ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
Saturday, October 2, 2004

Etown Ends Losing Streak with 3-1 Win over Albright

READING, Pa. --- Elizabethtown halted a 10 game losing streak and improved to 2-10 overall and 1-2 in the Commonwealth Conference with a 3-1 road win over Albright Saturday.

Kelly Miller (Robesonia, PA/Conrad Weiser) scored the game's first goal 10:22 after the start unassisted for Etown. A Melanie Slessinger (Westminster, MD/North Carroll) goal, assisted by Whitney Brown (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central), at 29:52 gave the Blue Jays a 2-0 lead going into halftime.

Albright cut the Etown lead to 2-1 with at 38:57 as Angela Gardner scored for the Lions. Etown's Traci Brenner (Conowingo, MD/Perryville) added an insurance goal off a Laura Rinck (Selinsgrove, PA/Selinsgrove) assist at 45:27 to seal the win.

Lisa Marquette (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) made five saves in the Blue Jay net as Etown out-shot Albright 17-8 over the course of the game.

Etown will return to action at home Monday, October 4 in a non-conference game against Delaware Valley at 4:00 p.m.

At Reading, Pa.
Goals by period 1 2 Tot
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Albright        0 1  1
Elizabethtown   2 1  3

SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 24:38, Etown, Kelly Miller (unassisted)
2. 5:08, Etown, Melanie Slessinger (assist by Whitney Brown)
3. 31:03, ALB, Angela Gardner (assist by Jordan Tornoniewski and Raitlin Ketterer)
4. 24:33, Etown, Traci Benner (assist by Laura Rinck)

Shots: Albright 8, Elizabethtown 17
Goalkeeper saves: Albright 8 (Kristen Ianieri 3; Rachel Becker 5), Elizabethtown 5 (Lisa Marquette 5)