Wednesday, Nov. 28 the Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team took a 71-61 win against York College of Pennsylvania.

York took the first points of the game. Sophomore Emma Powell put the first point on the board for Etown with nine minutes left of the first quarter. A few seconds later, Sophomore Veronica Christ made a three-pointer assisted by junior Marissa Emlet. At the end of the first quarter the Jays were behind 15-18.

The second quarter Christ was a big player. Christ made a good jumper and got the lead in the hands of the Blue Jays the end of the second quarter. The score was in favor of Etown. The second half went similarly to the first, with the Blue Jays coming out with the ten point win after a layup by from junior Mikayla Ruth and an assist from Emlet returned the lead to the Blue Jays.

Saturday, Dec. 1, the team competed against Moravian College and took a one-point loss 93-92. This game was the Landmark Conference opener and went into the last seconds until Moravian took the win. Christ scored 24 career-high points during the game.

The score was very close throughout the whole game. With seven seconds left in the game, the game was tied 92-92, after first-year Angie Hawkins made a three-pointer. Moravian took the one-point win with two seconds left.

The team will compete again Friday, Dec. 7 against Salisbury University in Thompson Gymnasium starting at 6 p.m.