ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Tuesday, February 23, 1999

ETOWN USES BIG SECOND HALF TO DOWN FDU-MADISON, 80-60, IN MAC QUARTERFINALS; JAYS TRAVEL TO WILKES ON THURSDAY

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- It had been 20 years since the Elizabethtown men last hosted a playoff game.
 
It was worth the wait.
 
Kevin Cristofoletti (Kendall Park, N.J./Notre Dame) led five Blue Jays in double figures with 14 points as Etown used a 51-point second half to cruise past FDU-Madison in the Middle Atlantic Conference quarterfinals on Tuesday.  With the win, the Blue Jays improved to 16-9.
 
Etown will face 1998 national semifinalist and defending MAC champion Wilkes University on Thursday night in Wilkes-Barre.  Game time is 7:30 p.m.  The Colonels defeated Widener, 68-59, in their quarterfinal matchup.
 
A.J. Beamer (New Holland, Pa./Garden Spot) added 13 points and Chris Sattele (Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra) tossed in 12 points to help the Blue Jays post their first playoff win since a 79-68 win at Lycoming in 1997.  Etown hadn't played a postseason game at home since a 45-41 win over Albright on February 24, 1979.

Kevin Kretschy led all scorers with 27 points for FDU-Madison (18-7) while Bill Timony added 19 points and a team-high eight rebounds.  The Devils shot just 17-for-51 (32.7 percent) from the field on the night, including a 7-for-23 (30.4 percent) performance from three-point land.

Etown took a 29-27 lead into the locker room and stretched the advantage to 45-35 before Kretschy hit the last of his six three-pointers to cut the lead to 45-38 with 12:22 remaining.

The Devils, however, were held without a field goal for the next 6:07 as Etown built a 63-47 lead thanks to eight points from Sattele and five points from Bob Porambo (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty).

Timony ended the drought with a basket, but FDU-Madison could get no closer than 14 points down the stretch.

Mark Sweet (Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville) scored 11 points and added five assists for the Blue Jays while Adam Weber (Stroudsburg, Pa./Pocono Mountain) scored ten points and Brian Schmoyer (Birdsboro, Pa./Daniel Boone) dished out a game-high seven assists.  Harry Vega handed out a team-best five assists for FDU-Madison.

FDU-Madison (60)
Vega 1-6 0-1 2, Wright 1-2 0-0 2, Kretschy 7-18 7-10 27, Beshore 2-7 0-0 5, Timony 6-9 7-7 19, Brennan 0-5 2-4 2, Davenport 0-2 0-0 0, Bergbauer 0-1 0-0 0, Loeffler 0-0 0-0 0, Morin 0-0 1-2 1, Kelly 0-0 0-0 0, McCorkle 0-2 2-2 2. Totals: 17-52 19-26 60.

Elizabethtown (80)
Nikoloff 1-2 0-1 2, Schmoyer 0-2 4-4 4, Parise 0-1 0-0 0, Sattele 5-8 2-2 12, Cristofoletti 6-7 0-0 14, Unruh 2-4 0-0 5, Beamer 3-7 6-8 13, Stitzel 0-1 0-0 0, Renfrow 0-1 0-0 0,Weber 4-8 0-0 10, Porambo 3-4 0-0 7, Sweet 4-8 3-5 11, Werdt 0-0 0-0 0, Kistler 1-1 0-0 2. Totals: 29-54 15-20 80.

Three-pointers: FDU-Madison 7-23 (Vega 0-4, Wright 0-1, Kretschy 6-8, Beshore 1-5, Timony 0-1, Brennan 0-3 Davenport 0-1), Elizabethtown 7-16 (Schmoyer 0-1, Sattele 0-1, Cristofoletti 2-3, Unruh 1-3, Beamer 1-2, Weber 2-4, Porambo 1-2). Rebounds: FDU-Madison 34 (Timony 8), Elizabethtown 31 (Nikoloff 5, Cristofoletti 5, Sweet 5). Assists: FDU-Madison 8 (Vega 6), Elizabethtown 19 (Schmoyer 7). Turnovers: FDU-Madison 17, Elizabethtown 12. Blocked Shots: FDU-Madison 0, Elizabethtown 3 (Beamer 1, Weber 1, Porambo 1). Steals: FDU-Madison 5 (Kretschy 2), Elizabethtown 9 (Cristofoletti 3, Beamer 3). Personal Fouls: FDU-Madison 18, Elizabethtown 20. Technical Fouls: None. Attendance: 500.