Elizabethtown College Men's Soccer
Wednesday, September 19, 2001

Etown Blanks Widener, 3-0, in Commonwealth Conference Debut

CHESTER, Pa. --- Elizabethtown won its first Commonwealth Conference game of the season Wednesday, defeating Widener 3-0 on the road. Elizabethtown improves to 3-3 overall with the win and 1-0 in the conference.

After a scoreless first half, Brad Kleinert (Ephrata, PA/Ephrata) broke the stalemate at 47:07 on an assist from Charlie Haines (Hamilton, NJ/Hun School of Princeton).

Tim Filewicz (Wenonah, NJ/Deptford Township) scored his first collegiate goal at 65:48 on an assist from Chris Boushell (Chambersburg, PA/Chambersburg) to give Etown a 2-0 lead. Drew Leisenring (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cedar Cliff) scored the game's final goal at 85:01.

Edwin Tichenor (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) made three saves to earn the shutout, the second of his collegiate career.

The win was an important one for Etown, in addition to being the first conference win, because it brought the Blue Jays' record back to the .500 mark. Elizabethtown is trying to record its 50th consecutive season with a .500 or better record this year.

Elizabethtown returns to action Thursday, September 20, at home against defending Freedom Conference champion Drew for a 7:00 p.m. game. Thursday's game is the make-up of the game originally scheduled for Tuesday, September 12.

At Chester, PA
Elizabethtown 3, Widener 0
Elizabethtown (3-3, 1-0) 0 3 — 3
Widener                  0 0 — 0

Goal Scorers:
EC—Brad Kleinert (Charlie Haines), 47:07
EC—Tim Filewicz (Chris Boushell), 65:48
EC—Drew Leisenring, 85:01

Shots: EC 13, WU 6. Goalie Saves: Edwin Tichenor (EC) 3, Jeff Kyle (WU) 7.