ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Thursday, March 3, 2005

Liz Fretz Scores 150th Career Goal as Etown Falls to McDaniel 19-7 in Season Opener

WESTMINSTER, Md. --- Elizabethtown fell 19-7 on the road in its 2005 season opener to McDaniel College of the Centennial Conference, which improved to 1-0 overall with the win, Thursday. Elizabethtown senior Liz Fretz (Parkerford, PA/Owen J. Roberts), who entered the season with 146 career goals, tallied six more against McDaniel to become the first Etown lacrosse player ever to reach the 150 career goal plateau.

McDaniel took a 9-3 lead into halftime as Fretz scored two of Etown's goals and Danielle Grooms (Frederick, MD/Gov. Thomas Johnson) scored the other off a Fretz assist. Fretz scored all four of the Blue Jays' second half goals. Ally Edel (Bel Air, MD/John Carroll School) added one assist for Etown, and Dana White (Freeland, MD/Hereford) led the team in ground balls with seven.

McDaniel held a 41-20 advantage in shots over Etown, and Blue Jay goalie Kelly O'Connor (Newtown, CT/Westover School) made 15 saves.

Kristin Ramey led McDaniel in scoring with six goals, and Connie Wuenschel and Sarah Rains each added four goals for the Green Terror. McDaniel goalie Lindsay O'Steen made eight saves.

Etown will return to action Saturday, March 5 at Montclair State University in a 1:00 p.m. game.

Elizabethtown Coll. (0-1) vs. McDaniel College (1-0)
Date: Mar 03, 2005 Location: Westminster, MD Stadium: Scott S. Bair
Attendance:68 Start time:4:00 PM End time:5:41 PM Total time:1:41

Score by period      1 2    Tot
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Elizabethtown Coll.. 3 4  - 7
McDaniel College.... 9 10 - 19

Elizabethtown Coll. SCORING: GOALS: Liz Fretz 6; Danielle Grooms 1. ASSISTS: Ally Edel 1; Liz Fretz 1.
McDaniel College SCORING: GOALS: Kristin Ramey 6; Connie Wuenschel 4; Sarah Rains 4; Tara Smith 2; Lindsay Ricks 1; Michelle Mullen 1; Emily Funk 1. ASSISTS: Connie Wuenschel 2; Vikki Mathers 1; Sarah Rains 1; Kristin Ramey 1; Lindsay Ricks 1; Heather Williams 1.
Elizabethtown Coll. GROUND BALLS: Dana White 7; Ally Edel 4; Sarah Scholl 4; Jen Manns 3; Kelly O'Connor 3; Jackie Brenton 2; Angie Eder 2; Liz Fretz 2; Sarah Gilson 2; Danielle Grooms 2; Katie Braid 1; Ashley Owen 1; Amanda Simpson 1.
McDaniel College GROUND BALLS: Heather Nichols 9; Lindsay Ricks 9; Tara Smith 5; Michelle Mullen 4; Kristin Ramey 4; Jillian Farrell 2; Katie Kirley 2; Vikki Mathers 2; Sarah Rains 2; Amalie Shaffer 2; Connie Wuenschel 2; Crystal Chandler 1; Megan Mattson 1; Caitlin Schellhorn 1.
Elizabethtown Coll. TURNOVERS CAUSED: Sarah Scholl 2; Jenna Brown 1; Liz Fretz 1; Dana White 1.
McDaniel College TURNOVERS CAUSED: Heather Nichols 4; Lindsay Ricks 4; Tara Smith 4; Connie Wuenschel 3; Megan Mattson 1; Kristin Ramey 1; Caitlin Schellhorn 1.
SHOTS - ETOWN 20; MCD 41.
SHOTS ON GOAL - ETOWN 15; MCD 34.
TURNOVERS - ETOWN 27; MCD 18.
CLEARS - ETOWN 13-24; MCD 15-20.
GOALIES - ETOWN: Kelly O'Connor 0-1 (60:00 minutes, 34 shots-15 saves, 19 GA); MCD: Lindsay O'Steen 1-0 (60:00, 15-8, 7).