Sports

  • Basketball on two game win-streak

    Basketball on two game win-streak

    Photo: Jocelyn Kline The Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team is on a two-game winning streak starting the basketball season. Friday, Nov. 9 the Blue Jays beat the University of Mary Washington (UMW) 56-54. Some of the top Etown players included sophomore Veronica Christ, and juniors Lydia Lawson and Mikayla Ruth. UWM took the lead in

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  • Field hockey suffers a loss in Landmark Conference Semifinals

    Field hockey suffers a loss in Landmark Conference Semifinals

    The Elizabethtown College field hockey team went up against Susquehanna University in the Landmark Conference semifinal Oct. 31 on Wolf Field in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. When these two faced off in September, the Blue Jays won, but for the semifinals Susquehanna showed up stronger than before and was able to push just one goal ahead of

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  • Wrestling kicks off with Messiah Invitational, takes seventh

    Wrestling kicks off with Messiah Invitational, takes seventh

    Saturday, Nov. 3, Elizabethtown College’s wrestling team kicked off their season at the Messiah Invitational against eight other teams. Senior Cole Cameron earned a top-three finish for the Jays at the meet, finishing third in the 149-pound weight class. Cameron had two pins for the day and made it to the semifinals on back-to-back decisions,

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  • Men’s soccer makes Etown History, wins first Landmark Championship

    Men’s soccer makes Etown History, wins first Landmark Championship

    Photo: Megan White The Elizabethtown College men’s soccer team defeated Moravian College in the Landmark Conference Championship Semifinals Oct. 31, 2-1. Junior Will Connolly made his first goal of the season that would eventually take the win for the Blue Jays. Early in the game, the Moravian Greyhounds made a goal that gave them the

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  • Women’s soccer suffers loss, men’s team looks to Landmark

    Women’s soccer suffers loss, men’s team looks to Landmark

    The Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s soccer teams fought hard against The Catholic University of America Saturday, Oct. 27. The women’s team suffered a hard defeat by one goal, while the men’s team tied and secured their place as the number one seed in the Landmark Conference, also locking down a home field advantage. The

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  • Volleyball team came out with a tough loss during Landmark

    Volleyball team came out with a tough loss during Landmark

    The Elizabethtown College women’s volleyball team played Ursinus College Oct. 25 in Collegeville. The Blue Jays took a 3-0 win. The Blue Jays closed out their first back-to-back winning seasons since 2012 and 2013. This was a huge accomplishment for the women. The women had a whopping 18 kills and a hitting percent of .323

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  • Cross country teams defend Landmark Conference title

    Cross country teams defend Landmark Conference title

    Both Elizabethtown College cross country teams took the Landmark Conference title Saturday, Oct. 27. This is the fifth consecutive title for both teams. The women’s team had a close call, only beating Moravian College by four points. Sophomore Olivia Gerstenbacher ran a personal best of 23:01.42 and was the recipient of the All-Landmark First Team

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  • Swim teams still early in season, defeat Landmark opponent

    Swim teams still early in season, defeat Landmark opponent

    Saturday, Oct. 27, Elizabethtown College’s men’s and women’s swim teams defeated Landmark Conference opponent Goucher College on the road in the Jays’ first dual meet of the season. First-year Robin Hill finished first in both of her individual events of the meet, the 1000-yard freestyle and the 100-yard butterfly. Hill finished the 1000-yard freestyle with

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  • Field Hockey falls to second going into Landmark Conference playoffs

    Field Hockey falls to second going into Landmark Conference playoffs

    The Elizabethtown College field hockey team faced the Catholic University of America Saturday, Oct. 27 in a rainy match at home. This was a big match for both teams as it decided who gets the number one seed as well as home field advantage in the Landmark Conference playoffs. Unfortunately, the Blue Jays did not

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