From the E-town College Website:
11/29/2008
Church's career high leads Etown over Neumann, 82-75
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Elizabethtown 82, Neumann 75
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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) scored a career-high 27 points as Elizabethtown College downed Neumann College 82-75 in non-conference men's basketball action at Thompson Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) added 19 points for the Blue Jays (4-2 overall), who erased an eight-point second half deficit by outscoring the Knights (1-3 overall) 33-15 over an eight-minute span midway through the half.
Church went 8-for-15 from the field and 11-for-12 from the foul line to surpass his previous best scoring output of 22 points set on Feb. 16 of last season at Lebanon Valley College. He scored nine of his points during a 12-2 Elizabethtown run that turned a 55-51 deficit with 11:28 to play into a 63-57 advantage with 8:36 to go.
Mike Walukiewicz scored 22 points, including 17 in the second half, to lead Neumann, but the Knights shot just 40.6 percent (13-for-32) from the field after intermission following a first half in which they shot 63.2 percent (12-for-19). Overall, the Knights finished at 49.0 percent (25-for-51) but committed 24 turnovers.
Despite the hot shooting from Neumann in the first half, it was Elizabethtown that scored the final six points of the period to go into halftime with a 38-34 lead. Church netted 12 points to lead the Blue Jays while Flanagan added nine, and Eli Hitchens paced the Knights with a game-high 13 points.
Neumann opened the second half with a 14-2 run to take its largest lead of the day at 48-40 on a three-point play by Walukiewicz with 15:21 to go. However, the Blue Jays stormed back to take a 56-55 lead on a layup by Church with 10:34 remaining.
Down by six, the Knights made a final push to cut the Etown lead to 63-61 with 7:51 left. The Blue Jays answered with a quick 10-2 run to move on top 73-63 with 5:45 left, but Neumann again rallied to trim the deficit to 73-70 with 3:45 to go.
From there, baskets by Brady Haughney (Bernville, PA/Tulpehocken), Keith Fogel (Mifllinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) and Church gave Elizabethtown a 79-70 advantage at the 2:09 mark, and the Blue Jays hit three foul shots in the final 64 seconds to seal the win.
Fogel joined Church and Flanagan in double figures for Elizabethtown with 12 points, while Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) had a season-high nine assists. Chris Fairbanks (Lititz, PA/Warwick) finished with a team-high seven rebounds for the Blue Jays, who held a 36-32 edge on the glass over the Knights.
Eli Hitchens tallied 15 points and a game-high eight rebounds for the Knights, with Michael Hitchens and Na'Sheed Linton adding 12 points apiece.
From the Neumann College Website:
Men's Basketball Falls at Elizabethtown
11/29/2008 6:24:16 PM
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – The Neumann College men’s basketball team lost to Elizabethtown College, 82-75, Saturday afternoon in a non-conference match-up.
Mike Walukiewicz (fr. Elmer, N.J. / Cumberland Regional) led four Knights in double figures with 22 points, including five three-pointers. Eli Hitchens (sr. Abington, Pa. / Abington) netted 15 points. Na’Sheed Linton and Mike Hitchens (sr. Abington, Pa. / Abington) each scored 12.
Mike Church led the Blue Jays with 27 points. Joe Flanagan netted 19 points and Keith Fogel added 12.
The first half featured 11 lead changes and two ties. Elizabethtown netted the final four points of the half to take a four point lead, 38-34, into the locker room.
Sean Armstrong and Mike Hitchens scored two points a piece to begin the second half and tie the game at 38-all. After the teams traded buckets, the Knights netted the next eight points for its largest lead of the game at 48-40. Elizabethtown responded with the next six points to cut the Knights lead to two.
Again the team would trade baskets, but the Blue Jays would take a one point lead on a Church lay-up and Flanagan sank and three-pointer to make the score 59-55. Elizabethtown would build its lead to 10 points with 5:45 remaining. The Knights got within three points with 3:45 left, but the Blue Jays held on for the 82-75 win.
Neumann is now 1-3 on the season. Elizabethtown is 4-2. The Knights will open Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) play on Monday night at Immaculata. The men will tip-off at 8 p.m. which follows the women at 6 p.m.
From the Lancaster Sunday News:
Blue Jays make their run last
E-town men beat Neumann College 82-75, thanks to a second-half spurt.
By GREG CALDWELL, Correspondent
Basketball is a game of spurts, and Elizabethtown College used a big one in the second half to turn a deficit into a secure lead in a 82-75 victory over Neumann College Saturday in men's action at Thompson Gymnasium.
The Blue Jays (4-2) trailed 48-42 five minutes into the second half when the team caught fire, going on a 31-16 run over the next ten minutes to take the lead for good. E-town was led by the inside and foul shooting of junior center Mike Church (Solanco) who finished with a career-high 27 points to pace the attack.
"We had less spells of ineptness today than in any other game," Blue Jays' coach Bob Schlosser said. "We picked it up defensively when we needed to, hit our foul shots and got strong play from the bench. We do let up some easy baskets, but the opponents are turning the ball over and I like to think we are wearing teams down."
Church was helped on offense by the outside shooting of Joe Flanagan (Lancaster Mennonite), who hit three of five three-point tries and scored 19 points, and Keith Fogel, who chipped in 12.
E-town and Neumann (1-3) exchanged the lead in the early part of the first half, before the Blue Jays used a 16-8 run to go up by six, 21-15. Flanagan scored seven points during this time, including a lay-up where he spun past the last defender and hit the easy basket. The Knights, who had lost two close games against their two previous opponents, bounced back to take its first lead since early in the game, 25-23. The teams exchanged the lead five more times, and the Blue Jays went into the locker room up 38-34.
The intermission seemed to take something out of the Blue Jays, as the team came out flat and failed to make a field goal the first five minutes. Church sank two free throws for the team's only points during this time. Neumann took advantage of this lapse to score 14 of the first 16 points of the half and lead 48-40.
"Basketball is a game of spurts at this level and it is the team that can limit those down runs that wins," Schlosser said. "They went ahead, but we did not let it last long and got back into the game."
Flanagan started the Blue Jays' recovery, scoring an easy basket off the inbounds to cut the lead to six. Mike Walukiewicz, who paced the Knights with 22 points, hit a 3-pointer to give his team a 55-51 lead. Church drove the lane on the next possession, and sank an inside jumper as he was fouled. He hit the foul shot and scored again after a Knights' turnover to put the Blue Jays back on top, 56-55. Neumann missed a shot on the other end, and Flanagan then sank a wide open shot from long range to give E-town a 59-55 lead.
"The spurt was huge," Church said. "We try every game to limit their runs and make our runs last longer. Our comeback shows the character of the team. We are not going to quit ever."
The Knights used strong foul shooting and hustle to cut the lead down to a basket on two different occasions, but were never able to pull even. A subsequent three-point play by Phil Schaffer, who excelled on defense and dished out nine assists, pushed the lead to eight. Fogel scored off a perfect assist from Church for 73-63 lead. Church sank a late field goal and two foul shots to finish up his great game and secure the win for the Blue Jays.
"We feel better about how we are playing, as we are playing like a team now," said Schlosser.
E-town travels to Division II Millersville at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, before returning home next Saturday to face Gwynedd-Mercy.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Blue Jays to Host Neumann
The game program is now ready for today's game against Neumann. Also, if you can't make it to the game, you can check out the live stats here.
Go Blue Jays!
Go Blue Jays!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Blue Jays outlast Marymount in OT, 88-78
From the E-town College Website:
11/25/2008
Men's basketball outlasts Marymount in OT, 88-78
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Elizabethtown 88, Marymount 78 (OT)
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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) and Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) combined to score 11 of Elizabethtown's 14 points in overtime as the Blue Jays claimed a wild 88-78 victory over Marymount University in non-conference men's basketball action on Tuesday night at Thompson Gymnasium.
Schaffer scored six of his career-high 12 points in the overtime period while Fogel added five of his career-best 21 points in the extra frame as the Blue Jays (3-2 overall) bounced back after seeing the Saints (3-2 overall) rally from a 13-point second-half deficit.
Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) led all players with a career-high 22 points while Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) also reached double figures with 14 points to go with five rebounds, five steals and four blocked shots.
Mike Gray led Marymount (3-2 overall) with 21 points and 11 rebounds, while Chapmen Canady hit two key shots at the end of regulation en route to 14 points for the Saints.
The game, already scheduled for an unusually late 9:00 p.m. tipoff as the second half of a doubleheader with the Blue Jay women, was twice delayed - for 30 minutes at the start as the Marymount team bus was late arriving after being caught in a traffic jam, and again for 13 minutes with 3:10 left in the second half when the gym lights automatically shut off at 11:00 p.m.
Despite the distractions, the Blue Jays outscored the Saints 14-4 in the overtime period and shot 5-for-8 from the floor in the period after hitting 54.2 percent (13-for-24) in the second half.
Elizabethtown never trailed in the overtime, as Schaffer twice converted steals into layups and Fogel drilled a key three-pointer with 3:16 left to give the Blue Jays an 80-76 lead. After a layup by Gray trimmed the Blue Jay advantage to 80-78 with 2:16 to go, buckets by Schaffer and Brady Haughney (Bernville, PA/Tulpehocken) kicked off a game-ending 8-0 run for Etown.
The Blue Jays looked to have the game in hand early in the second half, taking their largest lead of the night at 58-45 on a three-pointer by Flanagan with 11:17 to play. Marymount answered with nine consecutive points to pull within 58-54 with 9:12 left.
Trailing 72-66 with 2:18 to go, the Saints' Chapmen Canady single-handledly brought his team back as he hit a jumper and a three-pointer to cut the Elizabethtown margin to one at 72-71 with 1:11 left. After Fogel hit two foul shots with 53 seconds left, Canady hit another three to tie the game at 74-74 with 32 seconds to go.
Church was unable to connect on a potential winning shot with 19 seconds to go, and Gray's baseline jumper in the closing seconds caught rim to send the game to overtime.
Elizabethtown led 33-32 at halftime despite allowing Marymount to shoot 60 percent (15-for-25) from the field. The Saints were plagued by turnovers throughout the contest, committing 15 of their 29 miscues in the opening half.
In addition to his 12 points, Schaffer added six assists and four steals for the Blue Jays, while Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) had a team-high seven rebounds to go with five points.
11/25/2008
Men's basketball outlasts Marymount in OT, 88-78
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Elizabethtown 88, Marymount 78 (OT)
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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) and Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) combined to score 11 of Elizabethtown's 14 points in overtime as the Blue Jays claimed a wild 88-78 victory over Marymount University in non-conference men's basketball action on Tuesday night at Thompson Gymnasium.
Schaffer scored six of his career-high 12 points in the overtime period while Fogel added five of his career-best 21 points in the extra frame as the Blue Jays (3-2 overall) bounced back after seeing the Saints (3-2 overall) rally from a 13-point second-half deficit.
Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) led all players with a career-high 22 points while Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) also reached double figures with 14 points to go with five rebounds, five steals and four blocked shots.
Mike Gray led Marymount (3-2 overall) with 21 points and 11 rebounds, while Chapmen Canady hit two key shots at the end of regulation en route to 14 points for the Saints.
The game, already scheduled for an unusually late 9:00 p.m. tipoff as the second half of a doubleheader with the Blue Jay women, was twice delayed - for 30 minutes at the start as the Marymount team bus was late arriving after being caught in a traffic jam, and again for 13 minutes with 3:10 left in the second half when the gym lights automatically shut off at 11:00 p.m.
Despite the distractions, the Blue Jays outscored the Saints 14-4 in the overtime period and shot 5-for-8 from the floor in the period after hitting 54.2 percent (13-for-24) in the second half.
Elizabethtown never trailed in the overtime, as Schaffer twice converted steals into layups and Fogel drilled a key three-pointer with 3:16 left to give the Blue Jays an 80-76 lead. After a layup by Gray trimmed the Blue Jay advantage to 80-78 with 2:16 to go, buckets by Schaffer and Brady Haughney (Bernville, PA/Tulpehocken) kicked off a game-ending 8-0 run for Etown.
The Blue Jays looked to have the game in hand early in the second half, taking their largest lead of the night at 58-45 on a three-pointer by Flanagan with 11:17 to play. Marymount answered with nine consecutive points to pull within 58-54 with 9:12 left.
Trailing 72-66 with 2:18 to go, the Saints' Chapmen Canady single-handledly brought his team back as he hit a jumper and a three-pointer to cut the Elizabethtown margin to one at 72-71 with 1:11 left. After Fogel hit two foul shots with 53 seconds left, Canady hit another three to tie the game at 74-74 with 32 seconds to go.
Church was unable to connect on a potential winning shot with 19 seconds to go, and Gray's baseline jumper in the closing seconds caught rim to send the game to overtime.
Elizabethtown led 33-32 at halftime despite allowing Marymount to shoot 60 percent (15-for-25) from the field. The Saints were plagued by turnovers throughout the contest, committing 15 of their 29 miscues in the opening half.
In addition to his 12 points, Schaffer added six assists and four steals for the Blue Jays, while Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) had a team-high seven rebounds to go with five points.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Tuesday Night Hoops
The Blue Jays entertain Marymount University this evening in E-town! Be sure to check out the Game Program. If you can't make it to the game you can follow the Live Stats online.
Go Blue Jays!
Go Blue Jays!
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Tourney Recap
Back home after a weekend in Gettysburg. The following posts recap the Blue Jays 2 tourney games.
The following articles were taken from the E-town College Website:
11/21/2008
#11 Gettysburg downs Etown, 71-56
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Friday, November 21, 2008
Gettysburg 71, Elizabethtown 56
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GETTYSBURG, Pa. --- Dan Capkin poured home 28 points while three other players scored in double figures as 11th-ranked Gettysburg College defeated Elizabethtown College 71-56 in the opening round of the Gettysburg Days Inn Tip-Off Tournament on Friday evening.
Capkin went 10-for-17 from the field, including 4-for-9 from three-point range, as the Bullets (1-0 overall) shot 60 percent (27-for-45) from the field as a team and led from start to finish by as many as 24 points.
Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) led the Blue Jays (2-1 overall) with 17 points and five rebounds while Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) reached double figures off the bench with 11 points, but Elizabethtown connected on just 31.7 percent (19-for-60) from the field as a team and was unable to capitalize on 22 Gettysburg turnovers.
The Bullets dashed to a 12-4 lead after just five minutes of play, but the Blue Jays pulled within 14-13 on a three-pointer by Chris Fairbanks (Lititz, PA/Warwick) with 11:33 left in the first half. Six straight points by Capkin, who scored 15 in the half, fueled a surge that sent Gettysburg to halftime with a 35-22 lead.
A 13-point deficit was the closest that Elizabethtown would come in the second half, as the Bullets followed up a 58.3 percent shooting effort in the first half by hitting 61.9 percent (13-for-21) from the field in the second half.
Joining Capkin in double figures for Gettysburg were Corey Dorsey (15 points), Kevin Kennedy (13 points) and Andrew Powers (11 points). Powers and Dorsey each finished with six rebounds to tie for the team lead, while Powers also handed out five assists.
In Friday's other game, SUNY Geneseo defeated Rowan University 62-55, meaning the Blue Jays will play Rowan in Saturday's consolation game at 2:00 p.m. followed by SUNY Geneseo against Gettysburg in the championship game at 4:00 p.m.
11/22/2008
Men's basketball defeated by Rowan, 63-56
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Rowan 63, Elizabethtown 56
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GETTYSBURG, Pa. ---Rowan University outscored Elizabethtown College 17-6 over the final nine minutes to rally for a 63-56 victory in the consolation game of the Gettysburg College Days Inn Tournament on Saturday afternoon.
The Profs (1-3 overall) trailed 50-46 following a three-pointer by Etown's Chris Fairbanks (Lititz, PA/Warwick) with 9:48 to play, but held the Blue Jays (2-2 overall) to just two field goals the rest of the way to cap a comeback from a 14-point first-half deficit.
Tyson Hartnett led Rowan with 15 points while Billy Care posted 13 points and nine rebounds for the Profs, who shot 53.7 percent (22-for-41) from the field as a team.
Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) was the lone Blue Jay to finish in double figures as he tallied 15 points in his first career start and was named to the All-Tournament Team, but Elizabethtown connected on just 43.4 percent (23-for-53) from the field and committed 23 turnovers.
The Blue Jays held their largest lead of the game at 30-16 on a basket by Flanagan with 4:08 left in the first half, but the Profs took advantage of six Etown turnovers to close the half on a 15-0 run, taking a 31-30 lead to intermission.
Neither team led by more than four points for most of the second half, but the Profs took control in the final five minutes as a 13-1 run gave Rowan a 59-51 lead with 1:26 to go.
Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) tallied nine points for the Blue Jays, while Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. Off the bench, Chris Hill (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) posted four points and seven rebounds in 24 minutes of action.
In the championship game, the host Bullets held on for a 58-56 win over SUNY Geneseo, with Gettysburg's Dan Capkin earning tournament Most Valuable Player honors.
The following articles were taken from the E-town College Website:
11/21/2008
#11 Gettysburg downs Etown, 71-56
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Friday, November 21, 2008
Gettysburg 71, Elizabethtown 56
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GETTYSBURG, Pa. --- Dan Capkin poured home 28 points while three other players scored in double figures as 11th-ranked Gettysburg College defeated Elizabethtown College 71-56 in the opening round of the Gettysburg Days Inn Tip-Off Tournament on Friday evening.
Capkin went 10-for-17 from the field, including 4-for-9 from three-point range, as the Bullets (1-0 overall) shot 60 percent (27-for-45) from the field as a team and led from start to finish by as many as 24 points.
Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) led the Blue Jays (2-1 overall) with 17 points and five rebounds while Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) reached double figures off the bench with 11 points, but Elizabethtown connected on just 31.7 percent (19-for-60) from the field as a team and was unable to capitalize on 22 Gettysburg turnovers.
The Bullets dashed to a 12-4 lead after just five minutes of play, but the Blue Jays pulled within 14-13 on a three-pointer by Chris Fairbanks (Lititz, PA/Warwick) with 11:33 left in the first half. Six straight points by Capkin, who scored 15 in the half, fueled a surge that sent Gettysburg to halftime with a 35-22 lead.
A 13-point deficit was the closest that Elizabethtown would come in the second half, as the Bullets followed up a 58.3 percent shooting effort in the first half by hitting 61.9 percent (13-for-21) from the field in the second half.
Joining Capkin in double figures for Gettysburg were Corey Dorsey (15 points), Kevin Kennedy (13 points) and Andrew Powers (11 points). Powers and Dorsey each finished with six rebounds to tie for the team lead, while Powers also handed out five assists.
In Friday's other game, SUNY Geneseo defeated Rowan University 62-55, meaning the Blue Jays will play Rowan in Saturday's consolation game at 2:00 p.m. followed by SUNY Geneseo against Gettysburg in the championship game at 4:00 p.m.
11/22/2008
Men's basketball defeated by Rowan, 63-56
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Rowan 63, Elizabethtown 56
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GETTYSBURG, Pa. ---Rowan University outscored Elizabethtown College 17-6 over the final nine minutes to rally for a 63-56 victory in the consolation game of the Gettysburg College Days Inn Tournament on Saturday afternoon.
The Profs (1-3 overall) trailed 50-46 following a three-pointer by Etown's Chris Fairbanks (Lititz, PA/Warwick) with 9:48 to play, but held the Blue Jays (2-2 overall) to just two field goals the rest of the way to cap a comeback from a 14-point first-half deficit.
Tyson Hartnett led Rowan with 15 points while Billy Care posted 13 points and nine rebounds for the Profs, who shot 53.7 percent (22-for-41) from the field as a team.
Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) was the lone Blue Jay to finish in double figures as he tallied 15 points in his first career start and was named to the All-Tournament Team, but Elizabethtown connected on just 43.4 percent (23-for-53) from the field and committed 23 turnovers.
The Blue Jays held their largest lead of the game at 30-16 on a basket by Flanagan with 4:08 left in the first half, but the Profs took advantage of six Etown turnovers to close the half on a 15-0 run, taking a 31-30 lead to intermission.
Neither team led by more than four points for most of the second half, but the Profs took control in the final five minutes as a 13-1 run gave Rowan a 59-51 lead with 1:26 to go.
Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) tallied nine points for the Blue Jays, while Josh Houseal (Landisville, PA/Hempfield) grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. Off the bench, Chris Hill (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) posted four points and seven rebounds in 24 minutes of action.
In the championship game, the host Bullets held on for a 58-56 win over SUNY Geneseo, with Gettysburg's Dan Capkin earning tournament Most Valuable Player honors.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
18th Annual Gettysburg Days Inn Men's Basketball Tip-Off Tournament
There's updated info. on the Gettysburg College Website regarding this weekend's tournament.
Included in the information on the Website is the tournament program.
Good luck this weekend Blue Jays!
Included in the information on the Website is the tournament program.
Good luck this weekend Blue Jays!
Blue Jays rally for 73-62 win over Lancaster Bible
From the E-town College Website:
11/18/2008
Men's basketball rallies for 73-62 win over Lancaster Bible
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Elizabethtown 73, Lancaster Bible 62
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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa --- Elizabethtown College rallied from a 13-point first-half deficit to defeat Lancaster Bible College 73-62 in non-conference men's basketball action at Thompson Gymnasium on Tuesday night.
Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) finished with team highs of 17 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots as the Blue Jays (2-0 overall) used runs of 15-0 spanning the halves and 10-2 midway through the second half to dispatch of the pesky Chargers, who shot 53.7 percent (22-for-41) from the field and 8-for-16 from three-point range.
Kevin Keltner and Billy Harrison scored 18 points apiece to lead Lancaster Bible (1-1 overall), with Keltner hitting all three of his three-point attempts and Harrison finishing 4-for-8 from beyond the arc. However, the Chargers committed 29 turnovers which led to 34 Blue Jay points.
Lancaster Bible used a 13-0 run to turn an early 10-9 deficit into a 22-10 lead on a layup by Carl Edwards with 8:08 left in the first half, and took its largest lead at 27-16 following a three-pointer by Harrison with 4:27 left in the half.
Trailing 30-20 with one minute left in the first half, the Blue Jays halved the Charger lead to 30-25 at halftime, then scored the first 10 points of the second half to take a 35-30 lead on two foul shots by Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) with 16:41 to go.
A three-pointer by Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) gave Elizabethtown a 42-33 lead with 14:39 to go, but the Chargers climbed back to a 44-44 tie on back-to-back three-pointers by Harrison and Keltner, the latter with 12:00 to play.
However, Flanagan and Chris Jones (Airville, PA/Kennard-Dale) answered with three-pointers to give Elizabethtown a 50-44 lead with 10:53 left, and after two foul shots by Keltner, Jones hit another three to extend the Blue Jay advantage to 53-46 with 10:03 remaining.
Harrison hit his fourth three-pointer of the night with 8:29 to play to bring the Chargers to within 54-52 at the 8:29 mark, but Lancaster Bible would score just one point over the next four minutes as Elizabethtown built a 60-53 lead with 4:56 to go.
Flanagan finished with 13 points in 23 minutes off the Blue Jay bench, while Fogel added 13 points and a career-high five steals. Edwards finished with 12 points and a team-high 11 rebounds for the Chargers.
From the Lancaster Bible College Website:
Elizabethtown, PA- The Chargers faced off against highly favored Elizabethtown Blue Jays on Tuesday night. Last season’s match-up ended with a 50 point blow out in favor of the Blue Jays. It was uncertain, coming into Tuesday, if history would repeat itself. With a 5 point lead at the break it was clear the Chargers had come to play. Despite the early strong play, Lancaster fell 73-62.
Chargers started off well and jumped out to early lead 22-10, with 8:08 left in the first half. The key to Lancaster’s success in the beginning stanza was excellent shot selection, shooting 59 percent, and a good defensive scheme holding the Blue Jays to 34 percent from the field. The Chargers were lead by junior big man Carl Edward’s (Baltimore, MD) 8 points and 6 rebounds in the first half, Edwards finished with 12 and 11 his first double- double of the season. To end the half Etown went on an 11-3 run to cut the Chargers halftime lead to 5, 30-25.
The second half belonged to the Blue Jays, they opened the half with 8 unanswered points to take the lead for the first time since early in the first half. In the ensuing minutes Lancaster would fall behind by 8. Just when the Blue Jays seemed to take control the Chargers tied the game at 44 all at the 12 minute mark. That would be as close as Lancaster would come, as E-town was able to hit back to back three’s to regain control.
Guards Kevin Keltner (Menomonee Falls, WI) and Billy Harrison (Douglassville, PA) tied for the game high with 18 points. Carl Edwards (Baltimore, MD) left an impact in the paint with 12 points and 11 boards. Etown’s Mike Church was a presence inside with 17 points, 11 boards, and 4 blocks.
The Chargers host Washington Bible this Friday for their home opener at 7:00 pm.
11/18/2008
Men's basketball rallies for 73-62 win over Lancaster Bible
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Elizabethtown 73, Lancaster Bible 62
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ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa --- Elizabethtown College rallied from a 13-point first-half deficit to defeat Lancaster Bible College 73-62 in non-conference men's basketball action at Thompson Gymnasium on Tuesday night.
Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) finished with team highs of 17 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots as the Blue Jays (2-0 overall) used runs of 15-0 spanning the halves and 10-2 midway through the second half to dispatch of the pesky Chargers, who shot 53.7 percent (22-for-41) from the field and 8-for-16 from three-point range.
Kevin Keltner and Billy Harrison scored 18 points apiece to lead Lancaster Bible (1-1 overall), with Keltner hitting all three of his three-point attempts and Harrison finishing 4-for-8 from beyond the arc. However, the Chargers committed 29 turnovers which led to 34 Blue Jay points.
Lancaster Bible used a 13-0 run to turn an early 10-9 deficit into a 22-10 lead on a layup by Carl Edwards with 8:08 left in the first half, and took its largest lead at 27-16 following a three-pointer by Harrison with 4:27 left in the half.
Trailing 30-20 with one minute left in the first half, the Blue Jays halved the Charger lead to 30-25 at halftime, then scored the first 10 points of the second half to take a 35-30 lead on two foul shots by Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) with 16:41 to go.
A three-pointer by Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) gave Elizabethtown a 42-33 lead with 14:39 to go, but the Chargers climbed back to a 44-44 tie on back-to-back three-pointers by Harrison and Keltner, the latter with 12:00 to play.
However, Flanagan and Chris Jones (Airville, PA/Kennard-Dale) answered with three-pointers to give Elizabethtown a 50-44 lead with 10:53 left, and after two foul shots by Keltner, Jones hit another three to extend the Blue Jay advantage to 53-46 with 10:03 remaining.
Harrison hit his fourth three-pointer of the night with 8:29 to play to bring the Chargers to within 54-52 at the 8:29 mark, but Lancaster Bible would score just one point over the next four minutes as Elizabethtown built a 60-53 lead with 4:56 to go.
Flanagan finished with 13 points in 23 minutes off the Blue Jay bench, while Fogel added 13 points and a career-high five steals. Edwards finished with 12 points and a team-high 11 rebounds for the Chargers.
From the Lancaster Bible College Website:
Elizabethtown, PA- The Chargers faced off against highly favored Elizabethtown Blue Jays on Tuesday night. Last season’s match-up ended with a 50 point blow out in favor of the Blue Jays. It was uncertain, coming into Tuesday, if history would repeat itself. With a 5 point lead at the break it was clear the Chargers had come to play. Despite the early strong play, Lancaster fell 73-62.
Chargers started off well and jumped out to early lead 22-10, with 8:08 left in the first half. The key to Lancaster’s success in the beginning stanza was excellent shot selection, shooting 59 percent, and a good defensive scheme holding the Blue Jays to 34 percent from the field. The Chargers were lead by junior big man Carl Edward’s (Baltimore, MD) 8 points and 6 rebounds in the first half, Edwards finished with 12 and 11 his first double- double of the season. To end the half Etown went on an 11-3 run to cut the Chargers halftime lead to 5, 30-25.
The second half belonged to the Blue Jays, they opened the half with 8 unanswered points to take the lead for the first time since early in the first half. In the ensuing minutes Lancaster would fall behind by 8. Just when the Blue Jays seemed to take control the Chargers tied the game at 44 all at the 12 minute mark. That would be as close as Lancaster would come, as E-town was able to hit back to back three’s to regain control.
Guards Kevin Keltner (Menomonee Falls, WI) and Billy Harrison (Douglassville, PA) tied for the game high with 18 points. Carl Edwards (Baltimore, MD) left an impact in the paint with 12 points and 11 boards. Etown’s Mike Church was a presence inside with 17 points, 11 boards, and 4 blocks.
The Chargers host Washington Bible this Friday for their home opener at 7:00 pm.
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