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Monday, January 28, 2008

Mike Schatzmann Named Commonwealth Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- For the second time in three weeks, Elizabethtown College senior guard Mike Schatzmann (Paradise, PA/Pequea Valley) has been named the Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week in men's basketball, the conference office announced Monday.

Schatzmann continued his torrid scoring pace by averaging 29.0 points and 6.5 rebounds in a pair of Commonwealth Conference games last week for the 25th-ranked Blue Jays.

He scored a career-high 36 points, including five three-pointers, and added seven rebounds and four steals in a tough 79-78 overtime loss at Lycoming on Tuesday, then tallied game highs of 22 points and six boards in a 84-68 win over Messiah on Saturday.

Schatzmann went 7-for-17 from three-point range and 15-for-18 from the foul line in the two games, and is leading the conference at 21.1 points per game for the season.

Elizabethtown (14-2 overall, 1-1 Commonwealth) returns to action on Wednesday night at Albright College beginning at 8:00 p.m.