ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
Thursday, October 20, 2005

Susquehanna Stuns #17 Elizabethtown 3-2, in Commonwealth Conference Game

SELINSGROVE, Pa. --- Nationally 17th-ranked Elizabethtown dropped to 11-4 overall and 3-3 in the Commonwealth Conference with a 3-2 road loss to Susquehanna University Thursday. Susquehanna improved to 9-6 overall and 5-1 in the conference with the win.

Etown scored first as Brandy Spriggle (Beaver Springs, PA/West Snyder) scored off a Laura Rinck (Selinsgrove, PA/Selinsgrove) assist on a penalty corner 3:58 after the opening whistle. Susquehanna tied the game at 5:39 as Abby Dunlap scored of a Margaret Young assist, and the host Crusaders took a 2-1 lead into halftime when Katie Gallagher scored at 29:25 on a penalty stroke.

Susquehanna went up 3-1 at 51:50 when Shelley Reppert scored on a Gallagher assist. Etown narrowed the gap to 3-2 with 1:18 left in the game when Spriggle scored again, this time off a Mel Slessinger (Westminster, MD/North Carroll) assist on another penalty corner.

Etown held a 13-9 advantage in shots during the game.

The Blue Jays will return to action Saturday, October 22 at Goucher College in a 1:00 p.m. non-conference game.

Elizabethtown Coll. (11-4, 3-3 Comm) vs. Susquehanna (9-6, 5-1 Comm)
Goals by period 1 2 Tot
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Elizabethtown Coll.. 1 1 - 2
Susquehanna......... 2 1 - 3

SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 3:58 ETOWN Brandy Spriggle (Laura Rinck)
2. 5:39 SUS Abby Dunlap (Margaret Young)
3. 29:25 SUS Katie Gallagher - Penalty stroke
4. 51:50 SUS Shelley Reppert (Katie Gallagher)
5. 68:42 ETOWN Brandy Spriggle (Mel Slessinger)

Shots: Elizabethtown Coll. 13, Susquehanna 9
Saves: Elizabethtown Coll. 4 (Kristen Callaghan 4), Susquehanna 11 (Lyndsay Meabon 8; Shannon Baker 3)