ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
Friday, September 2, 2005

Elizabethtown Wins Season Opener 4-1 over Lynchburg; Laura Rinck Scores Twice

ALLENTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown got its 2005 season off to a strong start with a 4-1 victory over Lynchburg College on the first day of the Muhlenberg College field hockey tournament.

Mel Slessinger ( Westminster, MD/North Carroll) scored the season’s first goal unassisted just six minutes into the game to give Etown a 1-0 lead. Lynchburg tied the game 15:25 into the game when Andrea Fleming scored. Etown took a 2-1 lead into halftime when Laura Rinck (Selinsgrove, PA/Selinsgrove Area) scored her first of the season unassisted at 29:45.

Another Rinck goal, assisted by Brandy Spriggle ( Beaver Springs, PA/West Snyder) put the Blue Jays ahead 3-1 at 50:29. Val Bawell (New Holland, PA/Garden Spot) added the Etown’s final goal off a Slessinger assist at 55:09.

Elizabethtown out-shot Lynchburg 10-9 over the course of the game, and the Blue Jays held a 9-7 advantage in penalty corners. Kristen Callaghan ( Langhorne, PA/Neshaminy) made one save in the Etown net, and Andrea Marsala ( Dallastown, PA/Dallastown) made one defensive save.

Etown will return to action tomorrow when it faces Roanoke College at 11:00 a.m. on the final day of the Muhlenberg tournament.

At Allentown, Pa.
Muhlenberg Tournament
Elizabethtown 4, Lynchburg 1
Lynchburg (0-1)      1   0   --   1
Elizabethtown (1-0)  2   2   --   4

Goal Scoring:
E—Mel Slessinger, 6:00
L—Andrea Fleming, 15:25
E—Laura Rinck, 29:45
E—Rinck (Brandy Spriggle), 50:29
E—Val Bawell (Slessinger), 55:09

Shots: L 9, E 10. Corners: L 7, E 9. Goalie Saves: Elizabeth Foskey (L) 3, Becca Graham (L) 0, Kristen Callaghan (E) 1.