Elizabethtown College Volleyball News 
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 11/8/2008 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 11/5/2008 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 11/1/2008 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 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 10/29/2008 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 10/25/2008 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 10/21/2008 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 10/17/2008 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 10/15/2008 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 10/12/2008 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 10/10/2008 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 10/1/2008 Volleyball sweeps Arcadia to move to 3-0 in conference ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Elizabethtown 3, Arcadia 0 GLENSIDE, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College volleyball team moved to 3-0 in the Commonwealth Conference with a 3-0 victory at Arcadia University on Wednesday night, by scores of 25-18, 25-14 and 25-23.
Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) led Elizabethtown with 10 kills and eight digs, while sophomore Kara Burkholder (Lititz, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) added 27 assists. Junior Kathy Perry (Hockessin, DE/A.I. duPont) finished with a team-high 15 digs for Elizabethtown, which hit .359 as a team in the match. Hailey Barger led the Knights (6-8 overall, 1-2 Commonwealth) with eight kills, while Kim Lomas added seven kills and two blocks. Elizabethtown Coll. def. Arcadia University 25-18, 25-14, 25-23 Kills: Hailey Barger, 8 Assists: Rachel Glass, 18 Digs: Natasha Wetten and Christina DiMichelle, 7 Blocks: Kim Lomas, 2 Back to top 9/29/2008 Paige Tanner named Commonwealth Conference Volleyball Player of the Week FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tanner Named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) has been named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week in volleyball for the week ending Sept. 27, the conference office announced Monday.
After posting 14 kills in a 3-0 win over Lycoming, Tanner finished in double figures in kills in all four matches at the Blue Jay Classic, including 17 in a 3-2 win over Neumann College in which the Blue Jays came back from an 0-2 deficit. She also became
the 10th player in program history to record 1,000 career digs
during the tournament as she posted seven digs in a 3-0 loss to Carnegie Mellon University in the championship match to increase her career total to 1,002. For her efforts, Tanner was selected to the All-Tournament team. The Blue Jays (10-9 overall, 2-0 Commonwealth) return to conference play on Wednesday night at Arcadia University. Back to top 9/27/2008 Etown falls to Carnegie Mellon in Blue Jay Classic Final ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Elizabethtown 3, Wilkes 0 Box score vs. Wilkes Earlier in the day, the Blue Jays advanced to the finals with a 3-0 win over Wilkes University to finish pool play with a perfect 3-0 record.  Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) and sophomore Crystal Agnew (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) were named to the All-Tournament team for their performance on the weekend. Tanner posted 55 kills and 50 digs and surpassed 1,000 career digs in the process, while Agnew handed out 120 assists and added 35 digs in four matches.In the win over Wilkes (25-15, 25-17, 25-19), Tanner again led the Blue Jay attack with 13 kills to go with 11 digs. Junior Kayla Deats (Middlebury Center, PA/Wellsboro) added five kills and six aces in the victory over the Lady Colonels (5-11 overall) Against Carnegie Mellon, the Blue Jays (10-9 overall) lost 30-28, 25-20 and 25-19. Elizabethtown received 15 kills and seven digs from Tanner, increasing her career dig total to 1,002, while Agnew had 31 assists and Deats added five blocks, three aces and six digs. Carnegie Mellon's Samantha Carter was named tournament Most Valuable Player, while joining Tanner and Agnew on the All-Tournament Team were Chisom Amaechi of Carnegie Mellon, Sarah Gregorini of St. Mary's College of Maryland and Meghan Wilson of Neumann College. Elizabethtown Coll. def. Wilkes University 25-15, 25-17, 25-19 Carnegie Mellon U. def. Elizabethtown Coll. 30-28, 25-20, 25-19 Back to top 9/26/2008 Volleyball opens weekend at Blue Jay Classic ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Elizabethtown 3, McDaniel 0 Box score vs. McDaniel Against McDaniel, the Blue Jays rolled to a 25-20, 25-16, 25-15 victory over the Green Terror (5-6 overall), as junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) led Elizabethtown with 10 kills and junior Kayla Deats (Middlebury Center, PA/Wellsboro) added nine kills without an error in 16 attacks and added six blocks. Sophomore Crystal Agnew (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) paced the Blue Jays with 28 assists to go with nine digs, while first-year student Andrea Weaver (East Earl, PA/Garden Spot) had a team-high 12 digs. Taylor Herrgott led McDaniel with nine kills, while Kristen Nuckles had 18 assists and a match-high 13 digs for the Green Terror. In the win over Neumann (5-7 overall), the Blue Jays (9-8 overall) won by scores of 15-25, 23-25, 27-25, 25-22 and 15-10. Tanner led the Blue Jays with 17 kills and 24 digs, while first-year student Kelsey Hayes (Hummelstown, PA/Hershey) had 11 kills without an error in 24 attacks. Agnew added a career-high 45 assists and four blocks for the Blue Jays, while Deats chipped in with six kills and eight blocks and Weaver added 18 digs. Junior Kathy Perry (Hockessin, DE/A.I. duPont) also set a career high with 17 digs for Elizabethtown.Ashley Mathis paced the Knights with 14 kills, with Julia Tarloski adding 12 kills and seven digs. Meghan Wilson had a match-high 31 digs for Neumann, with Kristen Verone adding 17 digs to go with 41 assists. Elizabethtown is in first place in its pool with a 2-0 record after day one of the Blue Jay Classic, and concludes pool play with a match against Wilkes University at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday before playing a crossover match in the afternoon to wrap up action. Elizabethtown Coll. def. McDaniel College 25-20, 25-16, 25-15 Elizabethtown Coll. def. Neumann College 15-25, 23-25, 27-25, 25-22, 15-10 Back to top 9/23/2008 Blue Jays sweep Lycoming, 3-0 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Elizabethtown 3, Lycoming 0 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) tallied 14 kills as Elizabethtown College defeated Lycoming College 3-0 in Commonwealth Conference volleyball action on Tuesday night at Thompson Gymnasium.  Sophomore Kara Burkholder (Lititz, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) recorded a match-high 18 assists for the Blue Jays, while sophomore Amanda Ritchey (Greencastle, PA/Greencastle-Antrim) posted a team-high 11 digs.Heather Frantz and Beth Machella led the Warriors (8-6 overall, 0-1 Commonwealth) with four kills apiece, while Emily Abel came up with a match-high 19 digs. Elizabethtown Coll. def. Lycoming College 25-19, 25-13, 25-20 Lycoming leaders: Back to top 9/20/2008 Blue Jays finish weekend at Capital University ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Albion 3, Elizabethtown 1 Box score vs. Albion COLUMBUS, Oh. --- The Elizabethtown College volleyball team closed action at the Capital University Mid-Month Madness tournament on Saturday, losing 3-1 to Albion College and 3-0 to Denison University.  Against Albion (9-7 overall), the Blue Jays were defeated 21-25, 25-20, 25-13 and 25-15. Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) led the Blue Jays with 11 kills and 14 digs, while sophomore Crystal Agnew (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) had 21 assists and sophomore Amanda Ritchey (Greencastle, PA/Greencastle-Antrim) had 16 digs.In the loss to Denison (3-7 overall), the Blue Jays (6-8 overall) fell by scores of 25-21, 25-19 and 25-18. Tanner led the Blue Jays with 11 kills and 11 digs, while Agnew added 30 assists and five blocks. Albion College def. Elizabethtown Coll. 21-25, 25-20, 25-13, 25-15 Denison University def. Elizabethtown College 25-21, 25-19, 25-18 Back to top 9/19/2008 Volleyball drops pair at Capital University ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL #25 Mount St. Joseph 3, Elizabethtown 0 Box score vs. Mount St. Joseph COLUMBUS, Oh. --- The Elizabethtown College volleyball team dropped a pair of matches on Friday night at the Capital University Mid-Month Madness tournament, falling to 25th-ranked College of Mount St. Joseph and host Capital by identical 3-0 scores.
The Blue Jays (6-6 overall) will conclude action at the tournament on Saturday, facing Albion College at 11:00 a.m. and Denison University at 1:00 p.m. College of Mount St. Joseph def. Elizabethtown Coll. 25-16, 25-19, 25-19 Capital University def. Elizabethtown College 25-21, 25-11, 25-17 Back to top 9/17/2008 Etown opens conference play with 3-1 win at Messiah ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Elizabethtown 3, Messiah 1 GRANTHAM, Pa. --- Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) finished with match highs of 14 kills and 16 digs as Elizabethtown College opened defense of its Commonwealth Conference volleyball title with a 3-1 victory at Messiah College on Wednesday night. The Blue Jays (6-4 overall, 1-0 Commonwealth) won by scores of 25-18, 25-14, 23-25 and 25-15 over the Falcons (7-3 overall, 0-1 Commonwealth).First-year student Kelsey Hayes (Hummelstown, PA/Hershey) added eight kills for the Blue Jays, while junior Kayla Deats (Middlebury Center, PA/Wellsboro) finished with seven kills, seven digs and four aces.Sophomore Crystal Agnew (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) handed out 33 assists and chipped in with nine digs for Elizabethtown, while first-year student Andrea Weaver (East Earl, PA/Garden Spot) contributed 15 digs. Amy Mattie and Samantha Bradley shared the team lead with nine kills for the Falcons, with Lauren Bourdon recording 16 assists and Meghan Morrissey leading with 15 digs. Elizabethtown Coll. def. Messiah College 25-18, 25-14, 23-25, 25-15 Messiah leaders:
Back to top 9/12/2008 Blue Jays edge Dickinson in five games ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Elizabethtown 3, Dickinson 2 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) tallied 17 kills and 11 digs to lift Elizabethtown College to a 3-2 victory over Dickinson College (26-24, 25-20, 16-25, 24-26, 17-15) in non-conference volleyball action on Friday night at Thompson Gymnasium.
Sophomore Kara Burkholder (Lititz, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) set career highs for the Blue Jays with 41 assists, seven aces and 17 digs, while first-year student Andrea Weaver (East Earl, PA/Garden Spot) posted 16 digs. Elizabethtown Coll. def. Dickinson College 26-24, 25-20, 16-25, 24-26, 17-15
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Back to top 9/10/2008 19th-ranked Haverford picks up 3-0 win over Etown ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Haverford 3, Elizabethtown 0 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Rebecca Salvo finished with 15 kills and 10 digs to lift 19th-ranked Haverford College to a 3-0 victory(25-14, 25-13, 25-17) over Elizabethtown College in non-conference volleyball action on Wednesday evening. Kelsey Cantwell added eight kills and 17 digs for the Fords (7-2 overall), who finished with a .327 hitting percentage in the match against the Blue Jays (4-4 overall).Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) led Elizabethtown with 10 kills and nine digs, while first-year student Katie Gantz (Hagerstown, MD/Boonsboro) chipped in with six kills. Haverford College def. Elizabethtown Coll. 25-14, 25-13, 25-17 Haverford leaders: Back to top 9/10/2008 Blue Jays finish 2-2 at Battlefield Classic, Paige Tanner named to All-Tour ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Elizabethtown 3, Randolph-Macon 1 Box score vs. Randolph-Macon GETTYSBURG, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College volleyball team finished with a 2-2 record at the Gettysburg College Battlefield Classic after splitting its two matches on Saturday. The Blue Jays defeated Randolph-Macon College 3-1 (25-20, 13-25, 25-15, 25-22) and lost to Neumann College 3-1 (25-15, 25-14, 17-25, 25-22). Against Randolph-Macon, the Blue Jays were paced by 14 kills and 12 digs from junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro), with junior Kayla Deats (Middlebury Center, PA/Wellsboro) adding 11 kills. Sophomore Kara Burkholder (Lititz, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) finished with 21 assists, five aces and 14 digs.
In the loss to Neumann, the Blue Jays (4-3 overall) received a team-high 10 kills from Tanner, while Ritchey led with 18 digs. Sophomore Crystal Agnew (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) led with 13 assists for the Blue Jays, while Deats had six blocks. Tanner was one of 12 players named to the All-Tournament team after leading the Blue Jays with 41 kills while adding 33 digs in 16 games. Elizabethtown Coll. def. Randolph-Macon College, 25-20, 13-25, 25-15, 25-22 Neumanan College def. Elizabethtown Coll. 25-15, 25-14, 17-25, 25-22 Back to top 9/10/2008 Blue Jays split two matches at Gettysburg College Battlefield Classic ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Elizabethtown 3, Catholic 1 Box score vs. Catholic GETTYSBURG, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College volleyball team split two matches on the opening day of the Gettysburg College Battlefield Classic on Friday, defeating the Catholic University of America 3-1 before dropping a tough 3-2 decision to Frostburg State University. In the victory over Catholic (25-9, 25-13, 23-25, 25-20), junior Kayla Deats (Middlebury Center, PA/Wellsboro) and sophomore Molly Northway (Cumberland, ME/Greely) shared the team lead with seven kills, while sophomore Kara Burkholder (Lititz, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) had 14 assists and senior Corin Kidwell (Akron, PA/Ephrata) posted a team-high 14 digs.
Elizabethtown will face Randolph-Macon College in the second day of the tournament beginning at 12 noon on Saturday, followed at 2:00 p.m. with a match against Neumann College in a rematch of last year's NCAA Division III Tournament opener, won 3-0 by the Blue Jays. Elizabethtown Coll. def. Catholic University 25-9, 25-13, 23-25, 25-20 Frostburg State Univ. def. Elizabethtown Coll. 25-20, 21-25, 18-25, 25-16, 15-13 Back to top 9/4/2008 Etown bounces back for 3-1 win at F&M ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Elizabethtown 3, Franklin & Marshall 1 LANCASTER, Pa. --- Junior Kayla Deats (Middlebury Center, PA/Wellsboro) finished with a team-high 11 kills and four blocks to lead Elizabethtown College to a 3-1 victory over Franklin & Marshall College in non-conference volleyball action on Tuesday night, by scores of 18-25, 25-21, 25-23 and 28-26.
Junior Kara Burkholder (Lititz, PA/Lancaster Mennonite)dished out 24 assists and added three blocks, and sophomoreCrystal Agnew (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) finished with 14 assists for the Blue Jays. Erica Spangler paced the Diplomats (0-1 overall) with 16 kills and 10 digs, while Margot Phelan added 15 kills and 14 digs and Pam Horner handed out 46 assists. Elizabethtown Coll. def. Franklin & Marshall College 18-25, 25-21, 25-23, 28-26 Franklin & Marshall leaders: Back to top 9/4/2008 Blue Jays defeat Swarthmore, fall to York in season opener ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Elizabethtown 3, Swarthmore 0 Box score vs. Swarthmore YORK, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College volleyball team split two matches to open its 2008 season on Saturday, defeating Swarthmore College 3-0 and falling to York College 3-1.
Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro)finished with eight digs and three kills, and sophomore Amanda Ritchey (Greencastle, PA/Greencastle-Antrim) had seven digs to go along with four aces. Sophomore Crystal Agnew (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) dished out 15 assists for the Blue Jays. Against York, the Blue Jays (1-1 overall) fell 25-23, 25-27, 25-12 and 25-14 to the host Spartans (2-0 overall), and were led by 10 kills and 10 digs from Tanner, while Ritchey had a team-high 12 digs. Hayes chipped in with seven kills and Agnew led the team with 22 assists. Elizabethtown Coll. def. Swarthmore College 25-13, 25-18, 25-11 York College def. Elizabethtown Coll. 25-23, 25-27, 25-12, 25-14 Back to top 9/4/2008 Blue Jays picked third in conference preseason coaches poll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Volleyball Picked Third in Commonwealth Coaches Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Defending Commonwealth Conference champion Elizabethtown College has been picked to finish third in the conference's preseason coaches poll, as voted upon by the league's seven head coaches and released Wednesday. The Blue Jays, who finished 32-7 overall and 5-0 in the conference en route to the first conference championship and second NCAA Division III tournament appearance in program history. With the loss of five seniors, including four starters, the Blue Jays will look to rebuild under the leadership of head coachRandall Kreider, who is the two-time defending conference Coach of the Year. Junior outside hitter Paige Tanner was a second-team All-Conference pick last season after finishing with 369 kills (2.84 per game) and 481 digs (3.80 per game). Junior middle hitterKayla Deats added 221 kills (1.66 per game) and 109 blocks (0.82 per game) while sophomore defensive specialist Allie Gold was among the team leaders with 439 digs (3.43 per game). Lebanon Valley College, which was the conference runner-up last season, took five of the seven first-place votes in the poll for a total of 42 points, followed by Messiah College, which got the other two first-place votes and 36 points, and the Blue Jays with 35 points. Widener University was fourth with 27 points, followed by Albright College and Lycoming College in a tie for fifth with 21 points and newcomer Arcadia University in seventh with 15 points. The Blue Jays open their 2008 schedule on Saturday, Aug. 30 at the York College Quadrangular with a match against Swarthmore College at noon. Back to top 3/18/2008 Volleyball team to participate in bone marrow drive on April 1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bone Marrow Drive Continues Kreider Family Quest ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – The first time Alison and Randall Kreider were involved with a bone marrow drive, their parents and friends organized the event on behalf of their infant son. Although Tyler passed away before the 1999 drive took place, the Kreider family is continuing its efforts to find bone marrow donors because “that’s a part of him that lives on. We want to keep going, because we’re trying to help somebody else,” Alison said. Both coaches at Elizabethtown College, Alison and Randall have recruited members of their teams – men’s and women’s swimming and women’s volleyball -- to help plan a bone marrow drive from 4 to 8 p.m., on Tuesday, April 1, in the Event Space of the College’s Baugher Student Center. Participants will join the registry list for the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) so that their tissue type may be compared to the tissue types of thousands of patients who need transplants. With an appointment, the entire process takes about 10 minutes, according to Alison, whose husband Randall is also a system/network administrator at Elizabethtown. “After you receive information and sign a consent form, you will perform a buccal (cheek) swab on yourself,” she said. “Without an appointment, it may take up to 20 minutes.” There is no cost to prospective donors, as The Tyler G. Kreider Fund and the NMDP cover expenses. To make an appointment, contact Alison Kreider at 717-367-5751 or kreidera@etown.edu. The NMDP estimates that a marrow or blood cell transplant could benefit more than 35,000 children and adults with life-threatening diseases each year. NMDP facilitates an average of more than 200 transplants each month, with more than 2,500 transplants annually. Its registry is the largest listing of volunteer donors and cord blood units in the world. “We’re hoping to get more people on the registry to increase the odds of finding a match for someone,” Alison said. “The likelihood of being called is slim, but that’s why we need more people to be screened.” If someone is identified as a potential match for a patient, he or she undergoes more extensive testing and monitoring, in addition to counseling to prepare for the donation. “Even if you participate in this drive and are a match, there’s no obligation to donate,” Alison said. “That’s a decision you make later.” The Kreider family set up The Tyler G. Kreider Fund through the NMDP with donations from family and friends. Alison’s brother, Joseph Denlinger ‘91, donated to the fund in lieu of wedding favors when he and his wife got married in October, 2004. “Family members and friends put the money in,” Alison said, “and we felt we should use it for this purpose. We had the funding, and this is a great community in which to sponsor a drive.” This is the third bone marrow drive organized on the Elizabethtown College campus by the Kreiders, with the previous events being held in 1999 and 2005. Back to top 2/26/2008 Kelly Downs reveives NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
Back to top 1/11/2008 Kelly Downs honored as MASCAC Scholar_Athlete
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The Blue Jays (11-9 overall, 3-0 Commonwealth) won for the 14th time in their last 15 regular-season conference matches dating to the start of the 2006 season, including eight in a row since the beginning of last season.
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