ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Saturday, October 6, 2001

Etown Climbs Above .500 with Wins over Delaware Valley, Messiah

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown soured Delaware Valley's Homecoming Saturday, defeating the Aggies on their home court 3-0 and coming back to defeat Messiah 3-1 in a triangular match. With the wins, Etown improves to 8-7 overall, the team's best start after 15 matches since 1997.

Elizabethtown dismantled Delaware Valley 30-25, 30-27, 33-31 in the first match of the day. Dawn Johns (Baltimore, MD/Lansdowne) led Elizabethtown with 15 kills, while Emily Morris (Canton, PA/Canton) had a team-high of 16 digs with nine kills. Ashley Wade (Duncansville, PA/Hollidaysburg) pitched in 11 kills and led the team with seven blocks, and Tess Romiti (Ellicott City, MD/Seton Keough) had 41 assists.

Etown defeated Messiah in four games, 25-30, 30-28, 30-21, 30-16, for its second win over the Falcons this year. Johns and Morris each posted 10 kills, while Morris led the team with 12 digs. Morris and Sarah Klunk (New Oxford, PA/New Oxford) each led the Blue Jays with four service aces, and Wade had eight blocks and 11 digs. Romiti added 11 digs and had 37 assists.

Elizabethtown returns to action Tuesday, October 9 on the road against Moravian for a 7:00 p.m. Commonwealth Conference match.

At Doylestown, PA
Elizabethtown 3, Delaware Valley 0
Elizabethtown (7-7)   30 30 33
Delaware Valley (7-3) 25 27 31

Blue Jay Leaders:
Kills: Dawn Johns 15, Ashley Wade 11. Digs: Emily Morris 16, Sarah Klunk 12. Assists: Tess Romiti 41. Service Aces: Klunk 3. Blocks: Wade 7.

Elizabethtown 3, Messiah 1
Elizabethtown (8-7) 25 30 30 30
Messiah (5-13)      30 28 21 16

Blue Jay Leaders:
Kills: Johns 10, Morris 10. Digs: Morris 12, Romiti 11, Wade 11. Assists: Romiti 37. Service Aces: Klunk 4, Morris 4. Blocks: Wade 8, Johns 6.