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Sunday, January 4, 2004

Etown Wins Springfield (MA) Naismith Classic with 80-68 Victory over Tournament Host

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. --- Elizabethtown improved to 7-4 overall and captured the 2004 Springfield College (MA) Naismith Classic Tournament championship Sunday night with an 80-68 win over the host Springfield Pride. The Blue Jays pulled away from a tight contest late in the second half to take home the win, their fourth in a row.

Kyle Conrad (Shillington, PA/Governor Mifflin) led the Blue Jays in scoring with 20 points, and he shot five-for-eight from the field and eight-for-11 from the free throw line. Equaling his performance from the foul line was sophomore guard Greg Adams (Lebanon, PA/Lebanon), who wound up with 13 points and three assists. Andrew Flynn (Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks West) totaled 14 points on six-for-nine shooting from the field for Etown, and Dan Keane (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin East) scored 10 points upon going four-for-five from the field.

Derek Yvon was Springfield's only double-digit scorer on the night, and he totaled almost half the Pride's offense with 33 points, including a 13-for-13 performance from the free throw line.

Etown will return to action on the road Wednesday, January 7 against St. Mary's College of Maryland at 5:00 p.m.

1/4/04 7:30 p.m. at Blake Arena, Springfield, Mass.
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 80, SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE 68
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (7-4)
Kyle Conrad 5-8 8-11 20; Andrew Flynn 6-9 2-2 14; Greg Adams 2-4 8-11 13; Dan Keane 4-5 2-3 10; Jon Connor 2-11 3-4 7; Jim Barron 2-5 1-2 5; Ian Daecher 2-4 0-1 4; Greg Brizek 1-3 0-0 3; Ben Tannous 1-2 0-0 2; Cameron Norris 0-1 0-1 0; Darryl Brown 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-53 26-37 80.
SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE (4-5)
YVON, Derek 8-21 13-13 33; APONTE, Joel 2-9 2-5 6; RILEY, Brian 2-4 2-3 6; WILDE, Ryan 2-4 0-0 5; BARSHEFSKY, Ben 2-2 1-3 5; PAPE, Glenn 2-6 0-0 4; DECESAR, Mike 2-4 0-0 4; ZERNERI, Matt 1-2 1-2 3; PIZZO, Anthony 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 22-53 19-26 68.
Elizabethtown College......... 38 42 - 80
Springfield College........... 36 32 - 68
3-point goals-Elizabethtown College 4-15 (Kyle Conrad 2-4; Greg Adams 1-1; Greg Brizek 1-1; Jon Connor 0-7; Jim Barron 0-1; Ben Tannous 0-1), Springfield College 5-19 (YVON, Derek 4-10; WILDE, Ryan 1-2; PAPE, Glenn 0-3; DECESAR, Mike 0-1; ZERNERI, Matt 0-1; APONTE, Joel 0-2). Fouled out--Elizabethtown College-Dan Keane, Springfield College-PIZZO, Anthony. Rebounds-Elizabethtown College 35 (Ian Daecher 6), Springfield College 34 (DECESAR, Mike 8). Assists-Elizabethtown College 10 (Jon Connor 4), Springfield College 9 (PIZZO, Anthony 2; RILEY, Brian 2; APONTE, Joel 2). Total fouls-Elizabethtown College 24, Springfield College 25. A-357