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    11/24/2008permalink Tiffany Vogel named third-team All-America in field hockey
    11/17/2008permalink Tiffany Vogel named All-Region in field hockey
    11/13/2008permalink Three named to field hockey All-Conference team
    11/5/2008permalink Field hockey downed by LVC in conference semifinals
    11/4/2008permalink Field hockey still 13th in NFHCA Division III Poll
    11/1/2008permalink Field hockey shuts out Albright, 4-0


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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.

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.

A three-year starter, she 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 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.



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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.

Vogel, a first-team All-Commonwealth Conference selection, is the 19th Blue Jay to earn All-Region honors and the first since Mel Slessinger in 2005.

She 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 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.



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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.

Sophomore forward Liz DeMatteis (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) and senior defender Tiffany Vogel (Annville, PA/Palmyra) were first-team selections while senior forward Megan Angstadt (Oley, PA/Oley Valley) was named to the second team.

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.

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.

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.

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.




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11/5/2008
Field hockey downed by LVC in conference semifinals

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Lebanon Valley 4, Elizabethtown 0

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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
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 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)



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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.



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11/1/2008
Field hockey shuts out Albright, 4-0

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
Saturday, November 1, 2008

Elizabethtown 4, Albright 0

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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
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 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)




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