The Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s basketball teams traveled to Drew University Saturday, Feb. 9. The men’s team lost 76-65 and the women’s team won 65-60.
Junior Connor Moffatt scored the first points for Etown with a three-pointer off an assist from junior Ethan DuBois. The team trailed behind and Coach Britt Moore called a timeout with 17:29 left in the first half.
A good layup by DuBois closed the point deficit, but was quickly overturned with a three-pointer by Drew player Riley Collins. Moffatt made a rebound after a missed jump shot by Drew, which led to senior Michael Pastore making a jumper. Drew had a 10-point lead with 12:45 left in the first half.
Moffatt made a rebound followed by a three-pointer and another three-pointer by junior Bryce Greene that would bring Etown back into the game. Senior Matt Thomas made free-throws and about 30 seconds later made a layup that would bring the score to 18-9. The First half would end 36-32 with Drew in the lead.
The second half wasn’t much better for the Blue Jays. The second half started with a layup by Drew player Nate Aldrich. Greene made a three-pointer, but Etown couldn’t keep up with Drew.
Drew had a lead over Etown by 12 points with 12:28 left in the second half. The game ended 76-65 giving Drew the win. The men’s team is now 10-12 overall and 5-7 in the Landmark Conference.
The women’s team is on a five-game winning streak after taking a win over Drew. Junior Lydia Lawson had a game-high of 24 points for the Blue Jays, followed behind by sophomore Veronica Christ with 16 points.
The first points of the game came from Drew player Erin Fredrick, but Etown was able to put points on the board shortly after; Christ made a layup and the streak continued. In the second quarter, Drew held the lead and the first half ended 29-28.
Etown didn’t get the lead back until a three-pointer by Lawson with 1:10 left in the third quarter. A three-pointer made by junior Marissa Emlet put the Jays up four points going into the last quarter of the game.
Lawson made a good layup early in the fourth quarter. The Blue Jays had a lead of up to seven points in the last seconds of the game.
The game ended with two good free throws by Lawson and a score of 65-60 for a Blue Jays win. The women’s team has an overall record of 16-6 and an overall Landmark Conference record of 9-3.
Both teams will be hosting Moravian College in Thompson Gymnasium Saturday, Feb. 16 for senior day and the last regular season game. The women’s game will start at 2 p.m. and the men’s game will start at 4 p.m.
