PHOENIXVILLE, Pa. - The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team had four different players in double figures, pacing the Blue Jays to a 92-75 victory
Elizabethtown picked Pitt-Bradford head coach Britt Moore to be its next head men's basketball coach, replacing Bob Schlosser who retired at the end of last season.
Most coaches don't get the storybook ending where they're victoriously carried off the floor on their players' shoulders. But hopefully they have a lifetime of memories and relationships when they do coach their final game. That's the case for E'town's Bob Schlosser.
Elizabethtown announced that long-time head coach Bob Schlosser will retire at the end of this season, wrapping up a career that spanned 27 years, more than 350 victories and a national runner-up appearance in 2002.
Elizabethtown fed Josh Eden early and often Sunday, riding the junior center's career-high 27 points to a 73-61 victory over Franciscan (Ohio) in the consolation game of the BB&T Classic at Shenandoah University.
In a game featuring 17 lead changes, William Peace emerged a four-point winner, 70-66, over the Elizabethtown College men's basketball team Saturday night in the BB&T Classic at Shenandoah University.
Wilkes entered Tuesday night's non-conference game at Elizabethtown with the 34th best field goal percentage defense in Division III, but the Blue Jays turned the tables, holding the Colonels to just 35.5% shooting while knocking down 49.1% of their attempts in a 73-56 victory at Thompson Gymnasium.
Five Lancaster Bible players scored in double figures and the visiting Chargers broke away in the final 10 minutes to deny the Elizabethtown College men's basketball its first victory of the season, 90-77, in the Blue Jays' home opener Tuesday night at Thompson Gymnasium.
Elizabethtown College slashed a 20-point Manhattanville lead to four late in regulation behind Josh Eden's career-high 24 points, but could not make it all the way back. The Valiants held on for an 89-83 victory in the consolation game of the Lancaster Rotary Tip-Off Tournament Sunday afternoon at Franklin & Marshall.
Phil Wenger's record-breaking 236th career steal came at the most opportune time, as the senior guard pried the ball from Catholic's Bryson Fonville and took it coast-to-coast for the game-tying layup with 1:24 left in Wednesday evening's thriller at the DuFour Athletic Center. Elizabethtown fought hard after trailing by 10 with 5:05 to play, but the 23rd-ranked Cardinals prevailed 68-65, to remain the league's lone unbeaten team.
Senior guard Phil Wenger tied Elizabethtown College men's basketball's career steals record that stood for 30 years with his 235th Saturday night at Thompson Gymnasium in front of the largest crowd this season. The Blue Jays' attempt to win their fifth straight game was foiled by visiting Susquehanna, 65-49.
Any road win is a good win in the game of basketball, especially so when it comes in conference play. Elizabethtown got the result it was looking for Monday afternoon because it put on its collective hard hat and pounded the ball inside to outscore Merchant Marine 44-14 in the paint. Lee Eckert had 12 points and Jake Sweger 11, as the Blue Jays held off the Mariners 73-65 for their second straight conference road win and fourth in a row overall.
Four players scored in double figures and Elizabethtown turned a 13-point halftime lead into a rout with a 29-9 run in the second half, winning its third straight game, 71-48, at Goucher Saturday night.
Elizabethtown started hot and stayed hot, shooting a season-best 63.5% overall and 62.5% from 3-point range to run past Drew 97-76 Wednesday evening at Thompson Gymnasium. Tyler Simpkiss and Matt Lapkowicz had career nights, as the former tied his career-high with 30 points, while the latter established a new high with 19.
The opening 20 minutes of Thursday evening's Landmark Conference game at Juniata proved to be a struggle for the Elizabethtown offense. Though they only surrendered 26 points, the Blue Jays were held to 17, their lowest point total in a half this season, and could not recover in time to avoid their fourth straight loss, 56-46.
Elizabethtown men's basketball went toe-to-toe with league unbeaten Catholic Tuesday night at Thompson Gymnasium, taking the Cardinals down to the final few possessions before coming up a bit short in a 62-56 Landmark Conference defeat. Phil Wenger and Matt Lapkowicz, who hit a pair of timely 3-pointers, scored 12 points to lead the Blue Jays.
Elizabethtown looked to be headed back to .500 when it took control of DeSales with an 18-4 run to end the first half, but the Bulldogs fought back in the second to send the game to overtime and eventually won it in a second extra session, 72-69, Saturday afternoon at the DeSales Holiday Tournament.
Widespread contributions put Elizabethtown ahead by 10 with 4:33 left in Monday night's non-conference game against Shenandoah, and the hosts would need all of that advantage and then some to withstand a furious rally from the Hornets. The Blue Jays got some key stops late, holding on for their third straight victory, 66-63.
Morgan Lee scored a game-high 24 points as four Franklin & Marshall Diplomats finished in double figures Saturday afternoon in an 87-65 non-conference victory over the Elizabethtown men's basketball team. The Blue Jays were led by 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting from Joe Bodnar.
Phil Wenger's 11 points and six steals were not enough to overcoming a pin-point shooting performance by 21st-ranked Scranton in the first half of a 56-45 Landmark Conference defeat Saturday at Thompson Gymnasium.
Joe Bodnar hit a program-record eight 3-pointers in one game last December. He made a valiant run at it Tuesday night, drilling 6-of-11 shots from downtown for a game-high 22 points in a 70-58 non-conference loss at Lancaster Bible.
The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team used a balanced offense and tenacious defense in order to earn its first win of the season Sunday afternoon at the Lycoming Dutch Burch Tip-Off Tournament. All-tournament team member Lee Eckert led three Blue Jays in double figures as the Blue Jays handled Penn State Schuylkill, 98-72.
Plattsburgh State broke open a four-point game with a 17-8 run over the final 7:23 of the first half Saturday night at the Lycoming Dutch Burch Tip-Off Tournament. It would prove to be the turning point, as the Cardinals dealt Elizabethtown a 74-59 opening night loss.
Elizabethtown College men's basketball opened Monday's rescheduled Commonwealth Conference game against Arcadia with 12 unanswered points, but had to sweat it out late. Lee Eckert scored four of his team-high 22 points in the final minutes to help put away the Knights, 81-76, at Thompson Gymnasium.
Commonwealth Conference leader and 22nd-ranked Messiah escaped a seven-point second-half deficit against upset-minded Elizabethtown Wednesday evening at Brubaker Auditorium, outscoring the Blue Jays 40-18 over the final 12:51 to earn an 80-65 victory in the final conference game between the two storied rivals.
It was a tale of two halves for the Elizabethtown College men's basketball team Saturday afternoon at Thompson Gymnasium. The Blue Jays shot well in the first half, but could not find the shooting touch in the second half as they went on to fall to Lycoming, 69-59, in Commonwealth Conference action. Lee Eckert paced the Jays with 11 points.
There were no looks of deflation, no heads hung, no moping. After surrendering a lead it held for nearly the entire second half with six seconds left, the Elizabethtown College men's basketball team responded with determination and a crazy off-balance running 3-pointer from Phil Wenger with two seconds left to upset Stevenson, 65-63, Wednesday night at Thompson Gymnasium.
Defending Commonwealth Conference Champion Alvernia showed its athleticism early and often Saturday afternoon in defeating the Elizabethtown College men's basketball team, 85-64, on Jack McCloskey Court. The Crusaders got 19 first-half points from Khalil Bennett in opening a quick 9-2 lead and leading by as many as 18 points before halftime.
Green Terror Slips Past Blue Jays Late
December 30, 2021ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. - The Elizabethtown College men's basketball team fell to McDaniel, 76-72
