In the tournament’s consolation game, Penn State-Harrisburg downed Briarcliffe College 70-50. The All-Tournament Team consisted of Jenese Bennett from Briarcliffe, Brooke Conjar (Steelton-Highspire H.S.) of Penn State Harrisburg, Amanda Reid (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth Area) of Elizabethtown, Erin Walton (Columbus, NJ/Northern Burlington Co.) of Elizabethtown, Tia Walker (Hampton, VA/Hampton) of Newport News Apprentice, and tournament Most Valuable Player Rahshann Lewter (Hampton, VA/Hampton) of Newport News Apprentice.
Elizabethtown took a 36-30 lead over Newport News Apprentice into halftime and led most of the game. Newport News Apprentice took a 63-62 lead, its first since the first half, with 3:02 remaining in the game when Lewter made a layup. Natasha Jones (Hampton, VA/Hampton) hit a free throw for Newport News Apprentice with 14 seconds left for the only other scoring at the end of the game.
Walton led Elizabethtown in scoring with 18 points, and Reid led the Blue Jays in rebounds with 15 while adding 12 points. Jenn Montague (Newark, DE/St. Mark’s) added 15 points, all of which came in the first half from off the bench, for Etown.
Newport News Apprentice School held a 17-3 advantage in steals over Elizabethtown, and Etown committed 26 turnovers against 12 for the Builders. Lewter finished the game with 16 points and six rebounds, and Walker added 11 points and four steals. Tyechia Cooke (Newport News, VA/Heritage) scored 10 points and had four steals for the Builders.
Elizabethtown will try for 900 again in its next game after Winter Break Saturday, January 6 at home against Trinity College (CT) in a 2:00 p.m. contest.
At Elizabethtown, Pa. - Thompson Gymnasium NEWPORT NEWS APPRENTICE SCHOOL 64, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 62 NEWPORT NEWS APPRENTICE SCHOOL (6-2) Rahshann Lewter 7-12 2-6 16; Tia Walker 3-9 2-2 11; Tyechia Cooke 4-13 2-2 10; Natasha Jones 3-14 2-5 9; Shameka Warren 2-4 3-4 7; Taquana Sanderlin 2-11 3-4 7; Ashley Barlow 0-2 4-6 4; Dayna Twyne 0-3 0-0 0; Whitney Lassiter 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 21-72 18-29 64. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (6-3) Erin Walton 7-20 2-2 18; Jenn Montague 4-9 7-8 15; Amanda Reid 2-3 6-6 12; Megan Quinn 2-8 3-5 7; Megan Romano 2-3 1-2 5; Audrey Hitz 1-5 1-4 3; Ali Jury 0-2 2-2 2; Jaimee DePompeo 0-1 0-0 0; Ashley Toczylowski 0-3 0-0 0; Mell Fitzpatrick 0-2 0-2 0; Courtney Kofeldt 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 18-58 22-31 62. Newport News Apprentice School 30 34 - 64 Elizabethtown College......... 36 26 - 62 3-point goals--Newport News Apprentice School 4-13 (Tia Walker 3-5; Natasha Jones 1-6; Whitney Lassiter 0-1; Rahshann Lewter 0-1), Elizabethtown College 4-11 (Erin Walton 2-5; Amanda Reid 2-2; Megan Quinn 0-1; Mell Fitzpatrick 0-1; Courtney Kofeldt 0-2). Fouled out--Newport News Apprentice School-Tia Walker, Elizabethtown College-None. Rebounds--Newport News Apprentice School 43 (Ashley Barlow 8), Elizabethtown College 58 (Amanda Reid 15). Assists--Newport News Apprentice School 12 (Taquana Sanderlin 4), Elizabethtown College 13 (Megan Quinn 3). Total fouls--Newport News Apprentice School 27, Elizabethtown College 23. Technical fouls—Newport News Apprentice School-TEAM, Elizabethtown College-None. A-180