Elizabethtown College Volleyball News 
Back to top 9/29/2008 Paige Tanner named Commonwealth Conference Volleyball Player of the Week FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tanner Named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) has been named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week in volleyball for the week ending Sept. 27, the conference office announced Monday.
After posting 14 kills in a 3-0 win over Lycoming, Tanner finished in double figures in kills in all four matches at the Blue Jay Classic, including 17 in a 3-2 win over Neumann College in which the Blue Jays came back from an 0-2 deficit. She also became
the 10th player in program history to record 1,000 career digs
during the tournament as she posted seven digs in a 3-0 loss to Carnegie Mellon University in the championship match to increase her career total to 1,002. For her efforts, Tanner was selected to the All-Tournament team. The Blue Jays (10-9 overall, 2-0 Commonwealth) return to conference play on Wednesday night at Arcadia University. Back to top 9/27/2008 Etown falls to Carnegie Mellon in Blue Jay Classic Final ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Elizabethtown 3, Wilkes 0 Box score vs. Wilkes Earlier in the day, the Blue Jays advanced to the finals with a 3-0 win over Wilkes University to finish pool play with a perfect 3-0 record.  Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) and sophomore Crystal Agnew (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) were named to the All-Tournament team for their performance on the weekend. Tanner posted 55 kills and 50 digs and surpassed 1,000 career digs in the process, while Agnew handed out 120 assists and added 35 digs in four matches.In the win over Wilkes (25-15, 25-17, 25-19), Tanner again led the Blue Jay attack with 13 kills to go with 11 digs. Junior Kayla Deats (Middlebury Center, PA/Wellsboro) added five kills and six aces in the victory over the Lady Colonels (5-11 overall) Against Carnegie Mellon, the Blue Jays (10-9 overall) lost 30-28, 25-20 and 25-19. Elizabethtown received 15 kills and seven digs from Tanner, increasing her career dig total to 1,002, while Agnew had 31 assists and Deats added five blocks, three aces and six digs. Carnegie Mellon's Samantha Carter was named tournament Most Valuable Player, while joining Tanner and Agnew on the All-Tournament Team were Chisom Amaechi of Carnegie Mellon, Sarah Gregorini of St. Mary's College of Maryland and Meghan Wilson of Neumann College. Elizabethtown Coll. def. Wilkes University 25-15, 25-17, 25-19 Carnegie Mellon U. def. Elizabethtown Coll. 30-28, 25-20, 25-19 Back to top 9/26/2008 Volleyball opens weekend at Blue Jay Classic ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Elizabethtown 3, McDaniel 0 Box score vs. McDaniel Against McDaniel, the Blue Jays rolled to a 25-20, 25-16, 25-15 victory over the Green Terror (5-6 overall), as junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) led Elizabethtown with 10 kills and junior Kayla Deats (Middlebury Center, PA/Wellsboro) added nine kills without an error in 16 attacks and added six blocks. Sophomore Crystal Agnew (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) paced the Blue Jays with 28 assists to go with nine digs, while first-year student Andrea Weaver (East Earl, PA/Garden Spot) had a team-high 12 digs. Taylor Herrgott led McDaniel with nine kills, while Kristen Nuckles had 18 assists and a match-high 13 digs for the Green Terror. In the win over Neumann (5-7 overall), the Blue Jays (9-8 overall) won by scores of 15-25, 23-25, 27-25, 25-22 and 15-10. Tanner led the Blue Jays with 17 kills and 24 digs, while first-year student Kelsey Hayes (Hummelstown, PA/Hershey) had 11 kills without an error in 24 attacks.  Agnew added a career-high 45 assists and four blocks for the Blue Jays, while Deats chipped in with six kills and eight blocks and Weaver added 18 digs. Junior Kathy Perry (Hockessin, DE/A.I. duPont) also set a career high with 17 digs for Elizabethtown.Ashley Mathis paced the Knights with 14 kills, with Julia Tarloski adding 12 kills and seven digs. Meghan Wilson had a match-high 31 digs for Neumann, with Kristen Verone adding 17 digs to go with 41 assists. Elizabethtown is in first place in its pool with a 2-0 record after day one of the Blue Jay Classic, and concludes pool play with a match against Wilkes University at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday before playing a crossover match in the afternoon to wrap up action. Elizabethtown Coll. def. McDaniel College 25-20, 25-16, 25-15 Elizabethtown Coll. def. Neumann College 15-25, 23-25, 27-25, 25-22, 15-10 Back to top 9/23/2008 Blue Jays sweep Lycoming, 3-0 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Elizabethtown 3, Lycoming 0 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) tallied 14 kills as Elizabethtown College defeated Lycoming College 3-0 in Commonwealth Conference volleyball action on Tuesday night at Thompson Gymnasium.  Sophomore Kara Burkholder (Lititz, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) recorded a match-high 18 assists for the Blue Jays, while sophomore Amanda Ritchey (Greencastle, PA/Greencastle-Antrim) posted a team-high 11 digs.Heather Frantz and Beth Machella led the Warriors (8-6 overall, 0-1 Commonwealth) with four kills apiece, while Emily Abel came up with a match-high 19 digs. Elizabethtown Coll. def. Lycoming College 25-19, 25-13, 25-20 Lycoming leaders: Back to top 9/20/2008 Blue Jays finish weekend at Capital University ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Albion 3, Elizabethtown 1 Box score vs. Albion COLUMBUS, Oh. --- The Elizabethtown College volleyball team closed action at the Capital University Mid-Month Madness tournament on Saturday, losing 3-1 to Albion College and 3-0 to Denison University.  Against Albion (9-7 overall), the Blue Jays were defeated 21-25, 25-20, 25-13 and 25-15. Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) led the Blue Jays with 11 kills and 14 digs, while sophomore Crystal Agnew (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) had 21 assists and sophomore Amanda Ritchey (Greencastle, PA/Greencastle-Antrim) had 16 digs.In the loss to Denison (3-7 overall), the Blue Jays (6-8 overall) fell by scores of 25-21, 25-19 and 25-18. Tanner led the Blue Jays with 11 kills and 11 digs, while Agnew added 30 assists and five blocks. Albion College def. Elizabethtown Coll. 21-25, 25-20, 25-13, 25-15 Denison University def. Elizabethtown College 25-21, 25-19, 25-18 Back to top 9/19/2008 Volleyball drops pair at Capital University ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL #25 Mount St. Joseph 3, Elizabethtown 0 Box score vs. Mount St. Joseph COLUMBUS, Oh. --- The Elizabethtown College volleyball team dropped a pair of matches on Friday night at the Capital University Mid-Month Madness tournament, falling to 25th-ranked College of Mount St. Joseph and host Capital by identical 3-0 scores.
The Blue Jays (6-6 overall) will conclude action at the tournament on Saturday, facing Albion College at 11:00 a.m. and Denison University at 1:00 p.m. College of Mount St. Joseph def. Elizabethtown Coll. 25-16, 25-19, 25-19 Capital University def. Elizabethtown College 25-21, 25-11, 25-17 Back to top 9/17/2008 Etown opens conference play with 3-1 win at Messiah ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Elizabethtown 3, Messiah 1 GRANTHAM, Pa. --- Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) finished with match highs of 14 kills and 16 digs as Elizabethtown College opened defense of its Commonwealth Conference volleyball title with a 3-1 victory at Messiah College on Wednesday night. The Blue Jays (6-4 overall, 1-0 Commonwealth) won by scores of 25-18, 25-14, 23-25 and 25-15 over the Falcons (7-3 overall, 0-1 Commonwealth).First-year student Kelsey Hayes (Hummelstown, PA/Hershey) added eight kills for the Blue Jays, while junior Kayla Deats (Middlebury Center, PA/Wellsboro) finished with seven kills, seven digs and four aces.Sophomore Crystal Agnew (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) handed out 33 assists and chipped in with nine digs for Elizabethtown, while first-year student Andrea Weaver (East Earl, PA/Garden Spot) contributed 15 digs. Amy Mattie and Samantha Bradley shared the team lead with nine kills for the Falcons, with Lauren Bourdon recording 16 assists and Meghan Morrissey leading with 15 digs. Elizabethtown Coll. def. Messiah College 25-18, 25-14, 23-25, 25-15 Messiah leaders:
Back to top 9/12/2008 Blue Jays edge Dickinson in five games ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Elizabethtown 3, Dickinson 2 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) tallied 17 kills and 11 digs to lift Elizabethtown College to a 3-2 victory over Dickinson College (26-24, 25-20, 16-25, 24-26, 17-15) in non-conference volleyball action on Friday night at Thompson Gymnasium.
Sophomore Kara Burkholder (Lititz, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) set career highs for the Blue Jays with 41 assists, seven aces and 17 digs, while first-year student Andrea Weaver (East Earl, PA/Garden Spot) posted 16 digs. Elizabethtown Coll. def. Dickinson College 26-24, 25-20, 16-25, 24-26, 17-15
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Back to top 9/10/2008 19th-ranked Haverford picks up 3-0 win over Etown ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Haverford 3, Elizabethtown 0 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Rebecca Salvo finished with 15 kills and 10 digs to lift 19th-ranked Haverford College to a 3-0 victory(25-14, 25-13, 25-17) over Elizabethtown College in non-conference volleyball action on Wednesday evening. Kelsey Cantwell added eight kills and 17 digs for the Fords (7-2 overall), who finished with a .327 hitting percentage in the match against the Blue Jays (4-4 overall).Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) led Elizabethtown with 10 kills and nine digs, while first-year student Katie Gantz (Hagerstown, MD/Boonsboro) chipped in with six kills. Haverford College def. Elizabethtown Coll. 25-14, 25-13, 25-17 Haverford leaders: Back to top 9/10/2008 Blue Jays finish 2-2 at Battlefield Classic, Paige Tanner named to All-Tour ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Elizabethtown 3, Randolph-Macon 1 Box score vs. Randolph-Macon GETTYSBURG, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College volleyball team finished with a 2-2 record at the Gettysburg College Battlefield Classic after splitting its two matches on Saturday. The Blue Jays defeated Randolph-Macon College 3-1 (25-20, 13-25, 25-15, 25-22) and lost to Neumann College 3-1 (25-15, 25-14, 17-25, 25-22). Against Randolph-Macon, the Blue Jays were paced by 14 kills and 12 digs from junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro), with junior Kayla Deats (Middlebury Center, PA/Wellsboro) adding 11 kills. Sophomore Kara Burkholder (Lititz, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) finished with 21 assists, five aces and 14 digs.
In the loss to Neumann, the Blue Jays (4-3 overall) received a team-high 10 kills from Tanner, while Ritchey led with 18 digs. Sophomore Crystal Agnew (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) led with 13 assists for the Blue Jays, while Deats had six blocks. Tanner was one of 12 players named to the All-Tournament team after leading the Blue Jays with 41 kills while adding 33 digs in 16 games. Elizabethtown Coll. def. Randolph-Macon College, 25-20, 13-25, 25-15, 25-22 Neumanan College def. Elizabethtown Coll. 25-15, 25-14, 17-25, 25-22 Back to top 9/10/2008 Blue Jays split two matches at Gettysburg College Battlefield Classic ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Elizabethtown 3, Catholic 1 Box score vs. Catholic GETTYSBURG, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College volleyball team split two matches on the opening day of the Gettysburg College Battlefield Classic on Friday, defeating the Catholic University of America 3-1 before dropping a tough 3-2 decision to Frostburg State University. In the victory over Catholic (25-9, 25-13, 23-25, 25-20), junior Kayla Deats (Middlebury Center, PA/Wellsboro) and sophomore Molly Northway (Cumberland, ME/Greely) shared the team lead with seven kills, while sophomore Kara Burkholder (Lititz, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) had 14 assists and senior Corin Kidwell (Akron, PA/Ephrata) posted a team-high 14 digs.
Elizabethtown will face Randolph-Macon College in the second day of the tournament beginning at 12 noon on Saturday, followed at 2:00 p.m. with a match against Neumann College in a rematch of last year's NCAA Division III Tournament opener, won 3-0 by the Blue Jays. Elizabethtown Coll. def. Catholic University 25-9, 25-13, 23-25, 25-20 Frostburg State Univ. def. Elizabethtown Coll. 25-20, 21-25, 18-25, 25-16, 15-13 Back to top 9/4/2008 Etown bounces back for 3-1 win at F&M ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Elizabethtown 3, Franklin & Marshall 1 LANCASTER, Pa. --- Junior Kayla Deats (Middlebury Center, PA/Wellsboro) finished with a team-high 11 kills and four blocks to lead Elizabethtown College to a 3-1 victory over Franklin & Marshall College in non-conference volleyball action on Tuesday night, by scores of 18-25, 25-21, 25-23 and 28-26.
Junior Kara Burkholder (Lititz, PA/Lancaster Mennonite)dished out 24 assists and added three blocks, and sophomoreCrystal Agnew (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) finished with 14 assists for the Blue Jays. Erica Spangler paced the Diplomats (0-1 overall) with 16 kills and 10 digs, while Margot Phelan added 15 kills and 14 digs and Pam Horner handed out 46 assists. Elizabethtown Coll. def. Franklin & Marshall College 18-25, 25-21, 25-23, 28-26 Franklin & Marshall leaders: Back to top 9/4/2008 Blue Jays defeat Swarthmore, fall to York in season opener ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Elizabethtown 3, Swarthmore 0 Box score vs. Swarthmore YORK, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College volleyball team split two matches to open its 2008 season on Saturday, defeating Swarthmore College 3-0 and falling to York College 3-1.
Junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro)finished with eight digs and three kills, and sophomore Amanda Ritchey (Greencastle, PA/Greencastle-Antrim) had seven digs to go along with four aces. Sophomore Crystal Agnew (Queensbury, NY/Queensbury) dished out 15 assists for the Blue Jays. Against York, the Blue Jays (1-1 overall) fell 25-23, 25-27, 25-12 and 25-14 to the host Spartans (2-0 overall), and were led by 10 kills and 10 digs from Tanner, while Ritchey had a team-high 12 digs. Hayes chipped in with seven kills and Agnew led the team with 22 assists. Elizabethtown Coll. def. Swarthmore College 25-13, 25-18, 25-11 York College def. Elizabethtown Coll. 25-23, 25-27, 25-12, 25-14 Back to top 9/4/2008 Blue Jays picked third in conference preseason coaches poll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Volleyball Picked Third in Commonwealth Coaches Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Defending Commonwealth Conference champion Elizabethtown College has been picked to finish third in the conference's preseason coaches poll, as voted upon by the league's seven head coaches and released Wednesday. The Blue Jays, who finished 32-7 overall and 5-0 in the conference en route to the first conference championship and second NCAA Division III tournament appearance in program history. With the loss of five seniors, including four starters, the Blue Jays will look to rebuild under the leadership of head coachRandall Kreider, who is the two-time defending conference Coach of the Year. Junior outside hitter Paige Tanner was a second-team All-Conference pick last season after finishing with 369 kills (2.84 per game) and 481 digs (3.80 per game). Junior middle hitterKayla Deats added 221 kills (1.66 per game) and 109 blocks (0.82 per game) while sophomore defensive specialist Allie Gold was among the team leaders with 439 digs (3.43 per game). Lebanon Valley College, which was the conference runner-up last season, took five of the seven first-place votes in the poll for a total of 42 points, followed by Messiah College, which got the other two first-place votes and 36 points, and the Blue Jays with 35 points. Widener University was fourth with 27 points, followed by Albright College and Lycoming College in a tie for fifth with 21 points and newcomer Arcadia University in seventh with 15 points. The Blue Jays open their 2008 schedule on Saturday, Aug. 30 at the York College Quadrangular with a match against Swarthmore College at noon. |
Tanner
averaged 4.06 kills and 3.41 digs per set in five matches last week as the Blue Jays went 4-1 overall,
improved to 2-0 in the Commonwealth Conference with a win over Lycoming College on Tuesday and
finished second at the Blue Jay Classic over the weekend. 
Against Mount St. Joseph (11-4 overall), the Blue Jays lost by set scores of 25-16, 25-19 and 25-19. Junior Kayla Deats (Middlebury Center, PA/Wellsboro) led with eight kills and six blocks while first-year student 
Sophomore 
In the loss to Frostburg State (25-20, 21-25, 18-25, 25-16, 15-13), the Blue Jays (3-2 overall) saw Northway and junior Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) post 11 kills each, while Burkholder added 25 assists and 11 digs and Tanner finished with 10 digs. Sophomore Amanda Ritchey (Greencastle, PA/Greencastle-Antrim) led the Blue Jays with 18 digs while Deats had a team-high five blocks. Back to News Index
