ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Wednesday, March 26, 2003

Elizabethtown Suffers First Loss of Season, 11-7, to MAC Rival Lycoming

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown suffered its first loss of the 2003 season, 11-7, at the hands of Middle Atlantic Conference rival Lycoming at home Wednesday. Etown drops to 3-1 overall and 2-1 in the MAC with the loss, while Lycoming improves to 2-1 overall and 2-0 in the conference.

Despite the score, Elizabethtown managed to out-shoot Lycoming 27-19. Lycoming silenced the MAC's highest-scoring offense for much of the game by employing a smothering defense around the goal that resulted in the paths of many of those Etown shots getting altered by stick checks. Lycoming carried a 6-2 advantage into halftime and held a 10-3 lead with six minutes remaining in the game, before the Blue Jays mounted a late-game rally that fell short.

Jen Manns (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) and Liz Fretz (Parkerford, PA/Owen J. Roberts) both led Etown in goal scoring with two apiece. Jackie Brenton (Laurel, MD/St. Vincent Pallotti) led Etown in assists with two.

Ashley Rowe (Fairfax, VA/W.T. Woodson) led Lycoming with five goals scored, including four in the first 34 minutes of the game.

Elizabethtown will return to action at home Saturday, March 29 at 1:00 p.m. against MAC rival Drew, which is currently ranked 18th in the nation.

At Elizabethtown, PA
Lycoming 11, Elizabethtown 7
Lycoming (2-1, 2-0)      6 5 -- 11
Elizabethtown (3-1, 2-1) 2 5 -- 7

Lycoming goals-assists: Rowe 5-0, Likens 2-0, Gibbons 2-0, Evangelist 1-2, Wright 1-1.
Etown goals-assists: Liz Fretz 2-0, Jen Manns 2-0, Meghen Riegger 1-0, Ally Edel 1-0, Amanda Simpson 1-0, Jackie Brenton 0-2, Stephanie Boyle 0-1

Shots: L 19, E 27. Ground Balls: L 13, E 10. Caused Turnovers: L unavailable, E 12. Draw Controls: L 3, E 8. Goalie Saves: Lisa Marquette (E) 9.