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Mike Schatzmann & Chad Piersol Earn Commonwealth All-Conference Honors!
Senior Mike Schatzmann was a first-team selection and led the conference in scoring with 20.2 points per game. Senior forward Chad Piersol was a second-team pick and finished second to Schatzmann in conference scoring at 17.3 points per game. Widener defeated Lycoming for the Commonwealth Championship. Congratulations Mike and Chad! Click on the Blue Jay Logo at left for a link to the MAAC Post Season Honor Roll
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E-Town Men Eliminated From Chase
February 19, 2008 --
Elizabethtown, PA, Lancaster New Era It was Lycoming that first put a smudge on the Mona Lisa of a season Elizabethtown College's basketball team was painting four weeks ago. Mike Schatzmann scored 13 points in E-town's 56-54 loss to Lycoming on Tuesday. So it seemed only natural that Lycoming would finish what it started and ruin the whole thing Tuesday night. Lycoming, the surprise regular-season champion of the MAC's Commonwealth Conference, handed Elizabethtown a 56-54 loss in Thompson Gym to eliminate the Jays from the race for a playoff berth. Click on the Blue Jay Logo at left for the rest of the article. Picture of Mike Schatzmann.
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Widener Tops E-Town, 84-68
February 23, 2008 --
Chester, PA, Sunday News Nyere Miller scored a career-high 26 points and Charles Jones added 19 to lead host Widener over Elizabethtown 84-68 Saturday in a Commonwealth Conference men's basketball game. Widener (20-5, 6-4) clinched its 13th 20-win season in school history and is headed to the conference tournament for a third straight year, including a second for head coach Chris Carideo in as many seasons. Click on the Blue Jay Logo at left for the rest of the article.
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Valley sweeps E-town on Hot Dog Frank Day
February 16, 2008 --
Annville, PA, Lebanon Daily News The hot dogs always go down a little easier after a couple wins. At least that’s the way it should have been yesterday at LVC Gymnasium after the Lebanon Valley College men’s and women’s basketball teams celebrated Hot Dog Frank Day with a pair of key Commonwealth Conference victories over archrival Elizabethtown. The women’s win, an 83-57 rout, was the more important of the two triumphs in that it allowed LVC to clinch a Commonwealth playoff berth, its first since the 2004-05 season. The men, meanwhile, had to settle for simply staying alive in the conference playoff chase with a 78-70 victory over the Blue Jays. Click on the Blue Jay Logo at left for the rest of the article.
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LVC Beats Jays Down the Stretch
February 16, 2008 --
Annville, PA, Sunday News - Dan Hodge connected on six 3-pointers and finished with a game-high 25 points to lift Lebanon Valley College to a 78-70 victory over Elizabethtown College in Commonwealth Conference action Saturday afternoon. Hodge broke a 68-68 tie on a 3-pointer with 1:06 left, then added another trey with 40 seconds to go as the Dutchmen (9-14 overall, 3-5 Commonwealth) ended the game with a 10-2 run to finish a season sweep of the Blue Jays (15-7 overall, 2-6 Commonwealth). Sophomore Mike Church (Solanco) finished with a career-high 22 points, and senior Chad Piersol added 20 points for Elizabethtown, which as a team shot 35.7 percent from the field. Click on the Blue Jay Logo at left for the rest of the article.
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Elizabethtown Earns 'Must-Win' vs. Albright!
February 13, 2008 --
Elizabethtown, PA, Lancaster New Era - Elizabethtown College coach Bob Schlosser called it a must-win, and his team delivered Wednesday night. Elizabethtown's Mike Church scored 19 points against Albright on Wednesday night. The Jays knocked Albright out of first place in the MAC's Commonwealth Conference with a 79-75 win at E-town's Thompson Gym. Two Lancaster County products, senior Mike Schatzmann from Pequea Valley and sophomore Mike Church from Solanco, led the way. Schatzmann scored 28 points and Church 19 as E-town kept alive its flickering conference playoff hopes. The Jays improved to 15-6 overall but just 2-5 in the Commonwealth. Click on the Blue Jay Logo at left for the rest of the article. Picture Mike Church.
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Messiah Beats E-town 71-67
February 9, 2008 --
Grantham, PA, Sunday News Darryl Brown scored the go-ahead basket with 27 seconds left to push Messiah College to a 71-67 victory over Elizabethtown College in Commonwealth Conference men's basketball action Saturday afternoon. Brown, who finished with 12 points, gave the Falcons (15-6 overall, 4-2 Commonwealth) a 68-67 lead, and three free throws in the final 13 seconds sealed the victory over the Blue Jays (14-6 overall, 1-5 Commonwealth). Senior Mike Schatzmann (Pequea Valley) scored a game-high 30 points for E-town, including a career high-tying six three-pointers, and gave the Blue Jays their final lead of the game at 67-66 on a foul shot with 40 seconds left. Click on the Blue Jay Logo at left for the rest of the article.
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Jays Blow 23-Point Lead vs. Widener
February 5, 2008 --
Elizabethtown, PA, Lancaster New Era It is almost shameful to think how far Elizabethtown College's men's basketball team has fallen in a span of roughly two weeks. Back on Jan. 21, the Jays broke into the D3hoops.com national poll, at No. 25. They were 13-1 and playing with swagger. Today, they are not only out of any national polls, but they find themselves in a fight to make their own conference playoffs. Tuesday night, they dropped their fourth MAC Commonwealth Conference game in five outings, 88-77, to Widener in Thompson Gym at Elizabethtown. Click on the Blue Jay logo at left for the rest of the article.
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Widener Hands Jays Another Frustrating Loss
February 5, 2008 --
Elizabethtown, PA, Intelligencer Journal If two overtime losses and a seven-point defeat in its last four outings weren't enough for Elizabethtown College's men's basketball team to realize things are never easy in the Commonwealth Conference, the Blue Jays were reminded again Tuesday night. Problem is, this latest reminder might have put a severe hurt on what once was a stellar season. Despite building a 25-point lead with 4:37 left in the first half, E-town fell victim to a furious second-half surge from Widener and dropped an 88-77 Commonwealth decision to the Pride Tuesday night in Thompson Gym. Click on the Blue Jay Logo at left for the rest of the article.
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E-Town Can't Stop Bleeding - Drops One to LVC
February 2, 2008 --
Sunday News, ELIZABETHTOWN, PA - Entering Saturday's contest with conference rival Lebanon Valley, Elizabethtown was looking to rebound from Wednesday's overtime loss to Albright. But the Blue Jays, who hadn't lost back-to-back games all season, surrendered their second straight, falling to the Flying Dutchmen 70-63 at home. "Right now — and maybe I'll feel differently about this later — but I really think maybe we're feeling sorry for ourselves after Wednesday," E-town head coach Bob Schlosser said. "We didn't play hard today for the first time in a long time, and I'm disappointed in that." Click on the Blue Jay Logo at left for the rest of the article.
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Lions’ Win is Bumpy, Bruising — and Big
January 30, 2008 --
Reading, PA, The Reading Eagle Albright and Elizabethtown, each of which relies on physical play, bang and battle for 45 minutes before the Lions notch another impressive Commonwealth Conference victory. Click on the Blue Jay Logo at left for the rest of the article. Picture of Jordan Dirago.
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Men’s Basketball Team Earns 900th Win in Program History!
January 12, 2008 --
On January 12, Senior Mike Schatzmann scored 24 of his career-high 34 points in the second half to lead the men's basketball team to the 900th win in program history, a 78-72 victory at Alvernia College.
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Mike Schatzmann Named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week Again!
January 28, 2008 --
ELIZABETHTOWN, PA, January 28, 2008 - For the second time in three weeks, Elizabethtown College senior guard Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) has been named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week in men's basketball, the conference office announced Monday. Schatzmann continued his torrid scoring pace by averaging 29.0 points and 6.5 rebounds in a pair of Commonwealth Conference games last week for the 25th-ranked Blue Jays. Click on the Blue Jay logo at left for the ETown Sportsnet press release.
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E-town Runs Past Messiah!
January 26, 2008 --
SUNDAY NEWS, ELIZABETHTOWN, PA - Always-intense Blue Jays bounce back to improve to 14-2 with 84-68 victory. Elizabethtown College's advance scout, of all people, gets an assist in the Blue Jays' 84-68 defeat of Messiah in men's basketball Saturday. Click on the Blue Jay Logo at left for the rest of the article. Pictures of Phil Schaffer, Keith Fogel and Chad Piersol.
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Lyco Men Upset No. 25 Elizabethtown!
January 22, 2008 --
Click on the Blue Jay logo at left for the Sun Gazette newspaper article about ETown's 79-78 overtime loss to Lycoming. Pictures of Mike Schatzmann, Mike Church, Phil Schaffer, Bryce Rodgers and Josh Houseal.
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Elizabethtown Ranked #25 in the Nation!
January 21, 2008 --
D3 Hoops Week 8 Men's Poll - Elizabethtown cracks the Top 25 in the nation! The Blue Jays received 78 votes in the poll. ETown is 13-1 on the season and defeated DeSales (13-2) 80-69 on Saturday.
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D3 Hoops Podcast: - Coach Schlosser Interview on Elizabethtown’s Start
January 21, 2008 --
With five weeks remaining in the regular season, most teams are in the thick of their conference schedule. But not Elizabethtown who doesn’t begin MAC Commonwealth play until its Tuesday trip to Lycoming. It’s just another effect of the conference realignment that shook the Mid-Atlantic region this year. Elizabethtown coach Bob Schlosser talks about the Blue Jays place in the new look MACC and whether he likes the changes. He also talks about the team’s impressive turnaround from 9-15 last year to 13-1 to date. Click on the D3 Hoops logo for the Coach Schlosser interview.
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ETown Featured on D3 Hoops - At the Top of the Middle!
January 21, 2008 --
Coming into Week 6 every region except the Mid-Atlantic had at least one representative in the men’s D3hoops.com Top 25 poll, at least it would be if the NCAA hadn't moved Stevens from the Atlantic to the East. In fact, the Mid-Atlantic has yet to place a Top 25 men's team this season. We caught up with the Elizabethtown team who could change that. With a 13-1 record and a convincing win over DeSales (13-2), the Blue Jays should start to get more attention at the national level. Click on the D3 Hoops Logo for the rest of the article and Phil Schaffer picture.
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Blue Jays Rout DeSales in Regional Showdown, 80-69!
January 19, 2008 --
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — In a showdown of two of the top teams in the Mid-Atlantic Region, Elizabethtown College rolled to a 32-point lead en route to an 80-69 victory over DeSales University in men's basketball action at Thompson Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. Chad Piersol scored a game-high 23 points for the Blue Jays (13-1 overall), who shot 54.4 percent from the field as a team. Click on the D3 Hoops Logo at left, to take you to the press release and boxscore.
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E-town Runs Past DeSales - Piersol, Schatzmann and Tight D Spark 13-1 Blue Jays!
January 19, 2008 --
Sunday News, Published: Jan 20, 2008, ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa - This masterpiece had smudges, but only tiny ones. Elizabethtown did commit 18 turnovers. It missed seven of 21 free throws, and 10 of 14 three-pointers. It was outscored 36-15 by DeSales over the game's final 12:10. But that only serves to drive home the remarkable fact that with 12:10 left, the Blue Jays led a 13-1 team by 32 points. E-town blasted DeSales 80-69 at Thompson Gym Saturday. It had to have been, at least for 32 minutes, one of the most dominant performances of the coach Bob Schlosser Era, now in its 19th year. Click on the Blue Jay logo at left for the rest of the article. Pictures Chad Piersol, Mike Schatzmann, Bob Sclosser, ETown Fan WHITE OUT!
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Crusaders Put Up Fight, But Can’t Down E-Town!
January 12, 2008 --
Reading Eagle Article, Published 1/13/2008 - Alvernia, despite being young and injury-riddled, finds a way to stay in the game against top-notch Elizabethtown. This has been a trying season for Mike Miller and the Alvernia men’s basketball team. Miller and the Crusaders are accustomed to success. He’s never had a losing season as a head coach, and they haven’t had a losing season in 19 years. Alvernia, though, dropped to 4-7 after a 78-72 loss to Elizabethtown Saturday at the Physical Education Center. The non-conference defeat to the Blue Jays (12-1) followed a 91-46 drubbing at Cornell and an 84-62 pasting at Franklin & Marshall. Click on the Blue Jay logo for the rest of the article, picture Josh Househeal.
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Mike Schatzmann Named Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week!
January 14, 2008 --
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. Elizabethtown College senior guard Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) has been named the Commonwealth Conference men's basketball Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 13, the conference office announced Monday. Click on the Blue Jay logo to take you to the Elizabethtown College Sportsnet article.CONGRATULATIONS MIKE!
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Close Win Over Alvernia is 900th for Elizabethtown!
January 12, 2008 --
Sunday News, Published: Jan 13, 2008, READING, PA - Senior Mike Schatzmann, a Pequea Valley grad, scored 24 of his career-high 34 points in the second half to lead Elizabethtown to the 900th win in program history, a 78-72 victory at Alvernia College in nonconference action Saturday afternoon. Schatzmann, who also grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds, scored 12 points in the final 5 minutes as the Blue Jays (12-1) erased a 43-31 halftime deficit by holding the Crusaders (4-7) to 28.9 percent shooting in the second half and 36.2 percent for the game. Click on the Blue Jay logo at left for the rest of the article.
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ETown Blue Jays Community Service - A Message from the Coach!
January 11, 2008 --
Coach Schlosser asked that I share his comments with you regarding the team activities for this past week. "Besides getting a good win at Manhattanville on Wednesday, I believe the parents and Blue Jay fans would be proud to know that our guys spent Monday afternoon at Lititz Elementary School where we put on a program for 350 3rd thru 6th graders. The guys demonstrated some of their skills and, more importantly, shared their thoughts regarding goal-setting, school work, and their priorities. Friday, we spent the morning at the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank sorting food and packing boxes to be sent to the needy in our area. This endeavor was an idea brought to me by our captain Chad Piersol. I personally am extremely proud of how this group has handled themselves both on and off the court! Our program is enhanced when it includes broader learning experiences for our players and drives home the point that we collectively are more than about just wins and losses." Bob Schlosser, Head Men's Basketball Coach, Elizabethtown College
Certainly this exemplifies that the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays are more than a group of basketball players. They are learning leadership, character, teamwork, and the value of community. As fans and parents of the Blue Jays, we can all be proud that Coach Schlosser and his staff are developing them into our leaders of tomorrow! An anonymous quote for you to reflect on:
Volunteers aren't paid, not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless!
Snowflakes melt alone - but together they can be traffic stoppers!
Teamwork allows common people to attain uncommon results!
Some people want it to happen, some wish it to happen, others make it happen!
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Chad Piersol's 32 Points Boosts Blue Jays to 93-89 Win at Manhattanville!
January 9, 2008 --
Those that made the trek to Manhattanville College in Purchase, New York, on Wednesday night got treated to an exciting basketball game. Senior Chad Piersol scored a career-high 32 points and hit 12-of-17 shots from the field. The Blue Jays (11-1 overall) won the 899th game in program history after nearly letting a 16-point second-half lead slip away. Senior Mike Schatzmann added 23 points and five assists and Junior Phil Schaffer dished out a career-high 11 assists and converted a key three-point play for the Blue Jays. Click on the Blue Jay logo at left to take you to the Elizabethtown Sportsnet article.
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Blue Jays Suffer First Loss of the Season
January 5, 2008 --
Sunday News Article - A tough York squad tallied an 80-74 win over Elizabethtown. No tragedy here Saturday night, for Elizabethtown College's men's basketball team. Just reality. It's going to be tougher from here on out. The Blue Jays are no longer undefeated after an 80-74 loss to York College in the championship game of the Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament at York College. Click the Blue Jay logo at left for the rest of the article. Picture of Mike Schatzmann.
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E-Town Clips Hopkins to Remain Unbeaten!
January 4, 2008 --
Lancaster New Era - The Blue Jays improve to 10-0 with 74-67 victory
in the York Coaches for Cancer Tourney. Elizabethtown was hanging by a thread. Its once comfortable 12-point, second-half lead had been whittled to one in a matter of five minutes... Click on the Blue Jay Logo at left for the rest of the article.
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ETown Climbs to #27 in the Country - D3 Hoops
December 31, 2007 --
The December 31st pool shows ETown climbed up the ladder to #27 in D3 Hoops. The Blue Jays received 42 votes. Also, the Blue Jays are highlighted in the Blog Article "Streakin' into 2008." Go to this link for the article http://www.d3hoops.com/dailydose/2008/01/03/streakin-into-2008/
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E-town a Perfect 9 - 0 at Holiday Break!
December 15, 2007 --
Elizabethtown College's basketball team has given coach Bob Schlosser the luxury of pickiness. He vastly preferred Saturday's 79-51 defeat of Rutgers-Camden to the Blue Jays' previous outing, a sketchy 76-63 defeat of Arcadia. "I didn't want to end on a sour note," Schlosser said. What's ending is the pre-holiday portion of the Jays' schedule. It's ending 9-0 for the first time in Schlosser's 18 seasons. Click on the Blue Jay Logo at left for the rest of the Sunday News article to see how they are doing it.. Chemistry, Leadership, Confidence, Togetherness. Pictures of Mike Schatzmann, Chad Piersol, Mike Church, and Phil Schaffer.
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E-town Wins Its 8th Straight!
December 8, 2007 --
If you're wondering how Elizabethtown College's basketball team beat athletic, powerful, Division II Millersville Wednesday, Saturday's 76-63 defeat of Arcadia didn't provide answers. "I think my guys were reading the newspaper, and listening to people telling them how good they are," E-town coach Bob Schlosser said. "I'm disappointed, but I'm glad we got the W." Click on the Blue Jay Logo on the left for the rest of the Sunday News article. Pictures of Matt Stein and Mike Schatzmann.
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Blue Jays Win Over Millersville Lead Story on D3 Hoops!
December 6, 2007 --
Check out the D3 Hoops website about ETOWN! Upset city hasn't been limited to just the low to mid-major Division I programs, as Division III schools have gotten into the act. Unranked Elizabethtown was the big winner of the day, improving to a program-best 7-0 with a 77-72 victory over Division II Millersville Wednesday night. Chad Piersol hit the tiebreaking three-pointer for the Blue Jays, and finished with a team-high 22 points.
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Another Stunner: Elizabethtown Pulls Off Upset of Millersville!
December 5, 2007 --
You'd think Goliath would have learned by now. Especially at David's home court. But once again, the Millersville men's basketball team is trying to figure out what went wrong after the Marauders were upset, 77-72, by Elizabethtown. MU, which went 28-5 last season and reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division II playoffs, entered Wednesday's clash with its neighborhood rival with a swagger. The Marauders were a perfect 5-0 on the season. But for the second time in three years, Elizabethtown pulled off a stunner — and set a school record in the process. Pictures of Phil Schaffer and Mike Schatzmann. Click on the Blue Jay Logo at left for the New Era article.
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Powerful Statement: Elizabethtown Weathers Second Half MU Surge in 77-72 Win!
December 5, 2007 --
Click on the Blue Jay Logo at left for the Intelligencer Journal article about ETown's win over D2 power-house Millersville to push the Jays' record to 7-0 for the first time in school history. Millersville, the reigning PSAC champion, braved the elements and brought its own undefeated record into Thompson Gym and left with their first loss of the season. Pictures of Mike Schatzmann and Bryce Rodgers.
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E-town Doubles Up Chargers, 105 - 52!
December 1, 2007 --
Click on the Blue Jay Logo on the left for the Sunday News article about the Blue Jays improving to 6-0! Pictures of Mike Church and Chad Piersol.
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Schatzman's 3 Point Barrage Help ETown Improve to 5 - 0!
November 28, 2007 --
Click on the Blue Jay logo to see the Lancaster On-line article about ETowns 73-71 win over University of Scranton. All 5 Blue Jay wins this year have come against teams that did not have a loss! Pictures of Mike Schatzmann and Jordan Dirago.
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E-town Jumps Out Fast With Tourney Wins!
November 17, 2007 --
Click the Blue Jay Logo for the Sunday News article on the Blue Jay Classic Tourney win. Pictures of Mike Church, Chad Piersol, Phil Schaffer and Keith Fogel.
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E-town Opens Season With Rout of PSU-Berks!
November 16, 2007 --
Click on the Blue Jay Logo for the Lancaster New Era article.
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Blue Jays See Brighter Days Ahead
November 16, 2007 --
Click on the Blue Jay Logo for the Intelligencer Journal article about the upcoming season. Picture of Mike Schatzmann.
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