ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Saturday, April 17, 2004

Etown Wallops Wilkes, 20-8, Blue Jays Improve to .500 in Conference

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. --- Elizabethtown improved to 4-8 overall and 4-4 in the Middle Atlantic Conference following a 20-8 road win over Wilkes University (0-11, 0-9 MAC) Saturday. The Blue Jays led 10-4 at halftime and outscored Wilkes by the same margin in the second half. Etown held a 36-16 advantage in shots over the course of the game.

Liz Fretz (Parkerford, PA/Owen J. Roberts) led Etown in goals scored with six, and Jen Manns (Wilmington, DE/Brandywine) added four goals and one assist. Ally Edel (Bel Air, MD/John Carroll School) led Etown in assists with three and tied for the team lead in ground balls with Sarah Scholl (Forest Hill, MD/John Carroll School) with six each, and Amanda Simpson (Aberdeen, MD/Aberdeen) scored two goals and had two assists for four points and scooped up five ground balls as well. Also, Etown junior Tessa Troop (Manheim, PA/Hempfield) tallied her first goal of the season.

Wilkes' top scorer was Danielle McDonald with three goals.

Etown will return to action Wednesday, April 21 at home against Susquehanna University in the make-up of a previously rained out MAC game. Game time is 4:00 p.m.

Elizabethtown Coll. (4-8, 4-4) vs. Wilkes University (0-11, 0-9)
Date: Apr 17, 2004 Location: Edwardsville, PA Stadium: Ralston Field
Attendance:50 Start time:1:00 pm End time:2:50 Total time:1:50

Score by period       1  2  Tot
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Elizabethtown Coll.. 10 10 - 20
Wilkes University...  4  4 -  8

Elizabethtown Coll. SCORING: GOALS: Liz Fretz 6; Jen Manns 4; Amanda Simpson 2; Odessa Armstrong 2; Jackie Brenton 1; Danielle Grooms 1; Stephanie Boyle 1; Dana White 1; Michelle Collier 1; Tessa Troop 1.
ASSISTS: Ally Edel 3; Jackie Brenton 2; Amanda Simpson 2; Danielle Grooms 1; Jen Manns 1.

Wilkes University SCORING: GOALS: Danielle McDonald 3; Maria Currier 2; Jennifer Compton 1; Lyndsay Asinelli 1; Janna Ward 1.
ASSISTS: Lyndsay Asinelli 1; Jennifer Compton 1.

Elizabethtown Coll. GROUND BALLS: Ally Edel 6; Sarah Scholl 6; Amanda Simpson 5; Liz Fretz 4; Kelly O'Connor 4; Angie Eder 3; Danielle Grooms 3; Stephanie Boyle 2; Jackie Brenton 2; Jenna Brown 2; Dana White 2; Odessa Armstrong 1; Michelle Collier 1; Jen Manns 1; Leah Robinson 1.

Wilkes University GROUND BALLS: Jennifer Compton 6; Danielle McDonald 6; Cassie Malone 3; Jeanine Barber 2; Maria Currier 2; Erica Buchholz 1; Kathryn Currier 1; Jenny Keating 1.

Elizabethtown Coll. TURNOVERS CAUSED: Michelle Collier 2; Sarah Scholl 2; Odessa Armstrong 1; Jenna Brown 1; Ally Edel 1; Liz Fretz 1; Kelly O'Connor 1; Leah Robinson 1; Amanda Simpson 1.
Wilkes University TURNOVERS CAUSED: Jeanine Barber 2; Pam Carey 1; Jennifer Compton 1; Jenny Keating 1; Cassie Malone 1; Danielle McDonald 1.

SHOTS - ETOWN 36; WIL 16.
SHOTS ON GOAL - ETOWN 31; WIL 15.
TURNOVERS - ETOWN 20; WIL 28.

GOALIES - ETOWN: Kelly O'Connor (60:00 minutes, 15 shots-7 saves, 8 GA); WIL: Cassie Malone (60:00, 31-11, 20).