Albright was in control from the outset, and never trailed in the ball game. Jen DuPrau's jumper gave the Lady Lions a 16-6 lead seven minutes in. The Albright lead hovered between seven and 10 points for the next five minutes, until a 6-0 run put the Lady Lions on top by 14, 28-14, with 7:00 remaining in the half. Etown sliced the Albright lead to nine, 33-24, 3:43 before the break, but Natalie Bizzarro scored the final five points of the half to send Albright to the locker room holding a 38-14 lead.
The Lady Lions effectively put the game away with a 12-2 run to open the second half. Annie McMahon's jumper put Albright on top 50-26 with 12:47 left, and the Blue Jays would not get closer than 21 points for the rest of the contest. McMahon led Albright with 19 points and added eight rebounds. She was 3-5 from three-point range. Marie Levins added 14 points for the Lady Lions on 4-5 shooting from the field, including 2-2 from downtown. She was also 4-4 from the free throw line. Mallory Olsheski was the only other Albright player in double figures, finishing with 10 points. Staci Waligorski led Albright with 11 rebounds as the Lady Lions out-rebounded Etown 52-35. Audrey Hitz scored 10 points to lead the Blue Jays and added eight rebounds. Albright held Etown's Erin Walton, who entered the game averaging a conference-best 22.6 points per game, to just three points on 1-8 shooting from the field.
Newspaper Box Score Elizabethtown College vs Albright 1/27/07 6:00 pm at Bollman Center - Reading, PA At Bollman Center - Reading, PA ALBRIGHT 73, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 45 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (9-8, 2-6 Comm) Audrey Hitz 5-10 0-2 10; Jenn Montague 4-10 1-1 9; Megan Quinn 3-13 0-0 7; Courtney Kofeldt 2-7 0-0 6; Amanda Reid 1-7 3-3 5; Megan Romano 1-4 1-1 3; Erin Walton 1-8 1-2 3; Jaimee DePompeo 0-0 2-2 2; Ali Jury 0-2 0-0 0; Ashley Toczylowski 0-1 0-0 0; Mell Fitzpatrick 0-1 0-0 0; Jen Schiefer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-63 8-11 45. ALBRIGHT (14-5, 7-1 Comm) Annie McMahon 7-16 2-3 19; Marie Levins 4-5 4-4 14; Mallory Olsheski 4-10 0-2 10; Natalie Bizzarro 3-8 2-4 8; Jaqueline Hardwick 3-11 2-2 8; Staci Waligorski 3-6 0-0 6; Casey Slack 2-2 0-0 4; Jen DuPrau 2-3 0-0 4; Charlotte Ciccone 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 28-64 10-15 73. Elizabethtown College......... 24 21 - 45 Albright...................... 38 35 - 73 3-point goals-Elizabethtown College 3-16 (Courtney Kofeldt 2-4; Megan Quinn 1-7; Amanda Reid 0-2; Erin Walton 0-3), Albright 7-14 (Annie McMahon 3-5; Mallory Olsheski 2-5; Marie Levins 2-2; Jaqueline Hardwick 0-1; Natalie Bizzarro 0-1). Fouled out--Elizabethtown College-None, Albright-None. Rebounds-Elizabethtown College 35 (Audrey Hitz 8; Amanda Reid 8), Albright 52 (Staci Waligorski 11). Assists-Elizabethtown College 8 (Courtney Kofeldt 2; Megan Quinn 2), Albright 19 (Marie Levins 5). Total fouls-Elizabethtown College 13, Albright 12. A-249