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Back to top 10/28/2008 Field hockey slips past Susquehanna, 2-1 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Elizabethtown 2, Susquehanna 1 SELINSGROVE, Pa. --- Senior Andrea Miles (Phoenix, MD/Notre Dame Prep) scored the winning goal with 6:35 left in the second half as 13th-ranked Elizabethtown College edged Susquehanna University 2-1 in non-conference field hockey action on Tuesday afternoon.Susquehanna took a 1-0 lead at 14:33 when Kristen Epting scored off an assist by Laurel Monaghan, but Elizabethtown knotted the score with 12:59 left in the second half as sophomore Liz DeMatteis (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) fired home her team-high 16th goal of the season with an assist going to senior Kelsey Diehl (North East, MD/Rising Sun) The Blue Jays finished with a 22-6 advantage in shots over the Crusaders, and posted a 13-2 edge in penalty corners. Junior Liz Hannegan (Lancaster, PA/McCaskey) finished with one save in goal to earn the win for the Blue Jays, while Erin Ferguson made eight stops for the Crusaders. Elizabethtown Coll. (16-3) vs. Susquehanna Univ. (8-9) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 0 2 - 2 Susquehanna Univ.... 1 0 - 1 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 14:33 SUS Kristen Epting (Laurel Monaghan) 2. 57:01 ETOWN Liz DeMatteis (Kelsey Diehl) 3. 63:25 ETOWN Andrea Miles (Alison Duval) Shots: Elizabethtown 22, Susquehanna 6 Corners: Elizabethtown 13, Susquehanna 2 Saves: Elizabethtown 1 (Liz Hannegan 1), Susquehanna 8 (Erin Ferguson 8) Back to top 10/28/2008 Field hockey continues to be ranked 13th in Division III poll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 28, 2008 Field Hockey Continues 13th in NFHCA Division III Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- For the third week in a row, the Elizabethtown College field hockey team is ranked 13th in the STX/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III National Coaches Poll, released Tuesday. The Blue Jays (15-3 overall) lost 3-1 to then fourth-ranked Messiah College on Wednesday, but bounced back for a 4-1 victory at Kean University on Saturday. Bowdoin College regained the top spot in this week's poll, followed by Messiah, Ursinus College, Tufts University and previously top-ranked College of New Jersey. The Blue Jays conclude their regular season on Saturday at Albright College in a Commonwealth Conference matchup. Back to top 10/25/2008 Late flurry gives field hockey 4-1 win at Kean ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Elizabethtown 4, Kean 1 UNION, N.J. --- Elizabethtown College scored three goals in a span of 89 seconds late in the second half as the 13th-ranked Blue Jays defeated Kean University 4-1 in non-conference field hockey action on Saturday afternoon.Seniors Megan Angstadt (Oley, PA/Oley Valley) and Tiffany Vogel (Annville, PA/Palmyra) also scored for the Blue Jays, who managed just 11 shots on the Cougar goal but put four into the net. Vogel opened the scoring at 11:13 with her second goal of the season off a penalty corner by Angstadt, but Kean tied the score less than two minutes later as Brittany Gibbs was set up by Stephanie Cirino at 12:48. The match remained tied until Miles netted the go-ahead goal off an assist by junior Brenna Noon (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) with 7:56 left. Angstadt followed just 43 seconds later with her eighth goal of the season, assisted by sophomore Liz DeMatteis (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) to give the Blue Jays a 3-1 lead. Miles closed the scoring with her second of the day and 11th of the season 46 seconds after Angstadt's goal, with an assist to sophomore Meg Cassels (Downingtown, PA/Great Valley). Junior Liz Hannegan (Lancaster, PA/McCaskey) earned the victory with three saves in goal for the Blue Jays, while Ashlie Berghold finished with three stops for the Cougars. Elizabethtown Coll. (15-3) vs. Kean University (13-3) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 1 3 - 4 Kean University..... 1 0 - 1 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 11:13 ETOWN Tiffany Vogel (Megan Angstadt) 2. 12:48 KEAN Brittany Gibbs (Stephanie Cirino) 3. 62:04 ETOWN Andrea Miles (Brenna Noon) 4. 62:47 ETOWN Megan Angstadt (Liz DeMatteis) 5. 63:33 ETOWN Andrea Miles (Meg Cassels) Shots: Elizabethtown 11, Kean 10 Corners: Elizabethtown 3, Kean 11 Saves: Elizabethtown 3 (Liz Hannegan 3), Kean 3 (Ashlie Berghold 3) Back to top 10/22/2008 Messiah defeats Etown 3-1 in field hockey showdown ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Messiah 3, Elizabethtown 1 GRANTHAM, Pa. --- Two second-half goals from Kourtney Ehly helped fourth-ranked Messiah College defeated 13th-ranked Elizabethtown College 3-1 in Commonwealth Conference field hockey action on Wednesday afternoon.Ehly scored 8:30 into the second half and added an insurance tally with 1:48 to play for the Falcons (11-1 overall, 4-0 Commonwealth), who finished with a 26-4 edge in shots and 13-3 advantage in penalty corners over the Blue Jays (14-3 overall, 2-2 Commonwealth). The Blue Jays trimmed the deficit to 2-1 with 17:37 to play when sophomore Liz DeMatteis (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) scored her team-high 15th goal of the season, but Ehly closed out the scoring late to finish off the Messiah victory. Junior Liz Hannegan (Lancaster, PA/McCaskey) made a season-high 10 saves in goal for the Blue Jays, while Ashley Mowery finished with three stops for the Falcons. Elizabethtown Coll. (14-3, 2-2 Comm.) vs. Messiah College (11-1, 4-0 Comm.) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 0 1 - 1 Messiah College..... 1 2 - 3 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 21:48 MESS Katie Love (Jenna Max) 2. 43:30 MESS Kourtney Ehly (Julie Barton) 3. 52:23 ETOWN Liz DeMatteis (unassisted) 4. 68:12 MESS Kourtney Ehly (unassisted) Shots: Elizabethtown 4, Messiah 26 Corners: Elizabethtown 3, Messiah 13 Saves: Elizabethtown 10 (Liz Hannegan 10), Messiah 3 (Ashley Mowery 3) Back to top 10/21/2008 Field hockey remains 13th in NFHCA Division III poll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Field Hockey Remains 13th in NFHCA Division III Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College field hockey team remained 13th in the latest STX/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III National Coaches Poll, released Tuesday. The Blue Jays (14-2 overall) earned victories over Immaculata University (7-1) and Widener University (6-2) last week, and are appearing in the rankings for the seventh consecutive week. The College of New Jersey climbed into the top spot in this week's poll, as previously top-ranked Bowdoin
College slipped to second following their first loss of the season. Ursinus College, Messiah College and Tufts University round out the top five. Elizabethtown will play at Messiah on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. in a Commonwealth Conference showdown. Back to top 10/18/2008 Field hockey nets four in second half to down Widener ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Elizabethtown 6, Widener 2 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- A four-goal outburst over a span over 15 minutes, 14 seconds midway through the second half helped 13th-ranked Elizabethtown College defeat Widener University 6-2 in Commonwealth Conference field hockey action on Saturday afternoon.Elizabethtown took a 1-0 lead just 4:19 into the first half on a goal by senior Andrea Miles (Phoenix, MD/Notre Dame Prep) but Widener (6-8 overall, 1-1 Commonwealth) tied the game just two minutes later on a goal by Lauren Fidati. Noon scored her first goal of the day at 17:45 to push the Blue Jays ahead 2-1, but the Pride knotted the game again at 32:19 on a goal from Megan Scarpinato. In the second half, Noon put the Blue Jays ahead for good with 18:08 to go, and sophomore Julie Foster (Reading, PA/Oley Valley) added a goal with 16:19 left to extend the Etown lead to 4-2. Angstadt finished off the scoring as she scored with 8:58 to play and again with 2:54 left. Elizabethtown finished with a 30-6 edge in shots over Widener, including 19-1 in the second half, and took 14 penalty corners to seven for the Pride. Junior Liz Hannegan (Lancaster, PA/McCaskey) tallied four saves in goal for Elizabethtown, while Megan Purcell finished with 16 stops for Widener. Widener University (6-8, 1-1 Comm.) vs. Elizabethtown Coll. (14-2, 2-1 Comm.) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Widener University.. 2 0 - 2 Elizabethtown Coll.. 2 4 - 6 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 4:19 ETOWN Andrea Miles (unassisted) 2. 6:20 WID Lauren Fidati (Jessica Gonzalez) 3. 17:45 ETOWN Brenna Noon (unassisted) 4. 32:19 WID Megan Scarpinato (unassisted) 5. 51:52 ETOWN Brenna Noon (unassisted) 6. 53:41 ETOWN Julie Foster (unassisted) 7. 61:02 ETOWN Megan Angstadt (unassisted) 8. 67:06 ETOWN Megan Angstadt (Brenna Noon) Shots: Widener 6, Elizabethtown 30 Corners: Widener 7, Elizabethtown 14 Saves: Widener 16 (Megan Purcell 16), Elizabethtown 4 (Liz Hannegan 4) Back to top 10/14/2008 Field hockey rises to 13th in NFHCA Division III poll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 14, 2008 Field Hockey Rises to 13th in NFHCA Division III Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College field hockey team moved up one spot to 13th in the latest STX/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III National Coaches Poll, released Tuesday. The Blue Jays (13-2 overall) defeated 15th-ranked Gettysburg College 3-1 on Tuesday, and shut out Arcadia University 4-0 on Saturday to rise from 14th in last week's rankings. It is the sixth straight week that Elizabethtown has been ranked, and the second time this year that the Blue Jays have climbed as high as 13th in the poll. Bowdoin
College remains undefeated at 11-0 and holds the top spot in the rankings, followed by The College of New Jersey, Messiah College, Ursinus College and Tufts University. Elizabethtown, which defeated Immaculata University 7-1 on Monday afternoon, hosts Widener University on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. for Homecoming. Back to top 10/13/2008 Liz DeMatteis named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, October 13, 2008 Liz DeMatteis Named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- For the second time this season, Elizabethtown College sophomore forward Liz DeMatteis (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) has been named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week in field hockey, the conference office announced for the week ending Oct. 12.
For the season, she leads the Blue Jays (13-2 overall) with 14
goals and three assists for 31 points. Back to top 10/13/2008 Field hockey picks up fifth straight win ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Elizabethtown 7, Immaculata 1 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Junior Katy Boone (Reading, PA/Muhlenberg) scored two goals and added a pair of assists as 14th-ranked Elizabethtown College defeated Immaculata University 7-1 in non-conference field hockey action on Monday afternoon.Sophomore Aimee Stango (Westminster, MA/Oakmont Regional) added a pair of goals in the final 10 minutes while senior Andrea Miles (Phoenix, MD/Notre Dame Prep), junior Brenna Noon (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) and first-year student Caitlin Grimes (Newark, DE/Padua Academy) also tallied for the Blue Jays. Senior Alison Duval (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) dished out three assists in the victory for Elizabethtown, with sophomores Julie Foster (Reading, PA/Oley Valley) and Liz DeMatteis (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) also adding assists. Boone tallied at 3:21 and 8:19 to give Elizabethtown an early 2-0 lead, with Noon scoring her ninth of the year at 15:56 and Miles her eighth of the season at 27:34 to give the Blue Jays a 4-0 lead at intermission. Grimes notched her first career goal at 43:50 to extend the Elizabethtown lead to 5-0, and after Katherine Fouhy put Immaculata on the board at 57:37, Stango scored her first two career goals at 61:49 and 64:16 to close the scoring. In addition to the large margin in shots, the Blue Jays also held a sizable advantage in penalty corners by a 16-2 edge over the Mighty Macs. Junior Liz Hannegan (Lancaster, PA/McCaskey) made one save in 59:35 for the Blue Jays, with first-year student Steph Smith (Roslyn, PA/Abington) finishing with one save in 10:25 in goal. Brittany Worthington made eight saves in the cage for the Mighty Macs. Immaculata Univ. (3-9) vs. Elizabethtown Coll. (13-2) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Immaculata Univ..... 0 1 - 1 Elizabethtown Coll.. 4 3 - 7 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 3:21 ETOWN Katy Boone (unassisted) 2. 8:19 ETOWN Katy Boone (Julie Foster) 3. 15:56 ETOWN Brenna Noon (Katy Boone) 4. 27:34 ETOWN Andrea Miles (Alison Duval) 5. 43:50 ETOWN Caitlin Grimes (Alison Duval) 6. 57:37 IU Katherine Fouhy (unassisted) 7. 61:49 ETOWN Aimee Stango (Liz DeMatteis) 8. 64:16 ETOWN Aimee Stango (Alison Duval;Katy Boone) Shots: Immaculata 3, Elizabethtown 21 Corners: Immaculata 2, Elizabethtown 16 Saves: Immaculata 8 (Brittany Worthington 8), Elizabethtown 2 (Liz Hannegan 1; Steph Smith 1) Back to top 10/11/2008 Liz DeMatteis scores four goals in 4-0 win at Arcadia ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Elizabethtown 4, Arcadia 0 GLENSIDE, Pa. --- Sophomore Liz DeMatteis (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) scored all four goals in a span of 13 minutes in the second half as 14th-ranked Elizabethtown College defeated Arcadia University 4-0 in Commonwealth Conference field hockey action on Saturday afternoon.The Blue Jays finished with a 26-9 advantage in shots and a 13-1 edge in penalty corners over the Knights (4-9 overall, 0-2 Commonwealth). Junior Liz Hannegan (Lancaster, PA/McCaskey) finished with three saves in recording her sixth shutout of the season for Elizabethtown, while Brittany Rasmussen (13 saves) and Rachel Palis (three saves) split time in the cage for Arcadia. Elizabethtown Coll. (12-2, 1-1) vs. Arcadia University (4-9, 0-2) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 0 4 - 4 Arcadia University.. 0 0 - 0 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 39:30 ETOWN Liz DeMatteis (unassisted) 2. 44:06 ETOWN Liz DeMatteis (unassisted) 3. 49:15 ETOWN Liz DeMatteis (unassisted) 4. 52:31 ETOWN Liz DeMatteis (Katy Boone) Shots: Elizabethtown 26, Arcadia 9 Corners: Elizabethtown 13, Arcadia 1 Saves: Elizabethtown 3 (Liz Hannegan 3), Arcadia 16 (Rachel Palis 3; Brittany Rasmussen 13) Back to top 10/7/2008 #14 Etown rallies for 3-1 win at #15 Gettysburg ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Elizabethtown 3, Gettysburg 1 GETTYSBURG, Pa. --- Senior Andrea Miles (Phoenix, MD/Notre Dame Prep) and sophomore Liz DeMatteis (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) scored 57 seconds apart late in the second half to break a 1-1 tie and give 14th-ranked Elizabethtown College a 3-1 win at 15th-ranked Gettysburg College in non-conference field hockey action on Tuesday afternoon.Gettysburg (7-4 overall) had taken a 1-0 lead at 18:47 on a penalty stroke by Anne Ritter, and nursed the advantage until Elizabethtown knotted the score with 25:19 to go on a goal from senior Alison Duval (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley). Sophomore Julie Foster (Reading, PA/Oley Valley) assisted on Duval's tying goal, with junior Brenna Noon (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) picking up the helper on the go-ahead goal by Miles and senior Megan Angstadt (Oley, PA/Oley Valley) assisting on DeMatteis' tally. The Blue Jays held a 14-10 advantage in shots over the Bullets, with Gettysburg finishing with a 5-3 edge in penalty corners. Junior Liz Hannegan (Lancaster, PA/McCaskey) made four saves in goal for the Blue Jays, while Christina Anderson finished with six stops for the Bullets. Elizabethtown Coll. (11-2) vs. Gettysburg College (7-4) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 0 3 - 3 Gettysburg College.. 1 0 - 1 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 18:47 GC Anne Ritter (Penalty stroke) 2. 44:41 ETOWN Alison Duval (Julie Foster) 3. 60:01 ETOWN Andrea Miles (Brenna Noon) 4. 60:58 ETOWN Liz DeMatteis (Megan Angstadt) Shots: Elizabethtown 14, Gettysburg 10 Corners: Elizabethtown 3, Gettysburg 5 Saves: Elizabethtown 4 (Liz Hannegan 4), Gettysburg 6 (Christina Anderson 6) Back to top 10/7/2008 Field hockey remains 14th in NFHCA Division III poll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, October 7, 2008 Field Hockey Remains 14th in NFHCA Division III Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College field hockey team remained 14th in the latest STX/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III National Coaches Poll, released Tuesday. The Blue Jays (10-2 overall) lost 2-0 to eighth-ranked Lebanon Valley College on Wednesday afternoon, but rebounded to defeat York College (4-1) in the completion of a suspended game on Thursday and win over previously unbeaten Wilkes University 3-1 on Saturday. Bowdoin College again holds the top spot in this week's poll, followed by The College of New Jersey, Middlebury College, Messiah College and Ursinus College. Elizabethtown plays at 15th-ranked Gettysburg College on Tuesday afternoon, and travels to Arcadia University for a Commonwealth Conference contest on Saturday. Back to top 10/4/2008 Field hockey defeats previously unbeaten Wilkes, 3-1 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Elizabethtown 3, Wilkes 1 KINGSTON, Pa. --- Sophomore Liz DeMatteis (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) scored twice in a span of 31 seconds in the first half as 14th-ranked Elizabethtown College defeated previously unbeaten Wilkes University 3-1 in non-conference field hockey action on Saturday afternoon.
Amanda Peters scored with 18:18 remaining for the Lady Colonels (10-1 overall), who had allowed a total of five goals in their first 10 matches. DeMatteis scored at 3:14 off an assist by senior Alison Duval (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) and followed with her team-high ninth goal of the year at 3:45 with an assist to Angstadt to give the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead. Angstadt followed at 5:31 with her sixth of the season on an assist by sophomore Julie Foster (Reading, PA/Oley Valley) to boost the Etown advantage to 3-0. The Blue Jays finished with a slim 12-11 advantage in shots over the Lady Colonels, while Wilkes held an 11-7 edge in penalty corners. Junior Liz Hannegan (Lancaster, PA/McCaskey) picked up the victory for the Blue Jays by making five saves in goal, while Lindsey Davenport finished with six saves for the Lady Colonels.Elizabethtown Coll. (10-2) vs. Wilkes University (10-1) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 3 0 - 3 Wilkes University... 0 1 - 1 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 3:14 ETOWN Liz DeMatteis (Alison Duval) 3. 3:45 ETOWN Liz DeMatteis (Megan Angstadt) 4. 5:31 ETOWN Megan Angstadt (Julie Foster) 5. 51:42 WIL Amanda Peters (Gina Elmy) Shots: Elizabethtown 12, Wilkes 11 Corners: Elizabethtown 7, Wilkes 11 Saves: Elizabethtown 5 (Liz Hannegan 5), Wilkes 6 (Lindsey Davenport 6) Back to top 10/2/2008 Blue Jays defeat York in suspended game ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Elizabethtown 4, York 1 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Sophomore Liz DeMatteis (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) scored two first-half goals and added an assist as 14th-ranked Elizabethtown College defeated York College 4-1 in the completion of their non-conference field hockey match on Thursday afternoon.
Prior to the suspension, the Blue Jays had taken a 3-0 lead in the first half as Boone scored at 2:24 from senior Andrea Miles (Phoenix, MD/Notre Dame Prep) and DeMatteis added tallies at 14:16 and 26:59, the latter assisted by junior Brenna Noon (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing). In the second half, Angstadt scored at 39:50 off an assist by DeMatteis to give the Blue Jays a 4-0 lead. York got on the board with 13:48 remaining on a goal by Megan Spangler. Junior Liz Hannegan (Lancaster, PA/McCaskey) finished with one save in goal for the Blue Jays, while Claire Rekitzke finished with 10 stops for the Spartans. York (Pa.) College (6-7) vs. Elizabethtown Coll. (9-2) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- York (Pa.) College.. 0 1 - 1 Elizabethtown Coll.. 3 1 - 4 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 2:24 ETOWN Katy Boone (Andrea Miles) 2. 14:16 ETOWN Liz DeMatteis (unassisted) 3. 26:59 ETOWN Liz DeMatteis (Brenna Noon) 4. 39:50 ETOWN Megan Angstadt (Liz DeMatteis) 5. 56:12 YCP Megan Spangler (Casey Knauss) Shots: York 3, Elizabethtown 20 Corners: York 2, Elizabethtown 14 Saves: York 10 (Claire Rekitzke 10), Elizabethtown 1 (Liz Hannegan 1) |
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