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Thursday May 06 2010
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    Jays win series with Arcadia, will face Alvernia today


    With the Commonwealth Conference playoffs starting today, the Elizabethtown College baseball team finds itself in an unusual position: not being favored to win.

    Senior Rodney Francis said the team relishes in the opportunity to fly under the radar.

    “We like to be the underdog,” Francis said. “Proving that we deserve to win the conference is what we are all about.”

    The Jays, winners of two of the last three conference tournaments, are the number three seed this year. They face the number two seed, Alvernia University Crusaders, a team they beat twice in the regular season, at 7:30 p.m. today in West ...

  • Pride defeats Jays in semifinal game

  • On Wednesday afternoon, the Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse team lost to Widener University 8-5 in the Middle Atlantic Conference playoffs. With the win, the Pride advance to the championship gam ...

  • Lady Jays defeat Alvernia Knights 5-0

  • On Tuesday afternoon, the Elizabethtown College women’s tennis team defeated the Knights of Alvernia University 5-0 in a Commonwealth Conference semifinal match.

    In singles play, senior ...

  • Jays place third at Conference meet

  • This past weekend, the Blue Jays competed in the Commonwealth Conference Men’s Golf Championships at the Hershey Country Club East Course. The team finished third out of a field of eight teams after h ...

  • Lady Jays split with Arcadia, seeded fourth in playoffs

  • On Saturday, May 1, the Elizabethtown College softball team split a doubleheader with Commonwealth Conference opponent Arcadia University. The Lady Jays began with an impressive win in the first game ...

  • Jays forbidden to participate at meet

  • Last chance meets represent final opportunities to qualify for important competitions, such as the MAC and NCAA Division III championships. However, the Elizabethtown College track and field team will ...

  • Jays defeat LVC 5-1 in semifinals

  • On Wednesday afternoon, the Elizabethtown College men’s tennis team defeated Lebanon Valley College 5-1 in the first round of the Commonwealth Conference playoffs.

    In flight one, sophom ...

  • Lady Jays beat Widener, will face Lyco today

  • On Saturday, May 1, the Elizabethtown College women’s lacrosse team defeated Widener University by a landslide with a 17-3 win.

    Within the first 11 minutes of the game, sophomore Katel ...

  • Athlete of the Week

  • The Etownian is jazzed to announce that junior golf phenomenon Dan Senkler has been named Athlete of the Week!

    Last weekend, the golf team placed third at the Commonwealth Conference Me ...

Thursday April 29 2010

  • Lady Jays lose 1-5, 2-4 to Widener in doubleheader

  • The Elizabethtown College softball team dropped a Commonwealth Conference doubleheader to Widener University last Saturday afternoon, losing the first game 5-1 and the second 4-2.

    “Alt ...

  • Lady Jays defeat Colonels, Devils

  • On Monday, the Elizabethtown College women’s lacrosse team defeated Middle Atlantic Conference opponent Wilkes University 14-2. The win boosts the Lady Jays to 11-0 in the MAC and awards them the top ...

  • Jays lose to Mules, defeat Cougars

  • In the last match of the regular season, the Elizabethtown College women’s tennis team (13-4) lost to Muhlenberg College 6-3. The Lady Jays put up a good fight, winning two of the singles matches.

  • Jays finish fifth at Glenmaura Invite

  • This past weekend, the golf team competed in the Glenmura National Collegiate Invitational in Scranton, Pa. Although their second round was canceled due to weather conditions, the team finished fifth ...

  • Blue Jays lose last four games, look toward playoffs

  • The Elizabethtown College baseball team picked the worst time for its longest losing streak of the year.

    With Commonwealth Conference playoffs just a week away, Etown has lost four game ...

  • Blue Jays clinch MAC playoff berth

  • Tuesday afternoon, the Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse team defeated Middle Atlantic Conference opponent DeSales University 10-9 in overtime play.

    DeSales’ Michael Bassani scored ...

  • Blue Jays defeat Mules, Cougars

  • “Most teams only have a few good top guys, but our team is strong down to the last spots,” first-year Josh Riehl explained about the Elizabethtown College men’s tennis team. “This helps secure wins in ...

  • Jays compete at PK Classic, Penn Relays

  • It was a busy weekend for the Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s track and field teams as they participated in two separate competitions. The Blue Jays sent athletes to the Paul Kaiser Classic at ...

  • Athlete of the Week

  • The Etownian is euphoric to announce that senior lacrosse player Stephanie Kreis has been named Athlete of the Week! But don’t take it from us — on Monday, Kreis was named Middle Atlantic Conference P ...

Thursday April 22 2010

  • Lady Jays split two matches in nonconference play

  • Following a four-match winning streak, the Elizabethtown College women’s tennis record dropped to 12-3 after this Monday’s nonconference loss to Dickinson College. The Red Devils took five of six sing ...

  • Blue Jays lose in OT, tied for first

  • Wednesday afternoon, the Elizabethtown College men’s lacrosse team lost 11-12 to Eastern University in a game that went into overtime. The loss allows Manhattanville to move up in Middle Atlantic Conf ...

  • Blue Jays still on par, focus on MACs

  • On Tuesday at noon, the Elizabethtown Blue Jays took on their biggest rivals at the Messiah College Falcon Classic, held at Blue Ridge Country Club in Harrisburg. The men shot 332 as a team to place s ...

  • Lady Jays defeat Manhattanville 18-7

  • Wednesday afternoon, the Elizabethtown College women’s lacrosse team defeated Eastern University 18-7 in a Middle Atlantic Conference matchup.

    Though Eastern nabbed an early 2-0 lead in ...

  • Blue Jays win three of four nonconference matchups

  • In game one of the doubleheader on Saturday, April 17, against the Moravian Greyhounds, it was Elizabethtown’s seniors who lifted the Jays to victory.

    “In close games against good team ...

  • Lady Jays win three games, lose one

  • The Elizabethtown College softball team split a doubleheader with Franklin & Marshall College on Tuesday afternoon. The Diplomats took the first game 8-10, but senior Paige Tanner and first-year Elly ...

  • Jays win two in conference play

  • The men’s tennis team took on Lycoming College on Sunday, April 18, in a battle for the top seed in the Commonwealth Conference playoff. The Blue Jays won the match 6-3 and took the top seed, while al ...

  • Determined Jays continue run toward MACs

  • The Elizabethtown College men’s and women’s track and field teams competed Friday, April 16 and Saturday, April 17 at the Widener University Invitational in Chester, Pa.

    The men had a ...

  • Athlete of the Week

  • The Etownian is tickled pink to announce that sophomore tennis player Manrique Arrea has been named Athlete of the Week! But we’re not the only ones who think he’s on his A-game — Arrea was named Comm ...

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