ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Saturday, October 28, 2006

Elizabethtown Splits Final Day of Eastern Extravaganza, Defeats Marymount 3-1, Falls to F&M 3-1; Blue Jays Win Tournament; Downs & Scanlan Named to All-Tournament Team

ST. DAVIDS, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College wrapped up its regular season schedule Saturday on the final day of the Eastern University Extravaganza. The Blue Jays defeated Marymount University in four games 26-39, 30-26, 30-20, 30-23, and Elizabethtown fell in four games to Franklin & Marshall College 30-24, 30-21, 27-30, 30-19. By going 3-1 in the tournament, Elizabethtown tied host Eastern for the best record for the weekend. Because the Blue Jays defeated Eastern, Elizabethtown claimed the tournament title. The Blue Jays’ record is now 25-6 overall.

Against Marymount, Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) led Etown in kills with 14, and Ashley Whitmarsh (New Castle, DE/Padua Academy) and Kelly Downs (Airville, PA/Red Lion) each had 13 kills. Downs also led the team in blocks with five, and she and setter Stacey Wasserman (Upperco, MD/Owings Mills) each had five service aces. Wasserman also had 43 assists and 15 digs, and Kate Scanlan (Milmont Park, PA/Ridley) led the Blue Jays in digs with 17.

Against Franklin & Marshall, Downsled Etown in kills with 11, and Tanner and Whitmarsh each had nine kills. Scanlan led Etown in digs with 18 and in service aces with two, and Tanner added 12 digs.

Two Elizabethtown players, Downs and Scanlan, were named to the All-Tournament Team of the Eastern Extravaganza.

Elizabethtown will return to action as the host of Moravian College in the first round of the Commonwealth Conference playoffs Wednesday, November 1 at 7:00 p.m.

at St. Davids, Pa.
Eastern University Extravaganza, Second Day Results

Elizabethtown Coll. def. Marymount University 26-30,30-26,30-20,30-23
Elizabethtown Coll. (25-5) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Tanner, Paige 14-2-2; Whitmarsh, Ashley 13-1-1; Downs, Kelly 13-5-5; Deats, Kayla 6-0-2; Wasserman, Stacey 4-5-1; Monahan, Megan 4-0-1; Totals 54-13-7.0. (Assists) - Wasserman, Stacey 43. (Dig leaders) - Scanlan, Kate 17; Wasserman, Stacey 15; Tanner, Paige 9

Franklin & Marshall def. Elizabethtown Coll. 30-24,30-21,27-30,30-19
Elizabethtown Coll. (25-6) (Kills-aces-blocks) - Downs, Kelly 11-1-2; Whitmarsh, Ashley 9-0-0; Tanner, Paige 9-0-2; Monahan, Megan 5-0-1; Deats, Kayla 5-0-1; Perry, Kathy 3-0-0; Wasserman, Stacey 1-1-1; Scanlan, Kate 0-2-0; Totals 43-4-4.0. (Assists) - Wasserman, Stacey 39. (Dig leaders) - Scanlan, Kate 18; Tanner, Paige 12; Wasserman, Stacey 10; Kassis, Kayla 10; Whitmarsh, Ashley 8