ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Monday, April 18, 2005

Blue Jay Rally Falls Short, King's Edges Etown 13-12

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- After a rusty first half, Elizabethtown rallied in the second half but ultimately fell short as King's defeated Etown 13-12 in a Middle Atlantic Conference game at Ira R. Herr Field Monday. King's improves to 8-3 overall and 3-2 in the MAC with the win, while Etown drops to 4-8 overall and 2-4 in the conference.

Etown fell behind 6-2 over the course of the first half as King's out-shot Etown 11-7. King's was up 8-3 with 22:32 left in the game. From 22:14 to 10:05 left in the game, Etown went on an 8-3 tear to tie the game at 11:11. However, a pair of King's goals at 6:45 and 3:50 remaining in the game put the visiting Monarchs up 13-11, and Etown scored the games final goal with just 12 seconds left to cut the gap to 13-12. Over the course of the entire second half, Elizabethtown out-shot King's 21-11.

Liz Fretz (Parkerford, PA/Owen J. Roberts) and Danielle Grooms (Frederick, MD/Gov. Thomas Johnson) led Etown in goals scored with three each, and Fretz led the team in assists with four, while Grooms had one assist. Ally Edel (Bel Air, MD/John Carroll) and Michelle Collier (Plymouth Meeting, PA/Plymouth-Whitemarsh) each scored two goals. Edel led the team in ground balls with seven, caused turnovers with three, and draw controls with four.

King's top scorer was Lindsay Sabo (Milford, PA/Delaware Valley) with five goals, and she led King's in assists as well with three.

Etown will return to action on the road Wednesday, April 20 against Widener in a 4:00 p.m. MAC game.

King's College (Pa.) (8-3, 3-2 MAC) vs. Elizabethtown Coll. (4-8, 2-4 MAC)
Date: Apr 18, 2005 Location: Elizabethtown, Pa. Stadium: Ira R. Herr Field
Attendance:30 Start time:4:00 pm End time:5:55 pm Total time:1:55

Score by period      1 2    Tot
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King's College (Pa.) 6 7 -  13
Elizabethtown Coll.. 2 10 - 12

King's College (Pa.) SCORING: GOALS: Lindsay Sabo 5; Grace King 2; Patrice Cote 2; Kim Murray 2; Keri Niedt 1; Melissa Gates 1. ASSISTS: Lindsay Sabo 3; Kristen Greene 1.

Elizabethtown Coll. SCORING: GOALS: Liz Fretz 3; Danielle Grooms 3; Ally Edel 2; Michelle Collier 2; Sarah Gilson 1; Sarah Scholl 1. ASSISTS: Liz Fretz 4; Angie Eder 1; Danielle Grooms 1.

King's College (Pa.) GROUND BALLS: Patrice Cote 5; Grace King 5; Lindsay Sabo 5; Kim Murray 4; Michelle O'Brien 4; Kim Triftshouser 3; Mary Beth Clark 2; Melissa Gates 2; Kristen Greene 2; Keri Niedt 1.

Elizabethtown Coll. GROUND BALLS: Ally Edel 7; Kelly O'Connor 5; Angie Eder 4; Dana White 3; Liz Fretz 2; Danielle Grooms 2; Ashley Owen 2; Amanda Reid 2; Sarah Scholl 2; Katie Braid 1; Michelle Collier 1; Jen Manns 1; Amanda Simpson 1.

King's College (Pa.) TURNOVERS CAUSED: Patrice Cote 4; Grace King 2; Kim Triftshouser 2; Melissa Gates 1; Kristen Greene 1; Kim Murray 1; Michelle O'Brien 1.
Elizabethtown Coll. TURNOVERS CAUSED: Ally Edel 3; Danielle Grooms 2; Amanda Reid 2; Ashley Owen 1; Amanda Simpson 1.

SHOTS - KINGSWL 22; ETOWN 28.
SHOTS ON GOAL - KINGSWL 21; ETOWN 25.
TURNOVERS - KINGSWL 18; ETOWN 24.
GOALIES - KINGSWL: Mary Beth Clark (60:00 minutes, 25 shots-13 saves, 12 GA); ETOWN: Kelly O'Connor (60:00, 21-8, 13).