Elizabethtown College WomensBasketball News 
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 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 11/24/2008 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 11/23/2008 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 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 11/19/2008 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 11/16/2008 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 11/15/2008 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 11/11/2008 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 1/30/2008 Elizabethtown to host "Kids' Day" on Saturday vs. Lebanon Valley FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College to Host "Kids' Day" on Saturday ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's and women's basketball teams are hosting "Kids' Day" on Saturday when the Blue Jays host Lebanon Valley College in a Commonwealth Conference doubleheader at Thompson Gymnasium. Doors open at 1:00 p.m. in advance of the 2:00 p.m. women's game, with the men's game to follow at 4:00 p.m. Admission to all Elizabethtown College basketball games is free for all fans. All fans will have the opportunity to meet members of the men's and women's basketball teams, receive autographs, meet the Blue Jay mascot, take part in fun competitions and win great prizes, all sponsored by Knowlton Dental Associates of Elizabethtown. Among the activities during each game are the chance to win door prizes, contests on the court at halftime, and an autograph session with the Blue Jay players following the game. For more information, contact Elizabethtown women's basketball coach Yvonne Kauffman at (717) 361-1138 or via e-mail at kauffmye@etown.edu. Back to top 1/28/2008 St. Mary's picks up 63-52 non-conference victory over Etown ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL St. Mary's Defeats Elizabethtown 63-52 in Non-Conference Matchup ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Allie Scott finished with a game-high 22 points to lead St. Mary's College of Maryland to a 63-52 non-conference victory over Elizabethtown College in women's basketball action at Thompson Gymnasium on Monday night. Steph Saint-Aubin added 12 points, a game-high 10 rebounds and seven steals for the Seahawks (12-6 overall), who turned an eight-point second-half lead into a 21-point advantage before the Blue Jays (9-8 overall) rallied to within nine in the final minute. Senior Erin Walton (Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington County) paced Elizabethtown with a team-high 20 points while junior Jenn Montague (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) added 11 points, seven rebounds and four steals in 27 minutes off the bench. However, the Blue Jays shot just 30.5 percent (18-for-59) from the field as a team and could not capitalize on 25 Seahawk turnovers in suffering their third consecutive defeat. St. Mary's jumped out to an early 15-4 lead, and carried a nine-point lead to intermission at 30-21. Scott led the Seahawks with 12 points in the opening half while Walton paced the Blue Jays with seven. In the second half, St. Mary's built its largest lead at 58-37 with 6:05 to go before the Blue Jays went on a 15-3 run to pull within 61-52 with 58 seconds remaining. St. Mary's, which shot 42.4 percent (25-for-59) from the field as a team, also finished with a 42-39 edge in rebounding over Elizabethtown. ST. MARY'S COLL. OF MD. 63, ELIZABETHTOWN COLL. 52
Back to top 1/26/2008 #11 Messiah holds on for 73-64 victory over Etown ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL #11 Messiah Holds Off Elizabethtown, 73-64 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Nikki Lobach scored a game-high 24 points to lead 11th-ranked Messiah College to a 73-64 victory over Elizabethtown College in Commonwealth Conference women's basketball action on Saturday afternoon at Thompson Gymnasium. Ashley Brooks and Amy Reed added 11 points each for the Falcons (15-2 overall, 2-0 Commonwealth), who let a 16-point second-half lead dwindle to four before putting the game away with eight straight foul shots in the final 3:32. Junior Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) scored 13 points for the Blue Jays (9-7 overall, 0-2 Commonwealth), while junior Jenn Montague (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) added a season-high 13 points along with a game-high eight rebounds off the Etown bench. Messiah used a late 10-0 run the first half to take a 41-31 to halftime, shooting 60 percent from the field as a team (15-for-25). Lobach led the way with 10 points for the Falcons while Montague paced the Blue Jays with eight points off the bench. In the second half, the Falcons took their largest lead at 47-31 following two foul shots by Lobach with 18:32 to play. The Blue Jays then went on a 12-2 run to pull within 49-43 on a layup by sophomore Ashley Toczylowski (Dupont, PA/Wyoming Seminary) with 13:50 remaining. The Blue Jays trimmed the Falcon lead to four points on three occasions, the last with 2:36 to go at 67-63 on a layup by senior Erin Walton (Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington County). However, Messiah put the contest away as Reed and Julie Henninger each hit two foul shots and Lobach added a breakaway layup. Both teams shot 42.6 percent (23-for-54) from the field in the contest, as Messiah went just 8-for-29 (27.6 percent) from the field in the second half after their hot-shooting first half. Elizabethtown held a 36-31 edge in rebounding, led by eight from Montague. Off the Blue Jay bench, sophomore Courtney Kofeldt (Coatesville, PA/Holy Spirit, NJ) went 3-for-4 from three-point range and finished with nine points. MESSIAH COLLEGE 73, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 64
Back to top 1/22/2008 Blue Jays defeated by Lycoming 73-60 in Commonwealth opener ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown Drops Commonwealth Conference Opener at Lycoming, 73-60 WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. --- Lycoming College closed the first half with a 19-4 run and went on to a 73-60 victory over Elizabethtown College in Commonwealth Conference women's basketball action at Lamade Gymnasium on Tuesday night. Jessica Nabholz posted game highs of 14 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for the Warriors (10-5 overall, 1-0 Commonwealth), who shot 48.1 percent (26-for-54) from the field as a team including 8-for-19 from three-point range. Juniors Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) and Megan Romano (Jenkintown, PA/Jenkintown) paced the Blue Jays (9-6 overall, 0-1 Commonwealth) with 12 points apiece while senior Erin Walton (Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington County) added 11 points, but Elizabethtown connected on just 29.4 percent (20-for-68) of its shots in the contest. Elizabethtown trailed 19-14 midway through the first half, but Lycoming scored the next 12 points over a four-minute span to go ahead 31-14 with 5:37 left in the half. The Warriors led 38-19 at halftime and expanded their lead to as many as 27 points at 66-39 with 5:39 remaining. The Blue Jays closed the contest by scoring 14 of the final 17 points over the final 2 minutes, 30 seconds. In all, four players scored in double figures for Lycoming, with Allison Mock and Samantha Ruby tallying 12 points each while Rebecca Leid contributed 10 points for the Warriors. The Blue Jays finished with a 46-35 edge in rebounding over the Warriors, including 26 on the offensive glass. Senior Audrey Hitz (Lebanon, PA/Annville-Cleona) paced Elizabethtown with nine boards, while junior Jenn Montague (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) added six rebounds along with nine points off the bench. LYCOMING COLLEGE 73, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 60 Back to top 1/21/2008 Megan Quinn named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Megan Quinn Named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College junior guard Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) was named the Commonwealth Conference women's basketball Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 20, the conference office announced Monday. Quinn averaged 18.5 points per game for the Blue Jays last week, scoring a team-high 20 points in a 72-64 loss at College of New Jersey on Monday night and tallying 17 points in an 83-52 win at Immaculata University on Saturday afternoon. She went 5-for-12 from three-point range in the two games, and also added six rebounds, five assists and five steals for the Blue Jays (9-5 overall). For the season, Quinn ranks second on the team with an average of 13.5 points per game, leads the Blue Jays with 17 three-pointers and 31 steals and is averaging 4.9 rebounds per game. Elizabethtown opens its Commonwealth Conference schedule on Tuesday night at Lycoming College beginning at 6:00 p.m. Back to top 1/19/2008 Blue Jays place five players in double figures in 83-52 win at Immaculata ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Five Score in Double Figures as Elizabethtown Downs Immaculata, 83-52 IMMACULATA, Pa. --- Senior Erin Walton (Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington County) scored a game-high 20 points as Elizabethtown College placed five players in double figures in an 83-52 victory at Immaculata University in women's basketball action on Saturday afternoon. Junior Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) added 17 points while first-year student Kirsti Larsen (Carlisle, PA/Boiling Springs) went 4-for-5 from three-point range and finished with a season-high 14 points off the bench for the Blue Jays (9-5 overall), who shot 59.4 percent (19-for-32) from the field in the first half en route to a 46-24 halftime lead. Nina Cammarano led the Mighty Macs (2-10 overall) with 15 points, but Immaculata committed 22 turnovers and shot 38.5 percent (20-for-52) from the field in the contest. Elizabethtown opened the game with an 11-0 run, and held Immaculata without a field goal for the first 6 minutes, 8 seconds while taking a 17-6 lead. The Blue Jays led 46-24 at halftime behind 14 points by Quinn and 11 from Larsen. The second half was dominated by Elizabethtown, which led by no fewer than 30 points for the final 13 minutes, 21 seconds and by as many as 35 points on two occasions. Sophomore Courtney Kofeldt (Coatesville, PA/Holy Spirit, NJ) came off the Blue Jay bench to socre 13 points in 17 minutes, while senior Amanda Reid (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth) tallied 10 points and a game-high eight rebounds. Elizabethtown finished 9-for-19 from three-point range in the game, with Kofeldt going 3-for-5 from beyond the arc. Overall, the Blue Jays finished at 49.2 percent (32-for-65) from the field, including a 4-for-4 effort by Reid and 5-for7 performances by Kofeldt and Larsen. ELIZABETHTOWN COLL. 83, IMMACULATA UNIVERSITY 52 Back to top 1/14/2008 College of New Jersey defeats Etown 72-64 as Erin Walton moves into third ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Blue Jays Dropped by College of New Jersey, 72-64 EWING, N.J. --- Hillary Klimowicz scored 20 points and grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds to lead The College of New Jersey to a 72-64 victory over Elizabethtown College in non-conference women's basketball action on Monday night. Klimowicz gave the Lions (11-3 overall) the lead for good on a foul shot with 5:10 to play, sparking a 12-0 run that turned a 56-56 tie into a 68-56 TCNJ lead over the next three minutes. Junior Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) led the Blue Jays (8-5 overall) with 20 points, while senior Erin Walton (Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington County) tallied 13 points to move into third place on the Elizabethtown career scoring list with 1,515 points, surpassing the 1,503 points scored by Abbie Fabian '01. In all, four players reached double figures for the Lions, as Alyssa Michella added 15 points and six rebounds while Sara Best and Kelsey Kutch contributed 12 points apiece. TCNJ shot 44.3 percent (27-for-61) from the field as a team while holding Elizabethtown to 31.7 percent (20-for-63) in the contest. Sophomore Courtney Kofeldt (Coatesville, PA/Holy Spirit, NJ) came off the bench to added 11 points, including three three-pointers, in 17 minutes of playing time for the Blue Jays. The Blue Jays forced the eighth and final tie of the game at 56-56 following a basket by Walton with 5:20 to go, but Klimowicz's foul shot with 5:10 to go keyed a 12-0 run that was capped by a layup by Alexandra Gregorek with 2:31 to go. TCNJ had jumped to an early 16-6 lead, but Elizabethtown fought back to within a point at 16-15 on back-to-back three-pointers by Quinn and a trey by junior Megan Romano (Jenkintown, PA/Jenkintown) with 11:00 left in the first half. Quinn led the Blue Jays with 11 points in the first half, while Kutch paced the Lions with 10 points as TCNJ held a 34-33 advantage at intermission. Elizabethtown led by as many as four points on three occasions in the second half, the final time at 52-48 on a foul shot by first-year student Kaity Snyder (Catawissa, PA/Southern Columbia) with 9:28 remaining. TCNJ finished with a 46-37 edge in rebounding over Elizabethtown, which saw seniors Audrey Hitz (Lebanon, PA/Annville-Cleona) and Amanda Reid (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth Area) share the team lead with nine rebounds. COLL. OF NEW JERSEY 72, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 64 Back to top 1/12/2008 Erin Walton nets game-high 22 points to boost Blue Jays past Haverford ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Erin Walton Scores Game-High 22 Points to Lead Elizabethtown Past Haverford, 72-47 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Senior Erin Walton (Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington County) surpassed the 1,500-point milestone by scoring a game-high 22 points as Elizabethtown College downed Haverford College 72-47 in non-conference women's basketball action at Thompson Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. Junior Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) added 12 points and six rebounds and senior Audrey Hitz (Lebanon, PA/Annville-Cleona) notched 10 points and a game-high 15 rebounds for the Blue Jays (8-4 overall), who outrebounded the Fords (3-8 overall) by a 55-35 margin. Walton, who also grabbed nine rebounds, became the fourth player in program history to score 1,500 points on a basket with 11:01 left in the second half. She finished the game with 1,502 career points, just one shy of tying Abbie Fabian '01 for third place at 1,503 points. Sara Cram led Haverford with 19 points while Brittany Lattisaw added 10 points, five rebounds and four steals in 22 minutes off the Ford bench. Elizabethtown led 30-20 at halftime behind 12 points from Walton, while Cram paced the Fords with 10 points on 5-for-5 shooting. Haverford pulled within four points at 42-38 with 12:21 to go, but Elizabethtown went on a 16-2 run to take a 58-40 lead on a layup by senior Amanda Reid (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth Area) with 6:51 remaining. Reid finished with four points, but added nine rebounds and a career-high five steals for the Blue Jays, while sophomore Courtney Kofeldt (Coatesville, PA/Holy Spirit, NJ) came off the bench to drill three three-pointers and finish with nine points. Also off the Blue Jay bench, first-year student Kaity Snyder (Catawissa, PA/Southern Columbia) tallied eight points and three rebounds in just nine minutes of action. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 72, HAVERFORD COLLEGE 47 Back to top 1/10/2008 Elizabethtown knocks off Wilkes 69-61 as four players reach double figures ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Blue Jays Down Wilkes 69-61 As Four Players Reach Double Figures ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Junior Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) scored a game-high 17 points while senior Amanda Reid (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth Area) grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds as Elizabethtown College defeated Wilkes University 69-61 in non-conference women's basketball action at Thompson Gymnasium on Thursday evening. Senior Erin Walton (Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington County) added 14 points and 10 rebounds while junior Megan Romano (Jenkintown, PA/Jenkintown) equaled her career high with 13 points as the Blue Jays (7-4 overall) forced the Lady Colonels (1-11 overall) into 27 turnovers and finished with a 49-36 edge in rebounding, including 24 offensive boards. In all, four players reached double figures for the Blue Jays, with senior Audrey Hitz (Lebanon, PA/Annville-Cleona) posting 13 points, five rebounds and four assists. Reid finished with just six points, but pulled 10 of her 17 boards on the offensive glass to surpass her previous career best of 16 rebounds set against Widener on Feb. 11, 2006. She also set a career high with seven assists and matched her personal best of three steals for the Blue Jays. Sam Lynam led the Lady Colonels with 16 points and four rebounds, while Katie Cappelloni added 10 points and Lacey Andresen finished with nine points and a team-high nine rebounds. The Blue Jays led by as many as 11 points in the first half, taking a 20-9 lead on a layup by first-year student Kaity Snyder (Catawissa, PA/Southern Columbia) midway through the half. The Lady Colonels whittled the lead down to 28-27 on a fast-break bucket by Brittany Ely with 3:34 to go in the half, but the Blue Jays recovered to take a 36-31 lead to intermission. Hitz and Walton paced Elizabethtown with nine points apiece in the opening half, while Cappelloni and Lynam tallied eight each for Wilkes. Elizabethtown led by as many as 10 points in the second half at 60-50 with 6:09 to go, and Wilkes could get no closer than four in the final minute as the Blue Jays hit their final five free throws in the last 1:06 of the contest. For the contest, Elizabethtown shot 32.9 percent (23-for-70) from the field and 20-for-34 (58.5 percent) from the foul line, while Wilkes hit 21-of-49 (42.9 percent) from the floor and went 15-for-19 (78.9 percent) at the stripe. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 69, WILKES UNIVERSITY 61 Back to top 1/8/2008 Blue Jays fall to Juniata 63-57 in non-conference action ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Juniata Holds On For 63-57 Victory Over Elizabethtown In Non-Conference Matchup ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Kelly Ashcraft netted a game-high 18 points while Claudia McDowell added 15 points and eight rebounds as Juniata College picked up a 63-57 victory over Elizabethtown College in non-conference women's basketball action at Thompson Gymnasium on Tuesday evening. Jen Hnatuck also reached double figures with 12 points and five rebounds for the Eagles (7-5 overall), who withstood a pair of runs by the Blue Jays (6-4 overall) to come away with the victory. Junior Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) finished with team highs of 14 points and six rebounds for Elizabethtown, while junior Megan Romano (Jenkintown, PA/Jenkintown) added a career-best 13 points to go with four steals. However, the Blue Jays were plagued by 31 turnovers and shot just 1-for-17 from three-point range as a team. Juniata led by as many as eight points in the first half, but Elizabethtown went on 10-0 run over the final 3:35 to take a 25-23 lead into halftime. Ashcraft led all players with 11 points in the opening half for Juniata, while senior Audrey Hitz (Lebanon, PA/Annville-Cleona) paced the Blue Jays with six points and three rebounds. In the second half, Juniata opened with a 14-2 run to take a 37-27 lead on a three-pointer by Jill Walsh with 16:10 left to play. The Eagles led 47-35 with 7:44 remaining following a fast-break hoop by McDowell, but the Blue Jays scored the next 10 points capped by back-to-back breakaway layups by Quinn to cut the Juniata lead to 47-45 with 5:09 to go. However, Juniata responded with a basket by Kelly Rotan and a three-point play by Ashcraft to move ahead 52-45 with 3:06 to go. Elizabethtown would pull to as close as three points with 1:29 to go, but Juniata went 9-for-10 from the foul line in the final 45 seconds to seal the win. Hitz also reached double figures for the Blue Jays with 10 points and six rebounds, while junior Jenn Montague (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) came off the bench to add nine points and four rebounds in 20 minutes of action. The Eagles finished with 28 turnovers of their own, but went 19-for-22 from the foul line as a team including 18-for-21 in the second half. JUNIATA COLLEGE 63, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 57 Back to top 1/5/2008 Etown defeated by York 68-54 in Coaches vs Cancer Classic championship game ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Blue Jays Fall to York, 68-54, in Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Championship Game YORK, Pa. --- Kristen Daly scored a game-high 20 points to earn Most Valuable Player honors as host York College won the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic with a 68-54 victory over Elizabethtown College in women's basketball action on Saturday afternoon. Keli Ward added 17 points and six rebounds for the Spartans (9-3 overall), who shot 51 percent (25-for-49) from the field as a team and outscored the Blue Jays (6-3 overall) by a 26-12 margin over the final 7 minutes, 22 seconds of the contest. Junior Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) led Etown with 15 points while senior Audrey Hitz (Lebanon, PA/Annville-Cleona) added 14 points and seven rebounds to earn a spot on the All-Tournament team. Elizabethtown led 27-24 at halftime and took its largest lead of the game at 30-26 on a three-pointer by Quinn with 17:17 remaining. York would rally to tie the game at 30-30, and six more ties would follow with the final deadlock at 42-42 with 7:38 to play following two foul shots by junior Megan Romano (Jenkintown, PA/Jenkintown). A foul shot by Donna Figenshu would give the Spartans the lead for good at 43-42 with 7:22 left, and a three-pointer by Ward and a jumper by Daly extended the York lead to 48-42 with 6:37 left. Elizabethtown crept within four at 50-46 on a layup by Quinn with 5:40 to go, but Ward hit a layup and a three-pointer to push the York advantage to 55-46 at the 5:06 mark, and the Blue Jays would move no closer than six points the rest of the way. Senior Erin Walton (Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington County) finished with 12 points and nine rebounds for the Blue Jays, who tallied 22 of their 37 rebounds on the offensive glass in the game but shot just 26.2 percent (17-for-65) from the field. YORK (PA.) COLLEGE 68, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 54 Back to top 1/4/2008 Blue Jays move to Coaches vs Cancer final with 75-63 win over McDaniel ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown Defeats McDaniel 75-63 in Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Opener YORK, Pa. --- Junior Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) hit back-to-back three-pointers as part of a late 16-2 run as Elizabethtown College defeated McDaniel College 75-63 in the opening game of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at York College on Friday afternoon. Senior Audrey Hitz (Lebanon, PA/Annville-Cleona) led the Blue Jays (6-2 overall) with a career-high 19 points to go with 15 rebounds as Elizabethtown won its fourth straight game and advanced to Saturday's championship game at 4:00 p.m. against the host Spartans, who defeated SUNY Oneonta 77-58 in Friday's other first-round contest. Quinn, who finished with 16 points and nine rebounds, broke a 61-61 tie on a three-pointer with 3:23 to play, and added another three with 2:45 to go to give Elizabethtown what to that points was its largest lead of the game at 67-61. Elizabethtown capped a 10-0 run as Hitz connected on a layup with 1:14 to play to give the Blue Jays a 71-61 lead, while McDaniel (4-5 overall) managed its lone points over the final five minutes on a basket by Whitney Snoops with 57 seconds to go. The teams played a back-and-forth first half, with six ties and neither team leading by more than five points en route to a 35-35 tie at intermission. Hitz led the Blue Jays with 11 points and seven rebounds while Robbin Gregg paced the Green Terror with eight points and four assists. Senior Erin Walton (Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington County) also reached double figures for the Blue Jays with 12 points along with five rebounds, five assists and three steals. Snoops led the Green Terror with 13 points in 19 minutes off the bench while Gregg added 12 points and six assists. The double-double by Hitz was her second of the season and the ninth of her career, while her 19-point effort surpassed her previous career high of 18 points set in the same building against York on Jan. 22, 2007. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 75, MCDANIEL COLLEGE 63 |
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