ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Saturday, January 6, 2007

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Elizabethtown Becomes First NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Program to Reach 900 All-Time Wins; Blue Jays Down Trinity (Conn.) 76-56

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College became the first NCAA Division III women’s basketball program ever to amass 900 all-time victories Saturday afternoon with a 76-56 home win over Trinity College (Conn.). The win improves the Blue Jays to 7-3 overall in 2006-07 and makes them only the third NCAA women’s basketball program in any division to reach the 900 win mark. The other two are Division I members Tennessee and Louisiana Tech. Trinity dropped to 7-3 overall with the loss.

The closest NCAA team behind Elizabethtown in victories is Division II member Delta State, which began the 2006-07 season with 862 wins. The team with the second-highest all-time win total in NCAA Division III is Southern Maine, which had 790 victories at the start of the season. 623 of Elizabethtown’s 900 all-time wins have come under current head coach Yvonne Kauffman, who owns the third-highest win total of any women’s basketball coach in Division III.

Elizabethtown tore out to a 10-2 lead in the game’s first five minutes and held a commanding 42-25 lead by halftime. Trinity went on an 8-0 run to start the second half, and by the time 9:57 was left in the game, Trinity had pulled to within seven points of Etown as the Blue Jays clung to a 53-46 lead. Elizabethtown outscored the visiting Bantams 23-10 the rest of the way to seal the victory.

Elizabethtown out-rebounded Trinity 48-36, and the Blue Jays shot 28-for-57 (49.1%) from the field against 22-for-74 (29.7%) for Trinity. Etown went 18-for-30 (60%) from the field in the first half alone, and the Blue Jays converted three of their six three-point attempts in the game.

Megan Quinn '09.

Erin Walton (Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington Co.) led Elizabethtown in scoring with 29 points as she shot 12-for-18 from the field and 2-for-2 from three-point range. She also led Etown in steals with three. Walton’s streak of 44 consecutive made free throws came to an end, however, as she missed her first of the game before making the next three to go 3-for-4 from the charity stripe. Sophomore Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) added 21 points, a career high, as she shot 8-for-10 from the field, 1-for-1 from behind the arc and 4-for-4 from the free throw line.

Jenn Montague (Newark, DE/St. Mark’s) added 11 points for Elizabethtown from off the bench. The Blue Jays’ top rebounder was point guard Megan Romano (Jenkintown, PA/Jenkintown), who pulled down a career-best total of nine rebounds. Romano also led the Blue Jays in assists with eight, and she scored seven points. Audrey Hitz (Lebanon, PA/Annville-Cleona) pulled down eight rebounds, and she led the Blue Jays in blocked shots with four while scoring five points and totaling five assists.

Catherine Maher (Newotown, CT/St. Margaret’s McTernan) led Trinity in scoring with 19 points as she shot 8-for-16 from the field and 3-for-7 from behind the arc. Sarah Cox (Norwell, MA/Norwell) added 17 points and seven rebounds for Trinity, and she led the team in steals with five. The Bantams’ top rebounder was Christine Card (Waterbury, CT/Holy Cross), who grabbed 10 rebounds and scored eight points.

Elizabethtown will return to action at home Wednesday, January 10 at home against Messiah College in a 6:00 p.m. Commonwealth Conference game. The game that Elizabethtown was to have played Monday, January 8 at home against Central Penn College has been postponed; a makeup has not yet been determined.

At Thompson Gymnasium - Elizabethtown, Pa.
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 76, TRINITY COLLEGE (CONN.) 56
TRINITY COLLEGE (CONN.) (7-3)
Catherine Maher 8-16 0-0 19; Sarah Cox 5-20 7-8 17; Christine Card 4-12 0-0 8; Claire Arnstein 2-5 0-0 4; Tess Donie 1-6 2-2 4; Kristen Liska 1-7 0-0 2; Devon Kearns 1-2 0-0 2; Kristen Dwyer 0-1 0-0 0; Catherine Doyle 0-4 0-0 0; Jessica Sims 0-0 0-0 0; Sarah D'Addabbo 0-1 0-0 0; Leigh Kaplan 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-74 9-10 56.
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (7-3)
Erin Walton 12-18 3-4 29; Megan Quinn 8-10 4-4 21; Jenn Montague 4-11 3-4 11; Megan Romano 1-9 5-6 7; Audrey Hitz 3-6 0-0 6; Amanda Reid 0-2 2-2 2; Ali Jury 0-0 0-0 0; Jaimee DePompeo 0-0 0-0 0; Ashley Toczylowski 0-1 0-0 0; Mell Fitzpatrick 0-0 0-0 0; Jen Schiefer 0-0 0-0 0; Courtney Kofeldt 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-57 17-20 76.
Trinity College (Conn.)....... 25 31 - 56
Elizabethtown College......... 42 34 - 76
3-point goals-- Trinity College (Conn.) 3-14 (Catherine Maher 3-7; Sarah Cox 0-2; Claire Arnstein 0-3; Tess Donie 0-1; Sarah D'Addabbo 0-1), Elizabethtown College 3-5 (Erin Walton 2-2; Megan Quinn 1-1; Megan Romano 0-2). Fouled out-- Trinity College (Conn.)-None, Elizabethtown College-None. Rebounds-- Trinity College (Conn.) 36 (Christine Card 10), Elizabethtown College 48 (Megan Romano 9). Assists-- Trinity College (Conn.) 14 (Tess Donie 6), Elizabethtown College 20 (Megan Romano 8). Total fouls-- Trinity College (Conn.) 13, Elizabethtown College 11. Technical fouls-- Trinity College (Conn.)-None, Elizabethtown College-None. A-180

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