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S-50-02-03
Wednesday, November 20, 2002

Three Blue Jays Named to All-Commonwealth Conference Women's Soccer Team

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Three members of the 2002 Elizabethtown College women's soccer team have earned spots on the All-Commonwealth Conference teams.

Two players made the first team, including junior sweeper Megan Halladay (Wallingford, PA/Strath Haven) and sophomore midfielder Courtney Phillips (Mechanicsburg, PA/Mechanicsburg). Junior forward Rebecca Young (Macungie, PA/Emmaus) earned a spot on the second team.

Halladay has made the all-conference teams all three years of her collegiate career. She was a second team selection in 2000 and a first team member in 2001 in addition to this year. She has also been an NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region team member in 2001, and a Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-District team member in 2001 and 2002. She started all 20 of the Blue Jays' games in the backfield in 2002, and she recorded four goals for eight points. In three years on defense, Halladay has totaled 10 goals and one assist for 21 career points. A 2000 alumna of Strath Haven High School, she is majoring in business marketing with a minor in mathematics at Elizabethtown.

Phillips was an all-conference second team member in 2001, and she moves up to the first team this year. She started all 20 of Etown's games in 2002 and tied for the team lead with seven assists. She was second among the Blue Jays with eight goals scored and 23 points. In her two-year career, she has totaled 12 goals and 11 assists for 35. A 2001 graduate of Mechanicsburg High School, she is majoring in elementary education with a minor in special education.

Young earned her first berth on the all-conference teams this year after leading the Blue Jays in goals and points and tying for the team lead in assists. She totaled nine goals, seven assists, and 25 points for Etown in 2002 while starting all 20 of the Blue Jays' games. Over the course of three seasons, she has amassed 16 goals and 16 assists for 48 career points. Young graduated from Emmaus High School in 2000, and she is majoring in business at Elizabethtown College.

The Elizabethtown College women's soccer team concluded the 2002 season with a 9-10-1 overall record and a 4-2-1 mark in the Commonwealth Conference. The Blue Jays reached the postseason for the eighth consecutive season.