Sports

  • Field hockey upsets nationally-ranked Muhlenberg (#16)

    Field hockey upsets nationally-ranked Muhlenberg (#16)

    Elizabethtown College’s field hockey team picked up a pair of wins this week at home Wednesday, Sept. 6 against Frostburg State University and Saturday, Sept. 9 against Muhlenberg College. Despite the rainy conditions, the Blue Jays came out strong in the first half, keeping the ball on the Bobcats’ side for the first seven minutes

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  • Women’s soccer game ends scoreless after double overtime

    Women’s soccer game ends scoreless after double overtime

    Saturday, Sept. 9, at Ira R. Herr Field, the Elizabethtown College Blue Jays battled the Gettysburg College Bullets in a tough game ending in a scoreless tie. The 110 minute match went into double overtime, with 15 unsuccessful shots from both teams. Senior Hailey Parks, goalie for the Blue Jays, had six saves and first-year

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  • Men’s soccer dominates first game with six-goal lead

    Men’s soccer dominates first game with six-goal lead

    Elizabethtown College pulled out ahead of the Morrisville State College Mustangs with a six goal lead Saturday, Sept. 1 in a strong start to a weekend of matches. Along with the first hat-trick of one player’s college career, the game set the team up for a good season. The win started to gain momentum six

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  • Volleyball team takes three of four matches against Penn State Harrisburg

    Volleyball team takes three of four matches against Penn State Harrisburg

    The Blue Jay’s Volleyball team defeated Penn State Harrisburg on the road 3-1, Saturday, Sept. 9th. After losing the first set by only two points, Etown refused to go down without a fight and won the next three sets for an overall of 56-46 points. The Jays took the second set 25-17, the third set

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  • Men’s basketball falters in second half, looks ahead to Goucher

    Men’s basketball falters in second half, looks ahead to Goucher

    Elizabethtown’s men’s basketball team suffered a disappointing loss at home against Landmark Conference opponent Moravian College last Saturday, Feb. 4. Senior Josh Eden kicked the game off with a layup which was immediately answered by the Greyhounds. The Blue Jays and the Greyhounds went back and forth the rest of the half. Etown was never

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  • Track teams split, compete at two separate events over weekend

    Track teams split, compete at two separate events over weekend

    Saturday, Feb. 4, Elizabethtown men’s and women’s track and field teams competed in the Frank Colden Invitational hosted by Ursinus College. Saturday’s invitational was marked by two impressive individual victories by senior Mike Twist in men’s track and sophomore Leah Gamber in the women’s throwing event. Both competitors were backed up by several team wins

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  • Women’s basketball falls in potential playoff matchup

    Women’s basketball falls in potential playoff matchup

    In a Landmark Conference battle between two playoff hopefuls, the Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team shot below 30 percent from the field for the first time this season while Moravian College hit nearly 50 percent of their shots for the game. Sophomore Julia Craig provided a huge spark off the bench to help the Blue

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  • King’s College proves too much for Blue Jays in dual match

    King’s College proves too much for Blue Jays in dual match

    The Elizabethtown College wrestling team faced a disappointing loss to King’s College Friday, Feb. 3. The Monarchs won six of the 10 matches and had four pins for a final score of 30-16, King’s. In the second match of the day, fifth-year senior Bryan Pflanz earned his 50th career win with a 9-4 decision in

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  • Men’s basketball head coach, Bob Schlosser, announces retirement at the end of this season

    Men’s basketball head coach, Bob Schlosser, announces retirement at the end of this season

    The men’s basketball program has not seen a change at the top for 27 seasons. With last Tuesday’s announcement of head coach Bob Schlosser retiring, an era that included over 360 victories and 15 postseason appearances will come to a close. Those who know Schlosser best know it has never been about the wins and

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