Sports

  • Women’s swim team earns first victory of the season

    Women’s swim team earns first victory of the season

    The women’s swim team of Elizabethtown College walked away from their meet on Saturday, Nov. 16, having won 10 events and beating the other team by a long shot. The Blue Jays were up against FDU-Florham and won the meet with an incredible final score of 143-38 for their first win of the season. This

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  • Women’s basketball captures tip-off tournament for second year in a row

    Women’s basketball captures tip-off tournament for second year in a row

    The Elizabethtown College women’s basketball team opened its season on Saturday evening with a victory against Marywood University. The win earned the Blue Jays a spot in Sunday’s championship game of the Terry Greene Memorial Tournament at Franklin & Marshall College. The Blue Jays jumped on top of Marywood in the first half, holding a

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  • Men’s swimming defeats Florham for Blue Jays’ first win of new campaign

    Men’s swimming defeats Florham for Blue Jays’ first win of new campaign

    The Elizabethtown College men’s swim team defeated FDU-Florham University on Saturday, Nov. 15, 96-77. This win was the Blue Jays’ first dual win of the season. Etown is now 1-2 going into its next meet against Drew University on Friday, Nov. 21. Before the meet, senior Frank Capria was hopeful that the team would perform

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  • Women’s basketball looks to build on last year’s success

    Women’s basketball looks to build on last year’s success

    It is hard to predict where a team will finish in conference standings when the team has never played a Landmark Conference game. It is even harder to predict how a team will finish after losing its All-Mid-Atlantic Region player and starting point guard. However, these are the challenges the Elizabethtown women’s basketball team faces

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  • Boretti, Scannapieco earn Academic All-District honors for fall

    Two Elizabethtown College fall athletes were named to the Capital One Academic All-District Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Men’s soccer player, senior defender David Boretti, was named to the All-District Men’s Soccer Team for the second season in a row. Women’s volleyball player, senior middle hitter Kelci Scannapieco, became the first

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  • Men’s and women’s cross country teams sweep Landmark awards in first season

    Men’s and women’s cross country teams sweep Landmark awards in first season

    In its first season in the Landmark Conference, the Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s cross country teams put a stranglehold on the title of  best program. The women, who had won an unprecedented seven straight Middle Atlantic Conference titles before leaving the conference last year, kept the streak alive and did not leave any doubt

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  • Men’s basketball will rely on senior leadership this season

    Men’s basketball will rely on senior leadership this season

    The Elizabethtown College men’s basketball team got a glimpse at what their season could hold for them when they took on Shippensburg University  and Misericordia University at Kauffman Court two weekends ago. With a pair of victories, the squad should be feeling confident entering their season-opening tournament, The Dutch Burch Tip-Off, at Lycoming College. Sophomore

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  • Wrestling team to take on New York City, Pennsylvania Duals

    Wrestling team to take on New York City, Pennsylvania Duals

    The Elizabethtown College men’s wrestling team had three players advance to the quarterfinal matches when they traveled to Collegeville, Pa. for the Ursinus Fall Brawl Saturday, Nov. 8. The three wrestlers included first-year Philip Torresani (125), senior Zeke Zimmer (174) and sophomore Luke Fernandez (184). Other notable performances came from first-year Chris Kummerer (149), who

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  • Alwine earns roster spot in NFHCA Senior Game at Washington & Lee

    Alwine earns roster spot in NFHCA Senior Game at Washington & Lee

    For the first time in four years, a Blue Jay will have the honor of representing Elizabethtown College’s field hockey team in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III Senior Game. This is a unique opportunity that not many players are given the chance to take part in, but senior Taylor Alwine has earned

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