Thursday, Nov. 8, the Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team had a season-opening win against Penn State Berks 90-74.

Senior Michael Pastore put the Blue Jays on the board early in the game with a three-point shot, the lead was quickly over taken by Penn State Berks with another three-points. The next three-point shot was from junior Connor Moffatt.

There was a good back-to-back run down the court and although no one made a shot, the teams worked hard on trying to grab rebounds.

The Blue Jays took five rebounds. Senior Brandon Berry and Pastore tried their hands at more points, but both were missed and rebounded by Penn State Berks. Etown held the lead all the first half, 53-39. First-year Zach Nannen ended the half with a free throw.

Senior Matt Thomas scored six points and senior Josh Christ scored four points in the first half. Thomas, Berry and Moffatt each scored over 10 points for the team and were strong scorers throughout the whole game. Etown had a better performance in the second half of the game. Junior Ethan DuBois led with seven assists and four steals.

The Blue Jays’ next game will be at Shenandoah University Saturday, Nov. 17 starting at 4 p.m.