ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Saturday, December 5, 1998

BLUE JAYS CRUISE TO 76-55 WIN OVER GOUCHER IN CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP; CHILES EARNS MVP NOD

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. ---  Shauntae Stancil (Bensalem, Pa./Bensalem) scored 15 points and added six rebounds to lead Elizabethtown past Goucher, 76-55, in the championship game of the Blue Jay Classic on Saturday.  With the win, the Blue Jays won their tournament for the third time in the Classic's four-year history and improved to 5-1 on the season.

In the consolation game, Susquehanna rolled over Chestnut Hill, 94-40, on the strength of 31 points from Karyn Kern and 21 points from Kristen Venne.

Etown's Carmen Chiles (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) scored 13 points and was named the tournament's most valuable player thanks in part to a career-high 27 point performance in an 82-68 win over Susquehanna on Friday night.  Abbie Fabian (Denver, Pa./Cocalico) turned in her fourth double-double of the season with ten points and ten rebounds and was also named to the all-tournament squad.

Kim Rogers scored 16 points for Goucher (1-4) and earned all-tournament honors.

The Blue Jays were in command of the championship game from the start, opening a 17-2 lead with 13:32 left in the first half on the strength of six points apiece from Chiles and Stancil.

A jumper from Shannon Towner pulled the Gophers within 23-15 with 9:33 left in the half, but Chiles scored on a highlight-reel layup and three-point specialist Jesse Goldstein buried a pair of treys to give the Jays a 31-15 cushion with six minutes remaining.

Etown then closed out the half with a 17-4 run to take a 48-19 lead into the locker room.

The Blue Jays are now 14 victories shy of becoming the first women's basketball program in NCAA history to record 800 all-time victories.  Etown returns to action on Wednesday, December 9 at Widener University.  Game time is 7 p.m.
 

Blue Jay Classic Championship	1	2	-	F
Goucher (1-4)	19	36	-	55
Elizabethtown (5-1)	48	28	-	76

Goucher (55)
Bollinger 2-5 2-2 7, Huang 1-5 2-2 4, Richter 1-6 2-2 5, Schwartz 1-1 0-0 2, York 0-0 2-2 2, Chan 0-1 0-0 0, Caplan 0-0 1-2 1, Zona 3-6 0-0 6, Sherman 0-1 0-0 0, Rogers 6-13 2-4 16, Towner 4-10 2-3 10, Thompson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals: 19-50 13-17 55.

Elizabethtown (76)
Thompson 0-0 1-1 1, Hoffer 0-1 0-0 0, Fabian 3-11 4-5 10, Snavely 0-2 0-0 0, Goldstein 2-9 0-0 6, Lucey 2-3 0-0 4, Scinto 1-2 1-1 3, Porter 2-6 1-1 5, Kudel 1-4 3-3 5, Still 3-8 2-3 8, Boback 2-6 2-4 6, Stancil 7-14 1-2 15, Chiles 4-6 5-6 13. Totals: 27-72 20-26 76.

Three-pointers: Goucher 4-14 (Bollinger 1-3, Huang 0-1, Richter 1-3, Sherman 0-1, Rogers 2-5, Towner 0-1), Etown 2-9 (Snavely 0-1, Goldstein 2-6, Kudel 0-1, Chiles 0-1).  Rebounds:  Goucher 31 (Towner 6), Etown 51 (Fabian 10).  Assists:   Goucher 11 (Bollinger 6), Etown 20 (Lucey 6).  Turnovers: Goucher 21, Etown 13.  Steals: Goucher 9 (Rogers 3, Towner 3), Etown 13 (Fabian 4).  Fouls: Goucher 19, Etown 15.  Technicals: None.  Attendance: 250.
 

Blue Jay Classic Consolation	1	2	-	F
Chestnut Hill (1-5)	25	15	-	40
Susquehanna (3-2)	44	50	-	94

Friday's Results
Goucher 64, Chestnut Hill 54
Elizabethtown 82, Susquehanna 68

All-Tournament Team
Danise Hightower, Chestnut Hill
Kim Rogers, Goucher
Karyn Kern, Susquehanna
Kristen Venne, Susquehanna
Abbie Fabian, Elizabethtown
Carmen Chiles, Elizabethtown (MVP)