ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Wednesday, February 17, 1999

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa --- Abbie Fabian (Denver, Pa./Cocalico) scored 18 points with 12 rebounds and seven assists and the Elizabethtown defense held Juniata to 23.2 percent shooting en route to a 73-40 victory in MAC Commonwealth League action on Wednesday.  With the win, the 11th-ranked Blue Jays improved to 21-2 (13-0 MAC Commonwealth League).

Shauntae Stancil (Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem) turned in her third double-double of the season with 17 points and a season-best 12 boards as Etown continued to roll over teams on its way to the postseason.  The Blue Jays, who ascended to first place in the Mid-Atlantic region earlier in the day, have won their last four games by an average margin of 28 points.

Danny Young led Juniata (8-15, 0-13) with 15 points while Brandy Preslovich pulled down a team-high nine rebounds.  The Eagles made only six of 29 shots in the first half and were 13-for-56 from the field for the game.

With offense scarce in the opening minutes, Juniata took a 9-6 lead following a backdoor layup by Young with 14:18 remaining in the first half.

Elizabethtown then held the Eagles scoreless for the next eight minutes and went on a 16-0 run to take control of the game.

Fabian, the current MAC Commonwealth League Player of the Week, hit a jumper and converted two free throws to put the Blue Jays ahead for good at 10-9.  Stancil knocked down jumpers on consecutive trips and Carmen Chiles (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) scored two of her seven points to give Etown a 16-9 advantage with 10:25 left in the half.

Fabian added another basket and pair of free throws before Chiles made it 22-9 with a slashing drive at the 8:28 mark.

Young and Dana Lichtenfels scored to halt the Etown run, but the Jays ripped off six of the next eight points to take a 30-15 edge.  Juniata could get no closer than 13 points the rest of the way.

Jamie Porter (Glenolden, Pa./Merion Mercy Academy) scored a career-high ten points for Etown.  Fabian's seven assists tied a career high set earlier this season against Messiah.  With her 17-point outing, Stancil moved into ninth place on the program's all-time scoring list.

The Blue Jays wrap up their regular season on Saturday, February 20 at home against Moravian College.  Game time is 2 p.m.  Etown will open the Middle Atlantic Conference playoffs at home on Tuesday, February 23 with time and opponent to be determined.
 

MAC Commonwealth League	1	2	-	F
Juniata (8-15, 0-13)	19	21	-	40
#11 Elizabethtown (21-2, 13-0)	35	38	-	73

Juniata (40)
Lichtenfels 1-9 0-0 2, Serman 1-5, 0-0 2, Young, K. 1-4 0-0 2, Wingfiled 0-1 0-0 0, Young, D. 6-15 3-4 15, Travers 0-0 0-0 0, Yakimczky 1-1 3-4 5, Preslovich 0-5 5-6 5, Kelly 0-3 3-4 3, Lyman 3-13 0-0 6. Totals: 13-56 14-18 40.

Elizabethtown (73)
Thompson 2-2 0-0 4, Hoffer 1-4 1-2 3, Fabian 6-9 6-6 18, Snavely 1-6 0-0 2, Goldstein 1-4 1-1 3. Lucey 2-4 0-0 5, Scinto 0-0 0-0 0, Porter 5-5 0-0 10, Kudel 1-1 0-0 2, Still 0-0 0-0 0, Boback 1-8 0-0 2, Stancil 8-12 1-2 17, Chiles 3-9 1-3 7. Totals: 31-64 10-14 73.