ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Saturday, February 17, 2007

Elizabethtown Ends Season with 88-69 Win over Moravian  

Luke Ledyard '07.

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- Elizabethtown wrapped up its 2006-07 season Saturday afternoon with an 88-69 home victory over Commonwealth Conference rival Moravian College. The Blue Jays conclude their season with a 9-15 overall record and a 4-10 mark in the conference with the win, while Moravian’s record drops to 11-14 overall and 4-10 in the conference with the loss. It is Elizabethtown’s lowest overall win total since the 1981-82 season and the first time the Blue Jays have missed the conference playoffs since the 1994-95 season.

The Blue Jays cruised out to a 37-22 lead by halftime. Elizabethtown held a 29-25 edge in rebounds, and Moravian committed 31 turnovers against 14 for Etown over the course of the game. The Blue Jays also had a 17-5 edge in steals.

Chris Fairbanks '09.

Etown senior Luke Ledyard (Frederick, MD/Gov. Thomas Johnson) wrapped up his career with a 19 point, five rebound, four steal and two assist performance. His point total matched his career-best performance set February 3 against Lebanon Valley. Sophomore Chris Fairbanks (Lititz, PA/Warwick) added a career-best total of 15 points from off the bench, and senior Greg Brizek (Sinking Spring, PA/Conrad Weiser) scored 14 points, totaled four assists, and had four steals in his final game for the Blue Jays. Junior Michael Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) added 13 points for Etown, and senior Brian Goodwin (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) led the Blue Jays in assists with five. First-year student Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) added nine points from off the bench.

Eric Whitman (Blairstown, NJ/Notre Dame East Stroudsburg) led Moravian in scoring with 15 points and in rebounds with eight. Ryan Miller (Easton, PA/Easton) added 13 points, and Steve Wenderfer (Chester, NJ/Mendham) scored 11 points for Moravian.

At Elizabethtown, Pa. - Thompson Gymnasium
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 88, MORAVIAN COLLEGE 69
MORAVIAN COLLEGE (11-14, 4-10 Comm)
Eric Whitman 6-11 0-0 15; Ryan Miller 4-7 2-2 13; Steve Wenderfer 4-6 3-3 11; Mark Franzyshen 2-3 4-4 8; Michael Clemente 3-7 0-0 7; Eric Weaver 2-2 1-2 5; David Heller 1-2 1-1 3; Chris Bays 1-2 1-1 3; Greg Jones 0-1 2-2 2; Matt Devlin 0-1 1-2 1; Jeremy Walker 0-1 1-2 1; Patrick Bray 0-0 0-0 0; Dave Bowden 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-44 16-19 69.
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (9-15, 4-10 Comm.)
Luke Ledyard 5-9 9-13 19; Chris Fairbanks 6-7 2-2 15; Greg Brizek 5-9 3-4 14; Michael Schatzmann 5-9 2-2 13; Mike Church 4-7 1-1 9; Rob Fusaro 2-7 0-0 5; Jordan Dirago 2-3 0-0 4; Phil Schaffer 0-1 4-5 4; Chad Piersol 1-4 0-0 2; Bryce Rodgers 0-0 2-2 2; Josh Houseal 0-1 1-1 1; Nick Kennedy 0-0 0-0 0; Billy Orr 0-0 0-1 0; Ben Schlosser 0-1 0-0 0; Brian Goodwin 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-59 24-31 88.
Moravian College .............. 22 47 - 69
Elizabethtown College ......... 37 51 - 88
3-point goals-- Moravian College 7-22 (Ryan Miller 3-4; Eric Whitman 3-7; Michael Clemente 1-4; David Heller 0-1; Chris Bays 0-1; Matt Devlin 0-1; Jeremy Walker 0-1; Dave Bowden 0-1; Steve Wenderfer 0-2), Elizabethtown College 4-15 (Rob Fusaro 1-4; Chris Fairbanks 1-1; Michael Schatzmann 1-4; Greg Brizek 1-3; Chad Piersol 0-1; Ben Schlosser 0-1; Phil Schaffer 0-1). Fouled out--Moravian College-Greg Jones, Elizabethtown College-None. Rebounds- Moravian College 25 (Eric Whitman 8), Elizabethtown College 29 (Luke Ledyard 5). Assists-- Moravian College 14 (Michael Clemente 4), Elizabethtown College 16 (Brian Goodwin 5). Total fouls--Moravian College 27, Elizabethtown College 20. Technical fouls-- Moravian College-None, Elizabethtown College-None. A-500