Elizabethtown College WomensSoccer News 
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 11/8/2008 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 11/5/2008 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 11/1/2008 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) |
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.Back to News Index
