ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Saturday, March 24, 2007

Elizabethtown Thumps Moravian 15-2, Blue Jays off to Best Start in Program History

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- A 15-2 road blowout of Moravian College Saturday boosted Elizabethtown College’s record to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the Middle Atlantic Conference. With the win, Elizabethtown is now off to its best five-game start in the six-year history of the program.

The Blue Jays cruised to an 11-0 lead by halftime and maintained a shutout of Moravian until the 54th minute. Elizabethtown out-shot Moravian 32-21 over the course of the game and held a 24-20 advantage in ground balls. Moravian had an 11-8 advantage in draw controls.

Anna Ford (Salisbury, MD/homeschooled) led Elizabethtown in scoring with four goals, and she had one assist and two caused turnovers. Katie Foley (Palmyra, NJ/Holy Cross) scored three goals and had two assists, and Katie Caprinolo (Jarrettsville, MD/North Harford) scored twice, had one assist and led Etown in draw controls with three. Kelsea Kozak (Brookhaven, PA/Sun Valley) also scored a pair of goals and assisted another, and Megan Byrnes (Lutherville, MD/Towson) added two goals as well. Stephanie Kreis (Bel Air, MD/John Carroll School) and Danielle Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) each scored a goal, and Kreis led the Blue Jays in ground balls with five and had two caused turnovers.

Lynda Kauffman scored each of Moravian’s goals, the first coming on an eight-meter shot at 53:55 and the second scored at 58:10.

Etown starting goaltender Jenn Hawkins (Havre de Grace, MD/Havre de Grace) played 37:35, made 13 saves and did not surrender a single goal. Becca Watkins (Herndon, VA/Westfield) played the final 22:25 in the Etown net and made four saves.

Elizabethtown will return to action on the road Thursday, March 29 against Middle Atlantic Conference rival Widener University in a 4:00 p.m. game.

At Bethlehem, Pa.
Elizabethtown 15, Moravian 2
Score by period        1 2  Tot
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Elizabethtown ....... 11 4 - 15
Moravian College ....  0 2 -  2

Elizabethtown SCORING: GOALS: Anna Ford 4; Katie Foley 3; Katie Caprinolo 2; Kelsea Kozak 2; Megan Byrnes 2; Stephanie Kreis 1; Danielle Schaffer 1. ASSISTS: Katie Foley 2; Jenna Brown 1; Katie Caprinolo 1; Anna Ford 1; Sarah Gilson 1; Kelsea Kozak 1; Alisha Sangrey 1.

Moravian College SCORING: GOALS: Lynda Kauffman 2. ASSISTS: None.

Elizabethtown GROUND BALLS: Stephanie Kreis 5; Danielle Schaffer 4; Katie Caprinolo 2; Kelsea Kozak 2; Lyndsey Reeve 2; Amanda Reid 2; Megan Byrnes 1; Katie Foley 1; Anna Ford 1; Sarah Gilson 1; Carly Goetting 1; Jenn Hawkins 1; Brittany Paulshock 1.

Moravian College GROUND BALLS: Robyn Klem 4; Erica Spatz 4; Lindsey Lustrino 3; Katie Wise 3; Brittany Deiling 2; Georgia Castellano 1; Kelly Daly 1; Lynda Kauffman 1; Paige Warbrick 1.

Elizabethtown TURNOVERS CAUSED: Anna Ford 2; Stephanie Kreis 2; Katie Caprinolo 1; Katie Foley 1; Kelsea Kozak 1; Lyndsey Reeve 1; Danielle Schaffer 1.

Moravian College TURNOVERS CAUSED: Lindsey Lustrino 3; Lynda Kauffman 2; Robyn Klem 1; Paige Warbrick 1.

SHOTS - ETOWN 32; MOR 21.
TURNOVERS - ETOWN 22; MOR 24.
CLEARS - ETOWN 21-29; MOR 14-16.

GOALIES - ETOWN: Jenn Hawkins 4-1 (37:35 minutes, 13 shots-13 saves, 0 GA) , Becca Watkins (22:25, 6-4, 2); MOR: Katie Wise 0-4 (60:00, 22-7, 15).