ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Monday, January 24, 2005

Erin Walton Scores 27 Points from Bench as Etown Defeats York (Pa.) 80-68

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College first-year student Erin Walton (Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington Co.) came off the bench to tally a collegiate career-best total of 27 points and help the Blue Jays hand local non-conference rival York College (Pa.) its sixth consecutive loss, 80-68, at Etown's Thompson Gym Monday night. Etown improves to 5-8 overall with the win, while York drops to 6-11 overall.

Walton went 8-for-12 from the field and 11-for-14 from the free throw line. She also tied for the team lead in steals with three and totaled three assists and three rebounds. Elizabethtown as a whole was helped greatly by a strong performance at the free throw line, as the Blue Jays shot 27-for-34 (79.4%) from the charity stripe for the game and 16-for-19 (84.2%) in the second half alone. York shot just as well from the free throw line, going 80.0%, but the Spartans only had 15 opportunities from the line, 12 of which they converted. Elizabethtown turned the ball over just 12 times against 21 turnovers for York.

A total of five Blue Jays reached double digits in scoring. Besides Walton, Dana Voit (Jefferson Hills, PA/Thomas Jefferson) and Cristin Braun (Exton, PA/Bishop Shanahan) each totaled 12 points. Braun led the Blue Jays in rebounds with 11, and she had two steals. Megan Wolfe (Jonestown, PA/Northern Lebanon) scored 11 points and led the Blue Jays in assists with six and in steals with three. Jen Roberts (Eagleville, PA/Methacton) added 10 points and 10 rebounds for Etown.

Heather Kessler (Gettysburg, PA/Gettysburg) led York in scoring with 25 points and in assists with five. Jessica Kemp (York, PA/York Suburban) added nine points from off the bench.

Etown will return to action Wednesday, January 26 against Moravian College in a 7:00 p.m. Commonwealth Conference road game.

At Thompson Gymnasium, Elizabethtown, Pa.
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 80, YORK (PA.) 68
YORK COLLEGE (PA.) (6-11)
Heather Kessler 8-16 4-4 25; Jessica Kemp 4-9 1-2 9; Ashley Robertson 2-8 3-5 7; Sarah Lyttle 3-5 0-0 7; Kristen Daly 3-12 0-0 6; Jessica Huntley 3-7 0-0 6; Heidi Miller 1-2 2-2 4; Laura Lovell 0-2 2-2 2; Gina Casadei 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 25-62 12-15 68.
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (5-8)
Erin Walton 8-12 11-14 27; Dana Voit 4-11 2-3 12; Cristin Braun 5-14 2-3 12; Megan Wolfe 2-8 6-7 11; Jen Roberts 5-11 0-0 10; Amanda Reid 1-2 6-7 8; Kellie Crispin 0-1 0-0 0; Claire Davis 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-61 27-34 80.
York (Pa.).................... 37 31 - 68
Elizabethtown College......... 39 41 - 80
3-point goals-York (Pa.) 6-16 (Heather Kessler 5-11; Sarah Lyttle 1-1; Ashley Robertson 0-1; Jessica Kemp 0-3), Elizabethtown College 3-16 (Dana Voit 2-8; Megan Wolfe 1-6; Kellie Crispin 0-1; Cristin Braun 0-1). Fouled out--York (Pa.)-None, Elizabethtown College-None. Rebounds-York (Pa.) 38 (Sarah Lyttle 7), Elizabethtown College 41 (Cristin Braun 11). Assists-York (Pa.) 13 (Heather Kessler 5), Elizabethtown College 17 (Megan Wolfe 6). Total fouls-York (Pa.) 21, Elizabethtown College 17. A-50