ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Saturday, September 22, 2007

Elizabethtown Defeats Wilkes 3-0 on Day Two of Blue Jay Classic

Box score vs. Wilkes
Box score vs. Widener

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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College volleyball team finished third at the Blue Jay Classic held in Thompson Gymnasium, after posting 3-0 victories over Wilkes University (30-8, 30-11, 30-25) in pool play and Widener University (30-20, 30-18, 30-19) in the third-place match on Saturday.

Against Wilkes, the Blue Jays received a team-high 11 kills from senior Kelly Downs (Airville, PA/Red Lion), while senior Ashley Whitmarsh (New Castle, DE/Padua Academy) added eight kills.

Elizabethtown, which substituted liberally throughout the match, received a team-high 11 assists from senior Stacey Wasserman (Upperco, MD/Owings Mills) while junior Corin Kidwell (Akron, PA/Ephrata) led the Blue Jays with 11 digs.

Against Widener, the Blue Jays (12-2) were paced by 11 kills and eight blocks from Downs, 33 assists and five aces by Wasserman and 11 digs apiece by first-year students Allie Gold (Columbia, PA/Hempfield) and Amanda Ritchey (Greencastle, PA/Greencastle-Antrim).

Downs was named to the Blue Jay Classic All-Tournament Team after she hit .416 with 50 kills and just eight errors on 101 attacks in four matches.

In the championship match, Franklin & Marshall defeated St. Mary's (Md.) in five games by scores of 30-27, 17-30, 30-28, 21-30 and 15-9. The Diplomats' Margot Phelan was named tournament MVP.

Elizabethtown 3, Wilkes 0
(30-8, 30-11, 30-25)
Elizabethtown leaders:
Kills: Kelly Downs, 11
Assists: Stacey Wasserman, 11
Digs: Corin Kidwell, 11
Aces: Paige Tanner, 3
Blocks: Kelly Downs, 3

Elizabethtown 3, Widener 0
(30-20, 30-18, 30-19)
Elizabethtown leaders:
Kills: Kelly Downs, 11
Assists: Stacey Wasserman, 33
Digs: Allie Gold and Amanda Ritchey, 11
Aces: Stacey Wasserman, 5
Blocks: Kelly Downs, 8