ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Saturday, September 25, 2004

Etown Wins Blue Jay Classic Tournament for 2nd Year in a Row; Etown Win Streak Hits Nine Matches; Blue Jays off to Best Start Since 1988

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown won the 2004 Blue Jay Classic Tournament Saturday after sweeping both St. John Fisher (30-27, 30-20, 30-20) and Moravian (30-28, 30-19, 30-25) on the second day of competition. It is the second year in a row that Etown has won its annual tournament, and it is the first time the Blue Jays have won their namesake tournament for two years in a row since 1994-95.

Saturday's wins also extended Etown's current winning streak to nine matches, the Blue Jay's longest streak since a ten-match tear in 1994. Etown improves to 13-3 overall with the wins. The Blue Jays are off to their best start through 16 matches since 1988.

Five Blue Jay players were named to the All-Tournament Team. Kelly Downs (Airville, PA/Red Lion) was the tournament Most Valuable Player, and Meghan Gowens (Pensacola, FL/B.T. Washington), Ashley Wade (Duncansville, PA/Hollidaysburg), Ashley Whitmarsh (New Castle, DE/Padua Academy) and Stacey Wasserman (Upperco, MD/Owings Mills) all earned spots on the All-Tournament Team.

The complete second day results and the all-tournament team of the Blue Jay classic are below:

St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn (6-2) 30 30 30
Mitchell                    12 25 23

Elizabethtown (12-3)  30 30 30
St. John Fisher (6-8) 27 20 20
Blue Jay Leaders:
Kills: Kelly Downs 12, Ashley Whitmarsh 10. Assists: Stacey Wasserman 32. Aces: Wasserman 3. Digs: Meghan Gowens 17, Whitmarsh 14. Blocks: Dee Selby 5, Ashley Wade 5, Downs 5.

Moravian (9-6) 30 30 30
Ursinus (2-9)  21 11 23

Ursinus (3-9)* 30 30 30
Mitchell*       0  0  0
* Mitchell College did not show up for the match

St. John Fisher (7-8)       30 30 30
St. Joseph’s-Brooklyn (6-3) 18 19 24

Tournament Championship:
Elizabethtown (13-3) 30 30 30
Moravian (9-7)       28 19 25
Blue Jay Leaders:
Kills: Meghan Gowens 15, Kelly Downs 11. Assists: Stacey Wasserman 35. Aces: Wasserman 3. Digs: Kate Scanlan 14, Gowens 12. Blocks: Ashley Wade 6, Downs 5, Wasserman 5.

All Tournament Team:
Meghan Gowens      Elizabethtown
Ashley Wade        Elizabethtown
Lindsey Siracusa   Moravian
Ashley Whitmarsh   Elizabethtown
Stacey Wasserman   Elizabethtown
Tournament MVP: Kelly Downs, Elizabethtown