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  • Women’s Volleyball splits tri-match in Dig Pink matchup weekend

    Women’s Volleyball splits tri-match in Dig Pink matchup weekend

    Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball team held a tri-match this past weekend against Marymount and Rowan, sporting a different color than the traditional blue and white. Dig Pink was the theme with pink balloons around Thompson Gym and pink ribbons worn in many of the players’ hair. The message this weekend was for the Dig Pink

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  • Women’s soccer takes tough loss against Wilkes

    Women’s soccer takes tough loss against Wilkes

    The Elizabethtown College women’s soccer team faced off against the Wilkes Colonels on Saturday, Sept. 26, shortly after the men’s team earned a dominant victory earlier in the day. The Blue Jays looked to follow up the men’s performance with a win of their own, but Wilkes proved to be a difficult opponent in a

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  • Blue Jays dominate in conference opener against Wilkes

    Blue Jays dominate in conference opener against Wilkes

    The Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team faced its first Landmark Conference opponent of the season on Saturday, Sept. 26, taking on the Wilkes Colonels. The Blue Jays entered the conference opener looking to carry momentum from their recent success into one of the most important stretches of their schedule. Etown started early with an 11th-minute

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  • Henning, Blue Jays shine in doubleheader against Penn St. Berks

    Henning, Blue Jays shine in doubleheader against Penn St. Berks

    The Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball team faced off in a doubleheader against Penn State Berks. The Blue Jays had the game rescheduled from an away game to one held at Thompson Gym over the weekend. The Blue Jays started off slow, getting initially outscored in the start of the first set 11-1. Etown found some

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  • Men’s tennis cruises past Penn State Abington

    Men’s tennis cruises past Penn State Abington

    The Elizabethtown College men’s tennis team continued its strong start to the fall season Saturday afternoon, defeating Penn State Abington 6-1 at home. The Blue Jays took control early, winning two of the three doubles matches to claim the first point of the afternoon. Senior Ryan Kraychik and First-year Connor Gurekovich provided Etown’s biggest doubles

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  • Elizabethtown, Messiah stuck in stalemate with a draw in the annual Marshmallow Game

    Elizabethtown, Messiah stuck in stalemate with a draw in the annual Marshmallow Game

    The annual marshmallow game between the MAC Commonwealth Conference’s Messiah Falcons and the Landmark Conference’s Elizabethtown Blue Jays men’s soccer teams took place this past week. The Blue Jays had to take the game on the road after the continued construction of Ira R. Herr Field continues on Etown’s campus to face off at Messiah. 

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  • Stevenson serves Etown a shutout

    Stevenson serves Etown a shutout

    The Elizabethtown College field hockey team came out looking ready to challenge one of the nation’s top teams Tuesday night. Against Number 12 Stevenson University, the Blue Jays created early opportunities and kept the Mustangs off the scoreboard in the opening minutes. Despite putting many shots on goal, none of them would land.  Etown earned

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  • Elizabethtown’s early goal paves way to narrow victory

    Elizabethtown’s early goal paves way to narrow victory

    Over the weekend, Elizabethtown College took on Stevenson College in a non-conference matchup for their first home game of the season.  Etown came into the contest 1-0-2, with two ties and a victory on the road against Lebanon Valley College. Stevenson entered the game as the reigning runner-up in the MAC Commonwealth conference, sporting a

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  • Women’s field hockey dominate Albright

    Women’s field hockey dominate Albright

    The Elizabethtown College Blue Jays cruised past the Albright Lions last Wednesday, taking a commanding lead early and holding it throughout the game to secure an 8-2 victory. The now 3-1 Blue Jays outperformed Albright in nearly every significant statistical category. Elizabethtown outshot its opponent 34-6 and maintained a 13-3 advantage in penalty corners, consistently

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