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ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY Etown Beats DeSales 1-0, Equals 2004 Win Total in Second Week of Season CENTER VALLEY, Pa. --- Elizabethtown improved to 4-2 overall Thursday with a 1-0 road win over DeSales University as the resurgent Blue Jays equaled their win total from 2004 in just two weeks time. DeSales dropped to 4-2 overall with the loss. Both of Elizabethtown’s losses have come at the hands of nationally ranked opponents. The game’s lone goal was scored with just under ten minutes to play in regulation time. Val Bawell (New Holland, PA/Garden Spot) scored unassisted for Etown at 60:17 as she took the rebound from a previous shot by Mel Slessinger (Westminster, MD/North Carroll). Elizabethtown out-shot DeSales 14-7 over the course of the game. In the second half alone, Etown held a 12-3 advantage in shots. The Blue Jays also held an 11-9 edge in penalty corners. Etown goalie Kristen Callaghan (Langhorne, PA/Neshaminy) made two saves in the shutout effort, and DeSales keeper Amy Zoltek made six saves. Etown will return to action at home Saturday, September 17 against Moravian College in a 1:00 p.m. Commonwealth Conference game. Elizabethtown College (4-2) vs. DeSales University (4-2) SCORING SUMMARY: Shots: Elizabethtown Coll. 14, DeSales University 7 |
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