Sports

  • Field Hockey defeats Drew University in Landmark Conference opener

    Field Hockey defeats Drew University in Landmark Conference opener

    Saturday, Sept. 23, the Elizabethtown College’s women’s field hockey team took to the field against Drew University and claimed a shutout victory in the Landmark Conference opening. The first conference game of the season looked like it was going to be tough with a weakened offense, but Etown played to the strengths of the team

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  • Women’s soccer shuts out Lebanon Valley College 3-0

    Women’s soccer shuts out Lebanon Valley College 3-0

    Saturday, Sept. 16, Elizabethtown College faced off against Lebanon Valley College on the soccer field at LVC, winning with a shutout victory and a final score of 3-0. With this victory, the Etown ladies are now 3-1-1 for the season. Four minutes into the game, sophomore forward Lydia Lawson followed a throw in made by

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  • Volleyball defeats Cairn, sweeps Berks in home opener

    Volleyball defeats Cairn, sweeps Berks in home opener

    The Elizabethtown College volleyball team swept Cairn University on the road last Thursday, Sept. 14. The Blue Jays took the first set 25-19 with 13 kills and a .320 hitting percentage. The second set went the same way, ending with Etown on top 25-17. The Crusaders had seven errors and a .381 hitting percentage while

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  • The Elizabethtown College athletic program through the years: the 1930s

    The Elizabethtown College athletic program through the years: the 1930s

    It was a slow start for Coach Ira R. Herr and the Elizabethtown College athletic department in the 1920s, but the program continued to grow and started to take shape throughout the 1930s. In the early years of its existence, Etown’s athletic teams were not represented by a blue jay as their mascot, but were

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  • Successful start for XC, hosts first met on new course

    Successful start for XC, hosts first met on new course

    The Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the Galen Piper Alumni Open/XC Challenge at Shippensburg University Friday, Sept. 1. The men placed fourth with 107 points and the women took third out of seven teams with 58 points. On the men’s side, sophomore Samuel Gerstenbacher led the Blue Jays as the

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  • Field hockey team falls 0-1 in Saturday’s game against Washington & Lee University

    Field hockey team falls 0-1 in Saturday’s game against Washington & Lee University

    Saturday, Sept. 16, the Elizabethtown College field hockey team played a hard-fought game at Washington & Lee University. Despite the team’s best efforts, the game went into a 0-0 overtime and the Generals managed to score the winning shot. Junior goalie Margo Donlin had an outstanding match, making a career-high 13 saves and defending the

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  • Blue Jays Win 2OT Thriller

    The Elizabethtown Men’s Soccer team defeated Penn State Harrisburg in double overtime on a warm mid-September afternoon in Middletown. The Blue Jays Gilbert Waso slipped the ball past nationally ranked Penn State Harrisburg goalkeeper Hunter Cooper to end the match. The Elizabethtown native led the game with both goals. Grayden Rogers and JD Haaf each

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  • The Elizabethtown College athletic program through the years: the 1920s

    The Elizabethtown College athletic program through the years: the 1920s

    From numerous championship sports teams to an extensive intramural program, sports are a significant part of campus life at Elizabethtown College. However, there was a time in Etown’s history when sports did not have a place on campus. According to the College’s website, for 29 years after the College was founded, athletic programs were resisted

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  • 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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