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Sunday, January 7, 2007

Elizabethtown Falls to Catholic 61-42 in CUA Classic Championship Game; Etown’s Kris Kieres & Luke Ledyard Named to All-Tournament Team  

Luke Ledyard '07.

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Elizabethtown College dropped to 6-6 overall with a 61-42 road loss to Catholic University Sunday evening in the championship game of the Catholic University of America Classic, while the tournament hosts improved to 10-2 overall with the win. Elizabethtown seniors Kris Kieres (Barnesville, PA/Mahanoy Area) and Luke Ledyard (Frederick, MD/Gov. Thomas Johnson) were named to the all-tournament team.

Catholic pulled out to a 32-22 lead by halftime and outscored the Blue Jays 29-20 in the second half. The host Cardinals held a 38-34 edge in rebounding.

Kris Kieres '07.

Ledyard led Elizabethtown in scoring with nine points, and he had three rebounds. Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) and Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/ Ocean City) led Elizabethtown in rebounds with four each, and Piersol scored six points. Kieres added seven points as he shot 3-for-4 from the field and 1-for-1 from the free throw line. Brian Goodwin (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) led the Blue Jays in assists with five.

Patrick Dwyer led Catholic in scoring with 17 points and in rebounds with 11. Scott Fumai added 14 points for the Cardinals, and Sean Stolzenthaler added 10 points.

Elizabethtown will return to action at home Wednesday, January 10 against Commonwealth Conference rival Messiah College in an 8:00 p.m. game.

At Washington, D.C.
CATHOLIC 61, ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 42
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (6-6)
Luke Ledyard 4-6 1-3 9; Kris Kieres 3-4 1-1 7; Bryce Rodgers 3-6 0-0 6; Chad Piersol 3-7 0-0 6; Nick Kennedy 1-1 3-4 5; Mike Church 1-3 2-4 4; Greg Brizek 1-7 0-0 2; Brian Goodwin 1-4 0-0 2; Rob Fusaro 0-0 1-2 1; Ben Schlosser 0-1 0-0 0; Josh Houseal 0-0 0-0 0; Chris Fairbanks 0-3 0-1 0; Jordan Dirago 0-1 0-0 0; Phil Schaffer 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 17-46 8-15 42.
CATHOLIC (10-2)
Patrick Dwyer 7-11 3-8 17; Scott Fumai 3-13 7-8 14; Sean Stolzenthaler 4-4 1-2 10; Stephen Wheeler 4-6 1-2 9; Nick Olivero 2-4 2-2 6; Ryan Jones 1-4 1-1 3; Kurt Reinhold 1-1 0-1 2; Matt Fazzini 0-2 0-0 0; Brian Freiberger 0-0 0-0 0; Danny Quinn 0-0 0-0 0; Sean Kelly 0-0 0-0 0; Lee Jones 0-0 0-0 0; Brendan Hager 0-1 0-0 0; Steven Papageorge 0-5 0-0 0; Mike Wasilenko 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 22-54 15-24 61.
Elizabethtown College ......... 22 20 - 42
Catholic...................... 32 29 - 61
3-point goals-- Elizabethtown College 0-7 (Chad Piersol 0-1; Greg Brizek 0-2; Brian Goodwin 0-1; Ben Schlosser 0-1; Phil Schaffer 0-2), Catholic 2-17 (Scott Fumai 1-5; Sean Stolzenthaler 1-1; Nick Olivero 0-1; Matt Fazzini 0-2; Brendan Hager 0-1; Steven Papageorge 0-4; Mike Wasilenko 0-1; Patrick Dwyer 0-2). Fouled out-- Elizabethtown College-None, Catholic-None. Rebounds-- Elizabethtown College 34 ( Chad Piersol 4; Phil Schaffer 4), Catholic 38 (Patrick Dwyer 11). Assists-- Elizabethtown College 10 (Brian Goodwin 5), Catholic 13 (Mike Wasilenko 4). Total fouls—Elizabethtown College 23, Catholic 18. Technical fouls--Elizabethtown College-Brian Goodwin, Catholic-None. A-899