Photo: Jocelyn Kline

The Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team is on a two-game winning streak starting the basketball season.

Friday, Nov. 9 the Blue Jays beat the University of Mary Washington (UMW) 56-54. Some of the top Etown players included sophomore Veronica Christ, and juniors Lydia Lawson and Mikayla Ruth.

UWM took the lead in the game by making the first points of the game, and was able to keep the lead until junior Marissa Emlet made a free throw and put the first point on the board for the Blue Jays.

By the end of the first quarter Mary Washington held the lead at 12-8.

Every time the Blue Jays made a point and got closer to the score of Mary Washington, UMW would get another point making the gap bigger.

In the third quarter, Emlet made a three-pointer, giving Blue Jays their first lead of the game.

A layup from UMW put the game in a tie and quickly got the lead back into their possession. The third quarter ended 39-37 Blue Jays after Christ made a layup.

Etown kept their lead all throughout the fourth quarter, and the game ended with a last-minute layup by first-year Roni Isenberg.

Sunday, Nov. 11, the women competed against Lebanon Valley College which ended in a score of 67-52.

Christ put the first three points on the board for Etown which put the Blue Jays in good place for a lead.

The second quarter was full of back-and-forth on the court and for a good three minutes no points were scored.

With 51 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Christ made a layup that would be the last points made for both teams and seal the win for Etown.

The team will travel to Franklin & Marshall College Saturday, Nov. 17 for a game starting at 3 p.m.