ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE FIELD HOCKEY
Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Messiah Ends Elizabethtown's Season in Overtime, 4-3

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GRANTHAM, Pa. --- Lisa Strausbaugh scored 2:57 into overtime to lead Messiah College over Elizabethtown College 4-3 in Commonwealth Conference semifinal field hockey action on Wednesday afternoon.

Nikki Bailey scored a pair of goals for the Falcons (15-4), who will travel to Lebanon Valley College for the conference championship on Saturday afternoon.

Junior Megan Angstadt (Oley, PA/Oley Valley) scored her first goal 5:56 into the game to give the Blue Jays (11-8) a 1-0 lead. Junior Andrea Miles (Phoenix, MD/Notre Dame Prep) scored 6:20 into the second half to put Elizabethtown up 2-0. Messiah College battled back on Bailey’s first goal at the 41:27 mark, and Lindsey Hunter tied the score 2-2 with 19:50 left in regulation.

Junior Sarah McFarland (Ambler, PA/Wissahickon) scored for Elizabethtown off an assist from junior Tiffany Vogel (Annville, PA/Palmyra) to give the Blue Jays a 3-2 lead with 11:25 left to play. Bailey’s second goal came with 3:49 left in regulation to tie the match and force overtime, where Strausbaugh scored the game-winner.

Messiah finished with a 27-8 advantage in shots and a 16-1 edge in penalty corners over Elizabethtown.

First-year student Laura Ressler (Media, PA/Delaware County Christian) made 18 saves for the Blue Jays, while Ashley Mowery made four stops for the Falcons.

Messiah (15-4) vs. Elizabethtown (11-8)
Goals by period 1 2 OT Tot
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Elizabethtown Coll.. 1 2 0 - 3
Messiah College..... 0 3 1 - 4

SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 5:56 ETOWN Megan Angstadt (unassisted)
2. 36:20 ETOWN Andrea Miles (unassisted)
3. 41:27 MESS Nikki Bailey (Katie Love)
4. 51:10 MESS Lindsey Hunter (Liz Ziegler)
5. 58:35 ETOWN Sarah McFarland (Tiffany Vogel)
6. 66:11 MESS Nikki Bailey (Lauren Tennis)
7. 72:57 MESS Lisa Strausbaugh (Emily Sauder)

Shots: Messiah 27, Elizabethtown 8
Corners: Messiah 16, Elizabethtown 1
Saves: Messiah 2 (Ashley Mowery 4), Elizabethtown 18 (Laura Ressler 18)