3/30/2009		Foley, Hawkins sweep MAC women's lacrosse honors
3/28/2009		Foley ties goal record, reaches 300 points as women's lax wins again
3/26/2009		Women's lax knocks off #20 Dickinson, 12-7
3/24/2009		Women's lacrosse routs Alvernia, 22-2
3/23/2009		Katie Foley named MAC women's lax Player of the Week
3/21/2009		Women's lacrosse rolls over Widener, 23-4
3/19/2009		Foley sets goal record as women's lax edges Stevenson
3/18/2009		Women's lacrosse ranked 20th in Division III poll
3/17/2009		Women's lacrosse battles 4th-ranked Gettysburg
3/14/2009		Women's lacrosse downs Eastern 19-10 as Foley, Byrnes hit milestones
3/12/2009		Women's lax ranked 20th in IWLCA Division III poll
3/11/2009		Foley named MAC Player of the Week in women's lax
3/10/2009		Women's lacrosse falls in final minute at McDaniel, 11-10
3/3/2009		Women's lacrosse defeats Roanoke, 17-10

Katie Foley, Jenn Hawkins Earn MAC Women's Lacrosse Honors

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior attack Katie Foley (Palmyra, NJ/Holy Cross) and senior goalkeeper Jenn Hawkins (Havre de Grace, MD/Havre de Grace) have earned Middle Atlantic Conference women's lacrosse honors for the week ending March 29, the conference office announced Monday.

Foley was named MAC Player of the Week for the second consecutive week and third time this season while Hawkins was recognized as MAC Defender of the Week after the duo led the Blue Jays to three wins last week, including a 12-7 victory over 20th-ranked Dickinson College on Thursday.

Foley piled up 18 goals in the three victories, including 10 goals to tie her own program record in a 20-11 win at Manhattanville College on Saturday. Foley's 10th goal against Manhattanville was the 300th point of her career, giving her 226 goals and 74 assists in 60 career games.

Earlier in the week, Foley scored four goals in victories against Alvernia University on Tuesday (22-2) and Dickinson on Thursday. She leads the MAC in both goals (47) and points (63) while ranking third in assists with 16.

Hawkins was in goal for all three wins for the Blue Jays, turning in her finest performance against Dickinson as she shut out the Red Devils in the second half, making six saves, as the Blue Jays rallied from a 7-5 deficit for a 12-7 win.

Hawkins finished the week with a 7.58 goals against average and a .538 save percentage, making two saves against Alvernia and six stops against Manhattanville.

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Saturday, March 28, 2009

Elizabethtown 20, Manhattanville 11

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PURCHASE, N.Y. --- Senior Katie Foley (Palmyra, NJ/Holy Cross) tied her own program single-game record with 10 goals and became the first Elizabethtown College women's lacrosse player to reach 300 career points as the Blue Jays defeated Manhattanville College 20-11 in Middle Atlantic Conference action on Saturday.

Foley, who earlier this season became Elizabethtown's career leader in goals scored and points, equaled the mark of 10 goals she scored against Susquehanna University on April 4, 2007. Her final goal of the day with 5:26 remaining was also the 300th point of her career, giving her 226 goals and 74 assists in just 60 games.

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Thursday, March 26, 2009

Elizabethtown 12, #20 Dickinson 7

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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Trailing 7-5 at halftime, Elizabethtown College outscored Dickinson College 7-0 in the second half as the Blue Jays defeated the 20th-ranked Red Devils 12-7 in non-conference women's lacrosse action at a rainy Wolf Field on Thursday afternoon.

Kreis finished with a game-high four ground balls for the Blue Jays, while Sunnie Ko led all players with five draw controls for Dickinson. Jessie Clark played in goal for the Red Devils and made 12 saves on the afternoon.

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Elizabethtown 22, Alvernia 2

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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College scored the game's first nine goals and the final 13 goals in a 22-2 victory over previously undefeated Alvernia University in Middle Atlantic Conference women's lacrosse action on Tuesday afternoon at Wolf Field.

Senior Katie Foley (Palmyra, NJ/Holy Cross) scored a game-high four goals while junior Megan Byrnes (Lutherville, MD/Towson) had two goals and four assists for the Blue Jays (6-2 overall, 3-0 MAC), who led 14-2 at halftime and received goals from 12 different players in the victory over the Crusaders (6-1 overall, 2-1 MAC).

Senior Anna Ford (Salisbury, MD/Homeschooled) and junior Katie Caprinolo (Jarrettsville, MD/North Harford) each finished with three goals for Elizabethtown, while senior Kelsea Kozak (Brookhaven, PA/Sun Valley) and first-year student Katie Scheurich (Lancaster, PA/Conestoga Valley) joined Byrnes with two goals apiece for the Blue Jays.

After a scoreless first five minutes, the Blue Jays scored seven goals in a span of 5 minutes, 17 seconds. Ford scored three times during the run, while Byrnes, Kozak, Foley and sophomore Sarah Cullinan (West Chester, PA/West Chester East) added one goal each.

The Blue Jays led 9-0 before the Crusaders received goals from Heather Coppola and Sarah George in a span of 17 seconds to pull within 9-2 with 15:46 left in the first half. However, Caprinolo scored two goals while Byrnes, Foley and junior Stephanie Kreis (Bel Air, MD/John Carroll School) also netted goals during a 5-0 run that carried the Blue Jays to a 14-2 lead at halftime.

Seven different players scored Elizabethtown's eight second-half goals, coming off the sticks of Caprinolo, junior Alisha Sangrey (Columbia, PA/Hempfield), Scheurich, Kozak, sophomore Meg Cassels (Downingtown, PA/Great Valley), sophomore Ashley Mogle (Leola, PA/Conestoga Valley), sophomore Kelly Lurz (Baltimore, MD/Towson Catholic) and Scheurich again to close the scoring with 2:47 left.

Katie Foley Named MAC Women's Lacrosse Player of the Week

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- For the second time this season, Elizabethtown College senior attack Katie Foley (Palmyra, NJ/Holy Cross) has been named the Middle Atlantic Conference Player of the Week in women's lacrosse, the conference office announced for the week ending March 22.

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Saturday, March 21, 2009

Elizabethtown 23, Widener 4

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CHESTER, Pa. --- Senior Katie Foley (Palmyra, NJ/Holy Cross) finished with four goals and five assists - all but one assist in the first half - as 20th-ranked Elizabethtown College routed Widener University 23-4 in Middle Atlantic Conference women's lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon.

Senior Anna Ford (Salisbury, MD/Homeschooled) also scored four goals and added an assist as the Blue Jays (5-2 overall, 2-0 MAC) led 7-0 after 11 minutes and 13-3 at halftime and finished with a 45-13 edge in shots over the Pride (3-4 overall, 0-2 MAC).

Senior Kelsea Kozak (Brookhaven, PA/Sun Valley) chipped in with three goals and two assists for the Blue Jays, while juniors Katie Caprinolo (Jarrettsville, MD/North Harford) and Alisha Sangrey (Columbia, PA/Hempfield) and first-year student Mara Mulvaney (Jenkintown, PA/Jenkintown) added two goals each in the win.

Four different players scored goals for Widener, which allowed Elizabethtown to go on scoring runs of seven, five and 10 goals in the game.

Ford scored twice in the first 2 minutes, 11 seconds to give Elizabethtown a 2-0 lead, and goals from Sangrey, Kozak and junior Megan Byrnes (Lutherville, MD/Towson) along with two from Foley pushed the Blue Jays lead to 7-0 with 19:01 left in the first half.

Leading 13-3 at intermission, Elizabethtown scored the first 10 goals of the second half to take a 23-3 lead with 4:40 to play on Mulvaney's second goal of the day, before Calina Walz closed the scoring for the Pride with 3:19 left.

Elizabethtown finished with 21 ground balls as a team, led by three from Kozak, while Anna Geeter collected four of Widener's 12 ground balls. Sophomore Sarah Behounek (Street, MD/North Harford) had a team-high three draw controls for the Blue Jays, with Emily Solt pacing the Pride with five.

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Thursday, March 19, 2009

Elizabethtown 16, Stevenson 15

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OWINGS MILLS, Md. --- Senior Katie Foley (Palmyra, NJ/Holy Cross) became Elizabethtown College's career goal leader as she scored four times in the Blue Jays' 16-15 victory at Stevenson University in non-conference women's lacrosse action on Thursday.

Foley, who also assisted on four goals, broke the program career record of 202 goals set by Liz Fretz from 2002 to 2005 on her third goal of the game with 17:02 remaining in the second half. Foley, who now has 204 goals and 272 points in her career, had eclipsed Fretz's career point record of 261 on Tuesday evening at Gettysburg College.

The contest was a see-saw affair that saw the 20th-ranked Blue Jays (4-2 overall) net the winning goal with 1:58 to play off the stick of sophomore Maria DeMatteo (Saratoga Springs, NY/Saratoga Springs), capping a comeback from a 15-13 deficit with seven minutes remaining.

DeMatteo scored two goals on the afternoon, along with senior Anna Ford (Salisbury, MD/Homeschooled) and juniors Megan Byrnes (Lutherville, MD/Towson), Stephanie Kreis (Bel Air, MD/John Carroll School) and Katie Caprinolo (Jarrettsville, MD/North Harford).

Kristyna Hnizda, Megan Weiss and Lisa Baker shared the team lead in goals for the Mustangs (3-3 overall) with three goals apiece as Stevenson rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the first half and a 13-11 disadvantage in the second half.

Elizabethtown took a 3-0 lead seven minutes into the contest on two goals by Ford and one by Foley, but Stevenson took advantage of a pair of three-minute yellow-card advantages, scoring five goals as part of a 7-0 run to take a 7-3 lead with 10:06 left in the first half.

Two goals by Byrnes and one from Foley helped the Blue Jays pull within 8-6 at halftime, and the teams exchanged goals for the first 10 minutes of the second half to leave the Mustangs ahead 11-9 with 20:12 to go.

Elizabethtown would respond with four straight goals off the sticks of Kreis, Foley, Caprinolo and DeMatteo to move ahead 13-11 with 14:23 to play, but Hnizda scored twice in 79 seconds to knot the game at 13-13 with 12:06 left.

Weiss and Hnizda teamed up to score twice in a 52-second span to give Stevenson a 15-13 lead with 8:32 remaining, but Kreis scored on a free-position shot with 6:54 left to trim the Mustang lead to one. Foley then tied the game with her fourth goal of the day with 6:02 left, setting up DeMatteo's game-winner.

Elizabethtown finished with a 38-33 advantage in shots over Stevenson, while the Mustangs held a 19-16 edge in ground balls and a 20-13 lead in draw controls.

Individually, Ford led Elizabethtown with six draw controls and sophomore Sarah Cullinan (West Chester, PA/East) had a team-high three ground balls, while Mandi Carr led Stevenson with five ground balls and four draw controls.

Senior Jenn Hawkins (Havre de Grace, MD/Havre de Grace) finished with eight saves in goal for Elizabethtown, with Jenny Schroeder coming up with 10 stops for Stevenson.

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Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Elizabethtown Remains 20th in IWLCA Division III Top 20 Poll

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. –-- For the second week in a row, Elizabethtown College is ranked 20th in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division III poll, through March 15.

The Blue Jays opened the week with a 3-1 record before falling 11-6 at sixth-ranked Gettysburg College on Tuesday night to drop to 3-2 on the year.

Hamilton College remains first in the rankings, followed by Salisbury University, Franklin & Marshall College, Middlebury College and The College of New Jersey.

Elizabethtown returns to action on Thursday at Stevenson University beginning at 3:30 p.m.

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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Gettysburg 11, Elizabethtown 6

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GETTYSBURG, Pa. --- Hollis Stahl scored four goals and Allegra Formento added three tallies to lead fourth-ranked Gettysburg College to an 11-6 victory over 20th-ranked Elizabethtown College in non-conference women's lacrosse action on Tuesday night.

Blue Jay senior Katie Foley (Palmyra, NJ/Holy Cross) scored two goals, including the 200th of her career, and became Elizabethtown's career leader in points with 264, breaking the mark of 261 set by Liz Fretz from 2002 to 2005. Foley is two goals shy of equaling Fretz's school-record total of 202 career goals.

Stahl scored twice in a span of 20 seconds midway through the first half as part of a five-goal run that gave the Bullets a 7-1 lead with 3:40 left in the half.

Foley, who entered the game tied with Fretz with 261 career points, set the program record as she assisted on a goal by sophomore Sarah Cullinan (West Chester, PA/West Chester East) just 7:30 into the contest. Foley then netted her 200th career goal with 13:58 to play on a free-position shot.

Senior Jenn Hawkins (Havre de Grace, MD/Havre de Grace) made 12 saves in goal for Elizabethtown and finished with a game-high five ground balls, while Kristen Krammer made 13 saves for Gettysburg.

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Saturday, March 14, 2009

Elizabethtown 19, Eastern 10

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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Senior Katie Foley (Palmyra, NJ/Holy Cross) scored seven goals and added an assist to tie the program career record for points and junior Megan Byrnes (Lutherville, MD/Towson) netted her 100th career goal as 20th-ranked Elizabethtown College defeated Eastern University 19-10 in Middle Atlantic Conference women's lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon.

Foley's eight-point effort increased her career point total to 261, equaling the school record set by Liz Fretz from 2002 to 2005. Foley also moved within four of Fretz's career mark of 202 goals, boosting her total to 198 with her seven-goal afternoon.

Byrnes scored twice in a two-minute span of the first half to become the fourth player in school history to net 100 goals, joining Fretz, Foley and Jen Manns (109 goals from 2002 to 2005).

Junior Stephanie Kreis (Bel Air, MD/John Carroll School) scored four goals and added an assist for the Blue Jays, while senior Anna Ford (Salisbury, MD/Homeschooled) had three goals and two assists and junior Katie Caprinolo (Jarrettsville, MD/North Harford), sophomore Maria DeMatteo (Saratoga Springs, NY/Saratoga Springs) and junior Alisha Sangrey (Columbia, PA/Hempfield) scored once each.

Erin Fries led the Eagles (1-2 overall, 1-1 MAC) with three goals while Jessie Basch had a goal and four assists, but Eastern committed 26 turnovers on the afternoon and saw Elizabethtown go on a 9-0 run spanning the halves.

Elizabethtown led 5-4 with 10 minutes gone in the first half, but scored eight of the next nine goals to take a 13-5 lead to halftime. The Blue Jays added four goals early in the second half to build their largest lead of the afternoon at 17-5 with 19:34 to go.

Foley equaled the points record on the Blue Jays' final goal of the day, as she assisted on Ford's third goal that gave Elizabethtown a 19-9 lead with 3:34 left.

The Blue Jays held a 35-19 advantage in shots and an 18-10 edge in ground balls, while both teams won 15 draws. Foley and first-year student Katie Scheurich (Lancaster, PA/Conestoga Valley) each had a team-high three draw controls for Elizabethtown, while Courtney Reinhold paced the Eagles with five.

Senior Jenn Hawkins (Havre de Grace, MD/Havre de Grace) started in goal for the Blue Jays and made four saves in 46 minutes, with junior Becca Watkins (Herndon, VA/Westfield) adding two stops in 14 minutes. Kim Campbell finished with 11 saves for the Eagles.

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Thursday, March 12, 2009

Elizabethtown Ranked in IWLCA Top 20 Poll for First Time

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. –-- For the first time in program history, Elizabethtown College is ranked in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division III poll, entering this week's rankings at 20th.

The Blue Jays began the week with a 2-0 record, but suffered their first loss of the season at McDaniel College on Tuesday by a score of 11-10.

Hamilton College owns the top spot in this week's poll, followed by Salisbury University, Franklin & Marshall College, and a tie for fourth between the College of New Jersey and Gettysburg College.

Elizabethtown, now 2-1 on the season, hosts Eastern University on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at Wolf Field.

Katie Foley Named MAC Women's Lacrosse Player of the Week

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior attack Katie Foley (Palmyra, NJ/Holy Cross) has been named the Middle Atlantic Conference Player of the Week in women's lacrosse for the week ending March 8, the conference office has announced.

Foley scored five goals and had three assists as the Blue Jays defeated Roanoke 17-10 in action in the Virgin Islands on Tuesday, March 3. She also had four ground balls and four draw controls in the victory.

Through three games, Foley leads the Blue Jays with 12 goals and 16 points. For her career, she has scored 191 goals and recorded 253 points to approach the program records of 202 goals and 261 points set by Liz Fretz from 2002 to 2005.

The Blue Jays (2-1 overall) host Eastern University in their Middle Atlantic Conference opener on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Tuesday, March 10, 2009

McDaniel 11, Elizabethtown 10

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WESTMINSTER, Md. --- Brittany Baer scored her third goal of the game with 43 seconds remaining as McDaniel College rallied for an 11-10 win over Elizabethtown College in non-conference women's lacrosse action on Tuesday afternoon.

Baer's goal came less than two minutes after Kelly Scheler's tying goal with 2:49 to play, and negated Elizabethtown's comeback from a 9-6 deficit with 12:55 to play.

Senior Katie Foley (Palmyra, NJ/Holy Cross) led the Blue Jays (2-1 overall) with four goals and an assist, while senior Anna Ford (Salisbury, MD/Homeschooled) and junior Megan Byrnes (Lutherville, MD/Towson) scored twice each for Elizabethtown.

The Blue Jays trailed 9-6 following Baer's second goal of the day with 12:55 to go, but goals by sophomore Maria DeMatteo (Saratoga Springs, NY/Saratoga Springs), Ford and Foley in a span of just over two minutes knotted the game at 9-9 with 10:06 to go.

Junior Katie Caprinolo (Jarrettsville, MD/North Harford) gave Elizabethtown a 10-9 lead with a free-position goal with 3:40 to play, but Scheler tied the game less than a minute later, setting up Baer's game-winner.

Elizabethtown finished with a 32-20 edge in shots over the Green Terror (3-1 overall) and a 30-19 advantage in ground balls. Senior Kelsea Kozak (Brookhaven, PA/Sun Valley) posted a team-high five ground balls for the Blue Jays, while Baer led all players with six ground balls to go with five draw controls for McDaniel.

Senior Jenn Hawkins (Havre de Grace, MD/Havre de Grace) made five saves in goal for Elizabethtown, while Leanne Hollinger tallied 15 stops for McDaniel, including one with 28 seconds to go to preserve the Green Terror lead.

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Elizabethtown 17, Roanoke 10

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ST. CROIX, U.S.V.I. --- Five goals and three assists from senior Katie Foley (Palmyra, NJ/Holy Cross) boosted Elizabethtown College to a 17-10 win over Roanoke College in non-conference women's lacrosse action on Tuesday morning.

Senior Kelsea Kozak (Brookhaven, PA/Sun Valley) added two goals and four assists while Stephanie Kreis (Bel Air, MD/John Carroll School) scored fhree times for the Blue Jays (2-0 overall), who led 11-5 at halftime over the Maroons (2-1 overall).

Senior Anna Ford (Salisbury, MD/Homeschooled) and sophomore Maria DeMatteo (Saratoga Springs, NY/Saratoga Springs) each scored twice as well for Elizabethtown in the victory.

Score by period       1  2  Tot
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Elizabethtown Coll.. 11  6 - 17
Roanoke College.....  5  5 - 10

Elizabethtown Coll. SCORING: GOALS: Katie Foley 5; Stephanie Kreis 3;
Kelsea Kozak 2; Anna Ford 2; Maria DeMatteo 2; Megan Byrnes 1; Sarah
Cullinan 1; Meg Cassels 1.
ASSISTS: Kelsea Kozak 4; Katie Foley 3; Megan Byrnes 1; Anna Ford 1.

Roanoke College SCORING: GOALS: Gina Valles 2; Paige Mason 2; Kayla
Moore 2; Sunni Ray 2; Ella Wade 2.
ASSISTS: Gina Valles 2; Paige Mason 1; Kayla Moore 1.

SHOTS - ETOWN 40; RC 18.

GOALIES - ETOWN: Jenn Hawkins (5 saves); RC: Katlyn Scarlett 3-1 (16 saves).