Box Score
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — Senior Joe Flanagan exploded for a season-high 24 points on 8-of-10 shooting to help the Elizabethtown College men's basketball team get by the Lancaster Bible Chargers 86-68 Monday at Thompson Gymnasium.
The forward from Lancaster, Pa. is now 10 points shy of joining teammate Keith Fogel on the list of Blue Jays with 1,000 points for their career.
Elizabethtown (14-3) came out of the gates on fire, with a 7-0 lead just over two minutes into the game on layups by big men Bryan Harrity and Brian Allport, and a three by Flanagan. E-town's next three buckets came from distance courtesy of Flanagan, Harrity and Fogel. The Blue Jays shot well from behind the arc, going 10-for-19 in the contest.
The Chargers (6-11) made a comeback, putting together an 11-2 run to take a 19-18 lead with 11:23 to go in the first half. It was Lancaster Bible's only lead of the game. From there, the Blue Jays started to work the ball down low and got to the free throw line to regain the lead. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Fogel and Flanagan to finish out the half gave E-town a 38-29 lead going into the locker room.
In the second half, E-town used a complete team effort, receiving 17 points off the bench, including seven points from sophomore Andrew Mantz in the final 20 minutes.
The Blue Jays used a 16-5 run over a six-minute stretch to give themselves a 62-44 lead culminating with a three by Tom Cooney at the 9:02 mark.
It was another run, this time 10-0 from the 3:45 mark until 1:46, that helped E-town put the game out of reach. Over that time, Harrity finished two layups, Fogel sunk a three, while Flanagan and Mantz chipped in with a combined five points.
The 86-68 win was the Blue Jays' fourth straight victory. Harrity finished with 16 points and six rebounds, while Fogel finished with 15 points and a team-high six assists.
The Jays won the battle on the boards by a 38-30 margin and blocked four Chargers' shots on the night.
E-town is now 7-0 on the season when they eclipse the 80-point mark and remains undefeated at home this season at 9-0. All 14 players on E-town's roster saw playing time on the night.
Next up for the Blue Jays is a Commonwealth Conference matchup against Alvernia on Saturday, Jan. 29 at 4 p.m. at Thompson Gymnasium.