ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Saturday, January 8, 2004

Messiah and Washington & Jefferson Win on Final Day of Elizabethtown Blue Jay Classic

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Messiah College and Washington & Jefferson College emerged as the winners on the second day of the Elizabethtown College Blue Jay Classic Saturday. Messiah defeated Lycoming College 80-48 in the day's first game, while Washington & Jefferson downed Elizabethtown 64-49 in the second game. Messiah is now 12-0 overall, while Lycoming is 4-5, Washington & Jefferson is 10-3, and Elizabethtown is 3-6.

Kristin Sassaman led Messiah in scoring with 23 points and hit four three pointers in the first game, while Eli Cook shot 7-for-12 from the field, scored 20 points, pulled down 10 rebounds, and led the Falcons in steals with four. Sarah Ringer added 12 points and shot 8-for-8 from the free throw line for Messiah, and Marita Rydell pulled down seven reboudns, made three steals, and scored five points.

Rebecca Pugh led Lycoming in scoring with nine points on 4-for-7 shooting from the field, and Danielle Kern added six points and led the Warriors in rebounds with seven. Colleen Wade added eight points, pulled down five rebounds, and had three steals for Lycoming as well.

In the second game, Erin Walton (Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington Co.) led Etown in scoring with 14 points, and she grabbed five rebounds. Dana Voit (Jefferson Mills, PA/Thomas Jefferson) totaled 12 points on four three-pointers for Etown, and she pulled down four rebounds. The Blue Jays' leading rebounder was Jen Roberts (Eagleville, PA/Methacton) with 10 rebounds, and she led Etown in steals with seven and in assists with three while scoring nine points. Cristin Braun (Exton, PA/Bishop Shanahan) also scored nine points for the Blue Jays, and she grabbed six rebounds and made three steals.

Leigh Sulkowski scored almost half of Washington & Jefferson's points with 28 as she shot 12-for-14 from the field, and she grabbed eight rebounds and led all players in the game in blocked shots with four. Lauren Slampak added 11 points for Washington & Jefferson, and she led the Presidents in rebounds with 11.

Cook from Messiah was the 2005 Blue Jay Classic Most Valuable Player, and the All-Tournament team consisted of Voit from Elizabethtown, Wade from Lycoming, Rydell from Messiah, and Sulkowski and Slampak from Washington & Jefferson.

At Thompson Gymnasium, Elizabethtown, Pa.
MESSIAH COLLEGE 80, LYCOMING COLLEGE 48
MESSIAH COLLEGE (12-0)
Kristin Sassaman 9-14 1-1 23; Eli Cook 7-12 6-8 20; Sarah Ringer 2-7 8-8 12; Lauren Schurr 3-5 0-0 8; Marita Rydell 2-6 1-2 5; Gwen Avery 2-3 0-0 4; Lauren Emick 1-1 0-0 3; Christy Groves 0-1 2-2 2; Shellie Remmel 0-2 0-0 0; Amy Reed 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-52 21-25 80.
LYCOMING COLLEGE (4-6)
Rebecca Pugh 4-7 0-0 9; Colleen Wade 1-4 6-8 8; Danielle Kern 2-7 2-2 6; Mindy Culp 2-9 2-2 6; Amy Kile 2-6 1-2 6; Stacy Lindeman 2-6 0-0 4; Amy Herschman 1-4 2-2 4; Sara Brace 1-2 0-0 2; Jessica Snyder 0-3 2-4 2; LaTasha Frye 0-3 1-2 1; Michelle Wisla 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 15-52 16-22 48.
Messiah College............... 42 38 - 80
Lycoming College.............. 20 28 - 48
3-point goals-Messiah College 7-15 (Kristin Sassaman 4-7; Lauren Schurr 2-4; Lauren Emick 1-1; Marita Rydell 0-2; Shellie Remmel 0-1), Lycoming College 2-6 (Rebecca Pugh 1-2; Amy Kile 1-3; Colleen Wade 0-1). Fouled out—Messiah College-None, Lycoming College-None. Rebounds-Messiah College 39 (Eli Cook 10), Lycoming College 29 (Danielle Kern 7). Assists-Messiah College 15 (Lane Kieffer 3; Kristin Sassaman 3), Lycoming College 7 (Mindy Culp 3). Total fouls-Messiah College 19, Lycoming College 16. A-100

At Thompson Gymnasium, Elizabethtown, Pa.
WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON 64, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 49
WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON (10-3)
Leigh Sulkowski 12-14 3-4 28; Lauren Slampak 3-8 5-6 11; Dayna Greenfield 2-5 4-6 8; Maria Hillenbrand 2-5 2-2 6; Courtney Janczak 2-5 1-2 5; Sheana Malyszka 2-3 0-0 4; Katie Gress 1-1 0-0 2; Amanda Stanonik 0-3 0-0 0; Jordana Gracenin 0-2 0-0 0; Tara Wilmus 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-47 15-20 64.
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (3-6)
Erin Walton 5-19 4-6 14; Dana Voit 4-11 0-0 12; Cristin Braun 2-11 4-5 9; Jen Roberts 3-10 3-4 9; Megan Wolfe 1-8 0-0 3; Audrey Hitz 1-1 0-0 2; Kara Terhune 0-2 0-0 0; Amanda Reid 0-1 0-0 0; Claire Davis 0-1 0-0 0; Kellie Crispin 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 16-66 11-15 49.
Washington & Jefferson........ 30 34 - 64
Elizabethtown College......... 21 28 - 49
3-point goals-Washington & Jefferson 1-8 (Leigh Sulkowski 1-2; Lauren Slampak 0-1; Dayna Greenfield 0-2; Courtney Janczak 0-2; Amanda Stanonik 0-1), Elizabethtown College 6-20 (Dana Voit 4-9; Cristin Braun 1-4; Megan Wolfe 1-5; Erin Walton 0-2). Fouled out--Washington & Jefferson-None, Elizabethtown College-None. Rebounds-Washington & Jefferson 41 (Lauren Slampak 11), Elizabethtown College 36 (Jen Roberts 10). Assists-Washington & Jefferson 14 (Lauren Slampak 3; Dayna Greenfield 3), Elizabethtown College 9 (Jen Roberts 3). Total fouls-Washington & Jefferson 16, Elizabethtown College 17. A-100