ETOWN BLANKS GOUCHER, 5-0, YVONNE KAUFFMAN NOW FOUR WINS AWAY FROM 1,000

BALTIMORE, Md. --- Elizabethtown won a 5-0 road shutout over Goucher Saturday to improve to 8-2 overall in 2000. With the victory, Etown head coach Yvonne Kauffman is only four wins away from her 1,000th collegiate coaching win.

Despite the offensive domination of the Blue Jays, who outshot Goucher 43-2, the game remained scoreless through most of the first half, until Marthe Vehmeijer (Rotterdam, The Netherlands/Erasimaans Gymnasium) broke the stalemate with only 2:04 remaining in the half.

The game stayed 1-0 in Etown's favor until 34:00 remaining when Beth Purcell (Lancaster, PA/Penn Manor) netted her team-leading seventh goal of the season. Mandi Ewing (McClure, PA/West Snyder) made the game 3-0 with a goal at 27:56, and Vehmeijer added her second of the day with 26:53 left on the clock. Erin Duffy (Media, PA/Penncrest) added the game's final goal with 19:15 remaining.

Etown goaltender Kate VanValkenburgh (Malvern, PA/Great Valley) made two saves for her fourth shutout of the season. Beth Matthews made 25 saves in the goal for Goucher.

Etown returns to action on the road at Villa Julie Monday, September 2 at 4:00 p.m.

At Baltimore, Md.
Elizabethtown 5, Goucher 0
Goucher               0   0 — 0
Elizabethtown (8-2)   1   4 — 5

First Half Scoring:
EC—Marthe Vehmeijer (Mandi Ewing, Barb Wirtz), 2:04
Second Half Scoring:
EC—Beth Purcell (Mindy Nace), 34:00
EC—Ewing, 27:56
EC—Vehmeijer, 26:53
EC—Erin Duffy, 19:15
Shots: EC 43, GC 2. Goalie Saves: Kate VanValkenburgh (EC) 2, Beth Matthews (GC), 25.