Elizabethtown
Defeats
Susquehanna 3-0 in Commonwealth Conference Semifinal
ELIZABETHTOWN
,
Pa.
--- Elizabethtown defeated Susquehanna University 3-0 at home Wednesday night
in the semifinals of the Commonwealth Conference playoffs to advance to the
conference championship game, which will be played at Messiah College at 7:00
p.m. Saturday, November 5. Messiah also advanced to the conference championship
Wednesday night with a 6-0 home win over
Lebanon
Valley
.
Elizabethtown
is now 14-3-2 overall with the win, while Susquehanna wraps up its season with
a 9-8-1 overall record.
Elizabethtown
’s first goal came with 28 seconds left in the first half as Michael
Terry (
Beech Creek
,
PA
/
Central
Mountain
) scored off an assist by Brian
Raveling (
Voorhees
,
NJ
/Eastern Regional).
The Blue Jays went up 2-0 at 58:27 when Mike
Helsel (Palmyra, PA/Palmyra) scored off assists by Brian
Healy (Newark, DE/A.I. DuPont) and Jeff
Boushell (Chambersburg, PA/Chambersburg). Etown’s final goal came at 67:33
when Andrew Kummerer (
Glenmoore
,
PA
/Coatesville) scored off a Terry assist.
Etown out-shot Susquehanna 20-7 over the course of the game and held a
10-6 advantage in shots on goal. The Blue Jays also held a 5-2 edge in corner
kicks.
Austin Kelsey (
Benton
,
PA
/Benton) made seven saves in the Susquehanna goal, and A.J.
Fleisher (
Kutztown
,
PA
/Kutztown) made six saves for Etown.
Susquehanna
Univ.
(9-8-1) vs.
Elizabethtown
Coll. (14-3-2)
Goals
by period 1
2 Tot
-------------------------------
Susquehanna
Univ.
... 0
0 - 0
Elizabethtown
Coll.. 1
2 - 3
SCORING
SUMMARY:
1.
44:32 ETOWN Michael Terry (4) (Brian Raveling)
2.
58:27 ETOWN Mike Helsel (5) (Brian Healy;Jeff Boushell)
3.
67:33 ETOWN Andrew Kummerer (4) (Michael Terry)
Shots:
Susquehanna
Univ.
7,
Elizabethtown
Coll. 20
Saves:
Susquehanna
Univ.
7 (Austin Kelsey 7),
Elizabethtown
Coll. 6 (A.J. Fleisher 6)
Elizabethtown
advances
to face Messiah on the road Saturday in the Commonwealth Conference championship
game at 7:00 p.m.
