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Thursday, February 28, 2008

Schatzmann, Piersol Earn All-Commonwealth Conference Honors in Men's Basketball

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Two members of the Elizabethtown College men's basketball team have earned All-Commonwealth Conference honors as voted upon by the league's six head coaches and released Thursday.

Senior guard Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) was a first-team selection while senior forward Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) was a second-team pick after leading the Blue Jays to a 15-9 overall record during the 2007-08 season.

Schatzmann became the first Blue Jay to lead the conference in scoring average since Jim Hepfer in 1989-90 as he averaged 20.2 points per game. He also led the Commonwealth Conference in three-pointers per game at 2.29 (55 in 24 games) and ranked seventh in rebounds at 5.1 per contest.

He also finished in the top 10 in several other statistical categories, including third in steals per game at 2.46 (59 in 24 games), fourth in free-throw percentage at 79.5 percent (124-for-156), fourth in blocked shots per game at 0.88 (21 in 24 games) and ninth in three-point field goal percentage at 36.2 percent (55-for-152).

Schatzmann scored in double figures in all 24 games this season, including 10 games of 20 points or more and three contests with 30 points or more, including a career-high 36 points at Lycoming College on Jan. 22.

In three seasons at Elizabethtown, Schatzmann finished with 941 points (13.8 points per game) and ranks eighth in program history with 113 three-pointers.

Piersol finished second to Schatzmann in scoring in the Commonwealth Conference at 17.3 points per game, while ranking ninth with 5.0 rebounds per contest. He finished fifth in free-throw percentage at 79.1 percent (72-for-91), placed seventh in three-pointers per game at 1.75 (42 in 24 games) and ranked eighth in steals per game at 1.58 (38 in 24 games).

He scored in double figures 21 times in 24 games, including eight games with 20 or more points capped by a career-high 32-point effort in a win at Manhattanville College on Jan. 9.

In four seasons for the Blue Jays, Piersol scored 955 points in 81 games (11.8 per game) and sank 94 three-pointers.

Senior forward Albert Medoro of Albright College was named Player of the Year, and along with Schatzmann was joined on the first team by sophomore guard Eric Anthony of Lycoming, senior guard Darryl Brown of Messiah College and junior guard Charles Jones of Widener University.

Also on the second team with Piersol were junior guard Kyle Enoch of Lebanon Valley College, senior guard Kevin Morris and junior forward Greg Sye of Lycoming, sophomore forward Andy Hawk of Messiah and sophomore guard Bobby Edmunds of Widener.

Widener's Branden Washington took Rookie of the Year honors while the Coach of the Year award went to Don Friday of Lycoming.

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Saturday, February 23, 2008

Widener Drops Elizabethtown 84-68 in Season Finale

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CHESTER, Pa. --- Nyere Miller finished 7-for-11 from three-point range and scored a game-high 26 points to lead Widener University to an 84-68 victory over Elizabethtown College in Commonwealth Conference men's basketball action on Saturday afternoon.

Charles Jones added 19 points, five rebounds and four assists for the Pride (20-5 overall, 6-4 Commonwealth), who used runs of 13-0 in the first half and 17-2 in the second half and went 13-for-27 overall from three-point range to earn the victory over the Blue Jays (15-9 overall, 2-8 Commonwealth).

Senior Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) led Elizabethtown with 19 points and six rebounds while sophomore Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) tallied 18 points, six rebounds, five assists and three blocked shots. However, Elizabethtown finished just 2-for-19 on three-point attempts as a team, including 1-for-11 in the second half.

Widener earned the third seed in next week's Commonwealth Conference playoffs and will play at Albright College in a semifinal game on Wednesday night. Lebanon Valley College will play at top-seeded Lycoming College in Wednesday's other semifinal contest.

Elizabethtown led 54-52 with 10:35 to play, but Jones hit a three-pointer on Widener's next possession to give the Pride the lead for good at 55-54. Widener would go on to score 14 of the game's next 16 points, including a pair of three-pointers by Miller, to take a 69-56 lead with 6:44 left.

In the first half, the Blue Jays scored the first six points of the contest and held a 12-6 lead with 13:34 remaining in the half. However, consecutive three-pointers by Miller tied the score at 12-12 just 33 seconds later, and Widener would go on to lead by as many as seven points before taking a 35-32 lead to halftime.

The Pride held a 44-34 lead with 17:30 to play, but the Blue Jays tied the game with a 13-3 run at 47-47 following a three-pointer by senior Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) with 15:09 left.

Schatzmann finished with 11 points for the Blue Jays, while fellow senior Bryce Rodgers (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) added eight points and four rebounds in 23 minutes of action.

WIDENER UNIVERSITY 84, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 68
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (15-9, 2-8 CC)
Chad Piersol 8-17 2-3 19; Mike Church 9-14 0-0 18; Mike Schatzmann 3-10 4-8 11; Bryce Rodgers 3-5 2-2 8; Phil Schaffer 1-2 1-2 3; Josh Houseal 1-4 1-2 3; Keith Fogel 1-4 0-0 2; Brady Haughney 1-2 0-0 2; Jordan Dirago 1-3 0-1 2; Joe Flanagan 0-0 0-0 0; Matt Stein 0-3 0-0 0; Ben Schlosser 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-64 10-18 68.
WIDENER UNIVERSITY (20-5, 6-4 CC)
Nyere Miller 8-14 3-4 26; Charles Jones 7-13 3-4 19; Jamarr Johnson 3-6 3-4 9; Matt Sosna 2-5 3-3 8; Tavaris Smith 2-4 0-0 6; Jarrell Nelson 2-6 1-2 5; Bobby Edmunds 1-6 2-4 5; Branden Washington 2-3 0-4 4; Tracy Jones 1-3 0-0 2; Chris McDevitt 0-1 0-0 0; Tim Vanderslice 0-0 0-0 0; Jon Evans 0-1 0-0 0; Ricky Anger 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-62 15-25 84.
Elizabethtown College......... 32 36 - 68
Widener University............ 35 49 - 84
3-point goals--Elizabethtown College 2-19 (Chad Piersol 1-5; Mike Schatzmann 1-7; Josh Houseal 0-2; Brady Haughney 0-1; Jordan Dirago 0-1; Matt Stein 0-1; Mike Church 0-2), Widener University 13-27 (Nyere Miller 7-11; Charles Jones 2-4; Tavaris Smith 2-4; Matt Sosna 1-2; Bobby Edmunds 1-4; Chris McDevitt 0-1; Jon Evans 0-1). Fouled out--Elizabethtown College-Mike Schatzmann, Widener University-None. Rebounds--Elizabethtown College 40 (Mike Church 6; Phil Schaffer 6; Chad Piersol 6), Widener University 40 (Jamarr Johnson 9). Assists--Elizabethtown College 17 (Mike Church 5; Phil Schaffer 5), Widener University 23 (Bobby Edmunds 7). Total fouls--Elizabethtown College 17, Widener University 19. Technical fouls--Elizabethtown College-None, Widener University-None.

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Lycoming Holds Off Elizabethtown, 56-54

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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Eric Anthony hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 1:56 left in regulation to give Lycoming College a 56-54 victory over Elizabethtown College in Commonwealth Conference men's basketball action on Tuesday night.

Anthony's three-pointer closed out the scoring in the contest, as the Blue Jays missed their final three field-goal attempts including a potential game-winning three-pointer with two seconds remaining.

Senior Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) led the Blue Jays (15-8 overall, 2-7 Commonwealth) with 13 points and six rebounds, while sophomore Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) added 12 points, six rebounds and six steals, but Elizabethtown shot 29.7 percent (19-for-64) from the field in the contest.

David Wilson paced the Warriors (16-8 overall, 7-2 Commonwealth) with a game-high 15 points as Lycoming clinched the top seed in next week's Commonwealth Conference playoffs.

Elizabethtown scored the game's first 10 points, but the Warriors fought back with the next nine points to trail 10-9 with 15:25 left in the first half. The Warriors led 30-28 at halftime despite committing 19 of their 29 turnovers in the opening half.

The second half featured 10 lead changes and eight ties, with Lycoming taking the largest lead for either team at 51-47 on a three-pointer by Anthony with 6:42 left.

Elizabethtown took its final lead of the night at 54-53 on a layup by sophomore Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Penn Manor) with 3:03 to go, but Anthony gave the Warriors the lead for good with his third three-pointer of the contest.

Houseal finished with nine points and four rebounds in 24 minutes off the Elizabethtown bench, as the Blue Jay reserves outscored Lycoming's substitutes by a 19-6 margin.

LYCOMING COLLEGE 56, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 54
LYCOMING COLLEGE (16-8, 7-2 Comm.)
David Wilson 4-9 4-5 15; Eric Anthony 5-13 0-0 13; Greg Sye 4-7 1-2 9; Kevin Morris 2-6 3-5 8; Jemayne Nowlin 2-7 0-0 5; Anthony Watson 0-0 2-4 2; Will Kelly 0-0 2-2 2; Richard Varnell 0-0 2-2 2; James Oberlies 0-1 0-0 0; Billy Goodell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 17-43 14-20 56.
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (15-8, 2-7 Comm.)
Mike Schatzmann 5-15 1-2 13; Mike Church 4-9 3-4 12; Josh Houseal 4-9 0-1 9; Chad Piersol 2-9 2-2 7; Joe Flanagan 2-3 0-0 4; Jordan Dirago 0-1 3-4 3; Phil Schaffer 1-3 1-2 3; Brady Haughney 1-1 0-0 2; Chris Jones 0-1 1-2 1; Ben Schlosser 0-1 0-0 0; Bryce Rodgers 0-6 0-0 0; Keith Fogel 0-4 0-0 0; Matt Stein 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 19-64 11-17 54.
Lycoming College.............. 30 26 - 56
Elizabethtown College......... 28 26 - 54
3-point goals--Lycoming College 8-18 (Eric Anthony 3-8; David Wilson 3-4; Kevin Morris 1-2; Jemayne Nowlin 1-4), Elizabethtown College 5-16 (Mike Schatzmann 2-5; Chad Piersol 1-4; Josh Houseal 1-3; Mike Church 1-1; Ben Schlosser 0-1; Matt Stein 0-1; Phil Schaffer 0-1). Fouled out--Lycoming College-None, Elizabethtown College-None. Rebounds--Lycoming College 39 (Kevin Morris 6), Elizabethtown College 39 (Phil Schaffer 6; Mike Schatzmann 6; Mike Church 6). Assists--Lycoming College 9 (Kevin Morris 4), Elizabethtown College 8 (Phil Schaffer 3). Total fouls--Lycoming College 18, Elizabethtown College 16. Technical fouls--Lycoming College-None, Elizabethtown College-None. A-500

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Satuday, February 16, 2008

Lebanon Valley Edges Elizabethtown, 78-70

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ANNVILLE, Pa. --- Dan Hodge connected on six three-pointers and finished with a game-high 25 points to lift Lebanon Valley College to a 78-70 victory over Elizabethtown College in Commonwealth Conference men's basketball action on Saturday afternoon.

Hodge broke a 68-68 tie on a three-pointer with 1:06 left, then added another trey with 40 seconds to go as the Dutchmen (9-14 overall, 3-5 Commonwealth) ended the game with a 10-2 run to finish the season sweep of the Blue Jays (15-7 overall, 2-6 Commonwealth).

Sophomore Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) finished with a career-high 22 points while senior Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) added 20 points for Elizabethtown, which shot 35.7 percent (25-for-70) from the field as a team in the contest.

Lebanon Valley led 56-44 with 11:22 to play in the second half, but Elizabethtown answered with a 10-1 run to cut the Dutchmen lead to 57-54 with 9:12 remaining.

The Dutchmen built their lead back to 66-56 with 5:41 left, but the Blue Jays countered with a 12-2 run to tie the game at 68-68 on a three-point play by senior Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) with 1:31 left.

Hodge then hit three-pointers on back-to-back Lebanon Valley possessions to give the Dutchmen a 74-68 lead with 40 seconds to go, and Dustin Kerns and Kyle Enoch hit two foul shots each in the final 18 seconds to clinch the win.

Elizabethtown dashed to a 9-2 lead in the game's first four minutes, but Lebanon Valley fought back to take its first lead at 15-13 on a layup by Eric Humphrey with 10:57 left in the half.

The Dutchmen led 38-31 at intermission as Kerns led a balanced Lebanon Valley attack with seven points, while Church paced the Blue Jays with nine points on 4-for-6 shooting.

Joining Church and Piersol in double figures for the Blue Jays was Schatzmann, who tallied 16 points and four steals. Enoch finished with 10 points and nine rebounds for the Dutchmen, while Kerns added 10 points and four rebounds and James Shinn totaled 12 points and six boards.

Lebanon Valley shot 53.2 percent (25-for-47) from the field and 10-for-19 from three-point range in the game. The Dutchmen finished with a slim 38-37 edge in rebounding, with Dan Dunkelberger equaling Enoch with a game-high nine boards.

LEBANON VALLEY COLL. 78, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 70
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (15-7, 2-6 CC)
Mike Church 7-12 8-10 22; Chad Piersol 7-18 4-5 20; Mike Schatzmann 6-15 3-6 16; Keith Fogel 2-10 0-0 5; Phil Schaffer 2-2 0-1 4; Josh Houseal 1-4 0-0 2; Matt Stein 0-0 1-2 1; Joe Flanagan 0-1 0-0 0; Chris Jones 0-0 0-0 0; Tony Romero 0-3 0-0 0; Jordan Dirago 0-0 0-0 0; Ben Schlosser 0-0 0-0 0; Bryce Rodgers 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 25-70 16-24 70.
LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE (9-14, 3-5 CC)
Dan Hodge 7-12 5-7 25; James Shinn 6-8 0-0 12; Dustin Kerns 3-4 3-4 10; Kyle Enoch 2-10 4-4 10; Eric Humphrey 3-4 0-0 6; Peter Ruth 2-3 0-0 4; Grant Becker 1-2 2-2 4; Dan Dunkelberger 0-2 4-8 4; Matt Walters 1-2 0-0 3; Matt Staub 0-0 0-0 0; Anthony Trautman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-47 18-25 78.
Elizabethtown College......... 31 39 - 70
Lebanon Valley College........ 38 40 - 78
3-point goals--Elizabethtown College 4-19 (Chad Piersol 2-6; Mike Schatzmann 1-6; Keith Fogel 1-5; Bryce Rodgers 0-1; Mike Church 0-1), Lebanon Valley College 10-19 (Dan Hodge 6-8; Kyle Enoch 2-7; Dustin Kerns 1-1; Matt Walters 1-2; Grant Becker 0-1). Fouled out--Elizabethtown College-None, Lebanon Valley College-None. Rebounds--Elizabethtown College 37 (Mike Schatzmann 5; Bryce Rodgers 5; Mike Church 5), Lebanon Valley College 38 (Kyle Enoch 9; Dan Dunkelberger 9). Assists--Elizabethtown College 7 (Keith Fogel 2), Lebanon Valley College 17 (Peter Ruth 4; Kyle Enoch 4). Total fouls--Elizabethtown College 24, Lebanon Valley College 19. Technical fouls--Elizabethtown College-None, Lebanon Valley College-James Shinn. A-1407

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Blue Jays Hold Off Albright, 79-75

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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Senior Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) scored a game-high 28 points as Elizabethtown College snapped a four-game losing streak with a 79-75 victory over Albright College in Commonwealth Conference men's basketball action at Thompson Gymnasium on Wednesday night.

Sophomore Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) tied a career high with 19 points while senior Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) netted 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Blue Jays (15-6 overall, 2-5 Commonwealth), who withstood a pair of potential game-tying shots in the closing seconds to claim the victory.

Albert Medoro led the Lions (14-6 overall, 4-3 Commonwealth) with 16 points and a game-high 14 rebounds while Zac Schaffer added 13 points off the bench, but Albright shot just 5-for-22 from three-point range and 6-for-15 from the foul line in the defeat.

A 9-2 run over a three-minute span late in the game turned a 67-66 deficit into a 75-69 Elizabethtown lead, with Church giving the Blue Jays the lead for good on a layup with 5:50 to go.

However, the Blue Jays went scoreless for nearly three minutes, and the Lions pulled within 77-75 on a jumper by Andre Murphy with 37 seconds to go. A foul shot by senior Bryce Rodgers (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) gave the Blue Jays a 78-75 lead with 28 seconds to go.

Albright had a pair of shots to tie the game, but missed on two three-point tries and the Blue Jays were able to add the clinching point on a foul shot by Schatzmann with nine seconds remaining.

The Blue Jays scored the first 11 points of the contest in just 2:05 and held a 13-2 lead with 17:21 remaining in the half behind 10 points from Schatzmann. Albright responded with a 10-0 run to pull within 15-14 with 12:49 left in the half, and took its first lead at 33-30 on a three-pointer by Zac Schaffer with 4:24 left.

Elizabethtown held a 40-39 lead at halftime after shooting 48.3 percent (14-for-29) from the field and 6-for-11 from three-point range. Schatzmann led all players with 15 points while Church added 11 points for the Blue Jays, while Zac Schaffer paced the Lions with 13 points on 5-for-5 shooting off the bench.

Albright finished with a 47-44 edge on the glass, with Kyle Brudvig contributing nine rebounds to go with eight points in 26 minutes off the Lion bench. As a team, Elizabethtown shot 45.9 percent (28-for-61) from the field and 7-for-14 from three-point range, while hitting on 16-of-22 shots (72.7 percent) at the foul line.

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 79, ALBRIGHT COLLEGE 75
ALBRIGHT COLLEGE (14-6, 4-3 Comm.)
Albert Medoro 7-14 2-4 16; Zac Schaffer 5-9 0-2 13; Tom Murphy 5-12 2-2 12; Jeff Sparrow 3-6 0-0 8; Kyle Brudvig 4-12 0-2 8; Andrew Pomager 3-7 0-0 6; Phil Hall 3-9 0-1 6; Andre Murphy 2-5 0-2 4; Matt Bazsika 0-4 2-2 2; Adam Van Zelst 0-1 0-0 0; Taylor Steltz 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-80 6-15 75.
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (15-6, 2-5 Comm.)
Mike Schatzmann 7-16 10-14 28; Mike Church 8-12 2-2 19; Chad Piersol 5-12 0-0 11; Josh Houseal 3-4 0-0 6; Bryce Rodgers 1-4 3-4 5; Phil Schaffer 2-3 0-0 4; Nick Kennedy 1-2 0-0 3; Keith Fogel 1-4 0-0 2; Tony Romero 0-2 1-2 1; Ben Schlosser 0-0 0-0 0; Jordan Dirago 0-1 0-0 0; Chris Jones 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-61 16-22 79.
Albright College.............. 39 36 - 75
Elizabethtown College......... 40 39 - 79
3-point goals--Albright College 5-22 (Zac Schaffer 3-7; Jeff Sparrow 2-4; Andrew Pomager 0-1; Phil Hall 0-1; Andre Murphy 0-2; Matt Bazsika 0-1; Tom Murphy 0-5; Albert Medoro 0-1), Elizabethtown College 7-14 (Mike Schatzmann 4-8; Nick Kennedy 1-1; Mike Church 1-2; Chad Piersol 1-3). Fouled out--Albright College-None, Elizabethtown College-None. Rebounds--Albright College 47 (Albert Medoro 14), Elizabethtown College 44 (Chad Piersol 11). Assists--Albright College 17 (Zac Schaffer 4), Elizabethtown College 14 (Phil Schaffer 4). Total fouls--Albright College 19, Elizabethtown College 18. Technical fouls--Albright College-None, Elizabethtown College-None. A-450

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Saturday, February 9, 2008

Messiah Edges Etown in Final Seconds, 71-67

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GRANTHAM, Pa. -- Darryl Brown scored the go-ahead basket with 27 seconds left to push Messiah College to a 71-67 victory over Elizabethtown College in Commonwealth Conference men's basketball action on Saturday afternoon.

Brown, who finished with 12 points, gave the Falcons (15-6 overall, 4-2 Commonwealth) a 68-67 lead, and three free throws in the final 13 seconds sealed the victory over the Blue Jays (14-6 overall, 1-5 Commonwealth).

Senior Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) scored a game-high 30 points for Elizabethtown, including a career high-tying six three-pointers, and gave the Blue Jays their final lead of the game at 67-66 on a foul shot with 40 seconds left.

After Brown put the Falcons back on top with 27 seconds to play, Josh Curtin hit a free throw with 13 seconds left to extend the Messiah lead to 69-67. Playing for the final shot, the Blue Jays were whistled for an offensive foul with four seconds left, and John Boyd canned two free throws with three seconds on the clock to set the final score.

Neither team led by more than five points at any time in the second half, with six ties and nine lead changes. Overall, there were 14 lead changes and 12 ties in the contest, with the largest lead by Messiah at 25-19 with 6:50 left in the first half.

In all, four players reached double figures for Messiah, with Andy Hawk leading the way with 16 points, four rebounds and four assists. Boyd added 14 points, including four three-pointers, while Curtin tallied 13 points and Brown 12.

Schatzmann, who became the 10th player in program history to sink 100 career three-pointers on his first trey of the game in the opening 90 seconds, tied his career high of six three-pointers set against Scranton on Nov. 28.

Sophomore Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) also reached double figures for the Blue Jays with 10 points to go along with a game-high six rebounds. Senior Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) battled foul trouble all afternoon and scored just seven points before fouling out with 3:37 remaining.

Messiah shot 49 percent (25-for-51) from the field as a team, including 10-for-23 from three-point range, and hit 11-of-13 from the foul line. The Blue Jays were nearly as accurate from the floor, at 48.8 percent (20-for-41) while going 20-for-26 at the free-throw stripe.

MESSIAH COLLEGE 71, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 67
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (14-6, 1-5)
Mike Schatzmann 9-14 6-8 30; Mike Church 3-8 4-6 10; Chad Piersol 2-7 2-2 7; Bryce Rodgers 3-3 0-0 6; Phil Schaffer 2-4 1-2 5; Keith Fogel 0-1 4-4 4; Josh Houseal 1-3 2-2 4; Matt Stein 0-0 1-2 1; Ben Schlosser 0-0 0-0 0; Nick Kennedy 0-1 0-0 0; Joe Flanagan 0-0 0-0 0; Jordan Dirago 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-41 20-26 67.
MESSIAH COLLEGE (15-6, 4-2)
Andy Hawk 6-8 2-2 16; John Boyd 4-9 2-2 14; Josh Curtin 3-5 7-9 13; Darryl Brown 6-13 0-0 12; Jamie Yoder 3-8 0-0 9; Jason Miller 2-5 0-0 5; Drew Sneeringer 1-1 0-0 2; Ryan Nicholas 0-2 0-0 0; Colton Reitz 0-0 0-0 0; Kyle Snyder 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-51 11-13 71.
Elizabethtown College......... 31 36 - 67
Messiah College............... 30 41 - 71
3-point goals--Elizabethtown College 7-19 (Mike Schatzmann 6-10; Chad Piersol 1-4; Phil Schaffer 0-1; Josh Houseal 0-2; Mike Church 0-2), Messiah College 10-23 (John Boyd 4-7; Jamie Yoder 3-7; Andy Hawk 2-3; Jason Miller 1-2; Ryan Nicholas 0-1; Darryl Brown 0-3). Fouled out--Elizabethtown College-Chad Piersol, Messiah College-None. Rebounds--Elizabethtown College 24 (Mike Church 6), Messiah College 27 (Ryan Nicholas 4; Andy Hawk 4). Assists--Elizabethtown College 10 (Phil Schaffer 4), Messiah College 16 (Andy Hawk 4). Total fouls--Elizabethtown College 17, Messiah College 17. Technical fouls--Elizabethtown College-None, Messiah College-None. A-1800

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Widener Rallies to Stun Elizabethtown, 88-77

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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- After trailing by 25 points in the first half, Widener University outscored Elizabethtown College 64-30 in the second half to come away with an 88-77 victory in Commonwealth Conference men's basketball action on Tuesday evening.

Six players scored in double figures for the Pride (17-3 overall, 3-2 Commonwealth), with Matt Sosna scoring 18 of his game-high 22 points in the second half as part of a 68.8 percent shooting performance (22-for-32) from the field by Widener.

Senior Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) led the Blue Jays (14-5 overall, 1-4 Commonwealth) with 21 points and eight rebounds while sophomore Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) added 15 points, but 15 second-half turnovers proved to be Elizabethtown's downfall as Widener parlayed the miscues into 27 points.

The Blue Jays led 53-29 with 17:38 remaining, but the Pride went on a 27-11 run over the next seven minutes to pull within 64-56 with 10:41 to go.

Elizabethtown held its last double-digit lead at 68-58 after a layup by Piersol with 9:26 to go, but Widener used an 11-1 run to tie the game at 69-69 on a three-pointer by Nyere Miller with 6:18 left.

Widener took the lead for the first time since the game's opening minutes at 73-71 on a steal and layup by Miller with 5:07 to play, and finished the game on a 17-6 run to complete the 36-point turnaround.

After spotting Widener a 4-0 lead, the Blue Jays reeled off 12 straight points to take a 12-4 lead just 3:10 into the contest. Leading 20-14 with 12:29 left in the half, the Blue Jays went on a 23-4 run to take their largest lead of the half at 43-18 with 4:37 to go. Elizabethtown led 47-24 at halftime behind 14 points from Piersol and 10 points from Church.

Miller finished with 17 points for Widener, while Charles Jones added 13 points and five assists. Jamarr Johnson and Branden Washington each tallied 12 points for the Pride, with Bobby Edmunds tallying 10 points, eight assists and six steals.

Senior Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) finished with 12 points and five rebounds for the Blue Jays, and senior Bryce Rodgers (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro) added 10 points and five boards as Elizabethtown shot 48.4 percent (30-for-62) from the field in the game.

WIDENER UNIVERSITY 88, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 77
WIDENER UNIVERSITY (17-3, 3-2 Comm.)
Matt Sosna 9-11 4-6 22; Nyere Miller 6-13 0-0 17; Charles Jones 4-7 4-4 13; Branden Washington 5-5 2-2 12; Jamarr Johnson 5-6 2-7 12; Bobby Edmunds 2-6 4-4 10; Chris McDevitt 1-1 0-0 2; Tavaris Smith 0-1 0-0 0; Jarrell Nelson 0-2 0-0 0; Craig Stewart 0-5 0-0 0; Tracy Jones 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 32-59 16-23 88.
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (14-5, 1-4 Comm.)
Chad Piersol 8-16 2-2 21; Mike Church 6-11 3-4 15; Mike Schatzmann 3-9 5-5 12; Bryce Rodgers 4-7 2-3 10; Phil Schaffer 4-9 0-0 9; Keith Fogel 4-9 0-0 8; Nick Kennedy 1-1 0-0 2; Ben Schlosser 0-0 0-0 0; Joe Flanagan 0-0 0-0 0; Jordan Dirago 0-0 0-0 0; Josh Houseal 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-62 12-14 77.
Widener University............ 24 64 - 88
Elizabethtown College......... 47 30 - 77
3-point goals--Widener University 8-18 (Nyere Miller 5-8; Bobby Edmunds 2-5; Charles Jones 1-2; Tavaris Smith 0-1; Tracy Jones 0-1; Matt Sosna 0-1), Elizabethtown College 5-15 (Chad Piersol 3-7; Phil Schaffer 1-1; Mike Schatzmann 1-4; Keith Fogel 0-2; Bryce Rodgers 0-1). Fouled out--Widener University-None, Elizabethtown College-Mike Schatzmann. Rebounds--Widener University 32 (Jamarr Johnson 7), Elizabethtown College 33 (Chad Piersol 8). Assists--Widener University 23 (Bobby Edmunds 8), Elizabethtown College 15 (Phil Schaffer 7). Total fouls--Widener University 16, Elizabethtown College 19. Technical fouls--Widener University-None, Elizabethtown College-TEAM. A-400

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Saturday, February 2, 2008

Lebanon Valley Sends Elizabethtown to 70-63 Defeat

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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Kyle Enoch scored a game-high 21 points, including a go-ahed three-pointer with 4:10 remaining, as Lebanon Valley College defeated Elizabethtown College 70-63 in Commonwealth Conference men's basketball action at Thompson Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.

Dan Hodge added 14 points and six rebounds while Peter Ruth came off the bench to tally 10 points and a team-high nine boards for the Flying Dutchmen (8-11 overall, 2-2 Commonwealth).

Senior Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) paced the Blue Jays (14-4 overall, 1-3 Commonwealth) with 15 points, but Elizabethtown shot just 39.7 percent (23-for-58) from the field in the game in failing to reach the 70-point mark for just the second time this season.

After senior Jordan Dirago (Wallkill, NY/Wallkill) hit two foul shots to give the Blue Jays their final lead of the day at 57-56 with 4:35 remaining, Enoch hit a three-pointer to trigger an 11-2 Dutchmen run over the next four minutes.

Trailing 67-59 with 30 seconds left, the Blue Jays tallied four straight points to pull within 67-63 with 16 seconds to go, but Lebanon Valley hit three foul shots in the final 10 seconds to deny a potential Elizabethtown comeback.

Elizabethtown led by as many as seven points in the first half at 22-15 with 4:39 left, but a 10-3 run pushed Lebanon Valley to the locker room with a 28-25 lead. Hodge paced the Dutchmen with eight points in the opening half while sophomore Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) scored a team-high eight points for the Blue Jays.

Lebanon Valley took its biggest lead at the time of 37-32 on a basket by Enoch with 15:52 left, but the Blue Jays surged back on top via an 8-1 run to take a 40-38 lead with 11:56 to go. The teams were tied nine times in the second half and swapped the lead a total of 21 times in the game.

Church finished with 10 points and nine rebounds for Elizabethtown, while senior Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) tallied 12 points, five rebounds and five assists.

Overall, the Dutchmen shot 20-for-31 (64.5 percent) at the foul line while the Blue Jays hit on 13-of-22 attempts (59.1 percent). Lebanon Valley held a 41-36 edge in rebounding and committed 19 turnovers to Elizabethtown's 16.

LEBANON VALLEY COLL. 70, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 63
LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE (8-11, 2-2 CC)
Kyle Enoch 6-11 6-10 21; Dan Hodge 4-12 6-7 14; Peter Ruth 4-7 2-4 10; James Shinn 3-4 2-4 8; Matt Staub 3-3 0-0 7; Eric Humphrey 3-7 0-0 6; Dan Dunkelberger 0-1 3-4 3; Dustin Kerns 0-2 1-2 1; Grant Becker 0-5 0-0 0; Anthony Trautman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-52 20-31 70.
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (14-4, 1-3 CC)
Mike Schatzmann 5-15 4-5 15; Chad Piersol 4-14 3-3 12; Mike Church 4-6 1-3 10; Joe Flanagan 2-2 3-4 7; Josh Houseal 2-5 0-0 5; Jordan Dirago 1-1 2-2 4; Bryce Rodgers 2-6 0-1 4; Keith Fogel 1-4 0-0 2; Nick Kennedy 1-2 0-0 2; Phil Schaffer 1-2 0-4 2; Ben Schlosser 0-1 0-0 0; Matt Stein 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-58 13-22 63.
Lebanon Valley College........ 28 42 - 70
Elizabethtown College......... 25 38 - 63
3-point goals--Lebanon Valley College 4-14 (Kyle Enoch 3-6; Matt Staub 1-1; Dustin Kerns 0-1; Grant Becker 0-3; Dan Hodge 0-3), Elizabethtown College 4-18 (Josh Houseal 1-2; Chad Piersol 1-6; Mike Schatzmann 1-5; Mike Church 1-3; Keith Fogel 0-1; Ben Schlosser 0-1). Fouled out--Lebanon Valley College-None, Elizabethtown College-Chad Piersol; Phil Schaffer. Rebounds--Lebanon Valley College 41 (Peter Ruth 9), Elizabethtown College 36 (Mike Church 9). Assists--Lebanon Valley College 13 (Dan Hodge 4), Elizabethtown College 14 (Chad Piersol 5). Total fouls--Lebanon Valley College 18, Elizabethtown College 22. Technical fouls--Lebanon Valley College-None, Elizabethtown College-TEAM. A-1100