ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Tuesday, December 1, 1998

BOBACK, CHILES HELP ETOWN HANDLE MESSIAH, 75-62, IN JAYS' MAC COMMONWEALTH LEAGUE OPENER

GRANTHAM, Pa. --- Kim Boback scored a season-high 21 points and Carmen Chiles added 18 points and six rebounds to lead Elizabethtown to a 75-62 victory over Messiah in MAC Commonwealth League action on Tuesday.  With the win, the Blue Jays improved to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in the league.

Abbie Fabian added 14 points and 11 rebounds for her third double-double in four games this season while Allison Lucey chipped in with ten points and a careeer-best six steals as Etown avenged a 58-56 loss at Messiah during the 1997-98 campaign.  The Blue Jays shot 53.3 percent from the field on 16-for-30 shooting in the second half to put the game away.

The Falcons (3-1, 0-1) were led by Nancy Schuit with 20 points and Sarah Wade with 14 points and a team-high six rebounds.  Etown outrebounded Messiah 38-26 on the evening.

The Blue Jays return to action on Friday, December 4 in the first round of the Blue Jay Classic against Susquehanna University.  Game time is 8 p.m.
 

Etown (75)
Thompson 1-1 1-2 3, Fabian 4-10 6-8 14, Goldstein 0-3 0-0 0, Lucey 5-5 0-0 10, Scinto 0-2 1-2 1, Porter 0-3 2-2 2, Still 2-5 2-3 6, Boback 8-18 5-6 21, Chiles 7-12 4-5 18. Totals: 27-59 21-28 75.

Messiah (62)
Schuit 8-14 4-5 20, Wade 5-10 4-4 14, Hitz 4-6 1-1 9, Levis 1-5 2-3 4, Holsinger 2-4 1-1 5, Wedemeyer 0-1 0-0 0, Boehmler 1-3 2-2 4, Christ 0-1 0-0 0, Mulberger 1-2 0-0 2, Ehst 2-5 0-0 4, Brofee 0-0 0-0 0, Mulvey 0-1 0-0 0.  Totals: 24-52 14-16 62.

Three-pointers: Etown 0-3 (Goldstein 0-1, Boback 0-1, Chiles 0-1), Messiah 0-8 (Schuit 0-2, Levis 0-3, Holsinger 0-1, Ehst 0-2).  Rebounds:  Etown 38 (Fabian 11), Messiah 26 (Wade 6).  Assists:   Etown 11 (Thompson 3, Chiles 3), Messiah 11 (Holsinger 3).  Turnovers: Etown 25, Messiah 27.  Steals: Etown 21 (Fabian 6, Lucey 6), Messiah 13 (Holsinger 5).  Fouls: Etown 16, Messiah 15.  Technicals: Messiah Bench (2).  Attendance: 150.