Elizabethtown College MensBasketball News 
Back to top 12/15/2007 Blue Jays take 9-0 record to break following 79-51 win over Rutgers-Camden ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown Earns Ninth Straight Victory By Defeating Rutgers-Camden, 79-51 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College shot 56.9 percent from the field and improved to 9-0 for the first time in school history with a 79-51 victory over Rutgers-Camden in non-conference men's basketball action at Thompson Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. Senior Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) led the Blue Jays in scoring with his third straight 18-point effort, while senior Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) added 14 of his 16 points in the first half as Etown never trailed against the Scarlet Raptors (2-7 overall), who shot 32 percent (16-for-50) from the field as a team. Sophomore Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) finished with eight points, seven rebounds and a career-high six blocked shots for the Blue Jays, who hit 29-of-51 shots from the field and scored 30 points off 28 Rutgers-Camden turnovers. The Blue Jays scored the game's first six points and built their lead to double figures at 18-8 with 12:14 left in the opening half. Etown's advantage swelled to 38-19 at halftime as Piersol went for 14 points while Schatzmann added 12. In the second half, the Blue Jays went on a 16-0 run spanning five minutes to take a 56-25 lead with 12:40 to play. Elizabethtown's largest lead was at 61-29 with 10:40 to go following a three-point play by first-year student Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg), who finished with eight points. Brandon Canty was the lone player to reach double figures for Rutgers-Camden, as he finished with 11 points off the bench. Alex Rislin added nine points and a game-high 10 rebounds for the Scarlet Raptors, who finished with a 35-26 edge on the glass over the Blue Jays. Junior Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) scored just two points for the Blue Jays, but added four rebounds, a game-high seven assists and three steals in just 20 minutes of action. The triumph for the Blue Jays was the 897th in program history, leaving the team three wins shy of reaching 900 all-time victories. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 79, RUTGERS-CAMDEN 51 Back to top 12/10/2007 Chad piersol named to MAC Honor Roll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chad Piersol Selected to MAC Honor Roll in Men's Basketball ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior forward Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) was named to the Middle Atlantic Conference men's basketball weekly Honor Roll for the week ending Dec. 9, the conference office announced Monday. Piersol averaged 20.0 points and 6.0 rebounds as the Blue Jays improved to 8-0 for the first time in program history with wins over Millersville (77-72) and Arcadia (76-63) last week. He scored a team-high 22 points, including the go-ahead three-pointer in the final minute, as Etown upset Millersville on Wednesday night, then added a team-best 18 points and a career-high nine rebounds in the win over Arcadia on Saturday. For the season, he leads the Commonwealth Conference in scoring at 19.6 points per game while adding 4.8 rebounds per contest. Piersol is shooting 48.3 percent (56-for-116) from the field, 42.1 percent (16-for-38) from three-point range and 82.9 percent (29-for-35) at the foul line for the Blue Jays. Elizabethtown concludes the 2007 portion of its schedule on Saturday afternoon when Rutgers-Camden visits Thompson Gymnasium for a 3:00 p.m. contest. Back to top 12/8/2007 Etown moves to 8-0 with 76-63 win over Arcadia ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown Moves to 8-0 With 76-63 Victory over Arcadia ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- A 14-0 run midway through the first half pushed Elizabethtown College to a 76-63 victory over Arcadia University in non-conference men's basketball action at Thompson Gymnasium on Saturday night. Senior Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) shot 7-for-11 from the field and finished with 18 points, while senior Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) tallied 18 points and a career-high nine rebounds for the Blue Jays, who continue the best start in program history at 8-0. Eric Elliot led the Knights (3-3 overall) with 19 points, seven rebounds and seven steals while Terrell Varnado added 13 points and four steals, but Arcadia shot 30.4 percent (21-for-69) from the field as a team and committed 24 turnovers. First-year student Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) added a season-high 14 points off the bench for the Blue Jays, who hit 46.9 percent (23-for-49) from the field and 29-of-37 from the foul line in the contest. The Blue Jays trailed 7-6 with 14:04 left in the first half, but scored the next 14 points to take a 20-7 lead on a basket by Schatzmann. Etown would close the half on an 11-2 run over the final 5:01 to take a 38-17 lead to intermission. Schatzmann and Fogel led the Blue Jays with 10 points apiece in the first half while Elliot paced the Knights with six points as Arcadia shot just 7-for-34 (20.6 percent) from the field. In the second half, the Jays led 40-20 with 19:07 to go before the Knights went on an 18-6 run to pull within 46-38 with 12:25 left. However, Piersol scored five straigh points to push the Blue Jay edge back to 51-38 and Arcadia would not pull within single digits again until the final minute. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 76, ARCADIA UNIVERSITY 63 Back to top 12/5/2007 Blue Jays set school record with 7-0 start after downing Division II School ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown Sets School Record with 7-0 Start Following 77-72 Win Over Millersville ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Senior Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) drilled a tiebreaking three-pointer with 39 seconds remaining as Elizabethtown College improved to 7-0 for the first time in program history with a 77-72 victory over Division II Millersville University in men's basketball action on Wednesday night. Piersol finished with a game-high 22 points for the Blue Jays, who squandered a 20-point second-half lead before rallying for the victory over the Marauders (5-1 overall). The 1996-97 squad held the previous school record by winning its first six games. Charlie Parker scored 20 of his game-high 24 points in the second half for Millersville while adding six rebounds, six assists and five steals while Reggie Bates added 18 points and 10 rebounds, but the Marauders were plagued by 23 turnovers which led to 28 Blue Jay points. Senior Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) added 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists and sank the clinching foul shots with 1.7 seconds to go for Elizabethtown, which led 57-37 with 12:28 remaining before Millersville went on a 29-8 run to go ahead 66-65 on a three-pointer by Bates with 2:31 left. Schatzmann hit two of three free throws to restore Elizabethtown's lead at 67-66 with 2:07 to go, but Makal Stibbins dunked a rebound to put Millersville back ahead 68-67 with 1:51 to play. The Blue Jays regained the lead with 1:14 to go as first-year student Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) hit a 25-foot three-pointer to beat the shot clock and give Etown a 70-68 lead, but Millersville knotted the score for the final time at 70-70 on a layup by Charlie Parker with 58 seconds to go. Following the go-ahead three-pointer by Piersol, Millersville moved back within one at 73-72 on a putback by Justin Simmons with 25 seconds left. The Blue Jays restored their three-point lead at 75-72 on a breakaway layup by sophomore Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) with 20 seconds left. Without a timeout, Millersville looked for a game-tying three-pointer but Bates misfired with four seconds to go, and Schatzmann collared the rebound and nailed both foul shots to seal the win. Elizabethtown seemed to have the game in control, leading 57-37 with 12:28 to play. However, Millersville went on a 13-0 run over a three-minute span to pull within 57-50 with 9:34 left. A three-pointer by Piersol pushed the Blue Jays on top 63-56 with 6:30 to go, but back-to-back buckets by Bates and Parker followed by a three-pointer by Parker tied the game at 63-63 with 3:33 to go. Church finished with 14 points and nine rebounds for the Blue Jays, while Fogel tallied 10 points in 13 minutes off the bench. Senior Bryce Rodgers (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) added eight points and a career-high nine rebounds for Etown, which was outrebounded by the taller Marauders by a slim 40-39 margin. Millersville shot 47.5 percent (29-for-61) from the field in the contest, while Elizabethtown hit just 39.4 percent (26-for-66) as a team. The Blue Jays went 20-for-27 from the foul line while the Marauders hit 10-for-17 at the stripe. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 77, MILLERSVILLE UNIV. 72 Back to top 12/3/2007 Mike Schatzmann selected to MAC weekly Honor Roll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Mike Schatzmann Selected to MAC Honor Roll in Men's Basketball ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior guard Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) was named to the Middle Atlantic Conference men's basketball weekly Honor Roll for the week ending Dec. 2, the conference office announced Monday. Schatzmann averaged 20.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.5 steals per game as the Blue Jays earned a pair of wins last week to match the best start in program history at 6-0. He scored all of his game-high 23 points in the second half while playing with four fouls as the Blue Jays rallied for a 73-71 win over previous unbeaten University of Scranton on Wednesday night, hitting 6-of-7 attempts from three-point range while adding six rebounds and four steals. On Saturday, Schatzmann tallied 17 points, five rebounds and four assists to lead Elizabethtown to a 105-52 victory at Lancaster Bible College, hitting 3-of-4 three-point attempts in the contest. For the week, Schatzmann shot 14-for-19 (73.7 percent) from the field and 9-for-11 from three-point range for the Blue Jays. He ranks second on the team and in the Commonwealth Conference with 18.8 points per game, while leading the league with 17 three-pointers. The Blue Jays will look for the first 7-0 start in program history on Wednesday night when local rival Millersville University (5-0 overall) visits Thompson Gymnasium for an 8:00 p.m. tip. Back to top 12/1/2007 Chad Piersol scores 27 of career-high 29 points in Jays 105-52 win ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown Matches Best Start in Program History at 6-0 With 105-52 Win at Lancaster Bible LANCASTER, Pa. --- Senior Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) scored 27 of his career-high 29 points in the first half as Elizabethtown College improved to 6-0 on the season with a 105-52 rout of host Lancaster Bible College on Saturday afternoon. Senior Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) added 17 points, five rebounds and four assists for the Blue Jays, who matched the 1996-97 squad's school record of six consecutive wins to begin a season. Elizabethtown scored the game's first seven points and led 67-26 at intermission in their first-ever meeting against the Chargers (0-6 overall), while finishing the game shooting 55.4 percent (41-for-74) from the field and 10-for-19 from three-point range. Carl Edwards led Lancaster Bible with 14 points and seven rebounds, but the Chargers committed 33 turnovers which led to 42 Blue Jay points. Piersol, whose previous career high of 23 points was set twice earlier this season, shot 12-for-17 from the field and 5-for-7 from three-point range in just 21 minutes of playing time. Schatzmann hit 7-for-10 from the field and 3-for-4 from beyond the arc for the Blue Jays. First-year student Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) contributed a season-high 11 points off the bench for Etown, while senior Jordan Dirago (Wallkill, NY/Wallkill) added a career-best nine points along with four rebounds. Senior Nick Kennedy (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing) and sophomore Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) each finished with eight points and four rebounds off the Blue Jay bench, which contributed 44 points as a unit. Junior Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) also tallied eight points on 4-for-4 shooting, and added a game-high six assists along with three steals in 18 minutes of playing time for Elizabethtown. At Lancaster, PA (Horst Athletic Center) |
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