ETOWN, LYCOMING WIN ON FIRST DAY OF SPRINT BLUE JAY CLASSIC

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Host Elizabethtown and Lycoming emerged as the winners on the first day of the Sprint Blue Jay Classic Tournament Saturday night. Lycoming won the first game over Waynesburg, 92-84, to improve to 5-5 overall, while Etown defeated Lincoln University 79-62 to improve to 7-2 overall. With the losses, Waynesburg drops to 6-2 and Lincoln falls to 4-9.

Lycoming had five players score in double figures, and was led by Thomas Wesner with 25 and Chris Napier with 22 points. Wesner hit six of nine shots from three point range for the Warriors. Also, Lycoming's David Ganisin had a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Waynesburg was led in scoring by Rob Strcula with 24 and Mike King with 23 points.

Etown survived a rough first half in which the Blue Jays shot 23.5% from the field and 0-11 from three point range and fell behind to Lincoln 31-24 by halftime. The Blue Jays shot 55.9% from the field, 5-11 from three point range and outscored Lincoln 55-31 in the second half to seal the win.

Five Blue Jays scored in double digits, and the team was led by Bob Porambo (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) with 17 points and 15 rebounds. Lincoln was led by Ebin Draper, who scored 20 points and pulled down 14 rebounds.

Lincoln and Waynesburg will play in the consolation game of the tournament Sunday at 2:00 p.m., and Elizabethtown and Lycoming will face each other for the tournament championship Sunday at 4:00 p.m.

Waynesburg College vs Lycoming College
1/6/01 6:00 p.m. at Elizabethtown, PA (Sprint Blue Jay Cla.)
At Elizabethtown, PA (Sprint Blue Jay Cla.)
LYCOMING COLLEGE 92, WAYNESBURG COLLEGE 84

WAYNESBURG COLLEGE (6-2)
Rob Strcula 10-21 0-0 24; Mike King 9-12 0-0 23; Eli Henderson 4-8 0-0 11; Aaron Ankrom 4-8 1-5 9; Brett McKinney 3-11 0-0 7; Ryan Vance 3-7 0-0 6; Jeren Walker 2-3 0-0 4; Beau Henderson 0-1 0-0 0; Don Frazier 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 35-75 1-5 84.

LYCOMING COLLEGE (5-5)
Thomas Wesner 8-14 3-4 25; Chris Napier 5-13 11-13 22; Jason Black 7-14 0-0 15; David Ganisin 2-4 8-8 12; Brian Lindsay 3-8 2-4 10; Aaron Johnston 0-1 4-4 4; Matt Stackhouse 1-4 0-0 2; Rob Johnson 1-1 0-0 2; Charles Lang 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-60 28-33 92.

Waynesburg College............ 41 43 - 84
Lycoming College.............. 39 53 - 92

3-point goals-Waynesburg College 13-27 (Mike King 5-7; Rob Strcula 4-11; Eli Henderson 3-5; Brett McKinney 1-3; Don Frazier 0-1), Lycoming College 10-28 (Thomas Wesner 6-9; Brian Lindsay 2-6; Chris Napier 1-6; Jason Black 1-5; Charles Lang 0-1; Aaron Johnston 0-1). Fouled out--Waynesburg College-Aaron Ankrom; Don Frazier; Brett McKinney, Lycoming College-None. Rebounds-Waynesburg College 38 (Aaron Ankrom 8; Mike King 8), Lycoming College 40 (David Ganisin 12). Assists-Waynesburg College 19 (Mike King 4), Lycoming College 17 (Thomas Wesner 4). Total fouls-Waynesburg College 24, Lycoming College 10. A-450

Lincoln University vs Elizabethtown College
1/6/00 8:00 p.m. at Elizabethtown, PA
At Elizabethtown, PA
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 79, LINCOLN UNIVERSITY 62

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (4-9)
Ebin Draper 5-5 10-13 20; Shuaib Abdur-Rahman 5-14 4-7 16; Ramee Davis 2-8 0-0 4; Fareed Burton 2-5 0-0 4; Lamar Chase 1-5 2-4 4; Jake Royal 1-6 1-2 4; Kyron Baptiste 2-3 0-0 4; Justin Jarmon 1-2 1-2 3; Mike Kearse 1-3 0-0 2; Gregory Corbin 0-4 0-0 0; Jabbaar Williams 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 20-59 19-30 62.

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (7-2)
Bob Porambo 8-14 0-0 17; Jon English 5-10 4-5 14; Matt Nikoloff 3-7 6-7 12; Brian Loftus 4-5 0-0 11; Ross Unruh 2-13 6-11 10; Brian Marquette 3-5 0-0 7; Rocky Parise 1-7 2-2 4; Dustin Werdt 0-2 2-2 2; Chad Heller 1-1 0-0 2; Britt Moore 0-3 0-0 0; Jim Barron 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-68 20-27 79.

Lincoln University............ 31 31 - 62
Elizabethtown College......... 24 55 - 79

3-point goals-Lincoln University 3-18 (Shuaib Abdur-Rahman 2-6; Jake Royal 1-6; Fareed Burton 0-2; Gregory Corbin 0-2; Ramee Davis 0-2), Elizabethtown College 5-22 (Brian Loftus 3-4; Brian Marquette 1-1; Bob Porambo 1-4; Ross Unruh 0-6; Rocky Parise 0-5; Dustin Werdt 0-1; Britt Moore 0-1). Fouled out--Lincoln University-Jabbaar Williams, Elizabethtown College-None. Rebounds-Lincoln University 49 (Ebin Draper 14), Elizabethtown College 42 (Bob Porambo 15). Assists-Lincoln University 9 (Fareed Burton 3; Ebin Draper 3), Elizabethtown College 17 (Rocky Parise 5). Total fouls-Lincoln University 21, Elizabethtown College 23. A-900