ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Monday, January 14, 2002

Etown Ties Program Record Win Streak at 12, Heller Scores 28 to Lead Blue Jays Past Dickinson, 82-55

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- With an 82-55 road win over Dickinson Monday night, Elizabethtown's men's basketball team has tied its program record longest winning streak of 12 games, set during the 1963-64 season.

The Blue Jays improved to 14-1 overall with the win, while the host Red Devils fell to 6-8 overall. The game was also Elizabethtown's last non-conference game of the season.
Chad Heller (New Holland, PA/Garden Spot) paced the Blue Jays with 28 points, a career-best total for the junior forward. Heller also tied for the team lead with Jon English (Haddonfield, NJ/Haddon Township) in rebounding with nine each, and Heller paced the team with five steals and three blocked shots. English added 20 points to Elizabethtown's total.

Bob Porambo (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) scored 15 points and pulled down eight rebounds for the Blue Jays, and point guard Rocky Parise (Harrisburg, PA/Bishop McDevitt) totaled nine assists.

Jon Schwadron led Dickinson with 14 points, and Billy Hagan was the Red Devils' only other double-digit point scorer.

Elizabethtown will try to make history Wednesday night when the Blue Jays go for their 13th consecutive win in an 8:00 p.m. home game against Commonwealth Conference rival Lebanon Valley.

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