Etown
Defeats Alvernia 3-0 in Non-Conference Game
ELIZABETHTOWN
,
Pa.
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Elizabethtown
improved to 13-2-2 overall with a 3-0 home win over
Alvernia
College
, which dropped to 9-10-1 overall with the non-conference loss, Wednesday night.
The Blue Jays held an 18-7 advantage in shots over Alvernia, and Etown had five
corner kicks against none for the visiting Crusaders.
The first half was scoreless, and Etown’s Mike
Helsel (
Palmyra
,
PA
/
Palmyra
) scored the game’s first goal unassisted 4:31 into the second half. A
goal by Matt Diller (Chambersburg,
PA/Mercersburg Academy) off a Michael
Terry (Beech Creek, PA/Central Mountain) assist at 58:29 gave Etown a 2-0
lead. The game’s final goal came with 8:43 left to play when Brian
Healy (Newark, DE/A.I. DuPont) scored his team-leading eighth goal off
assists by Helsel and Rick
Winstanley (Manchester, UK/St. Gabriel’s).
Etown goalie A.J. Fleisher (
Kutztown
,
PA
/Kutztown Area) made three saves, all of them in the second half, to
preserve the shutout. Alvernia goalie Richard
Kessler (
Reading
,
PA
/
Reading
) made eight saves on the night.
Elizabethtown
will return to action Saturday, October 29, when the Blue Jays host nationally
top-ranked
Messiah
College
in the final Commonwealth Conference game of the regular season for both teams.
Alvernia
College
(6-10-1) vs.
Elizabethtown
Coll. (13-2-2)
Goals
by period 1
2 Tot
-------------------------------
Alvernia
College
.... 0
0 - 0
Elizabethtown
Coll.. 0
3 - 3
SCORING
SUMMARY:
1.
49:31 ETOWN Mike Helsel (unassisted)
2.
58:29 ETOWN Matt Diller (Michael Terry)
3.
81:17 ETOWN Brian Healy (Mike Helsel;Rick Winstanley)
Shots:
Alvernia
College
7,
Elizabethtown
Coll. 18
Saves:
Alvernia
College
8 (Richard Kessler 8),
Elizabethtown
Coll. 3 (A.J. Fleisher 3)
