Photo by: Jocelyn Kline

The Elizabethtown College men’s team took a 0-0 tie after two overtime periods against York College of Pennsylvania, Saturday, Sept. 7.

Etown was overshot 17-13 by York. Most of the Blue Jays’ shots came during the overtime play. The leading Blue Jays were first-year Tate Mohney and senior Cameron Sheva, both with three shots, followed by senior JD Haaf with two. Etown led in the number of saves, 5-2.

The men will be away at Lebanon Valley College Saturday, Sept. 14 starting at 1 p.m.

While the men’s team took a tie, the women’s team was away at Gettysburg College where they took a 2-1 loss.

The first half of the game ended in 0-0. In the second half, Etown’s lone point was made by senior Kristin Wilkinson with an assist by senior Lydia Lawson. This was closely followed with the first point by Gettysburg, who then scored once again giving them the lead and the win.

“I think we can improve on capitalizing on the opportunities we get during a game and our speed of play,” sophomore Gracie Brubaker said.

The Blue Jays were overshot by the Bullets 22-12, but both teams left the game with seven saves. Lawson led Etown with three shots and two shots on the goal, followed by sophomore Samantha Wanamaker with two shots and both shots being shot on the goal.

This loss did not get the Blue Jays down as there are many more games to come.

“I’m looking forward to growing closer with each of my teammates all while working to achieve a goal together. Each practice we are getting better and I’m excited to see how far we go this season,” Brubaker said.

Tuesday, Sept. 10 the women’s team took a 1-1 tie in with two overtime against Franklin & Marshall College.

The women’s team will be back on home turf, Saturday, Sept. 14 for senior day against Stevenson University with the game starting at 7 p.m.