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Lady Jays lose to Messiah, Alvernia, defeat Eastern
Sunday February 07 2010
On Wednesday, the Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team traveled to Grantham to face Commonwealth Conference rival Messiah College. Despite a hard-fought effort on the Lady Jays’ part, the Falcons won the game 67-52.Junior Megan Strohman led both teams in points, scoring 17 points and making three 3-pointers over the course of the game, and made four steals. Senior captain Courtney Kofeldt followed close behind with 16 points, four of which were 3-pointers.
Junior captain Kaity Snyder made five rebounds and four steals for the Lady Jays, while senior captain Ali Jury scored six points and added three assists.
On Saturday, Alvernia defeated the Lady Jays in a Commonwealth Conference game. Alvernia junior guard and Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week Kelli McIntyre contributed 19 points to lead the Lady Crusaders to the win.
The Lady Jays headed into halftime with a one-point lead of 31-30. The Crusaders proceeded to take over the court throughout the second half, leaving the Lady Jays in their wake. Although Strohman had the game-high score of 20 points and Snyder contributed 10 points, Etown’s 25 turnovers allowed the Crusaders to tally up a whopping 26 points. This allowed Alvernia to end the game on top with a 68-55 win.
Last Thursday, the Lady Jays defeated the Eagles of Eastern University in a non-conference game. Strohman once again had a game-high of 20 points, in addition to eight rebounds and a career-high seven steals, while Kofeldt trailed closely with four 3-pointers for 12 points. Senior Jen Schiefer came off the bench to contribute a career-high 15 points.
“It was great to finally play well and come out with a win,” Coach Yvonne Kauffman said of Thursday’s victory.
As the season wraps up, the Lady Jays will face five Commonwealth Conference opponents: Lebanon Valley, Widener, Lycoming, Albright and Arcadia, ranked first, fourth, fifth, seventh and eighth, respectively. The Lady Jays are currently ranked sixth in the conference.
“They try hard and try to fix the problems with new solutions,” Kauffman said.
On Saturday, the Lady Jays will host Albright in a Commonwealth Conference matchup. The Lions are currently ranked seventh in the conference.
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