ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Tuesday, January 10, 2005

Juniata Defeats Elizabethtown 66-53 in Commonwealth Conference Game

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown dropped to 5-6 overall and 1-2 in the Commonwealth Conference with a 66-53 home loss to Juniata College (8-6, 1-2) Tuesday night.

Juniata tore through the first half, shooting 60% (18-for-30) from the field and out-rebounding Etown 24-11 to carry a 46-22 lead into halftime. The 24 point margin proved insurmountable, as Etown gained 11 points on Juniata’s lead in the second half. The Blue Jays shot 28.6% (8-for-28) in the first half and 34.5% (10-for-29) in the second half. Over the course of the game, Elizabethtown held a 14-7 advantage in steals over Juniata, but the Eagles out-rebounded Etown 42-31 and shot 26-for-53 (49.1%) from the field for the game.

Cristin Braun (Exton, PA/Bishop Shanahan) was Elizabethtown’s lone scorer in double digits with 13 points. Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) came off the bench to lead Elizabethtown in rebounds with five while scoring six points, and Dana Voit (Jefferson Hills, PA/Thomas Jefferson) led the Blue Jays in steals with four while scoring six points as well.

Katie O’Brien (Hanover, PA/South Western) led Juniata in scoring with 19 points, in steals with three and in rebounds with 11. Kristen Kirk (Newport, PA/Newport) added 15 points, five rebounds and four assists for Juniata, and Jess Winemiller (York, PA/Dallastown) led Juniata in assists with five while scoring 14 points and pulling down six rebounds.

Elizabethtown will return to action at home Saturday, January 14 against Lebanon Valley College in a 2:00 p.m. Commonwealth Conference game.

At Thompson Gymnasium, Elizabethtown, Pa.
JUNIATA COLLEGE 66, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 53
JUNIATA COLLEGE (8-6, 1-2)
Katie O'Brien 6-8 7-8 19; Kristen Kirk 7-9 0-0 15; Jess Winemiller 5-9 4-5 14; Courtney Callas 2-5 0-0 4; Lesley Snoby 2-6 0-0 4; Ali Meckey 1-7 0-0 3; Gina Piccolini 1-2 0-0 3; Mindy Werner 1-3 0-0 2; Kelly Ashcraft 1-3 0-0 2; Katie Rhoads 0-0 0-0 0; Jill Walsh 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-53 11-13 66.
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (5-6, 1-2)
Cristin Braun 4-14 5-9 13; Erin Walton 2-14 4-6 8; Audrey Hitz 2-4 3-3 7; Dana Voit 2-6 1-2 6; Megan Quinn 3-6 0-0 6; Jenn Montague 2-4 0-0 4; Claire Davis 1-3 1-3 4; Amanda Reid 2-3 0-0 4; Mell Fitzpatrick 0-2 1-3 1; Melissa Meyer 0-0 0-0 0; Lindsay Pecht 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 18-57 15-26 53.
Juniata College ............... 46 20 - 66
Elizabethtown College ......... 22 31 - 53
3-point goals- Juniata College 3-11 (Kristen Kirk 1-1; Ali Meckey 1-4; Gina Piccolini 1-2; Mindy Werner 0-1; Courtney Callas 0-1; Jess Winemiller 0-2), Elizabethtown College 2-10 (Dana Voit 1-2; Claire Davis 1-3; Megan Quinn 0-2; Mell Fitzpatrick 0-2; Cristin Braun 0-1). Fouled out— Juniata College-None, Elizabethtown College-None. Rebounds- Juniata College 42 (Katie O'Brien 11), Elizabethtown College 31 (Megan Quinn 5). Assists- Juniata College 21 (Jess Winemiller 5), Elizabethtown College 9 (Cristin Braun 2; Claire Davis 2; Dana Voit 2). Total fouls- Juniata College 23, Elizabethtown College 16. A-100