Elizabethtown College Sports News 
Back to top 11/29/2008 Church's career high leads Etown over Neumann, 82-75 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown 82, Neumann 75
Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) added 19 points for the Blue Jays (4-2 overall), who erased an eight-point second half deficit by outscoring the Knights (1-3 overall) 33-15 over an eight-minute span midway through the half. Church went 8-for-15 from the field and 11-for-12 from the foul line to surpass his previous best scoring output of 22 points set on Feb. 16 of last season at Lebanon Valley College. He scored nine of his points during a 12-2 Elizabethtown run that turned a 55-51 deficit with 11:28 to play into a 63-57 advantage with 8:36 to go. Mike Walukiewicz scored 22 points, including 17 in the second half, to lead Neumann, but the Knights shot just 40.6 percent (13-for-32) from the field after intermission following a first half in which they shot 63.2 percent (12-for-19). Overall, the Knights finished at 49.0 percent (25-for-51) but committed 24 turnovers. Despite the hot shooting from Neumann in the first half, it was Elizabethtown that scored the final six points of the period to go into halftime with a 38-34 lead. Church netted 12 points to lead the Blue Jays while Flanagan added nine, and Eli Hitchens paced the Knights with a game-high 13 points. Neumann opened the second half with a 14-2 run to take its largest lead of the day at 48-40 on a three-point play by Walukiewicz with 15:21 to go. However, the Blue Jays stormed back to take a 56-55 lead on a layup by Church with 10:34 remaining. Down by six, the Knights made a final push to cut the Etown lead to 63-61 with 7:51 left. The Blue Jays answered with a quick 10-2 run to move on top 73-63 with 5:45 left, but Neumann again rallied to trim the deficit to 73-70 with 3:45 to go. From there, baskets by Brady Haughney (Bernville, PA/Tulpehocken), Keith Fogel (Mifllinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) and Church gave Elizabethtown a 79-70 advantage at the 2:09 mark, and the Blue Jays hit three foul shots in the final 64 seconds to seal the win. Fogel joined Church and Flanagan in double figures for Elizabethtown with 12 points, while Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) had a season-high nine assists. Chris Fairbanks (Lititz, PA/Warwick) finished with a team-high seven rebounds for the Blue Jays, who held a 36-32 edge on the glass over the Knights. Eli Hitchens tallied 15 points and a game-high eight rebounds for the Knights, with Michael Hitchens and Na'Sheed Linton adding 12 points apiece. Back to top 11/25/2008 Men's basketball outlasts Marymount in OT, 88-78 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown 88, Marymount 78 (OT)
Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) led all players with a career-high 22 points while Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) also reached double figures with 14 points to go with five rebounds, five steals and four blocked shots. Mike Gray led Marymount (3-2 overall) with 21 points and 11 rebounds, while Chapmen Canady hit two key shots at the end of regulation en route to 14 points for the Saints. The game, already scheduled for an unusually late 9:00 p.m. tipoff as the second half of a doubleheader with the Blue Jay women, was twice delayed - for 30 minutes at the start as the Marymount team bus was late arriving after being caught in a traffic jam, and again for 13 minutes with 3:10 left in the second half when the gym lights automatically shut off at 11:00 p.m. Despite the distractions, the Blue Jays outscored the Saints 14-4 in the overtime period and shot 5-for-8 from the floor in the period after hitting 54.2 percent (13-for-24) in the second half. Elizabethtown never trailed in the overtime, as Schaffer twice converted steals into layups and Fogel drilled a key three-pointer with 3:16 left to give the Blue Jays an 80-76 lead. After a layup by Gray trimmed the Blue Jay advantage to 80-78 with 2:16 to go, buckets by Schaffer and Brady Haughney (Bernville, PA/Tulpehocken) kicked off a game-ending 8-0 run for Etown. The Blue Jays looked to have the game in hand early in the second half, taking their largest lead of the night at 58-45 on a three-pointer by Flanagan with 11:17 to play. Marymount answered with nine consecutive points to pull within 58-54 with 9:12 left. Trailing 72-66 with 2:18 to go, the Saints' Chapmen Canady single-handledly brought his team back as he hit a jumper and a three-pointer to cut the Elizabethtown margin to one at 72-71 with 1:11 left. After Fogel hit two foul shots with 53 seconds left, Canady hit another three to tie the game at 74-74 with 32 seconds to go. Church was unable to connect on a potential winning shot with 19 seconds to go, and Gray's baseline jumper in the closing seconds caught rim to send the game to overtime. Elizabethtown led 33-32 at halftime despite allowing Marymount to shoot 60 percent (15-for-25) from the field. The Saints were plagued by turnovers throughout the contest, committing 15 of their 29 miscues in the opening half. In addition to his 12 points, Schaffer added six assists and four steals for the Blue Jays, while Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) had a team-high seven rebounds to go with five points. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 88, MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY 78 Back to top 11/25/2008 Swim teams split with Lebanon Valley ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Lebanon Valley 113, Elizabethtown 79 (men) Elizabethtown 112, Lebanon Valley 87 (women) ANNVILLE, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's and women's swimming teams split a dual meet with host Lebanon Valley College on Tuesday night. The Blue Jay women picked up their fifth straight win by a 112-87 score, while the men fell to the Dutchmen 113-79. In women's action, the Blue Jays (5-3 overall, 4-1 MAC) received two wins apiece from junior Lindsay Riley (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) in the 50 freestyle (28.97 seconds) and 100 backstroke (1:12.93) along with first-year student Emily Robinson (Columbia, PA/Lancaster Catholic) in the 400 freestyle (4:57.76) and 800 freestyle (10:12.41). Also claiming wins were senior Jenny Brizek (Sinking Spring, PA/Conrad Weiser) in the 200 individual medley (2:37.61), sophomore Courtney Kelly (Guilford, CT/Guilford) in the 200 freestyle (2:24.70) and sophomore Stephanie Hellman (Shrewsbury, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) in the 100 freestyle (1:04.68). The Etown men (2-6 overall, 2-3 MAC) claimed wins in seven of the 11 events, with senior Chris Miller (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest), junior Matt Drob (Strasburg, PA/Lampeter-Strasburg) and sophomore Tom Hagerty (Enola, PA/East Pennsboro) winning twice each. Miller took victories in the 200 individual medley (2:28.07) and the 100 backstroke (1:02.77), Drob won the 50 freestyle (25.59 seconds) and the 100 freestyle (8.32 seconds) and Hagerty took victories in the 100 butterfly (1:06.74) and the 400 freestyle (4:40.74). The 200-meter medley relay team of Miller, junior Dan Provence (Brookhaven, PA/Penncrest), Drob and Hagerty also won their event with a time of 2:02.13. Men’s Team Score: Lebanon Valley 113, Elizabethtown 79 Men’s Event Winners (all distances in meters): 200 medley relay: Chris Miller/Dan Provence/Matt Drob/Tom Hagerty (E), 2:02.13 800 free: Kevin Carney (L), 9:24.79 200 free: Johnny Schoenberger (L), 2:09.81 50 free: Matt Drob (E), 25.59 200 IM: Chris Miller (E), 2:28.07 100 fly: Tom Hagerty (E), 1:06.74 100 free: Matt Drob (E), 58.32 100 back: Chris Miller (E), 1:02.77 400 free: Tom Hagerty (E), 4:40.74 100 breast: John Heenan (L), 1:18.06 200 free relay: Kevin Carney/Johnny Schoenberger/Greg Kauffman/Jeffrey Bush (L), 1:52.75 Women's Team Score: Elizabethtown 112, Lebanon Valley 87 Women’s Event Winners (all distances in meters): 200 medley relay: Alexandra Hockley/Ashten O'Brien/Ally Birli/Kelsey Sherman (L), 2:17.96 800 free: Emily Robinson (E), 10:12.41 200 free: Courtney Kelly (E), 2:24.70 50 free: Lindsay Riley (E), 28.97 200 IM: Jenny Brizek (E), 2:37.61 100 fly: Ally Birli (L), 1:12.79 100 free: Stephanie Hellman (E), 1:04.68 100 back: Lindsay Riley (E), 1:12.93 400 free: Emily Robinson (E), 4:57.76 100 breast: Lisa Niethamer (L), 1:26.30 200 free relay: Lauren Horst/Kelsey Sherman/Christina Schreiner/Lisa Niethamer (L), 2:01.45 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 11/25/2008 Wrestling battles Del Val and Kutztown ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING Delaware Valley 19, Kutztown 19 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College wrestling team hosted Delaware Valley College, ranked third in Division III, and Division II Kutztown University in a tri-match at Thompson Gymnasium on Wednesday afternoon. The Blue Jays (1-5 overall) lost to Delaware Valley 29-16 and fell to Kutztown by a 26-15 score
 Against Delaware Valley, the Blue Jays picked up three victories on the mat, including a 7-3 win by first-year student Tyler Erdman (Herndon, PA/Line Mountain) over fourth-ranked Chris Sheetz at 125 pounds. Senior Jereme Heisey (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) took an 11-1 major decision at 165 pounds over Jake Phillips, and junior Paul Connor (Tabernacle, NJ/Shawnee) held on for a 5-3 win over the Aggies' Cody Reeves at 174 pounds.Against Kutztown, Erdman defeated Clayton Youtz 10-3 at 125 pounds, Heisey edged Sonny Flood 3-2 at 165 pounds and junior Deron Sharp (Millville, NJ/Millville) pinned the Golden Bears' Victor Montanez in 4:20 at 197 pounds. At heavyweight, junior Tim Katzaman (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) scored a takedown as time expired in the second sudden-victory period for a 4-2 win over Cory  Rutt.In Wednesday's other match, Kutztown and Delaware Valley wrestled to a 19-19 tie as the Aggies won the heavyweight bout in the first sudden-victory period to salvage the deadlock. Kutztown 19, Delaware Valley 19 125: Charlie Frankel (DV) d. Clayton Youtz, 11-7 (0-3)
133: Joe Kemmerer (K) p. Chris Sheetz, 6:17 (6-3) 141: John Paukovits (K) m.d. Brandon Clemmer, 11-0 (10-3) 149: Eric McCann (DV) d. Brett Martinez, 6-5 (10-6) 157: Chris Chambers (K) d. Zach Marlatt, 5-3 (13-6) 165: Sonny Flood (K) d. Jake Phillips, 3-0 (16-6) 174: David Zeek (K) d. Cody Reeves, 5-1 (19-6) 184: Mike Wilcox (DV) m.d. Bobby Mort, 22-8 (19-10) 197: Jeff Siciliano (DV) p. Victor Montanez, 1:13 (19-16) 285: Charlie Pendlebury (DV) d. Cory Rutt, 3-1 SV1 (19-19) 157 (exh.) Robbie Hickman (DV) d. Joseph Yavoich, 1-0 OT 141 (exh.) Zak Andrews (DV) t.f. Oliver Thayer, 19-4 in 5:10 Delaware Valley 29, Elizabethtown 16 125: Tyler Erdman (E) d. Chris Sheetz, 7-3 (0-3) 133: Brandon Clemmer (DV) p. Marty Harnish, :41 (6-3) 141: Eric McCann (DV) d. Eric Rhoads, 3-2 (9-3) 149: Don Smith (DV) d. Ronnie Cuff, 9-5 (12-3) 157: Zach Marlatt (DV) p. Mike Lussier, 4:50 (18-3) 165: Jereme Heisey (E) m.d. Jake Phillips, 11-1 (18-7) 174: Paul Connor (E) d. Cody Reeves, 5-3 (18-10) 184: Mike Wilcox (DV) t.f. Bill Meaney, 19-3 in 6:44 (23-10) 197: Jeff Siciliano (DV) p. Deron Sharp, 2:39 (29-10) 285: Tim Katzaman (E) by forfeit (29-16) 125 (exh.) Will Bentley (E) d. Charlie Frankel, 8-4 141 (exh.) Matt Lindsay (DV) p. Jarrod Cawley, 6:00 Kutztown 26, Elizabethtown 15 125: Tyler Erdman (E) d. Clayton Youtz, 10-3 (0-3) 133: Joe Kemmerer (K) p. Marty Harnish, 2:03 (6-3) 141: John Paukovits (K) d. Eric Rhoads, 4-1 (9-3) 149: Brett Martinez (K) t.f. Brian Frantz, 22-7 in 7:00 (14-3) 157: Chris Chambers (K) d. Mike Lussier, 8-1 (17-3) 165: Jereme Heisey (E) d. Sonny Flood, 3-2 (17-6) 174: David Zeek (K) d. Paul Connor, 5-0 (20-6) 184: Bobby Mort (K) p. Josh Cook, :16 (26-6) 197: Deron Sharp (E) p. Victor Montanez, 4:20 (26-12) 285: Tim Katzaman (E) d. Cory Rutt, 4-2 SV2 (26-15) 141 (exh.) Oliver Thayer (K) d. Ken Nakagawa, 6-0 149 (exh.) Mike Wisniewski (K) p. Tim Goldkamp, 1:01 149 (exh.) Jay Sandt (K) d. Tim Goldkamp, 8-4 Back to top 11/24/2008 Tiffany Vogel named third-team All-America in field hockey FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 24, 2008 Tiffany Vogel Named Third-Team All-America in Field Hockey ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior defender Tiffany Vogel (Annville, PA/Palmyra) has been named to the Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III All-America team, the NFHCA announced Monday.
On offense, she scored two goals and three assists for seven points to finish her career with eight goals and 10 assists for 26 points in 58 games. The Blue Jays finished 17-4 overall and in third place in the Commonwealth Conference with a 3-2 record. Elizabethtown was ranked 13th in the final STX/NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll. 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 11/24/2008 Swim teams pick up wins over FDU-Florham ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING Saturday, November 22, 2008 Elizabethtown 70, FDU-Florham 41 (men) MADISON, N.J. --- The Elizabethtown College men's and women's swimming teams earned dual-meet victories over FDU-Florham on Saturday afternoon, as the men picked up a 70-41 win while the Blue Jay women downed the Devils 119-71. In women's action, the Blue Jays (4-3 overall, 3-1 MAC) won their fourth straight dual meet as six different swimmers won individual events. Senior Jenny Brizek (Sinking Spring, PA/Conrad Weiser) won the 200 freestyle (2:09.21), senior Sarah Berry (Walnutport, PA/Northampton) took the 200 butterfly (2:38.69), junior Lindsay Riley (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) captured the 100 freestyle (58.38 seconds), sophomore Courtney Kelly (Guilford, CT/Guilford) was first in the 200 backstroke (2:25.25), sophomore Stephanie Hellman (Shrewsbury, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) was victorious in the 50 freestyle (26.81 seconds) and first-year student Emily Robinson (Columbia, PA/Lancaster Catholic) won the 1000 freestyle (11:41.84) The 400-yard medley relay team of Riley, senior Gretchen Geiger (Pilesgrove, NJ/Woodstown), Brizek and Hellman also picked up a win in a time of 4:28.63. The Etown men (2-5 overall, 2-2 MAC) received two wins each from senior Chris Miller (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) and juniors Dan Provence (Brookhaven, PA/Penncrest) and Matt Drob (Strasburg, PA/Lampeter-Strasburg). Miller won the 50 free (23.88 seconds) and 500 free (5:05.28), Provence took the 100 free (53.19) and Drob won the 200 back (2:14.94). Provence and Drob also tied for first in the 200 freestyle in a time of 1:58.00. Sophomore Tom Hagerty (Enola, PA/East Pennsboro) also earned a win by capturing the 200 butterfly in a time of 2:24.94. Men’s Team Score: Elizabethtown 70, FDU-Florham 41 Men’s Event Winners (all distances in yards): 400 medley relay: Not contested 1000 free: Not contested 200 free: Dan Provence and Matt Drob (E), 1:58.00 50 free: Chris Miller (E), 23.88 400 IM: Peter Milazzo (F), 4:37.50 200 fly: Tom Hagerty (E), 2:24.94 100 free: Dan Provence (E), 53.19 200 back: Matt Drob (E), 2:14.94 500 free: Chris Miller (E), 5:05.28 200 breast: Not contested 400 free relay: Michael Webber/Sh'rae Marshall/Giovanny Infante/Peter Milazzo (F), 4:46.93 Women's Team Score: Elizabethtown 119, FDU-Florham 71 Women’s Event Winners (all distances in yards): 400 medley relay: Lindsay Riley/Gretchen Geiger/Jenny Brizek/Stephanie Hellman (E), 4:28.63 1000 free: Emily Robinson (E), 11:41.84 200 free: Jenny Brizek (E), 2:09.21 50 free: Stephanie Hellman (E), 26.81 400 IM: Luci DiMaggio (F), 5:17.57 200 fly: Sarah Berry (E), 2:38.69 100 free: Lindsay Riley (E), 58.38 200 back: Courtney Kelly (E), 2:25.25 500 free: Luci DiMaggio (F), 5:47.56 200 breast: Elizabeth Hilzen (F), 2:49.97 400 free relay: Liz Taffet/Emily Singley/Lauren Iacono/Jennifer Suarez (F), 4:52.20 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 Wrestling competes at Messiah Duals ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING Elizabethtown Competes at Messiah Duals GRANTHAM, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College wrestling competed in three matches at the Messiah Duals on Saturday, and the Blue Jays were defeated by Shippensburg University
28-10, Waynesburg College 27-18, and Seton Hill University 19-13. First year student Tyler Erdman (Herndon, PA/Line Mountain) led the Blue Jays with 3 victories, winning by major decision against Shippensburg and Seton Hill, while junior Tim Katzaman (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) picked up two wins on the afternoon. Senior Jereme Heisey (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central), junior Mike Lussier (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East), sophomore Bill Meaney (Toms River, NJ/Manchester Twp), junior Eric Rhoads (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central), first year student Kyle Deeds (Leesport, PA/Schuylkill Valley) and junior Deron Sharp (Millville, NJ/Millville) each had one win for the Blue Jays (1-3 overall) Shippensburg 28, Elizabethtown 10 (dual started at 133lbs) 133: Bryce Marshall (S) dec Marty Harnish 6-4 (3-0)
141: Gary Atiyeh (S) dec Eric Rhoads 10-8 (6-0) 149: Tom Wiechelt (S) maj. dec. Brian Frantz 14-5 (10-0) 157: Nick Browne (S) fall Mike Lussier, 2:29 (16-0) 165: Jake Wilson (S) dec Jereme Heisey 4-2 (19-0) 174: Chris Barrick (S) dec Paul Connor 5-1 (22-0) 184: Jon Hade (S) fall Anthony DiMarco, 1:44 (28-0) 197: Deron Sharp (E) dec Casey Lyon 11-6 (28-3) 285: Tim Katzaman (E) dec Bill Knight 6-0 (28-6) 125: Tyler Erdman (E) maj. dec. Colton McFatridge 16-4 (28-10) Waynesburg 27, Elizabethtown 18 (dual started at 133lbs) 133: Nick Garber (W) fall Marty Harnish, 1:17 (6-0)
141: Pat McCabe (W) dec Eric Rhoads 3-2 (9-0) 149: Jesse Byerly (W) fall Ronnie Cuff, 1:50 (15-0) 157: Mike Lussier (E) dec Jared Roberts 4-1 (15-3) 165: Jereme Heisey (E) dec Todd Martinek 5-3 (15-6) 174: Paul Connor (E) dec Matt Zimmerman 8-4 (15-9) 184: Bill Meaney (E) fall Charles Thomas, 6:26 (15-15) 197: Corbin Semple (W) fall Deron Sharp, 6:07 (21-15) 285: Melvin Narnick (W) fall Tim Katzaman, 6:39 (27-15) 125: Tyler Erdman (E) dec Rico Borz 8-4 (27-18) Seton Hill 19, Elizabethtown 13
133: Nick Nichols (SH) maj. dec. Marty Harnish 10-1 (4-0)(dual started at 133lbs) 141: Eric Rhoads (E) dec Dallas Evans 3-2 (4-3) 149: Kurt McCamley (SH) dec Ronnie Cuff 4-2 (7-3) 157: Kyle Deeds (E) dec Josh Voelker 4-1 (7-6) 165: Quade Miller (SH) dec Jereme Heisey 7-5 OT (10-6) 174: Dan Mathews (SH) dec Paul Connor 6-4 (13-6) 184: Nick Padezan (SH) dec Bill Meaney 4-0 (16-6) 197: Ron Oswald (SH) dec Deron Sharp 2-1 (19-6) 285: Tim Katzaman (E) dec Stephan Zubach 6-3 (19-9) 125: Tyler Erdman (E) maj. dec. Josh Testa 11-1 (19-13) Back to top 11/22/2008 Tiffany Kulp runs at NCAA Division III Championships ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Tiffany Kulp Competes at NCAA Division III Championships HANOVER, Ind. --- Elizabethtown College senior Tiffany Kulp (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) finished in 109th place at the NCAA Division III Women's Cross Country Championship at Hanover College on Saturday afternoon.  Kulp, who finished sixth in the NCAA Division III Mideast Region, covered the 6-kilometer course in 22:34.59 and was the ninth finisher from the region in the field of 279 runners.A four-time All-Region honoree, Kulp was the first Blue Jay women's runner to compete at the NCAA Division III championships in all four years of her career. Marie Borner of Bethel College won the individual championship with a time of 20:43.91, while Middlebury College won the team championship with 179 points, ahead of Calvin College (237 points) and Williams College (240 points). Back to top 11/22/2008 Men's basketball defeated by Rowan, 63-56 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Rowan 63, Elizabethtown 56 GETTYSBURG, Pa. ---Rowan University outscored Elizabethtown College 17-6 over the final nine minutes to rally for a 63-56 victory in the consolation game of the Gettysburg College Days Inn Tournament on Saturday afternoon. The Profs (1-3 overall) trailed 50-46 following a three-pointer by Etown's Chris Fairbanks (Lititz, PA/Warwick) with 9:48 to play, but held the Blue Jays (2-2 overall) to just two field goals the rest of the way to cap a comeback from a 14-point first-half deficit.Tyson Hartnett led Rowan with 15 points while Billy Care posted 13 points and nine rebounds for the Profs, who shot 53.7 percent (22-for-41) from the field as a team.  Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) was the lone Blue Jay to finish in double figures as he tallied 15 points in his first career start and was named to the All-Tournament Team, but Elizabethtown connected on just 43.4 percent (23-for-53) from the field and committed 23 turnovers.The Blue Jays held their largest lead of the game at 30-16 on a basket by Flanagan with 4:08 left in the first half, but the Profs took advantage of six Etown turnovers to close the half on a 15-0 run, taking a 31-30 lead to intermission. Neither team led by more than four points for most of the second half, but the Profs took control in the final five minutes as a 13-1 run gave Rowan a 59-51 lead with 1:26 to go. Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) tallied nine points for the Blue Jays, while Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. Off the bench, Chris Hill (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) posted four points and seven rebounds in 24 minutes of action.In the championship game, the host Bullets held on for a 58-56 win over SUNY Geneseo, with Gettysburg's Dan Capkin earning tournament Most Valuable Player honors. ROWAN UNIVERSITY 63, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 56 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 11/21/2008 #11 Gettysburg downs Etown, 71-56 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Gettysburg 71, Elizabethtown 56 GETTYSBURG, Pa. --- Dan Capkin poured home 28 points while three other players scored in double figures as 11th-ranked Gettysburg College defeated Elizabethtown College 71-56 in the opening round of the Gettysburg Days Inn Tip-Off Tournament on Friday evening. Capkin went 10-for-17 from the field, including 4-for-9 from three-point range, as the Bullets (1-0 overall) shot 60 percent (27-for-45) from the field as a team and led from start to finish by as many as 24 points.  Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) led the Blue Jays (2-1 overall) with 17 points and five rebounds while Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) reached double figures off the bench with 11 points, but Elizabethtown connected on just 31.7 percent (19-for-60) from the field as a team and was unable to capitalize on 22 Gettysburg turnovers.The Bullets dashed to a 12-4 lead after just five minutes of play, but the Blue Jays pulled within 14-13 on a three-pointer by Chris Fairbanks (Lititz, PA/Warwick) with 11:33 left in the first half. Six straight points by Capkin, who scored 15 in the half, fueled a surge that sent Gettysburg to halftime with a 35-22 lead. A 13-point deficit was the closest that Elizabethtown would come in the second half, as the Bullets followed up a 58.3 percent shooting effort in the first half by hitting 61.9 percent (13-for-21) from the field in the second half. Joining Capkin in double figures for Gettysburg were Corey Dorsey (15 points), Kevin Kennedy (13 points) and Andrew Powers (11 points). Powers and Dorsey each finished with six rebounds to tie for the team lead, while Powers also handed out five assists. In Friday's other game, SUNY Geneseo defeated Rowan University 62-55, meaning the Blue Jays will play Rowan in Saturday's consolation game at 2:00 p.m. followed by SUNY Geneseo against Gettysburg in the championship game at 4:00 p.m. GETTYSBURG COLLEGE 71, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 56 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 11/18/2008 Men's basketball rallies for 73-62 win over Lancaster Bible ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown 73, Lancaster Bible 62 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa --- Elizabethtown College rallied from a 13-point first-half deficit to defeat Lancaster Bible College 73-62 in non-conference men's basketball action at Thompson Gymnasium on Tuesday night.
Lancaster Bible used a 13-0 run to turn an early 10-9 deficit into a 22-10 lead on a layup by Carl Edwards with 8:08 left in the first half, and took its largest lead at 27-16 following a three-pointer by Harrison with 4:27 left in the half. Trailing 30-20 with one minute left in the first half, the Blue Jays halved the Charger lead to 30-25 at halftime, then scored the first 10 points of the second half to take a 35-30 lead on two foul shots by Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) with 16:41 to go. A three-pointer by Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) gave Elizabethtown a 42-33 lead with 14:39 to go, but the Chargers climbed back to a 44-44 tie on back-to-back three-pointers by Harrison and Keltner, the latter with 12:00 to play. However, Flanagan and Chris Jones (Airville, PA/Kennard-Dale) answered with three-pointers to give Elizabethtown a 50-44 lead with 10:53 left, and after two foul shots by Keltner, Jones hit another three to extend the Blue Jay advantage to 53-46 with 10:03 remaining. Harrison hit his fourth three-pointer of the night with 8:29 to play to bring the Chargers to within 54-52 at the 8:29 mark, but Lancaster Bible would score just one point over the next four minutes as Elizabethtown built a 60-53 lead with 4:56 to go. Flanagan finished with 13 points in 23 minutes off the Blue Jay bench, while Fogel added 13 points and a career-high five steals. Edwards finished with 12 points and a team-high 11 rebounds for the Chargers. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 73, LANCASTER BIBLE COLLEGE 62 Back to top 11/17/2008 Tiffany Vogel named All-Region in field hockey FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 17, 2008 Tiffany Vogel Named First-Team All-South Atlantic Region ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior defender Tiffany Vogel (Annville, PA/Palmyra) has been named to the Longstreth/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III All-South Atlantic Region first team, the NFHCA announced Monday.
On offense, she scored two goals and three assists for seven points to finish her career with eight goals and 10 assists for 26 points in 58 games. The Blue Jays finished 17-4 overall and in third place in the Commonwealth Conference with a 3-2 record. Elizabethtown was ranked 13th in the final STX/NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll. 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 11/16/2008 Wrestlers compete at Ursinus Fall Brawl ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING Elizabethtown Competes at Ursinus Fall Brawl Click here for tournament results COLLEGEVILLE,
Pa. --- Elizabethtown College had five placewinners at the Ursinus
College Fall Brawl on Sunday. There was no team scoring at the
tournament.Junior Tim Katzaman (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) was runner-up at 285 pounds to Brock Glotfelty of McDaniel College for the second time this season, as he fell in the finals after picking up two pins and a decision to advance to the title bout. First-year student Tyler Erdman (Herndon, PA/Line Mountain) took third at 125 pounds with an 8-3 win over Kyle Kinchen of the College of New Jersey. Erdman suffered his first loss of the year with a 5-4 setback to 9th-ranked Rob Miller of Thiel College, who went on to win the weight class, but finished the day with four victories.  Senior Jereme Heisey (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central)
was third at 165 pounds after defeating Chris Stout of Thiel 5-2 in the
third-place bout. He went 4-1 with two major decisions on the day, and
suffered his only loss by a 3-2 score to eventual champion Justin
Bonitatus of TCNJ, who is ranked sixth in the country.Sophomore Marty Harnish (Marietta, PA/Donegal) was fourth at 133 pounds after picking up three wins on the day but falling twice to Steve Kingsland of Ursinus, including a 2-0 setback in the third-place bout. Sophomore Brian Keyser (Pennsburg, PA/Upper Perkiomen) added a fourth-place finish at 285 pounds after falling in the third-place match to Cecil Lee of the Apprentice School. Keyser claimed two wins on the day, including a pin in 2:02 of John Christopher of Washington & Lee University. Sophomore Josh Cook (Gardners, PA/Boiling Springs) fell in the consolation semifinals at 174 pounds, but turned in a strong performance that included three pins, with two coming in the opening period. Ursinus College Fall Brawl No team scoring Elizabethtown College placewinners 125-Tyler Erdman, 3rd; 133-Marty Harnish, 4th; 165-Jereme Heisey, 3rd; 285-Tim Katzaman, 2nd; 285-Brian Keyser, 4th. 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 11/15/2008 Men's cross country finishes fifth in region ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Elizabethtown Takes Fifth at NCAA Mideast Regional WAYNESBURG, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's cross country team finished fifth at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional championship, held Saturday at the Greene County Airport.  First-year student Eric Reichert (Hershey, PA/Hershey) took All-Region honors with a 27th-place finish of 26:18 over the 8-kilometer course, and was the top freshman finisher in the field.Sophomore Chris Heisey (Middletown, PA/Middletown) took 41st place in a time of 26:41, followed by senior Jeremy Matula (Bath, PA/Northampton) in 45th place with a time of 26:47. First-year student Colby Miller (Oak Hill, VA/Flint Hill School) was 48th in a time of 26:53, and first-year student Evan DeArmitt (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin) was the final scoring runner in 58th place with a time of 27:04. All seven of Elizabethtown's entries finished in the top 70 in the field of 306 runners, as senior Scott Derkacz (Huguenot, NY/Port Jervis) placed 59th in a time of 27:05 and first-year student Charlie Larsen (Phoenix, MD/Dulaney) was 69th in 27:14. Led by individual champion Brian Harvey (25:10), Carnegie Mellon University won the team title with 37 points, followed by Allegheny University (73 points), Dickinson College (86 points), Haverford College (106 points) and Elizabethtown (214 points). NCAA Mideast Regional Men's Cross Country Championship at Greene County Airport - hosted by Waynesburg University Team standings (top 5): 1. Carnegie Mellon 37; 2. Allegheny 73; 3. Dickinson 86; 4. Haverford 106; 5. Elizabethtown 214. Top 10 finishers: 1. Brian Harvey (Carnegie Mellon) 25:10; 2. Eddie Penatar (Cabrini) 25:18; 3. Greg Leak (Dickinson) 25:22; 4. Dario Donatelli (Carnegie Mellon) 25:28; 5. Frank Eanes (Messiah) 25:31; 6. Breck Fresen (Carnegie Mellon) 25:36; 7. Tim Van Syckle (Muhlenberg) 25:37; 8. Zac Ross (Allegheny) 25:38; 9. Tony Dipre (Allegheny) 25:39; 10. Taylor Burmeister (Haverford) 25:42. Etown finishers: 27. Eric Reichert, 26:18; 41. Chris Heisey, 26:41; 45. Jeremy Matula, 26:47; 48. Colby Miller, 26:53; 58. Evan DeArmitt, 27:04; 59. Scott Derkacz, 27:05; 69. Charlie Larsen, 27:14. Back to top 11/15/2008 Women's XC takes fourth in region ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Elizabethtown Places Fourth at NCAA Mideast Regional WAYNESBURG, Pa. --- For the third straight year, the Elizabethtown College women's cross country team finished fourth at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional championship, held Saturday at the Greene County Airport. Senior Tiffany Kulp (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) finished sixth overall to qualify for the NCAA Division III championships for the fourth consecutive year and become the first Blue Jay women's runner to be named to the All-Region team in four straight years.Kulp's time of 22:29 over the 6-kilometer course was 28 seconds behind race winner Christa Johnson of Ursinus College, and enabled her to post a career-best finish at the Mideast Regional championship, after finishing 12th in 2005, 30th in 2006 and 17th in 2007. Junior Megan VanDenHengel (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) took All-Region honors for the second straight year after finishing 22nd in a time of 23:26, while senior Amanda Daws (Thorofare, NJ/West Deptford) is a first-time honoree as she finished 32nd in a time of 23:36. Sophomore Kristen O'Brien (Westminster, MD/Winters Mill) crossed the line in 23:45 to finish in 37th place for the Blue Jays, while sophomore Teresa Beshore (New Cumberland, PA/Red Land) was 91st in a time of 25:00. Johns Hopkins University placed five runners in the top 25 to win the team championship with 80 points, with Dickinson College in second with 129 points. Messiah College took third with 174 points, followed by Elizabethtown (182) and Grove City College (186). Johns Hopkins and Dickinson automatically qualify for the NCAA Division III championships next Saturday at Hanover (Ind.) College, and the Blue Jays will await to see if they are one of 16 at-large team selections. The announcement of the 32-team field for nationals will be made on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. NCAA Mideast Regional Women's Cross Country Championship at Greene County Airport - hosted by Waynesburg University Team standings (top 5): 1. Johns Hopkins 80; 2. Dickinson 129; 3. Messiah 174; 4. Elizabethtown 182; 5. Grove City 186. Top 10 finishers: 1. Christa Johnson (Ursinus) 22:01; 2. Kristen Carter (Grove City) 22:06; 3. Julia Seward (Grove City) 22:12; 4. Laura Paulsen (Johns Hopkins) 22:15; 5. Jackie Kirby (Keystone) 22:22; 6. Tiffany Kulp (Etown) 22:29; 7. Mira Patel (Johns Hopkins) 22:36; 8. Alycia Woodruff (Susquehanna) 22:38; 9. Jennifer Kooser (Messiah) 22:42; 10. Emily Lipman (Haverford) 22:47. Other Etown finishers: 22. Megan VanDenHengel, 23:26; 32. Amanda Daws, 23:41; 37. Kristen O'Brien, 23:45; 91. Teresa Beshore, 25:00; 171. Kathryn Howser, 26:22; 223. Alex Walmer, 27:47. Back to top 11/15/2008 Men's basketball downs Alvernia in season opener ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown 68, Alvernia 63
Flanagan, whose previous high was 10 points against Penn State Berks in last year's opener, went 7-for-10 from the field for the Blue Jays (1-0 overall), who led by as many as 14 points in the second half before the Crusaders (0-1 overall) rallied to within four in the final minute. Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) added 11 points and a game-high 10 rebounds before fouling out with 3:40 remaining, and Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) also reached double figures for the Blue Jays with 10 points and six boards. Tyrone Bradley led Alvernia with a game-high 19 points along with nine rebounds, and Jeff Amponseh chipped in with 11 points, five rebounds and four steals off the bench for the Crusaders. Elizabethtown led by as many as 13 points in the first half, and took a 31-21 lead to halftime as Flanagan connected for 11 points in 14 minutes off the bench for the Blue Jays. The Blue Jays took their largest lead of the game at 37-23 on a basket by Houseal with 16:38 remaining, but the Crusaders fought back to within 46-43 on a layup by Marcel Roane with 8:16 left. Etown answered with baskets on each of their next five possessions, capped by a driving layup by Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) that gave the Jays a 56-46 lead with 6:11 left. Trailing 65-55 with 2:43 to play, the Crusaders reeled off six straight points to trim the Blue Jay lead to 65-61 with 1:33 left on a basket by Bradley off an Elizabethtown turnover. Alvernia would have five shots to make it a one-possession game, but could not connect and Chris Fairbanks (Lititz, PA/Warwick) drilled three free throws in the final 24 seconds to put the game away. Fairbanks, who missed all of last season with a knee injury, started for the Blue Jays and scored eight points - all from the foul line - in 21 minutes of action. Schaffer and Kyle McConnell (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) each finished with six assists at the point for Elizabethtown, while Brian Allport (Quarryville, PA/Solanco) tallied five points and two rebounds in 16 minutes off the bench. Elizabethtown shot 44.6 percent (25-for-56) from the field, but held Alvernia to 42.1 percent (24-for-57) on the afternoon. The Crusaders were also plagued by 24 turnovers and went just 13-for-21 (61.9 percent) from the foul line. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 68, ALVERNIA UNIVERSITY 63 Back to top 11/15/2008 Swimmers split tri meet with Messiah and Susquehanna ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING Messiah 128, Elizabethtown 66 (men) Elizabethtown 116, Messiah 71 (women)
For the women (3-3), first year student Emily Robinson (Columbia, PA/Lancaster Catholic) continued her dominance of the distance events, capturing the 1000 free in a time of 11:39.60 and the 500 free in 5:42.23. Junior Lindsay Riley (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) was victorious in the 50 freestyle (26.27).
Sophomore Courtney Kelly (Guilford, CT/Guilford) touched first in the 200 freestyle (2:07.93), while senior Jenny Brizek (Sinking Spring, PA/Conrad Weiser) won the 200 IM in 2:23.50. The Blue Jay women also won the 200 freestyle relay, as the team of Brizek, junior Kara Geiger (Zionsville, PA/Emmaus), sophomore Stephanie Hellman (Shrewsbury, NJ/Red Bank Catholic), and Riley captured the win in 1:46.56. For the men (1-5), senior Chris Miller (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) won a trio of events, capturing the 200 freestyle (1:52.71), the 100 backstroke (58.20) and the 500 freestyle (5:06.00). In the other leg of the meet, Susquehanna defeated Messiah 106-93 in men's action and 108-79 in women's competition. Men’s Team Score: Messiah 128, Elizabethtown 66; Susquehanna 108, Elizabethtown 65; Susquehanna 106, Messiah 93
Men’s Event Winners (all distances in yards): 200 medley relay: Steve Grieb / Collin Sullivan / Richard Brinker / Rob Lombardi (S), 1:46.12 1000 free: Alex Willcox (S), 10:47.99 200 free: Chris Miller (E), 1:52.71 50 free: Mitchell Young (M), 23.34 200 IM: James Strande (S), 2:23.50 100 fly: Jeff Kormanik (S), 56.78 100 free: James Strande (S), 51.47 100 back: Chris Miller (E), 58.20 500 free: Chris Miller (E), 5:06.00 100 breast: Derek Forster (M), 1:10.61 200 free relay: Anthony Addlelsberger / Branden Brunner / Mitchell Young / Zachary McArdle (M), 1:32.67 Women's Team Score: Elizabethtown 116, Messiah 71; Elizabethtown 117, Susquehanna 70; Susquehanna 108, Messiah 79 Back to top 11/14/2008 Women's soccer claims four All-Conference selections FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, November 14, 2008 Four Blue Jays Named All-Conference in Women's Soccer ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's soccer team has had four players named to the All-Commonwealth Conference team, as voted upon by the league's seven head coaches and announced Friday. A trio of seniors - forwards Brooke Dotterer (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) and Jenna Russo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park) and defender Gretchen Geiger (Pilesgrove, NJ/Woodstown) were first-team selections while junior Erin Scott (West Chester, PA/Bishop Shanahan) was a second-team choice. Together, they helped the Blue Jays to a 13-6-2 overall record and an appearance in the Commonwealth Conference finals for the third consecutive season.
Russo was named first-team All-Conference for the third straight year and is also a four-time All-Conference honoree. She finished with nine goals and five assists for 23 points, including three game-winning goals, had a five-game point streak late in the season in which she registered four goals and four assists. She closed her Blue Jay career with 37 goals and 23 assists for 97 points, ranking fifth in goals and points and tied for 10th in assists.
A four-year starter, Geiger tallied eight goals and four assists for 20 points in 83 games (73 starts), while helping the Blue Jays record 43 shutouts in 84 games.
In three seasons, Scott has accumulated seven goals and eight assists for 22 points in 58 games, 45 of them starts. Messiah, which placed six players on the first team and three on the second team, had the conference Player of the Year in midfielder Amanda Naeher, while Widener University's Brittany Harvis was the Rookie of the Year and Brian Sheehan took Coach of the Year honors. Back to top 11/13/2008 Cross country teams to run at NCAA Mideast Regionals FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, November 13, 2008 Cross Country Teams Prepare for NCAA Mideast Regional Meet ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's and women's cross country teams will compete at the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional meet at the Greene County Airport in Waynesburg on Saturday. The men's 8-kilometer race begins at 11:00 a.m. followed by the women's 6-kilometer race at noon. The Elizabethtown women finished fourth at last year's Mideast Regional meet and earned a berth in the NCAA Division III championships, where they finished in a tie for 23rd place in a field of 32 teams. The Blue Jay men finished in the top 10 in the region eight straight years from 1999 through 2006, including winning the 2002 championship. Elizabethtown's women won the Middle Atlantic Conference championship for the second straight year and third time in the last five years, placing four runners in the top 10 to finish six points ahead of nationally-ranked Messiah College. Leading the Blue Jay squad of seven runners is senior Tiffany Kulp (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge), who finished second at the MAC championships and is a three-time All-Region runner. Last year, she finished 17th in the region after taking 12th as a first-year runner in 2005. Two other All-Region runners in the Blue Jay lineup are junior Megan VanDenHengel (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley), who finished seventh at the MAC championships and 34th at last year's regional meet, and sophomore Kristen O'Brien (Westminster, MD/Winters Mill), who was eighth in the MAC this year and 28th in the region last season. Senior Amanda Daws (Thorofare, NJ/West Deptford) also turned in a top-10 finish at the MAC championships as she came in ninth, while sophomore Teresa Beshore (New Cumberland, PA/Red Land) finished in 17th place. Rounding out the Blue Jay lineup are first-year student Kathryn Howser (Annapolis, MD/Annapolis), who was 44th at the conference meet, and sophomore Alex Walmer (Hershey, PA/Hershey), who came in 47th place. The Blue Jay men finished as runner-up to Messiah at the MAC championships, with their top seven runners finishing in the top 15 in the final individual standings. Four of Elizabethtown's seven entrants are first-year students, each of whom finished 22nd or better at the conference championships. Senior Jeremy Matula (Bath, PA/Northampton) led the Blue Jays at the MAC meet by finishing in third place, followed in fourth by senior Scott Derkacz (Huguenot, NY/Port Jervis) and in sixth by first-year student Colby Miller (Oak Hill, VA/Flint Hill School). Joining Miller as first-year students making their regional debuts are Eric Reichert (Hershey, PA/Hershey), who was 12th at the conference meet, Charlie Larsen (Phoenix, MD/Dulaney), who took 13th, and Evan DeArmitt (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin), who placed in 22nd. Sophomore Chris Heisey (Middletown, PA/Middletown) will also compete for the Blue Jays following a 17th-place finish in the MAC. The top two teams and top seven individuals not with a qualifying team in each region in both the men's and women's events will automatically qualify for the NCAA Division III championship at Hanover (Ind.) College on Saturday, Nov. 22. Back to top 11/13/2008 Three named to field hockey All-Conference team FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, November 13, 2008 Elizabethtown Places Three on All-Conference Field Hockey Team ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Three members of the Elizabethtown College field hockey team have been selected to the All-Commonwealth Conference team, as voted upon by the league's six head coaches and released Thursday.
DeMatteis led the Blue Jays with 17 goals and four assists for 38 points, including four multiple-goal games. She scored all four goals as the Blue Jays defeated Arcadia University 4-0 on Oct. 11, and tallied at least one goal in 11 of the team's 21 games.
Angstadt, a three-time second-team All-Conference selection, scored eight goals and eight assists for 24 points as the Blue Jays went 11-0 when she registered at least one point. For her career, she finished with 30 goals and 26 assists for 86 points in 79 games. Alex Wolfe of Lebanon Valley College was named conference Player of the Year, while Kourtney Ehly of Messiah College was Rookie of the Year and Jan Trapp of Messiah was Coach of the Year. Back to top 11/12/2008 Wrestling downs Johns Hopkins, 35-3 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING Elizabethtown 35, Johns Hopkins 3 ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa --- Elizabethtown College won nine of 10 bouts against Johns Hopkins University in a 35-3 win in non-conference wrestling action on Wednesday evening at Thompson Gymnasium.
Earning decision wins for Elizabethtown, at 133; sophomore Marty Harnish (Marietta, PA/Donegal), at 141, junior Eric Rhoads (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central), at 149, first year student Ronnie Cuff (Pittsgrove, NJ/Schalick), at 157, junior Mike Lussier (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East), at 165, senior Jereme Heisey (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central), and at 174, junior Paul Connor (Tabernacle, NJ/Shawnee). Elizabethtown 35, Johns Hopkins 3 Back to top 11/12/2008 Swimming sweeps past King's ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Elizabethtown 130, King's 99 (men) ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Host Elizabethtown College picked up men's and women's victories in Middle Atlantic Conference swimming action against King's College, defeating the Monarchs 130-99 in men's action and 151-92 in women's competition. The Blue Jay women (1-3 overall, 1-1 MAC) won the first 11 events against the Lady Monarchs (1-3 overall, 0-2 MAC) before swimming exhibition for the final three races. Earning a pair of victories were senior Jenny Brizek (Sinking Spring, PA/Conrad Weiser) in the 50 freestyle (26.92 seconds) and 1000 freestyle (11:56.02), junior Lindsay Riley (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) in the 100 backstroke (1:06.18) and 100 freestyle (59.27 seconds), junior Danielle Hopkins (Franklin, MA/Franklin) in the 100 breaststroke (1:17.67) and 200 breaststroke (2:48.30) and first-year student Emily Robinson (Columbia, PA/Lancaster Catholic) in the 200 freestyle (2:10.87) and 500 freestyle (5:53.63). Sophomore Courtney Kelly (Guilford, CT/Guilford) won the 200 backstroke (2:22.15) and senior Sarah Berry (Walnutport, PA/Northampton) captured the 200 butterfly (2:39.23). The 200 medley relay team of Brizek, Hopkins, junior Kara Geiger (Zionsville, PA/Emmaus) and Riley finished first with a time of 2:06.97. For the men (1-3 overall, 1-1 MAC), junior Dan Provence (Brookhaven, PA/Penncrest) and junior Matt Drob (Strasburg, PA/Lampeter-Strasburg) each won three individual events, as Provence took the 50 freestyle in 24.97 seconds, the 200 freestyle in 1:59.80 and the 200 breaststroke in 2:39.35 while Drob won the 100 freestyle (52.56 seconds), 100 butterfly (1:00.42) and the 200 individual medley (2:21.79). Senior Chris Miller (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) added wins in the 1000 freestyle (10:42.30) and 500 freestyle (5:06.88), sophomore Tom Hagerty (Enola, PA/East Pennsboro) won the 200 butterfly (2:21.61), junior Kevin Smedman (Fort Montgomery, NY/James I. O'Neill) took first in the 200 backstroke (2:17.62) and first-year student Dan Bolstein (Maple Glen, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) was the winner in the 100 backstroke (1:02.39). The 200 freestyle relay team of Provence, Hagerty, Miller and Drob capped the meet by finishing first in a time of 1:45.24. Men’s Team Score: Elizabethtown 130, King's 99 Men’s Event Winners (all distances in yards): 200 medley relay: Dave Washick/Eric Stencovage/Jim Martin/Jack Harrington (K), 2:01.72 1000 free: Chris Miller (E), 10:42.30 200 free: Dan Provence (E), 1:59.80 100 back: Dan Bolstein (E), 1:02.39 100 breast: Eric Stencovage (K), 1:08.69 200 fly: Tom Hagerty (E), 2:21.61 50 free: Dan Provence (E), 24.97 100 free: Matt Drob (E), 52.56 200 back: Kevin Smedman (E), 2:17.62 200 breast: Dan Provence (E), 2:39.35 500 free: Chris Miller (E), 5:06.88 100 fly: Matt Drob (E), 1:00.42 200 IM: Matt Drob (E), 2:21.79 200 free relay: Dan Provence/Tom Hagerty/Chris Miller/Matt Drob (E), 1:45.24 Women's Team Score: Elizabethtown 151, King's 92 Women’s Event Winners (all distances in yards): 200 medley relay: Jenny Brizek/Danielle Hopkins/Kara Geiger/Lindsay Riley (E), 2:06.97 1000 free: Jenny Brizek (E), 11:56.02 200 free: Emily Robinson (E), 2:10.87 100 back: Lindsay Riley (E), 1:06.18 100 breast: Danielle Hopkins (E), 1:17.67 200 fly: Sarah Berry (E), 2:39.23 50 free: Jenny Brizek (E), 26.92 100 free: Lindsay Riley (E), 59.27 200 back: Courtney Kelly (E), 2:22.15 200 breast: Danielle Hopkins (E), 2:48.30 500 free: Emily Robinson (E), 5:53.63 100 fly: Sara Schmader (K), 1:10.53 200 IM: Amanda Casey (K), 2:42.54 200 free relay: Casey Cloman/Becca Smith/Sara Schmader/Maggie Nealer (K), 1:56.76 Back to top 11/12/2008 Diller, Filewicz named second team in men's soccer FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Diller, Filewicz Named Second-Team All-Conference ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. ---Elizabethtown College senior forward Matt Diller (Chambersburg, PA/Mercersburg Academy) and sophomore forward Andrew Filewicz (Wenonah, NJ/Northeast Catholic) have been named second-team All-Commonwealth Conference in men's soccer, as voted upon by the league's seven head coaches and announced Wednesday.
Diller led the Blue Jays with five goals and 10 points in 17 games (16 starts), including the only goal in a 1-0 win over NCAA Division III tournament participant Susquehanna University on Oct. 29. He concluded his career with 23 goals and five assists for 51 points in 69 games. Filewicz, who was honored as the Commonwealth Conference Rookie of the Year last season, finished with a goal and three assists in 17 games (all starts). His goal came in a 2-0 Homecoming win over Arcadia University on Oct. 18.Messiah College's JD Binger was named conference Player of the Year, with Derek Black of Lebanon Valley College earning Rookie of the Year honors. Lebanon Valley head coach Charlie Grimes, a 1997 Elizabethtown graduate, was selected Coach of the Year after leading the Dutchmen to the regular-season conference title. Back to top 11/11/2008 Volleyball places three on All-Conference team FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Volleyball Places Three on All-Conference Team ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Three members of the Elizabethtown College volleyball team have been named All-Commonwealth Conference, as selected by the league's seven head coaches and released Tuesday.
Tanner, a second-team honoree last season, led the Blue Jays with 426 kills, the third-highest single-season total in program history, and added a team-best 384 digs while playing in all but one of the team's 133 sets. During the season, Tanner became the sixth player in program history to reach 1,000 career kills and the 10th to record 1,000 digs. She presently ranks fifth in career kills with 1,112 and fifth in career digs with 1,194.  Deats led the Blue Jays in hitting percentage at .298, and was second on the team in kills (247) while leading the squad in service aces (60) and blocks (103). In three seasons at Elizabethtown, Deats has 667 kills and 293 blocks.Hayes was fourth on the team with 172 kills and in hitting percentage at .247, and ranked second on the squad with 53 blocks. She is the first Blue Jay rookie to earn a berth on the All-Conference team since both Kelly Downs and Ashley Whitmarsh were honored in 2004.  The Blue Jays finished 16-19 overall and in second place in the Commonwealth Conference with a 5-1 record. Elizabethtown, the defending conference champion, advanced to the title match for the third straight year before falling to Lebanon Valley College in the finals.Erin Yost of Lebanon Valley was named conference Player of the Year, while the Dutchmen's Wayne Perry took Coach of the Year honors. Jamie Ballew from Widener University was the league's Rookie of the Year. Back to top 11/11/2008 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 11/10/2008 Men's hoops picked sixth in conference poll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 10, 2008 Men's Basketball Picked Sixth in Commonwealth Conference Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team has been picked to finish sixth in the Commonwealth Conference preseason coaches' poll, released Monday. The Blue Jays, who finished 15-9 overall and 2-8 in the conference last season, return two starters and seven letterwinners for head coach Bob Schlosser, who enters his 19th season on the Etown bench with 279 career victories. Junior center Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) is Elizabethtown's top returning scorer after averaging 11.7 points and a team-high 5.9 rebounds, while leading the Commonwealth Conference in blocked shots with 36. Senior point guard Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) added 4.5 points per game and led the conference in assists with 114 in 24 games (4.75 per game). Expected to round out the starting lineup are junior swingman Chris Fairbanks (Lititz, PA/Warwick), who returns to action after missing last season with a knee injury, junior forward Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) and sophomore guard Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg). Defending
conference champion Widener University earned six of the seven
first-place votes and 43 points to take the top spot in the poll,
followed by Lycoming College (34 points), Lebanon Valley College and
Albright College (32 points each), Messiah College (21 points),
Elizabethtown (19 points) and newcomer Arcadia University (15 points). Elizabethtown opens its 2008-09 season on Saturday, Nov. 15 hosting Alvernia University at 3:00 p.m. in Thompson Gymnasium. Back to top 11/9/2008 Wrestlers take second at Messiah Invitational ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING Elizabethtown Finishes Second at Messiah Invitational GRANTHAM, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College wrestling team opened its 2008-09 season with a second-place finish at the eight-team Messiah College Invitational on Saturday.The Blue Jays, who had just 16 of their 30 wrestlers in action, scored 80 points as a team to finish behind the host Falcons, which tallied 84 points. McDaniel College (62.5 points), Waynesburg University (62 points) and Case Western Reserve University (61.5 points) finished third through fifth, respectively.Elizabethtown claimed a pair of individual champions at the tournament, as first-year student Tyler Erdman (Herndon, PA/Line Mountain) posted four falls to win at 125 pounds and junior Eric Rhoads (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) took the championship at 141 pounds. Erdman rolled to the championship match with technical falls over Thomas Hsu of UMBC (18-0), Zach Morris of McDaniel (15-0) and Jimmy Millar of Case Western Reserve (20-2), then pinned Josh Boyle of Waynesburg in 3:45 in the finals.  Rhoads claimed a 4-2 decision over Rocky Barilla of Johns Hopkins University and an 8-4 win over James Bloom of Ursinus College to advance to the finals, where he edged top-seeded Justin Bowser of UMBC by a 3-2 score to claim the title.Sophomore Bill Meaney (Toms River, NJ/Manchester Township) finished second at 184 pounds to Nate Murren of Ursinus after advancing to the finals with wins over Chuck Thomas of Waynesburg by fall in 58 seconds and Matt McHugh of Messiah by a 4-3 score. Junior Tim Katzaman (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) placed second at 285 pounds to Brock Glotfelty of McDaniel, after wins by decision over Ethan Covalt of Messiah (5-0) and Matt Rugani of Johns Hopkins (3-1). Senior Jereme Heisey (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) finished third at 165 pounds after defeating Leif Huber of UMBC by a 7-4 score in the third-place match. Fourth-place finishes came from first-year student Will Bentley (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) at 125 pounds, junior Mike Lussier (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East) at 157 pounds and junior Paul Connor (Tabernacle, PA/Shawnee) at 174 pounds. Team scores 1. Messiah 84; 2. Elizabethtown 80; 3. McDaniel 62.5; 4. Waynesburg 62; 5. Case Western 61.5; 6. Johns Hopkins 54; 7. Ursinus 48.5; 8. UMBC 36. Elizabethtown College placewinners 125-Tyler Erdman, 1st; 141-Eric Rhoads, 1st; 157-Mike Lussier, 4th; 165-Jereme Heisey, 3rd; 174-Paul Connor, 4th; 184-Bill Meaney, 2nd; 285-Tim Katzaman, 2nd. Back to top 11/8/2008 Volleyball downed by LVC in conference finals ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Lebanon Valley 3, Elizabethtown 0 ANNVILLE, Pa. --- Top-seeded Lebanon Valley College won its first-ever Commonwealth Conference volleyball championship with a 3-0 victory over Elizabethtown College on Saturday evening, winning by scores of 25-18, 25-14 and 25-15. The Dutchmen (33-2 overall) won their 22nd consecutive match and earned a bid to the NCAA Division III tournament for the first time in program history by avenging a 3-0 loss to the Blue Jays (16-20 overall) in last year's championship match. Michelle Little led Lebanon Valley with 11 kills, while tournament Most Valuable Player Erin Yost had a match-high 32 assists. Brandi Roth led the Dutchmen defensive effort with 17 digs. For the Blue Jays, junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) closed out a stellar season with nine kills and 11 digs, while sophomore Crystal Agnew (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) had 14 assists and sophomore Allie Gold (Columbia, PA/Hempfield) posted 18 digs. Lebanon Valley Coll. def. Elizabethtown Coll. 25-18, 25-14, 25-15 Kills: Michelle Little, 11 Assists: Erin Yost, 32 Digs: Brandi Roth, 17 Aces: Joelle Snyder, 3 Blocks: Emily Hopkins, 5 Back to top 11/8/2008 Messiah downs Etown 2-0 in women's soccer finals ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOCCER Saturday, November 8, 2008 Messiah 2, Elizabethtown 0 GRANTHAM, Pa. --- Two first-half goals and a stifling defensive effort gave Messiah College a 2-0 victory over Elizabethtown College in the Commonwealth Conference women's soccer championship match on Saturday evening.Joanna Haqq and Erin Hench scored 10 minutes apart late in the first half, while the Falcon defense did not allow a shot at goal to lift second-ranked Messiah (19-0-2 overall) their second straight conference championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament. The Blue Jays (13-6-2 overall) will await a possible NCAA tournament bid after falling to the Falcons for the second time in a week. The tournament bracket will be announced Monday morning. Haqq opened the scoring at 26:30 with her 10th goal of the season on a corner kick that deflected off the post, and Hench added her 16th of the year at 36:55 with assists to Kacie Klynstra and Amy Horst. Messiah finished with a 17-0 advantage in shots and a 7-2 edge in corner kicks over Elizabethtown, as the teams were facing each other in the championship match for the third consecutive season. Senior Angela Freeland (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) tallied six saves in goal for the Blue Jays, while Brindley Beckwith played 90 minutes for the Falcons to register the shutout. Elizabethtown Coll. (13-6-2) vs. Messiah College (19-0-2) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 0 0 - 0 Messiah College..... 2 0 - 2 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 26:30 MESS Joanna Haqq (unassisted) 2. 36:55 MESS Erin Hench (Kacie Klynstra;Amy Horst) Shots: Elizabethtown 0, Messiah 17 Corners: Elizabethtown 2, Messiah 7 Saves: Elizabethtown Coll. 7 (Angela Freeland 6; Team 1), Messiah 0 (Brindley Beckwith 0) Back to top 11/8/2008 Swimmers open MAC schedule with Lycoming ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING Lycoming 117, Elizabethtown 60 (men) ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College hosted Lycoming College in Middle Atlantic Conference swimming action on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Pool. The Blue Jay men were defeated 117-60 and the women fell 105-100. Sophomore Courtney Kelly (Guilford, CT/Guilford) touched first in the 200 freestyle (2:08.34) and also won the 200 backstroke in 2:22.10. The 200 freestyle relay team of junior Kara Geiger(Zionsville, PA/Emmaus), junior Sara Crimmel (Tunkhannock, PA/Tunkhannock), Robinson, and sophomore Stephanie Hellman (Shrewsbury, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) captured the win in 1:47.91. For the men (0-3), senior Chris Miller (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) won a pair of events, capturing the 400 IM (4:42.35) and the 500 freestyle (5:12.33). Junior Dan Provence (Brookhaven, PA/Penncrest) won the 200 breastroke for the Blue Jays in 2:43.24. Men’s Team Score: Lycoming 117, Elizabethtown 60
Men’s Event Winners (all distances in yards): 200 medley relay: Mark Fries / Joe Andrie / Brian Fausel / Chad Lemmons (L), 1:46.37 1000 free: Dave Zablocki (L), 11:39.73 200 free: John Dougherty (L), 1:56.03 50 free: Mark Fries (L), 23.48 400 IM: Chris Miller (E), 4:42.35 100 fly: Brian Fausel (L), 2:15.91 100 free: Derek Lupia (L), 54.10 200 back: Mark Fries (L), 2:15.22 500 free: Chris Miller (E), 5:12.33 200 breast: Dan Provence (E), 2:43.24 200 free relay: Derek Lupia / Mike Tonart / Brandon Good / Dave Zablocki (L), 1:42.15 Women's Team Score: Lycoming 105, Elizabethtown 100 Back to top 11/7/2008 Blue Jays drop non-conference meet at York ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING Elizabethtown Defeated by York in Swim Action, 120-67 (men) and 110-90 (women) YORK, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College swimming teams fell to York College on Wednesday evening, 120-67 for the men and 110-90 for the women. For the women (1-2 overall), sophomore Lindsay Riley (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) won two events, capturing the 50 free (26.36) and 100 back (1:06.36), and first-year student Molly Goldrick (Hampden, MA/Wilbraham & Monson Academy) took the 100 breast (1:21.22). For the men (1-2 overall), junior Tim Donahue (Hatfield, PA/Lansdale Catholic) picked up a victory in the 100 breast (1:07.06), and junior Chris Miller (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) was victorious in the 500 free (5:09.41). Both teams posted wins in the 200 free relay, as the women touched the wall in 1:53.53, and men in 1:43.80. at York, Pa. Women’s Event Winners (all distances in yards): Back to top 11/6/2008 Women's soccer, volleyball teams to play for conference titles FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, November 6, 2008 Women's Soccer, Volleyball to Play for Conference Titles ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's soccer and volleyball teams will compete for Commonwealth Conference championships on Saturday. The women's soccer team will play at Messiah College at 5:00 p.m., while the volleyball team battles at Lebanon Valley College at 6:00 p.m. In women's soccer, the Blue Jays advanced to the conference finals with a 3-2 win at Widener University on Wednesday afternoon, as senior Jenna Russo scored a pair of goals in the final 8 minutes, 30 seconds to erase a 2-1 deficit. Elizabethtown (13-5-2 overall) will play Messiah (18-0-2 overall) for the conference title for the third straight season after the Falcons defeated Arcadia 4-0 in Wednesday's other semifinal game. The Blue Jays won the 2006 championship by a 1-0 score, while the Falcons captured the crown last year with a 3-0 win. Messiah defeated Elizabethtown 5-1 in the regular-season finale for both teams last Saturday. Volleyball moved to the conference championship match for the second straight season with a thrilling 3-2 win over Widener at Thompson Gymnasium on Wednesday night. Junior Paige Tanner led the Blue Jays with 21 kills in the victory.The Blue Jays (16-19 overall) and the Dutchmen (32-2 overall) are meeting for the conference championship for the second straight season. Elizabethtown defeated LVC 3-0 in last year's title match for the first conference crown in program history. Lebanon Valley, which has won 21 consecutive matches since Sept. 19, defeated Elizabethtown 3-0 on Oct. 29 to secure the top seed in the conference playoffs. Admission to all conference championship events is $5 for adults, $4 for senior citizens, $2 for students and free for children not yet in school. Back to top 11/5/2008 Volleyball moves to conference finals with 3-2 win over Widener ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Elizabethtown 3, Widener 2 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) recorded a match-high 21 kills as Elizabethtown College advanced to the Commonwealth Conference volleyball finals with a 3-2 win over Widener University in semifinal action at Thompson Gymnasium on Wednesday night. Game scores were 25-23, 20-25, 25-20, 18-25 and 15-11.
Danielle Wetling led the Pride (25-9 overall) with 19 kills, while Rachel Lambert added 15 kills. Jamie Ballew dished out 44 assists, recorded 13 kills and had six blocks, and Julieanne Gryn led the Widener defense with 34 digs. Elizabethtown Coll. def. Widener University 25-23, 20-25, 25-20, 18-25, 15-11 Kills: Danielle Wetling, 19 Assists: Jamie Ballew, 44 Digs: Julieanne Gryn, 34 Aces: Julieanne Gryn, 2 Blocks: Devan Green, 7 Back to top 11/5/2008 Women's soccer rallies past Widener, 3-2 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOCCER Wednesday, November 5, 2008 Elizabethtown 3, Widener 2 CHESTER, Pa. --- Senior Jenna Russo (Florham Park, NJ/Hanover Park) scored twice in the final 8 minutes, 30 seconds as Elizabethtown College rallied for a 3-2 victory at Widener University in Commonwealth Conference women's soccer semifinal action on Wednesday afternoon. Russo scored the tying goal at 81:30 and netted the game-winner at 87:21 for the Blue Jays (13-5-2 overall), who advance to Saturday's conference championship match at top-seeded Messiah College, which defeated Arcadia University 4-0 in Wednesday's other semifinal match.Sam Baer scored a pair of goals for the Pride (11-5-2 overall), which squandered leads of 1-0 and 2-1 in its first home conference playoff game since 1995. Trailing 2-1 with less than nine minutes left, the Blue Jays knotted the score as Russo headed home a corner kick by sophomore Katelyn Roderick (Lititz, PA/Manheim Township) to even the score at 2-2 with 8:30 remaining. Russo put home the winning goal with just 2:39 to go as she outraced the Pride defense and rolled the ball past the keeper for her ninth goal of the season. Baer opened the scoring just 1:57 into the contest as she deposited her fifth goal of the year off an assist by Brittany Harvis, but senior Brooke Dotterer (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) answered with her team-high 14th goal of the year at 28:32 on a header to knot the score at 1-1. Baer put the Pride ahead 2-1 at 53:02 with her sixth goal of the year and second of the day off an assist by Sarah Schaffer, but Russo stepped up late to send the Blue Jays to the conference finals for the third straight season. The Blue Jays finished with a 13-6 edge in shots over the Pride, who took four corner kicks to two by Elizabethtown. Senior Angela Freeland (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) tallied two saves in goal for Elizabethtown, while Alee Gunter also made two stops in net for Widener. Elizabethtown Coll. (13-5-2) vs. Widener University (11-5-2) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 1 2 - 3 Widener University.. 1 1 - 2 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 1:57 WID Sam Baer (Brittany Harvis) 2. 28:32 ETOWN Brooke Dotterer (unassisted) 3. 53:02 WID Sam Baer (Sarah Schaffer) 4. 81:30 ETOWN Jenna Russo (Katelyn Roderick) 5. 87:21 ETOWN Jenna Russo (unassisted) Shots: Elizabethtown 13, Widener 6 Corners: Elizabethtown 2, Widener 4 Saves: Elizabethtown 2 (Angela Freeland 2), Widener 2 (Alee Gunter 2) Back to top 11/5/2008 Swimmers take on York in non-conference action ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING York College 163, Elizabethtown 33 (men) ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's and women's swimming teams were defeated by visiting York College on Wednesday evening, as the men fell 163-33 and the women were dropped 123-82. For the women (0-2), junior Lindsay Riley (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) led the Blue Jays with two wins, in the 50 freestyle (26.31) and 100 freestyle (57.94). First year student Emily Robinson (Columbia, PA/Lancaster Catholic) was victorious in the 1000 freestyle in a time of 11:37.98. Men’s Team Score: York College 166, Elizabethtown 33 Women's Team Score: York College 123, Elizabethtown 82 Back to top 11/5/2008 Field hockey downed by LVC in conference semifinals ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Lebanon Valley 4, Elizabethtown 0 ANNVILLE, Pa. --- Jocelyn Novak scored three goals to propel seventh-ranked Lebanon Valley College to a 4-0 victory over 13th-ranked Elizabethtown College in Commonwealth Conference field hockey semifinal action on Wednesday afternoon.Novak scored in the sixth, 35th and 39th minutes for the Flying Dutchmen (18-2 overall), who advance to Saturday's conference final against top-ranked Messiah College, which defeated Widener University 7-0 in Wednesday's other semifinal game. Lauren Seidenstricker also scored for Lebanon Valley, which used two goals in the final 2:18 of the first half to turn a 1-0 lead into a 3-0 advantage at halftime. Novak opened the scoring at 5:05 as she took a through pass from Alex Wolfe and scored her 27th goal of the season. After Seidenstricker netted her third of the year on a rebound at 32:42, Novak knocked home a crossing pass by Wolfe with just 13 seconds left in the first half to give the Dutchmen a 3-0 lead. In the second half, Novak scored her 29th of the year at 38:50 as she tipped home a shot by Avery Carter, off a penalty corner by Shelly Lobach. Lebanon Valley finished with an 18-10 advantage in shots over the Blue Jays, and held a 14-7 edge in penalty corners despite allowing five in the final six minutes. Junior Liz Hannegan (Lancaster, PA/McCaskey) finished with 10 saves in goal for the Blue Jays, while Caitlin Baro made four stops for the Dutchmen. Elizabethtown Coll. (17-4) vs. Lebanon Valley Coll. (18-2) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 0 0 - 0 Lebanon Valley Coll. 3 1 - 4 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 5:05 LVC Jocelyn Novak (Alex Wolfe) 2. 32:42 LVC Lauren Seidenstricker (unassisted) 3. 34:47 LVC Jocelyn Novak (Alex Wolfe) 4. 38:50 LVC Jocelyn Novak (Avery Carter;Shelly Lobach) Shots: Elizabethtown 10, Lebanon Valley 18 Corners: Elizabethtown 7, Lebanon Valley 14 Saves: Elizabethtown 10 (Liz Hannegan 10), Lebanon Valley 4 (Caitlin Baro 4) Back to top 11/4/2008 Field hockey still 13th in NFHCA Division III Poll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 4, 2008 Field Hockey Holds Onto 13th in NFHCA Division III Poll ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College field hockey team is ranked 13th in the STX/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III National
Coaches Poll for the fourth straight week, the NFHCA announced Tuesday. The Blue Jays (17-3 overall) concluded their regular season last week with wins over Susquehanna University (2-1) and Albright College (4-0), securing the third seed in this week's Commonwealth Conference playoffs. Elizabethtown's 17 wins are tied for the second-most in program history with the 1985 squad, trailing only the 20 victories recorded by the 1986 team.Messiah College moved into the top spot in this week's rankings, followed by Tufts University, Ursinus College, Bowdoin College and the College of New Jersey. The Blue Jays will play at seventh-ranked Lebanon Valley College on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in a Commonwealth Conference semifinal. The winner will face the winner of Wednesday's other semifinal between Messiah and Widener University for the conference title on Saturday. Back to top 11/3/2008 Blue Jay teams open conference playoffs on Wednesday FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 3, 2008 Three Elizabethtown Teams to Battle for Conference Titles This Week ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Three Elizabethtown College teams will seek Commonwealth Conference championships this week as the conference begins postseason play. The women's soccer, field hockey and volleyball teams will each compete in semifinal action on Wednesday, with field hockey playing at Lebanon Valley College at 2:30 p.m., women's soccer in action at Widener University at 4:00 p.m. and volleyball hosting Widener at 7:00 p.m.Field hockey (17-3 overall, 3-2 Commonwealth), ranked 13th in the STX/NFHCA NCAA Division III coaches poll, earned the third seed in the four-team field and will be appearing in the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year. During the regular season, the Blue Jays lost to Lebanon Valley 2-0 on Wolf Field. Women's soccer (12-5-2 overall, 3-2-1 Commonwealth) is seeded third and is in the conference tournament for the fifth straight year and the 12th time in the last 13 seasons. The Blue Jays, who won the conference title in 2006 and finished as runner-up last year, tied Widener 0-0 in Chester during the regular season. Volleyball (15-19 overall, 5-1 Commonwealth) is the defending Commonwealth Conference champion and holds the second seed behind Lebanon Valley. The Blue Jays rallied for a 3-2 victory over Widener during their regular-season meeting at Thompson Gymnasium on Oct. 15. Admission to all conference championship events is $5 for adults, $4 for senior citizens, $2 for students and free for children not yet in school. Championships in women's soccer, field hockey and volleyball will be held on Saturday, with each conference champion earning an automatic bid to their respective NCAA Division III tournament. Back to top 11/1/2008 Men's soccer blanked by Messiah, 3-0 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S SOCCER Saturday, November 1, 2008 Messiah 3, Elizabethtown 0 Click here for the box score Thompson scored in the 13th and 29th minutes while his brother Danny added a goal in the 62nd minute for the Falcons (14-2-2 overall, 5-1 Commonwealth), while the Blue Jays (7-9-2 overall, 2-4 Commonwealth) were eliminated from postseason consideration on the final day of the regular season. Nick Thompson gave Messiah a 1-0 lead at 12:04 as he put home a corner kick by Josh Sanders, and extended the Falcon lead to 2-0 at 28:33 on an assist by his brother. Danny Thompson closed out the scoring at 61:54 with an assist credited to Sean Cunningham, and the Falcon defense took care of the rest as the Blue Jays were outshot 18-4 for the match. Senior Jeff Mullen (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) finished his Elizabethtown career by making two saves in goal, while neither Falcon starter Jared Clugston (77 minutes) nor backup Nick Blossey (13 minutes) made a save. Elizabethtown Coll. (7-9-2, 2-4) vs. Messiah College (14-2-2, 5-1) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 0 0 - 0 Messiah College..... 2 1 - 3 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 12:04 MESS Nick Thompson (Josh Sanders) 2. 28:33 MESS Nick Thompson (Danny Thompson) 3. 61:54 MESS Danny Thompson (Sean Cunningham) Shots: Elizabethtown 4, Messiah 18 Corners: Elizabethtown 1, Messiah 9 Saves: Elizabethtown 2 (Jeff Mullen 2), Messiah 0 (Jared Clugston 0; Nick Blossey 0) Back to top 11/1/2008 Women win second straight MAC cross country title ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Elizabethtown Wins 2nd Straight MAC Championship LANCASTER, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's cross country team won its second consecutive Middle Atlantic Conference team championship at Lancaster County Central Park on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Jays had four runners place among the top 10 finishers and tallied 43 points on the afternoon, just ahead of nationally-ranked Messiah College which had 49 points. Elizabethtown first-year head coach Brian Falk was honored by his peers as the conference Coach of the Year for leading his squad to the upset. Senior Tiffany Kulp (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) finished second in a field of 117 runners with a time of 23:07.94, 27 seconds behind race winner Jennifer Kooser of Messiah.Joining Kulp in the top 10 were junior Megan VanDenHengel (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) in seventh (23:51.32), sophomore Kristen O'Brien (Westminster, MD/Winters Mill) in eighth (23:52.01) and senior Amanda Daws (Thorofare, NJ/West Deptford) in ninth (23:53.02). Sophomore Teresa Beshore (New Cumberland, PA/Red Land) was the fifth Blue Jay to score as she crossed the line 17th with a time of 24:46.28, enabling Elizabethtown to successfully defend its championship. Kooser was named Runner of the Year while teammate Mary Higgins took home Rookie of the Year honors following her 10th-place finish. Middle Atlantic Conference Men's Cross Country Championship at Lancaster County Central Park Team standings: 1. Elizabethtown 43; 2. Messiah 49; 3. Misericordia 95; 4. Delaware Valley 110; 5. DeSales 129; 6. King's 157; 7. Lebanon Valley 226; 8. Albright 240; 9. Eastern 249; 10. Manhattanville 262; 11. FDU-Florham 282; 12. Alvernia 334; 13. Widener 381; 14. Lycoming 387; 15. Wilkes, did not score. Top 10 finishers: 1. Jennifer Kooser (Messiah) 22:40.87; 2. Tiffany Kulp (Etown) 23:07.94; 3. Jennifer Cronin (LVC) 23:17.69; 4. Caitlin Dorgan (DVC) 23:38.92; 5. Ali Ostrum (Misericordia) 23:45.39; 6. Megan Dreabit (Misericordia) 23:46.81; 7. Megan VanDenHengel (Etown) 23:51.32; 8. Kristen O'Brien (Etown) 23:52.01; 9. Amanda Daws (Etown) 23:53.02; 10. Mary Higgins (Messiah) 24:03.29. Other Etown finishers: 17. Teresa Beshore, 24:46.28; 44. Kathryn Howser, 27:02.36; 47. Alex Walmer, 27:12.27; 50. Katie Nordyke, 28:19.96; 62. Kristin Bowen, 28:34.03; 66. Abbey Anderson, 28:42.28; 81. Kate Leibrand, 29:49.85. Back to top 11/1/2008 Men finish second at MAC cross country championship ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Elizabethtown Finishes 2nd at MAC Championship LANCASTER, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's cross country team finished second out of 15 schools at the Middle Atlantic Conference championship at Lancaster County Central Park on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Jays had eight runners finish among the top 20 in the field of 131 competitors and finished with 36 points, behind team champion Messiah College which used six top-10 finishers to score 27 points.  Senior Jeremy Matula (Bath, PA/Northampton) was the Blue Jays' top finisher over the 8-kilometer course, coming in third with a time of 27:42.42. Senior Scott Derkacz (Huguenot, NY/Port Jervis) took fourth with a time of 27:43.08, with first-year student Colby Miller (Oak Hill, VA/Flint Hill School) in sixth with a time of 27:51.39.Senior Dylan Rulander (Russell, PA/Eisenhower) took 11th with a time of 28:16.96, followed immediately by first-year student Eric Reichert (Hershey, PA/Hershey) in 12th (28:20.04) and first-year student Charlie Larsen (Phoenix, MD/Dulaney) in 13th (28:20.65). Joining Rulander, Reichert and Larsen as second-team All-Conference honorees were sophomore Rich Greco (Holmdel, NJ/Holmdel), who was 15th in a time of 28:25.47, and sophomore Chris Heisey (Middletown, PA/Middletown) in 17th with a time of 28:33.36. Messiah's Frank Eanes won his second straight individual championship with a time of 26:52.36, finishing ahead of teammate Tyler Newhook (27:36.83), who was named conference Rookie of the Year. Falcon head coach Dale Fogelsanger took home the Coach of the Year award after leading his squad to their first-ever team title. Middle Atlantic Conference Men's Cross Country Championship at Lancaster County Central Park Team standings: 1. Messiah 27; 2. Elizabethtown 36; 3. DeSales 88; 4. Widener 119; 5. Lebanon Valley 143; 6. Misericordia 161; 7. Delaware Valley 193; 8. Albright 237; 9. King's 281; 10. Lycoming 330; 11. Eastern 333; 12. Wilkes 347; 13. FDU-Florham 378; 14. Manhattanville 409; 15. Alvernia, no team score. Top 10 finishers: 1. Frank Eanes (Messiah) 26:52.36; 2. Tyler Newhook (Messiah) 27:36.83; 3. Jeremy Matula (Etown) 27:42.42; 4. Scott Derkacz (Etown) 27:43.08; 5. Kevin Gwinn (DeSales) 27:48.49; 6. Colby Miller (Etown) 27:51.39; 7. Jeff Smeiles (Messiah) 27:57.57; 8. Cory Kaufman (Messiah) 27:59.72; 9. Peter Shenk (Messiah) 28:00.51; 10. Ryan Pastore (Messiah) 28:12.93. Other Etown finishers: 11. Dylan Rulander, 28:16.96; 12. Eric Reichert, 28:20.04; 13. Charlie Larsen, 28:20.65; 15. Rich Greco, 28:25.47; 17. Chris Heisey, 28:33.36; 22. Evan DeArmitt, 28:51.10; 35. Russell Speiden, 29:35.11; 44. James Munnelly, 29:56.62; 50. Myles Lund, 30:16.24. Back to top 11/1/2008 Swimming opens season with Dickinson ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING Dickinson 159, Elizabethtown 35 (men) ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's and women's swimming teams opened the 2008-09 season with Dickinson College on Saturday afternoon. The Red Devils won both meets, capturing the men's competition 159-35 and the women's by a 160-45 score. For the men (0-1 overall), senior Chris Miller (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) posted victories in the 200 individual medley (2:11.29) and the 200 backstroke (2:08.19). On the women's side, the Blue Jays (0-1 overall) claimed a second-place finish in the 50 freestyle from junior Lindsay Riley (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) in a time of 26.34 seconds along with first-year student Emily Robinson (Columbia, PA/Lancaster Catholic) in the 500 freestyle (5:44.81) In addition, the 400 freestyle relay team of senior Jenny Brizek (Sinking Spring, PA/Conrad Weiser), junior Kara Geiger (Zionsville, PA/Emmaus), Robinson and Riley took second with a time of 3:57.74. Men’s Team Score: Dickinson 159, Elizabethtown 35 Women's Team Score: Dickinson 160, Elizabethtown 45 Back to top 11/1/2008 Volleyball finishes regular season with Halloween Classic ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL SUNY Cortland 3, Elizabethtown 0 Box score vs. SUNY Cortland ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College volleyball team finished their 2008 regular season by concluding play at its Halloween Classic on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Jays lost 3-0 to SUNY Cortland and fell 3-1 to Gallaudet University. In the match against SUNY Cortland (29-9 overall), the Blue Jays were defeated 25-23, 25-23 and 25-23. Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) had a team-high 11 kills along with 15 digs, with junior Kayla Deats (Middlebury Center, PA/Wellsboro) and first-year student Kelsey Hayes (Hummelstown, PA/Hershey) adding eight kills each. Sophomore Crystal Agnew (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) had 36 assists for the Blue Jays, while sophomore Allie Gold (Columbia, PA/Hempfield) led Elizabethtown with 19 digs.Against Gallaudet (18-17 overall), the Blue Jays (15-19 overall) lost 25-23, 25-22, 21-25 and 25-15. Elizabethtown received 11 kills from Deats and 10 from Hayes, while Agnew dished out 18 assists and Gold finished with 20 digs. Eastern University went 4-0 in the tournament to win the championship, followed by Gallaudet at 3-1, SUNY Cortland at 2-2, Washington & Jefferson College at 1-3 and Elizabethtown at 0-4. Courtney Reinhold of Eastern was selected tournament Most Valuable Player, with Tanner earning All-Tournament recognition. SUNY Cortland def. Elizabethtown College 25-23, 25-23, 25-23 Gallaudet University def. Elizabethtown College 25-23, 25-22, 21-25, 25-15 Back to top 11/1/2008 Field hockey shuts out Albright, 4-0 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Elizabethtown 4, Albright 0 READING, Pa. --- Senior Andrea Miles (Phoenix, MD/Notre Dame Prep) and junior Brenna Noon (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) each finished with a goal and an assist as 13th-ranked Elizabethtown College closed its regular season with a 4-0 win over Albright College in Commonwealth Conference field hockey action on Saturday afternoon. Sophomores Liz DeMatteis (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) and Julie Foster (Reading, PA/Oley Valley) also scored for the Blue Jays (17-3 overall, 3-2 Commonwealth), whose 17 victories are tied for the second-most in program history with the 1985 squad, trailing only the 1986 team that finished with a 20-4-1 record.Noon opened the scoring at 6:50 with her 13th goal of the season, assisted by Miles, and the Blue Jays went ahead 2-0 at 13:32 on the 17th goal of the season by DeMatteis. Miles fired home her 13th goal of the season at 27:15, assisted by Noon, as the Blue Jays took a 3-0 lead that they carried into intermission. Foster closed the scoring just 30 seconds into the second half with her second goal of the season on a penalty stroke. Elizabethtown finished with a 19-1 edge in shots and an 8-0 advantage in penalty corners over the Lions (4-14 overall, 1-4 Commonwealth). Junior Liz Hannegan (Lancaster, PA/McCaskey) posted her seventh shutout of the season by making one save for the Blue Jays, and Kaitlyn Johnstone finished with 12 stops for the Lions. Elizabethtown Coll. (17-3/3-2 CC) vs. Albright College (4-14/1-4 CC) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Elizabethtown Coll.. 3 1 - 4 Albright College.... 0 0 - 0 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 6:50 ETOWN Brenna Noon (Andrea Miles) 2. 13:32 ETOWN Liz DeMatteis (unassisted) 3. 27:15 ETOWN Andrea Miles (Brenna Noon) 4. 35:30 ETOWN Julie Foster (Penalty stroke) Shots: Elizabethtown 19, Albright 1 Corners: Elizabethtown 8, Albright 0 Saves: Elizabethtown 1 (Liz Hannegan 1), Albright 12 (Kaitlyn Johnstone 12) Back to top 11/1/2008 Nationally-ranked Messiah downs Etown 5-1 in women's soccer ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S SOCCER Saturday, November 1, 2008 Messiah 5, Elizabethtown 1 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Amanda Naeher recorded her third consecutive hat trick as second-ranked Messiah College downed Elizabethtown College 5-1 in Commonwealth Conference women's soccer action at Ira R. Herr Field on Saturday afternoonNaeher, who has five hat tricks and 28 goals on the season, scored in the 28th, 37th and 59th minutes for the Falcons (17-0-2 overall, 6-0-0 Commonwealth), who overcame a 1-0 deficit with five unanswered goals against the Blue Jays (12-5-2 overall, 3-2-1 Commonwealth). Elizabethtown took a 1-0 lead at 21:29 as senior Gretchen Geiger (Pilesgrove, NJ/Woodstown) scored on a rebound for her second goal of the season, the first allowed by the Falcons since Sept. 27 following eight straight shutouts. Just 54 seconds later, Messiah tied the game at 1-1 as Olivia Scott put home a corner kick by Molly Bletz. Naeher then scored at 27:23 off a feed from Erin Hench to give the Falcons the lead for good at 2-1. Naeher added unassisted goals at 36:46 and 58:22 to extend the Falcon advantage to 4-1, and Rachel Horning closed the scoring at 67:58. Messiah outshot Elizabethtown 23-7 and had a 6-1 edge in corner kicks. Senior Angela Freeland (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) finished with eight saves in 80 minutes of play for the Blue Jays, while sophomore Kristen Kelly (Bensalem, PA/Villa Joseph Marie) added one stop. Brindley Beckwith made one save for the Falcons. Messiah College (17-0-2, 6-0-0 Comm.) vs. Elizabethtown Coll. (12-5-2, 3-2-1 Comm.) Goals by period 1 2 Tot ------------------------------- Messiah College..... 3 2 - 5 Elizabethtown Coll.. 1 0 - 1 SCORING SUMMARY: 1. 21:29 ETOWN Gretchen Geiger (unassisted) 2. 22:23 MESSW Olivia Scott (Molly Bletz) 3. 27:23 MESSW Amanda Naeher (Erin Hench) 4. 36:46 MESSW Amanda Naeher (unassisted) 5. 58:22 MESSW Amanda Naeher (unassisted) 6. 67:58 MESSW Rachel Horning (unassisted) Shots: Messiah 23, Elizabethtown 7 Corners: Messiah 6, Elizabethtown 1 Saves: Messiah 2 (Brindley Beckwith 1; Team 1), Elizabethtown 9 (Kristen Kelly 1; Angela Freeland 8) |
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Vogel, a third-team selection, is the eighth Blue Jay player to earn All-America honors and the first since Mel Slessinger was named to the third team in 2005. Earlier this month, Vogel was named first-team All-South Atlantic Region and first-team All-Commonwealth Conference.
Dotterer led the Blue Jays with 14 goals and seven assists for 35 points, scoring five game-winning goals. She tied a program record by scoring goals in five consecutive games from Oct. 15 through Oct. 30, and registered at least one points in 13 of the team's 21 games.
A four-time All-Conference selection, including a three-time first-team choice, Dotterer finished her Elizabethtown career ranked third in goals (47) and points (122) and eighth in assists (28) while starting all 84 games over the last four years.
Geiger, who was a second-team All-Conference pick last season, started all 21 games on defense and finsihed with two goals and two assists for six points. Her goal against Messiah College on Nov. 1 is the only goal allowed by the Falcons over an 11-game span since Oct. 1.
Scott, a repeat second-team choice, posted three goals and four assists for 10 points in 20 games. She scored the game-winning goal late in double overtime as the Blue Jays defeated NCAA qualifier Moravian College 1-0 on Sept. 20, her first career overtime goal.
Sophomore forward 
They helped the Blue Jays to a 17-4 overall record and third place in the Commonwealth Conference with a 3-2 mark. Elizabethtown was ranked 13th in the latest National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III National Coaches Poll, through games of Nov. 9.
Vogel was the anchor of an Elizabethtown defense that allowed 23 goals in 21 games (1.10 per game) while permitting an average of just under eight shots per contest. On offense, she scored two goals and three assists for seven points to finish her career with eight goals and 10 assists for 26 points in 58 games.
The Blue Jays got bonus point wins from sophomore 
Both Diller and Filewicz were repeat selections to the second team, after the Blue Jays finished 7-9-2 overall and 2-4 in the Commonwealth Conference.
Junior outside hitter 
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