Elizabethtown stormed out to a 34-20 lead by halftime, and by the time 6:21 was left in the game, the Blue Jays held a 31 point lead, 74-43. Lebanon Valley turned the ball over 21 times during the game, and Etown made 14 steals. Lebanon Valley held a 39-30 edge in rebounds, but the Flying Dutchmen shot just 12-for-26 (46.2%) from the free throw line, while Etown shot 18-for-23 (78.3%) from the free throw line.
Greg Brizek (Sinking Spring, PA/Conrad Weiser) paced five Etown players in double digits in scoring with 16 points, and he had five assists and five steals. Brian Schreiber (Mechanicsburg, PA/East Pennsboro) added 15 points for Etown, and Michael Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) added 14 points from off the bench and led the team in rebounds with seven. Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) scored 12 points and had four steals for Etown, and Brad Schreiber (Mechanicsburg, PA/East Pennsboro) scored 11 points and had four rebounds.
Hunter Brentschneider (Washington Crossing, PA/Council Rock North) led Lebanon Valley in scoring with 17 points. Dan Hogan (Scranton, PA/West Scranton) scored 12 points and led the Flying Dutchmen in rebounds with nine, and Jimmy Curran (Allentown, PA/Allentown Central Catholic) scored 11 points.
Elizabethtown will return to action Wednesday, January 18 when the Blue Jays travel to Susquehanna University for an 8:00 p.m. conference game.
At Thompson Gymnasium, Elizabethtown, Pa. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 80, LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE 63 LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE (7-8, 1-3) H. Bretschneider 6-11 1-2 17; Dan Hogan 5-9 2-5 12; Jimmy Curran 4-9 2-2 11; Dave Kasyan 3-6 1-4 7; Kyle Enoch 1-3 3-3 5; Fred Pope 1-1 1-2 3; Eric Humphrey 1-2 1-2 3; Dan Hodge 1-5 0-2 2; Dustin Kerns 1-3 0-0 2; Bob Gurr 0-1 1-2 1; Peter Ruth 0-2 0-0 0; Brian Wolensky 0-1 0-2 0; Matt Walters 0-0 0-0 0; Michael West 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-53 12-26 63. ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (10-4, 2-2) Greg Brizek 5-9 4-4 16; Brian Schreiber 6-9 0-0 15; Michael Schatzmann 4-8 5-5 14; Chad Piersol 4-6 3-3 12; Brad Schreiber 5-12 1-2 11; Greg Adams 1-3 0-0 3; Luke Ledyard 1-2 1-2 3; Brian Goodwin 0-0 2-3 2; Justin Shade 1-1 0-0 2; Bryce Rodgers 0-1 1-2 1; Jordan Dirago 0-1 1-2 1; Phil Schaffer 0-2 0-0 0; Ben Schlosser 0-0 0-0 0; Nick Kennedy 0-1 0-0 0; Kris Kieres 0-2 0-0 0; Rob Fusaro 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-59 18-23 80. Lebanon Valley College........ 20 43 - 63 Elizabethtown College......... 34 46 - 80 3-point goals-Lebanon Valley College 5-18 (H. Bretschneider 4-8; Jimmy Curran 1-4; Dave Kasyan 0-1; Kyle Enoch 0-1; Dan Hodge 0-3; Dustin Kerns 0-1), Elizabethtown College 8-16 (Brian Schreiber 3-4; Greg Brizek 2-3; Chad Piersol 1-3; Greg Adams 1-2; Michael Schatzmann 1-3; Rob Fusaro 0-1). Fouled out--Lebanon Valley College-None, Elizabethtown College-None. Rebounds-Lebanon Valley College 39 (Dan Hogan 9), Elizabethtown College 30 (Michael Schatzmann 7). Assists-Lebanon Valley College 16 (Kyle Enoch 6), Elizabethtown College 16 (Greg Adams 7). Total fouls-Lebanon Valley College 18, Elizabethtown College 21. A-600