Elizabethtown Ties Westminster (Mo.) 2-2

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JACKSONVILLE, Ill. --- Elizabethtown’s record now stands at 1-0-1 overall after tying Westminster College (Mo.) 2-2 on the second day of the MacMurray College Bill Killen Classic.

Westminster scored first as Ryan Orf scored on a header off a cross pass in the 21st minute. Etown sophomore Matt Diller (Chambersburg, PA/Mercersburg Academy) scored at 30:30 to even the score at 1-1. He headed the ball in off assists by Steve Petrosky (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) and Wes Bunting (Lancaster, PA/J.P. McCaskey).

Just over nine minutes into the second half, Westminster took a 2-1 lead on a Matt Mercer goal. Diller scored his second goal of the game in the 68th minute to tie the score again at 2-2. This time he was assisted by Bunting and Rick Winstanley (Manchester, England, UK/St. Gabriel's).

Neither team managed to score again for the rest of regulation time, nor through two 10-minute overtime periods.

Elizabethtown held a 17-5 advantage in shots and a 6-5 edge in corner kicks over the course of the game.

Elizabethtown will return to action in its 2006 home opener, the annual Smith-Herr Bronze Boot game against Franklin & Marshall College Wednesday, September 6 at 7:00 p.m.

Westminster (Mo.) (1-0-1) vs. Elizabethtown Coll. (1-0-1)
Goals by period      1 2   OT O2  Tot
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Westminster (Mo.)... 1  1  0  0  - 2
Elizabethtown Coll.. 1  1  0  0  - 2

SCORING SUMMARY:
1. 21:00 WESTMS Orf, Ryan (unassisted)
2. 30:30 ETOWN Diller, Matt (1) (Petrosky, Steve;Bunting, Wes)
3. 54:15 WESTMS Mercer, Matt (unassisted)
4. 68:00 ETOWN Diller, Matt (2) (Winstanley, Rick;Bunting, Wes)

Shots: Westminster (Mo.) 5, Elizabethtown Coll. 17
Saves: Westminster (Mo.) 6 (Rubenstein, Jack 6), Elizabethtown Coll. 1 (Fleisher, A.J. 1)

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