Elizabethtown College Volleyball News 
Back to top 10/31/2008 Volleyball in action at Halloween Classic ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Eastern 3, Elizabethtown 1 Box score vs. Eastern ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College volleyball team opened play at the two-day Halloween Classic on Friday, falling 3-1 to 24th-ranked Eastern University in the tournament opener and 3-1 to Washington & Jefferson College later in the evening. Against Eastern (28-1 overall), the Blue Jays were defeated 25-17, 25-14, 22-25 and 25-14. Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) paced the Blue Jays with 14 kills and a match-high 18 digs, while junior Kayla Deats (Middlebury Center, PA/Wellsboro) added eight kills. Sophomore Kara Burkholder (Lititz, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) had a team-high 14 assists while first-year student Andrea Weaver (East Earl, PA/Garden Spot) joined Tanner in double figures in digs with 12. In the loss to Washington & Jefferson (16-11 overall), the Blue Jays were defeated by scores of 25-15, 21-25, 25-19 and 25-22. Tanner finished with 12 kills and 12 digs while sophomore Molly Northway (Cumberland, ME/Greely) had 11 kills and Deats 10 kills and six blocks.Burkholder led Elizabethtown (15-17 overall) with 36 assists, while sophomore Allie Gold (Columbia, PA/Hempfield) had 20 digs and Weaver added 15. Eastern University def. Elizabethtown College 25-17, 25-14, 22-25, 25-14 Wash. & Jeff. Coll. def. Elizabethtown College 25-15, 21-25, 25-19, 25-22 Back to top 10/29/2008 Volleyball defeated 3-1 by Lebanon Valley ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Lebanon Valley 3, Elizabethtown 1 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- In a showdown of the top two teams in the Commonwealth Conference, Lebanon Valley College defeated Elizabethtown College 3-1 in volleyball action at Thompson Gymnasium on Wednesday night, by scores of 25-20, 25-15, 21-25 and 26-24. With the win, the Flying Dutchmen (29-2 overall, 6-0 Commonwealth) will have the top seed in next week's conference playoffs. The Blue Jays (15-15 overall, 5-1 Commonwealth) are the second seed and will host third seed Widener University next Wednesday night in the conference semifinals. Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) paced the Blue Jays with 17 kills and 14 digs, while junior Kayla Deats (Middlebury Center, PA/Wellsboro) had 13 kills without an error in 30 attacks, along with five blocks. Lebanon Valley Coll. def. Elizabethtown Coll. 25-20, 25-15, 21-25, 26-24 Kills: Michelle Little, 15 Assists: Erin Yost, 44 Digs: Brandi Roth, 17 Blocks: Joelle Snyder, 5 Back to top 10/25/2008 Etown sweeps Moravian and Susquehanna in volleyball ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Elizabethtown 3, Moravian 2 Box score vs. Moravian BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College picked up a pair of victories against former Commonwealth Conference rivals in volleyball action at Moravian College on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Jays defeated the host Greyhounds 3-2 (25-22, 23-25, 19-25, 25-20, 15-6) and downed Susquehanna University 3-1 (22-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-19).
Sophomore Kara Burkholder (Lititz, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) led the Blue Jays with 25 assists and added 11 digs, while first-year student Andrea Weaver (East Earl, PA/Garden Spot) paced the team with 26 digs. Against Susquehanna, Tanner again posted 11 kills to increase her career total to 1,020 kills, while Deats and Northway added nine kills each. Burkholder paced Elizabethtown with 29 assists to go with 17 digs, and sophomore Allie Gold (Columbia, PA/Hempfield) finished with a team-best 26 digs. Elizabethtown College def. Moravian College 25-22, 23-25, 19-25, 25-20, 15-6 Elizabethtown College def. Susquehanna Univ. 22-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-19 Back to top 10/21/2008 Volleyball picks up 3-0 sweep at Albright ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Elizabethtown 3, Albright 0 READING, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College defeated Albright College 3-0 in Commonwealth Conference volleyball action on Tuesday night, winning by scores of 25-21, 25-23 and 25-15.
Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) posted a match-high 12 kills to increase her career total to 998 kills, just two shy of becoming the sixth player in program history to reach 1,000 career kills. Sophomore Kara Burkholder (Lititz, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) led the Blue Jays with 17 assists, while first-year student Andrea Weaver (East Earl, PA/Garden Spot) posted a team-high 16 digs.Christina Yatron led the Lions (5-26 overall, 1-4 Commonwealth) with nine kills, while Lauren Higgins had 23 assists and Jennifer Lynch led all players with 17 digs. Elizabethtown Coll. def. Albright College 25-21, 25-23, 25-15 Kills: Christina Yatron, 9 Assists: Lauren Higgins, 23 Digs: Jennifer Lynch, 17 Blocks: Christina Yatron, Jessica Higgins and Cassandra Campbell, 2 Back to top 10/17/2008 Volleyball falls to ranked squads in tri-match ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Christopher Newport 3, Elizabethtown 0 Box score vs. Christopher Newport ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College volleyball team hosted a pair of nationally-ranked opponents on Friday, falling 3-0 to 23rd-ranked Christopher Newport University in the afternoon and 3-0 to top-ranked Juniata College in the evening. Against Christopher Newport (23-5 overall), the Blue Jays lost 25-19, 25-21 and 25-23. Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) led Elizabethtown with nine kills and 11 digs, sophomore Kara Burkholder (Lititz, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) handed out 21 assists to go with four blocks and junior Kayla Deats (Middlebury Center, PA/Wellsboro) recorded four blocks. Against Juniata (21-2 overall), the Blue Jays (12-14 overall) fell by scores of 25-12, 25-19 and 25-11. Tanner, Deats and first-year student Kelsey Hayes (Hummelstown, PA/Hershey) led the way with five kills apiece for the Blue Jays, while Burkholder had 12 assists. Tanner shared the team lead in digs at six with first-year student Andrea Weaver (East Earl, PA/Garden Spot).Christopher Newport def. Elizabethtown College 25-19, 25-21, 25-23 Juniata College def. Elizabethtown College 25-12, 25-19, 25-11 Back to top 10/15/2008 Paige Tanner posts 28 kills as volleyball edges Widener, 3-2 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Elizabethtown 3, Widener 2 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) had a career-high 28 kills to fall one short of the school record as Elizabethtown College edged Widener University 3-2 in a thrilling Commonwealth Conference volleyball match on Wednesday night at Thompson Gymnasium.
Tanner also finished with 18 digs and five blocks for the Blue Jays, while sophomore Molly Northway (Cumberland, ME/Greely) had 15 kills to also reach double figures. Sophomore Crystal Agnew (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) led the Blue Jays with 32 assists and also recorded 12 digs, while sophomore Kara Burkholder (Lititz, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) came off the bench to add 20 assists and five kills. Defensively, first-year student Andrea Weaver (East Earl, PA/Garden Spot) had a team-high 23 digs with junior Kathy Perry (Hockessin, DE/A.I. duPont) adding 20. For Widener, Rachel Lambert led with 21 kills and six blocks, with Devan Green adding 16 kills. Jamie Ballew led with 56 assists and Duong Lau posted a match-high 25 digs. Elizabethtown Coll. def. Widener University 25-27, 25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 16-14 Kills: Rachel Lambert, 21 Assists: Jamie Ballew, 56 Digs: Duong Lau, 25 Blocks: Rachel Lambert, 6 Back to top 10/12/2008 Volleyball closes California trip ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Chapman 3, Elizabethtown 1 Box score vs. Chapman POMONA, Calif. --- The Elizabethtown College volleyball team closed its three-match trip to California with a pair of losses on Saturday afternoon at Pomona-Pitzer Colleges. The Blue Jays lost to Chapman University 3-1 (14-25, 25-19, 30-28, 25-18) and host Pomona-Pitzer (25-22, 25-22, 25-23).  Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) along with 11 kills from sophomore Molly Northway (Cumberland, ME/Greely). Sophomore Crystal Agnew (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) had 32 assists, while sophomore Amanda Ritchey (Greencastle, PA/Greencastle-Antrim) had a team-high 16 digs.Against Pomona-Pitzer, the Blue Jays (11-12 overall) were paced by 14 kills from Tanner and nine kills and four blocks from junior Kayla Deats (Middlebury Center, PA/Wellsboro), while Agnew had 26 assists and first-year student Andrea Weaver (East Earl, PA/Garden Spot) had a season-high 26 digs. Chapman University def. Elizabethtown Coll. 14-25, 25-19, 30-28, 25-18 Elizabethtown leaders: Kills: Paige Tanner, 14 Assists: Crystal Agnew, 26 Digs: Andrea Weaver, 26 Blocks: Kayla Deats, 4 Back to top 10/10/2008 Volleyball falls in West Coast opener to Redlands ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Redlands 3, Elizabethtown 0 REDLANDS, Calif. --- In the opener of a three-match trip to Southern California, the Elizabethtown College volleyball team lost to the University of Redlands 3-0 in non-conference action on Friday afternoon. The Bulldogs (10-9 overall) defeated the Blue Jays (11-10 overall) by scores of 25-23, 25-17 and 25-22.  Elizabethtown was led by junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) who had 11 kills and 14 digs. Sophomore Crystal Agnew (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) dished out 19 assists while junior Kathy Perry (Hockessin, DE/A.I. duPont) had 15 digs and first-year student Andrea Weaver (East Earl, PA/Garden Spot) added 13 digs.Megan Phillips led Redlands with 11 kills and five blocks, while Kelina Smith had 21 assists and Lauren Harding posted a match-high 21 digs. The Blue Jays will conclude their trip with two matches at Pomona-Pitzer on Saturday, against Chapman University (2:00 p.m.) and the host Sagehens (4:00 p.m.). Univ. of Redlands def. Elizabethtown Coll. 25-23, 25-17, 25-22 Kills: Megan Phillips, 11 Assists: Kelina Smith, 21 Digs: Lauren Harding, 21 Blocks: Megan Phillips, 5 Back to top 10/1/2008 Volleyball sweeps Arcadia to move to 3-0 in conference ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Elizabethtown 3, Arcadia 0 GLENSIDE, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College volleyball team moved to 3-0 in the Commonwealth Conference with a 3-0 victory at Arcadia University on Wednesday night, by scores of 25-18, 25-14 and 25-23.
Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) led Elizabethtown with 10 kills and eight digs, while sophomore Kara Burkholder (Lititz, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) added 27 assists. Junior Kathy Perry (Hockessin, DE/A.I. duPont) finished with a team-high 15 digs for Elizabethtown, which hit .359 as a team in the match. Hailey Barger led the Knights (6-8 overall, 1-2 Commonwealth) with eight kills, while Kim Lomas added seven kills and two blocks. Elizabethtown Coll. def. Arcadia University 25-18, 25-14, 25-23 Kills: Hailey Barger, 8 Assists: Rachel Glass, 18 Digs: Natasha Wetten and Christina DiMichelle, 7 Blocks: Kim Lomas, 2 |
In the win over Moravian, junior 
The Blue Jays (13-14 overall, 5-0 Commonwealth) extended their regular-season conference winning streak to 10 matches dating to the 2006 season.
The Blue Jays (11-9 overall, 3-0 Commonwealth) won for the 14th time in their last 15 regular-season conference matches dating to the start of the 2006 season, including eight in a row since the beginning of last season.Back to News Index
