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Saturday, Feb. 22, the Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team finished up their season with an 85-81 loss against Moravian College.
They finished overall 12-12 and went 5-9 in conference play.
First-year Jalin Robinson made a career-high 30 points, with 25 of them in the second half of the game. First-year Wyatt Hockenberry made 14 points, while seniors Bryce Greene and Ethan Dubois made 11 each. Senior Connor Moffatt made a high 11 rebounds.
The women’s team also played Moravian that Saturday; the team took a 76-60 loss and finished up their regular season with an overall 12-12 and 8-6 in conference play.
Senior Mikayla Ruth became the third player this season to make 1,000 points, following senior Lydia Lawson and junior Veronica Christ.
Ruth led the team against Moravian with a total of 13 points. Christ followed with a total of 11, and sophomore Angie Hawkins made 10.
Christ came in the lead with rebounds making a total of 10 for Etown.
Etown led in points of turnover with a total of 17 compared to Moravian’s five. Overall, the team played well.
Despite the tough loss, the Blue Jays finish as third seed and might have a chance at the Landmark Championship game which will take place Saturday, Feb. 29.