News Release

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — In a key Commonwealth Conference home game Saturday, Elizabethtown defeated Widener University 77-62 to improve to 11-9 overall and 5-4 in the conference. Widener dropped to 12-8 overall and 6-4 in the conference with the loss.
Kyle Conrad (Shillington, PA/Governor Mifflin) led Elizabethtown in scoring with 19 points as he shot 8-for-10 from the field and 3-for-3 from three-point range. The only other Blue Jay to score in double figures was Brian Schreiber (Mechanicsburg, PA/East Pennsboro), who came off the bench to score 13 points on 5-for-10 shooting from the field, one three-pointer, and a 2-for-2 performance from the free throw line. He also led Etown in assists with four and pulled down seven rebounds. Dan Keane (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin East) led Etown in rebounds with eight, and he scored eight points by going 4-for-7 from the field.
Matt Sheaffer (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks West) led Widener in scoring with 15 points. Kris Clarkson (Philadelphia, PA/Overbrook) scored 12 points, led Widener in rebounds with seven and blocked a game-high six of Widener's 10 blocked shots for the day. Casey Stitzel (Quakertown, PA/Lansdale Catholic) tallied 12 points for Widener, and Essien Ford (Baltimore, MD/Loyola Blakefield) and Malcolm Thomas (Baltimore, MD/Pikesville) each scored 10 points for the Pioneers.
Etown will return to action Tuesday, February 8 on the road against conference rival Juniata College at 7:30 p.m.

At Thompson Gymnasium, Elizabethtown, Pa.
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 77, WIDENER UNIVERSITY 62
WIDENER UNIVERSITY (12-8, 6-4)
Matt Sheaffer 6-10 2-2 15; Casey Stitzel 4-12 2-4 12; Kris Clarkson 5-7 2-3 12; Essien Ford 4-12 1-1 10; Malcolm Thomas 4-8 2-2 10; Ron Michael 1-1 0-0 2; Brandon Blakey 0-3 1-2 1; Kofi Dwebeng 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-54 10-15 62.
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (11-9, 5-4)
Kyle Conrad 8-10 0-0 19; Brian Schreiber 5-10 2-2 13; Brian Goodwin 3-6 3-3 9; Dan Keane 4-7 0-1 8; Greg Adams 0-5 8-10 8; Jon Connor 2-7 2-2 7; Luke Ledyard 3-5 0-0 6; Andrew Flynn 2-12 0-0 4; Cameron Norris 1-2 0-0 2; Greg Brizek 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 28-65 16-20 77.
Widener University............   29   33  -   62
Elizabethtown College.........   42   35  -   77
3-point goals-Widener University 4-24 (Casey Stitzel 2-9; Essien Ford 1-8; Matt Sheaffer 1-3; Brandon Blakey 0-1; Kofi Dwebeng 0-1; Malcolm Thomas 0-2), Elizabethtown College 5-11 (Kyle Conrad 3-3; Brian Schreiber 1-1; Jon Connor 1-6; Greg Brizek 0-1). Fouled out--Widener University-None, Elizabethtown College-None. Rebounds-Widener University 29 (Kris Clarkson 7), Elizabethtown College 43 (Dan Keane 8). Assists-Widener University 11 (Brandon Blakey 3), Elizabethtown College 15 (Brian Schreiber 4). Total fouls-Widener University 17, Elizabethtown College 15. A-600