ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Friday, January 7, 2004

Messiah and Lycoming Mount Comeback Wins on Opening Night of Elizabethtown Blue Jay Classic

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The courses of both games on the opening night of the Elizabethtown College Blue Jay Classic Friday were remarkably similar. In the first game of the evening, nationally ninth-ranked Messiah College overcame a 30-26 halftime deficit to defeat Washington & Jefferson College 67-45. In the second game, Lycoming College, which trailed host Elizabethtown 38-20 at the half, came back to win 61-58. Messiah is now 11-0 overall, Washington & Jefferson is 9-3 overall, Lycoming is 4-5 overall, and Etown is 3-5 overall.

In the first game, Washington & Jefferson shot 58.3% (14-for-24) from the field in the first half, but only 26.3% (5-for-19) from the field in the second half. Leigh Sulkowski was the Presidents' leading scorer with 18 points, 16 of which came in the first half. Lauren Slampak scored 10 points for Washington & Jefferson. Messiah's leading scorer was Eli Cook with 17 points and eight rebounds. Marita Rydell added 13 points and four steals, and Kristin Sassaman scored 10 points for the Falcons.

In the second game, Etown shot 44.1% (15-for-34) from the field in the first half and just 29.6% (8-for-27) in the second half, while Lycoming went 33.3% (8-for-24) from the field in the first half and 58.6% (17-for-29) in the second.

Dana Voit (Jefferson Hills, PA/Thomas Jefferson) led Etown in scoring with 16 points, and she hit four three-pointers and pulled down five rebounds. Erin Walton (Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington Co.) scored 14 points and had five rebounds, and Cristin Braun (Exton, PA/Bishop Shanahan) scored 11 points, pulled down six rebounds, and led Etown in steals with three.

Amy Kile was Lycoming's leading scorer with 14 points, and Danielle Kern added 11 points for the Warriors.

Lycoming will face Messiah at 1:00 p.m. and Etown will take on Washington & Jefferson at 3:00 p.m. on the final day of the Blue Jay Classic Saturday.

At Thompson Gymnasium, Elizabethtown, Pa.
MESSIAH COLLEGE 67, WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON 45
WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON (9-3)
Leigh Sulkowski 8-12 0-0 18; Lauren Slampak 4-7 2-2 10; Amanda Stanonik 3-9 1-2 8; Courtney Janczak 2-7 0-0 4; Dayna Greenfield 1-7 0-0 2; Tara Wilmus 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 19-43 4-6 45.
MESSIAH COLLEGE (11-0)
Eli Cook 8-18 1-1 17; Marita Rydell 6-11 0-0 13; Kristin Sassaman 3-7 2-2 10; Lauren Schurr 2-2 0-0 6; Lauren Emick 2-4 0-0 6; Sarah Ringer 2-3 1-2 5; Amy Reed 2-2 0-0 4; Christy Groves 1-2 0-0 2; Katie Sweitzer 1-1 0-0 2; Gwen Avery 1-1 0-0 2; Shellie Remmel 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-53 4-5 67.
Washington & Jefferson........ 30 15 - 45
Messiah College............... 26 41 - 67
3-point goals-Washington & Jefferson 3-14 (Leigh Sulkowski 2-4; Amanda Stanonik 1-4; Courtney Janczak 0-3; Dayna Greenfield 0-3), Messiah College 7-11 (Kristin Sassaman 2-4; Lauren Emick 2-3; Lauren Schurr 2-2; Marita Rydell 1-2). Fouled out--Washington & Jefferson-None, Messiah College-None. Rebounds-Washington & Jefferson 24 (Leigh Sulkowski 5; Amanda Stanonik 5), Messiah College 27 (Eli Cook 8). Assists-Washington & Jefferson 11 (Leigh Sulkowski 3; Dayna Greenfield 3), Messiah College 14 (Eli Cook 5). Total fouls-Washington & Jefferson 12, Messiah College 6. A-100

At Thompson Gymnasium, Elizabethtown, Pa.
LYCOMING COLLEGE 61, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 58
LYCOMING COLLEGE (4-5)
Amy Kile 5-8 2-3 14; Danielle Kern 3-6 5-6 11; Stacy Lindeman 4-6 1-1 9; Mindy Culp 3-7 1-1 7; Rebecca Pugh 3-8 0-0 6; Colleen Wade 2-5 0-0 4; Jessica Snyder 2-2 0-0 4; Amy Herschman 2-6 0-2 4; Michelle Wisla 1-2 0-0 2; Christi Groller 0-1 0-0 0; LaTasha Frye 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-53 9-13 61.
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (3-5)
Dana Voit 6-16 0-0 16; Erin Walton 5-14 3-4 14; Cristin Braun 5-11 0-0 11; Jen Roberts 3-8 0-0 6; Megan Wolfe 1-4 2-2 5; Audrey Hitz 1-2 0-0 2; Amanda Reid 1-1 0-0 2; Kara Terhune 1-2 0-0 2; Claire Davis 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 23-61 5-6 58.
Lycoming College.............. 20 41 - 61
Elizabethtown College......... 38 20 - 58
3-point goals-Lycoming College 2-8 (Amy Kile 2-3; Rebecca Pugh 0-2; Colleen Wade 0-2; Amy Herschman 0-1), Elizabethtown College 7-24 (Dana Voit 4-13; Erin Walton 1-3; Cristin Braun 1-3; Megan Wolfe 1-3; Claire Davis 0-2). Fouled out--Lycoming College-None, Elizabethtown College-None. Rebounds-Lycoming College 33 (Amy Herschman 5), Elizabethtown College 34 (Jen Roberts 7). Assists-Lycoming College 10 (Rebecca Pugh 3; Mindy Culp 3), Elizabethtown College 15 (Dana Voit 3; Cristin Braun 3; Claire Davis 3). Total fouls-Lycoming College 10, Elizabethtown College 13. A-110