Elizabethtown College Field Hockey
Saturday, September 15, 2001

Etown Defeats Albright, 3-2, in Conference Opener

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown won its Commonwealth Conference opener on the road against Albright Saturday, 3-2, to improve to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in the conference.

The Blue Jays' scored their first goal with 26:25 left in the first half when Brandy Espenshade (Grantville, PA/Lower Dauphin) scored on an assist from Lauren Potosky (Wrightsville, PA/Eastern York). Etown took a 2-0 lead into halftime after Beth Purcell (Lancaster, PA/Penn Manor) scored on an assist from Mindy Nace (Thompsontown, PA/East Juniata) with 20:05 remaining in the first half.

The Blue Jays' lead increased to 3-0 with 31:33 remaining in the game when Potosky added a goal of her own on an assist from Purcell. Albright (1-4, 0-1) scored both of its goals within the final nine minutes of the game.

Etown returns to action on the road Tuesday, September 18 against conference rival Messiah. Game time is 3:30 p.m.

At Reading, Pa.
Elizabethtown 3, Albright 2
Elizabethtown (3-1, 1-0) 2 1 — 3
Albright (1-4, 0-1)      0 2 — 2

First Period Scoring:
EC—Brandy Espenshade (Lauren Potosky) 26:25
EC—Beth Purcell (Mindy Nace) 20:05

Second Period Scoring:
EC—Potosky (Purcell) 31:33
AC—Jamie Zimmerman 8:49
AC—Katie Miekes (Zimmerman) 0:45

Shots: EC 24, AC 13. Corners: EC 9, AC 7. Goalie Saves: Kate VanValkenburgh (EC) 10, Lisa Marquette (EC) 0, Alison Anders (AC) 12, Kristen Ianieri (AC) 3.