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    1/30/2008permalink Elizabethtown to host "kid's day" on Saturday vs Lebanon Valley
    1/30/2008permalink Blue Jays fall in overtime at Albright, 87-82
    1/28/2008permalink Mike Schatzmann honored as Commonwealth conference Player of the week
    1/26/2008permalink Blue Jays coast past Messiah 84-68 behind 22 points from Mike Schatzmann
    1/22/2008permalink Lycoming rallies for 79-78 overtime win in Commonwealth opener
    1/21/2008permalink Chad Piersol named to commonwealth conference honor roll
    1/21/2008permalink Blue Jays enter D3hoops.com top 25
    1/19/2008permalink Blue Jays down Desales 80-69 in regional showdown
    1/14/2008permalink Mike Schatzmann named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week
    1/12/2008permalink Blue Jays earn 900th win in program history as Schatzmann nets 34 points
    1/9/2008permalink Blue Jays defeat manhattanville 93-89 for 899th win in program history
    1/5/2008permalink Blue Jay win streak ends as York picks up 80-74 victory
    1/4/2008permalink Etown now 10-0 after holding off Johns Hopkins 74-67 at Coaches vs. Cancer


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1/30/2008
Elizabethtown to host "kid's day" on Saturday vs Lebanon Valley

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
S-071-07-08
Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Elizabethtown College to Host "Kids' Day" on Saturday

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's and women's basketball teams are hosting "Kids' Day" on Saturday when the Blue Jays host Lebanon Valley College in a Commonwealth Conference doubleheader at Thompson Gymnasium.

Doors open at 1:00 p.m. in advance of the 2:00 p.m. women's game, with the men's game to follow at 4:00 p.m. Admission to all Elizabethtown College basketball games is free for all fans.

All fans will have the opportunity to meet members of the men's and women's basketball teams, receive autographs, meet the Blue Jay mascot, take part in fun competitions and win great prizes, all sponsored by Knowlton Dental Associates of Elizabethtown.

Among the activities during each game are the chance to win door prizes, contests on the court at halftime, and an autograph session with the Blue Jay players following the game.

For more information, contact Elizabethtown women's basketball coach Yvonne Kauffman at (717) 361-1138 or via e-mail at kauffmye@etown.edu.




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1/30/2008
Blue Jays fall in overtime at Albright, 87-82

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Albright Posts 87-82 Overtime Win over Elizabethtown

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READING, Pa. --- Albert Medoro scored six of his team-high 21 points in overtime as Albright College defeated Elizabethtown College 87-82 in Commonwealth Conference men's basketball action on Wednesday night.

Kyle Brudvig added 18 points and 17 rebounds off the bench for the Lions (13-3 overall, 3-0 Commonwealth), who won for the eighth time in nine games and remained the only unbeaten team in conference play.

Senior Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) scored a game-high 23 points for the Blue Jays (14-3 overall, 1-2 Commonwealth), who rallied from a five-point deficit in the final two minutes of regulation to force overtime.

Albright led nearly the entire contest, and held a 55-48 lead with 11:25 to go before Elizabethtown reeled off seven straight points to tie the contest at 55-55 on a foul shot by first-year student Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) with 8:17 left.

The score would be tied four more times over the next five minutes before Albright broke a 66-66 deadlock on a basket by Medoro and a three-point play by Brudvig to take a 71-66 advantage with 2:08 to go.

After a three-pointer by Schatzmann cut the Albright lead to 71-69 with 2:00 to go, the Lions went back ahead 73-69 on a basket by Tom Murphy with 1:35 remaining. The Blue Jays came back to tie the score at 73-73 as Schatzmann hit two free throws with 1:16 left and senior Bryce Rodgers (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) added two foul shots with 21 seconds left to force overtime.

Elizabethtown held its last lead of the game at 77-76 after two free throws by Schatzmann with 3:34 left in overtime, but Brudvig kicked off an 8-0 Albright run with a go-ahead jumper with 3:19 left. Medoro added back-to-back layups and Tom Murphy added two free throws with 44 seconds left to give the Lions an 84-77 edge.

In all, Albright placed five players in double figures as Tom Murphy and Andre Murphy tallied 15 points each while Steltz added 10 points in 17 minutes off the Lion bench.

Elizabethtown had four players reach double figures, with senior Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) netting 15 points, Fogel adding 11 points and five assists and sophomore Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) tallying 10 points.

Albright shot 48.5 percent (32-for-66) from the field overall, including 8-for-19 from three-point range, while Elizabethtown went 29-for-67 (43.3 percent) from the field and hit 7-of-20 from beyond the arc.

In addition to his 21-point effort, Medoro also grabbed 11 rebounds for Albright, which held a 49-34 edge on the glass over Elizabethtown. The Blue Jays committed just 11 turnovers on the evening while the Lions made 17 miscues.

ALBRIGHT COLLEGE 87, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 82
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (14-3, 1-2 CC)
Mike Schatzmann 7-17 6-6 23; Chad Piersol 7-14 1-3 15; Keith Fogel 3-7 3-4 11; Josh Houseal 4-7 0-0 10; Bryce Rodgers 1-4 5-6 7; Phil Schaffer 2-5 0-2 4; Mike Church 2-6 0-2 4; Jordan Dirago 2-2 0-0 4; Tony Romero 1-1 0-0 2; Joe Flanagan 0-3 2-3 2; Brady Haughney 0-0 0-0 0; Nick Kennedy 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-67 17-26 82.
ALBRIGHT COLLEGE (13-3, 3-0 CC)
Albert Medoro 8-12 4-6 21; Kyle Brudvig 7-9 4-5 18; Andre Murphy 6-11 0-0 15; Tom Murphy 5-15 2-2 15; Taylor Steltz 3-5 3-4 10; Phil Hall 2-3 0-0 4; Andrew Pomager 1-6 0-0 2; Jeff Sparrow 0-3 1-2 1; Matt Bazsika 0-1 1-3 1; CJ Jewell 0-0 0-0 0; Mike Larkin 0-0 0-0 0; Zac Schaffer 0-0 0-2 0; Alex Schneider 0-0 0-0 0; Drew Reich 0-0 0-0 0; Justin Plummer 0-0 0-0 0; Adam Van Zelst 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-66 15-24 87.
Elizabethtown College......... 33 40 9 - 82
Albright College.............. 36 37 14 - 87
3-point goals--Elizabethtown College 7-20 (Mike Schatzmann 3-9; Keith Fogel 2-4; Josh Houseal 2-2; Mike Church 0-1; Joe Flanagan 0-2; Chad Piersol 0-2), Albright College 8-19 (Tom Murphy 3-8; Andre Murphy 3-5; Albert Medoro 1-1; Taylor Steltz 1-2; Jeff Sparrow 0-1; Andrew Pomager 0-1; Phil Hall 0-1). Fouled out--Elizabethtown College-Josh Houseal; Jordan Dirago, Albright College-None. Rebounds--Elizabethtown College 34 (Chad Piersol 5), Albright College 49 (Kyle Brudvig 17). Assists--Elizabethtown College 17 (Chad Piersol 5; Keith Fogel 5; Phil Schaffer 5), Albright College 17 (Jeff Sparrow 6). Total fouls--Elizabethtown College 22, Albright College 21. Technical fouls--Elizabethtown College-None, Albright College-None. A-868




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1/28/2008
Mike Schatzmann honored as Commonwealth conference Player of the week

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S-070-07-08
Monday, January 28, 2008

Mike Schatzmann Named Commonwealth Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- For the second time in three weeks, Elizabethtown College senior guard Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) has been named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week in men's basketball, the conference office announced Monday.

Schatzmann continued his torrid scoring pace by averaging 29.0 points and 6.5 rebounds in a pair of Commonwealth Conference games last week for the 25th-ranked Blue Jays.

He scored a career-high 36 points, including five three-pointers, and added seven rebounds and four steals in a tough 79-78 overtime loss at Lycoming on Tuesday, then tallied game highs of 22 points and six boards in a 84-68 win over Messiah on Saturday.

Schatzmann went 7-for-17 from three-point range and 15-for-18 from the foul line in the two games, and is leading the conference at 21.1 points per game for the season.

Elizabethtown (14-2 overall, 1-1 Commonwealth) returns to action on Wednesday night at Albright College beginning at 8:00 p.m.




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1/26/2008
Blue Jays coast past Messiah 84-68 behind 22 points from Mike Schatzmann

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Saturday, January 26, 2008

#25 Elizabethtown Downs Messiah 84-68

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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Senior Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) posted game highs of 22 points and six rebounds to lead 25th-ranked Elizabethtown College to an 84-68 victory over Messiah College in Commonwealth Conference men's basketball action on Saturday afternoon at Thompson Gymnasium.

Senior Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) added 16 points while senior Bryce Rodgers (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) tallied a career-high 14 points for the Blue Jays (14-2 overall, 1-1 Commonwealth), who shot 55.6 percent (30-for-54) from the field as a team against the Falcons.

Andy Hawk netted a team-high 19 points for Messiah (12-5 overall, 1-1 Commonwealth), which saw its seven-game winning streak come to an end despite shooting 51.9 percent (28-for-54) from the field in the contest.

Elizabethtown jumped to an early 6-0 lead, but the Falcons rattled off 12 straight points to take their largest lead of the contest at 12-6 with 12:59 left in the first half. The Blue Jays answered with a 17-2 run capped by a three-pointer by senior Ben Schlosser (Elizabethtown, PA/Lancaster Catholic) with 7:08 left in the half.

A Schatzmann jumper at the buzzer sent the Blue Jays to intermission with a 38-25 lead, but Messiah pulled within eight at 41-33 with 17:11 to go following back-to-back three-pointers by John Boyd and Hawk.

The Blue Jays held a 59-45 lead with 11:32 to go, but Messiah scored nine straight points capped by a Boyd three-pointer to cut the Etown lead to 59-54 with 10:28 left. Etown still had a five-point lead at 61-56 with 7:39 to go, but used a 16-4 run to put the game away at 77-60 with 1:25 remaining.

Darryl Brown also reached double figures for Messiah with 18 points and five rebounds, while Boyd tallied nine points in 21 minutes. Ryan Nicholas came off the Falcon bench to notch eight points, five rebounds and five assists.

First-year student Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) posted eight points on 3-for-3 shooting and added five assists in 19 minutes off the bench for the Blue Jays, who held a slim 28-27 edge in rebounding over the Falcons.

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 84, MESSIAH COLLEGE 68
MESSIAH COLLEGE (12-5, 1-1 Comm.)
Andy Hawk 9-12 0-1 19; Darryl Brown 7-11 3-4 18; John Boyd 3-7 0-0 9; Ryan Nicholas 3-3 2-2 8; Jamie Yoder 2-5 0-0 5; Tyler Ritzman 1-2 1-1 3; Josh Curtin 1-2 0-0 2; Kyle Snyder 1-4 0-0 2; Jason Miller 1-6 0-0 2; Colton Reitz 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-54 6-8 68.
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (14-2, 1-1 Comm.)
Mike Schatzmann 6-15 8-9 22; Chad Piersol 6-13 2-2 16; Bryce Rodgers 5-6 4-6 14; Josh Houseal 3-4 2-2 9; Keith Fogel 3-3 1-2 8; Phil Schaffer 2-5 0-1 4; Joe Flanagan 2-3 0-0 4; Ben Schlosser 1-2 0-0 3; Matt Stein 1-2 0-0 2; Nick Kennedy 1-1 0-0 2; Tony Romero 0-0 0-0 0; Jordan Dirago 0-0 0-0 0; Chris Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-54 17-22 84.
Messiah College............... 25 43 - 68
Elizabethtown College......... 38 46 - 84
3-point goals--Messiah College 6-15 (John Boyd 3-5; Darryl Brown 1-2; Andy Hawk 1-2; Jamie Yoder 1-2; Kyle Snyder 0-1; Jason Miller 0-2; Tyler Ritzman 0-1), Elizabethtown College 7-14 (Mike Schatzmann 2-6; Chad Piersol 2-3; Keith Fogel 1-1; Ben Schlosser 1-1; Josh Houseal 1-2; Joe Flanagan 0-1). Fouled out--Messiah College-None, Elizabethtown College-None. Rebounds--Messiah College 27 (Ryan Nicholas 5; Darryl Brown 5), Elizabethtown College 28 (Mike Schatzmann 6). Assists--Messiah College 22 (Ryan Nicholas 5), Elizabethtown College 21 (Phil Schaffer 6). Total fouls--Messiah College 18, Elizabethtown College 14. Technical fouls--Messiah College-None, Elizabethtown College-None. A-1700




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1/22/2008
Lycoming rallies for 79-78 overtime win in Commonwealth opener

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Lycoming Upsets #25 Elizabethtown 79-78 in Overtime Battle

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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. --- Lycoming College rallied from an 18-point first-half deficit to force overtime, then held on for a 79-78 upset of 25th-ranked Elizabethtown College in Commonwealth Conference men's basketball action at Lamade Gymnasium on Tuesday night.

Greg Sye scored the final five points of the contest for the Warriors (9-6 overall, 1-0 Commonwealth), including the go-ahead basket with 1:45 remaining in overtime, while Eric Anthony hit key three-pointers at the end of regulation and in overtime for Lycoming.

Senior Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) finished with a career-high 36 points for the Blue Jays (13-2 overall, 0-1 Commonwealth), but Elizabethtown shot 37.9 percent from the field in the contest after rolling to a 44-29 halftime lead.

Kevin Morris led Lycoming with 28 points while Sye tallied 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Warriors, who went 10-for-25 from three-point range in the contest and finished with a 49-36 edge in rebounds over the Blue Jays.

After Sye gave the Warriors a 76-75 lead on a basket with 1:45 to go, he added a foul shot with 33 seconds to play and two more with five seconds left to extend the Lycoming lead to 79-75. Schatzmann sank a three-pointer just prior to the buzzer to pull Elizabethtown within a point at game's end.

Elizabethtown led 55-45 with 11:54 left, but Lycoming rallied to even the score at 59-59 on a layup by Anthony with 5:36 to go. The Warriors led by as many as three points as 66-63 with 2:54 to go, but Elizabethtown evened the score at 66-66 on a foul shot by Schatzmann and two free throws by senior Bryce Rodgers (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro).

The Blue Jays went ahead 68-66 with 55.3 seconds to go on two foul shots by junior Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City), and Schatzmann added another free throw with 33 seconds left to extend the Elizabethtown lead to 69-66.

However, Anthony drilled a three-pointer for Lycoming with 16 seconds remaining to knot the contest at 69-69, and a potential game-winning three-pointer by Schatzmann was off the mark in the final second to send the game to overtime.

The Blue Jays scored the first nine points of the contest, and held a 33-15 lead following two foul shots by Schatzmann with 7:14 left in the first half.

The Warriors responded with a 10-0 run to pull within 33-25 with 3:04 left in the half, but Schatzmann, who finished with 20 points in the half, scored nine of the Jays' final 11 points to send Elizabethtown to halftime with a 44-29 lead.

Schaffer finished with eight points and seven assists for the Blue Jays, while senior Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) joined Schatzmann in double figures with 18 points.

LYCOMING COLLEGE 79, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 78
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (13-2, 0-1)
Mike Schatzmann 12-26 7-9 36; Chad Piersol 4-12 8-12 18; Phil Schaffer 3-10 2-2 8; Josh Houseal 3-5 0-0 6; Mike Church 3-8 0-0 6; Bryce Rodgers 0-4 2-3 2; Keith Fogel 1-2 0-0 2; Chris Jones 0-0 0-0 0; Nick Kennedy 0-1 0-0 0; Ben Schlosser 0-0 0-0 0; Jordan Dirago 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-68 19-26 78.
LYCOMING COLLEGE (9-6, 1-0)
Kevin Morris 10-15 2-2 28; Greg Sye 6-12 6-11 18; Eric Anthony 6-16 2-2 17; David Wilson 2-8 2-2 6; Jemayne Nowlin 1-8 1-2 4; Richard Varnell 2-3 0-0 4; Billy Goodell 1-1 0-0 2; Anthony Watson 0-0 0-0 0; Aaron DeVane 0-1 0-0 0; Josh Artis 0-0 0-0 0; Will Kelly 0-2 0-0 0; James Oberlies 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-66 13-19 79.
Elizabethtown College......... 44 25 9 - 78
Lycoming College.............. 29 40 10 - 79
3-point goals--Elizabethtown College 7-20 (Mike Schatzmann 5-11; Chad Piersol 2-5; Josh Houseal 0-2; Mike Church 0-1; Phil Schaffer 0-1), Lycoming College 10-25 (Kevin Morris 6-10; Eric Anthony 3-8; Jemayne Nowlin 1-4; David Wilson 0-3). Fouled out--Elizabethtown College-None, Lycoming College-None. Rebounds--Elizabethtown College 36 (Mike Schatzmann 7; Mike Church 7), Lycoming College 51 (Greg Sye 10). Assists--Elizabethtown College 15 (Phil Schaffer 7), Lycoming College 16 (Kevin Morris 3; James Oberlies 3; David Wilson 3). Total fouls--Elizabethtown College 15, Lycoming College 24. Technical fouls--Elizabethtown College-None, Lycoming College-None.




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1/21/2008
Chad Piersol named to commonwealth conference honor roll

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Monday, January 21, 2008

Chad Piersol Selected to Commonwealth Conference Men's Basketball Honor Roll

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior forward Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) was named to the Commonwealth Conference men's basketball Honor Roll for the week ending Jan. 20, the conference office announced Monday.

Piersol scored a game-high 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting as the Blue Jays built a 32-point lead en route to an 80-69 victory over DeSales University in a key regional showdown on Saturday afternoon, the lone game of the week for Elizabethtown.

For the season, Piersol is second on the team and in the conference in scoring at 19.1 points per game, while also averaging 4.9 rebounds per game and shooting 48.5 percent from the field.

The Blue Jays (13-1 overall) begin their Commonwealth Conference schedule on Tuesday night at Lycoming College beginning at 8:00 p.m.




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1/21/2008
Blue Jays enter D3hoops.com top 25

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Monday, January 21, 2008

Elizabethtown Enters D3hoops.com Men's Basketball Top 25 Poll

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team is ranked 25th in the latest D3hoops.com Top 25 poll, through games of Sunday, Jan. 20.

The Blue Jays (13-1 overall), who had received votes in each of the previous five polls, moved into the Top 25 on the strength of an 80-69 win over DeSales University on Saturday afternoon.

Elizabethtown will open Commonwealth Conference action on Tuesday night at Lycoming College beginning at 8:00 p.m.




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1/19/2008
Blue Jays down Desales 80-69 in regional showdown

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Saturday, January 19, 2008

Blue Jays Rout DeSales in Regional Showdown, 80-69

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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- In a showdown of two of the top teams in the Mid-Atlantic Region, Elizabethtown College rolled to a 32-point lead en route to an 80-69 victory over DeSales University in men's basketball action at Thompson Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.

Senior Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) scored a game-high 23 points for the Blue Jays (13-1 overall), who shot 54.4 percent from the field as a team and used a 23-6 run over the final eight minutes of the first half to lead by 21 points at halftime.

Darnell Braswell finished with a team-high 11 points for the Bulldogs (13-2 overall), who saw an eight-game winning streak come to an end thanks to 23 turnovers and 36 percent shooting in the opening half.

Senior Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) added 16 points while sophomore Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) chipped in with 12 points for the Blue Jays, who led 65-33 with 12:10 remaining before substituting freely down the stretch.

Elizabethtown led 23-19 with eight minutes left in the first half, but the Blue Jays rattled off a 12-0 run that was capped by a three-pointer by Piersol to give Etown a 35-19 lead with five minutes left in the half.

The Blue Jays added an 11-1 run to close the half, taking a 46-25 lead to intermission as Piersol led all players with 14 points while Church added 12 points and Schatzmann netted 10.

The lead for Elizabethtown continued to grow in the early stages of the second half, reaching as high as 32 points with 12:10 to go. The Blue Jays still led 74-50 with 7:12 remaining, but the Bulldog reserves finished the game with a 19-6 run.

Elizabethtown finished with a 34-28 edge in rebounds, led by six boards by sophomore Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield). Ed Lapinski paced DeSales with seven boards while also adding nine points.

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 80, DESALES UNIVERSITY 69
DESALES UNIVERSITY (13-2)
Darnell Braswell 5-9 0-0 11; Eddie Ward 4-6 0-0 10; Ed Lapinski 3-7 2-2 9; Matt Zwetolitz 3-8 0-0 8; Phil Stricker 3-6 1-2 7; Kevin Radford 2-3 1-1 6; Eric Salem 2-3 0-2 4; Charles Princiotto 1-1 1-1 3; Jamie McCloskey 1-4 0-0 3; Rob Schubach 1-2 0-0 3; Jim Malatesta 1-3 1-3 3; Eddie Ohlson 1-3 0-0 2; Mike Geary 0-1 0-0 0; Richard Harmon 0-0 0-0 0; Nicholas Rossignoli 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-56 6-11 69.
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (13-1)
Chad Piersol 10-15 0-0 23; Mike Schatzmann 5-12 6-8 16; Mike Church 6-8 0-1 12; Josh Houseal 2-5 2-2 7; Jordan Dirago 3-3 0-0 6; Nick Kennedy 3-5 0-0 6; Keith Fogel 1-3 3-3 5; Bryce Rodgers 1-2 2-4 4; Phil Schaffer 0-1 1-3 1; Ben Schlosser 0-1 0-0 0; Tony Romero 0-1 0-0 0; Joe Flanagan 0-1 0-0 0; Chris Jones 0-0 0-0 0; Matt Stein 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-57 14-21 80.
DeSales University............ 25 44 - 69
Elizabethtown College......... 46 34 - 80
3-point goals--DeSales University 9-21 (Matt Zwetolitz 2-6; Eddie Ward 2-2; Ed Lapinski 1-2; Kevin Radford 1-2; Rob Schubach 1-2; Jamie McCloskey 1-2; Darnell Braswell 1-3; Eddie Ohlson 0-1; Eric Salem 0-1), Elizabethtown College 4-14 (Chad Piersol 3-5; Josh Houseal 1-3; Keith Fogel 0-1; Ben Schlosser 0-1; Joe Flanagan 0-1; Mike Schatzmann 0-3). Fouled out--DeSales University-None, Elizabethtown College-None. Rebounds--DeSales University 28 (Ed Lapinski 7), Elizabethtown College 34 (Josh Houseal 6). Assists--DeSales University 17 (Eddie Ohlson 6), Elizabethtown College 15 (Keith Fogel 4). Total fouls--DeSales University 18, Elizabethtown College 16. Technical fouls--DeSales University-None, Elizabethtown College-None. A-1000




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1/14/2008
Mike Schatzmann named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week

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Monday, January 14, 2008

Mike Schatzmann Named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior guard Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) has been named the Commonwealth Conference men's basketball Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 13, the conference office announced Monday.

Schatzmann averaged 28.5 points and 7.0 rebounds as the Blue Jays improved to 12-1 on the season with a pair of victories last week, defeating Manhattanville College 93-89 on Wednesday and downing Alvernia College 78-72 on Saturday for the 900th win in program history.

Against Manhattanville, Schatzmann finished with 23 points, four rebounds and five assists, while against Alvernia he scored a career-high 34 points and pulled 10 rebounds to lead the Blue Jays back from a 12-point halftime deficit.

In the win over Alvernia, Schatzmann scored 12 points in the final five minutes of the second half, including a go-ahead three-point play with 58 seconds to go to snap a 69-69 tie. He also finished 13-for-14 from the foul line and drilled five three-pointers in the win.

For the season, Schatzmann leads the team and the Commonwealth Conference in scoring at 20.2 points per game, and ranks fifth in the conference with 5.8 rebounds per contest. He is second in the league with 29 three-pointers, third in free-throw percentage at 84.2 percent and is fifth in steals with 2.08 per contest.

The Blue Jays return to action on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. hosting DeSales University, which also enters the week with a 12-1 record.




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1/12/2008
Blue Jays earn 900th win in program history as Schatzmann nets 34 points

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Saturday, January 12, 2008

Elizabethtown Earns 900th Win in Men's Basketball Program History with 78-72 Win at Alvernia

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READING, Pa. --- Senior Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) scored 24 of his career-high 34 points in the second half to lead the Elizabethtown College men's basketball team to the 900th win in program history, a 78-72 victory at Alvernia College in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon.

Schatzmann, who also grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds, scored 12 points in the final 5 minutes, 12 seconds as the Blue Jays (12-1 overall) erased a 43-31 halftime deficit by holding the Crusaders (4-7 overall) to 28.9 percent shooting in the second half and 36.2 percent for the game.

In all, four players scored in double figures for the Blue Jays, with senior Bryce Rodgers (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) and sophomore Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) finishing with 12 points apiece and senior Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) adding 11 points.

Matt King led Alvernia with 21 points, with Terrence Shawell adding 15 points and nine rebounds before fouling out with 3:07 to play. The Crusaders shot 36.2 percent (25-for-69) overall from the field in the game.

After trailing by 12 at halftime, the Blue Jays opened the second half with a 23-4 run to take a 54-47 lead on a jumper by Church with 10:41 to play. At one point, Alvernia was held without a point for a span of 5 minutes, 27 seconds during a 13-0 Blue Jay run.

Alvernia rallied back with eight straight points to move ahead 55-54 on a basket by Shawell with 9:21 to go, and the teams swapped the lead four times before Schatzmann gave the Blue Jays a 63-61 lead on his fifth three-pointer of the game with 5:12 to go.

The Blue Jays led 69-63 following a foul shot by Piersol with 1:57 left, but the Crusaders tied the game at 69-69 on back-to-back three-pointers by Derek Dubbs and King, the latter knotting the contest with 1:05 to go.

However, Schatzmann converted a three-point play with 58 seconds left to give the Blue Jays the lead for good at 72-69, and added four foul shots in the final 20 seconds to keep the Crusaders from a late rally.

The Blue Jays finished 24-for-28 from the foul line in the game, and held a 44-34 edge in rebounding over the Crusaders. Elizabethtown committed 21 turnovers in the contest, leading to 28 points by Alvernia.

Also reaching double figures for the Crusaders were Tyrone Bradley, who tallied 12 points, and Zach Westmoreland who finished with 10 points.

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 78, ALVERNIA COLLEGE 72
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (12-1)
Mike Schatzmann 8-15 13-14 34; Mike Church 5-13 2-3 12; Bryce Rodgers 4-4 4-4 12; Chad Piersol 4-10 3-4 11; Joe Flanagan 1-2 0-0 3; Josh Houseal 1-2 1-1 3; Phil Schaffer 1-2 0-0 2; Keith Fogel 0-4 1-2 1; Tony Romero 0-1 0-0 0; Jordan Dirago 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-53 24-28 78.
ALVERNIA COLLEGE (4-7)
Matt King 7-20 3-3 21; Terrence Shawell 6-14 2-2 15; Tyrone Bradley 5-9 2-6 12; Zach Westmoreland 2-11 6-8 10; David Washington 3-11 0-0 9; Derek Dubbs 1-1 0-0 3; Nick Rivera 1-2 0-0 2; Brandon Woods 0-1 0-0 0; Eric Barefield 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-69 13-19 72.
Elizabethtown College......... 31 47 - 78
Alvernia College.............. 43 29 - 72
3-point goals--Elizabethtown College 6-16 (Mike Schatzmann 5-9; Joe Flanagan 1-2; Chad Piersol 0-3; Keith Fogel 0-1; Mike Church 0-1), Alvernia College 9-24 (Matt King 4-9; David Washington 3-9; Terrence Shawell 1-4; Derek Dubbs 1-1; Zach Westmoreland 0-1). Fouled out--Elizabethtown College-None, Alvernia College-Terrence Shawell. Rebounds--Elizabethtown College 44 (Mike Schatzmann 10), Alvernia College 34 (Terrence Shawell 9). Assists--Elizabethtown College 12 (Phil Schaffer 5), Alvernia College 16 (David Washington 7). Total fouls--Elizabethtown College 17, Alvernia College 21. Technical fouls--Elizabethtown College-None, Alvernia College-None. A-565




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1/9/2008
Blue Jays defeat manhattanville 93-89 for 899th win in program history

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Chad Piersol's Career-High 32 Points Boosts Blue Jays to 93-89 Win at Manhattanville

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PURCHASE, N.Y. --- Senior Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) scored a career-high 32 points as Elizabethtown College defeated Manhattanville College 93-89 in non-conference men's basketball action on Wednesday night.

Piersol, whose previous career high was 29 points set at Lancaster Bible on Dec. 1, hit 12-of-17 shots from the field and went 4-for-5 from three-point range before fouling out with 2:35 to play as the Blue Jays (11-1 overall) won the 899th game in program history after nearly letting a 16-point second-half lead slip away.

Senior Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) added 23 points and five assists for Elizabethtown while junior Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) dished out a career-high 11 assists and converted a key three-point play for the Blue Jays, who shot 53.8 percent (35-for-65) from the field as a team.

Donte Chisolm led the Valiants (8-4 overall) with 20 points and eight assists while Cody Moffett contributed 16 points, a game-high 10 rebounds and eight assists for Manhattanville, which trailed 77-61 with 5:24 to play before pulling within 82-81 with 1:22 to go.

With the Blue Jays clinging to an 84-81 lead in the final minute, Schaffer came up with a steal and layup with 38 seconds to go and converted the three-point play to give Elizabethtown an 87-81 advantage. Schatzmann finished off the win by going 6-for-6 from the foul line in the final 33 seconds to keep the Valiants from pulling any closer than four points.

Earlier, the Blue Jays had erased a 42-37 halftime deficit by going on a 21-4 run to open the second half, taking a 58-46 lead on a layup by senior Jordan Dirago (Wallkill, NY/Wallkill) with 13:36 to play.

The Blue Jays built their lead to 16 points at 70-54 on a layup by first-year student Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) with 8:17 to go, and held a 77-61 advantage with 5:24 remaining following a three-pointer by sophomore Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield).

However, Manhattanville scored the next eight points to pull within 77-69 with 4:01 to go, and followed with a 12-4 run to trim the Blue Jay advantage to 82-81 with 1:22 left o a layup by Wesly Wicks.

Sophomore Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) also finished in double figures for the Blue Jays with 15 points, five rebounds and four steals, while Flanagan tallied six points in six minutes off the Etown bench.

Wicks finished with 11 points off the bench for the Valiants, with Brian Fink also reaching double figures with 12 points. Manhattanville shot 49.2 percent (32-for-65) from the field but was outrebounded 35-28 by Elizabethtown.

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 93, MANHATTANVILLE COLL. 89
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (11-1)
Chad Piersol 12-17 4-5 32; Mike Schatzmann 8-15 6-7 23; Mike Church 6-12 3-5 15; Joe Flanagan 2-3 2-2 6; Josh Houseal 2-3 0-0 5; Keith Fogel 2-5 0-0 4; Phil Schaffer 1-3 1-2 3; Bryce Rodgers 1-3 1-2 3; Jordan Dirago 1-2 0-0 2; Tony Romero 0-0 0-0 0; Matt Stein 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 35-65 17-23 93.
MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE (8-4)
Donte Chisolm 7-11 4-8 20; Cody Moffett 4-11 7-8 16; Brian Fink 4-11 2-2 12; Wesly Wicks 3-5 5-6 11; Lamar Glass 3-5 0-0 7; Eddie Huezo 3-5 0-0 6; DeVon Barnett 3-5 0-0 6; Angelo Laroche 2-5 1-1 5; Jason Walsh 2-3 0-0 4; Brendan Flynn 1-4 0-0 2; Mike Panella 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-65 19-25 89.
Elizabethtown College......... 37 56 - 93
Manhattanville College........ 42 47 - 89
3-point goals--Elizabethtown College 6-12 (Chad Piersol 4-5; Josh Houseal 1-2; Mike Schatzmann 1-3; Keith Fogel 0-2), Manhattanville College 6-24 (Brian Fink 2-8; Donte Chisolm 2-4; Cody Moffett 1-3; Lamar Glass 1-3; Angelo Laroche 0-1; Brendan Flynn 0-3; DeVon Barnett 0-2). Fouled out--Elizabethtown College-Chad Piersol; Bryce Rodgers, Manhattanville College-None. Rebounds--Elizabethtown College 35 (Phil Schaffer 6), Manhattanville College 28 (Cody Moffett 10). Assists--Elizabethtown College 28 (Phil Schaffer 11), Manhattanville College 24 (Donte Chisolm 8; Cody Moffett 8). Total fouls--Elizabethtown College 21, Manhattanville College 20. Technical fouls--Elizabethtown College-Keith Fogel, Manhattanville College-None. A-400




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1/5/2008
Blue Jay win streak ends as York picks up 80-74 victory

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Saturday, January 5, 2008

Blue Jays See Win Streak End as York Captures Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Title, 80-74

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YORK, Pa. --- Chad McGowan finished with a team-high 21 points along with 13 rebounds and five assists as York College dealt Elizabethtown College its first loss of the 2007-08 season by an 80-74 score in the men's championship game of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic on Saturday evening.

The loss ended the best start in program history for the Blue Jays (10-1 overall) and snapped the longest current winning streak in Division III at 11 victories, dating to the end of last season.

Jeremy Keefer added 16 points and 12 rebounds off the bench for the Spartans (8-4 overall), who led by 13 points in the final minute before Elizabethtown rallied to within four in the closing seconds.

Senior Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) paced the Blue Jays with 23 points while senior Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) added 17 points and a career-high 12 rebounds.

In all, five players reached double figures for York as Nate Lankford tallied 13 points while Levi Winters and Nick Brady added 12 points apiece. The difference in the contest was at the foul line, where York went 23-for-34 as a team while Elizabethtown finished just 10-for-17.

Despite committing 12 turnovers and falling behind by as many as 10 points, the Blue Jays went to halftime tied 37-37 behind eight points by Schatzmann and seven points and nine rebounds from Piersol. Winters led the Spartans with 10 points in the opening half while McGowan added eight points and three boards.

In the second half, the Spartans took the lead for good at 44-43 on a three-pointer by Brady with 16:04 to go. The York led would grow to as many as seven points before Elizabethtown pulled back within 59-56 with 7:42 left.

Leading 67-62 with 4:05 to go, the Spartans went on a 10-2 run over the next three minutes to take their largest lead of the contest at 77-64 with 59 seconds to go on a three-point play by Keefer.

Schatzmann would score nine points over the next 50 seconds to trim the Spartan lead to 78-74 with nine seconds to play, but fouled out as Lankford hit two free throws with seven seconds left to close the scoring.

Junior Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) grabbed a career-high eight rebounds for the Blue Jays while adding four points, five assists and five steals, and sophomore Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) tallied nine points and five boards before fouling out with 2:26 to play.

YORK (PA.) COLLEGE 80, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 74
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (10-1)
Mike Schatzmann 9-21 3-5 23; Chad Piersol 6-21 3-5 17; Mike Church 4-11 1-2 9; Bryce Rodgers 3-9 2-2 8; Josh Houseal 2-5 0-0 5; Keith Fogel 2-2 0-1 5; Phil Schaffer 2-6 0-0 4; Nick Kennedy 1-1 0-0 2; Jordan Dirago 0-0 1-2 1; Tony Romero 0-0 0-0 0; Joe Flanagan 0-0 0-0 0; Matt Stein 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-76 10-17 74.
YORK (PA.) COLLEGE (8-4)
Chad McGowan 9-19 3-5 21; Jeremy Keefer 5-11 5-7 16; Nate Lankford 4-7 5-8 13; Levi Winters 5-11 1-3 12; Nick Brady 2-8 7-9 12; Matty Foley 2-5 2-2 6; Pat Kelley 0-0 0-0 0; Dylan Hoffman 0-1 0-0 0; Chris Folland 0-0 0-0 0; Andrew Pawlyk 0-0 0-0 0; Mike Riley 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-62 23-34 80.
Elizabethtown College......... 37 37 - 74
York (Pa.) College............ 37 43 - 80
3-point goals--Elizabethtown College 6-22 (Chad Piersol 2-9; Mike Schatzmann 2-7; Keith Fogel 1-1; Josh Houseal 1-4; Mike Church 0-1), York (Pa.) College 3-17 (Nick Brady 1-5; Jeremy Keefer 1-4; Levi Winters 1-2; Matty Foley 0-3; Nate Lankford 0-2; Chad McGowan 0-1). Fouled out--Elizabethtown College-Mike Church; Mike Schatzmann, York (Pa.) College-Levi Winters. Rebounds--Elizabethtown College 44 (Chad Piersol 12), York (Pa.) College 49 (Chad McGowan 13). Assists--Elizabethtown College 16 (Phil Schaffer 5), York (Pa.) College 14 (Chad McGowan 5). Total fouls--Elizabethtown College 20, York (Pa.) College 19. Technical fouls--Elizabethtown College-Bryce Rodgers, York (Pa.) College-None. A-1155


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1/4/2008
Etown now 10-0 after holding off Johns Hopkins 74-67 at Coaches vs. Cancer

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Friday, January 4, 2008

Elizabethtown Improves to 10-0 With 74-67 Win over Johns Hopkins at Coaches vs. Cancer Classic

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YORK, Pa. --- Four players finished in double figures as Elizabethtown College extended the longest current winning streak in Division III men's basketball to 11 games with a 74-67 victory over Johns Hopkins University in the opening round of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at York College on Friday afternoon.

With the win, the Blue Jays (10-0 overall) advance to Saturday's championship game at 6:00 p.m. against York, which defeated Eastern University 99-76 in Friday's other first-round game.

Senior Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) scored 16 points and sophomore Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Blue Jays, who led by 12 points with 6:28 to play before Johns Hopkins (5-5 overall) rallied to within a point with two minutes left.

First-year student Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) added 13 points, five rebounds and six assists off the bench while senior Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) added 12 points and six rebounds for Elizabethtown, which shot just 4-for-20 from three-point range but forced Johns Hopkins into 24 turnovers.

Pat O'Connell scored a team-high 22 points while Doug Polster added 19 points for Johns Hopkins, who went 12-for-32 from the field in the second half as a team after hitting 12-of-24 shots in the opening 20 minutes.

Johns Hopkins bolted to an early 18-7 lead with six minutes elapsed in the first half, but Etown mounted a 12-0 run to move ahead 19-18 with 10:51 left on a three-pointer by Schatzmann.

The Blue Jays took their largest lead of the first half at 34-26 on two foul shots by Church with 2:50 to play, and carried a 36-33 lead to intermission behind eight points by Fogel and seven each by Church and Schatzmann.

In the second half, the Blue Jays held a 64-53 lead with 6:04 to play, but Johns Hopkins rallied to within 66-65 on a three-pointer by Polster with 2:21 to go.

Schatzmann scored on a putback with 1:05 remaining to extend the Etown lead to 68-65, and a steal and dunk by Church pushed the Blue Jay lead to 70-65 with 39.5 seconds left.

Two foul shots with 22.2 seconds to go by senior Bryce Rodgers (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro), who finished with eight points, gave the Blue Jays a 72-65 lead, and two more by Piersol with 14.3 seconds left closed the scoring.

The Blue Jays' 10-0 record continues the best start in program history, while the win is the 898th victory in 80 seasons of intercollegiate men's basketball at Elizabethtown.

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 74, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV. 67
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (10-0)
Mike Church 5-8 6-8 16; Mike Schatzmann 6-16 2-2 16; Keith Fogel 6-10 1-1 13; Chad Piersol 4-13 3-4 12; Bryce Rodgers 3-6 2-3 8; Phil Schaffer 2-3 0-2 4; Josh Houseal 1-3 0-0 3; Nick Kennedy 1-3 0-0 2; Tony Romero 0-0 0-0 0; Matt Stein 0-0 0-0 0; Ben Schlosser 0-1 0-0 0; Jordan Dirago 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 28-66 14-20 74.
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY (5-5)
Pat O'Connell 6-8 8-10 22; Doug Polster 6-19 3-3 19; Andrew Farber-Miller 4-6 0-0 8; Kevin Roach 2-5 1-2 5; John Alberici 2-4 1-3 5; Collin Kamm 2-4 0-2 4; Phil Beggans 1-4 0-0 2; Adam Baumgartner 1-4 0-1 2; Ryan Purcell 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-56 13-21 67.
Elizabethtown College......... 36 38 - 74
Johns Hopkins University...... 33 34 - 67
3-point goals--Elizabethtown College 4-20 (Mike Schatzmann 2-8; Chad Piersol 1-8; Josh Houseal 1-1; Ben Schlosser 0-1; Keith Fogel 0-2), Johns Hopkins University 6-21 (Doug Polster 4-12; Pat O'Connell 2-4; Collin Kamm 0-1; Phil Beggans 0-2; Ryan Purcell 0-2). Fouled out--Elizabethtown College-None, Johns Hopkins University-None. Rebounds--Elizabethtown College 43 (Mike Church 11), Johns Hopkins University 36 (Kevin Roach 11).
Assists--Elizabethtown College 14 (Keith Fogel 6), Johns Hopkins University 13 (Kevin Roach 4; Collin Kamm 4). Total fouls--Elizabethtown College 25, Johns Hopkins University 18. Technical fouls--Elizabethtown College-None, Johns Hopkins University-None. A-275





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