ETOWN'S SEASON ENDS WITH 3-0 LOSS TO MESSIAH IN NCAA MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL

GRANTHAM, Pa. --- Elizabethtown finished its season with an 18-2-1 record Friday with a 3-0 loss to Messiah in the opener of the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional at Messiah.

The game was scoreless through the first period of play, until Aaron Faro scored the Falcons' first goal 1:37 into the second half. Messiah added two more goals in the final six minutes of the game. Faro headed in a ball at 84:08, and Jake Sauer scored on a penalty kick with a minute and a half remaining.

Both of the Blue Jays' losses in 1999 came at the hands of Messiah, which outshot Etown 12-5 in the game. The 3-0 loss marked only time this season Elizabethtown was shut out and the most goals the team allowed in a game all year.

at Grantham, Pa.
Messiah 1, Elizabethtown 0

Scoring:
MC--Aaron Faro (Matt Christ, Matt Snavely), 46:37
MC--Faro (Jake Sauer, Kevin Benedict), 84:08
MC--J. Sauer, 88:27

Shots: MC 12, EC 5. Corners: MC 4, EC 2. Fouls: MC 18, EC 19. Goalie Saves: Doug Timm (EC) 2, Chris Boyles (MC) 0.