Elizabethtown College Sports News 
Back to top 2/28/2009 Men's basketball edged by Widener in Commonwealth finals ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Widener 67, Elizabethtown 65 The Pride (22-5 overall) won their third consecutive Commonwealth Conference championship and earned the 17th NCAA tournament berth in program history, while the Blue Jays (14-12 overall) were denied in their bid to win their first conference title since 2004. Charles Jones was named tournament Most Valuable Player for the Pride after finishing with 12 points and six rebounds in the title game, while Jamarr Johnson scored six of his 12 points in the final four minutes to thwart a late Blue Jay comeback bid. Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) scored a game-high 18 points to go with six rebounds and five assists for Elizabethtown, while Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) netted 17 points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds. However, the Blue Jays committed 21 turnovers and went just 3-for-7 at the foul line while the Pride finished 14-for-19 from the stripe. Widener scored the game's first seven points, and took its biggest lead of the day at 33-21 on two foul shots by Johnson with 5:59 left in the first half. Elizabethtown closed the first half on an 18-7 run, capped by a three-pointer by Fogel as time expired to bring the Blue Jays within 40-39 at intermission. Church led all players with 13 points and five rebounds in the first half, while Fogel went 3-for-4 from three-point range and tallied 11 points for the Blue Jays as part of a 53.3 percent (16-for-30) team shooting effort. Jones paced the Pride with nine points, as Widener shot 48.0 percent (12-for-25) from the field. The Blue Jays took their first lead of the day at 41-40 on a layup by Fogel 29 seconds into the second half, and held a 43-40 advantage following a putback by Church with 18:09 to play. Widener answered with six straight points to take a 46-43 lead with 16:54 to go, and the teams exchanged the lead several times over the next couple minutes. Widener went ahead for good at 54-51 following a three-pointer by Chris McDevitt with 13:07 left, sparking an 8-0 run that ended with the Pride holding a 59-51 advantage with 11:44 to play. Elizabethtown crept back to within two at 61-59 on a three-pointer by Fogel with 7:21 to go, but went scoreless over the next five minutes on four missed shots and two turnovers. The Blue Jays again cut the Pride lead to two at 63-61 as Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) hit a basket with 2:38 to go to snap the scoring drought, but Johnson responded with back-to-back steals and baskets to give Widener a 67-61 lead with 1:20 remaining. Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) connected on a basket with 43 seconds remaining to shave the Widener lead to 67-63, and Fogel nailed a jumper with 6.2 seconds to go to pull Elizabethtown within 67-65. A missed foul shot by Widener's Matt Sosna with 4.3 seconds left gave the Blue Jays life, but a desperation inbounds pass from midcourt with 0.4 seconds left went awry and the Pride came away with the title. Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) also finished in double figures for Elizabethtown with 12 points, while Sosna tallied 11 points and a team-high 10 rebounds. The Blue Jays finished at 45.9 percent (28-for-61) from the field as a team while Widener cooled off to 40.0 percent (22-for-55) after going 10-for-30 in the second half. WIDENER UNIVERSITY 67, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 65 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (14-12) Keith Fogel 7-13 0-1 18; Mike Church 8-14 1-3 17; Josh Houseal 5-7 1-1 12; Chris Hill 2-2 1-2 5; Joe Flanagan 2-10 0-0 5; Bryan Harrity 1-3 0-0 2; Phil Schaffer 1-4 0-0 2; Chris Jones 1-1 0-0 2; Kyle McConnell 1-2 0-0 2; Brady Haughney 0-0 0-0 0; Mark Vogel 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 28-61 3-7 65. WIDENER UNIVERSITY (22-5) Charles Jones 5-15 0-0 12; Jamarr Johnson 4-4 4-4 12; Matt Sosna 3-6 3-5 11; Chris McDevitt 2-3 2-2 8; Bobby Edmunds 1-6 2-2 5; BJ Smith 1-1 1-2 4; Tracy Jones 2-3 0-0 4; Perry Wright 1-3 1-1 3; Nyere Miller 1-9 0-1 3; Jack Brennan 1-3 1-2 3; Jarrell Nelson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 22-55 14-19 67. Elizabethtown College......... 39 26 - 65 Widener University............ 40 27 - 67 3-point goals--Elizabethtown College 6-19 (Keith Fogel 4-7; Joe Flanagan 1-4; Josh Houseal 1-3; Phil Schaffer 0-2; Mark Vogel 0-2; Mike Church 0-1), Widener University 9-25 (Matt Sosna 2-4; Chris McDevitt 2-3; Charles Jones 2-5; Nyere Miller 1-7; BJ Smith 1-1; Bobby Edmunds 1-4; Jack Brennan 0-1). Fouled out--Elizabethtown College-None, Widener University-None. Rebounds--Elizabethtown College 39 (Mike Church 12), Widener University 33 (Matt Sosna 10). Assists--Elizabethtown College 24 (Kyle McConnell 5; Keith Fogel 5), Widener University 18 (Bobby Edmunds 4). Total fouls--Elizabethtown College 17, Widener University 16. Technical fouls--Elizabethtown College-None, Widener University-None. A-865 Back to top 2/28/2009 Women's track finishes third at MAC Championships ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Elizabethtown at MAC Championships BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's indoor track and field team finished third at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships held at Lehigh University on Saturday. The
Blue Jays won two events on the day and had nine medal-winning
performances to amass 79 points, trailing only conference champion Messiah College (163 points) and DeSales University (88 points). Senior Tiffany Kulp (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) picked up her second consecutive gold medal in the mile run with a time of 5:12.97, and took second in the 800 meters with a time of 2:21.84. Kulp also won gold as the anchor leg of the 4x800-meter relay, joined by junior Megan VanDenHengel (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley), sophomore Kristen O'Brien (Westminster, MD/Winters Mill) and first-year student Kathryn Howser (Annapolis, MD/Annapolis) with a winning time of 9:57.87. Senior Chelsea Miles (Media, PA/Penncrest) finished second in three events, breaking her own school record in the long jump with a mark of 17 feet, 3/4 inch, clearing 4 feet, 11 3/4 inches in the high jump and posting a distance of 35 feet, 5 3/4 inches in the triple jump. VanDenHengel came home third in the 800 meters with a time of 2:22.78, while senior Amanda Daws (Thorofare, NJ/West Deptford) was second in the 5,000 meters and recorded the third-best time in program history of 18:32.63.Sophomore Allie Gold (Columbia, PA/Hempfield) finished fifth in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 9.59 seconds, and ran anchor leg in the 4x200 relay with Miles, Howser and junior Bern Frawley (Berwyn, PA/Sacred Heart) which took fifth in 4:21.49. In the 4x400-meter relay, the team of Frawley, first-year student Jill Patrick (Pitman, NJ/Pitman), Gold and Miles finished fifth in a time of 4:21.49. Middle Atlantic Conference Championships Team scores: 1.
Messiah 163; 2. DeSales 88; 3. Elizabethtown 79; 4. Misericordia 66; 5. Lebanon Valley 61; 6. Albright 31; 7. Widener 26; 8. Delaware Valley 23; 9. Shenandoah 11; 10. Manhattanville 9 Women 800 meters - 2. Tiffany Kulp, 2:21.84; 3. Megan VanDenHengel, 2:22.44 1 mile - 1. Tiffany Kulp, 5:12.97 5000 meters - 2. Amanda Daws, 18:32.63 55 hurdles - 5. Allie Gold, 9.59 4x200 relay - 5. Elizabethtown (Chelsea Miles, Kathryn Howser, Bern Frawley, Allie Gold), 1:53.76 4x400 relay - 5. Elizabethtown (Bern Frawley, Jill Patrick, Allie Gold, Chelsea Miles), 4:21.49 4x800 relay - 1. Elizabethtown (Megan VanDenHengel, Kristen O'Brien, Kathryn Howser, Tiffany Kulp), 9:57.87 Distance Medley Relay - 2. Elizabethtown (Kristen O'Brien, Jill Patrick, Kathryn Howser, Amanda Daws), 13:02.50 High jump - 2 (tie). Chelsea Miles, 4-11 3/4 Long jump - 2. Chelsea Miles, 17-3/4 Triple jump - 2. Chelsea Miles, 35-5 3/4 Back to top 2/28/2009 Men's track finishes second at MAC Championships ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Elizabethtown at MAC Championships BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's indoor track and field team finished secoind at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships held at Lehigh University on Saturday. The Blue Jays won four events on the day and had 12 medal-winning performances to amass 109 points, just behind team champion Messiah College and one point ahead of third-place DeSales University (108 points). Junior Wyatt Eaton (York, PA/Eastern York) won the 200 meters with a time of 22.80 seconds, the second-best time in program history, and took second in both the 400 meters (50.96 seconds, third-best in school history) and the long jump (21 feet, 3 1/4 inches, sixth-best in school history). First-year student Eric Reichert (Hershey, PA/Hershey) was victorious in the mile run with a time of 4:18.94, while sophomore Rich Greco (Holmdel, NJ/Holmdel) took first in the 5,000 meters in a time of 15:32.47, the ninth-best time in school history. The Blue Jays' 4x400-meter relay team of junior Kyle Grimm (Pottstown, PA/Pottsgrove), first-year student Mark Weber (Tinton Falls, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy), senior Dylan Rulander (Russell, PA/Eisenhower) and Eaton crossed the line first in a time of 3:30.81. Rulander also finished second in the mile to Reichert with a time of 4:21.11, the fifth-best mark in program history, while in the mle sophomore Chris Heisey (Middletown, PA/Middletown) was third in 15:41.65, followed by senior Jeremy Matula (Bath, PA/Northampton) in fourth at 15:49.57 and first-year student Colby Miller (Oak Hill, VA/Flint Hill School) in fifth at 15:56.09. In the distance medley relay, the quartet of senior James Munnelly (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks East), Grimm, Weber and first-year student Evan DeArmitt (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin) finished second in a time of 10:44.13, while the 4x800-meter relay team of Munnelly, first-year student Casey McGarvey (Bozrah, CT/Norwich Free Academy), DeArmitt and Reichert crossed the line third in 8:19.72. Senior Phil Alder (Pottstown, PA/Pottsgrove) was third in the pentathlon with 2,822 points, and took fourth in the pole vault with a height of 12 feet, 5 1/2 inches. Senior Jason Yurchak (Franklinville, NJ/Delsea Regional) placed third in the pole vault with a best marak of 12 feet, 11 1/2 inches. Middle Atlantic Conference Championships Team scores: 1. Messiah 120; 2. Elizabethtown 109; 3. DeSales 108; 4. Widener 95; 5. Lebanon Valley 52; 6. Albright 24.5; 7. Misericordia 24; 8. Delaware Valley 19.5; 9. Shenandoah 3; 10. Manhattanville 2. Men 200 meters - 1. Wyatt Eaton, 22.80 400 meters - 2. Wyatt Eaton, 50.96 800 meters - 6. Dylan Rulander, 2:01.19 1 mile - 1. Eric Reichert, 4:18.94; 2. Dylan Rulander, 4:21.11 5000 meters - 1. Rich Greco, 15:32.47; 3. Chris Heisey, 15:41.65; 4. Jeremy Matula, 15:49.57; 5. Colby Miller, 15:56.09 4x400 meters - 1. Elizabethtown (Kyle Grimm, Mark Weber, Dylan Rulander, Wyatt Eaton), 3:30.81 4x800 meters - 3. Elizabethtown (James Munnelly, Casey McGarvey, Evan DeArmitt, Eric Reichert), 8:19.72 Distance medley relay - 2. Elizabethtown (James Munnelly, Kyle Grimm, Mark Weber, Evan DeArmitt), 10:44.13 Pole Vault - 3. Jason Yurchak, 12-11 1/2; 4. Phil Alder, 12-5 1/2 Long Jump - 2. Wyatt Eaton, 21-3 1/4 Pentathlon - 2. Phil Alder, 2822 points Back to top 2/26/2009 Men's basketball to travel to Widener for Commonwealth title FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 26, 2009 Elizabethtown and Widener to Meet in Commonwealth Finals ELIZABETHTOWN,
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--- The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team will travel to Widener University for the Commonwealth Conference championship on Saturday afternoon beginning at 3:00 p.m. The Blue Jays (14-11 overall), seeded third in the four-team tournament, advanced to the finals with a 68-64 victory at Albright College on Wednesday night, while the top-seeded Pride (21-5 overall) defeated Messiah College 76-61 in the other semifinal contest. Admission to Saturday's game at the Schwartz Center is $6 for adults, $4
for seniors and $2 for students, with children under six admitted free
of charge. The winner will receive an automatic bid to next week's NCAA Division III tournament. Saturday's game will be played exactly five years to the day of Elizabethtown's last appearance in the championship game, a 61-54 victory at Widener on Feb. 28, 2004 that gave the Blue Jays their third straight conference title. In addition to the Commonwealth Conference titles in 2002, 2003 and 2004, Elizabethtown won Middle Atlantic Conference championships in 1964 and 1979. Widener will be seeking its third consecutive conference crown and 15th overall conference championship in program history. The teams have met four times in the Commonwealth Conference playoffs since 2001, with Elizabethtown winning in the 2002 and 2004 finals and Widener winning in the 2001 finals and 2006 semifinals. All but the 2002 championship game were played at Widener. Widener, which went 10-2 in the Commonwealth Conference during the regular season, swept the season series from Elizabethtown, which went 7-5 in conference play. The Pride won 80-69 at Thompson Gymnasium on Jan. 17 and held on for a 66-62 victory at the Schwartz Center on Feb. 7. Sophomore swingman Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) leads the Blue Jays in scoring at 14.6 points per game and has connected on a team-high 52 three-pointers. Junior center Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) has added 12.7 points and a team-high 6.3 rebounds per game, while sophomore guard Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) is averaging 12.5 points per game with 38 three-pointers and a team-high 53 steals. Leading the Pride is senior guard Charles Jones, who leads the Commonwealth Conference in scoring at 17.4 points per game to go with a team-high 78 assists. Senior forward Matt Sosna is second on the team in scoring at 14.2 points per game and leads the team with 6.8 rebounds per game. He is shooting 61.1 percent from the field (138-for-226) to lead the conference, with junior forward Jamarr Johnson ranking second at 56.9 percent (82-for-144). Back to top 2/26/2009 Men's lax picked fourth in MAC preseason poll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 26, 2009 Elizabethtown Men's Lacrosse Picked Fourth in MAC Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's lacrosse team has been picked to finish fourth in the Middle Atlantic Conference preseason coaches poll, the conference office announced Thursday. The Blue Jays went 6-8 overall and finished fifth in the MAC last season after going 4-3 in league play, narrowly missing a postseason berth. Seven starters return to the Elizabethtown lineup for head coach Terry Corcoran, who begins his fourth season on the sidelines for the Blue Jays. Junior midfielder Aaron Weber is a preseason All-American as named by Inside Lacrosse magazine, and ranked second on the team with 37 points on 22 goals and 15 assists. Senior attack Ryan McCafferty led the Blue Jays with 31 goals and 40 points last year, while junior Jon Day had 106 faceoff wins, 79 ground balls and five man-up goals among his 24 tallies. Widener University and Messiah College shared the top spot in the poll with 102 points, though Widener had six first-place votes to two by Messiah. Lycoming College came in third with 94 points and one first-place vote, while Elizabethtown garnered the final two first-place votes and 91 points. FDU-Florham (74 points) and Eastern University (60 points) rounded out the top half of the poll. The Blue Jays open their 2009 season on Wednesday, March 4 at Guilford College and play their home opener on Sunday, March 8 against Moravian College. Elizabethtown plays the first of 10 conference games on Saturday, March 14 when Widener visits Wolf Field. Back to top 2/25/2009 Men's hoops defeats Albright 68-64 to advance to conference finals ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown 68, Albright 64 The Blue Jays (14-11 overall) will travel to top-seeded Widener University for Saturday's championship game at 3:00 p.m. after the Pride defeated Messiah College 76-61 in Wednesday's other semifinal contest. Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) scored 17 points to lead the Blue Jays, who held the Lions (17-9 overall) to 28.1 percent shooting (9-for-32) from the field in the second half, including 13 straight misses to open the half, after shooting 59.3 percent (16-for-27) in the opening 20 minutes. Phil Hall led the Lions with game highs of 20 points and 10 rebounds, but Albright could not turn a 43-28 rebounding advantage to their benefit. The Lions were also plagued by 16 turnovers while the Blue Jays committed just nine miscues. Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) added 13 points for the Blue Jays while Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) tallied 12 points and a team-high six rebounds for Elizabethtown, which will play for its first conference title since winning the last of three in a row in 2004. Trailing 55-50 with 7:12 to play, the Lions tied the game at 57-57 on a reverse layup by Hall with 4:48 to play, only to see Church put the Blue Jays back on top 61-57 courtesy of two foul shots with 4:29 remaining and a reverse layup with 3:39 left. Albright responded with five straight points to take a 62-61 lead on a layup by Zac Shaeffer with 2:01 remaining, but backup center Bryan Harrity (Warrington, PA/Central Bucks South) hit a baseline jumper with 1:29 to go to put Elizabethtown back on top for good at 63-62. After Hall misfired on the potential go-ahead basket, Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) hit the Blue Jays' biggest shot of the season as he canned a three-pointer with 48.7 seconds left to give Elizabethtown a 66-62 lead. Matt Bazsika put back a missed three-pointer with 35.5 seconds left to bring Albright back within 66-64, but Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) hit a foul shot with 34.7 seconds to play to give Elizabethtown a three-point lead. Looking for the tie, the Lions threw the ball away under their own basket with 22.8 seconds to go, and Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) drilled a foul shot with 22.0 seconds remaining to push the Etown lead to 68-64. Two last-ditch field-goal attempts by the Lions were not close, and the Blue Jays came away with the win. Both teams set a blistering pace from the field in the opening 10 minutes, each shooting over 50 percent from the floor as Albright held a 23-22 lead with 8:54 left in the first half despite 10 points from Fogel. Albright led 37-33 at halftime as Hall hit his first six shots from the field en route to a game-high 12 points, while Fogel finished with 10 points to pace Elizabethtown. The Lions cooled off from the field to open the second half, missing their first 13 field-goal attempts and going scoreless for 8 minutes, 13 seconds while the Blue Jays scored 12 of the half's first 14 points to take a 45-39 lead with 11:32 to go on a three-pointer by Mark Vogel (Landisville, PA/Hempfield). Hall finally connected on Albright's first field goal of the second half with 10:27 to go to cut the Elizabethtown lead to 47-43, but a basket by Church and a three-pointer by Flanagan gave the Blue Jays a 52-45 lead with 9:43 to play. Albright fought back with five unanswered points to cut the Blue Jay lead to 52-50 with 9:03 remaining, but Church converted a three-point play with 7:12 to go to extend the Blue Jay advantage to 55-50. Also scoring in double figures for Albright were Andre Murphy with 11 points and Baszika with 10 points to go with five rebounds. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 68, ALBRIGHT COLLEGE 64 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (14-11) Mike Church 7-16 3-4 17; Keith Fogel 5-9 1-2 13; Joe Flanagan 4-7 2-4 12; Phil Schaffer 2-6 1-4 5; Mark Vogel 1-3 2-2 5; Chris Jones 1-1 2-2 5; Chris Hill 2-3 0-0 4; Bryan Harrity 2-4 0-0 4; Josh Houseal 1-4 1-2 3; Kyle McConnell 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 25-54 12-22 68. ALBRIGHT COLLEGE (17-9) Phil Hall 9-17 2-2 20; Andre Murphy 4-13 1-2 11; Matt Bazsika 3-6 3-4 10; Justin Plummer 2-3 2-4 6; Matt Ashcroft 2-5 0-0 5; Adam Van Zelst 1-3 2-2 4; Andrew Pomager 2-4 0-0 4; Derek Hall 1-2 0-0 2; Zac Shaeffer 1-7 0-0 2; Mike Larkin 0-0 0-0 0; Ryan Van Zelst 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 25-60 10-15 64. Elizabethtown College......... 33 35 - 68 Albright College.............. 37 27 - 64 3-point goals--Elizabethtown College 6-10 (Joe Flanagan 2-4; Keith Fogel 2-2; Mark Vogel 1-2; Chris Jones 1-1; Mike Church 0-1), Albright College 4-14 (Andre Murphy 2-5; Matt Bazsika 1-1; Matt Ashcroft 1-3; Zac Shaeffer 0-4; Phil Hall 0-1). Fouled out--Elizabethtown College-None, Albright College-None. Rebounds--Elizabethtown College 28 (Joe Flanagan 6), Albright College 44 (Phil Hall 10). Assists--Elizabethtown College 12 (Phil Schaffer 5), Albright College 14 (Zac Shaeffer 3). Total fouls--Elizabethtown College 17, Albright College 19. Technical fouls--Elizabethtown College-None, Albright College-None. A-625 Back to top 2/25/2009 Women's lax picked second in MAC preseason poll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, February 25, 2009 Elizabethtown Women's Lacrosse Picked Second in MAC Poll ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College has been picked to finish second in the Middle Atlantic Conference women's lacrosse preseason coaches poll, the conference office announced Wednesday. The Blue Jays finished 11-5 overall and in second place in the MAC with a 7-1 record in 2008, losing 15-14 to top-seeded FDU-Florham in the championship game. Elizabethtown returns 11 of their 12 starters, including seven All-MAC performers, to this year's lineup. Senior attack Katie Foley is the Blue Jays' top returning scorer, having been named first-team All-MAC and second-team All-Region after she netted a school-record 70 goals to go with 19 assists for 89 points in 2008. She ranks second in program history with 179 goals and 237 points in her career. Junior midfielder Stephanie Kreis was also a first-team All-MAC and second-team All-Region choice after she finished with 38 goals and a team-high 36 ground balls last season. In goal, senior Jenn Hawkins joined Foley and Kreis as a first-team All-Conference and second-team All-Region selection as she posted a .551 save percentage and a 9.15 goals against average last year. FDU-Florham received eight of the 12 first-place votes in the poll for a total of 130 points, with Elizabethtown taking the other four first-place votes and amassing 125 points. Messiah College (107 points), Lycoming College (101 points) and MAC newcomer Eastern University (100 points) round out the top five. The Blue Jays, who opened their 2009 season with an 18-3 win over York College on Saturday afternoon, will begin their 11-game MAC schedule by hosting Eastern on Saturday, March 14. Back to top 2/24/2009 Men's basketball to play at Albright in Commonwealth semifinals FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, February 24, 2009 Elizabethtown to Face Albright in Commonwealth Semifinals ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College will battle Albright College in a Commonwealth Conference men's basketball semifinal game on Wednesday night at the Bollman Center in Reading, beginning at 7:00 p.m. The Blue Jays finished 13-11 overall and in third place in the conference with a 7-5 record, while the Lions completed the 2008-09 regular season with a 17-8 overall record and an 8-4 mark in conference play, good enough for second place in the final standings. The winner of Wednesday's game will play in the championship game on Saturday against the winner of the other semifinal game between fourth-seeded Messiah College and top-seeded Widener University. The Commonwealth Conference champion will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament. Admission to Wednesday's contest is $6 for adults, $4 for seniors and $2 for students, with children under six admitted free of charge. Streaming audio and live stats will be available for download through links posted on the Elizabethtown sports web site. Elizabethtown and Albright have met in the Commonwealth Conference semifinals on three previous occasions, with the Blue Jays winning 83-74 at Thompson Gymnasium in 2001 and 99-87 in overtime at the Bollman Center in 2004. The Lions won the most-recent playoff battle between the teams with an 81-65 home-court win in 2005. During the regular season, Albright won both meetings with Elizabethtown, picking up a 93-80 victory at home on Jan. 14 and a 69-65 overtime victory at Thompson Gymnasium on Jan. 31. Including the postseason, the Blue Jays have lost six straight games in Reading since the aforementioned playoff overtime win in 2004. The Blue Jays, making their first postseason appearance since 2006, won their final three regular-season games to lock up third place in the standings. Elizabethtown improved from 2-8 in conference play in 2007-08 to 8-4 this season. Albright also won its final three games and six of its last seven to secure their fifth trip to the conference playoffs in the last six years. Elizabethtown has three players averaging over 12 points per game for 19th-year head coach Bob Schlosser (292-197 record), led by sophomore swingman Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) at 14.8 points per game. He leads the squad with 50 three-pointers and has scored in double figures in 20 out of 24 games. Junior center Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) is second on the team with 12.5 points per game, and leads the Blue Jays with an average of 6.4 rebounds per game along with a conference-best 36 blocked shots. Sophomore guard Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) is even with Church in scoring average (12.5 points per game) and is second on the squad with 36 three-pointers. Fogel also leads the team in foul shooting (86.7 percent, 39-for-45) and has a a team-high 52 steals. Rounding out the starting lineup are junior forward Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield), who averages 6.1 points and 4.9 rebounds per game, and senior point guard Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City), who averages 4.3 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game and is the lone senior on the roster. Key contributors off the bench include first-year guard Kyle McConnell (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest), who is averaging 4.4 points per game as Schaffer's backup at point guard, sophomore center Chris Hill (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty), who chips in 3.5 points and 2.0 rebounds per contest, and junior guard Chris Jones (Airville, PA/Kennard-Dale), who has made seven consecutive three-point attempts spanning the last four games. The Lions are led by 6-11 senior center Phil Hall, a conference Player of the Year contender who averages 14.5 points and 7.8 rebounds per game while shooting 55.8 percent (148-for-265) from the field. Sophomore guard Zac Shaeffer also averages in double figures for Albright with 12.3 points per contest to go with a team-high 57 three-pointers. Back to top 2/24/2009 Baseball tied for first in Commonwealth preseason poll FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, February 24, 2009 Elizabethtown Baseball Tied for First in Commonwealth Conference ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College and Messiah College are tied for first in the Commonwealth Conference baseball preseason coaches poll, the conference office announced Tuesday. Elizabethtown and Messiah each received three first-place votes and 29 points to share the top spot in the poll, followed by Widener University (24 points), Albright College and Arcadia University (16 points apiece) and Lebanon Valley College (13 points). The
Blue Jays finished in first place last season with a 10-2 league mark, but lost to the Falcons 7-3 in the conference championship game. Seven members of the starting lineup as well as nine of last year's 10 pitchers return for head coach Cliff Smith, who begins his third season on the Elizabethtown bench. Senior left fielder Adam Sheibley was also a first-team All-Conference selection after hitting .371 with five home runs, 32 runs batted in, 48 runs scored and a league-best 28 stolen bases. Junior center fielder Rodney Francis and junior shortstop Matt Vinagro are also back after being named second-team All-Commonwealth last year. The Blue Jays, who opened their season with a 7-4 loss at Shenandoah University on Saturday afternoon, will travel to Fort Pierce, Fla. for seven games from March 1-5. Elizabethtown is slated to play its home opener on Sunday, March 8 against Franklin & Marshall College, and will open its 15-game Commonwealth Conference schedule on Saturday, March 21 with a doubleheader at Messiah. Back to top 2/22/2009 Wrestling at Metro Championships ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING Elizabethtown at Metropolitan Conference Championships YORK, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College junior Deron Sharp (Millville, NJ/Millville) and first-year student Tyler Erdman (Herndon, PA/Line Mountain) won individual titles at the Metropolitan Wrestling Conference championship tournament on Sunday at York College.
125 pounds Sharp
(285 pounds) and Erdman (125 pounds) will advance to the NCAA Division
III Championships at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on
March 6-7, becoming the first Blue Jay wrestlers since Kyle Hart in
2005 to compete at the national championship.Sharp, the top seed at 285 pounds, defeated Mark Shirian of New York University 10-5 in the quarterfinals, Shane Cooley of York College 5-2 in the semifinals and Andrew Feldman of Wilkes University 6-3 in the championship match.  Erdman, the top seed at 125 pounds, picked up a 10-4 decision over Jerrid Hartman of York in the semifinals and a 5-3 decision over Shaun Farnham of Wilkes in the finals to improve to 29-4 on the season and take home the conference Rookie of the Year award.As a team, the Blue Jays finished sixth out of nine teams with 35.5 points as Wilkes took home the team title with 98 points, ahead of College of New Jersey (86.5 points) and the host Spartans (58.5 points). Other top finishers for the Blue Jays were junior Mike Lussier (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East) and first-year student Jordan Becker (Stevens, PA/Ephrata), each of whom lost in the consolation semifinals. At 165 pounds, Lussier lost his first match but pinned Steve Glickman of the University of Scranton in 1:00 and posted a 5-1 decision over Patrick Knight of NYU in wrestlebacks. Becker picked up a fall in 2:30 against Nicholas Marchiafava of Centenary College in the consolation quarterfinals at 197 pounds. Photos of Deron Sharp (left) and Tyler Erdman (right) courtesy of York College Metropolitan Conference Championships (at York College) Team scores: 1. Wilkes (W) 98; 2. College of New Jersey (TCNJ) 86.5; 3. York (Y) 58.5; 4. Centenary (C) 42; 5. King's (K) 37.5; 6. Elizabethtown (E) 35.5; 7. New York University (NYU) 31; 8. Hunter (H) 23; 9. Scranton (S) 4. Elizabethtown College results Tyler Erdman (E) d. Jerrid Hartman (Y), 10-4 Erdman d. Shaun Farnham (W), 5-3 133 pounds Jay Giuricich (C) d. Marty Harnish (E), 6-4 Jaishon Scott (TCNJ) p. Harnish, 4:59 141 pounds Greg Martino (NYU) d. Jarrod Cawley (E), 9-5 Cawley m.d. Oliver Lopez (H), 13-1 Tony Miele (K) p. Cawley, 4:31 149 pounds Ronnie Cuff (E) d. Jeff Kapica (S), 13-7 Tyler Branham (TCNJ) p. Cuff, 4:45 Franklin Davis (K) p. Cuff, 4:32 157 pounds Matt Magill (NYU) d. Jereme Heisey (E), 12-5 Robert Griffith (W) d. Heisey, 8-4 165 pounds Matt Regan (C) p. Mike Lussier (E), 2:20 Lussier p. Steve Glickman (S), 1:00 Lussier d. Patrick Knight (NYU), 5-1 Bill Calvacca (H) p. Lussier, 2:15 174 pounds Paul Connor (E) t.f. Rich Perkins (H), 17-2 Brian Thomason (Y) d. Connor, 7-2 Sean Connors (NYU) d. Connor, 4-3 184 pounds Scott Kelley (TCNJ) d. Bill Meaney (E), 4-2 Naum Shuminov (NYU) p. Meaney, 1:25 197 pounds Brian Scher (H) m.d. Jordan Becker (E), 15-3 Becker p. Nicholas Marchiafava (C), 2:30 James Laughlin (Y) d. Becker, 10-6 285 pounds Deron Sharp (E) d. Mark Shirian (NYU), 10-5 Sharp d. Shane Cooley (Y), 5-2 Sharp d. Andrew Feldman (W), 6-3 Back to top 2/22/2009 Men's track in action at Susquehanna Open ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Elizabethtown at Susquehanna Open SELINSGROVE, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's track and field team completed its final tuneup for next weekend's Middle Atlantic Conference indoor championships by participating at the Susquehanna Open on Saturday. First-year student Eric Reichert (Hershey, PA/Hershey) won the mile run with a time of 4:18.68, the fourth-best time in program history, while senior Dylan Rulander (Russell, PA/Eisenhower) took first in the 800 meters in a time of 1:55.31, also the fourth-best time in school history. Junior Wyatt Eaton (York, PA/Eastern York) took third in the 200 meters with a time of 23.04 seconds, the fifth-best mark in program history, and posted the fifth-best high jump in school history with a mark of 5 feet, 10 3/4 inches to finish in eighth place. In the 3,000 meters, senior Scott Derkacz (Huguenot, NY/Port Jervis) finished fifth with a time of 9:15.39, while senior James Munnelly (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks East) was seventh in the 800 meters in 2:00.76. Susquehanna Open Men 200 meters - 3. Wyatt Eaton, 23.04 (5) 800 meters - 1. Dylan Rulander, 1:55.31 (4), 7. James Munnelly, 2:00.76 1 mile - 1. Eric Reichert, 4:18.68 (4) 3000 meters - 5. Scott Derkacz, 9:15.39 4x400 meters - 3. Elizabethtown B (Grimm, Rosenau, Niles, Eaton), 3:35.82, 4. Elizabethtown A (Rulander, Munnelly, McGarvey, Weber), 3:37.61 Distance medley relay - 6. Elizabethtown, 10:53.95 High jump - 8. Wyatt Eaton, 5-10 3/4 (1.80 meters) (5) Back to top 2/21/2009 Women's track in action at Susquehanna Open ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Elizabethtown at Susquehanna Open SELINSGROVE, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's track and field team completed its final tuneup for next weekend's Middle Atlantic Conference indoor championships by participating at the Susquehanna Open on Saturday. Senior Tiffany Kulp (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) won the mile run with a time of 5:07.66, finishing nearly eight seconds ahead of the runner-up and coming with a half-second of her program record of 5:07.14 set last season at Virginia Tech. Senior Chelsea Miles (Media, PA/Penncrest) turned in a second-place performance in the high jump (5 feet, 1 3/4 inches), took fourth in the triple jump (34 feet) and was fifth in the long jump (16 feet, 3/4 inch). She also took eighth in the 200 meters with the eighth-best time in program history (27.67 seconds). In the 800 meters, junior Megan VanDenHengel (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) finished third in the 800 meters with a time of 2:22.71, the third-best mark in program history. First-year student Kathryn Howser (Annapolis, MD/Annapolis) finished fifth in the 800 meters in a time of 2:25.59, the seventh-best mark in school history. In distance events, sophomore Kristen O'Brien (Westminster, MD/Winters Mill) took seventh with a time of 11:12.84, while in the 5000 meters sophomore Alex Walmer (Hershey, PA/Hershey) took eighth in 21:13.21. Sophomore Gabrielle Whitley (Lititz, PA/Warwick) finished eighth in the high jump with a mark of 4 feet, 7 3/4 inches. Susquehanna Open Women 200 meters - 8. Chelsea Miles, 27.67 800 meters - 3. Megan VanDenHengel, 2:22.71; 5. Kathryn Howser, 2:25.59 1 mile - 1. Tiffany Kulp, 5:07.66 3000 meters - 7. Kristen O'Brien, 11:12.84 5000 meters - 8. Alex Walmer, 21:13.21 4x200 relay - 8. Elizabethtown (Lipari, Patrick, Williamson, Howser), 1:57.39 High jump - 2. Chelsea Miles, 5-1 3/4 (1.57 meters); 8. Gabrielle Whitley, 4-7 3/4 (1.42 meters) Long jump - 5. Chelsea Miles, 16-3/4 (4.88 meters) Triple jump - 4. Chelsea Miles, 34-0 (10.36 meters) Back to top 2/21/2009 Women's lax cruises past York in season opener ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S LACROSSE Elizabethtown 18, York 3 ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Senior Anna Ford (Salisbury, MD/Homeschooled) set a career high with six goals and matched her career best with seven points as Elizabethtown College defeated York College 18-3 in women's lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon at Wolf Field. Senior Katie Foley (Palmyra, NJ/Holy Cross) added three goals while junior Megan Byrnes (Lutherville, MD/Towson) and senior Kelsea Kozak (Brookhaven, PA/Sun Valley) each posted a goal and three assists for the Blue Jays (1-0 overall), who led 13-2 at halftime and finished with a 39-14 advantage in shots over the Spartans (0-1 overall). Ford scored three goals in each half, and tallied four goals during a 10-0 Blue Jay run that turned a 7-2 first-half lead into a 17-2 advantage with 22:18 remaining in the second half. Scoring two goals each for the Blue Jays were juniors Stephanie Kreis (Bel Air, MD/John Carroll School) and Katie Caprinolo (Jarrettsville, MD/North Harford) along with sophomore Sarah Cullinan (West Chester, PA/East), while sophomore Maria DeMatteo (Saratoga Springs, NY/Saratoga Springs) picked up a goal and an assist. Megan Foy, Kelly Vrana and Megan Bell each scored for York, while Bell finished with a game-high six draw controls. Senior Jenn Hawkins (Havre de Grace, MD/Havre de Grace) played the first half in goal for the Blue Jays and made six saves, with junior Becca Watkins (Herndon, VA/Westfield) making four stops in the second half. Anne Feustle finished with 10 saves in goal for the Spartans. ------------------------------- York College........ 2 1 - 3 Elizabethtown Coll.. 13 5 - 18 York GOALS: Megan Foy 1; Kelly Vrana 1; Megan Bell 1. ASSISTS: None. Elizabethtown GOALS: Anna Ford 6; Katie Foley 3; Stephanie Kreis 2; Katie Caprinolo 2; Sarah Cullinan 2; Megan Byrnes 1; Kelsea Kozak 1; Maria DeMatteo 1. ASSISTS: Megan Byrnes 3; Kelsea Kozak 3; Stephanie Kreis 2; Maria DeMatteo 1; Anna Ford 1. SHOTS - York 14; Elizabethtown 39. GOALIES - York: Anne Feustle (10 saves); Elizabethtown: Jenn Hawkins (6 saves) , Becca Watkins (4 saves). Back to top 2/21/2009 Baseball falls 7-4 at Shenandoah in season opener ELIZABETHTHOWN COLLEGE BASEBALL Shenandoah 7, Elizabethtown 4 WINCHESTER, Va. --- Shenandoah University scored seven runs over the final four innings to erase a 4-0 deficit and defeat Elizabethtown College 7-4 in non-conference baseball action on Saturday afternoon. Trailing 4-0 entering the bottom of the sixth, the Hornets (5-1 overall) scored four runs to tie the game at 4-4, then added two runs in the seventh and one in the eighth to pick up the win over the Blue Jays (0-1 overall). Kevin Brashears hit a tiebreaking two-run home run in the seventh for Shenandoah, while Scott Van Dusseldorp went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs batted in for the Hornets. Senior Tom Semanek (Swoyersville, PA/Bishop Hoban) went 2-for-4 with two doubles, including a two-run double in the first inning, while junior Matt Vinagro (Fredericksburg, VA/Stafford) added a two-run single in the fourth inning for Elizabethtown to give the Blue Jays a 4-0 lead. In the sixth, the Hornets used a three-run double by Greg Van Sickler and an RBI single by Van Dusseldorp to tie the game at 4-4. Brashears roped a two-run home run in the seventh to give Shenandoah a 6-4 lead, and Van Dusseldorp added a solo shot in the eighth to close out the scoring. Junior Adam Hartzell (Spring City, PA/Owen J. Roberts) took the loss for Elizabethtown after allowing four hits and three earned runs in 1 2/3 innings of relief, while Bryce Sears (2-0) picked up the win with 3 1/3 innings of shutout relief. Gage Levac picked up his third save by recording the final five outs for the Hornets. Shenandoah Univ. 7, Elizabethtown Coll. 4 Back to top 2/21/2009 Men's basketball defeats Arcadia, 71-49 to take third place ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown 71, Arcadia 49 Combined with Widener University's 77-58 win at Messiah College, the Blue Jays (13-11 overall, 7-5 Commonwealth) clinched the third seed in the Commonwealth Conference tournament and will travel to second-seeded Albright College on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in a semifinal game. Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) finished with a game-high 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Blue Jays while Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) added 14 points as Elizabethtown shot 56.5 percent (13-for-23) from the field in the second half to turn a 29-26 halftime lead into a 22-point victory. Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City), the lone senior on the Elizabethtown roster, grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds from his point guard position, while addeing five points and a game-high six assists in 26 minutes of playing time. Bobby Mulholland was the lone player to score in double figures for the Knights (8-17 overall, 3-9 Commonwealth) as he finished with 12 points, but Arcadia shot 37.7 percent (20-for-53) from the field and committed 21 turnovers to end the season with their sixth consecutive loss. Elizabethtown led for all but 28 seconds early in the first half, taking the lead for good at 7-6 just four minutes into the game. The Blue Jays built a 25-15 lead with 5:28 to play in the first half, but the Knights rallied to cut the deficit to 29-26 at halftime as Mulholland led Arcadia with seven points. Church led all players in the first half with 12 points, while Schaffer grabbed eight rebounds. The Blue Jays opened the second half by scoring nine straight points to go ahead 38-26 with 15:15 to go. Elizabethtown poured it on in the closing minutes, using a 17-6 run to take their largest lead of the afternoon at 71-43 with 1:42 left. Chris Jones (Airville, PA/Kennard-Dale) matched his career high of 10 points set in the Blue Jays' last game at Lebanon Valley College, and connected on both of his three-point attempts to extend his streak of consecutive made three-pointers to seven, spanning Elizabethtown's last four games. Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) added 11 points and four boards for the Blue Jays, who went 18-for-25 from the foul line as a team including 12-for-17 in the second half. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 71, ARCADIA UNIVERSITY 49 ARCADIA UNIVERSITY (8-17, 3-9) MULHOLLAND,Bobby 5-12 0-1 12; COOK,Acquil 3-6 2-3 8; TRAWICK,Khalief 3-7 0-1 6; THOMPSON,Jason 2-3 0-0 5; PEPITONE,Blaise 2-7 0-0 5; VARNADO,Terrell 2-4 0-0 4; GAGNON,Glen 0-0 3-4 3; MILLS,Darrell 1-5 0-0 2; Andrew Vose 1-3 0-0 2; PALANTINO,Damien 1-6 0-0 2; ALFONSO,Alexis 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-53 5-9 49. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (13-11, 7-5) Mike Church 4-9 7-8 16; Joe Flanagan 5-10 2-2 14; Josh Houseal 4-9 2-2 11; Chris Jones 2-3 4-4 10; Chris Hill 2-3 1-1 5; Phil Schaffer 2-6 1-2 5; Keith Fogel 2-6 0-2 4; Ben Davisson 1-1 0-0 3; Brady Haughney 1-3 0-0 2; Kyle McConnell 0-0 1-2 1; Brian Allport 0-2 0-0 0; Bryan Harrity 0-0 0-2 0; Mark Vogel 0-1 0-0 0; Andrew Corrigan 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-54 18-25 71. Arcadia University............ 26 23 - 49 Elizabethtown College......... 29 42 - 71 3-point goals--Arcadia University 4-19 (MULHOLLAND,Bobby 2-8; PEPITONE,Blaise 1-5; THOMPSON,Jason 1-1; PALANTINO,Damien 0-5), Elizabethtown College 7-15 (Chris Jones 2-2; Joe Flanagan 2-6; Ben Davisson 1-1; Josh Houseal 1-2; Mike Church 1-1; Brian Allport 0-1; Keith Fogel 0-1; Phil Schaffer 0-1). Fouled out--Arcadia University-None, Elizabethtown College-None. Rebounds--Arcadia University 31 (VARNADO,Terrell 5), Elizabethtown College 39 (Phil Schaffer 12). Assists--Arcadia University 8 (MULHOLLAND,Bobby 2; PALANTINO,Damien 2; VARNADO,Terrell 2), Elizabethtown College 17 (Phil Schaffer 6). Total fouls--Arcadia University 20, Elizabethtown College 12. Technical fouls--Arcadia University-MULHOLLAND,Bobby, Elizabethtown College-None. A-750 Back to top 2/21/2009 Quinn scores 1,000th point as Blue Jays defeat Arcadia ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown 90, Arcadia 67 Quinn, who entered the game nine points shy of the milestone, hit a foul shot 11 seconds into the second half to reach 1,000 points for her career. Her teammates celebrated with her in front of the Blue Jay bench and unfurled a banner to commemorate the achievement, which came in Quinn's final career game. The Blue Jays (11-14 overall, 4-8 Commonwealth) posted a season high in points and placed four players in double figures to close out the 2008-09 season with a victory over the Knights (4-21 overall, 0-12 Commonwealth). Elizabethtown finished with a 55-38 advantage in rebounds and shot 58.8 percent (20-for-34) from the field in the second half. Courtney Kofeldt (Coatesville, PA/Holy Spirit, NJ) chipped in with 16 points for the Blue Jays, while Kelly Sauerzopf (Bethlehem, PA/Saucon Valley) added a season-high 15 points in 15 minutes off the bench and Megan Strohman (Lebanon, PA/Lebanon) tallied 10 points in 14 minutes as the Etown reserves outscored the Knight subs by a 33-5 margin. Caitlin Sparks led the Knights with 22 points and seven rebounds while Kim Milligan added 11 points and six assists, but Arcadia shot 36.6 percent (26-for-71) from the field as a team and allowed 53 second-half points to the Blue Jays. Quinn, who also finished with a game-high 11 rebounds for her ninth double-double of the season, concludes her career ranked 22nd on the Elizabethtown career scoring list with 1,013 points. Elizabethtown led 22-20 with eight minutes left in the first half before closing on a 15-7 run to take a 37-27 lead at intermission. Despite picking up three fouls in the first 10 minutes, Quinn led the Blue Jays with eight points and six rebounds while Milligan paced the Knights with nine points. Leading 44-38 with 16:21 to go, the Blue Jays turned on the offense and went on a 17-5 run to take a 61-43 led on a basket by Sauerzopf with 11:41 to go. Arcadia would pull within 11 at 68-57 with 5:53 remaining, but the Blue Jays closed by scoring 22 of the final 32 points. Senior Jenn Montague (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) finished with eight points, nine rebounds and five assists for the Blue Jays, including her first career three-pointer with 24 seconds left, while fellow senior Megan Romano (Jenkintown, PA/Jenkintown) tallied five points, four rebounds and six assists. Stephanie Ellwood (Orwigsburg, PA/Blue Mountain) contributed across the scoresheet for Elizabethtown with six points, 10 rebounds, six assists and three steals in 31 minutes of action. Also reaching double figures for Arcadia were Shannon Bustin and Corrine Geiger with 10 points each, while Geiger grabbed a team-high eight rebounds and blocked three shots. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 90, ARCADIA UNIVERSITY 67 ARCADIA UNIVERSITY (4-21, 0-12) Caitlin Sparks 8-18 6-7 22; Kim Milligan 4-10 2-2 11; Corrine Geiger 5-14 0-0 10; Shannon Bustin 3-8 4-6 10; Kelly Donahue 4-15 0-0 9; Christine Rode 1-1 0-0 2; Bridget Donohue 1-1 0-0 2; Ashley Gripper 0-2 1-2 1; Becca Knight 0-2 0-2 0; Brittany Drosdak 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-71 13-19 67. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (11-14, 4-8) Megan Quinn 9-18 2-4 22; Courtney Kofeldt 5-10 3-5 16; Kelly Sauerzopf 6-9 3-3 15; Megan Strohman 4-8 1-1 10; Jenn Montague 3-12 1-4 8; Stephanie Ellwood 2-6 2-2 6; Ali Jury 3-4 0-0 6; Megan Romano 2-5 1-2 5; Teanna Ziegler 0-0 2-2 2; Kaity Snyder 0-0 0-0 0; Ashley Toczylowski 0-0 0-0 0; Kirsti Larsen 0-3 0-0 0; Emily Mullen 0-0 0-0 0; Jen Schiefer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-75 15-23 90. Arcadia University............ 27 40 - 67 Elizabethtown College......... 37 53 - 90 3-point goals--Arcadia University 2-9 (Kim Milligan 1-4; Kelly Donahue 1-3; Shannon Bustin 0-2), Elizabethtown College 7-25 (Courtney Kofeldt 3-8; Megan Quinn 2-5; Megan Strohman 1-4; Jenn Montague 1-3; Kirsti Larsen 0-2; Stephanie Ellwood 0-3). Fouled out--Arcadia University-Corrine Geiger, Elizabethtown College-None. Rebounds--Arcadia University 38 (Corrine Geiger 8), Elizabethtown College 55 (Megan Quinn 11). Assists--Arcadia University 18 (Kim Milligan 6), Elizabethtown College 25 (Stephanie Ellwood 6; Megan Romano 6). Total fouls--Arcadia University 20, Elizabethtown College 16. Technical fouls--Arcadia University-None, Elizabethtown College-None. A-150 Back to top 2/19/2009 Wrestling to compete at Metro Championships FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 19, 2009 Elizabethtown to Wrestle at Metropolitan Conference Championships ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College wrestling team will compete at the Metropolitan Conference championships on Sunday at York College, beginning at 9:30 a.m. The Blue Jays, who finished in a tie for seventh out of nine schools at last year's inaugural championships, have six returning entries in this year's field. At 125 pounds, first-year student Tyler Erdman (Herndon, PA/Line Mountain) brings a 27-4 overall record into action. He has posted 12 falls among his 27 wins (three pins, nine technical falls) and has been ranked in the top 10 in Division III for most of the season. Sophomore Marty Harnish (Marietta, PA/Donegal) is entered at 133 pounds with a 14-15 overall record, after going 1-2 at 125 pounds in last year's championship meet. At 141 pounds, sophomore Jarrod Cawley (Fleetwood, PA/Oley Valley) moved into the lineup late in the season and has a 6-11 record, while at 149 pounds first-year student Ronnie Cuff (Pittsgrove, NJ/Schalick) is 7-15 overall and 6-11 in his weight class. Senior Jereme Heisey (Manheim, PA/Manheim Central) advanced to the consolation semifinals at 157 pounds last season, and holds an 18-8 overall record on the season and 61 career victories. Sophomore Mike Lussier (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East) will take to the mat at 165 pounds with a 9-15 overall record including three pins, while junior Paul Connor (Tabernacle, NJ/Shawnee) is entered at 174 pounds after compiling a 11-15 record in his class. Sophomore Bill Meaney (Toms River, NJ/Manchester Twp.) is 7-7 overall with three pins and 184 pounds, after appearing in the consolation quarterfinals last season, and at 197 pounds, first-year student Jordan Becker (Stevens, PA/Ephrata) has a 5-9 record after moving into the lineup at midseason, Junior Deron Sharp (Millville, NJ/Millville) is 9-3 overall including 7-0 at heavyweight with two pins. Sharp was the Blue Jays' top finisher last season as he took third at 197 pounds. Admission to Charles Wolf Gymnasium will be $5 for adults, $2 for seniors and $2 for students with identification. Quarterfinals begin at 9:30 a.m., with first round consolations and semifinals salted for 11:30, consolation semifinals at 2:00 and finals at 4:00. Back to top 2/16/2009 Women's track competes at Dickinson Invitational ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Elizabethtown at Dickinson Invitational CARLISLE, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's indoor track and field team finished seventh out of 15 teams at the Dickinson College Valentine's Day Invitational on Saturday. Senior Chelsea Miles (Media, PA/Penncrest) had another outstanding day for the Blue Jays, as she won the high jump (5 feet, 2 inches), finished second in the long jump (16 feet, 5 3/4 inches) and placed third in the triple jump (34 feet, 11 inches). Sophomore Gabrielle Whitley (Lititz, PA/Warwick) added a fifth-place finish in the high jump (4 feet, 8 inches) and first-year student Crystal Connelly (Lower Waterford, VT/St. Johnsbury Academy) took eighth in the shot put at 32 feet, 7 inches, the fifth-best mark in program history. Sophomore Allie Gold (Columbia, PA/Hempfield) finished fourth in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.88 seconds, joining Carrie Kerna '04 as the only Blue Jays to break nine seconds in the event. Senior Amanda Daws (Thorofare, NJ/West Deptford) was seventh in the mile in 5:34.83, ranking 10th on the program's all-time list. In the 4x200 meters, the team of Miles, and first-year students Janelle Gallant (Bridgewater, CT/Shepaug Valley), Nicole Lipari (Massapequa, NY/Massapequa) and Lisa Williamson (Sinking Spring, PA/Wilson) took sixth with a time of 1:58.80. Dickinson College Valentine's Day Invitational Women 1 mile - 7. Amanda Daws, 5:34.83 55 hurdles - 4. Allie Gold, 8.88 4x200 meters - 6. Elizabethtown (Miles, Gallant, Lipari, Williamson), 1:58.80 High jump - 1. Chelsea Miles, 5-2 (1.57 meters); 5. Gabrielle Whitley, 4-8 (1.42 meters) Long jump - 2. Chelsea Miles, 16-5 3/4 (5.02 meters) Triple jump - 3. Chelsea Miles, 34-11 (10.64 meters) Shot put - 8. Crystal Connelly, 32-7 (9.93 meters) Back to top 2/16/2009 Men's track competes at Dickinson Invitational ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD Elizabethtown at Dickinson Invitational CARLISLE, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's indoor track and field team finished sixth out of 16 teams at the Dickinson College Valentine's Day Invitational on Saturday. Junior Wyatt Eaton (York, PA/Eastern York) led the Blue Jays by winning the 400 meters in 51.87 seconds, the fifth-best time in program history. He also finished sixth in the high jump at 5 feet, 10 inches, and placed seventh in the 55 meters in 6.84 seconds after posting the sixth-best time in program history of 6.82 seconds in preliminaries. Sophomore Chris Heisey (Middletown, PA/Middletown) was fourth in the mile (4:33.87), followed by first-year student Evan DeArmitt (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin) in fifth (4:36.85) and sophomore Rich Greco (Holmdel, NJ/Holmdel) in seventh place (4:37.59). Senior Jeremy Matula (Bath, PA/Northampton) finished sixth in the 3000 meters in a time of 9:08.90, while DeArmitt was sixth in the 800 meters in 2:05.57. Senior Jason Yurchak (Franklinville, NJ/Delsea Regional) finished seventh in the pole vault after clearing 13 feet.In the 4x200 meter relay, the team of first-year student Pat Doughty (Macungie, PA/Emmaus), first-year student Chris Niles (Warrington, PA/Central Bucks South), senior Jared Rosenau (Ambler, PA/Upper Dublin) and senior Phil Alder (Pottstown, PA/Pottsgrove) was sixth with a time of 1:38.77 Dickinson College Valentine's Day Invitational Men 55 meters - 7. Wyatt Eaton, 6.84 400 meters - 1. Wyatt Eaton, 51.87 800 meters - 6. Evan DeArmitt, 2:05.57 1 mile - 4. Chris Heisey, 4:33.87; 5. Evan DeArmitt, 4:36.85; 7. Rich Greco, 4:37.59 3000 meters - 6. Jeremy Matula, 9:08.90 4x200 meters - 6. Elizabethtown (Doughty, Niles, Rosenau, Alder), 1:38.77 High jump - 5. Wyatt Eaton, 5-10 (1.77 meters) Pole vault - 7. Jason Yurchak, 13-0 (3.96 meters) Back to top 2/16/2009 Flanagan named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, February 16, 2009 Flanagan Named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- For the second time this season, Elizabethtown College sophomore guard/forward Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) has been named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week in men's basketball, for the week ending Feb. 15.
Flanagan, who was previously named Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 5-11, leads the Blue Jays and is fourth in the Commonwealth Conference in scoring at 14.8 points per game. The Blue Jays (12-11 overall, 6-5 Commonwealth) host Arcadia University in their regular-season finale on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. Back to top 2/14/2009 Men's hoops clinches playoff berth with 78-74 win at LVC ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown 78, Lebanon Valley 74 Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) added 17 points, including the go-ahead three-pointer with 2:22 left, as the Blue Jays (12-11 overall, 6-5 Commonwealth) secured their first postseason appearance since the 2005-06 season with the win and Lycoming College's 70-55 loss at Widener University earlier in the day. Elizabethtown shot 50.9 percent (28-for-55) overall from the field, including a season-high 11 three-pointers, and put the game away with six foul shots in the final minute to finish the sweep of the season series with the Dutchmen (11-12 overall, 4-7 Commonwealth). Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) hit the clinching free throws with 4.5 seconds left and finished with 11 points and a game-high 10 rebounds, while Chris Jones (Airville, PA/Kennard-Dale) drilled all three of his three-point attempts and finished with a career-high 10 points in 11 minutes off the Blue Jay bench. Joe Meehan led Lebanon Valley with 23 points while Kyle Enoch added 18 points and Eric Humphrey chipped in with 15 points and seven rebounds off the bench for the Dutchmen, who shot 49.1 percent (27-for-55) from the field as a team and went 16-for-23 from the foul line compared to 11-for-20 by the Blue Jays. The Dutchmen tied the game at 69-69 on a layup by Humphrey with 2:39 to go, but Fogel drilled a three-pointer on the Blue Jays' next possession to put Elizabethtown on top 72-69 with 2:22 left. Flanagan made two foul shots with 50.0 seconds remaining to extend the Elizabethtown lead to 74-69, but Enoch responded with a three-pointer to pull the Dutchmen back to within 74-72 with 27.5 seconds to go. Flanagan hit two more free throws with 16.3 seconds left to push the Blue Jays on top 76-72, and Meehan hit a layup with 8.7 seconds to go to cut the Etown advantage to 76-74. Elizabethtown missed two free throws with 8.0 seconds left, but Church came down with the offensive rebound and made both free throws with 4.5 seconds to play to clinch the win. The Blue Jays got off to a scorching start, making their first four three-point attempts and nine of their first 10 shots overall to take a 22-13 lead with 13:00 left in the first half. Lebanon Valley came back to take a 26-25 lead on a steal and layup by Enoch with 9:44 left in the half, and the lead swapped back and forth the rest of the half before the teams went to intermission tied at 41-41. Meehan and Enoch shared the team lead in scoring for Lebanon Valley with 12 points apiece, while Elizabethtown was paced by 11 points from Flanagan and 10 points by Fogel. The Blue Jays shot 57.1 percent (16-for-28) from the field including 7-for-12 from three-point range, while the Dutchmen were 15-for-30 from the floor in the half. The Blue Jays led by five early in the second half, but the Dutchmen came back to take a 60-56 lead on a basket by Meehan with 7:27 to play. Jones tied the game on a three-pointer with 5:51 left, and Fogel gave Elizabethtown a 64-62 advantage on a steal and layup with 5:24 remaining. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 78, LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE 74 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (12-11, 6-5 CC) Joe Flanagan 6-11 6-8 22; Keith Fogel 7-10 0-1 17; Mike Church 4-11 3-4 11; Chris Jones 3-3 1-2 10; Phil Schaffer 3-4 0-1 7; Josh Houseal 2-6 0-2 4; Kyle McConnell 2-4 0-0 4; Brian Allport 1-1 0-0 2; Bryan Harrity 0-1 1-2 1; Brady Haughney 0-0 0-0 0; Mark Vogel 0-3 0-0 0; Chris Hill 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-55 11-20 78. LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE (11-12, 4-7 CC) Joe Meehan 9-19 5-7 23; Kyle Enoch 7-14 1-1 18; Eric Humphrey 5-9 5-7 15; Sean Macintosh 3-6 2-2 9; Zach Hoover 2-2 0-0 4; Dan Dunkelberger 0-0 3-4 3; Dustin Kerns 1-2 0-1 2; Matt Staub 0-1 0-0 0; Anthony Trautman 0-2 0-1 0. Totals 27-55 16-23 74. Elizabethtown College......... 41 37 - 78 Lebanon Valley College........ 41 33 - 74 3-point goals--Elizabethtown College 11-21 (Joe Flanagan 4-8; Chris Jones 3-3; Keith Fogel 3-4; Phil Schaffer 1-1; Mark Vogel 0-1; Kyle McConnell 0-1; Josh Houseal 0-2; Mike Church 0-1), Lebanon Valley College 4-15 (Kyle Enoch 3-8; Sean Macintosh 1-4; Matt Staub 0-1; Anthony Trautman 0-1; Joe Meehan 0-1). Fouled out--Elizabethtown College-None, Lebanon Valley College-None. Rebounds--Elizabethtown College 36 (Mike Church 10), Lebanon Valley College 32 (Dan Dunkelberger 7; Eric Humphrey 7). Assists--Elizabethtown College 16 (Keith Fogel 5), Lebanon Valley College 14 (Joe Meehan 7). Total fouls--Elizabethtown College 22, Lebanon Valley College 19. Technical fouls--Elizabethtown College-None, Lebanon Valley College-None. A-1050 Back to top 2/14/2009 Women's basketball defeated 71-59 at LVC ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Lebanon Valley 71, Elizabethtown 59 Andrea Hoover led the Dutchmen (15-7 overall, 8-3 Commonwealth) with 17 points, five rebounds and six assists while Suzie Noyes added 13 points and eight rebounds off the bench for Lebanon Valley, which went 8-for-16 from three-point range as a team. Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) scored 22 points and tied her career high with 14 rebounds for the Blue Jays (10-14 overall, 3-8 Commonwealth), while Courtney Kofeldt (Coatesville, PA/Holy Spirit, NJ) added 14 points and six rebounds while connecting on four three-pointers. Eryn Schultz sank four three-pointers and finished with 14 points off the bench for Lebanon Valley, while Lori Lidlow (11) and Megan Bish (10) also reached double figures for the Dutchmen, who shot 45.6 percent (26-for-57) from the field in the game. The Dutchmen led by as many as 21 points in the first half, and held a 37-20 advantage at intermission as Schultz drilled four three-pointers and scored a game-high 12 points. Quinn paced the Blue Jays with 10 points and eight rebounds, but the Blue Jays shot 23.3 percent (7-for-30) from the field including 1-for-9 from beyond the three-point arc. Elizabethtown was able to trim the Lebanon Valley lead to 11 points on two occasions, but the Dutchmen held their double-figure lead thanks to 50 percent shooting (14-for-28) in the second half. Megan Romano (Jenkintown, PA/Jenkintown) finished with 10 points and five assists for the Blue Jays, who held a 39-37 rebounding advantage over the Dutchmen. Noyes and Caitlin Murphy shared the team high in rebounds for Lebanon Valley with eight apiece. LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE 71, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 59 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (10-14, 3-8 CC) Megan Quinn 8-19 6-6 22; Courtney Kofeldt 5-13 0-0 14; Stephanie Ellwood 4-9 0-1 10; Megan Romano 1-7 4-4 6; Jenn Montague 2-7 0-1 4; Kirsti Larsen 1-3 0-0 2; Megan Strohman 0-2 1-2 1; Kaity Snyder 0-0 0-0 0; Ali Jury 0-0 0-0 0; Teanna Ziegler 0-1 0-0 0; Kelly Sauerzopf 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-61 11-14 59. LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE (15-7, 8-3 CC) Andrea Hoover 8-16 0-0 17; Eryn Schultz 5-8 0-0 14; Suzie Noyes 4-8 3-4 13; Lori Lidlow 4-12 3-4 11; Megan Bish 4-9 1-1 10; Amie Bickert 0-0 2-2 2; Chelsea Kehr 0-1 2-4 2; Caitlin Murphy 1-3 0-0 2; Kayla Fulfer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-57 11-15 71. Elizabethtown College......... 20 39 - 59 Lebanon Valley College........ 37 34 - 71 3-point goals--Elizabethtown College 6-24 (Courtney Kofeldt 4-10; Stephanie Ellwood 2-6; Kirsti Larsen 0-1; Megan Strohman 0-1; Megan Quinn 0-6), Lebanon Valley College 8-16 (Eryn Schultz 4-6; Suzie Noyes 2-2; Andrea Hoover 1-3; Megan Bish 1-3; Lori Lidlow 0-2). Fouled out--Elizabethtown College-None, Lebanon Valley College-None. Rebounds--Elizabethtown College 39 (Megan Quinn 14), Lebanon Valley College 37 (Suzie Noyes 8; Caitlin Murphy 8). Assists--Elizabethtown College 14 (Stephanie Ellwood 5), Lebanon Valley College 19 (Andrea Hoover 6). Total fouls--Elizabethtown College 13, Lebanon Valley College 16. Technical fouls--Elizabethtown College-None, Lebanon Valley College-None. A-512 Back to top 2/14/2009 Swimmers in action at MAC Championships ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE SWIMMING Sunday, February 15, 2009 Elizabethtown at MAC Championships Elizabethtown senior Gretchen Geiger (Pilesgrove, NJ/Woodstown) was honored as the women's David B. Eavenson Award winner as the Most Outstanding Swimmer at the championships after winning gold medals in the 400 individual medley, the 100 breaststroke and the 200 breaststroke. She is the first Blue Jay to win the Eavenson Award since Jackie Zimmerman took the honor in 1996 and 1997. On Saturday, Geiger won the 400 individual medley in a time of 4:46.63 and the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:07.77. Her time in the 400 IM broke the school record of 4:47.41 set by Heidi Yoder in 1998-99. She added a third gold medal on Sunday in the 200 breaststroke with an NCAA Division III provisional qualifying time of 2:25.95, winning the race by nearly four seconds. In other Sunday competition, first-year student Emily Robinson (Columbia, PA/Lancaster Catholic) finished fourth in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 19:03.14, In the 200 backstroke, senior Jenny Brizek (Sinking Spring, PA/Conrad Weiser) was seventh in 2:20.03 and sophomore Courtney Kelly (Guilford, CT/Guilford) placed eighth in 2:20.45, while in the 100 freestyle junior Lindsay Riley (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga) finished fifth (56.15 seconds) followed by sophomore Stephanie Hellman (Shrewsbury, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) in sixth at 56.94 seconds. The Blue Jays concluded the meet by finishing fifth in the 400 freestyle relay, as the team of Brizek, junior Kara Geiger (Zionsville, PA/Emmaus), Hellman and Riley touched the wall fifth in a time of 3:49.42. On Saturday, Riley took third in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:03.11, while Brizek added a seventh-place finish in the 400 IM with a time of 5:11.30. In relays, the 200 medley relay team of Riley, Gretchen Geiger, Kelly and Brizek finished fourth in a time of 1:56.25, and the 800 freestyle relay team of junior Sara Crimmel (Tunkhannock, PA/Tunkhannock), Kelly, Robinson and Hellman also took fourth in 8:33.22. In Friday action, Riley was fourth in the 50 freestyle in 25.57 seconds and Brizek finished sixth in the 200 individual medley with a time of 2:21.62. The 200 freestyle relay team of Brizek, Kara Geiger, Hellman and Riley took third with a time of 1:43.08, while the 400 medley relay of Riley, Gretchen Geiger, Kelly and Brizek was fifth in 4:18.93. The Blue Jay men received a sixth-place finish on Saturday from junior Matt Drob (Strasburg, PA/Lampeter-Strasburg) in the 100 butterfly with a time of 55.24 seconds. In relays, the team of junior Dan Provence (Brookhaven, PA/Penncrest), junior Kevin Smedman (Fort Montgomery, NY/James I. O'Neill), sophomore Tom Hagerty (Enola, PA/East Pennsboro) and Drob was sixth in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:34.31, eighth in the 400 medley relay in 4:01.66, eighth in the 200 medley relay in 1:48.45 and seventh in the 400 freestyle relay in 3:29.23. Misericordia won the women's team title with 676 points, ahead of Albright College (603), Lycoming College (511), Widener University (395 points) and Elizabethtown (394). Widener captured the men's crown with 807 points, with Albright (637.5), Misericordia (493), Lycoming (393) and Messiah College (258) rounding out the top five. Middle Atlantic Conference Swimming Championships at Wyoming Valley CYC, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Men's team scores: 1. Widener 807; 2. Albright 637.5; 3. Misericordia 493; 4. Lycoming 393; 5. Messiah 258; 6. Lebanon Valley 192; 7. Elizabethtown 142.5; 8. King's 142; 9. Arcadia 136; 10. FDU-Florham 43. Women's team scores: 1. Misericordia 676; 2. Albright 603; 3. Lycoming 511; 4. Widener 395; 5. Elizabethtown 394; 6. FDU-Florham 193; 7. King's 187; 8. Lebanon Valley 167; 9. Messiah 152; 10. Arcadia 6. Elizabethtown College results WOMEN 200 free relay - 3. Elizabethtown (Brizek, K. Geiger, Hellman, Riley), 1:43.08 500 free - 9. Emily Robinson, 5:35.56; 13. Sara Crimmel, 5:45.68 200 IM - 6. Jenny Brizek, 2:21.62; 12. Courtney Kelly, 2:25.60 50 free - 4. Lindsay Riley, 25.57; 13. Stephanie Hellman, 26.53 400 medley relay - 5. Elizabethtown (Riley, G. Geiger, Kelly, Brizek), 4:18.93 200 medley relay - 4. Elizabethtown (Riley, G. Geiger, Kelly, Brizek), 1:56.25 400 IM - 1. Gretchen Geiger, 4:46.63; 7. Jenny Brizek, 5:11.30; 13. Sarah Berry, 5:22.40; 16. Kara Geiger, 5:26.34 200 free - 9. Courtney Kelly, 2:06.14; 11. Stephanie Hellman, 2:06.89; 12. Emily Robinson, 2:06.96; 15. Sara Crimmel, 2:09.76; 16. Kara Geiger, 2:10.42 100 breast - 1. Gretchen Geiger, 1:07.77; 13. Danielle Hopkins, 1:16.29 100 back - 3. Lindsay Riley, 1:03.11 800 free relay - 4. Elizabethtown (Crimmel, Kelly, Robinson, Hellman), 8:33.22 1650 free - 4. Emily Robinson, 19:03.14; 12. Sara Crimmel, 20:00.58 200 back - 7. Jenny Brizek, 2:20.03; 8. Courtney Kelly, 2:20.45 100 free - 5. Lindsay Riley, 56.15; 6. Stephanie Hellman, 56.94; 15. Kara Geiger, 59.83 200 breast - 1. Gretchen Geiger, 2:25.95; 15. Danielle Hopkins, 2:48.34 200 fly - 15. Sarah Berry, 2:35.43 400 free relay - 5. Elizabethtown (Brizek, K. Geiger, Hellman, Riley), 3:49.42 MEN 200 free relay - 6. Elizabethtown (Provence, Smedman, Hagerty, Drob), 1:34.31 50 free - 15 (tie). Matt Drob, 23.03 400 medley relay - 8. Elizabethtown (Smedman, Provence, Hagerty, Drob), 4:01.66 200 medley relay - 8. Elizabethtown (Smedman, Provence, Drob, Hagerty), 1:48.45 400 IM - 15. Tom Hagerty, 4:51.11 100 fly - 6. Matt Drob, 55.24 200 free - 9. Dan Provence, 1:50.76 100 back - 14. Kevin Smedman, 1:10.65 200 back - 9. Matt Drob, 2:06.32; 11. Kevin Smedman, 2:12.68 100 free - 15. Dan Provence, 51.20 200 fly - 14. Tom Hagerty, 2:16.01 400 free relay - 7. Elizabethtown (Provence, Smedman, Hagerty, Drob), 3:29.23 Back to top 2/13/2009 Swim teams to compete at MAC Championships FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, February 13, 2009 Elizabethtown Set to Swim at MAC Championships ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's and women's swimming teams will be competing in the Middle Atlantic Conference championships at the Wyoming Valley Catholic Youth Center in Wilkes-Barre beginning Friday and running through Sunday. The Blue Jay women finished fourth at last year's championships are are aiming for a top-three finish this season, while the Etown men placed fifth last season but have just four swimmers entered in events at this year's meet. Top medal candidates for the women include junior Lindsay Riley (Berwyn, PA/Conestoga), who set a school record and won gold in the 50 freestyle last year (25.41 seconds) while taking silver in the 100 freestyle (56.14 seconds). In 2007, Riley was the bronze-medal winner in the 50 freestyle with a time of 25.69 seconds. Senior Gretchen Geiger (Pilesgrove, NJ/Woodstown) is a three-time silver medalist in both the 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke, and previously won medals in the 200 medley relay (silver) and 400 medley relay (bronze) in 2007. Etown's 800 freestyle relay of sophomore Stephanie Hellman (Shrewsbury, NJ/Red Bank Catholic), sophomore Courtney Kelly (Guilford, CT/Guilford), junior Kara Geiger (Zionsville, PA/Emmaus) and senior Jenny Brizek (Sinking Spring, PA/Conrad Weiser) took the bronze medal last year with a time of 8:30.41. For the men, junior Matt Drob (Strasburg, PA/Lampeter-Strasburg) is the lone returning medalist, having claimed bronze in the 400 medley relay last year and silver medals in the 400 medley and 200 medley relays in 2007. Competition begins at noon on Friday with preliminaries in the men's and women's 500 freestyle, 200 individual medley and 50 freestyle. Action continues through the weekend with the final event scheduled for Sunday evening. Back to top 2/11/2009 Men's hoops blows past Lycoming, 76-56 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Elizabethtown 76, Lycoming 56 Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) added 14 points for the Blue Jays (11-11 overall, 5-5 Commonwealth), who moved past the Warriors (11-10 overall, 4-5 Commonwealth) into the fourth and final playoff spot in the conference standings with two games remaining. Elizabethtown used a 13-0 run midway through the second half to take control, and went 7-for-14 from three-point range as a team to sweep the season series from Lycoming. Brandon Wilkinson hit four three-pointers off the bench for Lycoming and finished with a team-high 12 points, but the Warriors shot just 42.6 percent (20-for-47) overall from the field despite going 9-for-15 from three-point range. Other than brief ties at 10-10 and 15-15, the Blue Jays led the entire first half, taking their largest lead into the locker room at 38-28 as Flanagan led all players with 15 points. In the second half, the Blue Jays led 43-35 with 15:42 remaining before scoring the next 13 points, with Flanagan and Fogel each hitting three-pointers during the run to give Elizabethtown a 56-35 advantage with 10:29 remaining. Mark Vogel (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) led the Blue Jay reserves with eight points in 15 minutes off the bench, while Kyle McConnell (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) and Brian Allport (Quarryville, PA/Solanco) tallied six points apiece. Joining Wilkinson in double figures for Lycoming were Greg Sye, who scored 11 points on 5-for-14 shooting, and Eric Anthony with 10 points. Three players shared the team lead in rebounding for the Warriors with five, as Elizabethtown finished with a 37-29 edge in the glass. Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) scored just five points in 31 minutes for the Blue Jays, but added game highs of six rebounds, five assists, four steals and three blocked shots. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 76, LYCOMING COLLEGE 56 LYCOMING COLLEGE (11-10, 4-5) Brandon Wilkinson 4-6 0-0 12; Greg Sye 5-14 1-2 11; Eric Anthony 4-8 0-0 10; Sebastian Sabella 0-3 6-6 6; John Caggiano 2-2 0-0 4; Taylor Volpe 1-1 0-0 3; Anthony Watson 1-3 0-0 3; Will Kelly 1-5 0-0 3; Austin Smith 1-1 0-0 2; James Oberlies 1-1 0-1 2; Jay Scroggins 0-2 0-0 0; Brandon McFarland 0-0 0-0 0; Ethan Lee 0-0 0-0 0; Mike Bradley 0-1 0-0 0; Josh Chmelik 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 20-47 7-10 56. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (11-11, 5-5) Joe Flanagan 6-12 5-7 20; Keith Fogel 6-13 0-0 14; Mark Vogel 2-2 3-5 8; Kyle McConnell 1-4 4-4 6; Brian Allport 3-3 0-0 6; Mike Church 2-8 1-2 5; Josh Houseal 2-5 0-0 5; Chris Hill 1-1 2-2 4; Phil Schaffer 2-3 0-0 4; Brady Haughney 1-2 0-0 2; Bryan Harrity 1-2 0-0 2; Ben Davisson 0-0 0-0 0; Andrew Corrigan 0-2 0-0 0; Chris Jones 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-59 15-20 76. Lycoming College.............. 28 28 - 56 Elizabethtown College......... 38 38 - 76 3-point goals--Lycoming College 9-15 (Brandon Wilkinson 4-6; Eric Anthony 2-2; Will Kelly 1-2; Taylor Volpe 1-1; Anthony Watson 1-2; Jay Scroggins 0-1; Sebastian Sabella 0-1), Elizabethtown College 7-14 (Joe Flanagan 3-6; Keith Fogel 2-4; Josh Houseal 1-1; Mark Vogel 1-1; Phil Schaffer 0-1; Kyle McConnell 0-1). Fouled out--Lycoming College-None, Elizabethtown College-None. Rebounds--Lycoming College 29 (Sebastian Sabella 5; Greg Sye 5; Will Kelly 5), Elizabethtown College 37 (Mike Church 6). Assists--Lycoming College 8 (Eric Anthony 3; Anthony Watson 3), Elizabethtown College 14 (Mike Church 5). Total fouls--Lycoming College 21, Elizabethtown College 13. Technical fouls--Lycoming College-TEAM, Elizabethtown College-None. A-300 Back to top 2/11/2009 Women's hoops knocked off by visiting Lycoming, 65-52 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Lycoming 65, Elizabethtown 52 The Warriors (15-6 overall, 4-5 Commonwealth) led from start to finish to earn their fourth consecutive victory, shooting 50 percent (13-for-26) from the field in the second half to turn a three-point halftime lead into a 15-point advantage late. Megan Strohman (Lebanon, PA/Lebanon) finished with 17 points and seven rebounds for the Blue Jays (10-13 overall, 3-7 Commonwealth), who dropped their sixth straight game after shooting 30.4 percent (21-for-69) overall from the field and 5-for-24 from three-point range. Lycoming scored the game's first nine points, but the Blue Jays answered with seven in a row to cut the Warrior lead to two with 14 minutes left in the first half. Lycoming went back ahead 18-10 midway through the half on a three-pointer by Cooper, only to see Elizabethtown move to within 26-23 at intermission. Leading 35-31 with 13:57 to go, the Warriors went on a 9-0 run to take a 44-31 lead on a three-point play by Leid with 12:26 remaining. Elizabethtown would pull to within nine on three occasions, but Lycoming limited the Blue Jays to two field goals in the final six minutes of the game. Allison Mock also reached double figures for Lycoming with 10 points to go with four assists, while Jenn Montague (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds to lead the Blue Jays, who held a 49-43 edge on the glass over the Warriors. LYCOMING COLLEGE 65, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 52 LYCOMING COLLEGE (15-6, 4-5) Andrea Cooper 7-11 0-1 17; Rebecca Leid 7-8 3-8 17; Allison Mock 2-11 4-4 10; Alicia Engler 2-6 2-2 8; Erin Connaghan 3-7 0-1 6; Jessica Zerbee 1-7 1-2 3; Jessica Nabholz 1-5 1-4 3; Chelsea Shearer 0-0 1-2 1; Rebecca Spencer 0-0 0-0 0; Amanda Hart 0-1 0-0 0; Gina Manbeck 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-56 12-24 65. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (10-13, 3-7) Megan Strohman 6-12 2-2 17; Courtney Kofeldt 3-11 1-2 8; Megan Romano 3-13 2-2 8; Megan Quinn 2-12 0-1 5; Jenn Montague 2-9 0-0 4; Kelly Sauerzopf 2-4 0-0 4; Kaity Snyder 1-1 0-1 2; Teanna Ziegler 1-2 0-0 2; Kirsti Larsen 1-2 0-0 2; Ali Jury 0-0 0-0 0; Emily Mullen 0-0 0-0 0; Stephanie Ellwood 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 21-69 5-8 52. Lycoming College.............. 26 39 - 65 Elizabethtown College......... 23 29 - 52 3-point goals--Lycoming College 7-22 (Andrea Cooper 3-5; Allison Mock 2-11; Alicia Engler 2-3; Jessica Zerbee 0-3), Elizabethtown College 5-24 (Megan Strohman 3-8; Courtney Kofeldt 1-7; Megan Quinn 1-6; Kirsti Larsen 0-1; Stephanie Ellwood 0-2). Fouled out--Lycoming College-None, Elizabethtown College-Megan Quinn. Rebounds--Lycoming College 43 (Rebecca Leid 7), Elizabethtown College 49 (Jenn Montague 11). Assists--Lycoming College 17 (Jessica Zerbee 4; Allison Mock 4), Elizabethtown College 10 (Megan Romano 5). Total fouls--Lycoming College 14, Elizabethtown College 20. Technical fouls--Lycoming College-None, Elizabethtown College-None. A-200 Back to top 2/10/2009 King's edges Etown in wrestling, 21-15 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING King's 21, Elizabethtown 15 For the Blue Jays (5-12 overall), first-year student Will Bentley (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) won by technical fall at 125 pounds by a 17-2 score over Mike Tabasco in 5:32 and first-year student Brian Frantz (Mount Airy, MD/Loyola Blakefield) shut out Chris Poleto 3-0 at 157 pounds. Closing the match, first-year student Jordan Becker (Stevens, PA/Ephrata) claimed an 11-3 major decision over Zach Martinez at 197 pounds, and junior Deron Sharp (Millville, PA/Millville) needed four overtimes to post a 4-3 decision over Chris Rash at 285 pounds. King's 21, Elizabethtown 15 125: Will Bentley (E) t.f. Mike Tabasco 17-2, 5:32 (0-5) 133: Anthony Dietrick (K) p. Marty Harnish, 3:40 (6-5) 141: Tony Miele (K) d. Jarrod Cawley, 8-3 (9-5) 149: Frankie Davis (K) d. Ronnie Cuff, 6-5 (12-5) 157: Brian Frantz (E) d. Chris Poleto, 3-0 (12-8) 165: Jerry Robbins (K) d. Mike Lussier, 8-2 (15-8) 174: Mike Reilly (K) d. Paul Connor, 5-2 (18-8) 184: Zach Wilkinson (K) d. Bill Meaney, 8-3 (21-8) 197: Jordan Becker (E) m.d. Zach Martinez, 11-3 (21-12) 285: Deron Sharp (E) d. Chris Rash, 4-3 in 4 OT (21-15) Back to top 2/7/2009 Widener defeats Etown in men's hoops, 66-62 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Widener 66, Elizabethtown 62 Jones added six assists and four steals to lead the Pride (16-5 overall, 6-2 Commonwealth), who hold a one-game lead over Albright College for the top spot in the conference standings with four games remaining. Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) scored 11 points to lead the Blue Jays (10-11 overall, 4-5 Commonwealth), who overcame a seven-point first-half deficit to lead by as many as five points in the second half before the Pride regained the advantage late. The Blue Jays are a half-game behind Lycoming College for the fourth and final Commonwealth Conference playoff spot with three games remaining, and host the Warriors on Wednesday night at 8:00 p.m. in Thompson Gymnasium. A 12-2 run turned a 36-31 Widener lead into a 43-38 Elizabethtown advantage following a three-pointer by Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) with 15:38 to go. Widener responded with seven of the next nine points to knot the contest at 45-45 with 13:17 left, and the teams traded the lead until Nyere Miller's three-pointer gave the Pride a 51-50 lead with 9:30 to go. Elizabethtown tied the game for the final time at 57-57 on a layup by Chris Hill (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) with 6:02 remaining, but Jones' three-pointer with 4:25 left ignited a 7-0 run that gavae the Pride a 64-57 lead with 3:07 to go. The Blue Jays pulled to within 64-62 on a three-point play by Church with 1:11 remaining, but Elizabethtown turned the ball over on its final three possessions and Bobby Edmunds hit two free throws for Widener with 25 seconds left to close out the scoring. Fogel and Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) each scored nine points for the Blue Jays, while Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) recorded seven points, seven rebounds and nine assists. As a team, Elizabethtown shot 45.6 percent (26-for-57) from the field and held a 35-27 edge in rebounding over Widener. Jones was the lone player to score in double figures for Widener, as Jarrell Nelson chipped in with nine points off the bench and Jamarr Johnson, Sosna and Edmunds all scored eight points apiece. The Pride shot 48 percent (24-for-50) from the field and hit 7-of-18 from three-point range. WIDENER UNIVERSITY 66, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 62 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (10-11, 4-5 CC) Mike Church 5-7 1-1 11; Keith Fogel 4-10 0-0 9; Joe Flanagan 3-11 2-2 9; Phil Schaffer 3-6 1-2 7; Josh Houseal 3-8 0-0 6; Mark Vogel 2-2 1-2 6; Kyle McConnell 2-3 2-4 6; Chris Hill 2-6 0-0 4; Bryan Harrity 2-3 0-0 4; Brian Allport 0-1 0-0 0; Brady Haughney 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-57 7-11 62. WIDENER UNIVERSITY (16-5, 6-2 CC) Charles Jones 9-16 1-2 22; Jarrell Nelson 3-5 3-4 9; Jamarr Johnson 3-6 2-4 8; Bobby Edmunds 2-5 2-3 8; Matt Sosna 4-8 0-1 8; Nyere Miller 2-6 0-0 6; Perry Wright 1-2 2-2 4; Jack Brennan 0-1 1-2 1; Craig Stewart 0-0 0-0 0; Aaquil Atkins 0-0 0-0 0; Chris McDevitt 0-1 0-0 0; Tracy Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-50 11-18 66. Elizabethtown College......... 31 31 - 62 Widener University............ 31 35 - 66 3-point goals--Elizabethtown College 3-12 (Joe Flanagan 1-5; Mark Vogel 1-1; Keith Fogel 1-2; Josh Houseal 0-3; Phil Schaffer 0-1), Widener University 7-18 (Charles Jones 3-5; Bobby Edmunds 2-4; Nyere Miller 2-6; Matt Sosna 0-2; Chris McDevitt 0-1). Fouled out--Elizabethtown College-None, Widener University-None. Rebounds--Elizabethtown College 35 (Joe Flanagan 7; Phil Schaffer 7), Widener University 27 (Matt Sosna 6). Assists--Elizabethtown College 23 (Phil Schaffer 9), Widener University 17 (Charles Jones 6). Total fouls--Elizabethtown College 16, Widener University 18. Technical fouls--Elizabethtown College-None, Widener University-None. A-395 Back to top 2/7/2009 Wrestling defeats Hunter, falls to York ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING York 24, Elizabethtown 9 Sophomore Marty Harnish (Marietta, PA/Donegal), first-year student Ronnie Cuff (Pittsgrove, NJ/Schalick) and junior Deron Sharp (Millville, PA/Millville) each won a pair of matches on the day for the Blue Jays (5-11 overall, 2-5 Metropolitan Conference). The Blue Jays won six of the nine contested bouts against Hunter, with pins coming from sophomore Jarrod Cawley (Fleetwood, PA/Oley Valley) in 2:26 over Adam Coleman at 141 pounds, junior Mike Lussier (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East) at 165 pounds in 2:44 over Rich Perkins, and Sharp over Day Heydebrand in 1:10 at 285 pounds. Other wins came from Harnish over Sean Messina 6-2 at 133 pounds, Cuff in a 14-2 major decision over Danny Astarita at 149 pounds, and sophomore Josh Cook (Gardners, PA/Boiling Springs) who picked up an 8-1 decision over Ryan Baxter at 174 pounds. Against York, Harnish posted a 9-8 win over Shaun Wagner at 141 pounds, Cuff edged Albert Gleichauf 10-8 at 149 pounds, and Sharp downed Shane Cooley 9-4 at 285 pounds. York 24, Elizabethtown 9 125: Jerrid Hartman (Y) d. Will Bentley, 6-4 (3-0) 133: Kyle Flickinger (Y) d. Tyler Erdman, 8-7 (6-0) 141: Marty Harnish (E) d. Shaun Wagner, 9-8 (6-3) 149: Ron Cuff (E) d. Albert Gleichauf, 10-8 (6-6) 157: John Niedrich (Y) d. Brian Frantz, 11-6 (9-6) 165: Matt Heisey (Y) d. Mike Lussier, 6-2 (12-6) 174: Paul Richard (Y) d. Paul Connor, 9-5 (15-6) 184: Chris Elliott (Y) d. Bill Meaney, 11-4 (18-6) 197: James Laughlin (Y) p. Jordan Becker, 6:28 (24-6) 285: Deron Sharp (E) d. Shane Cooley, 9-4 (24-9) Elizabethtown 34, Hunter 13 125: Greg Pollock (H) d. Will Bentley, 7-6 (0-3) 133: Marty Harnish (E) d. Sean Messina, 6-2 (3-3) 141: Jarrod Cawley (E) p. Adam Coleman, 2:26 (9-3) 149: Ron Cuff (E) m.d. Danny Astarita, 14-2 (13-3) 157: Matt Cartusciello (H) p. Brian Frantz, 2:22 (13-9) 165: Mike Lussier (E) p. Rich Perkins, 2:44 (19-9) 174: Josh Cook (E) d. Ryan Baxter, 8-1 (22-9) 184: Bill Meaney (E) by forfeit (28-9) 197: Brian Scher (H) m.d. Jordan Becker, 13-3 (28-13) 285: Deron Sharp (E) p. Day Heydebrand, 1:10 (34-13) Back to top 2/7/2009 Widener shuts down Etown in women's hoops, 57-43 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Widener 57, Elizabethtown 43 Barbara Fleming added 11 points, six rebounds and six assists while Rayne Reber tallied 10 points and eight rebounds off the bench as the Pride (14-7 overall, 5-3 Commonwealth) finished the game on a 13-2 run over the final 5 minutes, 30 seconds. Megan Romano (Jenkintown, PA/Jenkintown) led the Blue Jays (10-12 overall, 3-6 Commonwealth) with 14 points while Stephanie Ellwood (Orwigsburg, PA/Blue Mountain) added nine points and 10 rebounds, but Elizabethtown shot just 21 percent (13-for-62) from the field as a team on the afternoon. Widener never trailed in the first half, taking a 23-18 lead to halftime behind seven points and five rebounds by Reber and six points and five boards by Pritz. Ellwood led the Blue Jays with seven points in the opening half, but Elizabethtown shot 5-for-30 (16.7 percent) from the field. The Blue Jays tied the game for the first time at 27-27 on a basket by Romano with 15:33 to go, and took its only lead of the day at 31-29 as Romano connected on a jumper with 14:11 remaining. The final tie of the day came at 37-37 with 9:18 to play following two free throws by Romano, but Dessart Mager gave the Pride the lead for good at 40-37 on a three-pointer with 8:31 left. Elizabethtown trailed 44-41 with 5:30 left, but could manage just two foul shots the rest of the way as Widener scored 13 of the final 15 points. Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) scored eight points for the Blue Jays to move within 36 of becoming the 23rd player in program history to score 1,000 career points. Jenn Montague (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds and scored five points for Elizabethtown, which was outrebounded 47-39 by Widener. WIDENER UNIVERSITY 57, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 43 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (10-12, 3-6 CC) Megan Romano 4-12 5-5 14; Stephanie Ellwood 2-10 4-5 9; Megan Quinn 2-11 4-4 8; Jenn Montague 2-12 1-2 5; Courtney Kofeldt 2-9 0-0 5; Ali Jury 1-3 0-0 2; Megan Strohman 0-5 0-0 0; Teanna Ziegler 0-0 0-0 0; Kelly Sauerzopf 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 13-62 14-16 43. WIDENER UNIVERSITY (14-7, 5-3 CC) Casey Pritz 7-9 0-0 14; Beth Dessart Mager 4-12 4-4 14; Barbara Fleming 3-10 4-6 11; Rayne Reber 3-9 3-7 10; Lindsey Isler 1-1 2-2 4; Danielle Wetling 1-1 0-0 2; Becky Tyler 1-9 0-5 2; Lindsay Pepino 0-1 0-0 0; Katie Gallagher 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-53 13-24 57. Elizabethtown College......... 18 25 - 43 Widener University............ 23 34 - 57 3-point goals--Elizabethtown College 3-14 (Stephanie Ellwood 1-3; Courtney Kofeldt 1-6; Megan Romano 1-1; Megan Strohman 0-1; Megan Quinn 0-3), Widener University 4-18 (Beth Dessart Mager 2-5; Barbara Fleming 1-6; Rayne Reber 1-6; Becky Tyler 0-1). Fouled out--Elizabethtown College-Megan Quinn, Widener University-None. Rebounds--Elizabethtown College 39 (Jenn Montague 11), Widener University 47 (Casey Pritz 10; Beth Dessart Mager 10). Assists--Elizabethtown College 11 (Stephanie Ellwood 5), Widener University 19 (Barbara Fleming 6). Total fouls--Elizabethtown College 17, Widener University 16. Technical fouls--Elizabethtown College-Megan Quinn, Widener University-None. Back to top 2/6/2009 Wrestling defeated by Wilkes, 31-9 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WRESTLING Wilkes 31, Elizabethtown 9 Wins for the Blue Jays (4-10 overall) came at 125 pounds as first-year student Will Bentley (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) won by forfeit, and at 285 pounds as junior Deron Sharp (Millville, PA/Millville) took a 5-3 decision over Andrew Feldman. Wilkes 31, Elizabethtown 9 125: Will Bentley (E) by forfeit (0-6) 133: Josh Pauling (W) m.d. Marty Harnish, 12-3 (4-6) 141: Anthony Dattolo (W) p. Jarrod Cawley, 4:12 (10-6) 149: Erik Smith (W) m.d. Ronnie Cuff, 11-3 (14-6) 157: James Histead (W) m.d. Brian Frantz, 11-2 (18-6) 165: Richard Sparks (W) d. Mike Lussier, 5-2 (21-6) 174: Frank Heffernan (W) d. Paul Connor, 5-0 (24-6) 184: Buddy Gouger (W) d. Bill Meaney, 4-3 (27-6) 197: Zach Pizarro (W) m.d. Jordan Becker, 10-1 (31-6) 285: Deron Sharp (E) d. Andrew Feldman, 5-3 (31-9) Back to top 2/5/2009 Women's basketball drops 80-56 decision to TCNJ ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL College of New Jersey 80, Elizabethtown 56 Klimowicz shot 11-for-12 from the field as the Lions (17-4 overall) won for the 14th time in their last 15 games by shooting 55.7 percent (34-for-61) overall from the field, including 7-for-14 from three-point range. Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) led the Blue Jays (10-11 overall) with 18 points, including four three-pointers, but the Blue Jays managed just 37.0 percent (20-for-54) from the field on the evening. Alexandra Gregorek came off the bench to add 19 points for the Lions, while Alyssa Michella hit four three-pointers to score 12 points and Kelsey Kutch netted 11. College of New Jersey led 39-27 at halftime and by as many as 25 points in the second half. Stephanie Ellwood (Orwigsburg, PA/Blue Mountain) finished with a season-high 14 points for the Blue Jays, while Jenn Montague (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) also reached double figures with 10 points. THE COLLEGE OF NJ 80, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 56 THE COLLEGE OF NJ (17-4) Hillary Klimowicz 11-12 1-4 23; Alexandra Gregorek 9-17 0-0 19; Alyssa Michella 4-8 0-0 12; Kelsey Kutch 5-9 1-1 11; Nicole Diaz 3-5 1-1 9; Jamie Cresbaugh 0-0 2-2 2; Brittany Jones 1-1 0-0 2; Hannah Tait 1-2 0-0 2; Jessica Imhof 0-1 0-0 0; Lisa Koch 0-1 0-0 0; Karen Lassoni 0-2 0-0 0; Keri Washington 0-1 0-0 0; Stephanie Prall 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 34-61 5-8 80. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (10-11) Megan Quinn 6-14 2-4 18; Stephanie Ellwood 6-10 0-0 14; Jenn Montague 3-10 4-8 10; Megan Strohman 2-6 2-3 7; Teanna Ziegler 2-3 0-0 4; Kirsti Larsen 1-2 0-0 3; Ali Jury 0-0 0-0 0; Kaity Snyder 0-1 0-0 0; Ashley Toczylowski 0-0 0-0 0; Kelly Sauerzopf 0-0 0-0 0; Emily Mullen 0-1 0-0 0; Jen Schiefer 0-1 0-2 0; Courtney Kofeldt 0-3 0-0 0; Megan Romano 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 20-54 8-17 56. The College of NJ............. 39 41 - 80 Elizabethtown College......... 27 29 - 56 3-point goals--The College of NJ 7-14 (Alyssa Michella 4-8; Nicole Diaz 2-3; Alexandra Gregorek 1-1; Lisa Koch 0-1; Stephanie Prall 0-1), Elizabethtown College 8-22 (Megan Quinn 4-10; Stephanie Ellwood 2-3; Megan Strohman 1-3; Kirsti Larsen 1-1; Jen Schiefer 0-1; Courtney Kofeldt 0-3; Megan Romano 0-1). Fouled out--The College of NJ-None, Elizabethtown College-None. Rebounds--The College of NJ 41 (Hillary Klimowicz 12), Elizabethtown College 27 (Megan Quinn 4; Teanna Ziegler 4). Assists--The College of NJ 25 (Alyssa Michella 4), Elizabethtown College 15 (Megan Strohman 4). Total fouls--The College of NJ 17, Elizabethtown College 11. Technical fouls--The College of NJ-None, Elizabethtown College-None. A-100 Back to top 2/3/2009 Messiah holds off Etown, 67-64 in men's hoops battle ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL Messiah 67, Elizabethtown 64 Andy Hawk led all players with 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Falcons (6-14 overall, 4-4 Commonwealth), who led 42-25 with 16:20 remaining before the Blue Jays (10-10 overall, 4-4 Commonwealth) rallied behind the play of their bench, which cut the deficit to three in the final seconds. Kyle McConnell (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) finished with 11 points and four assists for Elizabethtown, while Chris Jones (Airville, PA/Kennard-Dale) and Brian Allport (Quarryville, PA/Solanco) added nine points each off the Blue Jay bench, which outscored the Falcon reserves 30-11. Four players scored in double figures for Messiah, which shot 48.9 percent (22-for-45) from the field overall and hit seven of their 10 three-pointers in the opening half en route to a 35-20 lead at intermission. Trailing by 17, the Blue Jays cut the Falcon lead to 50-42 on a foul shot by Allport with 9:46 to go. Allport nailed a three-pointer with 4:57 left to bring the Blue Jays within 58-53 and a three-pointer by Jones, his third of the game, pulled Elizabethtown to within 60-56 with 3:25 to go. But, the Blue Jays could muster just two field goals in the final 2:24, both on layups by McConnell, while the Falcons went 5-for-8 from the foul line to keep Elizabethtown at bay. Jamie Yoder tallied 13 points and six assists for Messiah, while Drew Sneeringer hit three three-pointers and tallied 11 points and Josh Hartman added 10 points off the bench. Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) shared the team scoring lead for Elizabethtown with McConnell at 11 points, while Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) and Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) finished with eight points apiece as the Blue Jays went 23-for-51 (45.1 percent) from the field but matched Messiah with 10 three-pointers. MESSIAH COLLEGE 67, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 64 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (10-10, 4-4) Kyle McConnell 5-9 0-0 11; Joe Flanagan 3-6 3-3 11; Chris Jones 3-6 0-0 9; Brian Allport 3-3 1-2 9; Mike Church 3-8 2-4 8; Josh Houseal 3-8 1-2 8; Phil Schaffer 2-7 0-0 5; Keith Fogel 1-2 0-0 2; Brady Haughney 0-1 1-4 1; Bryan Harrity 0-0 0-0 0; Mark Vogel 0-0 0-0 0; Chris Hill 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-51 8-15 64. MESSIAH COLLEGE (6-14, 4-4) Andy Hawk 7-11 1-2 18; Jamie Yoder 4-8 3-4 13; Drew Sneeringer 4-6 0-0 11; Josh Hartman 3-6 2-4 10; Jason Miller 2-2 5-5 9; Kyle Snyder 2-8 1-2 5; Tyler Storch 0-0 1-4 1; Danny Wrigley 0-3 0-0 0; Tyler Ritzman 0-0 0-0 0; Colton Reitz 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-45 13-21 67. Elizabethtown College......... 20 44 - 64 Messiah College............... 35 32 - 67 3-point goals--Elizabethtown College 10-23 (Chris Jones 3-4; Brian Allport 2-2; Joe Flanagan 2-3; Josh Houseal 1-4; Kyle McConnell 1-2; Phil Schaffer 1-3; Brady Haughney 0-1; Mike Church 0-4), Messiah College 10-23 (Drew Sneeringer 3-4; Andy Hawk 3-3; Josh Hartman 2-5; Jamie Yoder 2-5; Danny Wrigley 0-1; Colton Reitz 0-1; Kyle Snyder 0-4). Fouled out--Elizabethtown College-Keith Fogel, Messiah College-Andy Hawk. Rebounds--Elizabethtown College 29 (Mike Church 4), Messiah College 30 (Andy Hawk 10). Assists--Elizabethtown College 17 (Kyle McConnell 4; Phil Schaffer 4), Messiah College 15 (Jamie Yoder 6). Total fouls--Elizabethtown College 22, Messiah College 21. Technical fouls--Elizabethtown College-None, Messiah College-None. A-1348 Back to top 2/3/2009 8th-ranked Messiah posts 61-42 win in women's hoops ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Messiah 61, Elizabethtown 42 Katie Kalb led the Falcons (19-2 overall, 8-0 Commonwealth) with 15 points, including four three-pointers, as Messiah shot 8-for-16 from three-point range and finished with a 46-27 advantage in rebounds over Elizabethtown (10-10 overall, 3-5 Commonwealth). Megan Quinn (Millersville, PA/Penn Manor) was the lone player to score in double figures for the Blue Jays as she scored a game-high 18 points to go with five rebounds and five steals, but Elizabethtown shot 29.8 percent (17-for-57) from the field in suffering their third consecutive loss. Kalb hit three three-pointers in the opening 10 minutes as Messiah used a 14-0 run to take a 22-4 lead midway through the first half. The Falcons, who led 29-19 at halftime, shot 32.1 percent from the field in the half but went 5-for-9 from three-point range. Messiah turned up the shooting in the second half, hitting 56 percent (14-for-25) in building a lead that grew to as large as 26 points at 58-32 with 6:25 to go. Ashley Brooks joined Kalb in double figures for the Falcons with 11 points to go with six rebounds, while Silalei Shani added eight points, 10 rebounds, four assists and four blocked shots. Jenn Montague (Newark, DE/St. Mark's) tallied eight points and a team-high six rebounds in 23 minutes of action for the Blue Jays. MESSIAH COLLEGE 61, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 42 ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (10-10, 3-5) Megan Quinn 7-15 2-3 18; Jenn Montague 4-12 0-0 8; Teanna Ziegler 2-4 1-2 5; Courtney Kofeldt 1-8 0-0 3; Kelly Sauerzopf 1-2 0-0 2; Megan Romano 0-5 2-2 2; Megan Strohman 1-3 0-0 2; Kaity Snyder 1-2 0-0 2; Ali Jury 0-1 0-0 0; Ashley Toczylowski 0-0 0-0 0; Stephanie Ellwood 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 17-57 5-7 42. MESSIAH COLLEGE (19-2, 8-0) Katie Kalb 5-9 1-2 15; Ashley Brooks 4-11 3-4 11; Angie Rapchinski 3-8 0-0 9; Silalei Shani 4-7 0-0 8; Christa Wenrich 2-5 2-2 7; Julie Henninger 3-7 0-0 6; Kristen Groff 2-3 0-0 4; Michele Schleich 0-2 1-2 1; Karolena Szolack 0-0 0-0 0; Anna Walker 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-53 7-10 61. Elizabethtown College......... 19 23 - 42 Messiah College............... 29 32 - 61 3-point goals--Elizabethtown College 3-14 (Megan Quinn 2-4; Courtney Kofeldt 1-5; Megan Romano 0-1; Megan Strohman 0-1; Kaity Snyder 0-1; Stephanie Ellwood 0-2), Messiah College 8-16 (Katie Kalb 4-7; Angie Rapchinski 3-6; Christa Wenrich 1-2; Anna Walker 0-1). Fouled out--Elizabethtown College-None, Messiah College-None. Rebounds--Elizabethtown College 27 (Jenn Montague 6), Messiah College 46 (Silalei Shani 10). Assists--Elizabethtown College 3 (Courtney Kofeldt 2), Messiah College 16 (Katie Kalb 5). Total fouls--Elizabethtown College 10, Messiah College 10. Technical fouls--Elizabethtown College-None, Messiah College-None. A-492 Back to top 2/3/2009 Etown to battle Lancaster Barnstormers in exhibition game FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, February 3, 2009 Elizabethtown to Play Lancaster Barnstormers in Exhibition Game ELIZABETHTOWN,
Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College baseball team will play the Lancaster Barnstormers in an exhibition game at Clipper Magazine Stadium on Thursday, April 16 beginning at 3:30 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public. The Barnstormers, members of the Atlantic League, will welcome the Blue Jays in the first of six exhibition games prior to their season opener against the Newark Bears on Thursday, April 23. Elizabethtown head coach Cliff Smith is a former member of the Barnstormers, having pitched in 33 games for the team in their inaugural season of 2005. Last season, he led the Blue Jays to a 26-12 overall record and a 10-2 mark in the Commonwealth Conference. "Playing in a facility like Clipper Magazine Stadium against the kind of professionals on the Barnstormers is something pro athletes sometimes take for granted," Smith said. "This was an experience for our team that we just couldn't pass up." Lancaster will also play Franklin & Marshall College in an exhibition on Monday, April 20 in addition to two games each against Atlantic League rivals Somerset Patriots and York Revolution. |
Flanagan averaged 21.0 points and went 7-for-14 from three-point range to lead the Blue Jays to key Commonwealth Conference wins over Lycoming (76-56) and Lebanon Valley (78-74). Flanagan scored 15 of his game-high 20 points in the first half of the win over Lycoming on Wednesday, then scored a game-high 22 points and went 4-for-4 from the foul line in the final minute of the win at Lebanon Valley on Saturday.Back to News Index
