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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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