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Saturday, December 9, 2006

Elizabethtown Downs King’s 84-71  

ELIZABETHTOWN , Pa. --- Elizabethtown improved to 3-5 overall Saturday night with an 84-71 home victory over King’s College (Pa.), which dropped to 4-4 overall with the loss.

Elizabethtown out-rebounded King’s 34-25, and the Blue Jays shot 57.1% (32-for-56) from the field and 47.1% (8-for-17) from three-point range.

Michael Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) and Greg Brizek (Sinking Spring, PA/Conrad Weiser) both led Elizabethtown in scoring with 18 points apiece. Schatzmann had seven rebounds to lead Etown in that category, and he shot 7-for-11 from the field and 3-for-6 from behind the arc. Brizek shot 8-for-11 from the field and 2-for-4 from three-point range. Luke Ledyard (Frederick, MD/Gov. Thomas Johnson) added 15 points and six rebounds, and Chad Piersol (Elverson, PA/Owen J. Roberts) scored 11 points for Etown. Brian Goodwin (Horsham, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) led Elizabethtown in assists with five, and he scored seven points.

Vince Scalzo (Shickshinny, PA/Northwest Area) led King’s in scoring with 19 points and had four rebounds. Jim Welsh (Philadelphia, PA/Archbishop Ryan) added 15 points from off the bench for King’s as he shot 4-for-8 from downtown. Kofi Dwebeng (Voorhees, NJ/Eastern) scored 10 points for the Monarchs.

Elizabethtown will return to action on the road Saturday, December 16 against Rutgers-Camden in a 3:00 p.m. game.

At Elizabethtown, Pa. - Thompson Gymnasium
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE 84, KING'S COLLEGE (PA.) 71
KING'S COLLEGE (PA.) (4-4)
Vince Scalzo 5-8 9-13 19; Jim Welsh 5-9 1-4 15; Kofi Dwebeng 4-12 1-2 10; Jamie Cousart 3-6 2-2 8; Nolan Thevenet 2-4 1-1 5; Josh Kovalski 0-0 5-6 5; Vince Sobocinski 1-4 2-2 4; John Soboleski 0-0 3-4 3; Bob Nenstiel 1-3 0-0 2; Jim Schule 0-0 0-2 0; Dave King 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-46 24-36 71.
ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE (3-5)
Greg Brizek 8-11 0-0 18; Michael Schatzmann 7-11 1-2 18; Luke Ledyard 6-8 3-3 15; Chad Piersol 4-8 2-5 11; Brian Goodwin 3-5 0-4 7; Bryce Rodgers 2-4 0-0 4; Mike Church 1-3 1-2 4; Billy Orr 0-1 4-4 4; Phil Schaffer 1-2 0-0 2; Ben Schlosser 0-0 1-2 1; Nick Kennedy 0-1 0-0 0; Kris Kieres 0-2 0-0 0; Chris Fairbanks 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-56 12-22 84.
King's College (Pa.).......... 23 48 - 71
Elizabethtown College......... 40 44 - 84
3-point goals-- King's College (Pa.) 5-19 (Jim Welsh 4-8; Kofi Dwebeng 1-6; Vince Sobocinski 0-2; Bob Nenstiel 0-1; Jamie Cousart 0-1; Vince Scalzo 0-1), Elizabethtown College 8-17 (Michael Schatzmann 3-6; Greg Brizek 2-4; Brian Goodwin 1-1; Chad Piersol 1-2; Mike Church 1-2; Kris Kieres 0-2). Fouled out--King's College (Pa.)-None, Elizabethtown College-None. Rebounds--King's College (Pa.) 25 (Vince Sobocinski 5), Elizabethtown College 34 (Michael Schatzmann 7). Assists--King's College (Pa.) 11 (Jim Welsh 3), Elizabethtown College 19 (Brian Goodwin 5). Total fouls--King's College (Pa.) 23, Elizabethtown College 24. Technical fouls--King's College (Pa.)-Vince Scalzo, Elizabethtown College-Michael Schatzmann. A-325