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ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Purcell Scores Two, Leimbach Scores First of Career, as Etown Defeats Villa Julie, 4-0 CHESTER, Pa. --- Beth Purcell (Lancaster, PA/Penn Manor) scored a pair of goals and Amanda Leimbach (Stewartstown, PA/Kennard-Dale) scored the first goal of her career as Etown improved to 7-5 overall with a 4-0 win over Villa Julie (4-8). Purcell scored the first two goals of the game on assists by Kelly Miller (Robesonia, PA/Conrad Weiser) and Lauren Potosky (Wrightsville, PA/Eastern York) with 23:50 and 20:16, respectively, left in the first period. Lisa Zbyzsinski (Lansdale, PA/Lansdale Catholic) scored unassisted with 8:35 left in the first half to give the Blue Jays a 3-0 lead going into halftime. Leimbach scored the game's final goal, unassisted, with 16:36 remaining in the second half. Etown goaltenders Kate VanValkenburgh (Malvern, PA/Great Valley) and Lisa Marquette (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) combined in the shutout effort. VanValkenburgh had four saves, and Marquette made three saves in the game's final 16:26. Villa Julie keeper Denise Ocasio made 22 saves as Etown outshot Villa Julie 32-9. Elizabethtown returns to action on the road Monday, October 8 against Dickinson. Game time is 4:00 p.m. At Elizabethtown, Pa. First Period Scoring: Second Period Scoring: Shots: VJ 9, EC 32. Corners: VJ 4, EC 12. Green Cards: VJ 1 (Audrey Pritts), EC 0. Goalie Saves: Denise Ocasio (VJ) 22, Kate VanValkenburgh (EC) 4, Lisa Marquette (EC) 3. |
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