ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Wednesday, January 8, 2002

Second-Half Run Sparks Franklin & Marshall to 80-70 Victory over Elizabethtown

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown fell to 3-7 overall with an 80-70 home loss to local rival Franklin & Marshall (8-2) Wednesday night. Etown held a 34-31 lead going into halftime, but F&M opened the second half with a constant full-court press that changed the pace of the game and resulted in a 22-6 Diplomat run.

Jessica Hollinshead (Jenkintown, PA/Jenkintown) led Elizabethtown in scoring with 16 points, and she blocked a pair of shots and pulled down six rebounds. Freshman Cristin Braun (Exton, PA/Bishop Shanahan) added 12 points, shot five-for-11 from the field, blocked two shots, had three assists, and led the Blue Jays with 11 rebounds. Cherrissa McCoy (Trevose, PA/Bensalem) led Etown with seven assists and she scored 11 points while going five-for-five from the free throw line.

Amy Abernathy led F&M in scoring and rebounding with 20 points and 11 rebounds while shooting seven-for-14 from the floor and six-for-six from the free throw line. Courtney Tierney and Kristen Richter each scored 11 points for F&M, and Kelly Witkowski scored 10 points and pulled down nine rebounds for the Diplomats.

Etown will return to action Saturday, January 11 on the road against Scranton in a 2:00 p.m. game.

1/8/03 6:00 p.m. at Thompson Gymnasium, Elizabethtown, Pa.
FRANKLIN & MARSHALL 80, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 70
FRANKLIN & MARSHALL (8-2)
Amy Abernathy 7-14 6-6 20; Kirsten Richter 4-8 3-4 11; Courtney Tierney 5-11 0-0 11; Kelly Witkowski 4-7 2-5 10; Jamie Drahos 3-9 1-4 7; Kelly Williams 0-1 4-4 4; Jessie Adkins 2-4 0-0 4; Ann Parker 1-3 2-2 4; Emily Wilson 0-1 4-6 4; Maura Lentz 1-1 2-2 4. Totals 27-59 25-35 80.
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (3-7)
Jessica Hollinshead 7-19 2-5 16; Cristin Braun 5-11 2-4 12; Cherrissa McCoy 3-7 5-5 11; Christina Buso 2-7 4-4 8; Kara Terhune 2-2 1-3 6; Dana Voit 1-5 4-4 6; Mary Wismer 2-6 0-0 5; Jamie Nace 1-1 2-4 4; Jennifer Roberts 1-6 0-1 2; Amy Nawoczenski 0-2 0-0 0; Megan Wolfe 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-67 20-30 70.
Franklin & Marshall........... 31 49 - 80
Elizabethtown College......... 34 36 - 70
3-point goals-Franklin & Marshall 1-5 (Courtney Tierney 1-3; Kirsten Richter 0-1; Emily Wilson 0-1), Elizabethtown College 2-7 (Kara Terhune 1-1; Mary Wismer 1-2; Dana Voit 0-3; Cristin Braun 0-1). Fouled out--Franklin & Marshall-None, Elizabethtown College-Cherrissa McCoy. Rebounds-Franklin & Marshall 50 (Amy Abernathy 11), Elizabethtown College 35 (Cristin Braun 11). Assists-Franklin & Marshall 16 (Jamie Drahos 4; Kelly Witkowski 4), Elizabethtown College 16 (Cherrissa McCoy 7). Total fouls-Franklin & Marshall 25, Elizabethtown College 24. A-200