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ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY 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. Goal Scoring: Shots: L 9, E 10. Corners: L 7, E 9. Goalie Saves: Elizabeth Foskey (L) 3, Becca Graham (L) 0, Kristen Callaghan (E) 1.
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