Box Score

St. Mary's City, Md. - The Elizabethtown College women's soccer team left Seahawk Stadium with a 3-1 win but not before giving up their first goal in nine games to St. Mary's College of Maryland Tuesday afternoon in non-conference action.

Elizabethtown, ranked ninth in the Middle Atlantic Region, came into today's game having either won or tied its last eight games with eight consecutive shutouts.

The Blue Jays (8-1-1) put one up on the board at 16:40 when junior defender Carly Hoskins (Bangor, Pa./Bangor) converted a penalty kick after being taken down in box by freshman goalie Elizabeth Benge (Bethesda, Md./Walter Johnson).

Junior forward Brooke Dotterer (Spring City, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) gave Elizabethtown a 2-0 advantage just under five minutes later as Dotterer the ball over Benge's head following a cross from junior forward Jenna Russo (Florham Park, N.J./Florham Park).  EC took the 2-0 lead into halftime.

Russo netted her fourth goal of the season just 29 seconds into the second half as finished a feed from senior midfielder Jenny Fromuth (Wyomissing, Pa./Wyomissing).

The Seahawks (4-5) halted Elizabethtown's consecutive shutout minutes streak at 824 when junior midfielder Katie Klotz (Bowie, Md./Good Counsel) blasted a shot from about 25 yards out into the top right corner, cutting the Blue Jay lead to 3-1 with 23 minutes left in the game.

Benge had a pair of saves in the loss for the Hawks, while junior Angela Freeland (Marlton, N.J./Cherokee) made five saves.

The Seahawks return to action Thursday, September 27 when St. Mary's travels to Owings Mills, Md. to take Capital Athletic Conference opponent, Villa Julie College, at 4:00.  Elizabethtown will host FDU-Florham in its next contest on Saturday at 4:30.