Elizabethtown College MensBasketball News 
Back to top 1/31/2009 Men's basketball falls in overtime to Albright, 69-65 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Albright 69, Elizabethtown 65 (OT) Baszika, who finished with 10 points, helped the Lions recover after the Blue Jays erased a 61-53 deficit by scoring 10 straight points in a span of 3 minutes, 30 seconds to take a 63-61 lead. Phil Hall led all players with 14 points and 11 rebounds while brother Derek Hall added nine points and a game-high 13 boards off the bench for Albright (13-7 overall, 4-3 Commonwealth), which went scoreless for just over five minutes before Baszika's tying hoop. Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) and Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) shared the team lead in scoring for the Blue Jays (10-9 overall, 4-3 Commonwealth), who shot 35.5 percent (22-for-65) from the field in the game including 3-for-17 from three-point range. Other than two brief one-point leads in the opening minutes, Elizabethtown trailed the entire contest until Kyle McConnell (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) hit a layup with 1:41 to go to give the Blue Jays a 63-61 lead. Albright led 54-47 with 7:54 to play, but three-pointers by Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) and Church brought Elizabethtown to within 54-53 with 6:36 to go. However, a three-pointer on the Lions' next possession by Matt Ashcroft sparked a 7-0 run that extended Albright's lead to 61-53 with 5:11 left. Elizabethtown countered with two foul shots from Flanagan, a layup by McConnell and two free throws by Houseal to move within 61-59 with 4:09 to go. A thunderous baseline dunk by Church brought the Thompson Gymnasium crowd to its feet and tied the score at 61-61 with 2:26 to go, setting up McConnell's go-ahead hoop one possession later. But, the Lions were able to knot the game in the closing seconds and a last-ditch three-point attempt by the Blue Jays was off the mark, forcing overtime. Albright led 33-28 at halftime behing eight points from Phil Hall and five each from Zac Shaeffer and Ashcroft. Flanagan and Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) shared the team lead in scoring in the first half for Elizabethtown with seven points each. McConnell and Houseal joined Flanagan and Church in double figures for Elizabethtown with 10 points each, while Houseal led the Blue Jays with nine rebounds. Ashcroft tallied 10 points off the bench for Albright, including a pair of three-pointers. ALBRIGHT COLLEGE 69, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 65 ALBRIGHT COLLEGE (13-7, 4-3) Phil Hall 6-12 2-4 14; Zac Shaeffer 4-11 2-2 12; Matt Bazsika 5-8 0-0 10; Matt Ashcroft 4-8 0-2 10; Derek Hall 3-8 3-5 9; Andre Murphy 3-11 0-0 7; Mike Larkin 1-3 0-0 3; Justin Plummer 1-2 0-0 2; Andrew Pomager 1-3 0-0 2; Adam Van Zelst 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 28-69 7-13 69. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (10-9, 4-3) Mike Church 5-11 2-3 13; Joe Flanagan 3-12 7-8 13; Kyle McConnell 5-9 0-2 10; Josh Houseal 1-4 7-8 10; Phil Schaffer 3-8 0-0 7; Keith Fogel 3-13 0-0 6; Bryan Harrity 1-1 0-0 2; Chris Hill 1-2 0-1 2; Brady Haughney 0-0 2-2 2; Brian Allport 0-0 0-0 0; Mark Vogel 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 22-62 18-24 65. Albright College.............. 33 30 6 - 69 Elizabethtown College......... 28 35 2 - 65 3-point goals--Albright College 6-25 (Zac Shaeffer 2-7; Matt Ashcroft 2-6; Mike Larkin 1-2; Andre Murphy 1-3; Andrew Pomager 0-1; Adam Van Zelst 0-2; Derek Hall 0-2; Phil Hall 0-2), Elizabethtown College 3-17 (Josh Houseal 1-3; Phil Schaffer 1-1; Mike Church 1-2; Keith Fogel 0-5; Mark Vogel 0-1; Joe Flanagan 0-5). Fouled out--Albright College-Zac Shaeffer; Adam Van Zelst, Elizabethtown College-None. Rebounds--Albright College 50 (Derek Hall 13), Elizabethtown College 39 (Josh Houseal 9). Assists--Albright College 21 (Adam Van Zelst 9), Elizabethtown College 9 (Kyle McConnell 3; Keith Fogel 3). Total fouls--Albright College 23, Elizabethtown College 15. Technical fouls--Albright College-Andre Murphy, Elizabethtown College-None. A-800 Back to top 1/24/2009 Men's basketball bounces Arcadia, 72-58 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown 72, Arcadia 58  Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) added 12 points, seven rebounds, four assists and four blocked shots as the Blue Jays (10-8 overall, 4-2 Commonwealth) went 8-for-15 from three-point range as a team to pick up their second straight win.Fogel went 8-for-13 from the field, including 3-for-6 from three-point range, and sank all six of his foul shots to extend his streak of consecutive made free throws to 27. His previous career best of 21 points was set against Marymount University on Nov. 25 and matched against Messiah College on Jan. 10. Damien Palantino sank five three-pointers and led the Knights (7-10 overall, 2-3 Commonwealth) with 15 points while Khalief Trawick came off the bench to add 12 points on 6-for-9 shooting, but Arcadia finished at just 40.7 percent (24-for-59) from the field as a team including 8-for-24 from three-point range. An 8-0 run midway through the first half, highlighted by five points from Mark Vogel (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) gave Elizabethtown a 16-10 lead with 12:32 left in the half. The Blue Jays held their largest lead of the opening half at 31-20 with 4:20 remaining, but a 9-0 run helped the Knights draw to within 33-29 at intermission. Fogel and Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) shared the team lead with seven points apiece in the first half for Elizabethtown, which shot 44.8 percent (13-for-29) from the field, while Palantino hit three three-pointers and tallied a game-high nine points for Arcadia. Arcadia narrowed the deficit to 39-37 on Palantino's fifth three-pointer of the day with 17:04 to play, but Fogel hit back-to-back three-pointers to push the Elizabethtown lead back to eight at 45-37. The Knights would pull to as close as six at 58-52 with 5:32 to go, but a three-pointer by Vogel triggered a quick 7-0 run that put the Blue Jays back on top by 13 at 65-52 with 4:18 to go. Vogel finished with a career-high eight points in 19 minutes off the Blue Jay bench, while leading scorer Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) was held to just nine points, six below his average of 15.1 points per game entering the contest. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 72, ARCADIA UNIVERSITY 58 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (10-8 / 4-2 CC) Keith Fogel 8-13 6-6 25; Mike Church 5-9 2-2 12; Joe Flanagan 3-8 2-5 9; Mark Vogel 3-4 0-0 8; Josh Houseal 3-6 0-0 7; Phil Schaffer 2-3 1-2 6; Chris Hill 0-2 3-7 3; Bryan Harrity 1-5 0-1 2; Chris Jones 0-2 0-0 0; Brady Haughney 0-0 0-0 0; Kyle McConnell 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 25-55 14-23 72. ARCADIA UNIVERSITY (7-10 / 2-3 CC) PALANTINO,Damien 5-13 0-1 15; TRAWICK,Khalief 6-9 0-0 12; VARNADO,Terrell 4-8 1-2 9; MULHOLLAND,Bobby 3-10 1-3 8; MILLS,Darrell 3-4 0-0 6; Blaise Pepitone 2-9 0-0 6; GAGNON,Glen 1-2 0-0 2; COOK,Acquil 0-1 0-1 0; ALFONSO,Alexis 0-0 0-0 0; SHARPE,Brett 0-0 0-0 0; Billy Beck 0-1 0-0 0; THOMPSON,Jason 0-0 0-0 0; SHARP,Steve 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-59 2-7 58. Elizabethtown College......... 33 39 - 72 Arcadia University............ 29 29 - 58 3-point goals--Elizabethtown College 8-15 (Keith Fogel 3-6; Mark Vogel 2-2; Josh Houseal 1-2; Phil Schaffer 1-2; Joe Flanagan 1-2; Chris Jones 0-1), Arcadia University 8-24 (PALANTINO,Damien 5-10; Blaise Pepitone 2-7; MULHOLLAND,Bobby 1-4; SHARP,Steve 0-1; VARNADO,Terrell 0-2). Fouled out--Elizabethtown College-None, Arcadia University-None. Rebounds--Elizabethtown College 37 (Mike Church 7), Arcadia University 32 (COOK,Acquil 9). Assists--Elizabethtown College 13 (Mike Church 4), Arcadia University 16 (MULHOLLAND,Bobby 6). Total fouls--Elizabethtown College 13, Arcadia University 20. Technical fouls--Elizabethtown College-None, Arcadia University-None. Back to top 1/21/2009 Men's basketball rolls past Lebanon Valley, 70-53 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown 70, Lebanon Valley 53 Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) added 15 points and seven rebounds as the Blue Jays (9-8 overall, 3-2 Commonwealth) shot 49.2 percent (30-for-61) from the field as a team and led by as many as 23 points in the second half against the Flying Dutchmen (7-9 overall, 1-4 Commonwealth). Dan Dunkelberger led Lebanon Valley with 11 points, while Kyle Enoch finished with 10 points, seven rebounds and six steals and became the 31st player in program history to reach 1,000 points on a three-pointer with 9:13 to play. Elizabethtown led from the game's opening possession, opening up a lead that grew to 36-18 at halftime. Fogel led all players with 13 points in the first half as the Blue Jays shot 51.6 percent (16-for-31) from the field and forced the Flying Dutchmen into 15 turnovers. The Blue Jays continued to maintain a sizable second-half lead, opening their advantage to as many as 23 points at 56-33 with 10:40 to go. The 17-point margin of victory was the closest that the Dutchmen would get over the final 20 minutes of play. Strong play came from Elizabethtown's post players, as starting center Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) finished with eight points, seven rebounds and four assists while backups Bryan Harrity (Warrington, PA/Central Bucks South) and Chris Hill (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) added seven and six points, respectively. Lebanon Valley finished 16-for-47 (34.0 percent) from the field as a team, including 4-for-19 from three-point range. A 21-9 disparity in fouls allowed the Dutchmen to go to the line 28 times compared to seven attempts for the Blue Jays, but Lebanon Valley hit just 17 shots (60.7 percent). ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 70, LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE 53 LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE (7-9, 1-4) Dan Dunkelberger 3-6 5-6 11; Kyle Enoch 3-11 1-2 10; Joe Meehan 1-5 7-14 9; Eric Humphrey 4-6 1-2 9; Grant Becker 2-6 1-2 5; Matt Staub 1-4 0-0 3; Zach Hoover 0-0 2-2 2; Anthony Trautman 1-3 0-0 2; Dustin Kerns 1-2 0-0 2; Sean Macintosh 0-3 0-0 0; Jordan Stewart 0-1 0-0 0; Zach Kebetz 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-47 17-28 53. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (9-8, 3-2) Joe Flanagan 7-15 0-0 18; Keith Fogel 7-13 0-0 15; Mike Church 4-7 0-0 8; Bryan Harrity 3-5 0-0 7; Chris Hill 3-4 0-0 6; Josh Houseal 2-7 1-2 5; Brady Haughney 1-1 2-3 4; Kyle McConnell 2-2 0-0 4; Phil Schaffer 1-4 0-0 2; Mark Vogel 0-2 1-2 1; Andrew Corrigan 0-1 0-0 0; Chris Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-61 4-7 70. Lebanon Valley College........ 18 35 - 53 Elizabethtown College......... 36 34 - 70 3-point goals--Lebanon Valley College 4-19 (Kyle Enoch 3-9; Matt Staub 1-4; Grant Becker 0-1; Sean Macintosh 0-3; Jordan Stewart 0-1; Joe Meehan 0-1), Elizabethtown College 6-21 (Joe Flanagan 4-9; Keith Fogel 1-4; Bryan Harrity 1-2; Josh Houseal 0-3; Mark Vogel 0-2; Mike Church 0-1). Fouled out--Lebanon Valley College-None, Elizabethtown College-Keith Fogel. Rebounds--Lebanon Valley College 33 (Kyle Enoch 7), Elizabethtown College 32 (Keith Fogel 7; Mike Church 7). Assists--Lebanon Valley College 14 (Joe Meehan 4), Elizabethtown College 13 (Mike Church 4). Total fouls--Lebanon Valley College 9, Elizabethtown College 21. Technical fouls--Lebanon Valley College-None, Elizabethtown College-None. A-500 Back to top 1/17/2009 Men's basketball dropped by Widener, 80-69 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Widener 80, Elizabethtown 69 Matt Sosna chipped in with 15 points and eight rebounds for the Pride (11-4 overall, 2-1 Commonwealth), who shot 52.5 percent (31-for-59) from the field as a team and led by double figures for nearly the entire second half. Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) paced the Blue Jays (8-8 overall, 2-2 Commonwealth) with 10 points and four steals, the only Elizabethtown player to reach double figures as the Jays shot 40.3 percent (25-for-62) from the field and committed 23 turnovers. Widener, which never trailed in the game, led 40-31 at halftime as Jones led all players with 12 points. The Pride led 71-51 with 7:01 remaining, but the Blue Jay bench mounted a rally that brought Elizabethtown within nine points in the final minute. Chris Hill (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) came off the Elizabethtown bench to contribute a season-high nine points along with five rebounds, while Mark Vogel (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) and Kyle McConnell (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) added seven points apiece for the Blue Jays. WIDENER UNIVERSITY 80, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 69 WIDENER UNIVERSITY (11-4, 2-1) Charles Jones 8-16 0-0 18; Matt Sosna 4-10 6-7 15; Jamarr Johnson 4-8 2-4 10; Jack Brennan 4-5 0-0 8; Jarrell Nelson 3-4 2-4 8; Nyere Miller 2-5 0-0 5; Perry Wright 2-3 1-2 5; Bobby Edmunds 1-3 1-4 4; BJ Smith 2-2 0-0 4; Chris McDevitt 1-3 0-0 3; Tracy Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-59 12-21 80. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (8-8, 2-2) Keith Fogel 4-11 0-0 10; Chris Hill 4-8 1-2 9; Mike Church 3-6 3-6 9; Kyle McConnell 3-4 1-3 7; Joe Flanagan 3-7 0-4 7; Mark Vogel 1-3 4-6 7; Josh Houseal 3-8 0-0 6; Brady Haughney 2-5 0-0 5; Chris Jones 1-4 2-2 5; Bryan Harrity 1-4 1-1 3; Phil Schaffer 0-2 1-2 1; Brian Allport 0-0 0-0 0; Andrew Corrigan 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-62 13-26 69. Widener University............ 40 40 - 80 Elizabethtown College......... 31 38 - 69 3-point goals--Widener University 6-17 (Charles Jones 2-6; Chris McDevitt 1-3; Bobby Edmunds 1-2; Nyere Miller 1-3; Matt Sosna 1-3), Elizabethtown College 6-20 (Keith Fogel 2-6; Mark Vogel 1-2; Brady Haughney 1-4; Chris Jones 1-2; Joe Flanagan 1-3; Josh Houseal 0-2; Kyle McConnell 0-1). Fouled out--Widener University-Charles Jones, Elizabethtown College-None. Rebounds--Widener University 40 (Matt Sosna 8), Elizabethtown College 37 (Josh Houseal 7; Mike Church 7). Assists--Widener University 19 (Bobby Edmunds 5), Elizabethtown College 13 (Mark Vogel 3; Phil Schaffer 3). Total fouls--Widener University 22, Elizabethtown College 20. Technical fouls--Widener University-Charles Jones, Elizabethtown College-None. A-325 Back to top 1/14/2009 Men's basketball downed by Albright, 93-80 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Albright 93, Elizabethtown 80 Phil Hall went 10-for-15 from the field and scored a game-high 24 points while Derek Hall hit all five of his field-goal attempts and added 15 points for the Lions (11-5 overall, 2-1 Commonwealth), who led 46-32 at halftime and withstood a 12-0 second-half run by the Blue Jays (8-7 overall, 2-1 Commonwealth). Four players scored in double figures for Elizabethtown, with Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) leading the way with 15 points and seven rebounds and Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) adding a career-high 14 points. Albright took a 46-32 lead to halftime on the strength of 6-for-13 shooting from three-point range. Phil Hall led the Lions with 11 points followed by Derek Hall with 10, while Houseal led the Blue Jays with 11 points in the opening half. The Lions led 66-49 with 12:35 to go, but the Blue Jays scored 12 straight points to cut the deficit to 66-61 following two free throws by Church with 10:13 to go. However, a putback by Phil Hall and a three-point play by Matt Bazsika pushed Albright ahead 71-61 with 9:33 left and Elizabethtown would get no closer than nine the rest of the way. Joining Church and Houseal in double figures for Elizabethtown were Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) with 12 points and Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) with 11 points. Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) added seven points and six assists for the Blue Jays, who committed just six turnovers as a team. Zac Shaeffer tallied 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Lions, while Bazsika added nine points and four boards. Albright finished with a commanding 42-26 edge in rebounds over Elizabethtown, as Andre Murphy matched Shaeffer for the team high in boards with seven. ALBRIGHT COLLEGE 93, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 80 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (8-7/2-1 CC) Mike Church 6-13 3-4 15; Josh Houseal 6-10 0-1 14; Keith Fogel 5-10 0-0 12; Joe Flanagan 5-10 0-0 11; Phil Schaffer 3-7 1-4 7; Kyle McConnell 1-2 4-6 6; Mark Vogel 2-3 0-0 5; Bryan Harrity 1-5 3-3 5; Chris Jones 1-2 0-0 3; Brady Haughney 1-5 0-3 2; Chris Hill 0-0 0-0 0; Brian Allport 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-68 11-21 80. ALBRIGHT COLLEGE (11-5/2-1 CC) Phil Hall 10-15 3-4 24; Zac Shaeffer 4-8 5-5 16; Derek Hall 5-5 3-4 15; Matt Bazsika 3-7 3-5 9; Andre Murphy 2-4 2-2 8; Andrew Pomager 2-4 2-5 7; Matt Ashcroft 3-4 0-0 7; Adam Van Zelst 1-1 1-2 3; Shane Irwin 1-1 0-0 2; Mike Larkin 1-4 0-0 2; Cameron Furman 0-0 0-0 0; Justin Gewirtz 0-0 0-0 0; Ryan Van Zelst 0-0 0-0 0; Donovan Bridgeforth 0-0 0-0 0; Kenny Sullivan 0-0 0-0 0; Justin Plummer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-53 19-27 93. Elizabethtown College......... 32 48 - 80 Albright College.............. 46 47 - 93 3-point goals--Elizabethtown College 7-26 (Josh Houseal 2-4; Keith Fogel 2-5; Mark Vogel 1-2; Chris Jones 1-2; Joe Flanagan 1-5; Brian Allport 0-1; Brady Haughney 0-2; Bryan Harrity 0-1; Phil Schaffer 0-2; Mike Church 0-2), Albright College 10-21 (Zac Shaeffer 3-7; Andre Murphy 2-3; Derek Hall 2-2; Andrew Pomager 1-3; Phil Hall 1-2; Matt Ashcroft 1-1; Mike Larkin 0-3). Fouled out--Elizabethtown College-None, Albright College-None. Rebounds--Elizabethtown College 26 (Mike Church 7), Albright College 42 (Andre Murphy 7; Zac Shaeffer 7). Assists--Elizabethtown College 16 (Phil Schaffer 6), Albright College 24 (Andrew Pomager 6). Total fouls--Elizabethtown College 20, Albright College 19. Technical fouls--Elizabethtown College-None, Albright College-None. Back to top 1/12/2009 Flanagan named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, January 12, 2009 Joe Flanagan Named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College sophomore swingman Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) has been named the Commonwealth Conference men's basketball Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 11, the conference office announced Monday.
Flanagan, who averaged 21.0 points and 6.0 rebounds while shooting 73.7 percent from the field for the week, has scored in double figures in all but one of Elizabethtown's 14 games this season. He leads the Blue Jays and is ranked third in the Commonwealth Conference in scoring average at 15.7 points per game. Elizabethtown (8-6 overall, 2-0 Commonwealth) returns to action on Wednesday at Albright College beginning at 8:00 p.m. Back to top 1/10/2009 Men's basketball gets past Messiah, 71-59 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown 71, Messiah 59  Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) equaled his career high with 21 points for the Blue Jays (8-6 overall, 2-0 Commonwealth), who shot a sizzling 58.3 percent (21-for-36) from the field in the game including 11-for-17 (64.7 percent) in the second half.Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) also reached double figures with 13 points for Elizabethtown, while Kyle McConnell (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) went 8-for-8 from the foul line and finished with 10 points. Flanagan, whose previous high was 21 points against Marymount University on Nov. 25, went 9-for-10 from the field including 2-for-2 from three-point range, and hit 3-for-4 from the foul line for the Blue Jays. Fogel, who also came up with five steals, hit 7-for-12 from the floor including two three-pointers, and went 5-for-5 from the line to extend his streak of consecutive made free throws to 21. Jason Miller led the Falcons (2-11 overall, 0-1 Commonwealth) with 17 points and five assists, but Messiah committed 25 turnovers in suffering its sixth straight loss. Elizabethtown led 29-16 with 5:46 left in the first half, but the Falcons scored the next 13 points to tie the game at 29-29 on a layup by Colton Reitz with 2:13 left in the half. A layup by Fogel gave the Blue Jays a 31-29 lead at halftime, part of his game-high 10-point effort in the opening half. The Blue Jays never trailed in the second half, but saw the Falcons cut what was a seven-point deficit down to 46-45 on a fast-break layup by Miller with 9:04 remaining. Messiah trailed 53-50 with 5:26 to go, but clutch three-pointers by Flanagan and Mark Vogel (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) sparked a 13-2 run that extended the Elizabethtown advantageto 66-52 with 1:22 left. Jamie Yoder joined Miller in double figures for Messiah with 11 points, but the Falcons shot 48.9 percent (22-for-45) from the field as a team including 8-for-25 from three-point range. Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) led all players with eight assists in 28 minutes of action for the Blue Jays, while Flanagan and Church shared the team led with five rebounds each. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 71, MESSIAH COLLEGE 59 Back to top 1/7/2009 Men's basketball wins at Lycoming in league opener, 68-61 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown 68, Lycoming 61 Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) added 16 points for the Blue Jays (7-6 overall, 1-0 Commonwealth), who led for the game's final 30 minutes despite seeing the Warriors (6-5 overall, 0-1 Commonwealth) nearly erase a 13-point second-half deficit.Flanagan, who sank three three-pointers to extend his streak of making at least one trey in each of Elizabethtown's 13 games this season, also pulled a team-high seven rebounds as the Blue Jays won in their first conference road game of the season for the first time since 2002-03. Greg Sye led Lycoming with 15 points, while Brandon Wilkinson came off the Warrior bench to add all 14 of his points in the second half. Eric Anthony added 12 points in defeat for Lycoming, which forced Elizabethtown into just eight turnovers on the evening. The Blue Jays held a 51-38 lead with 11:53 remaining following a basket from Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield), but the Warriors scored the next 10 points to cut the Elizabethtown advantage to 51-48 with 8:08 to go. Elizabethtown regained an eight-point lead at 60-52 with 2:36 to go, but would not score another field goal until the final seconds as Lycoming crept back within three at 64-61 with 21 seconds to go. Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) connected on a layup with nine seconds remaining to give the Blue Jays a 66-61 lead, and after a missed shot Church hit two free throws with two seconds left to set the final score. Elizabethtown led 34-29 at halftime as both teams shot an identical 12-for-27 (44.4 percent) from the field. Church and Flanagan led the Blue Jays with 11 points apiece in the opening half while Sye paced the Warriors with 11 points. Fogel finished with nine points for the Blue Jays, while Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) and Chris Fairbanks (Lititz, PA/Warwick) netted seven points apiece in the victory. Elizabethtown finished 21-for-28 from the foul line, led by a perfect 6-for-6 performance by Flanagan. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 68, LYCOMING COLLEGE 61 Back to top 1/4/2009 Men's basketball tumbles to King's, 72-54 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL King's 72, Elizabethtown 54 Chase McGowan added 12 points while Jim Schule had 10 points and six rebounds for the Monarchs (6-5 overall), who won for the second time in less than 24 hours following a five-game losing streaak. Kyle McConnell (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) was the lone player in double figures for the Blue Jays (6-6 overall) as he came off the bench to score a season-high 11 points, including three three-pointers. However, the Blue Jays shot 33.3 percent (19-for-57) from the field and recorded a season low in points. The Monarchs built a 40-28 lead at halftime by shooting 50 percent (13-for-26) from the field, and led by as many as 19 points in the second half. King's took advantage of a 25-14 foul disparity to go 22-for-26 from the free-throw line compared to 9-for-15 by Elizabethtown. King's finished the game with a 42-27 edge in rebounding, with Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) leading Elizabethtown with five boards. The Blue Jays committed just nine turnovers as a team, while the Monarchs were guilty of 15 miscues. Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) finished with nine points in 24 minutes for Elizabethtown, the first time in 12 games this season he failed to reach double figures. Flanagan and McConnell were each selected to the All-Tournament team. KING'S COLLEGE 72, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 54 Back to top 1/3/2009 Men's basketball returns to action with 71-69 win at Wilkes ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown 71, Wilkes 69 Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) and Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) each added 15 points for the Blue Jays (6-5 overall), who snapped a three-game losing streak in winning for the first time since a 70-65 victory at Millersville University exactly one month earlier.Chris DeRojas paced the Colonels (5-3 overall) with a game-high 27 points, including six three-pointers, but scored just five points in the second half. Steve Kline added 19 points and eight rebounds for Wilkes, which finished 7-for-29 from three-point range as a team. Despite making just one field goal in a span of five minutes midway through the second half and none in the final 5:06, the Blue Jays were able to convert a 54-54 tie into an eight-point lead by holding the Colonels without a basket for four minutes during the same stretch. Elizabethtown led 69-61 following two foul shots by Church with 4:05 to go, but Wilkes pulled to within 69-66 on a three-pointer by Chris Gulla with 3:04 left and a layup by Tom Kresge with 1:06 remaining. Flanagan, who scored in double figures for the 11th time in as many games this season, sank two foul shots with 10 seconds to play to give the Blue Jays a 71-66 lead. DeRojas nailed a three-pointer with six seconds left to bring the Colonels back within two, but Wilkes would not regain possession. Both teams shot 16-for-32 from the field and made five three-pointers in the first half, but two extra foul shots by the Blue Jays gave them a 41-39 lead at intermission. Flanagan led the Blue Jays with 13 points while DeRojas went 5-for-10 from beyond the arc and scored 22 points for the Colonels. Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) added eight points and five rebounds for the Blue Jays, while Chris Fairbanks (Lititz, PA/Warwick) and Kyle McConnell (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) came off the Etown bench to score six points apiece. Elizabethtown will battle King's College on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. in the Marts Center in the second half of the Wilkes-Barre Challenge. The Monarchs traveled across town to defeat Ramapo College 75-74 in Saturday's opening game. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 71, WILKES UNIVERSITY 69 |
Flanagan was the game's high scorer in Blue Jay wins over Lycoming College and Messiah College last week. He scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds in a 68-61 victory at Lycoming on Wednesday, then scored a career-high 23 points and went 9-for-10 from the field in a 71-59 win over Messiah on Saturday.Back to News Index
