From the E-town College Website:
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DOYLESTOWN, Pa. --- Mike Church scored a game-high 19 points and grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds to lift Elizabethtown College past Delaware Valley College 71-65 in a non-conference men's basketball game on Tuesday night.
Joe Flanagan added 15 points while Keith Fogel finished with 12 points and a career-high nine assists for the Blue Jays (3-2 overall), who held the Aggies (2-2 overall) to just 28.6 percent shooting (10-for-35) from the field in the second half.
Church's 19 rebounds are the most for a Blue Jay player since Mark Sweet grabbed 19 boards against the University of Scranton in a conference playoff game on Feb. 22, 2000. His previous career high was 12 rebounds, done on three occasions, and the double-double was the 11th of his career.
James Jones paced Delaware Valley with 17 points while Jeremy Beckett added 13 points and seven rebounds, but the Aggies let an eight-point second-half lead slip away as the Blue Jays used a 14-5 run to take a 45-44 lead with 13:55 left on a three-point play by Flanagan.
The teams were tied five times in the sercond half, with Elizabethtown breaking the final deadlock on the second of two foul shots by Church with 5:52 to play. The foul shots triggered a 7-0 run that included a three-point play by Bryan Harrity and a layup by Flanagan that gave Elizabethtown a 62-56 lead with 4:01 left.
The Aggies pulled within three points at 64-61 on a three-pointer by Chris Mayo with 1:25 to go, but the Blue Jays went 5-for-6 from the foul line in the final 41 seconds to put the game out of reach.
Delaware Valley led 36-31 at halftime as Beckett went 5-for-6 from the field and scored a game-high 10 points for the Aggies. Elizabethtown committed 14 turnovers in the opening half, and was led by Church's nine points and 13 rebounds.
Also reaching double figures in the game for Elizabethtown was Brady Haughney, who came off the bench to score a career-high 10 points on 4-for-4 shooting in 18 minutes of action.
From the Delaware Valley College Website:
ELIZABETHTOWN POSTS 71-65 VICTORY OVER DELVAL
DOYLESTOWN (PA) – Mike Church notched 19 points 19 rebounds and was one of four Elizabethtown College players to score in double figures as the Blue Jays came from behind to defeat host Delaware Valley College, 71-65, in a non-conference game.
The game was tied at 26-26 with 6:09 remaining in the first half when the Aggies (2-2) scored 10 of the final 15 points in the stanza to take a lead into the break. Jason Sofman came off the bench to drain six of the 10 points for Delaware Valley.
The Aggies extended the lead to eight in the early moments of the second half as Jeremy Beckett had a three-point play. However, Elizabethtown (3-2) roared back with a 14-5 spurt, including six by Joe Flanagan and five by Church, to take a one-point lead.
The game went back and forth for the next seven minutes and Delaware Valley took, what turned out to be, its last lead of the game with 6:09 to go as Jon Evans completed a three-point play to make it 56-55. Church hit a pair of free throws 17 seconds later while Bryan Harrity had a three-point play and Flanagan added a layup for a 7-0 run and 62-56 Blue Jay advantage with 4:01 to go.
Delaware Valley pulled to within one possession as a Chris Mayo trey made it 64-61 with 1:25 left on the clock. However, Brady Haugney answered with a jumper and the Blue Jays hit five of six fouls shots down the stretch for the 71-65 final.
Church’s rebounding total was a career high and he also added four blocks in 34 minutes of action. Flanagan finished with 15 points while Haughney came off the bench to add 10. Keith Fogel tallied 12 points, nine assists, four rebounds, four steals and three blocks in the win.
James Jones led the Aggies with 17 points while Beckett ended the night with 13 points and seven boards. Sofman, Mayo and Jason Goldheimer added eight points apiece with Mayo also contributing a team-best eight rebounds.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Hot-Shooting Crusaders Down Blue Jays in Tourney Final, 89-78
From the E-town College Website:
11/21/2009 8:28:39 PM
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SELINSGROVE, Pa. --- Harvey Pannell and Spenser Spencer scored 18 points apiece to lead host Susquehanna University to an 89-78 victory over Elizabethtown College in the championship game of the Pepsi/Weis Markets Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday afternoon.
Pannell shot 8-for-9 from the field and was named tournament Most Valuable Player while Spencer earned All-Tournament honors for the Crusaders (2-1 overall), who shot 59.7 percent overall (37-for-62) from the field and 66.7 percent (20-for-30) in the second half.
Joe Flanagan led the Blue Jays (2-2 overall) with 14 points and five rebounds while Mike Church also reached double figures with 12 points to go with five boards. Both players were named to the All-Tournament team.
Elizabethtown also turned in a strong shooting performance, hitting 60.9 percent (28-for-46) from the field for the game, but the Blue Jays committed 24 turnovers which led to 29 Crusader points.
Susquehanna never trailed in the game, opening up a 6-0 lead after three minutes, and carried a 43-35 lead into halftime behind 10 points from Pannell and nine each from Spencer and Rob Estep. Elizabethtown committed 16 turnovers in the opening half, offsetting strong 60 percent shooting (12-for-20) over the first 20 minutes.
Elizabethtown cut the Susquehanna lead to 45-42 on two foul shots by Church with 17:53 remaining, but the Crusaders scored the next six points to move ahead 51-42 with 16:23 left on a layup by J.T. Wilson.
The Blue Jays moved within seven points on three different occasions, but the Crusaders made seven consecutive field-goal attempts over a four-minute span to take a 70-59 lead with 9:11 to play. Susquehanna led by as many as 18 points in the final two minutes before Elizabethtown scored the final seven points.
Joining Pannell and Spencer in double figures for the Crusaders were Daryl Augustus with 12 points and Rob Estep with 14 points off the bench. Spencer and Bryan Majors each recorded six of the Crusaders' 19 steals in the game.
Elizabethtown finished with a 29-20 edge in rebounding in the game, and shot 17-for-21 from the foul line and 5-for-11 from three-point range as a team.
In the consolation game, Wilkes University routed Penn College 98-57 as Tom Kresge scored 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the Colonels.
From the Susquehanna University Website:
Crusaders Claim Pepsi/Weis Tournament Title with 89-78 Win Over Elizabethtown
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SELINSGROVE, Pa. -- Susquehanna University's tournament MVP and freshman guard/forward Harvey Pannell (Bloomfield, Conn./St. Thomas More) scored a game-high-tying 18 points on 8-for-9 shooting from the field and added three rebounds, five assists and two steals to lead Susquehanna to an 89-78 non-conference men's basketball win over Elizabethtown College in the 2009 Pepsi/Weis Markets Tip-Off Tournament championship game at Orlando W. Houts Gymnasium on Nov. 21.
SU's (2-1 overall) sophomore guard Spenser Spencer (Seattle, Wash./Lakeside) and senior guard Bryan Majors (Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg) joined Pannell on the all-tournament team.
Spencer also had 18 points against Elizabethtown (2-2 overall) and added three assists and five steals, while Majors had five points, two rebounds and game-highs of six assists and six steals.
Teammate and junior guard Rob Estep (York, Pa./West York) came off the bench to notch 14 points, including a game-high three three-pointers. Estep also handed out four assists.
Freshman forward and fellow Crusader Daryl Augustus (Baltimore, Md./Calvert Hall College HS) dropped in 12 points and a team-high-tying four boards. Junior forward Kenneth Anyanwu [Pennsauken, N.J./George (Pa.)] pulled down four as well.
The final score was closer than the game truly was, as the Crusaders never trailed. Estep's final three-pointer gave SU its biggest lead of the game at 18 points with 1 minute, 53 seconds left in the game.
Susquehanna advanced to the championship game of this tournament by defeating the Pennsylvania College of Technology, 84-48, on Nov. 20. Elizabethtown College topped Wilkes University, 66-57, in the other semifinal game earlier that same night.
The Blue Jays' junior guard/forward Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) and senior center Mike Church (Peach Bottom, Pa./Solanco) also earned all-tournament honors. Flanagan scored a team-high 14 points and tied Church for the team-high with five rebounds. Flanagan also had three assists and tied sophomore guard Kyle McConnell (Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest HS) with a team-high two steals.
Church scored 12 points, while McConnell scored eight to go along with two boards and two assists.
Elizabethtown's junior guard Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, Pa./Mifflinburg Area) dished out a team-high five assists and added seven points and two rebounds.
Next Game: Sunday, Nov. 29, at Lycoming (non-conference game), 1 p.m.
11/21/2009 8:28:39 PM
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SELINSGROVE, Pa. --- Harvey Pannell and Spenser Spencer scored 18 points apiece to lead host Susquehanna University to an 89-78 victory over Elizabethtown College in the championship game of the Pepsi/Weis Markets Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday afternoon.
Pannell shot 8-for-9 from the field and was named tournament Most Valuable Player while Spencer earned All-Tournament honors for the Crusaders (2-1 overall), who shot 59.7 percent overall (37-for-62) from the field and 66.7 percent (20-for-30) in the second half.
Joe Flanagan led the Blue Jays (2-2 overall) with 14 points and five rebounds while Mike Church also reached double figures with 12 points to go with five boards. Both players were named to the All-Tournament team.
Elizabethtown also turned in a strong shooting performance, hitting 60.9 percent (28-for-46) from the field for the game, but the Blue Jays committed 24 turnovers which led to 29 Crusader points.
Susquehanna never trailed in the game, opening up a 6-0 lead after three minutes, and carried a 43-35 lead into halftime behind 10 points from Pannell and nine each from Spencer and Rob Estep. Elizabethtown committed 16 turnovers in the opening half, offsetting strong 60 percent shooting (12-for-20) over the first 20 minutes.
Elizabethtown cut the Susquehanna lead to 45-42 on two foul shots by Church with 17:53 remaining, but the Crusaders scored the next six points to move ahead 51-42 with 16:23 left on a layup by J.T. Wilson.
The Blue Jays moved within seven points on three different occasions, but the Crusaders made seven consecutive field-goal attempts over a four-minute span to take a 70-59 lead with 9:11 to play. Susquehanna led by as many as 18 points in the final two minutes before Elizabethtown scored the final seven points.
Joining Pannell and Spencer in double figures for the Crusaders were Daryl Augustus with 12 points and Rob Estep with 14 points off the bench. Spencer and Bryan Majors each recorded six of the Crusaders' 19 steals in the game.
Elizabethtown finished with a 29-20 edge in rebounding in the game, and shot 17-for-21 from the foul line and 5-for-11 from three-point range as a team.
In the consolation game, Wilkes University routed Penn College 98-57 as Tom Kresge scored 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the Colonels.
From the Susquehanna University Website:
Crusaders Claim Pepsi/Weis Tournament Title with 89-78 Win Over Elizabethtown
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SELINSGROVE, Pa. -- Susquehanna University's tournament MVP and freshman guard/forward Harvey Pannell (Bloomfield, Conn./St. Thomas More) scored a game-high-tying 18 points on 8-for-9 shooting from the field and added three rebounds, five assists and two steals to lead Susquehanna to an 89-78 non-conference men's basketball win over Elizabethtown College in the 2009 Pepsi/Weis Markets Tip-Off Tournament championship game at Orlando W. Houts Gymnasium on Nov. 21.
SU's (2-1 overall) sophomore guard Spenser Spencer (Seattle, Wash./Lakeside) and senior guard Bryan Majors (Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg) joined Pannell on the all-tournament team.
Spencer also had 18 points against Elizabethtown (2-2 overall) and added three assists and five steals, while Majors had five points, two rebounds and game-highs of six assists and six steals.
Teammate and junior guard Rob Estep (York, Pa./West York) came off the bench to notch 14 points, including a game-high three three-pointers. Estep also handed out four assists.
Freshman forward and fellow Crusader Daryl Augustus (Baltimore, Md./Calvert Hall College HS) dropped in 12 points and a team-high-tying four boards. Junior forward Kenneth Anyanwu [Pennsauken, N.J./George (Pa.)] pulled down four as well.
The final score was closer than the game truly was, as the Crusaders never trailed. Estep's final three-pointer gave SU its biggest lead of the game at 18 points with 1 minute, 53 seconds left in the game.
Susquehanna advanced to the championship game of this tournament by defeating the Pennsylvania College of Technology, 84-48, on Nov. 20. Elizabethtown College topped Wilkes University, 66-57, in the other semifinal game earlier that same night.
The Blue Jays' junior guard/forward Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) and senior center Mike Church (Peach Bottom, Pa./Solanco) also earned all-tournament honors. Flanagan scored a team-high 14 points and tied Church for the team-high with five rebounds. Flanagan also had three assists and tied sophomore guard Kyle McConnell (Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest HS) with a team-high two steals.
Church scored 12 points, while McConnell scored eight to go along with two boards and two assists.
Elizabethtown's junior guard Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, Pa./Mifflinburg Area) dished out a team-high five assists and added seven points and two rebounds.
Next Game: Sunday, Nov. 29, at Lycoming (non-conference game), 1 p.m.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Blue Jays Rally for 66-57 Win over Wilkes
From the E-town College Website:
From the Wilkes University Website:
SLUGGISH SECOND HALF DOES IN COLONELS
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SELINSGROVE – After taking a 40-34 halftime lead, Wilkes University managed just 17 second half points and turned the ball over 27 times which would eventually lead to a 66-57 setback to Elizabethtown in the first game of the Susquehanna Tournament.
The Colonels were red-hot from the field in the opening period, hitting 57.1 percent (16-28), but made just eight second half field goals, shooting under 30 percent. Senior Tom Kresge was the bulk of the offense for Wilkes as he scored 20 points on 9-of-16 shooting while pulling down 11 rebounds for his first double-double of the season. As a team, the Colonels out-rebounded Elizabethtown 40-36.
Kyle McConnell opened the game with a three-pointer for Elizabethtown, but it would be the only lead they would have the entire first half. Anthony Gabriel hit a jumper with 18:49 to go in the half to give the Colonels a 4-3 lead.
Both teams would exchange buckets until the Colonels went on a 9-0 run midway through the first to give them a 24-13 advantage after Kendall Hinze converted a layup. Joe Flanagan drained a three-pointer to pull the Blue Jays within eight, but the Colonels would keep at least a seven point lead until Chris DeRojas made a three-pointer with 7:25 to go in the first to give Wilkes a double-digit lead once again. After DeRojas’ three-pointer, the Colonels would not score again until Gabriel made a pair of free throws three minutes later.
Wilkes’ scoring drought continued in the start of the second half as it scored just two points in the first five minutes. The Blue Jays took advantage, going on a 7-0 run to take a 43-40 advantage with 17:36 to go for just their second lead of the game.
Kresge gave Wilkes the lead again with 13:49 to go when he drained his only three-pointer of the game, which put the Colonels on top 47-44. They would hold on to the lead until Bryan Harrity, who scored six points on the night, gave Elizabethtown the lead for good after hitting a jumper with 7:53 to go.
The Colonels scored just two points over the final 1:49 to go, a layup by Kresge, but Elizabethtown would go on to score four more unanswered points for the win.
11/20/2009 8:11:00 PM
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SELINSGROVE, Pa. --- Mike Church finished with 14 points and tied his career high with 12 rebounds as Elizabethtown College defeated Wilkes University 66-57 in the opening round of the Pepsi/Weis Markets Tip-Off Tournament at Susquehanna University on Friday night.
Joe Flanagan added 13 points and six rebounds for the Blue Jays (2-1 overall), who used a pair of 12-0 runs to advance to Saturday's championship game at 3:00 p.m. against the host Crusaders, who defeated Penn College 84-48 in Friday's late game.
Tom Kresge led the Colonels (1-1 overall) with a game-high 20 points and 11 rebounds, but Wilkes went scoreless for the first five minutes of the second half as Elizabethtown turned a nine-point deficit into a three-point lead with a 12-0 run.
The Blue Jays trailed by 11 points midway through the first half and 40-31 as the seconds ticked away in the first half, but Brian Allport sank a three-pointer as time expired to pull Elizabethtown within 40-34 at intermission.
Elizabethtown opened the second half with nine unanswered points, including a pair of baskets by Church, a tthree-pointer by Mark Vogel and a layup by Flanagan to take a 43-40 lead with 17:36 to play.
Wilkes regained a 47-44 advantage on a three-pointer by Kresge with 13:49 left, and built their advantage to five points at 51-46 following a basket by Tyler Breznitsky with 10:15 to go. Elizabethtown responded with 12 consecutive points, highlighted by a pair of baskets by Bryan Harrity to turn a 51-50 deficit into a 54-51 lead with 6:37 to go.
Flanagan capped the run on a jumper with 4:51 to go to extend the Blue Jay lead to 56-51, and the Colonels would get no closer as Keith Fogel and Matt Brown hit key layups down the stretch and Flanagan sank two foul shots with 32 seconds to play.
Fogel went 5-for-5 from the field and finished with 11 points in 19 minutes, while Josh Houseal added seven points and five rebounds. As a team, Elizabethtown shot 40.6 percent (28-for-69) from the field but committed just 13 turnovers while forcing Wilkes into 27 miscues.
Kresge was the lone player to reach double figure for the Colonels, who shot 43.6 percent (24-for-55) from the floor in the game. Anthony Gabriel added nine points and seven rebounds while Paul Huch had nine points and four boards for Wilkes.
SELINSGROVE, Pa. --- Mike Church finished with 14 points and tied his career high with 12 rebounds as Elizabethtown College defeated Wilkes University 66-57 in the opening round of the Pepsi/Weis Markets Tip-Off Tournament at Susquehanna University on Friday night.
Joe Flanagan added 13 points and six rebounds for the Blue Jays (2-1 overall), who used a pair of 12-0 runs to advance to Saturday's championship game at 3:00 p.m. against the host Crusaders, who defeated Penn College 84-48 in Friday's late game.
Tom Kresge led the Colonels (1-1 overall) with a game-high 20 points and 11 rebounds, but Wilkes went scoreless for the first five minutes of the second half as Elizabethtown turned a nine-point deficit into a three-point lead with a 12-0 run.
The Blue Jays trailed by 11 points midway through the first half and 40-31 as the seconds ticked away in the first half, but Brian Allport sank a three-pointer as time expired to pull Elizabethtown within 40-34 at intermission.
Elizabethtown opened the second half with nine unanswered points, including a pair of baskets by Church, a tthree-pointer by Mark Vogel and a layup by Flanagan to take a 43-40 lead with 17:36 to play.
Wilkes regained a 47-44 advantage on a three-pointer by Kresge with 13:49 left, and built their advantage to five points at 51-46 following a basket by Tyler Breznitsky with 10:15 to go. Elizabethtown responded with 12 consecutive points, highlighted by a pair of baskets by Bryan Harrity to turn a 51-50 deficit into a 54-51 lead with 6:37 to go.
Flanagan capped the run on a jumper with 4:51 to go to extend the Blue Jay lead to 56-51, and the Colonels would get no closer as Keith Fogel and Matt Brown hit key layups down the stretch and Flanagan sank two foul shots with 32 seconds to play.
Fogel went 5-for-5 from the field and finished with 11 points in 19 minutes, while Josh Houseal added seven points and five rebounds. As a team, Elizabethtown shot 40.6 percent (28-for-69) from the field but committed just 13 turnovers while forcing Wilkes into 27 miscues.
Kresge was the lone player to reach double figure for the Colonels, who shot 43.6 percent (24-for-55) from the floor in the game. Anthony Gabriel added nine points and seven rebounds while Paul Huch had nine points and four boards for Wilkes.
From the Wilkes University Website:
SLUGGISH SECOND HALF DOES IN COLONELS
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SELINSGROVE – After taking a 40-34 halftime lead, Wilkes University managed just 17 second half points and turned the ball over 27 times which would eventually lead to a 66-57 setback to Elizabethtown in the first game of the Susquehanna Tournament.
The Colonels were red-hot from the field in the opening period, hitting 57.1 percent (16-28), but made just eight second half field goals, shooting under 30 percent. Senior Tom Kresge was the bulk of the offense for Wilkes as he scored 20 points on 9-of-16 shooting while pulling down 11 rebounds for his first double-double of the season. As a team, the Colonels out-rebounded Elizabethtown 40-36.
Kyle McConnell opened the game with a three-pointer for Elizabethtown, but it would be the only lead they would have the entire first half. Anthony Gabriel hit a jumper with 18:49 to go in the half to give the Colonels a 4-3 lead.
Both teams would exchange buckets until the Colonels went on a 9-0 run midway through the first to give them a 24-13 advantage after Kendall Hinze converted a layup. Joe Flanagan drained a three-pointer to pull the Blue Jays within eight, but the Colonels would keep at least a seven point lead until Chris DeRojas made a three-pointer with 7:25 to go in the first to give Wilkes a double-digit lead once again. After DeRojas’ three-pointer, the Colonels would not score again until Gabriel made a pair of free throws three minutes later.
Wilkes’ scoring drought continued in the start of the second half as it scored just two points in the first five minutes. The Blue Jays took advantage, going on a 7-0 run to take a 43-40 advantage with 17:36 to go for just their second lead of the game.
Kresge gave Wilkes the lead again with 13:49 to go when he drained his only three-pointer of the game, which put the Colonels on top 47-44. They would hold on to the lead until Bryan Harrity, who scored six points on the night, gave Elizabethtown the lead for good after hitting a jumper with 7:53 to go.
The Colonels scored just two points over the final 1:49 to go, a layup by Kresge, but Elizabethtown would go on to score four more unanswered points for the win.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Blue Jays Roll to 82-52 Win over Chargers
From the E-town College Website:
11/18/2009 9:43:34 PM
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LANCASTER, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College cruised to an 82-52 victory at Lancaster Bible College in a local men's basketball matchup on Wednesday night at the Horst Athletic Center.
Joe Flanagan scored 17 of his game-high 22 points in the first half for the Blue Jays (1-1 overall), who led 55-22 at halftime and by as many as 36 points in the second half against the Chargers (0-2 overall).
Mark Vogel chipped in with a career-high 13 points off the bench for the Blue Jays, while Mike Church added 11 points as all 16 players on the Elizabethtown roster saw at least four minutes of playing time. Madison Warfel paced Lancaster Bible with 13 points and Eric Nulf added 10 points and seven rebounds.
Flanagan scored eight straight points to help the Blue Jays to a 10-0 lead after 3 1/2 minutes of play, but the Chargers came back to cut the margin to 12-10 just two minutes later. From there, the Blue Jays went on a 15-3 run to build a 27-13 lead with 9:33 left in the first half.
Elizabethtown would go on runs of 10-0 and 12-0 over the final few minutes of the half to take a 55-22 lead into intermission. Flanagan went 6-for-8 from the field and led all players with 17 points while Vogel added 11 points. Elizabethtown shot 53.8 percent (21-for-39) from the field in the first half and committed just three turnovers while forcing Lancaster Bible into 16 miscues.
The Blue Jays cooled off to just 28.1 percent (9-for-32) from the field in the second half, but held the Chargers to 34.6 percent (9-for-26) in the second half and 33.3 percent (18-for-54) for the game.
Lancaster Bible finished with a 34-29 advantage in rebounding, led by seven each by Nulf and Carl Edwards. L.J. Weiss paced the Blue Jays with five boards, as 12 different players grabbed a rebound in the game for Elizabethtown.
11/18/2009 9:43:34 PM
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LANCASTER, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College cruised to an 82-52 victory at Lancaster Bible College in a local men's basketball matchup on Wednesday night at the Horst Athletic Center.
Joe Flanagan scored 17 of his game-high 22 points in the first half for the Blue Jays (1-1 overall), who led 55-22 at halftime and by as many as 36 points in the second half against the Chargers (0-2 overall).
Mark Vogel chipped in with a career-high 13 points off the bench for the Blue Jays, while Mike Church added 11 points as all 16 players on the Elizabethtown roster saw at least four minutes of playing time. Madison Warfel paced Lancaster Bible with 13 points and Eric Nulf added 10 points and seven rebounds.
Flanagan scored eight straight points to help the Blue Jays to a 10-0 lead after 3 1/2 minutes of play, but the Chargers came back to cut the margin to 12-10 just two minutes later. From there, the Blue Jays went on a 15-3 run to build a 27-13 lead with 9:33 left in the first half.
Elizabethtown would go on runs of 10-0 and 12-0 over the final few minutes of the half to take a 55-22 lead into intermission. Flanagan went 6-for-8 from the field and led all players with 17 points while Vogel added 11 points. Elizabethtown shot 53.8 percent (21-for-39) from the field in the first half and committed just three turnovers while forcing Lancaster Bible into 16 miscues.
The Blue Jays cooled off to just 28.1 percent (9-for-32) from the field in the second half, but held the Chargers to 34.6 percent (9-for-26) in the second half and 33.3 percent (18-for-54) for the game.
Lancaster Bible finished with a 34-29 advantage in rebounding, led by seven each by Nulf and Carl Edwards. L.J. Weiss paced the Blue Jays with five boards, as 12 different players grabbed a rebound in the game for Elizabethtown.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Blue Jays Drop Season Opener to Valiants, 73-63
From the E-town College Website:
11/15/2009 5:20:14 PM
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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Angelo Laroche came off the bench to score a game-high 19 points as Manhattanville College defeated Elizabethtown College 73-63 in the men's basketball season opener for both teams on Sunday afternoon at Thompson Gymnasium.
Trevoy Pointer added 17 points, four assists and four steals and Lamar Glass finished with 15 points and a team-high eight rebounds for the Valiants (1-0 overall), who went 21-for-27 (77.8 percent) from the foul line as a team and converted 24 Blue Jay turnovers into 26 points.
Keith Fogel paced the Blue Jays (0-1 overall) with 15 points, including three three-pointers, while Joe Flanagan and Mike Church also reached double figures with 12 and 11 points, respectively. However, the Blue Jays went just 11-for-22 from the free-throw line on the afternoon.
Elizabethtown led 20-15 midway through the first half, but the Valiants went on a 17-6 run to take a 32-26 lead on a layup by Felipe Vargas with 5:34 left in the half. The Blue Jays fought back to go on top 40-39 at halftime, with Fogel scoring a team-high 11 points for Elizabethtown while Laroche tallied 14 points to lead the Valiants.
The Blue Jays took their last lead of the day at 50-49 on a three-pointer by Mark Vogel with 11:54 left, but Laroche put the Valiants on top for good with 10:51 remaining. After trailing by as many as seven points, the Blue Jays moved back within three at 59-56 with 5:47 to go, but Pointer scored five straight points to extend the Manhattanville lead to 64-56 with 3:31 remaining.
In addition to his 11 points, Church pulled a team-high eight rebounds and blocked a pair of shots for the Blue Jays. Vogel hit both of his three-point attempts and finished with six points, while Kyle McConnell had seven points and two assists in 21 minutes.
Manhattanville finished with a slim 35-34 advantage in rebounding, as Glen Rodriguez pulled seven boards in 19 minutes to join Glass on the Valiant leader board. Jay Ferriere chipped in wth six points and matched Pointer for the team high with four steals.
From the Manhattanville College Website:
Men's Hoops Steals 73-63 Win From E'Town
11/15/2009 6:20 PM
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – Senior Angelo Laroche (Brooklyn, N.Y.) tied a career high with 19 points and the Manhattanville defense recorded 17 steals as the Valiant men’s basketball team defeated Commonwealth Conference preseason favorite Elizabethtown College, 73-63, in the team’s 2009-10 season opener on Sunday afternoon at Thompson Gymnasium.
Laroche was one of three Valiants to reach double-figures in the win, connecting on 6-of-12 shots from the floor while adding four rebounds and a steal. The reigning Freedom Conference Rookie of the Year, sophomore Trevoy Pointer (Dallas, Texas), had a nice overall game with 17 points, four assists, four steals and a block, while junior Lamar Glass (Dallas, Texas) added 15 points, a game-high eight rebounds and three steals.
Manhattanville finished the afternoon shooting 42.6 percent (23-for-54) from the field and going 21-of-27 from the charity stripe in the victory. After allowing Elizabethtown to shoot a blistering 62.5 percent (15-for-24) in the first 20 minutes, the Valiants earned the win by holding the Blue Jays to just 8-for-28 shooting (28.6 percent) in the second half.
The first half was an evenly contested frame, featuring nine ties and 10 lead changes. No team could collect a lead greater than six points, which came on the Valiants’ side on a fast-break layup by sophomore Felipe Vargas (Miami, Fla.) with 5:34 left in the half.
Elizabethtown held a slight 40-39 edge at halftime, and the Blue Jays enjoyed their last lead of the afternoon on a three-pointer by Mark Vogel with 11:54 left on the clock. However, a layup by Laroche put the Valiants back on top and Vargas followed with a key three-pointer to give the visitors an advantage they would not relinquish.
The Valiant lead was still three points with 5:47 left before Manhattanville rattled off seven consecutive points over the next 2:36, including five straight points by Pointer and a Laroche jumper to cap the run and seal the win. On the defensive end, the Valiants then held E’Town to just two field goals and forced five turnovers the rest of the way.
After relying on its extensively last season, the Manhattanville defense showed its strength in Sunday’s season opener, forcing 24 Elizabethtown turnovers and converting them into 26 points. Pointer and junior Jay Ferriere (Melbourne, Australia) tied for the game-high with four steals apiece, while seven Valiants recorded at least one theft in the win.
Manhattanville (1-0, 0-0 Freedom) will return home to host the 2009 Castle Classic this weekend beginning with two games on Friday evening. The U.S. Coast Guard Academy and Connecticut College will play in the first game beginning at 6 p.m., while the Valiants host John Jay College in the nightcap at Kennedy Gym beginning at 8 p.m. Elizabethtown (0-1, 0-0 Commonwealth) will travel to Lancaster Bible College on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
11/15/2009 5:20:14 PM
Box score
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Angelo Laroche came off the bench to score a game-high 19 points as Manhattanville College defeated Elizabethtown College 73-63 in the men's basketball season opener for both teams on Sunday afternoon at Thompson Gymnasium.
Trevoy Pointer added 17 points, four assists and four steals and Lamar Glass finished with 15 points and a team-high eight rebounds for the Valiants (1-0 overall), who went 21-for-27 (77.8 percent) from the foul line as a team and converted 24 Blue Jay turnovers into 26 points.
Keith Fogel paced the Blue Jays (0-1 overall) with 15 points, including three three-pointers, while Joe Flanagan and Mike Church also reached double figures with 12 and 11 points, respectively. However, the Blue Jays went just 11-for-22 from the free-throw line on the afternoon.
Elizabethtown led 20-15 midway through the first half, but the Valiants went on a 17-6 run to take a 32-26 lead on a layup by Felipe Vargas with 5:34 left in the half. The Blue Jays fought back to go on top 40-39 at halftime, with Fogel scoring a team-high 11 points for Elizabethtown while Laroche tallied 14 points to lead the Valiants.
The Blue Jays took their last lead of the day at 50-49 on a three-pointer by Mark Vogel with 11:54 left, but Laroche put the Valiants on top for good with 10:51 remaining. After trailing by as many as seven points, the Blue Jays moved back within three at 59-56 with 5:47 to go, but Pointer scored five straight points to extend the Manhattanville lead to 64-56 with 3:31 remaining.
In addition to his 11 points, Church pulled a team-high eight rebounds and blocked a pair of shots for the Blue Jays. Vogel hit both of his three-point attempts and finished with six points, while Kyle McConnell had seven points and two assists in 21 minutes.
Manhattanville finished with a slim 35-34 advantage in rebounding, as Glen Rodriguez pulled seven boards in 19 minutes to join Glass on the Valiant leader board. Jay Ferriere chipped in wth six points and matched Pointer for the team high with four steals.
From the Manhattanville College Website:
Men's Hoops Steals 73-63 Win From E'Town
11/15/2009 6:20 PM
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – Senior Angelo Laroche (Brooklyn, N.Y.) tied a career high with 19 points and the Manhattanville defense recorded 17 steals as the Valiant men’s basketball team defeated Commonwealth Conference preseason favorite Elizabethtown College, 73-63, in the team’s 2009-10 season opener on Sunday afternoon at Thompson Gymnasium.
Laroche was one of three Valiants to reach double-figures in the win, connecting on 6-of-12 shots from the floor while adding four rebounds and a steal. The reigning Freedom Conference Rookie of the Year, sophomore Trevoy Pointer (Dallas, Texas), had a nice overall game with 17 points, four assists, four steals and a block, while junior Lamar Glass (Dallas, Texas) added 15 points, a game-high eight rebounds and three steals.
Manhattanville finished the afternoon shooting 42.6 percent (23-for-54) from the field and going 21-of-27 from the charity stripe in the victory. After allowing Elizabethtown to shoot a blistering 62.5 percent (15-for-24) in the first 20 minutes, the Valiants earned the win by holding the Blue Jays to just 8-for-28 shooting (28.6 percent) in the second half.
The first half was an evenly contested frame, featuring nine ties and 10 lead changes. No team could collect a lead greater than six points, which came on the Valiants’ side on a fast-break layup by sophomore Felipe Vargas (Miami, Fla.) with 5:34 left in the half.
Elizabethtown held a slight 40-39 edge at halftime, and the Blue Jays enjoyed their last lead of the afternoon on a three-pointer by Mark Vogel with 11:54 left on the clock. However, a layup by Laroche put the Valiants back on top and Vargas followed with a key three-pointer to give the visitors an advantage they would not relinquish.
The Valiant lead was still three points with 5:47 left before Manhattanville rattled off seven consecutive points over the next 2:36, including five straight points by Pointer and a Laroche jumper to cap the run and seal the win. On the defensive end, the Valiants then held E’Town to just two field goals and forced five turnovers the rest of the way.
After relying on its extensively last season, the Manhattanville defense showed its strength in Sunday’s season opener, forcing 24 Elizabethtown turnovers and converting them into 26 points. Pointer and junior Jay Ferriere (Melbourne, Australia) tied for the game-high with four steals apiece, while seven Valiants recorded at least one theft in the win.
Manhattanville (1-0, 0-0 Freedom) will return home to host the 2009 Castle Classic this weekend beginning with two games on Friday evening. The U.S. Coast Guard Academy and Connecticut College will play in the first game beginning at 6 p.m., while the Valiants host John Jay College in the nightcap at Kennedy Gym beginning at 8 p.m. Elizabethtown (0-1, 0-0 Commonwealth) will travel to Lancaster Bible College on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Expectations are high for Elizabethtown's men's basketball team
From today's Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era:
Expectations are high for Elizabethtown's men's basketball team
Intelligencer Journal
Lancaster New Era
Nov 13, 2009 09:32 EST
Elizabethtown
By JASON FULGINITI, Sports Writer
In recent years, the Commonwealth Conference men's basketball preseason coaches' poll has been about as accurate as a drunken sharpshooter — at least where Elizabethtown College has been concerned.
Picked to finish last in the conference two years ago, Mike Schatzmann and Chad Piersol powered the Blue Jays to a 13-1 start, earning E-town a spot in the NCAA Division III Top 25. Sure, the Blue Jays mysteriously dissolved after that, losing eight of their last 10 games to miss the conference playoffs for the second straight year. But still … last in the CC?
And then there was last year, when E-town — despite being picked to finish sixth out of seven teams in the Commonwealth Conference — rallied to earn one of the conference's four playoff spots before advancing to the CC title game, in which it lost a 67-65 decision to Widener.
That said, as E-town starts its season by hosting Manhattanville Saturday at 3 p.m., the question is what to make of this year's coaches poll, which has the Blue Jays ranked first?
"Going in, we figured us or Widener (which has won the last three conference titles) would be picked (first)," said Bob Schlosser, who is entering his 20th season as the Blue Jays' coach. "But you can always look at it a couple different ways. It's such a long season, and it's a league that really makes you or breaks you … mostly in the second semester. So, what people decide in October or November doesn't have a whole lot of bearing on what happens in February and March.
"Still," Schlosser added, "I'd rather be picked first than last."
E-town guard/forward Joe Flanagan, a junior from Lancaster Mennonite, agrees with the double-edged idea of the ranking.
"It's definitely nice to be recognized," Flanagan said, "but we realize that it puts a target on our back, and that everyone's going to give us their best game now. So we realize we have to come out and play hard every game if we want to reach our expectations."
With everyone but graduated point guard Phil Schaffer returning to E-town's lineup — and another year of experience in understanding Schlosser's constantly-active flex attack — those expectations are obviously high.
"It helps a lot," senior center Mike Church, a Solanco product, said of the Jays' experience. "I'm just now getting every little read of the defense in the system we have. We have a basic flex system, but you have to be able to read the defenses … because (the opposition) obviously knows what's coming. But it takes those four years really to even gather most of the information."
Flanagan — a 6-foot-3 small forward whose 14.3 points-per-game and 53 3-pointers led the team last year — and Church (12.8 ppg, team-high 6.5 rebounds per game), a 6-foot-4 presence in the lane, again figure to be key offensively; along with junior No. 2 guard Keith Fogel (12.7 ppg, 42 treys), whom Schlosser called the team's "most improved player" from last year.
Forward Josh Houseal (6.2 ppg, 4.7 rpg), a 6-4 senior from Hempfield, should also provide an impact once he fully recovers from an injury.
While Flanagan, Church, Fogel and Houseal are all returning starters from last year's 14-12 team (7-5 Commonwealth), E-town has its usual batch of blue-collar workers to back that unit up.
Among that clan are Bryan Harrity, a 6-5 junior center who's filled in for Houseal in the early going; 6-3 sophomore forward Dan Silver, whom Schlosser describes as "your typical undersized big guy, but a banger in the paint"; 6-7 sophomore center Brian Allport, a Solanco grad who will play the first two weeks of the season in a protective mask due to a broken nose; and 6-3 freshman forward Travis Mettler, whom Schlosser projects will get a lot of early playing time while Houseal and Allport recover from their ailments.
"I think a number of guys at the No. 2 and 3 spots … shooting guard/small forward … " Schlosser assessed. "I think we're pretty deep that way."
The concern, on paper, would be at point guard, where Schaffer — a fiery, hustle-obsessed, vocal sparkplug who ranked third in the conference in assists last year (4.35 per game) — is now being replaced by Cedar Crest grad Kyle McConnell, a sophomore who averaged 14.3 minutes per game as Schaffer's backup last year and is the only new member to the Jays' starting five.
E-town's players, though, hardly see an emergency.
"Kyle and Phil both kind of have the same style," said Church, one of the team's three captains, along with Jones and Houseal. "They push the ball, they're fierce defenders and they're both very vocal. So we have someone who can push the ball and deliver."
Junior guard Brady Haughney could be asked to deliver behind McConnell as a backup at the point, while guards Chris Jones (3.3 ppg last year) and Hempfield grad Mark Vogel (2.5) will be relied upon for perimeter help off the bench.
Meanwhile, as for the defensive approach? Same as it ever was. Constant baseline-to-baseline pressure most of the time, all of which leads to playing 10-12 guys a game.
The biggest agenda at this point, as it is every year, Schlosser said, is building that bench — piece by piece, game by game.
That's Blue Jays' basketball, corny and cliché as it is.
Work your way to the top.
E-town — which has qualified for the conference playoffs 13 of the last 15 years under Schlosser — has mostly done that, despite preseason prognostications.
"We believe if we out(work) the other team we can put ourselves in a position to win games," Flanagan said.
They appear to be in a great position now. What they do with it is the question.
"I think we do have the potential to have an outstanding year," Schlosser conceded. "But it's always the little things, and for us, chemistry is pretty critical I think.
"You can talk about the Xs and Os, but in the college game, it's a more physical game. And having experienced players helps you in that regard because they know what they're up against and they know what it takes."
This group, especially, having the experience it does.
Now, it's a matter of proving it.
Expectations are high for Elizabethtown's men's basketball team
Intelligencer Journal
Lancaster New Era
Nov 13, 2009 09:32 EST
Elizabethtown
By JASON FULGINITI, Sports Writer
In recent years, the Commonwealth Conference men's basketball preseason coaches' poll has been about as accurate as a drunken sharpshooter — at least where Elizabethtown College has been concerned.
Picked to finish last in the conference two years ago, Mike Schatzmann and Chad Piersol powered the Blue Jays to a 13-1 start, earning E-town a spot in the NCAA Division III Top 25. Sure, the Blue Jays mysteriously dissolved after that, losing eight of their last 10 games to miss the conference playoffs for the second straight year. But still … last in the CC?
And then there was last year, when E-town — despite being picked to finish sixth out of seven teams in the Commonwealth Conference — rallied to earn one of the conference's four playoff spots before advancing to the CC title game, in which it lost a 67-65 decision to Widener.
That said, as E-town starts its season by hosting Manhattanville Saturday at 3 p.m., the question is what to make of this year's coaches poll, which has the Blue Jays ranked first?
"Going in, we figured us or Widener (which has won the last three conference titles) would be picked (first)," said Bob Schlosser, who is entering his 20th season as the Blue Jays' coach. "But you can always look at it a couple different ways. It's such a long season, and it's a league that really makes you or breaks you … mostly in the second semester. So, what people decide in October or November doesn't have a whole lot of bearing on what happens in February and March.
"Still," Schlosser added, "I'd rather be picked first than last."
E-town guard/forward Joe Flanagan, a junior from Lancaster Mennonite, agrees with the double-edged idea of the ranking.
"It's definitely nice to be recognized," Flanagan said, "but we realize that it puts a target on our back, and that everyone's going to give us their best game now. So we realize we have to come out and play hard every game if we want to reach our expectations."
With everyone but graduated point guard Phil Schaffer returning to E-town's lineup — and another year of experience in understanding Schlosser's constantly-active flex attack — those expectations are obviously high.
"It helps a lot," senior center Mike Church, a Solanco product, said of the Jays' experience. "I'm just now getting every little read of the defense in the system we have. We have a basic flex system, but you have to be able to read the defenses … because (the opposition) obviously knows what's coming. But it takes those four years really to even gather most of the information."
Flanagan — a 6-foot-3 small forward whose 14.3 points-per-game and 53 3-pointers led the team last year — and Church (12.8 ppg, team-high 6.5 rebounds per game), a 6-foot-4 presence in the lane, again figure to be key offensively; along with junior No. 2 guard Keith Fogel (12.7 ppg, 42 treys), whom Schlosser called the team's "most improved player" from last year.
Forward Josh Houseal (6.2 ppg, 4.7 rpg), a 6-4 senior from Hempfield, should also provide an impact once he fully recovers from an injury.
While Flanagan, Church, Fogel and Houseal are all returning starters from last year's 14-12 team (7-5 Commonwealth), E-town has its usual batch of blue-collar workers to back that unit up.
Among that clan are Bryan Harrity, a 6-5 junior center who's filled in for Houseal in the early going; 6-3 sophomore forward Dan Silver, whom Schlosser describes as "your typical undersized big guy, but a banger in the paint"; 6-7 sophomore center Brian Allport, a Solanco grad who will play the first two weeks of the season in a protective mask due to a broken nose; and 6-3 freshman forward Travis Mettler, whom Schlosser projects will get a lot of early playing time while Houseal and Allport recover from their ailments.
"I think a number of guys at the No. 2 and 3 spots … shooting guard/small forward … " Schlosser assessed. "I think we're pretty deep that way."
The concern, on paper, would be at point guard, where Schaffer — a fiery, hustle-obsessed, vocal sparkplug who ranked third in the conference in assists last year (4.35 per game) — is now being replaced by Cedar Crest grad Kyle McConnell, a sophomore who averaged 14.3 minutes per game as Schaffer's backup last year and is the only new member to the Jays' starting five.
E-town's players, though, hardly see an emergency.
"Kyle and Phil both kind of have the same style," said Church, one of the team's three captains, along with Jones and Houseal. "They push the ball, they're fierce defenders and they're both very vocal. So we have someone who can push the ball and deliver."
Junior guard Brady Haughney could be asked to deliver behind McConnell as a backup at the point, while guards Chris Jones (3.3 ppg last year) and Hempfield grad Mark Vogel (2.5) will be relied upon for perimeter help off the bench.
Meanwhile, as for the defensive approach? Same as it ever was. Constant baseline-to-baseline pressure most of the time, all of which leads to playing 10-12 guys a game.
The biggest agenda at this point, as it is every year, Schlosser said, is building that bench — piece by piece, game by game.
That's Blue Jays' basketball, corny and cliché as it is.
Work your way to the top.
E-town — which has qualified for the conference playoffs 13 of the last 15 years under Schlosser — has mostly done that, despite preseason prognostications.
"We believe if we out(work) the other team we can put ourselves in a position to win games," Flanagan said.
They appear to be in a great position now. What they do with it is the question.
"I think we do have the potential to have an outstanding year," Schlosser conceded. "But it's always the little things, and for us, chemistry is pretty critical I think.
"You can talk about the Xs and Os, but in the college game, it's a more physical game. And having experienced players helps you in that regard because they know what they're up against and they know what it takes."
This group, especially, having the experience it does.
Now, it's a matter of proving it.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Blue Jays Picked First in Commonwealth Conference Poll
From the E-town College Website:
11/9/2009 8:07:21 PM
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College has been picked to finish first in the Commonwealth Conference men's basketball preseason coaches poll, earning five of eight first-place votes in balloting by the league's eight head coaches.
The Blue Jays finished 14-12 overall and in third place in the Commonwealth Conference with a 7-5 record in 2008-09, and advanced to the conference championship game before being edged 67-65 by top-seeded Widener University in the finals.
Blue Jay head coach Bob Schlosser enters his 20th season needing seven wins to reach 300 for his career, and welcomes back four starters from last year's team, including a pair of All-Commonwealth All-Conference selections. Senior center Mike Church was a first-team All-Commonwealth pick (12.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 39 blocks) while junior swingman Joe Flanagan (14.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 53 three-pointers) earned second-team honors.
Junior guard Keith Fogel (12.7 ppg, 42 three-pointers) and senior forward Josh Houseal (6.2 ppg, 4.7 rpg) also return to the starting lineup and are joined by sophomore point guard Kyle McConnell (4.1 ppg, 2.1 apg).
Widener captured two first-place votes and 52 points to rank second in the coaches poll, with Lebanon Valley College taking the other first-place vote and 39 points. Albright College (37 points), Lycoming College (36 points), Messiah College (28 points), Alvernia University (24 points) and Arcadia University (17 points) round out the rankings.
The Blue Jays open their 2009-10 season on Sunday afternoon, hosting Manhattanville College at 3:00 p.m. in Thompson Gymnasium.
11/9/2009 8:07:21 PM
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College has been picked to finish first in the Commonwealth Conference men's basketball preseason coaches poll, earning five of eight first-place votes in balloting by the league's eight head coaches.
The Blue Jays finished 14-12 overall and in third place in the Commonwealth Conference with a 7-5 record in 2008-09, and advanced to the conference championship game before being edged 67-65 by top-seeded Widener University in the finals.
Blue Jay head coach Bob Schlosser enters his 20th season needing seven wins to reach 300 for his career, and welcomes back four starters from last year's team, including a pair of All-Commonwealth All-Conference selections. Senior center Mike Church was a first-team All-Commonwealth pick (12.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 39 blocks) while junior swingman Joe Flanagan (14.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 53 three-pointers) earned second-team honors.
Junior guard Keith Fogel (12.7 ppg, 42 three-pointers) and senior forward Josh Houseal (6.2 ppg, 4.7 rpg) also return to the starting lineup and are joined by sophomore point guard Kyle McConnell (4.1 ppg, 2.1 apg).
Widener captured two first-place votes and 52 points to rank second in the coaches poll, with Lebanon Valley College taking the other first-place vote and 39 points. Albright College (37 points), Lycoming College (36 points), Messiah College (28 points), Alvernia University (24 points) and Arcadia University (17 points) round out the rankings.
The Blue Jays open their 2009-10 season on Sunday afternoon, hosting Manhattanville College at 3:00 p.m. in Thompson Gymnasium.
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