Elizabethtown College MensBasketball News 
Back to top 9/11/2008 12/5/00: Ross Unruh Named Commonwealth Conference Men's Basketball Player FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Etown's Ross Unruh and Abbie Fabian Honored by MAC
Back to top 9/11/2008 2/13/01: Ross Unruh Named to MAC Weekly Basketball Honor Roll
Back to top 9/11/2008 2/27/01: Ross Unruh and Bob Porambo Named Commonwealth Conference FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ETOWN'S UNRUH, PORAMBO NAMED CONFERENCE BASKETBALL ALL-STARS; SCHLOSSER COACH OF THE YEAR ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- Two Elizabethtown College men's basketball players, senior
guard/forward Ross Unruh (Denver, PA/Cocalico) and junior forward Bob
Porambo (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) have been named 2000-01 Commonwealth
Conference All-Stars. Also, Etown head coach Bob Schlosser has been
named the conference's Coach of the Year. Back to top 9/11/2008 11/13/01: Sprint Blue Jay Classic Men's Basketball Tournament Switches FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Sprint Blue Jay Classic Men's Basketball Tournament Switches to Tip-Off in 2001-02 ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- For the first time, Elizabethtown's annual Sprint Blue Jay
Classic men's basketball tournament has shifted from a holiday
tournament to a tip-off tournament. Instead of hosting the tournament
the first weekend of January, the Blue Jays will open their season at
home Friday, November 16 and Saturday, November 17, playing host to Eastern Mennonite University, Arcadia University, and Delaware Valley College. Said
Etown head coach Bob Schlosser about the date change, "Sprint has been
good to us over the years. The fact the tournament was in January made
it impossible for many Elizabethtown College students to attend in past
years. We decided that it would be best for everyone – Sprint, the
team, the students – to hold the tournament at the beginning of the
season." Schlosser added, "This year we're
expecting to have another outstanding year, and a tip-off tournament
will help get the student body involved in the season right from the
start." John Caldwell of Sprint
added, "It allows the students to become a part of it. Being done over
the holidays during break, kids did not have the opportunity to
participate before." Eastern Mennonite will play Delaware Valley in the tournament's opening game at 6:00 p.m. Friday, November 16. Elizabethtown will host Arcadia
at 8:00 p.m. Friday in the second game of the evening. The tournament
consolation game will be played at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 17,
with the championship game to follow at 4:00 p.m. Admission to all
games is free, and halftime at each game will feature contests with
prizes and giveaways. Elizabethtown, the
defending tournament champion, had a breakthrough season last year,
finishing 20-6 overall and tying the program record for wins in a
season while finishing as the Commonwealth Conference
runner-up. The Blue Jays look to fare even better this season,
returning 11 players and three starters from last year's team in
addition to a strong recruiting class. The Blue Jays are picked to
finish second in the 2001-02 conference coaches' poll, and received the only first place vote not given to Widener in the poll. Arcadia, which Elizabethtown faces in the first round, is picked to finish ninth in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference preseason coaches' poll. Delaware Valley is picked to finish seventh in the Freedom Conference preseason coaches' poll after an 8-16 overall finish and 5-9 record in the conference last year. Eastern Mennonite University finished 9-16 overall and 7-11 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference in 2000-01. The Royals are picked to finish ninth in the conference preseason poll this year. Back to top 9/11/2008 1/8/02: Brian Loftus Named to Middle Atlantic Conferences' Weekly Basketbal FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Etown's Brian Loftus Named to MAC Weekly Basketball Honor Roll ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- Elizabethtown College junior guard Brian Loftus (Doylestown,
PA/Central Bucks West) has been named to the Middle Atlantic
Conferences' weekly basketball honor roll for the second time in the
2001-02 season. Loftus scored a
career-best 32 points and shot six-for-seven from three-point range in
the Blue Jays' 99-83 home victory over Shenandoah Wednesday, January 2.
He also had four steals and four rebounds while shooting 11-for-16 from
the floor against Shenandoah. When
Elizabethtown defeated King's, 85-65, in the first game of the King's
Ramada Inn Classic Friday, Loftus scored 14 points, pulled down seven
rebounds, and led the Blue Jays with five assists. He shot five-for-11
from the floor against King's. Against Maine-Farmington in Etown's
final game of the Ramada Inn Classic Saturday, an 85-53 win, he shot
five-for-eight from the floor while scoring 11 points. He also had four
assists and three steals against Maine-Farmington. For
the week, Loftus averaged 19.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and
2.7 steals per game. He shot 60.0% (21-for-35) from the floor and 64.3%
(9-for-14) from three point range for the week. Loftus
currently ranks third among the Blue Jays in scoring with 13.6 points
per game. He is also third on the team in rebounding with 4.8 per game
and steals with 21. His 33 assists place him in a three-way tie for
second on the team in that category. He is shooting 56.6% from the
floor (60-for-106), 62.5% from three-point range (25-for-40), and 81.8%
from the foul line (18-for-22) this season. The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team currently possesses an 11-1 overall record and a nine game winning streak. The Blue Jays' current record is the best through 12 games in the history of the program, and Elizabethtown is ranked 16th in the nation in the December 16 D3hoops.com poll. Back to top 9/11/2008 1/8/02: Men's Basketball Team Ranked 12th in Nation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown Men's Basketball Team Ranked 12th in Nation ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team has moved up to
12th in the D3hoops.com national poll, released Tuesday, January 8
through games ending Sunday, January 6. The Blue Jays are currently
11-1 overall, the best start through 12 games in the program's history,
and hold a nine game winning streak. Elizabethtown
moved up four places from 16th in the last poll, released December 16.
Since then, Elizabethtown has defeated Shenandoah (4-6) 99-83 January
2, King's (11-2) 85-65 January 4, and Maine-Farmington (3-8) 85-53
January 5. Elizabethtown will
return to action to face Commonwealth Conference rival Moravian at home
Tuesday, January 8. Game time is 8:00 p.m. The D3hoops.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and writers from across the country, and is published weekly. Previous Top 25 results can be found at http://www.d3hoops.com/top25. Back to top 9/11/2008 1/15/02: Men's Basketball Team Ranked Ninth in Nation, Blue Jays to Try to FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Men's Basketball Team Ranked Ninth in Nation, Blue Jays to Try to Break Program Record Win Streak Wednesday ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- For the first time ever, the Elizabethtown College men's basketball team has cracked the top 10 of the D3hoops.com
national poll. The 14-1 Blue Jays moved up to ninth in the nation in
the latest poll released Tuesday, January 15. Etown was ranked 12th in
the previous weekly poll. Elizabethtown is
also currently riding a 12 game winning streak, tying the program
record set in the 1963-64 season. The Blue Jays will try to extend the
streak to 13 and break the record in a home game at Thompson Gymnasium
Wednesday night against Lebanon Valley at 8:00 p.m. Lebanon
Valley enters Wednesday's game with a 10-4 overall mark, having just
beaten Franklin and Marshall (13-3) in overtime, 62-56, Monday night in
Annville. F&M is the only team that has beaten Elizabethtown all
year, an 83-80 win in Lancaster November 20. The D3hoops.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and writers from across the country, and is published weekly. Previous Top 25 results can be found at http://www.d3hoops.com/top25. Back to top 9/11/2008 1/21/02: Chad Heller Named MAC men's basketball Player of the Week FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Etown Junior Chad Heller Named MAC Men's Basketball Player of Week ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College junior forward Chad Heller (New Holland, PA/Garden Spot)
has been named the Middle Atlantic Conferences' men's basketball Player
of the Week for the week ending January 20. It is the first time Heller has received the honor. For the week, Heller
averaged 22.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game as the Blue Jays went
3-0 and extended their program-record winning streak to 14 games. Over
the course of the week, Heller shot 23-for-30 (76.7%) from the field,
four-for-eight from three-point range, and 17-for-19 (89.5%) from the
foul line. In Monday's 82-55 road win over Dickinson, Heller
scored a career-high 28 points and pulled down nine rebounds, blocked 3
shots and had 5 steals, and he had four assists as well. He shot
11-for-15 from the field against the Red Devils, two-for-four from
three point range, and four-for-four from the foul line. Heller
scored 27 points to lead the Blue Jays in their 83-67 home win over
Lebanon Valley Wednesday. He shot eight-for-ten from the field,
two-for-three from three-point range, and nine-for-ten from the foul
line against the Flying Dutchmen, and had three assists and two steals. In Etown's 99-62 home win over Albright Saturday, Heller scored
12 points on four-for-five shooting from the field, and he went
four-for-five at the foul line. He also had two blocked shots. The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team, ranked ninth in the nation in NCAA Division III according to the latest D3hoops.com poll, is currently 16-1 overall and 6-0 in the Commonwealth Conference. The Blue Jays will try to extend their program-record winning streak to 15 games when they face Commonwealth Conference rival Messiah in Grantham Tuesday, January 22 for an 8:00 p.m. game. Back to top 9/11/2008 1/22/02: Men's Basketball Team Moves Up To Sixth in National Rakings FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Men's Basketball Team Moves Up to Sixth in National Rankings ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team has moved up
three places to sixth in the nation in the latest D3hoops.com
rankings, a national poll of Division III basketball voted on by a
panel of coaches, Sports Information Directors, and the staff of D3hoops.com. Etown received 499 points in the latest poll, released today. Randolph-Macon (14-2) is ranked first with 595 points, Carthage (14-1) is second with 593 points, defending national champion Catholic (15-1) is third with 585 points, Washington University (15-1) is fourth with 554 points, and SUNY-Brockport (15-0) is fifth with 533 points. The
Blue Jays are currently 16-1 overall and 6-0 in the Commonwealth
Conference. The team is riding a program-record 14 game winning streak,
breaking the previous record of 12 set in the 1963-64 season. Elizabethtown will try to extend its winning streak to 15 games when it faces conference rival Messiah in Grantham Tuesday, January 22 for an 8:00 p.m. game. Back to top 9/11/2008 1/29/02: Brian Loftus Named to MAC Basketball Honor Roll for Third Time FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Etown's Brian Loftus Named to MAC Weekly Basketball Honor Roll For Third Time This Season ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College junior guard Brian Loftus (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks West) has been named to the Middle Atlantic Conferences' weekly basketball honor roll for the third time this season. For the week ending January 27, Loftus
averaged 16.0 points per game and 8.5 rebounds per game. The 6'2" guard
led Elizabethtown in rebounds in both games last week, pulling down 10
against Messiah and seven against Susquehanna. In Tuesday's 84-67 win over Messiah, Loftus
scored 20 points on five-for-10 shooting from the field and a
seven-for-eight performance from the free throw line to lead the team
in scoring. He also hit three out of six three-point attempts. He also
had three assists against the Falcons. In Saturday's 95-71 win over Susquehanna, Loftus
scored 12 points and had three assists as the Blue Jays extended their
program-record winning streak to 16 games. He shot five-for-six from
the field and two-for-two from the free throw line. For the week,
Loftus shot 10-for-16 from the floor, three-for-six from three point
range, and nine-for-10 from the free throw line. Loftus
is currently third on the Blue Jay roster in scoring with 15.0 points
per game, having totaled 285 points in 19 games. He is shooting 59.7%
(105-for-176) from the field, 58.6% (41-for-70) from three-point range,
and 81.0% (34-for-42) from the free throw line. He is also second on the The
Elizabethtown College men's basketball team is currently 18-1 overall
and 8-0 in the Commonwealth Conference. The team's current winning
streak of 16 games eclipses the previous program mark of 12 set 38
years ago. Elizabethtown will return to action at home against defending Commonwealth Conference Champions Widener (14-5, 7-1) Wednesday, January 30. Game time is 7:30 p.m. Back to top 9/11/2008 1/29/02: Men's Basketball Team Ranked Fourth in Nation in Both D3hoops.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Men's Basketball Team Ranked Fourth in Nation in D3hoops.com and Basketball America Division III Polls ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team's ascent in the
national NCAA Division III rankings continues. In the latest D3hoops.com and Basketball America Division III polls, both of which were releases today, Etown has surged to fourth in the nation. Elizabethtown moved up two spots from sixth to fourth in the past week in the D3hoops.com poll. The Blue Jays leapt four places, from eighth to fourth in Basketball America's Division III poll. Elizabethtown
is currently 18-1 overall and 8-0 in the Commonwealth Conference. The
Blue Jays are riding a program record 16 game winning streak,
shattering the previous record of 12 set 38 years ago. The Blue Jays will face a tough test in their next game, which will be against defending Commonwealth Conference champion Widener at Thompson Gymnasium Wednesday, January 30 at 7:30 p.m. After a slow start, Widener is now 14-5 overall and 7-1 in the conference. Elizabethtown defeated the Pioneers 95-83 at Widener in their first face-off December 5. Back to top 9/11/2008 2/5/02: Men's Basketball Team Stays Near the Top of National Rankings FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Men's Basketball Team Remains Near the Top of the NCAA Division III National Rankings ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- Despite a 79-77 loss to Widener last week, the Elizabethtown
College men's basketball team remains in the top ten in the nation,
with a new ranking of fifth in the latest Basketball America NCAA Division III poll and sixth in the latest D3hoops.com poll. Elizabethtown dropped two spots from fourth to sixth in the past week in the D3hoops.com poll. The Blue Jays fell back one place, from fourth to fifth in Basketball America's Division III poll. Elizabethtown
is currently 19-2 overall and 9-1 in the Commonwealth Conference. Etown
most recently defeated conference rival Juniata 96-49 at Thompson
Gymnasium Saturday. The Blue Jays face Commonwealth opponent Moravian tonight for an 8:00 p.m. road game. Back to top 9/11/2008 2/12/02: Chad Heller Named to Middle Atlantic Conferences' Weekly FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chad Heller Named to MAC Weekly Hoops Honor Roll as Elizabethtown Men's Basketball Team Moves up to Fourth in National Rankings ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Junior forward Chad Heller (New Holland, PA/Garden Spot)
has been named to the Middle Atlantic Conferences' weekly basketball
honor roll, and the Elizabethtown College men's basketball team has
moved up to fourth place in the D3hoops.com national rankings. Etown
moved up two places from last week's ranking of sixth, as the Blue Jays
went 2-0 last week to improve to 21-2 overall and set a new program
record for most wins in a season. The only teams ahead of Elizabethtown
are defending NCAA Division III national champion Catholic (20-2) in third place, Washington University (21-1) in second place, and top-ranked Carthage (20-1). Heller
was named to the MAC honor roll after averaging 15.0 points per game
while shooting 60.0% (12-for-20) from the field, 50.0% (three-for-six)
from three point range, and averaging 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per
game last week. In Etown's 87-73 win over Moravian Tuesday, Heller scored 13 points on six-for-nine shooting and led the Blue Jays with seven rebounds. He also had three assists and a blocked shot against the Greyhounds. Heller led Elizabethtown with 17
points, six rebounds and four steals in the Blue Jays' 95-66 win over
Lebanon Valley Saturday. He shot six-for-11 from the floor and
two-for-five from three point range against the Flying Dutchmen. He
also had four assists and one block against Lebanon Valley. The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team is currently 21-2 overall and 11-1 in the Commonwealth Conference. The team plays its last regular season home game tonight against Messiah at 8:00 p.m. Back to top 9/11/2008 2/19/02: Men's Basketball Team Ranked Fourth in Nation FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Men's Basketball Team Remains Fourth in Nation in Latest D3hoops.com Poll ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team holds steady,
ranked at fourth in the nation in NCAA Division III for the second
consecutive week, according to the latest D3hoops.com poll, released Tuesday. Elizabethtown
(23-2, 13-1) clinched first place in the Commonwealth Conference during
the regular season and with it, home-court advantage for the duration
of the conference playoffs. The Blue Jays will host Susquehanna (14-11,
7-7), which finished fourth in the conference during the regular
season, Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. in the first round of the
conference playoffs. The winner of
Wednesday's game will advance to the Commonwealth Conference
championship game, to be held Saturday, February 23 against the winner
of Wednesday's Lebanon Valley-Widener game. The winner of the
Commonwealth Conference championship game receives an automatic bid to
the NCAA Division III tournament. Admission for Wednesday's 7:30 p.m. playoff game at Thompson Gymnasium is $5.00 for adults, $4.00 for senior citizens, $2.00 for students, and free for children under six. Back to top 9/11/2008 2/26/02: Bob Porambo Named Commonwealth Conference Men's Basketball Player FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Etown's Bob Porambo Named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Bob Porambo (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty),
a senior forward on the Elizabethtown College men's basketball team,
has been named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week for the
week ending February 24. Porambo
helped the Blue Jays to their first conference championship since 1979
and their first NCAA Division III tournament bid since 1993 by leading
the team in scoring over the course of both games of the Commonwealth
Conference playoffs. In Wednesday's first round game, an 80-77 home win over Susquehanna (14-12), Porambo
led Elizabethtown in both scoring and rebounding with 24 points and
nine rebounds. He also had four assists in that game. He again led
Etown in scoring with 22 points in the conference championship game, an
85-73 victory, at home against Widener (19-8) Saturday. For the week, Porambo
averaged 23.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game. He
currently leads the team in scoring with 16.2 points per game, and he
is second on the team in rebounding with 6.1 boards per game. He is
shooting 50.8% (169-for-333) from the field, 40.2% (43-for-107) from
three-point range, and 81.2% (56-for-69) from the free throw line. Elizabethtown (25-2) will return to action in the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament Saturday, March 2 as the host of the winner of Thursday night's first-round Alvernia-Ithaca game. The Blue Jays received a first-round bye in the tournament. Game time Saturday is 7:00 p.m. Back to top 9/11/2008 2/26/02: Four Elizabethtown Men's Basketball Players Named Commonwealth FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Four
Elizabethtown College Men's Basketball Team Members Named Commonwealth
Conference All-Stars, Head Coach Bob Schlosser Named Coach of the Year ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- Four members of the Elizabethtown College men's basketall team
have been named Commonwealth Conference all-stars. They are senior
forward Bob Porambo (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty), senior point guard Rocky Parise (Harrisburg, PA/Bishop McDevitt), and junior guard Brian Loftus (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks West) on the first team, and junior center/forward Jon English (Haddonfield, NJ/Haddon Township) on the second team. In addition, Etown head coach Bob Schlosser
has been named the Commonwealth Conference Coach of the Year for the
second consecutive season. It is the fourth time in his 12 years at
Etown that he has earned conference Coach of the Year honors. Porambo
has earned a spot on the conference all-star team for the third
consecutive season. Elizabethtown's 15th all-time leading scorer with
1,257 points, he currently leads the team in scoring with 16.2 points
per game and is second on the team with 6.1 rebounds per game. An
inside scoring threat at 6' 6" with a field goal percentage of 50.8%
(169-333) this year, his versatility also makes him a threat to score
from behind the arc, as he is shooting 40.2% (43-107) from three
point-range this year. Parise has
set Elizabethtown's single-season assist record for two consecutive
years. He set a program record with 155 in 2000-01, and he shattered
that mark this year with a current total of 178 for 6.6 per game.
Through February 18, he is ranked fifth in the nation in assists per
game. He ranks second all-time at Elizabethtown with 432 career
assists. He is averaging 5.1 points per game this year. This is the
first time he has ever been named a conference all-star. Loftus
makes his debut on the conference all-star team in the midst of a
season where he is averaging 14.6 points per game, third on the team,
is leading the Blue Jays with 52 steals, and is second on the team with
80 assists. He is shooting a blistering 51.0% (54-66) from the three
point line, although in most weeks he has not appeared among the
nation's leaders in that category because, in order to qualify for the
NCAA's weekly statistical rankings, a player must have at least two
three-pointers made per game played by their team. He is also shooting
55.8% (53-104) from the field. English
has also been named a conference all-star for the first time. He is
second on the team in scoring with 15.6 points per game, and he leads
the team in rebounding with 7.1 per game. He is shooting 55.8%
(178-319) from the field. Elizabethtown, currently 25-2 overall, will return to action in the second round of the NCAA Division III tournament Saturday, March 2 as the host of the winner of Thursday night's first-round Alvernia-Ithaca game. The Blue Jays received a first-round bye in the tournament after winning the Commonwealth Conference championship game February 23. Game time Saturday is 7:00 p.m. Back to top 9/11/2008 3/4/02: Catholic University to Host NCAA Division III Men's Basketball FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Catholic University to Host NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Sectional, Etown to Face Cabrini There at 6:00 p.m. Friday ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Catholic University
will host the NCAA Division III men's basketball sectional Friday,
March 8 and Saturday, March 9. Elizabethtown (26-2) will face Cabrini (19-11) there in the first game of the sectional at 6:00 p.m. Friday. Host Catholic (26-2), the defending national champion, will face Clark [MA] (22-6) at 8:00 p.m. Friday. The winners of both of Friday's games will play each other at 7:00 p.m. Saturday. The winner of Saturday's game advances to the Final Four, to be held in Salem, VA, March 15-16. Back to top 9/11/2008 3/4/02: Elizabethtown College Athletics Department to Sponsor Bus Trips FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Athletics Department to Sponsor Bus Trips to NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Atlantic Sectional Tournament at Catholic University ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College Athletics Department has arranged for
fan buses for the trip to the NCAA Division III men's basketball
Atlantic Sectional Tournament, hosted by Catholic University, Friday,
March 8 and Saturday, March 9. To reserve
tickets for the games in advance and seats on the bus, please call the
Elizabethtown College Athletics Department at (717) 361-1137. The
cost for a package including a seat on the bus and a ticket for the
game is $20 per person per game. Tickets for a game without a seat on
the bus are $5 for adults and $4 for senior citizens and students. All
tickets reserved in advance through the Elizabethtown College Athletics
Department are to be picked up at the will call table at Catholic
University. Reservations for the fan bus
must be made by noon Thursday, March 7. All those with reservations for
the bus are asked to meet at the Brown Parking Lot at Elizabethtown
College, located on College Avenue across from the lake, at 1:30 p.m.
Friday, March 8. The bus will depart from the Brown Lot at 2:00 p.m. Elizabethtown (26-2) will face Cabrini (19-11) at Catholic University in the first game of the sectional at 6:00 p.m. Friday. Host Catholic (26-2), the defending national champion, will face Clark [MA] (22-6) at 8:00 p.m. Friday. The winners of both of Friday's games will play each other at 7:00 p.m. Saturday. The winner of Saturday's game advances to the Final Four, to be held in Salem, VA, March 15-16. Back to top 9/11/2008 3/11/02: Ticket and Fan Bus Information for NCAA Division III Mens FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Ticket and Bus Trip Information For NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Final Four in Salem, Va. ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College athletics department has scheduled fan buses for the trip to the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Final Four in Salem, Va. Those interested are asked to please call the Elizabethtown College Athletics Department at 361-1137 to make reservations. Reservations must be made by 4:00 p.m., Wed. March 13. Prices for the fan buses are as follows:
Fan buses will depart from the Brown Parking Lot at Elizabethtown College, located across College Avenue from the pond, at 12:30 p.m. Friday March 15. Friday's semifinal game is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. against Rochester. If Elizabethtown plays in the 5:00 p.m. championship game on Saturday, March 16, the buses will return to Elizabethtown Sunday morning. If Elizabethtown plays in the 2:30 p.m. third-place game on Saturday, March 16, the buses will return immediately after the Etown game. The Etown athletics office also has a limited number of 2-day ticket packages available for advance sale. Prices are $17.50 per package for adults and $10.00 per package for high school students and younger. Single session tickets can only be ordered through the box office at the Salem Civic Center. Individuals may order tickets on their own by calling the box office at the Salem Civic Center. The box office number is (540) 375-3004. Please ask to be seated in the Etown section. Back to top 9/11/2008 3/12/02: Radio, Internet, and Television Broadcast Schedule for NCAA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Radio, Internet, and Television Broadcast Schedule for NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Final Four ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- Those who are unable to make the trip down to Salem, Va. to see
Elizabethtown play in its first NCAA Division III men's basketball
Final Four Friday and Saturday will have a range of options from which
to choose to follow the games live. For those in the Elizabethtown area, Elizabethtown College's radio station, WWEC,
at 88.3 on the FM dial, will broadcast both of Elizabethtown's games
live, and the station's radio broadcasts can also be heard live on the
Internet by visiting either http://www.etown.edu/wwec or http://www.wwecfm.com. People
throughout the central Pennsylvania region will also be able to hear
Elizabethtown's games live on the radio through broadcasts by WHP, at 1490 on the AM dial. Also, D3hoops.com will broadcast all NCAA Division III Final Four games live on the Internet. To access these broadcasts, visit http://www.d3hoops.com/audio. The television network CNN/SI will broadcast Saturday's NCAA Division III men's basketball national championship game live. Otterbein will face Carthage in the first semifinal game at 6:00 p.m. Friday, March 15. Elizabethtown will take on Rochester at 8:00 p.m. Friday in the second semifinal game. The losers of Friday's games will face each other in the third place game Saturday, March 16 at 2:30 p.m., while the winners of Friday's games will square off in the national championship game at 5:00 p.m. Saturday. Back to top 9/11/2008 11/4/02: Men's Basketball Team Picked to Finish First, Women's Basketball FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown Men's Basketball Team Picked to Finish First, Women's Basketball Team Picked to Finish Fifth, Wrestling Team Picked to Finish Eighth, in Conference Preseason Coaches' Polls ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. ---
The Commonwealth and Middle Atlantic Conference preseason coaches'
polls in men's basketball, women's basketball, and wrestling have all
been released. Etown's men's basketball team has been picked to repeat
as Commonwealth Conference champion, the women's basketball team has
been picked to finish fifth in the Commonwealth, and the Etown
wrestling team has been picked to finish eighth in the Middle Atlantic
Conference. Elizabethtown's men's basketball
team received 61 points in the poll, 11 points more than second-place
Widener, and six out of eight possible first place votes. Last year,
the Blue Jays went 29-3, won the Commonwealth Conference championship,
and finished the year as the NCAA Division III national runners-up
after advancing to the Final Four for the first time in the history of
the program. The Etown women's basketball
team received 29 points in its poll, four points behind Widener, which
was picked to finish fourth, and one point ahead of Juniata, which was
picked to finish sixth. The Blue Jays had a rebuilding campaign last
year, going 6-19 overall after reaching the regionals of the NCAA
Division III tournament in 2000-01. Etown finished in a tie for fifth
place with Widener in the Commonwealth Conference last year, and missed
the postseason for the first time since the Middle Atlantic Conference
realigned in 1993. Elizabethtown's wrestling team received 14 points in the MAC wrestling poll and was one point behind Albright, which was picked to finish seventh. Elizabethtown placed eighth at the MAC Championships in 2002. Back to top 9/11/2008 11/4/02: Men's Basketball Team Ranked Ninth in D3hoops.com Preseason Poll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown Men's Basketball Team Ranked Ninth in Nation in D3hoops.com Preseason Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team is ranked ninth in the nation in the D3hoops.com preseason poll. It is the first time that Etown has made the preseason national rankings. Elizabethtown,
which was the NCAA Division III national runner-up in 2002 with a 29-3
overall record, received 344 points in the poll. Interestingly, Etown
is ranked higher than defending national champion Otterbein, which is
ranked 10th with 327 points. Washington
University (MO) is the D3hoops.com preseason number one with 597
points. 2002 Final Four participants Carthage and Rochester are ranked
second and third, respectively, with 519 and 499 points each. Elizabethtown
will open the 2002-03 season as the host of the Sprint Blue Jay Classic
Friday, November 22 and Saturday, November 23. King's, Clark (MA),
which is ranked 20th in the preseason poll, and Lehman will be the
teams participating in the tournament. Clark and Lehman will face off
at 6:00 p.m. November 22, and Etown will face King's at 8:00 p.m.
November 22. The D3hoops.com Top 25 is voted on by a panel of 25 coaches, Sports Information Directors and writers from across the country, and is published weekly. Back to top 9/11/2008 11/7/02: No Going Back: 2002-03 Men's Basketball Preview FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE No Going Back: 2002-03 Elizabethtown College Men's Basketball Preview ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- If there is one thought guiding the Elizabethtown men's
basketball program one year after the beginning of its run to the NCAA
Division III Final Four, it is, "There's no going back." Never again do
the Blue Jays expect to have a year that could be termed a rebuilding
situation, and the Blue Jays are certainly reloading rather than
rebuilding in 2002-03. There are gaps to fill, of course, with the
graduation of last year's top scorer and main point guard. However, Etown brings back three starters from last year who all averaged double figures in scoring, including Brian Loftus (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks West), Jon English (Haddonfield, NJ/Haddon Township) and Chad Heller (New Holland, PA/Garden Spot). All three could hit the 1,000 career point mark this year. Loftus,
a guard, averaged 14.4 points per game last year, led the team with 63
steals, and was second on the team with 102 assists en route to earning
first team all-conference honors. Starting center English
averaged 15.8 points per game and led the team with 6.9 rebounds per
game. He was named to the All-Commonwealth Conference second team at
the conclusion of last season. Heller, a forward, averaged 14.3
points per game, was second on the team with 53 steals, and was third
among the Blue Jays in rebounding with 5.1 per game. Also back are juniors Jim Barron (Tamaqua, PA/Tamaqua), a point guard, forward Darryl Brown (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin) and center Ian Daecher (Lititz, PA/Warwick),
all of whom saw quality minutes last year, as well as a promising
quintet of sophomores who all played at the varsity level last year.
Add to that a corps of highly talented freshman recruits that could be
early contributors, and the explosive cocktail of meshing players that
has defined Etown basketball over the past several years appears well
mixed once again. Etown's situation at point guard, though, could become ticklesome, especially at the beginning of the season. Barron,
the heir-apparent to the position after playing 11.3 minutes per game
last year, is currently injured and hopes to be available by December.
Due to this, sophomore Graham Smith (York, PA/Eastern York) as well as freshmen Greg Adams (Lebanon, PA/Lebanon) and Kyle Stern (Lincoln University, PA/Salesianum) could see a much closer look at point guard than they otherwise would this early in their careers. As usual, Etown's high-energy attack will feature a great many people constantly substituting in and out of the mix. The Blue Jays, which have the potential to be a better defensive team this year than last, will rely on constant pressing to wear down opponents and generate offense. That does not mean, however, that this team is not capable of putting vast numbers of points on the scoreboard like it did last year. The deciding factor in the outcome of the Blue Jays' season this year hinges on how they deal with having a metaphorical target on their backs as every team in a stronger Commonwealth Conference looks to unseat them. Head coach Bob Schlosser's hope is that the realization that there are high expectations for the team this year will focus its energy in a positive direction. Back to top 9/11/2008 11/20/02: Etown Men's Basketball Team to Open 2002-03 Season as Host FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Etown Men's Basketball Team to Open Season as Host of Sprint Blue Jay Classic Tournament Friday and Saturday ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team, last year's
national runner up in NCAA Division III, will open its 2002-03 season
as the host of the annual Sprint Blue Jay Classic Tournament Friday,
November 22 and Saturday, November 23. Admission
for all of the games is free, but donations to the Coaches vs. Cancer
program, a joint venture of the American Cancer Society and the
National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) that raises money to
be used in the fight against cancer in the sponsoring team's locality,
will be accepted and are appreciated. This
year's tournament features an exceptionally strong lineup of teams. The
combined 2001-02 record of the four participating teams was 91-26. In
addition to Etown, which finished 29-3 overall last year and was the
national runner up, Clark reached the Elite Eight of the 2002 NCAA
Division III tournament before falling to Etown in a 94-90 nail-biter
of a sectional championship. Clark finished the 2001-02 season with a
23-6 overall record. Clark is ranked 20th in the D3hoops.com preseason
poll, while Etown is currently ranked ninth. King's was nationally ranked for chunks of last season and finished the year with a 22-7 overall record. The Monarchs ended up as the ECAC South Region runners-up after falling to Franklin & Marshall in the championship game, 82-65. Lehman carved out a 17-10 overall record last year. The Lightning's season was ended in the quarterfinals of the ECAC tournament in a 72-70 loss to Richard Stockton. Also, Lehman head coach Steve Schulman may appear familiar to long time Elizabethtown fans, since he was an assistant coach under Bob Schlosser from 1990 to 1994. Back to top 9/11/2008 12/2/02: Chad Heller Named to MAC Weekly Basketball Honor Roll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Etown Forward Chad Heller Named to MAC Weekly Basketball Honor Roll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior forward Chad Heller (New Holland, PA/Garden Spot) has been named to the Middle Atlantic Conferences' weekly men's basketball honor roll for the week ending December 1. Heller
led Elizabethtown with 26 points in Etown's only game of the week, an
81-78 double overtime loss to Franklin & Marshall, and he had four
steals and six rebounds in that game. Heller shot seven-for-12
from the floor and one-for-five from three-point range, and he went
11-for-19 fom the free throw line. He also had two assists against
F&M. Thus far this season, Heller is averaging 20.0 points per game and 6.0 rebounds per game. He has 11 assists and eight steals in three games played. Elizabethtown is currently 2-1 overall and will face Dickinson tonight at home at 7:00 p.m. Back to top 9/11/2008 1/14/03: Jon English Named to MAC Weekly Basketball Honor Roll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Etown's Jon English Named to Middle Atlantic Conferences' Weekly Men's Basketball Honor Roll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior center Jon English (Haddonfield, NJ/Haddon Township) has been named to the Middle Atlantic Conferences' weekly men's basketball honor roll for the week ending January 12. English
averaged 17.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game over three games last
week as Etown went 2-1. He became the 28th player in Elizabethtown
men's basketball history to reach the 1,000 career point plateau as he
scored 18 points in Saturday's 86-76 road loss to Shenandoah, giving
him a current career total of 1,007. He also led the Blue Jays with 10
rebounds in that game. English scored 16 points on
six-for-eight shooting from the field in Etown's 88-64 win at home over
Gettysburg January 8. In a 101-78 home win over Haverford January 6, English scored 17 points and pulled down seven rebounds to lead the Blue Jays in both categories. English
is currently averaging 17.4 points and 6.7 rebounds per game in
2002-03, tops on the team in both categories. He is shooting 55.9%
(80-for-143) from the field and has 12 assists, 12 steals, and four
blocked shots to his credit over 12 games. English was named a
second team All-Commonwealth Conference player following the 2001-02
season after averaging 15.8 and 6.9 rebounds per game last year. The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team is currently 7-5 overall and 1-1 in the Commonwealth Conference. The Blue Jays are the defending conference champions and were the national NCAA Division III runners-up in 2002. Back to top 9/11/2008 2/4/03: Jon Connor Named to MAC Weekly Basketball Honor Roll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Etown Guard Jon Connor Named to MAC Weekly Basketball Honor Roll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College sophomore guard Jon Connor (Hershey, PA/Hershey)
has been named to the Middle Atlantic Conferences' weekly basketball
honor roll for the week ending February 2. It is the first time in his
career he has received the honor. In Saturday's 90-78 win over Susquehanna, he led Elizabethtown in scoring with a career high of 23 points. Connor
shot eight-for-11 from the field, three-for-six from three-point range,
and four-for-four from the free throw line against Susquehanna. In
Tuesday's 78-66 win over Messiah, he finished second on the team in
scoring with 12 points, shooting five-for-11 from the field and
two-for-six from three-point range. For the week, Connor averaged
17.5 points per game as the Blue Jays stretched their season-best
winning streak to five games. Etown has gone 4-0 since Connor joined the starting lineup. Thus
far this season, he is averaging 6.5 points and 1.3 rebounds per game,
and is shooting 48.4% (44-for-91) from the field, 36.0% (18-for-50)
from behind the three-point line, and 91.7% (11-for-12) from the free
throw line. The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team is currently 12-6 overall, and it is tied for first place in the Commonwealth Conference with a 6-2 conference mark. Back to top 9/11/2008 2/24/03: Elizabethtown to Host Commonwealth Conference Men's Basketball FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College to Host Commonwealth Conference Men's Basketball Playoff Game Wednesday Night ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team will host a
first-round Commonwealth Conference playoff game at Thompson Gymnasium
Wednesday, February 26. The Blue Jays, seeded second in the conference
playoffs, will take on third-seeded Moravian at 7:30 p.m. Elizabethtown,
the defending conference champion, is 16-8 overall this year and has
posted a 10-4 record in the conference during the regular season.
Moravian has a 16-9 overall record and is 9-5 in the conference. The
teams split their contests during the regular season, with Moravian
winning the first meeting January 14 at Moravian, 76-70, and with
Elizabethtown winning the second game February 11 at Etown, 97-64. In
the other conference playoff game, top-seeded Susquehanna hosts
fourth-seeded Lebanon Valley Wednesday night. The winner of the
Etown-Moravian game will face the winner of the Susquehanna-LVC game
Saturday at the site of the highest seed to play for the conference
championship. The winner of the championship game receives an automatic
berth in the 2003 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament. The cost of admission for Wednesday night's game is $5.00 for adults, $4.00 for senior citizens, $2.00 for students, and free for children under the age of six. Back to top 9/11/2008 2/27/03: Men's Basketball Team to Travel to Susquehanna for Conference FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Men's Basketball Team to Travel to Susquehanna for Conference Championship Game Saturday Night ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team will travel to
Susquehanna to take on the host Crusaders in the championship game of
the Commonwealth Conference playoffs. The winner of the game receives
an automatic NCAA Division III tournament bid. Elizabethtown,
the defending conference champion, is 17-8 overall this year and posted
a 10-4 record in the conference during the regular season to earn the
number two seed in the conference playoffs. The Blue Jays defeated
third-seeded Moravian 71-62 at home Wednesday night to advance to the
championship game. Elizabethtown is attempting to win a second
consecutive conference championship and NCAA bid, an unprecedented
accomplishment in the history of the program. Susquehanna
defeated fourth-seeded Lebanon Valley at home Wednesday, 73-61, to
advance to the conference championship game. Susquehanna is 18-7
overall and finished the regular season 11-3 in the Commonwealth
Conference. Two of those three conference losses came at the hands of
Elizabethtown. The cost of admission for Saturday night's game at Susquehanna is $5.00 for adults, $4.00 for senior citizens, $2.00 for students, and free for children under the age of six. Tipoff is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 1. Back to top 9/11/2008 3/2/03: Men's Basketball Team to Face Montclair State (NJ) on Road Thursday FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Men's Basketball Team to Face Montclair State (NJ) on Road in First Round of NCAA Tournament Thursday ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team (18-8) will
face Montclair State (21-5) on the road in the first round of the NCAA
Division III tournament Thursday, March 6. The teams will play at
Montclair State in Upper Montclair, NJ at 7:00 p.m. Thursday. Elizabethtown won its second consecutive Commonwealth Conference championship and clinched its second straight NCAA tournament bid - the first time the team has achieved either feat - with a 92-86 win over Susquehanna Saturday night at Susquehanna. Montclair State won the New Jersey Athletic Conference championship - its first in 21 years - with an 86-84 double overtime win over Ramapo Friday night to clinch an NCAA tournament bid, its first since 1995. Back to top 9/11/2008 3/5/03: Jon English Named Commonwealth Conference Men's Basketball Player FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown Senior Jon English Named Commonwealth Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior center Jon English (Haddonfield, NJ/Haddon Township) has been named the Commonwealth Conference men's basketball Player of the Week for the week ending March 3. English
led Elizabethtown in scoring and rebounding in both rounds of the
Commonwealth Conference playoffs last week as the Blue Jays won their
second straight conference title and NCAA tournament bid, feats the
Blue Jays had never accomplished before. Against Moravian Wednesday, English
scored 14 points and pulled down seven rebounds. He shot six-for-seven
from the field, blocked one shot and had one steal. Against Susquehanna
in the championship Saturday, he led six Blue Jays in double figure
scoring with 18 points, and he pulled down 10 rebounds. He also led the
team in assists with five. English
leads the team in scoring with 407 points (15.7 per game) and in
rebounding with 167 rebounds (6.4 per game). He is also shooting 55.7%
(165-for-296) from the field this year. English has scored 1,205 points in the course of his career at Elizabethtown, ranking him 17th in the history of the program. His 524 career rebounds constitute the 16th highest total in Etown history. The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team will face Montclair State (NJ) on the road Thursday, March 6 in the opening round of the 2003 NCAA Division III tournament. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Back to top 9/11/2008 4/1/03: Jon English Named South Jersey Small College Basketball Player FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Senior Jon English Named South Jersey Small College Basketball Player of the Year ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior center Jon English (Haddonfield, NJ/Haddon Township)
has been by the Albert J. Carino Boys Basketball Club of South Jersey
as the Small College Player of the Year from the South Jersey area. He
will be honored at the Albert J. Carino banquet in Pennsauken, NJ April
11. English closed out a stellar
career at Etown with 1,224 points, placing him 16th on Elizabethtown's
all time scoring list. He also totaled 527 rebounds in his career,
tying him for 14th place all-time at Etown. This year, he averaged 15.8
points per game for the second straight season and 6.3 rebounds per
game. During his time as a Blue Jay, Elizabethtown went 80-30, won
back-to-back Commonwealth Conference titles in 2002 and 2003, made
consecutive NCAA Division III tournament appearances in those years,
and advanced to the national championship game in 2002. English was also recently named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team, an All-Commonwealth Conference First Team member, and a member of the Middle Atlantic Conferences' All-Academic Team. Last year, English was an All-Commonwealth Conference Second Team member and the Most Valuable Player of the NCAA Division III tournament sectional held at Catholic University. The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team concluded the 2002-03 season with an 18-9 overall record and its second straight Commonwealth Conference title and NCAA Division III tournament appearance. Back to top 9/8/2008 11/10/03: Men's Basketball Team Picked to Finish Third in Commonwealth FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Men's Basketball Team Picked to Finish Third in Conference Pre-Season Coaches' Poll ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team, the
back-to-back defending Commonwealth Conference champion, has been
picked to finish third in the 2003-04 conference coaches' poll.
Susquehanna, last year's runner-up, was picked to finish first and
received all eight first place votes in the conference. The
Blue Jays, which finished 18-9 overall last year and advanced to the
NCAA Division III tournament for the second year in a row, received 45
points in the conference poll, six behind Moravian, which was picked to
finish second, and ten ahead of Widener and Lebanon Valley, which were
both picked to finish fourth. The complete poll results are as follows: Men's Preseason Poll Back to top 9/8/2008 11/14/03: Finding a Way, Together: 2003-04 Elizabethtown Men's Basketball FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Finding a Way, Together: 2003-04 Elizabethtown College Men's Basketball Preview ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- Some may think that losing three high quality seniors, among
them two 1,000 point scorers, from last season's Commonwealth
Conference championship team would leave Elizabethtown saddled with a
rebuilding year. Not so, according to head coach Bob Schlosser, for
several reasons. "The style we play causes us to play a lot of people,"
he explained. As a result, Elizabethtown is actually bringing back a
highly experienced team full of players who have seen many quality
minutes. Also, Schlosser said, "We raised the bar about three years ago
and aren't looking back. So, we're not looking at another rebuilding
year again. It's a matter of finding a way to get things accomplished,
and we have the ingredients to find a way this year." While
it may seem hard to believe for those who have watched Etown play over
the past several years, Schlosser believes this year's team may be the
fastest yet. This means that the Blue Jays will be able to do even more
pressing and more up-tempo play than ever before. It also helps that
Etown has the depth to substitute enough to maintain this pressure for
an entire game. Although there are 16 players on the varsity roster
this year, more than in previous years, Schlosser maintained it was
still hard to decide who should start out this year on the junior
varsity squad. Currently, there are no first-years on the varsity
roster, but, Schlosser said, "There are some talented young players who
could work their way into the mix before all is said and done." On
the court, Etown will utilize its pressing defense and quickness to
help generate offense. The team has the potential to put up big
offensive performances; players like guards Jon Connor (Hershey, PA/Hershey), Kyle Conrad (Shillington, PA/Governor Mifflin), Greg Adams (Lebanon, PA/Lebanon), and Ben Tannous (Bethlehem, PA/Bethlehem Catholic) can all shoot the ball very well, but getting consistency from them will be one of the keys to the Blue Jays' success. An area where the Blue Jays will have to see some new faces step up is in generating inside points. Schlosser is hoping that Dan Keane (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin East), Andrew Flynn (Chalfont, PA/Central Bucks West) and Ian Daecher (Lititz, PA/Warwick) will all be able to generate points under the basket. Schlosser has also noted this preseason that Keane appears
to be the team's most improved player to date from last season, and
attributes this development to his strong work ethic. One
thing that has helped all players on the team improve this year is the
fact that just about every spot in the starting lineup is wide open,
which has resulted in more competitive practices this year than in
previous seasons. That competitiveness has
not taken anything away from an area that has been one of Etown's
biggest strengths in the last few years, however. Team chemistry
appears to once again be a promising source of strength. Much of the
program's success over the past several years, according to Schlosser,
has stemmed from internal group dynamics, and the players who are
juniors and seniors now have seen first hand how valuable developing
strong bonds among teammates can be and have worked hard to further
develop those bonds. He is also quick to acknowledge the work of Daecher,
this year's lone captain, in doing an outstanding job in leadership,
both in terms of quiet leadership and in doing all the little things
needed to pull the group together. At this point, Schlosser feels that "we're going to be good." The question, however, becomes, "Will we be good enough to make a run at it?" This is largely due to the fact that the Commonwealth Conference this year appears to be the strongest it has been from top to bottom in a long time. The teams that were in rebuilding modes last year are not any more. To this end, the Blue Jays have developed a set of goals for themselves, already emblazoned on a poster made by the team, to pursue this season that will hopefully enable them to be good enough to challenge for yet another conference title and NCAA tournament bid. They are: 1. Find A Way; 2. Together; 3. Every Day, Every Play. If Etown can find and use its strengths, maintain unity, and work hard on every play, the Blue Jays feel that they will be able to soar high once again this year. Back to top 9/8/2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE S-61-03-04 Monday, December 1, 2003 Elizabethtown FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown Junior Kyle Conrad Named Commonwealth Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College junior guard Kyle Conrad (Shillington, PA/Governor Mifflin) has
been named the Commonwealth Conference's Player of the Week in men's
basketball for the week ending November 30. It is the first time in his
career that Conrad has received the honor.
In
Etown's 80-77 loss to Adrian (MI) Saturday in the opening round of the
York Invitational, Conrad again led Etown in scoring with 18 points. He
also led the team in steals with four, and he shot nine-for-10 from the
free throw line. Conrad scored 20 points in
Etown's 99-84 win over York Sunday, and he led the team in assists with
five. He shot seven-for-12 from the field and five-for-five from the
free throw line in that game. For the
week, Conrad averaged 24.3 points per game, shot 51.2% (21-for-41) from
the field, 46.2% (6-for-13) from three point range, and 86.2%
(25-for-29) from the free throw line. He totaled nine rebounds, seven
assists and six steals as well, as Etown went 2-1 last week. Thus
far this season, Conrad is leading the Blue Jays with 20.2 points per
game. He is shooting 53.3% (32-for-60) from the field, 47.6%
(10-for-21) from three point range, and 81.8% (27-for-33) from the free
throw line. He also has seven assists, 13 rebounds, eight steals, and
one blocked shot in five games. The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team, the defending back-to-back champion of the Commonwealth Conference, is currently 3-2 overall. The team will play its first conference game Wednesday night on the road against Susquehanna, last year's conference runner-up, at 8:00 p.m. Back to top 9/8/2008 12/22/03: Jon Connor Named Commonwealth Conference Men's Basketball Player FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown Junior Jon Connor Named Commonwealth Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College junior guard Jon Connor (Hershey, PA/Hershey) has
been named the Commonwealth Conference's Player of the Week in men's
basketball for the week ending December 21. It is the first time in his
career that Connor has received the honor. Connor
tied the Elizabethtown program record for most three-pointers in a game
in Friday's 87-76 road win over King's College (PA), shooting
seven-for-10 from behind the arc. He also shot 10-for-15 from the field
en route to leading the team in scoring with 29 points against King's.
He also pulled down six rebounds and led the Blue Jays in steals with
five against King's. Connor also led
Etown in scoring in the Blue Jays' other game last week, a 102-65 home
win over Scranton where he scored 23 points on nine-for-13 shooting
from the field and a four-for-six performance from three-point range.
In that game, he also led the Blue Jays in steals with eight and in
assists with six. For the week, he averaged 26.0 points, 5.0 rebounds,
3.5 assists and 6.5 steals per game as the Blue Jays went 2-0. Thus far this season, Connor
is averaging 13.2 points per game, the second-highest average on the
team. He is also second on the team in steals with 17, and he is
shooting 50% from the field (44-for-88), 46.2% (24-for-52) from
three-point range, and 70% (seven-for-10) from the free throw line. The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team, the defending back-to-back champion of the Commonwealth Conference, is currently 5-4 overall and 0-2 in the conference. The team will play its next game in the first round of the Springfield College (MA) Naismith Classic tournament against Bowdoin College (ME) at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, January 3. Back to top 9/8/2008 2/17/04: Jon Connor Named to MAC Weekly Basketball Honor Roll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Etown Junior Jon Connor Named to MAC Men's Basketball Weekly Honor Roll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College junior guard Jon Connor (Hershey, PA/Hershey) has been named to the Middle Atlantic Conferences' weekly men's basketball honor roll for the week ending February 15. Connor
led Etown in scoring in both of the Blue Jays' games last week, as
Etown went 2-0 with key Commonwealth Conference wins over Juniata and
Lebanon Valley. Connor totaled 30 points and shot 66.7% from the field
and 55.6% from three-point range against Juniata, and he scored 19
points, shot 55.6% from the field and 50.0% from three-point range
against Lebanon Valley. For the week, he averaged 24.5 points, 2.0
rebounds, 2.5 steals, and 1.0 assists per game. Connor
is currently second on the team in scoring with 12.6 points per game.
He leads the Blue Jays in steals with 44, and he has started all 22 of
Etown's games this season. The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team is currently 15-7 overall and 7-5 in the Commonwealth Conference. Elizabethtown will play next against conference rival Messiah at home tonight at 8:00 p.m. Back to top 9/8/2008 2/26/04: Elizabethtown College Men's Basketball Team to Travel to Widener FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Men's Basketball Team to Travel to Widener University for Commonwealth Conference Championship Game Saturday ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team will travel to
Widener University to take on the host Pioneers in the championship
game of the Commonwealth Conference playoffs Saturday, February 28. The
winner of the game receives an automatic NCAA Division III tournament
bid. Elizabethtown, the back-to-back
defending conference champion, is 17-8 overall this year and posted an
8-6 record in the conference during the regular season to earn the
number three seed in the conference playoffs. The Blue Jays defeated
second-seeded Albright College 99-87 in overtime on the road Wednesday
night to advance to the championship game. Elizabethtown is attempting
to win an unprecedented third consecutive conference championship and
NCAA bid. Widener, the top-seeded team in
this year's Commonwealth tournament, defeated fourth-seeded Lebanon
Valley 63-54 at home Wednesday night to advance to the championship
game. Widener is 18-7 overall and finished the regular season 10-4 in
the Commonwealth Conference. One of its conference losses came at the
hands of Elizabethtown early in the season. The cost of admission for Saturday afternoon's game at Widener is $5.00 for adults, $4.00 for senior citizens, $2.00 for students, and free for children under the age of six. Tipoff is at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, February 28. Back to top 9/8/2008 2/26/04: Elizabethtown College to Send Fan Bus to Widener for Conference FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College to Send Fan Bus to Widener For Commonwealth Conference Men's Basketball Championship Saturday ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- Elizabethtown College has made a fan bus available for the
Commonwealth Conference men's basketball championship game at Widener
University Saturday, February 28. The bus will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, and it will depart from Elizabethtown College's Brown Parking Lot at noon Saturday. The estimated time of return to Elizabethtown is 7:00 p.m. Reservations can be made by calling the Elizabethtown College Athletics Department Office at (717) 361-1137. The cost is $20 per person for bus transportation. The cost of admission to the game is separate, and it is $5 for adults, $4 for senior citizens, $2 for students, and free for children under six. Back to top 9/8/2008 2/29/04: Men's Basketball Team to Travel to Hampden-Sydney (Va.) for NCAA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown Men's Basketball Team to Travel to Hampden-Sydney for First-Round NCAA Division III Tournament Game Thursday ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team, participating
in the NCAA Division III tournament for the third consecutive year,
will travel to Hampden-Sydney College (Va.) to face the host Tigers at
7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 4 in the first round of the 2004 NCAA
tournament. Hampden-Sydney received an
automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament when it won the Old Dominion
Athletic Conference championship with a 75-69 win over Virginia
Wesleyan at Salem, Va. February 23. The Tigers are currently 24-4
overall, and the team reached the NCAA Division III Final Four in 2003. Elizabethtown
received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament when it captured its
third consecutive Commonwealth Conference championship with a 61-54
road win over Widener University Saturday. The Blue Jays are currently
18-8 overall, and the team reached the NCAA Division III Final Four in
2002. The winner of Thursday night's first round game between Elizabethtown and Hampden-Sydney will travel to Lancaster, Pa. to face Franklin & Marshall in the second round Saturday, March 6 at 7:00 p.m. Back to top 9/8/2008 3/1/04: Elizabethtown College to Send Fand Bus to Hampden-Sydney for NCAA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College to Send Fan Bus to Hampden-Sydney For NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament First Round Game Thursday ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- Elizabethtown College has made a fan bus available for the NCAA
Division III men's basketball tournament first round game at
Hampden-Sydney College (Va.) Thursday, March 4. The bus will depart from Elizabethtown College's Brown Parking Lot at 11:00 a.m. Thursday. There will be at least one rest stop on the way. Reservations can be made by calling the Elizabethtown College Athletics Department Office at (717) 361-1137. The cost is $35 per person for bus transportation and admission to the game, which tips off at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 4. Back to top 9/8/2008 3/1/04: Elizabethtown Junior Kyle Conrad Named Commonwealth Conference FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown Junior Kyle Conrad Named Commonwealth Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week for Second Time This Season ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College junior guard Kyle Conrad (Shillington, PA/Governor Mifflin) has
been named the Commonwealth Conference's Player of the Week in men's
basketball for the week ending February. It is the second time this
season that Conrad has received the honor.
In Wednesday's 99-87 overtime conference semifinal upset road win over Albright, Conrad totaled 26 points and eight rebounds, shot 16-for-21 from the free throw line, and hit a pair of three-pointers. In Saturday's 61-54 conference championship upset road win over Widener, Conrad
was the only Blue Jay in double figures in scoring with 20 points, as
he shot nine-for-nine from the free throw line, three-for-five from
three point range, and four-for-10 from the field. He also pulled down
five rebounds and had three assists For the week, Conrad
averaged 23.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game as the Blue Jays went
2-0. He also averaged 12.5 points per game from the free throw line and
shot 25-for-30 from the charity stripe. Thus far this season, Conrad
is leading the Blue Jays in scoring with 17.5 points per game. He is
shooting 147-for-180 (81.7%) from the free throw line, 57-for-136
(41.9%) from three-point range, and 126-for-274 (46.0%) from the field,
and he has amassed 35 assists, 28 steals, and 98 rebounds. The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team captured its third consecutive Commonwealth Conference title Saturday and is currently 18-8 overall. The Blue Jays will face Hampden-Sydney (Va.) on the road in the first round of the NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament Thursday, March 4. Tip-off is at 7:00 p.m. Back to top 9/8/2008 10/25/04: Men's Basketball Team Ranked in Tie for Second in 2004-05 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Men's Basketball Team in Tie for Second in 2004-05 Commonwealth Conference Pre-Season Coaches' Poll ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team, the defending
champion of the Commonwealth Conference, is ranked in a tie for second
in the 2004-05 Commonwealth Conference pre-season coaches' poll. Both
Etown and Albright College received 41 points and two first place votes
in the poll to rank second, four points behind Widener University,
which received 45 points and three first place votes. For
the past three years, Elizabethtown has won consecutive Commonwealth
Conference men's basketball titles. Last year, the Blue Jays went 18-9
overall and 8-6 in regular season conference play to clinch the number
three seed in the playoffs. Playing on the road in both conference
playoff games in 2004, the Blue Jays won both games to take the
Commonwealth title and advance to the NCAA Division III tournament for
the third year in a row. The complete 2004 Commonwealth Conference pre-season coaches' poll is below: School Points First-Place Votes Back to top 9/8/2008 11/22/04: Kyle Conrad Named to MAC Weekly Basketball Honor Roll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Senior Kyle Conrad Named to MAC Weekly Men's Basketball Honor Roll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior guard Kyle Conrad (Shillington, PA/Governor Mifflin) has
been named to the Middle Atlantic Conferences' weekly men's basketball
honor roll for the week ending November 21. The MAC weekly basketball
honor roll consists of players from both the Commonwealth Conference
and the Freedom Conference. Conrad was
named the Most Valuable Player of the 2004 Elizabethtown Kistler
Buildings Blue Jay Classic tournament Saturday after averaging 16.0
points and 4.5 rebounds per game as the Blue Jays opened their season
by defeating Penn College of Technology 108-64 Friday and defeating the
University of Scranton 63-61 Saturday. Against Penn College, Conrad
scored 20 points and pulled down seven rebounds while shooting 4-for-9
from three point range, and he scored 12 points against Scranton. Conrad was
named to the MAC weekly basketball honor roll once and was named the
Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week twice last year. He was also
an All-Commonwealth Conference honoree in 2003-04. The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team, which is the three-time defending champion of the Commonwealth Conference, is currently 2-0 in 2004-05 and will next face Lycoming College in an 8:00 p.m. non-conference road game Tuesday, November 23. Back to top 9/8/2008 12/21/04: Jon Connor Named Commonwealth Conference Men's Basketball Player FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Senior Jon Connor Named Commonwealth Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior guard Jon Connor (Hershey, PA/Hershey) has
been named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week in men's
basketball for the week ending December 19. It is the second time in
his career and the first time this season that Connor has received the
honor. In Elizabethtown's only
game last week, a 72-69 win over Eastern University December 18, Connor
led the Blue Jays in scoring with 17 points. He shot 7-for-14 from the
field and 3-for-8 from behind the three-point line. He also pulled down
four rebounds in the game. Thus
far this season, Connor has started and played in seven of Etown's ten
games. He is averaging 12.6 points per game, the third-highest average
on the team. He is shooting 33-for-76 from the field, 14-for-44 from
three-point range, and 8-for-12 from the free throw line. Over the course of his career, Connor has totaled 639 points, 99 steals, and 108 three-pointers. The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team is currently 6-4 overall and will face NCAA Division II Millersville University on the road in its next game Wednesday, January 5 at 7:00 p.m. Back to top 9/8/2008 1/3/05: Greg Adams Named Commonwealth Conference Men's Basketball Player FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Junior Greg Adams Named Commonwealth Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College junior point guard Greg Adams (Lebanon, PA/Lebanon) has
been named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week in men's
basketball for the week ending December 26, 2004. It is the first time
in his career that Adams has received the honor. In
Elizabethtown's only game that week, an 85-76 non-conference road win
over Neumann College December 20, Adams set a new career-best scoring
high with 22 points to lead the Blue Jay offense. He also led the Blue
Jays in assists that game with six. He shot 4-for-5 from the field,
2-for-2 from three point range, and 12-for-14 from the free throw line
against Neumann. He also grabbed three rebounds and made two steals in
that game. Thus far this
season, Adams has started all 10 games and is leading the Blue Jays in
assists with 47. He is also tied for the team lead in steals with 22.
Adams is fourth on the team in scoring with 8.9 points per game, and he
is averaging 3.8 points per game. He is shooting 82.9% (34-for-41) from
the free throw line and is leading the team in free throws. The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team is currently 6-4 overall and will face NCAA Division II Millersville University on the road in its next game Wednesday, January 5 at 7:00 p.m. Back to top 9/8/2008 1/17/05: Kyle Conrad Named Commonwealth Conference Men's Basketball Player FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Senior Kyle Conrad Named Commonwealth Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior forward Kyle Conrad (Shillington, PA/Governor Mifflin) has
been named the Commonwealth Conference's men's basketball Player of the
Week for the week ending January 16. It is the third time thus far this
season that a Blue Jay has earned the conference Player of the Week
honor, and it is the first time this season for Conrad. Conrad led
Elizabethtown in scoring in both of its games last week as the Blue
Jays went 2-0 in Commonwealth Conference play. In a 90-72 win against
Juniata Tuesday, he scored 23 points and had three steals, and he led
Etown in points, assists and rebounds in a 64-63 win over Widener
Saturday with 12 points, seven assists and nine rebounds. Conrad also sank the last-second three-pointer that won the game against Widener. For the week, Conrad averaged 17.5 points, 4.5 assists, 6.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game. Thus far this season, Conrad is
leading Etown in scoring with 16.1 points per game, and he is tied for
the team lead in steals with 30. He is shooting 46.8% (88-for-188) from
the field, 39.3% (33-for-84) from three-point range, and 68.1%
(32-for-47) from the free throw line. He is also now 22 points away
from the 1,000 career point mark. The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team is currently 9-6 overall and 3-1 in the Commonwealth. Etown will return to action Wednesday, January 19 when it hosts Messiah College at 7:30 p.m. Back to top 9/8/2008 2/8/05: Kyle Conrad Named Commonwealth Conference Men's Basketball Player FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Senior Kyle Conrad Named Commonwealth Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior forward Kyle Conrad (Shillington, PA/Governor Mifflin) has
been named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week in men's
basketball for the week ending February 6. It is the second time this
season he has received the honor. Conrad averaged 20.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game last week as the Blue Jays went 2-0 in Commonwealth Conference play. He shot 7-for-8 from the field, 4-for-5 from three-point range, and 3-for-3 from the free throw line en route to leading Etown with 21 points in the Blue Jays’ 83-72 win over Susquehanna Wednesday. In Etown’s 77-62 win over Widener Saturday, Conrad again led Etown in scoring, totaling 19 points while shooting 8-for-10 from the field and 3-for-3 from three-point range. Thus far this season, Conrad
is leading Elizabethtown in scoring with 16.6 points per game. He also
leads the team in steals with 38, and his 53 assists rank second on the
team. He is also averaging 4.4 rebounds per game, and he has started in
all 20 of Etown's games. He is also shooting 49.6% (119-for-240) from
the field, 44.1% (49-for-111) from three-point range, and 71.4%
(45-for-63) from the free throw line. Over the course of his career, Conrad
has tallied 1,069 points, 251 rebounds, 121 assists and 88 steals over
four years. For his career, he is shooting 48.0% (336-for-700) from the
field, 42.0% (128-for-305) from three-point range, and 79.4%
(269-for-339) from the free throw line. The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team is currently 11-9 overall and 5-4 in the Commonwealth Conference. The Blue Jays will return to action tonight at conference rival Juniata College at 7:30 p.m. Back to top 9/8/2008 2/21/05: Jon Connor Named to Middle Atlantic Conferences' Weekly Basketball FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Senior Jon Connor Named to Middle Atlantic Conferences' Weekly Basketball Honor Roll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior guard Jon Connor (Hershey, PA/Hershey) has
been named to the Middle Atlantic Conferences' weekly basketball honor
roll for the week ending February 20. While it is the first time this
season that Connor has been named to the MAC weekly honor roll,
he has also named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week one
time thus far this season. Connor averaged
13.0 points per game last week as the Blue Jays went 2-1. He led Etown
in scoring with 15 points in the Blue Jays' 78-63 win over Messiah
College Tuesday as he shot 5-for-7 from the field, 3-for-3 from
three-point range, and 2-for-2 from the free throw line. In Saturday’s
82-63 win over Moravian, in which Etown clinched the final available
spot in the Commonwealth Conference playoffs, Connor again led
Etown in scoring with 22 points. For the week, he shot 13-for-24 from
the field, 7-for-13 from three-point range, and 6-for-8 from the free
throw line. Connor currently
ranks second on the Blue Jays in scoring with 11.9 points per game, and
he is averaging 2.7 rebounds per game. He has 42 assists and 32 steals
in 22 games played and started. He is shooting 43.4% (95-for-219) from
the field, 33.3% (42-for-126) from three-point range, and 70.7%
(29-for-41) from the free throw line in 2004-05. Over the course of his career at Etown, Connor has totaled 812 points, 180 rebounds, 120 assists and 119 steals. The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team is currently 14-11 overall. The team finished 8-6 in Commonwealth Conference competition and will next face Albright College on the road in the opening round of the conference playoffs Wednesday, February 23 at 7:30 p.m. The winner of the conference playoffs receives an automatic berth in the NCAA Division III tournament. The Blue Jays are the three-time defending Commonwealth Conference champions. Back to top 9/8/2008 11/4/05: Men's Basketball Team Picked Fifth in Commonwealth Conference FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Men’s Basketball Team Picked Fifth in Commonwealth Conference Pre-Season Coaches’ Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team has been picked to finish fifth in the 2005-06 Commonwealth Conference pre-season coaches’ poll. Etown finished fourth in the conference last year with a 14-12 overall and 8-6 Commonwealth Conference record. Albright received the most points in the pre-season poll with 56 and seven first place votes, and Widener followed with 48 points. Lebanon Valley was ranked third in the poll with 41 points and one first place vote, and Messiah was ranked fourth with 38 points. Elizabethtown followed with 36 points. Elizabethtown will open its 2005-06 season when it hosts its annual Blue Jay Classic Tournament Friday, November 18 and Saturday, November 19. In the first game November 18, King’s College ( Pa.) will face Lincoln University at 6:00 p.m., and Elizabethtown will follow with a game against Richard Stockton College at 8:00 p.m. The tournament’s consolation game will take place Saturday, November 19 at 1:00 p.m., and the championship game will follow at 3:00 p.m. The complete 2005-06 Commonwealth Conference pre-season coaches’ poll is as follows: 1. Albright College.........56 pts. (7)2. Widener University.......48 pts. 3. Lebanon Valley College...41 pts. (1) 4. Messiah College..........38 pts. 5. Elizabethtown College....36 pts. 6. Juniata College..........26 pts. 7. Moravian College.........20 pts. 8. Susquehanna University...15 pts. Back to top 9/8/2008 12/13/05: Michael Schatzmann Named to MASCAC Weekly Basketball Honor Roll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Sophomore Michael Schatzmann Named to MASCAC Weekly Basketball Honor Roll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College sophomore Michael Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) has been named to the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation (MASCAC) weekly basketball honor roll for the week ending December 11. It is the first time in his career that he has received the honor. The MASCAC comprises all the schools of the Commonwealth and Freedom Conferences. Last week, Schatzmann averaged 12 points and six rebounds per game as Elizabethtown went 2-0. Facing NCAA Division II Millersville University Thursday, he came off the bench to lead Elizabethtown in points with 20 and in rebounds with 10. He shot 4-for-8 from the field, 3-for-6 from three-point range, and 9-for-10 from the free throw line against Millersville. In his first season with Etown, Schatzmann is currently averaging 8.9 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. He has appeared in all eight of the Blue Jays’ games, and he has a team-leading total of 17 steals, along with 18 assists and seven blocked shots. The Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team is currently 5-3 overall and 0-2 in the Commonwealth Conference. The Blue Jays will return to action at home against Cabrini College Monday, December 19 at 7:00 p.m.Back to top 9/8/2008 1/3/06: Chad Piersol Named Commonwealth Conference Men's Basketball Player FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Sophomore Chad Piersol Named Commonwealth Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Piersol led Elizabethtown in points, rebounds, assists and steals in the Blue Jays’ only game during that period, a 94-70 home blowout of Cabrini College Monday, December 19. He scored 21 points, pulled down seven rebounds, had five assists and made three steals against Cabrini. He shot 6-for-15 from the field and 9-for-10 from the free throw line in that game. Thus far this season, Piersol is averaging 12.2 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. He is tied for the team lead in steals with 17, and he has 22 assists while starting all nine of Elizabethtown’s games. He is shooting 44.2% (42-for-95) from the field and 80.6% (25-for-31) from the free throw line. The Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team is currently 6-3 overall and 0-2 in the Commonwealth Conference. The Blue Jays will return to action in a 7:00 p.m. non-conference road game against the University of Scranton Wednesday, January 4.Back to top 9/8/2008 1/9/06: Brian Schreiber Named Commonwealth Conference Men's Basketball FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Senior Brian Schreiber Named Commonwealth Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Schreiber led Etown in scoring in both of Elizabethtown’s wins in the Villa Julie College Legg Mason Classic Saturday and Sunday. He scored 28 points and pulled down eight rebounds to lead Etown to a 95-69 win over Villa Julie Saturday, and he scored 20 points and had four rebounds in Etown’s 86-72 win over Trinity College (CT) in the tournament championship Sunday. In Sunday’s game, he shot 9-for-10 from the field. He also led Elizabethtown in rebounds with nine and scored nine points in the Blue Jays’ 81-76 loss to Scranton Wednesday. For the week, he averaged 19.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game as Elizabethtown went 2-1. Thus far this season, Schreiber is leading Elizabethtown in scoring with 14.3 points per game, and he is second on the team in rebounds with 5.0 per game. He is shooting 62.1% (64-for-103) from the field, 57.1% (12-for-21) from three-point range, and 94.1% (32-for-34) from the free throw line. He currently leads the Commonwealth Conference in free throw percentage and three-point shooting percentage, and he is third in the conference in shooting percentage. The Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team is currently 8-4 overall and 0-2 in the Commonwealth Conference. The Blue Jays will return to action at home against conference rival Juniata College in an 8:00 p.m. game Wednesday, January 11.Back to top 9/8/2008 1/17/06: Greg Brizek Named Commonwealth Conference Men's Basketball Player FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Junior Greg Brizek Named Commonwealth Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Brizek led Elizabethtown in scoring and in steals in both games last week as the Blue Jays went 2-0 in Commonwealth Conference competition. He scored 19 points in Etown’s 86-79 win over Juniata, shooting 6-for-10 from the field, 3-for-5 from behind the arc and 4-for-4 from the free throw line. He also had team highs in assists and steals with five each in that game. In an 80-63 win over Lebanon Valley Saturday, Brizek scored 16 points as he shot 5-for-9 from the field, 2-for-3 from three-point range and 4-for-4 from the free throw line. He again led Etown in steals with five, and his five assists were second on the team. For the week, Brizek averaged 17.5 points, 3.0 rebounds, 5.0 steals and 5.0 assists per game while shooting 11-for-19 from the field, 5-for-8 from three-point range and 8-for-8 from the free throw line. Thus far this season, Brizek is averaging 11.6 points per game, ranking him fourth on the team in scoring, and he averages 1.6 rebounds per game. He leads the Blue Jays in steals with 33, and he is second on the team in assists with 63. He has started all 14 of Elizabethtown’s games, and he is shooting 43.7% (55-for-126) from the field, 43.2% (19-for-44) from three-point range and 70.2% (33-for-47) from the free throw line. The Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team is currently 10-4 overall and 2-2 in the Commonwealth Conference. The Blue Jays will return to action on the road against conference rival Susquehanna University in an 8:00 p.m. game Wednesday, January 18.Back to top 9/8/2008 1/30/06: Brian Schreiber Named to MASCAC Weekly Basketball Honor Roll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Senior Brian Schreiber Named to MASCAC Weekly Basketball Honor Roll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior forward Brian Schreiber (Mechanicsburg, PA/East Pennsboro) has been named to the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation (MASCAC) weekly basketball honor roll for the week ending January 29. The MASCAC comprises all the schools in both the Commonwealth and Freedom Conferences.
Schreiber averaged 18.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game last week at the Blue Jays went 2-0, edging Widener 82-80 and scraping past Albright 78-75. He was Etown’s top scorer against Widener with 24 points, and he led the team in rebounds with five. Against Albright, Schreiber again led Etown in rebounds with 12, seven of which were offensive, and he scored 12 points and had four assists. For the week, he shot 14-for-29 from the field, 4-for-7 from three-point range and 4-for-5 from the free throw line. He hit 10 out of 13 shots from the field and was 4-for-5 from downtown against Widener. Thus far this season, Schreiber is leading Elizabethtown in scoring with 14.1 points per game, and he is the team’s top rebounder with an average of 5.4 per game. He is shooting 56.7% (93-for-164) from the field, 52.6% (20-for-38) from three-point range and 94.0% (47-for-50) from the free throw line. He has started all 18 of Elizabethtown’s games. The Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team is currently 13-5 overall and 4-3 in the Commonwealth Conference. The Blue Jays will return to action Wednesday, February 1 when they host Susquehanna University in an 8:00 p.m. conference game.Back to top 9/8/2008 2/20/06: Men's Basketball Team to Travel to Widener For First-Round FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Men’s Basketball Team to Travel to Widener For First Round of Commonwealth Conference Playoffs Wednesday ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team, which clinched the fourth seed in the Commonwealth Conference playoffs Saturday, will travel to top-seeded Widener University for the conference semifinals Wednesday. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Ticket prices are $6.00 for adults, $4.00 for senior citizens, $2.00 for students and free for children under the age of six. This is Elizabethtown’s eleventh consecutive appearance in the conference playoffs. The Blue Jays have reached the post-season every year since the 1995-96 season.Back to top 9/8/2008 2/20/06: Brian Schreiber Named Commonwealth Conference Men's Basketball FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Senior Brian Schreiber Named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week in Men’s Basketball ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior forward Brian Schreiber (Mechanicsburg, PA/East Pennsboro) has been named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week in men’s basketball for the week ending February 19. It is the second time this season he has received the honor. Schreiber averaged 15.5 points and 3.0 rebounds per game as the Blue Jays went 1-1 last week and clinched the fourth spot in the Commonwealth Conference playoffs. He scored 19 points to lead the Blue Jay offense in its 83-69 win over Messiah College Tuesday night. He shot 8-for-11 from the field in that game. In Etown’s 74-70 loss to Moravian College Saturday, he shot 5-for-9 from the field, scored 12 points and grabbed five rebounds. Thus far this season, Schreiber is leading Etown in scoring with 13.3 points per game, and he leads Etown in rebounds with 123. He is shooting 55.1% (119-for-216) from the field, 44.6% (25-for-56) from three-point range and 86.2% (56-for-65) from the free throw line. Elizabethtown, which is currently 15-9 overall and 7-7 in the conference, will return to action on the road Wednesday, February 22 against Widener University in the Commonwealth Conference semifinals. Game time is 7:00 p.m.Back to top 9/8/2008 2/20/06: Elizabethtown to Charter Fan Bus to Wednesday's Men's Basketball
Back to top 9/8/2008 8/7/06: Men's Basketball Team to Tour Germany and Austria FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Men’s Basketball Team to Tour Germany and Austria ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Between August 12 and 21, the Elizabethtown College men's basketball team will tour Germany and Austria. While there, the Blue Jays will play four games. On August 16 in Bad Reichenhall, Bavaria, Elizabethtown will face a team from Salzburg, Austria. On August 17, the Blue Jays will face a team from New Otting in Bad Reichenhall. While in Munich August 19 and 20, The Blue Jays will face two teams from Munich. The Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team completed the 2005-06 season with a 15-10 overall record and reached the semifinals of the Commonwealth Conference playoffs. It was the Blue Jays’ 11th consecutive year of making an appearance in the postseason. Back to top 9/8/2008 10/4/06: Head Men's Basketball Coach Robert Schlosser to be Inducted FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Men’s Basketball Coach Robert Schlosser to be Inducted into Marian High School Sports Hall of Fame ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College head men’s basketball coach Robert Schlosser will be inducted into the Marian High School Sports Hall of Fame October 8. He is part of only the second class to be inducted into the Hall, which was begun in 2004. A total of 12 people will be inducted into the Hall during a ceremony at the Lanford AMVETS Post.
After playing at and graduating from East Stroudsburg University, Schlosser returned to Marian as a coach, where he posted a 50-15 record before becoming the head coach at Allentown Central Catholic High School, where his teams went 204-73 from 1981 to 1990 and won two PIAA Class AAA state championships in 1984 and 1986. He took over as the head coach at Elizabethtown College in 1990. Through 16 seasons at Elizabethtown, his teams have gone 255-162, advanced to the NCAA Division III tournament four times, finished as the national runner-up in 2002, won three conference titles and have competed in the conference playoffs 14 times. His career winning percentage of .612 at Elizabethtown is the highest of any Etown men’s basketball coach at the school for more than two seasons.Back to top 9/8/2008 11/14/06: Men's Basketball Team Picked Fifth in Commonwealth Conference FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Men’s Basketball Team Picked Fifth in Commonwealth Conference Pre-Season Coaches’ Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team has been picked to finish fifth out of eight teams in the 2006-07 Commonwealth Conference pre-season coaches’ poll. 2005-06 conference runner-up and NCAA Division III tournament “Sweet Sixteen” participant Widener University was picked to finish first in the poll. Last year, Elizabethtown finished fourth in the Commonwealth Conference and was a conference playoff semifinalist. The Blue Jays finished 15-10 overall and 7-7 in the conference in 2005-06. The complete 2006-07 Commonwealth Conference men’s basketball pre-season coaches’ poll is below: Commonwealth Conference Pre-season Men’s Basketball Poll Back to top 9/8/2008 11/15/06: A Balanced Approach: 2006-07 Men's Basketball Preview FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A Balanced Approach: 2006-07 Elizabethtown College Men’s Basketball Preview ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Although Elizabethtown College’s men’s basketball program has lost three starters and four players from last year’s 15-10 Commonwealth Conference semifinalist team to graduation, the Blue Jays return a very experienced squad in 2006-07. “We have five guys back who played a lot in almost every game,” explained head coach Bob Schlosser. Elizabethtown returns two starters – senior Greg Brizek (Sinking Spring, PA/Conrad Weiser) and junior Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts), each of whom averaged more than 25 minutes per game last year. Also back is junior Michael Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley), who started the last several games of the 2005-06 season and averaged over 20 minutes per game. Additionally, the Blue Jays bring back senior captains Luke Ledyard (Frederick, MD/Gov. Thomas Johnson) and Brian Goodwin (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham), each of whom averaged over 11 minutes per game last year. Brizek, a guard, averaged 9.6 points and 1.8 rebounds per game last year, and he led the Blue Jays in steals with 51 and was second on the team in assists with 75. He shot 35.1% from three-point range. Piersol, a guard and forward, averaged 12.6 points and 3.0 rebounds per game, and he had 34 assists. He shot 48% from the field. Schatzmann, a guard and forward, averaged 9.8 points and 4.1 rebounds per game in his first season with the Blue Jays, and he finished second on the team in steals with 41 and in blocked shots with ten. He also led Etown in free throw shooting, hitting 80.5% of his attempts in a team-best 66-for-82 performance from the line. Ledyard, a forward, averaged 5.1 points and 3.2 rebounds in 17.5 minutes per game, and he racked up 42 assists and 39 steals in that time last year as he played all 25 games. Point guard Goodwin returned from a first semester studying abroad in Spain to total 29 assists, 15 steals and 2.8 points per game in 17 second semester games, averaging 11.7 minutes per game in each of them. Several other returning Blue Jays saw significant playing time last year, among them senior guard Kris Kieres (Barnesville, PA/Mahanoy Area), senior guard Rob Fusaro (Philadelphia, PA/Abington Friends), junior forward Bryce Rodgers (Waynesboro, PA/Waynesboro Area), junior forward Nick Kennedy (Wyomissing, PA/Wyomissing Area), junior forward Jordan Dirago (Wallkill, NY/Wallkill), junior guard Ben Schlosser (Elizabethtown, PA/Lancaster Catholic) andsophomore point guard Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City). Last year, Kieres played in 19 games and averaged 1.3 points and 0.9 rebounds in 5.9 minutes per game. Fusaro played in 15 games and averaged 0.9 points and 0.3 rebounds in 3.5 minutes per game, and he shot 30% from three-point range and 75% from the free throw line. Rodgers could start at the five spot this year; he played in 13 games last year and averaged 1.2 points and 1.1 rebounds in 4.7 minutes per game. Kennedy played in 11 games last year and averaged 2.2 points and 1.0 rebounds in 5.4 minutes per game, and Dirago averaged 1.3 points, 0.6 rebounds and 3.6 minutes per game in nine games in 2005-06. Schlosser averaged 3.2 minutes in six games last year, and Schaffer, the lone first-year student to see varsity playing time in 2005-06, totaled nine assists while averaging 1.0 points and 0.7 rebounds in 5.7 minutes per game in 13 games in 2005-06. Added to this strong group of returning players are four newcomers to the varsity team: one junior transfer student, one sophomore moving up from the junior varsity squad, and two first-year students who will split time between the varsity and junior varsity teams in 2006-07. The transfer student is center Billy Orr (Lebanon, PA/Lebanon Catholic), who as a first-year student at Commonwealth Conference rival Lebanon Valley College in 2004-05 averaged 4.3 points and 3.2 rebounds in 16.6 minutes per game and shot 65% (39-for-60) from the field. However, he has also struggled with injuries in recent years. Said Schlosser, “We feel he is going to help us when he is healthy.” Sophomore guard and forward Chris Fairbanks (Lititz, PA/Warwick), who played for Elizabethtown’s junior varsity squad last year, “will be in the mix for a lot of minutes,” Schlosser said. The first-year students who may see some varsity playing time this year are forward Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) and forward and center Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield). The players on Elizabethtown’s roster are, on the whole, slightly bigger than in previous years. As is typical for the Blue Jays, this year “a lot of our scoring will come from our perimeter,” Schlosser said. “But,” he continued, “we are looking at a lot of balance inside, too.” That balance can add yet another dimension to Elizabethtown’s unique, multi-faceted, high-pressure style of play that utilizes a lot of players over the course of a game. In fact, that style is why the Blue Jays have so much experience coming into this season despite the loss of three starters. Another thing the Blue Jays have going for them is the strong leadership the team has received from its upperclassmen, especially captains Goodwin and Ledyard. Team chemistry and togetherness have been essential components to Elizabethtown’s successes over the years, and the pair have made them focal points over the preseason. Elizabethtown has created a strong challenge for itself right at the start of the 2006-07 season: this year’s Days Inn East Blue Jay Classic tournament, which opens the season Friday, November 17 and Saturday, November 18, includes Ohio Northern University, which went 21-6 last year and is ranked fifth in the D3hoops.com pre-season national poll for NCAA Division III. It also includes DeSales University, which went 16-9 last year and competed in the ECAC South Region Tournament, and Penn State-Harrisburg, which went 11-12 last year.Back to top 9/8/2008 2/20/07: Luke Ledyard Named to MASCAC Weekly Men's Basketball Honor Roll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Senior Luke Ledyard Named to MASCAC Weekly Basketball Honor Roll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior forward Luke Ledyard (Frederick, MD/Gov. Thomas Johnson) has been named to the Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Corporation (MASCAC) weekly Honor Roll for men’s basketball for the week ending February 18. The MASCAC comprises the 16 schools in both the Commonwealth Conference and the Freedom Conference. It is the first time in his career that Ledyard has received the honor.
Ledyard finished his senior season with 261 points for an average of 10.9 points per game, and he started all 24 of the Blue Jays’ contests in 2006-07. 11 of his 16 double-digit scoring performances this season came in Elizabethtown’s last 12 games. He also averaged 3.9 rebounds per game, totaled 93 rebounds, 35 assists, 37 steals and two blocked shots in 2006-07, and he shot 109-for-213 (51.2%) from the field. He led the Blue Jays in points and was second on the team in scoring average, as well as third on the team in steals. In his three-year career with Elizabethtown’s varsity team, Ledyard totaled 74 games played and 24 games started. He shot 183-for-395 (46.3%) from the field and 75-for-111 (67.6%) from the free throw line. He totaled 441 points for an average of 6.0 per game and 209 rebounds for an average of 2.8 per game. He also totaled 87 assists, 71 steals and nine blocked shots in his career. The Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team completed the 2006-07 season with a 9-15 overall record and a 4-10 mark in the Commonwealth Conference. Back to top 9/8/2008 2/28/07: Baseball Team Ranked Second in Commonwealth Conference Pre-Season FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Elizabethtown College Baseball Team Picked Second in Commonwealth Conference Pre-Season Coaches’ Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College baseball team, defending champion of the Commonwealth Conference, has been picked second in the 2007 conference pre-season coaches’ poll. Elizabethtown received 44 points in the poll, two points behind pre-season favorite Widener University and seven ahead of third-ranked Juniata College. Elizabethtown received three out of eight first place votes in the poll Elizabethtown went 26-16-1 overall in 2006, won the Commonwealth Conference title and advanced to the NCAA Division III regional tournament. The complete conference pre-season coaches’ poll is below: Commonwealth Conference Pre-season Baseball Poll |
Conrad
scored a career-high of 35 points en route to leading Elizabethtown to
a 91-78 road victory over nationally 18th-ranked Franklin &
Marshall Tuesday night. During the game, he shot 10-for-17 from the
field, four-for-six from three-point range and 11-for-14 from the free
throw line, and he scored 21 points in the second half alone.
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College sophomore guard and forward Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts)
has been named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week in men’s
basketball for the two-week winter break period ending January 1.
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College senior forward Brian Schreiber (Mechanicsburg, PA/East Pennsboro) has been named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week in men’s basketball for the week ending January 8.
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College junior guard Greg Brizek (Sinking Spring, PA/Conrad Weiser)
has been named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week in men’s
basketball for the week ending January 15. It is the third week in a
row that a Blue Jay has earned the Player of the Week award from the
conference.
Schlosser, a 1972 alumnus of Marian High School in Tamaqua, Pa.,
was a member of Marian’s 1971 PCIAA state championship team and a
tri-captain on Marian’s state Eastern Finalist team in 1972. 
Ledyard averaged
14.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game last week as the Blue
Jays went 1-1 to close out the 2006-07 season. In a 70-59 loss to
defending Commonwealth Conference champion Messiah College Thursday, he
scored 10 points and pulled down three rebounds. In Elizabethtown’s
88-69 season-ending win against Moravian College Saturday, he led Etown
in scoring with 19 points, in rebounds with five and in steals with
four. Ledyard’s 19 points against Moravian tied his
collegiate career-best single game scoring total set February 3 against
Lebanon Valley College.Back to News Index
