ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Tuesday, January 11, 2000

ETOWN SINKS WIDENER, 70-58

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown defeated Widener, previously the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth's lone first-place team, 70-58, at home Tuesday night. Widener's record drops to 3-1 in the MAC Commonwealth with the loss, and Elizabethtown's conference record improves to 3-1.

Widener jumped out to an 8-0 lead, but Elizabethtown managed to tie the game at 20-20 in the middle of the first period and never looked back, retaining the lead for the rest of the game.

Leading Etown (8-2 overall) in scoring and rebounding was Abbie Fabian (Denver, PA/Cocalico) with 18 points and 12 boards. Fabian also went eight for eight from the foul line. Jesse Goldstein (Robbinsville, NJ/Lawrence) scored 14 points for the Blue Jays, including 12 in the first half, and Carmen Chiles (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) overcame early struggling to finish with 13 points.

Lauren Potchak (Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) led Widener (7-5 overall) with 16 points and went eight for eight from the foul line. Melanie Weindel (Glenolden, PA/Cardinal O'Hara) scored 13 points and led the Pioneers with 11 rebounds, and Corinne Gawason (Woodbury, NJ/Woodbury) scored 14 points.

Etown returns to action on the road against Bryn Mawr Thursday, January 13. Game time is 7:00 p.m.

At Elizabethtown, Pa.
Elizabethtown 70, Widener 58

Elizabethtown (70)
Lopez 0-0 0-2 0, Thompson 1-3 0-0 2, Fabian 5-13 8-8 18, Goldstein 5-12 2-2 14, Scinto 0-4 2-4 2, Porter 3-5 1-2 7, Bull 3-8 1-2 7, Jackson 3-3 1-1 7, Chiles 5-9 3-4 13. Totals: 25-57 18-25 70.

Widener (58)
Potchak 3-15 8-8 16, Pendleton 0-0 0-0 0, Rooney 0-8 3-4 3, O'Donnell 0-0 0-2 0, Sweeney 1-4 0-0 2, Hannigan 2-8 0-0 5, Weindel 4-7 5-7 13, Joachim 1-3 0-0 2, Gawason 5-13 3-3 14, Addis 0-0 0-0 0, Holodnak 1-1 1-2 3. Totals: 17-59 20-26 58.

Three-pointers: Elizabethtown 2-10 (Goldstein 2-7, Scinto 0-3), Widener 4-18 (Potchak 2-9, Rooney 0-2, Hannigan 1-6, Gawason 1-1). Rebounds: Elizabethtown 45 (Thompson 2, Fabian 12, Goldstein 2, Scinto 3, Porter 4, Bull 9, Jackson 4, Chiles 4), Widener 36 (Rooney 5, Sweeney 3, Hannigan 5, Weindel 11, Joachim 1, Gawason 6, Holodnak 2). Assists: Elizabethtown 11 (Fabian 3, Scinto 5, Bull 1, Chiles 2), Widener 8 (Potchak 2, Rooney 5, Weindel 1). Turnovers: Elizabethtown 24, Widener 19. Blocked Shots: Elizabethtown 4 (Fabian 1, Bull 2, Jackson 1), Widener 0. Steals: Elizabethtown 9 (Thompson 2, Fabian 2, Goldstein 1, Bull 3, Chiles 1), Widener 17 (Potchak 3, Rooney 2, O'Donnell 1, Sweeney 3, Weindel 4, Gawason 4). Personal Fouls: Elizabethtown 17, Widener 22. Technical Fouls: None. Attendance: 125.