Blue Jays to Play at Lycoming in Wednesday's Commonwealth Semifinals

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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College will travel to Lycoming College for a Commonwealth Conference men's basketball semifinal game Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. in Lamade Gymnasium.

The fourth-seeded Blue Jays (16-8 overall, 8-6 Commonwealth) earned the final conference playoff spot with an 81-69 victory over Arcadia University, while the Warriors (20-5 overall, 10-4 Commonwealth) clinched the top seed with a 76-74 victory over Widener University Saturday afternoon. Ticket prices are $6 for adults, $4 for senior citizens and $2 for students, with children under six admitted free.

Elizabethtown is making its eighth appearance in the Commonwealth Conference playoffs in the last 10 seasons, and has advanced to the championship game five times in its previous seven trips to the tournament. Last year, the Blue Jays defeated Albright College 68-64 in the semifinals before falling to Widener 67-65 in the championship game.

The Blue Jays and Warriors have met four previous times in the postseason, with Lycoming winning in 1974, 1978 and 1996 and Elizabethtown capturing a 79-68 win in Williamsport in the most-recent meeting in 1997. During the regular season, the teams split their two meetings with each winning on its home court. Lycoming posted an 89-74 win on Jan. 20 in Williamsport, while the Blue Jays picked up a 92-85 decision last Thursday in Elizabethtown.

Leading the way for Elizabethtown are the trio of center Mike Church, who leads the team in scoring (15.0 points per game), rebounding (8.9 per game) and blocked shots (49), guard Keith Fogel, who is averaging 13.9 points per game and leads the team with 44 three-pointers and 51 steals, and swingman Joe Flanagan, who averages 13.0 points per game and has canned 31 three-pointers.

The Warriors are paced by Eric Anthony, who averages 15.3 points per contest, along with Will Kelly who averages 14.9 points and a team-high 7.2 rebounds per game.

In the other semifinal game, second-seeded Albright hosts third-seeded Messiah College at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. The winners of Wednesday's games will meet Saturday at the site of the highest remaining seed for the Commonwealth Conference championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.

From the Lycoming College Website:

Men's basketball to host Elizabethtown in Commonwealth semifinals

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – The Lycoming College men’s basketball team will host Elizabethtown College in the Commonwealth Conference semifinals on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. in Lamade Gymnasium. The Warriors (20-5, 10-4) earned the No. 1 seed after defeating Widener University 76-74 on Saturday, Feb. 20.

Ticket prices have been set by the Middle Atlantic Conferences’ office and are $6 for adults, $4 for senior citizens and $2 for students. Children under 6 will be admitted free of charge.

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Lycoming is led by senior guard Eric Anthony, who averages 15.3 points per game, and was named the Warrior of the Week for Feb. 22, following an outstanding three-game week in which he averaged 18.3 points. Freshman guard Jerald Williams has tallied 79 steals and his 139 assists rank third all-time for a single-season at Lycoming.