ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Friday, September 12, 2003

Emily Morris Breaks Career Dig Record As Etown Splits Results on First Day of Scranton Invitational

SCRANTON, Pa. --- Just two weeks into her senior season, outside hitter Emily Morris (Canton, PA/Canton) has broken the Elizabethtown College career dig record. She passed the previous mark of 1,440 during the Blue Jays' first of two matches Friday at the Scranton Invitational, a 3-1 loss to SUNY-Cortland. The Blue Jays (4-4) won their second match of the evening, 3-2, over DeSales University.

Morris entered the tournament needing 12 digs to break the program record, which stood since 1997. She led the Blue Jays in digs against SUNY-Cortland with 20, and she was second on the team with nine kills. She also had two blocks in Etown's 30-27, 20-30, 30-21, 30-21 loss to SUNY-Cortland.

In the nightcap, Etown's 34-36, 30-23, 30-28, 22-30, 15-12 win over DeSales, Morris picked up 28 more digs to bring her program-record total to 1,477, and she pounded out 16 kills to lead the Blue Jays.

Other Blue Jays who had a stellar day Friday included Lindsay Johnson (Elkton, MD/Sanford), who led Etown in kills against SUNY-Cortland with 14, and she had 11 kills and 10 digs against DeSales. Ashley Wade (Duncansville, PA/Hollidaysburg) cranked out 15 kills in 31 attempts and had 25 digs against DeSales, and Jenn Kline (Nazareth, PA/Notre Dame) had 33 assists and 20 digs against DeSales. Dee Selby (York, PA/Spring Grove) had 26 assists against SUNY-Cortland and 22 more assists against DeSales.

Elizabethtown will return to action tomorrow in the second day of the Scranton Invitational, beginning at 9:00 a.m.

At Scranton, Pa.
SUNY-Cortland d. Elizabethtown (3-4), 30-27, 20-30, 30-21, 30-21
Etown Leaders - Kills: Lindsay Johnson 14, Emily Morris 9. Assists: Dee Selby 26, Jenn Kline 14. Aces: Jenn Kline 2, Melissa Maioriello 1. Digs: Morris 20, Meghan Gowens 10. Blocks: Ashley Wade 4, Dee Selby 3.
Elizabethtown (4-4) d. DeSales, 34-36, 30-23, 30-28, 22-30, 15-12
Etown Leaders - Kills: Morris 16, Wade 15. Assists: Kline 33, Selby 22. Aces: Wade 2, Morris 1. Digs: Morris 28, Wade 25, Kline 20. Blocks: Jamie Hudzik 2, Johnson 2, Kim Mather 2, Wade 2, Erin Malone 2.