ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
Wednesday, October 9, 2002

Brandy Espenshade Hat Trick Helps Etown Scuttle Dickinson, 4-1

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown, currently ranked 20th in the nation in NCAA Division III, improved to 8-2 overall in 2002 with a 4-1 win over Dickinson in a non-conference game at home Wednesday.

Dickinson, which drops to 5-5 overall with the loss, dominated the first 15 minutes of the game and got out to 1-0 lead with 21:04 remaining in the first half. Andrea Carlow (McClean, VA/McClean) scored the goal off an assist from Caroline Gouin (Frederick, MD/Frederick).

Elizabethtown began its comeback with the first of three goals by Brandy Espenshade (Grantville, PA/Lower Dauphin), who tipped in a ball served up by Traci Brenner (Conowingo, MD/Perryville) with 4:08 left in the first half. Espenshade scored again with no time remaining on the clock at the tail end of the first half during a penalty corner, this time off an assist by Kelly Miller (Robesonia, PA/Conrad Weiser).

Etown went up 3-1 as Espenshade completed the hat trick at 17:13 remaining in the second half off an assist by Mindy Nace (Thompsontown, PA/East Juniata). Kate Gwilliam (Quakertown, PA/Quakertown) scored Etown's final goal and her first of the season with 5:58 remaining in the game. She was assisted by Jama Weigher (Enola, PA/Cumberland Valley).

Etown goaltender Lisa Marquette (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) made nine saves as Etown out-shot Dickinson 29-11.

Elizabethtown will return to action on the road against Ursinus, which just last year was a member of NCAA Division I in field hockey before switching to Division III this year, for an 11:00 a.m. game.

At Elizabethtown, Pa.
Elizabethtown 4, Dickinson 1
Dickinson (5-5) 1 0 -- 1
Elizabethtown (8-2) 2 2 -- 4

1st half scoring:
DC-Andrea Carlow (Caroline Gouin), 21:04
EC-Brandy Espenshade (Traci Brenner), 4:08
EC-Espenshade (Kelly Miller), 0:00

2nd half scoring:
EC-Espenshade (Mindy Nace), 17:13
EC-Kate Gwilliam (Jama Weigher), 5:58

Shots: DC 11, EC 29. Penalty Corners: DC 3, EC 9. Defensive Saves: Erin Pollock (DC) 1, Sarah Hyslop (DC) 1. Goalie Saves: Marisa Giorgio (DC) 14, Lisa Marquette (EC) 9.