ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Saturday, January 15, 2005

Elizabethtown Edges Widener 64-63 on Last Second Conrad Three-Pointer

CHESTER, Pa. --- Elizabethtown College's men's basketball team posted a key Commonwealth Conference victory Saturday, defeating Widener University on the road 64-63 on a last-second three-pointer from the left corner by Kyle Conrad (Shillington, PA/Governor Mifflin) off a Jon Connor (Hershey, PA/Hershey) assist. Etown improved to 9-6 overall and 3-1 in the conference with the win, while Widener, last year's conference runner-up, dropped to 7-7 overall and 1-3 in the Commonwealth.

Conrad led Etown in points with 12, in rebounds with nine, and in assists with seven. Greg Adams (Lebanon, PA/Lebanon) added 11 points and a team high of three steals. Connor finished with 10 points and four assists, and Andrew Flynn (Chalfont, PA/Central Bucks West) scored 10 points, pulled down seven rebounds, and totaled four assists for Etown. Conrad is now 22 points away from reaching the 1,000 career point plateau.

Essien Ford led Widener in scoring with 17 points, and Matt Sheaffer and Malcolm Thomas each scored 13 points for Widener.

Etown will return to action Wednesday, January 19 when it hosts Messiah College in a 7:30 p.m. game.

At Schwartz Athletic Center, Chester, Pa.
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 64, WIDENER UNIVERSITY 63
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (9-6, 3-1 CC)
Kyle Conrad 5-13 0-0 12; Greg Adams 4-8 1-1 11; Jon Connor 4-11 0-0 10; Andrew Flynn 5-6 0-0 10; Brian Goodwin 4-5 0-0 9; Dan Keane 3-9 0-2 6; Alex Rakow 2-5 0-0 4; Brian Schreiber 1-5 0-0 2; Cameron Norris 0-2 0-2 0; Greg Brizek 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-65 1-5 64.
WIDENER UNIVERSITY (7-7, 1-3 CC)
Essien Ford 7-10 2-3 17; Matt Sheaffer 4-13 4-5 13; Malcolm Thomas 5-8 0-0 13; Kris Clarkson 3-7 2-3 8; Casey Stitzel 3-8 2-2 8; Brooke Tidswell 1-1 0-0 2; Brandon Blakey 0-1 2-3 2. Totals 23-48 12-16 63.
Elizabethtown College......... 29 35 - 64
Widener University............ 26 37 - 63
3-point goals-Elizabethtown College 7-23 (Jon Connor 2-8; Greg Adams 2-3; Kyle Conrad 2-7; Brian Goodwin 1-2; Alex Rakow 0-3), Widener University 5-13 (Malcolm Thomas 3-5; Matt Sheaffer 1-3; Essien Ford 1-2; Casey Stitzel 0-3). Fouled out--Elizabethtown College-None, Widener University-None. Rebounds-Elizabethtown College 38 (Kyle Conrad 9), Widener University 29 (Malcolm Thomas 6; Kris Clarkson 6). Assists-Elizabethtown College 20 (Kyle Conrad 7), Widener University 14 (Brandon Blakey 6). Total fouls-Elizabethtown College 19, Widener University 12. A-350