle Klim/Megan Gillespie (ARCADIA) def. Allison Oberg/Shannon Brown (ETOWN) 8-4 Back to top 10/14/2008 Field hockey rises to 13th in NFHCA Division III poll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 14, 2008 Field Hockey Rises to 13th in NFHCA Division III Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College field hockey team moved up one spot to 13th in the latest STX/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III National Coaches Poll, released Tuesday. The Blue Jays (13-2 overall) defeated 15th-ranked Gettysburg College 3-1 on Tuesday, and shut out Arcadia University 4-0 on Saturday to rise from 14th in last week's rankings. It is the sixth straight week that Elizabethtown has been ranked, and the second time this year that the Blue Jays have climbed as high as 13th in the poll. Bowdoin
College remains undefeated at 11-0 and holds the top spot in the rankings, followed by The College of New Jersey, Messiah College, Ursinus College and Tufts University. Elizabethtown, which defeated Immaculata University 7-1 on Monday afternoon, hosts Widener University on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. for Homecoming. Back to top 10/13/2008 Liz DeMatteis named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, October 13, 2008 Liz DeMatteis Named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- For the second time this season, Elizabethtown College sophomore forward Liz DeMatteis (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) has been named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week in field hockey, the conference office announced for the week ending Oct. 12.
For the season, she leads the Blue Jays (13-2 overall) with 14
goals and three assists for 31 points. Back to top 10/13/2008 Field hockey picks up fifth straight win ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Elizabethtown 7, Immaculata 1 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Junior Katy Boone (Reading, PA/Muhlenberg) scored two goals and added a pair of assists as 14th-ranked Elizabethtown College defeated Immaculata University 7-1 in non-conference field hockey action on Monday afternoon. Boone scored both of her goals in the first 8 minutes, 19 seconds as the Blue Jays (13-2 overall) led 4-0 at halftime and finished with a 21-3 edge in shots over the Mighty Macs (3-9 overall).Sophomore Aimee Stango (Westminster, MA/Oakmont Regional) added a pair of goals in the final 10 minutes while senior Andrea Miles (Phoenix, MD/Notre Dame Prep), junior Brenna Noon (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) and first-year student Caitlin Grimes (Newark, DE/Padua Academy) also tallied for the Blue Jays. Senior Alison Duval (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) dished out three assists in the victory for Elizabethtown, with sophomores Julie Foster (Reading, PA/Oley Valley) and Liz DeMatteis (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) also adding assists. Boone tallied at 3:21 and 8:19 to give Elizabethtown an early 2-0 lead, with Noon scoring her ninth of the year at 15:56 and Miles her eighth of the season at 27:34 to give the Blue Jays a 4-0 lead at intermission. Grimes notched her first career goal at 43:50 to extend the Elizabethtown lead to 5-0, and after Katherine Fouhy put Immaculata on the board at 57:37, Stango scored her first two career goals at 61:49 and 64:16 to close the scoring. In addition to the large margin in shots, the Blue Jays also held a sizable advantage in penalty corners by a 16-2 edge over the Mighty Macs. Junior Liz Hannegan (Lancaster, PA/McCaskey) made one save in 59:35 for the Blue Jays, with first-year student Steph Smith (Roslyn, PA/Abington) finishing with one save in 10:25 in goal. Brittany Worthington made eight saves in the cage for the Mighty Macs. Immaculata Univ. (3-9) vs. Elizabethtown Coll. (13-2) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Immaculata Univ..... 0 1 - 1 Elizabethtown Coll.. 4 3 - 7 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 3:21 ETOWN Katy Boone (unassisted) 2. 8:19 ETOWN Katy Boone (Julie Foster) 3. 15:56 ETOWN Brenna Noon (Katy Boone) 4. 27:34 ETOWN Andrea Miles (Alison Duval) 5. 43:50 ETOWN Caitlin Grimes (Alison Duval) 6. 57:37 IU Katherine Fouhy (unassisted) 7. 61:49 ETOWN Aimee Stango (Liz DeMatteis) 8. 64:16 ETOWN Aimee Stango (Alison Duval;Katy Boone) Shots: Immaculata 3, Elizabethtown 21 Corners: Immaculata 2, Elizabethtown 16 Saves: Immaculata 8 (Brittany Worthington 8), Elizabethtown 2 (Liz Hannegan 1; Steph Smith 1) Back to top 10/12/2008 Volleyball closes California trip ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Chapman 3, Elizabethtown 1 Box score vs. Chapman POMONA, Calif. --- The Elizabethtown College volleyball team closed its three-match trip to California with a pair of losses on Saturday afternoon at Pomona-Pitzer Colleges. The Blue Jays lost to Chapman University 3-1 (14-25, 25-19, 30-28, 25-18) and host Pomona-Pitzer (25-22, 25-22, 25-23).  Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) along with 11 kills from sophomore Molly Northway (Cumberland, ME/Greely). Sophomore Crystal Agnew (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) had 32 assists, while sophomore Amanda Ritchey (Greencastle, PA/Greencastle-Antrim) had a team-high 16 digs.Against Pomona-Pitzer, the Blue Jays (11-12 overall) were paced by 14 kills from Tanner and nine kills and four blocks from junior Kayla Deats (Middlebury Center, PA/Wellsboro), while Agnew had 26 assists and first-year student Andrea Weaver (East Earl, PA/Garden Spot) had a season-high 26 digs. Chapman University def. Elizabethtown Coll. 14-25, 25-19, 30-28, 25-18 Elizabethtown leaders: Kills: Paige Tanner, 14 Assists: Crystal Agnew, 26 Digs: Andrea Weaver, 26 Blocks: Kayla Deats, 4 Back to top 10/11/2008 Men's soccer edged by Widener, 2-1 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S SOCCER Saturday, October 11, 2008 Widener 2, Elizabethtown 1 Click here for the box score  Elizabethtown got on the scoreboard with 4:22 remaining as senior Matt Diller (Chambersburg, PA/Mercersburg Academy) scored his third goal of the season on a header off a corner kick from sophomore Andrew Filewicz (Wenonah, NJ/Northeast Catholic).Senior Jeff Mullen (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) tallied two saves in goal for Elizabethtown, and Hamed Correa finished with eight saves for Widener. Elizabethtown Coll. (3-7-2, 0-2) vs. Widener University (5-5-3, 1-1) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 0 1 - 1 Widener University.. 2 0 - 2 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 28:46 WID Bill James (penalty kick) 2. 31:49 WID Andrew Sinclair (Bill James) 3. 85:38 ETOWN Matt Diller (Andrew Filewicz) Shots: Elizabethtown 16, Widener 11 Corners: Elizabethtown 6, Widener 3 Saves: Elizabethtown 2 (Jeff Mullen 2), Widener 8 (Hamed Correa 8) Back to top 10/11/2008 Etown, Widener play to 0-0 tie in women's soccer ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOCCER Saturday, October 11, 2008 Elizabethtown 0, Widener 0 (2 OT)  CHESTER, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College and Widener University played to a 0-0 tie in Commonwealth Conference women's soccer action on Saturday afternoon at Quick Stadium.The Blue Jays (8-3-2 overall, 0-0-1 Commonwealth) finished with a 15-13 advantage in shots over the Pride (6-4-2 overall, 0-1-1 Commonwealth), including a 3-1 edge in overtime, but neither team could dent the scoreboard. Senior Angela Freeland (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) recorded her sixth shutout of the season by making five saves in goal for Elizabethtown, while Alee Gunter made nine saves for Widener. Elizabethtown Coll. (8-3-2, 0-0-1 CC) vs. Widener University (6-4-2, 0-1-1 CC) Goals by period 1 2 OT O2 Tot ------------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 0 0 0 0 - 0 Widener University.. 0 0 0 0 - 0 Shots: Elizabethtown 15, Widener 13 Corners: Elizabethtown 6, Widener 6 Saves: Elizabethtown 5 (Angela Freeland 5), Widener 9 (Alee Gunter 9) Back to top 10/11/2008 Etown men win Juniata Invitational ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Elizabethtown 1st of 11 at Juniata Eagle Invitational ALTOONA, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's cross country won the 11-school Juniata College Eagle Invitational at Fort Roberdeau on Saturday morning, scoring 29 points to easily defeat runner-up Juniata (62 points) and Susquehanna University (69 points).  Senior Scott Derkacz (Huguenot, NY/Port Jervis) led the Blue Jay contingent with a third-place finish in a time of 25:29.6. Finishing fifth through eighth, respectively, were first-year student Eric Reichert (Hershey, PA/Hershey) in 25:51.5, junior Myles Lund (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) in 25:52.0, first-year student Charlie Larsen (Phoenix, MD/Dulaney) in 25:55.3 and first-year student Evan DeArmitt (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin) in 25:56.3.Senior Jeremy Matula (Bath, PA/Northampton) was 11th in 26:00.4, first-year student Colby Miller (Oak Hill, VA/Flint Hill School) took 12th in 26:04.3, and sophomore Chris Heisey (Middletown, PA/Middletown) crossed the line 15th in a time of 26:08.0 Juniata College Eagle Invitational at Altoona, Pa. Team standings: 1. Elizabethtown 29; 2. Juniata 62; 3. Susquehanna 69; 4. Moravian 100; 5. Saint Francis 172; 6. Penn State Altoona 185; 7. Catholic 194; 8. Goucher 203; 9. Pitt-Greensburg 253; 10. Drew 320; 11. Pitt-Bradford 328. Elizabethtown finishers: 3. Scott Derkacz, 25:29; 5. Eric Reichert, 25:51; 6. Myles Lund, 25:52; 7. Charlie Larsen, 25:55; 8. Evan DeArmitt, 25:56; 11. Jeremy Matula, 26:00; 12. Colby Miller, 26:04; 15. Chris Heisey, 26:08; 17. Russell Speiden, 26:10; 18. Dylan Rulander, 26:24; 32. James Munnelly, 27:11; 34. Adam Derkacz, 27:22; 35. Rich Greco, 27:24; 40. Matt Myers, 27:40; 51. Casey McGarvey, 28:15 Back to top 10/11/2008 Women's cross country places 2nd at Juniata Invitational ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Elizabethtown 2nd of 9 at Juniata Eagle Invitational ALTOONA, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's cross country team finished second out of nine schools at the Juniata College Eagle Invitational at Fort Roberdeau on Saturday morning. Senior Tiffany Kulp (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) finished second out of 82 runners with a time of 19:25.0, nine seconds behind race winner Alycia Woodruff of Susquehanna University over the 5,000-meter course. Junior Megan VanDenHengel (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) was fourth in 19:57.0, sophomore Kristen O'Brien (Westminster, MD/Winters Mill) took fifth in 20:13.2 and senior Amanda Daws (Thorofare, NJ/West Deptford) placed eighth in a time of 20:25.5.Susquehanna won the team title with 30 points, followed by Elizabethtown (37), host Juniata (90), Saint Vincent College (99) and Moravian College (101). at Altoona, Pa. Team standings: 1. Susquehanna 30; 2. Elizabethtown 37; 3. Juniata 90; 4. Saint Vincent 99; 5. Moravian 101; 6. Saint Francis 174; 7. Drew 186; 8. Penn State Altoona 223; 9. Pitt-Greensburg 258. Elizabethtown finishers: 2. Tiffany Kulp, 19:25; 4. Megan VanDenHengel, 19:57; 5. Kristen O'Brien, 20:13; 8. Amanda Daws, 20:25; 18. Teresa Beshore, 21:12; 37. Alex Walmer, 22:33. Back to top 10/11/2008 Liz DeMatteis scores four goals in 4-0 win at Arcadia ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Elizabethtown 4, Arcadia 0 GLENSIDE, Pa. --- Sophomore Liz DeMatteis (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) scored all four goals in a span of 13 minutes in the second half as 14th-ranked Elizabethtown College defeated Arcadia University 4-0 in Commonwealth Conference field hockey action on Saturday afternoon. DeMatteis scored at 39:30, 44:06, 49:15 and 52:31 for the Blue Jays (12-2 overall, 1-1 Commonwealth), becoming the first Etown player to score four goals in a single game since Mandi Ewing against Albright College on Oct. 8, 1997.The Blue Jays finished with a 26-9 advantage in shots and a 13-1 edge in penalty corners over the Knights (4-9 overall, 0-2 Commonwealth). Junior Liz Hannegan (Lancaster, PA/McCaskey) finished with three saves in recording her sixth shutout of the season for Elizabethtown, while Brittany Rasmussen (13 saves) and Rachel Palis (three saves) split time in the cage for Arcadia. Elizabethtown Coll. (12-2, 1-1) vs. Arcadia University (4-9, 0-2) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 0 4 - 4 Arcadia University.. 0 0 - 0 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 39:30 ETOWN Liz DeMatteis (unassisted) 2. 44:06 ETOWN Liz DeMatteis (unassisted) 3. 49:15 ETOWN Liz DeMatteis (unassisted) 4. 52:31 ETOWN Liz DeMatteis (Katy Boone) Shots: Elizabethtown 26, Arcadia 9 Corners: Elizabethtown 13, Arcadia 1 Saves: Elizabethtown 3 (Liz Hannegan 3), Arcadia 16 (Rachel Palis 3; Brittany Rasmussen 13) Back to top 10/10/2008 Volleyball falls in West Coast opener to Redlands ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Redlands 3, Elizabethtown 0 REDLANDS, Calif. --- In the opener of a three-match trip to Southern California, the Elizabethtown College volleyball team lost to the University of Redlands 3-0 in non-conference action on Friday afternoon. The Bulldogs (10-9 overall) defeated the Blue Jays (11-10 overall) by scores of 25-23, 25-17 and 25-22.  Elizabethtown was led by junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) who had 11 kills and 14 digs. Sophomore Crystal Agnew (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) dished out 19 assists while junior Kathy Perry (Hockessin, DE/A.I. duPont) had 15 digs and first-year student Andrea Weaver (East Earl, PA/Garden Spot) added 13 digs.Megan Phillips led Redlands with 11 kills and five blocks, while Kelina Smith had 21 assists and Lauren Harding posted a match-high 21 digs. The Blue Jays will conclude their trip with two matches at Pomona-Pitzer on Saturday, against Chapman University (2:00 p.m.) and the host Sagehens (4:00 p.m.). Univ. of Redlands def. Elizabethtown Coll. 25-23, 25-17, 25-22 Kills: Megan Phillips, 11 Assists: Kelina Smith, 21 Digs: Lauren Harding, 21 Blocks: Megan Phillips, 5 Back to top 10/8/2008 Women's tennis defeats Lycoming, 8-1 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TENNIS Elizabethtown 8, Lycoming 1 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College picked up an 8-1 victory over Lycoming College in Commonwealth Conference women's tennis action on Wednesday afternoon. The Blue Jays (2-2 overall, 2-2 Commonwealth) won five of six singles matches and all three doubles pro sets to claim the win over the Warriors (2-6 overall, 1-3 Commonwealth). In singles, junior Emily Swarr (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) defeated Aimee Snyder 6-0, 6-3 at first singles, senior Alice Yu (Athens, GA/Clarke Central) won 6-0, 6-0 at second singles over Rebecca Reynolds, and at third singles junior Jessica Russell (Kennett Square, PA/Unionville) downed Erica Niemann 6-0, 6-1. First-year student Sarah Poulle (Wilmington, DE/Cab Calloway School) won 6-2, 6-4 at fourth singles over Kelly Drinkard, and first-year student Allison Oberg (Westmont, NJ/Haddon Township) defeated Abigail Petritsch 6-0, 6-1 at sixth singles. In doubles, Swarr and Russell won 8-2 over Snyder and Reynolds at flight one, Yu and Poulle were an 8-1 winner over Niemann and Drinkard at flight two, and Oberg and first-year student Shannon Brown (Lumberton, NJ/Rancocas Valley Regional) were an 8-2 winner at flight three over Petritsch and Esther Sandvik. Elizabethtown College 8, Lycoming College 1 Singles competition 1. Emily Swarr (ETOWN) def. Aimee Snyder (LYCO) 6-0, 6-3 2. Alice Yu (ETOWN) def. Rebecca Reynolds (LYCO) 6-0, 6-0 3. Jessica Russell (ETOWN) def. Erica Niemann (LYCO) 6-0, 6-1 4. Sarah Poulle (ETOWN) def. Kelly Drinkard (LYCO) 6-2, 6-4 5. Kathryn Walker (LYCO) def. Angela Cairns (ETOWN) 6-2, 4-6, (10-8) 6. Allison Oberg (ETOWN) def. Abigail Petritsch (LYCO) 6-0, 6-1 Doubles competition 1. Emily Swarr/Jessica Russell (ETOWN) def. Aimee Snyder/Rebecca Reynolds (LYCO) 8-2 2. Alice Yu/Sarah Poulle (ETOWN) def. Erica Niemann/Kelly Drinkard (LYCO) 8-1 3. Allison Oberg/Shannon Brown (ETOWN) def. Abigail Petritsch/Esther Sandvik (LYCO) 8-2 Back to top 10/7/2008 Scranton ends Etown's win streak with 2-1 victory ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOCCER Tuesday, October 7, 2008 Scranton 2, Elizabethtown 1 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The University of Scranton snapped Elizabethtown College's six-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory in non-conference women's soccer action at Ira R. Herr Field on Tuesday night. Erin Unterstein and Emily MacPhee scored off broken plays for the Royals (8-4-0 overall), who won despite being outshot 14-6 by the Blue Jays (8-3-1 overall).Unterstein scored at 12:08 as an attempted shot by Chelsea Paskman bounced in front of the goal, where she knocked it home. The Blue Jays knotted the score at 28:14 as sophomore Katelyn Roderick (Lititz, PA/Manheim Township) chipped home a crossing pass by junior Erin Scott (West Chester, PA/Bishop Shanahan). The Royals notched the game-winner at 39:50 when Paskman's pass ricocheted to Emily MacPhee, and she put home her seventh goal of the season. Senior Angela Freeland (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) played all 90 minutes in goal for Elizabethtown but did not make a save, while Caitlin Byrne finished with seven stops for Scranton. Univ. of Scranton (8-4-0) vs. Elizabethtown Coll. (8-3-1) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Univ. of Scranton... 2 0 - 2 Elizabethtown Coll.. 1 0 - 1 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 12:08 SCR Erin Unterstein (Chelsea Paskman) 2. 28:14 ETOWN Katelyn Roderick (Erin Scott) 3. 39:50 SCR Emily MacPhee (Chelsea Paskman) Shots: Scranton 6, Elizabethtown 14 Corners: Scranton 3, Elizabethtown 2 Saves: Scranton 7 (Caitlin Byrne 7), Elizabethtown 0 (Angela Freeland 0) Back to top 10/7/2008 #14 Etown rallies for 3-1 win at #15 Gettysburg ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Elizabethtown 3, Gettysburg 1 GETTYSBURG, Pa. --- Senior Andrea Miles (Phoenix, MD/Notre Dame Prep) and sophomore Liz DeMatteis (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) scored 57 seconds apart late in the second half to break a 1-1 tie and give 14th-ranked Elizabethtown College a 3-1 win at 15th-ranked Gettysburg College in non-conference field hockey action on Tuesday afternoon.Miles scored with 9:59 left to give the Blue Jays (11-2 overall) a 2-1 lead, and DeMatteis followed with her team-high 10th goal of the year with 9:02 to play as Elizabethtown overcame a 1-0 halftime deficit.Gettysburg (7-4 overall) had taken a 1-0 lead at 18:47 on a penalty stroke by Anne Ritter, and nursed the advantage until Elizabethtown knotted the score with 25:19 to go on a goal from senior Alison Duval (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley). Sophomore Julie Foster (Reading, PA/Oley Valley) assisted on Duval's tying goal, with junior Brenna Noon (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) picking up the helper on the go-ahead goal by Miles and senior Megan Angstadt (Oley, PA/Oley Valley) assisting on DeMatteis' tally. The Blue Jays held a 14-10 advantage in shots over the Bullets, with Gettysburg finishing with a 5-3 edge in penalty corners. Junior Liz Hannegan (Lancaster, PA/McCaskey) made four saves in goal for the Blue Jays, while Christina Anderson finished with six stops for the Bullets. Elizabethtown Coll. (11-2) vs. Gettysburg College (7-4) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 0 3 - 3 Gettysburg College.. 1 0 - 1 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 18:47 GC Anne Ritter (Penalty stroke) 2. 44:41 ETOWN Alison Duval (Julie Foster) 3. 60:01 ETOWN Andrea Miles (Brenna Noon) 4. 60:58 ETOWN Liz DeMatteis (Megan Angstadt) Shots: Elizabethtown 14, Gettysburg 10 Corners: Elizabethtown 3, Gettysburg 5 Saves: Elizabethtown 4 (Liz Hann |
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Fogel sank a career-high three three-pointers for the Blue Jays (5-2 overall), who led most of the night and defeated their local rivals for the second straight year. It was Elizabethtown's first win at Millersville since Dec. 13, 1982, and the first victory by the road team since the series resumed in 2004-05.
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- 
Vogel, a third-team selection, is the eighth Blue Jay player to earn All-America honors and the first since Mel Slessinger was named to the third team in 2005. Earlier this month, Vogel was named first-team All-South Atlantic Region and first-team All-Commonwealth Conference.
Geiger, who was a second-team All-Conference pick last season, started all 21 games on defense and finsihed with two goals and two assists for six points. Her goal against Messiah College on Nov. 1 is the only goal allowed by the Falcons over an 11-game span since Oct. 1.
Scott, a repeat second-team choice, posted three goals and four assists for 10 points in 20 games. She scored the game-winning goal late in double overtime as the Blue Jays defeated NCAA qualifier Moravian College 1-0 on Sept. 20, her first career overtime goal.
Sophomore forward 
They helped the Blue Jays to a 17-4 overall record and third place in the Commonwealth Conference with a 3-2 mark. Elizabethtown was ranked 13th in the latest National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III National Coaches Poll, through games of Nov. 9.
Vogel was the anchor of an Elizabethtown defense that allowed 23 goals in 21 games (1.10 per game) while permitting an average of just under eight shots per contest. On offense, she scored two goals and three assists for seven points to finish her career with eight goals and 10 assists for 26 points in 58 games.
The Blue Jays got bonus point wins from sophomore 
Junior outside hitter 
Junior 
Sophomore 
Cochrane's goal came on a corner kick by sophomore