ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Saturday, January 11, 2003

SThird-Ranked Scranton Defeats Elizabethtown, 83-63, Blue Jays Suffer Fourth Straight Loss

SCRANTON, Pa. --- The University of Scranton, currently ranked third in the nation, continued its hot start to the 2002-03 season with an 83-63 win over Elizabethtown to improve to 12-0 overall. The Blue Jays suffered their fourth straight loss and dropped to 3-8 overall following the road game.

The host Royals catapulted to a 50-28 lead in the first half, and Elizabethtown managed to gain two points on Scranton on the second half. Etown shot 36.1% (26-for-72) from the field, while Scranton shot 53.2% (33-for-62). The teams were even in rebounding with 43 apiece.

Cherrissa McCoy (Trevose, PA/Bensalem) led Elizabethtown in scoring with 18 points and in assists and steals with four each. Freshman Dana Voit (Jefferson Mills, PA/Thomas Jefferson) came off the bench to add 14 points to the Blue Jays' total. She hit all three of her three-point attempts and went five-for-seven from the field. Jessica Hollinshead (Jenkintown, PA/Jenkintown) added 10 points on four-for-eight shooting, and Cristin Braun (Exton, PA/Bishop Shanahan) led Etown in rebounding with seven while scoring five points.

Tara Gemmel led Scranton in scoring with 20 points, and Kate Pierangeli added 19 points while leading the Royals with seven assists and four steals. AnneMarie Russo led Scranton with nine rebounds and scored 11 points, and Katie Dougherty scored 10 points for the Royals on five-for-seven shooting.

Elizabethtown will return to action on the road Wednesday, January 15 against Commonwealth Conference rival Moravian in a 7:00 p.m. game.

1-11-03 2:00 pm at Long Center, Scranton, Pa.
UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON 83, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 63
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (3-8)
Cherrissa McCoy 8-19 2-5 18; Dana Voit 5-7 1-1 14; Jessica Hollinshead 4-8 2-2 10; Cristin Braun 1-12 3-4 5; Jamie Nace 2-2 0-3 4; Jennifer Roberts 2-9 0-0 4; Megan Wolfe 1-2 0-0 2; Christina Buso 1-3 0-1 2; Amy Nawoczenski 1-3 0-0 2; Mary Wismer 1-6 0-0 2; Kara Terhune 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-72 8-16 63.
THE UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (12-0)
Tara Gemmel 8-10 3-6 20; Kate Pierangeli 7-12 5-7 19; AnneMarie Russo 4-9 3-4 11; Katie Dougherty 5-7 0-0 10; Amanda Natale 2-5 1-2 6; Judy Flounders 2-4 0-0 5; Amy O'Rourke 1-4 2-2 4; Maura Kane 1-5 0-0 2; Eileen Webster 1-2 0-2 2; Kelly Lewandowski 1-2 0-0 2; Megan McMurdo 1-1 0-0 2; Susan Welsh 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-62 14-23 83.
Elizabethtown College......... 28 35 - 63
University of Scranton........ 50 33 - 83
3-point goals-Elizabethtown 3-11 (Dana Voit 3-3; Cristin Braun 0-1; Jennifer Roberts 0-1; Mary Wismer 0-3; Cherrissa McCoy 0-3), University of Scranton 3-11 (Judy Flounders 1-3; Amanda Natale 1-2; Tara Gemmel 1-2; Katie Dougherty 0-1; Susan Welsh 0-1; Kate Pierangeli 0-2). Fouled out--Elizabethtown-None, University of Scranton-None. Rebounds-Elizabethtown 43 (Cristin Braun 7), University of Scranton 43 (AnneMarie Russo 9). Assists-Elizabethtown 10 (Cherrissa McCoy 4), University of Scranton 26 (Kate Pierangeli 7). Total fouls-Elizabethtown 15, University of Scranton 14. A-555