ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Friday, September 14, 2007

Elizabethtown Back on Winning Track with 3-1 Victory over Millersville

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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Sophomore Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) finished with a team-high 16 kills and added 21 digs as Elizabethtown College downed Millersville University 3-1 in non-conference volleyball action at Thompson Gymnasium on Friday night. Game scores were 30-15, 31-29, 27-30 and 30-21.

Senior Ashley Whitmarsh (New Castle, DE/Padua Academy) added 14 kills and 23 digs while senior Kelly Downs (Airville, PA/Red Lion) notched 13 kills as the Blue Jays (8-1 overall) rebounded after a tough 3-2 loss to 16th-ranked Haverford College on Wednesday night.

Senior Stacey Wasserman (Upperco, MD/Owings Mills) recorded 53 assists for the third time in the Blue Jays' last four matches and added 18 assists, while first-year student Allie Gold (Columbia, PA/Hempfield) set a season high with 28 digs.

Leading the Marauders (8-7 overall) was Caitlin Rinker, who posted 13 kills and 17 digs, while Patty Pichardo added 12 kills. Meredith Sinback dished out 30 assists and Kathy Howard had a match-high 30 digs.

Elizabethtown 3, Millersville 1
(30-15, 31-29, 27-30, 30-21)
Elizabethtown leaders:
Kills: Paige Tanner, 16
Assists: Stacey Wasserman, 53
Digs: Allie Gold, 28
Blocks: Kelly Downs, 4

Millersville leaders:
Kills: Caitlin Rinker, 13
Assists: Meredith Sinback, 30
Digs: Kathy Howard, 30
Blocks: Rachel Beneski, 3