King's led for the duration of the game, with Etown pulling to within two points several times in the second half but unable to even the score or take the lead at any point. King's, which was up by as many as 16 points in the first half, carried a 39-34 lead into halftime.
Kyle Conrad (Shillington, PA/Governor Mifflin) was Etown's leading scorer and only player with double digits in points on the night. He totaled 14 points on 4-for-8 shooting from the field, two three-pointers, and a 4-for-6 performance from the free throw line. Brian Schreiber (Mechanicsburg, PA/East Pennsboro) added nine points from off the bench on 4-for-7 shooting from the field for Etown. All but one Blue Jay player in the game scored at least two points.
King's leading scorer was Brian Horgan (North Wales, PA/La Salle), who tallied 25 points and a game-high of eight rebounds. Vince Scalzo (Shickshinny, PA/Northwest Area) and Marty O'Hora (Hackettstown, NJ/Pope John XXIII) each added 11 points for King's, and Jim Welsh (Philadelphia, PA/Archbishop Ryan) scored 10 points.
Etown will return to action at home Saturday, December 11 at 3:00 p.m. against Westminster College.
At Thompson Gymnasium, Elizabethtown, Pa. KING'S COLLEGE (PA.) 70, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 61 KING'S COLLEGE (PA.) (6-1) Brian Horgan 9-16 5-9 25; Vince Scalzo 5-7 0-1 11; Marty O'Hora 4-5 3-6 11; Jim Welsh 4-7 0-0 10; Landon Gabriel 1-7 4-4 7; Jamie Cousart 1-4 2-6 4; Thomas Moore 1-2 0-0 2; Dan Bowden 0-1 0-0 0; Brendan O'Malley 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-50 14-26 70. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (4-3) Kyle Conrad 4-8 4-6 14; Brian Schreiber 4-7 0-0 9; Dan Keane 2-6 2-2 6; Brian Goodwin 2-3 2-3 6; Greg Adams 2-6 1-1 5; Andrew Flynn 2-3 0-0 4; Alex Rakow 1-6 2-4 4; Chris D'Emilio 1-3 0-0 3; Ben Tannous 1-2 0-0 3; Jon Connor 1-10 0-0 3; Justin Shade 1-1 0-0 2; Cameron Norris 1-3 0-0 2; Luke Ledyard 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-59 11-16 61. King's College (Pa.).......... 39 31 - 70 Elizabethtown College......... 34 27 - 61 3-point goals-King's College (Pa.) 6-20 (Jim Welsh 2-5; Brian Horgan 2-6; Vince Scalzo 1-1; Landon Gabriel 1-6; Jamie Cousart 0-2), Elizabethtown College 6-26 (Kyle Conrad 2-5; Jon Connor 1-7; Chris D'Emilio 1-3; Ben Tannous 1-2; Brian Schreiber 1-2; Alex Rakow 0-4; Andrew Flynn 0-1; Brian Goodwin 0-1; Dan Keane 0-1). Fouled out--King's College (Pa.)-None, Elizabethtown College-Andrew Flynn. Rebounds-King's College (Pa.) 36 (Brian Horgan 8), Elizabethtown College 35 (Dan Keane 4). Assists-King's College (Pa.) 16 (Landon Gabriel 5), Elizabethtown College 14 (Brian Goodwin 3; Greg Adams 3). Total fouls-King's College (Pa.) 17, Elizabethtown College 20.