ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Elizabethtown Stretched to Five Games Before Putting Away Messiah to Move to 2-0 in Conference

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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Senior Kelly Downs (Airville, PA/Red Lion) finished with a match-high 21 kills and added eight blocks as the Elizabethtown College volleyball team held on for a 3-2 victory over Messiah College in Commonwealth Conference volleyball action on Wednesday night.

The Blue Jays (13-2 overall, 2-0 Commonwealth) won the first two games by score of 30-21 and 33-31, only to see the Falcons (11-6 overall, 0-1 Commonwealth) win the next two games 30-27 and 30-21 to set up the deciding fifth game, which Elizabethtown won by a 15-12 score.

Sophomore Paige Tanner (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) added 13 kills and 19 digs for the Blue Jays, while senior Kayla Kassis (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) added 14 digs. Senior Stacey Wasserman (Upperco, MD/Owings Mills) dished out 46 assists and chipped in with 13 digs for Elizabethtown.

The Falcons were led by Leslie Heffner, who recorded 16 kills and 20 digs, while Amy Stabler added 11 kills and 19 digs. Lauren Bourdon handed out 43 assists for Messiah, while Shelby White and Samantha Bradley had seven blocks apiece.

Elizabethtown 3, Messiah 2
(30-20, 33-31, 27-30, 21-30, 15-12)
Elizabethtown leaders:
Kills: Kelly Downs, 21
Assists: Stacey Wasserman, 46
Digs: Paige Tanner, 19
Aces: Paige Tanner, 3
Blocks: Kelly Downs, 8

Messiah leaders:
Kills: Leslie Heffner, 16
Assists: Lauren Bourdon, 43
Digs: Leslie Heffner, 20
Aces: Lauren Bourdon, 3
Blocks: Samantha Bradley and Shelby White, 7