ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Sunday, January 5, 2003

College of New Jersey Wins Blue Jay Classic With 73-47 Win Over Washington & Jefferson, Etown Falls to Lycoming 54-44 in Consolation Game; Etown's Cristin Braun Named to All-Tournament Team

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The College of New Jersey (8-2) won the 2003 Elizabethtown Blue Jay Classic title by handing Washington & Jefferson (7-1) its first loss of the season in the tournament's championship game Sunday. In the consolation game, host Elizabethtown (3-6) fell to Lycoming (4-5) in a 54-44 showing.

Lycoming and Etown battled to a 20-20 tie in the first half as the visiting Warriors shot just 25.9% from the field. Lycoming turned around and shot 50% in the second half to pull out the victory. Etown shot 31.0% from the field for the game.

Cristin Braun (Exton, PA/Bishop Shanahan) led Elizabethtown with 14 points on five-for-11 shooting and six rebounds and was later named Etown's only representative on the all-tournament team. Jessica Hollinshead (Jenkintown, PA/Jenkintown) scored 11 points and also pulled down six rebounds for the Blue Jays.

Mindy Culp led Lycoming with 13 points scored, and Lyndy LeVan, the Warriors' only all-tournament team member, scored 10 points and pulled down a game high of 13 rebounds in just 20 minutes of playing time before fouling out.

In the tournament championship, the College of New Jersey leapt out to an early lead and by halftime held a 41-24 advantage over Washington & Jefferson. TCNJ out-rebounded the Presidents 45-26 and shot 49.2% from the field against 35.2% for W&J.

Adrienne Warner, who was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player, led the College of New Jersey with 16 points on six-for-nine shooting from the field. Kristen McCandless scored 10 points for TCNJ on five-for-ten shooting. Also named to the all-tournament team from the College of New Jersey were point guard
Alexa Shields, who scored six points Sunday, and Liz Martin, who had six points and three assists against Washington & Jefferson.

Shawndra McDonald was W&J's only member of the all-tournament team, and the point guard led the team with seven rebounds, five assists and three steals while scoring 10 points against the College of New Jersey. Amanda Stanonik came off the bench to lead Washington & Jefferson with 15 points on a five-for-ten performance from the field and a five-for-five mark at the free throw line.

Elizabethtown will return to action Wednesday, January 8 as the host of local rival Franklin & Marshall in a 6:00 p.m. game.

1/5/03 1:00 p.m. at Thompson Gymnasium, Elizabethtown, Pa.
LYCOMING COLLEGE 54, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 44
LYCOMING COLLEGE (4-5)
Mindy Culp 3-10 7-8 13; Lyndy LeVan 3-6 4-4 10; Kathryn A. Kresge 3-4 1-2 7; Sabrina Catrambone 3-7 0-0 6; Kristen Dart 2-5 0-0 4; Michelle Stine 0-4 4-4 4; Danielle Kern 2-4 0-0 4; Amanda Walker 2-5 0-2 4; Amy Herschman 1-3 0-0 2; Rebecca Pugh 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 19-51 16-20 54.
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (3-6)
Cristin Braun 5-11 4-6 14; Jessica Hollinshead 5-14 1-2 11; Dana Voit 3-9 0-0 6; Cherrissa McCoy 2-7 0-0 5; Mary Wismer 1-1 0-0 2; Christina Buso 1-1 0-0 2; Amy Nawoczenski 1-3 0-0 2; Megan Wolfe 0-3 1-2 1; Jennifer Roberts 0-8 1-2 1; Jamie Nace 0-1 0-3 0. Totals 18-58 7-15 44.
Lycoming College...........…. 20 34 - 54
Elizabethtown College........ 20 24 - 44
3-point goals-Lycoming College 0-6 (; Lyndy LeVan 0-1; Sabrina Catrambone 0-2; Michelle Stine 0-1; Rebecca Pugh 0-2), Elizabethtown College 1-9 (Cherrissa McCoy 1-3; Dana Voit 0-1; Megan Wolfe 0-2; Jennifer Roberts 0-1; Cristin Braun 0-2). Fouled out--Lycoming College-Danielle Kern; Lyndy LeVan, Elizabethtown College-None. Rebounds-Lycoming College 41 (Lyndy LeVan 13), Elizabethtown College 37 (Jennifer Roberts 6; Jessica Hollinshead 6; Cristin Braun 6). Assists-Lycoming College 12 (Michelle Stine 5), Elizabethtown College 12 (Cherrissa McCoy 3; Cristin Braun 3; Dana Voit 3). Total fouls-Lycoming College 21, Elizabethtown College 13. A-50

1/5/02 3:00 p.m. at Thompson Gymnasium, Elizabethtown, Pa.
THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY 73, WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON 47
WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON (7-1)
Amanda Stanonik 5-10 5-5 15; Shawndra McDonald 4-9 1-1 10; Lauren Hull 3-8 0-0 6; Jordana Gracenin 2-5 0-0 6; Amy Strosnider 3-7 0-0 6; Rachel Armitage2-8 0-0 4; Sheana Malyszka 0-1 0-0 0; Courtney Janczak 0-2 0-0 0; LaurenSlampak 0-3 0-0 0; Kelly Herman 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-54 6-6 47.
THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (8-2)
Adrienne Warner 6-9 4-8 16; Kristen McCandless 5-10 0-0 10; Jen Munday 3-6 0-0 8; Alexa Shields 3-7 0-0 6; Liz Martin 2-3 2-2 6; Laura Mala 3-5 0-0 6; Theresa DiMedio 2-5 0-0 5; Sofia Ojeda 2-4 0-0 5; Tiara Simkins 2-4 0-2 4; Erin Frank 1-3 2-4 4; Danica Miller 1-1 0-0 2; Deana Cuozzo 0-2 1-2 1; Caitlin Dearing 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 30-61 9-18 73.
Washington & Jefferson........ 24 23 - 47
The College of New Jersey..... 41 32 - 73
3-point goals-Washington & Jefferson 3-21 (Jordana Gracenin 2-5; Shawndra McDonald 1-6; Rachel Armitage 0-4; Courtney Janczak 0-2; Lauren Slampak 0-1; Kelly Herman 0-1; Lauren Hull 0-1; Amanda Stanonik 0-1), The College of New Jersey 4-16 (Jen Munday 2-3; Sofia Ojeda 1-2; Theresa DiMedio 1-3; Laura Mala 0-1; Deana Cuozzo 0-2; Alexa Shields 0-3; Kristen McCandless 0-2). Fouled out--Washington & Jefferson-None, The College of New Jersey-None. Rebounds-Washington & Jefferson 26 (Shawndra McDonald 7), The College of New Jersey 45 (Theresa DiMedio 5). Assists-Washington & Jefferson 12 (Shawndra McDonald 5), The College of New Jersey 15 (Theresa DiMedio 3; Liz Martin 3). Total fouls-Washington & Jefferson 15, The College of New Jersey 8. A-50