During the decade, Etown baseball ran up a 238-120 record. Warren L. Hayman and Rusty Owens succeeded him as head coaches for successive two-year stints, and Mike Guinivan took over as head swimming coach in 1988-89. Title. Basketball Basketball: Schedule Basketball: Roster Basketball: News Cross Country Cross Country: Schedule Cross Country: . RedHawks Play at Western Michigan Tuesday Evening. Birmingham-Southern College Birmingham-Southern College : 1985 - 1985: 1: 0-1: 0%: 65-86: 65-86 65 . 0 The 1976 team advanced to and hosted the Final Four and completed a 13-7 season. Eventually, Thompson Gym will be renovated, and a field house with much-needed indoor practice facilities and storage and office space will be added. Kathy Montgomery became the head men's tennis coach in 1997, and in 1998, she led the team to a 15-4 overall mark, the highest win total in the history of the program. Name. Success continued for the men's soccer team throughout the 1970s, as the team went 108-49-15 and won three MAC titles during the decade. From the 1949-50 season to the 1958-59 campaign, the women's basketball program posted a 61-49-2 record. By 1977-78, the team played 25 games in a season, a total . Karen Barclay '90 batted .372 from 1987 to 1990. In 1987, the team went 24-17. . Elizabethtown College does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, possession of a general education development certificate as compared to a high school diploma, or any other legally protected status. From 1972 to 1975, the team rattled off a 29-match winning streak, and the team posted four undefeated seasons in the decade, going 8-0 in 1973, 6-0 in 1974, 9-0 in 1975 and 10-0 in 1977. The wrestling team began the 1980s by winning the MAC championship, and the team finished the decade with back-to-back 16-win seasons, program records at the time, in 1987-88 and 1988-89. Barb Shenk returned as the head coach in 1997 and led the team to a 18-15 finish that year. Story Links. 20 in WBCA Div. The official 2022-23 Men's Basketball schedule for the Messiah University Falcons. Etown reached the NCAA tournament every year from 1981 to 1988, won the 1987 MAC championship, and finished as the MAC runner-up in 1983, 1984, 1986 and 1989. Latimore has overseen the expansion of Blue Jay varsity and intramural athletic programs, including the re-introduction of men's and women's track & field and men's and women's lacrosse. The 1990s witnessed a renaissance in swimming at Elizabethtown. Etown men's soccer players earned All-America honors eight times between 1960 and 1969. Dave Lebo took over later in 1989 and guided the team through the 1989-90 season. It is interesting to note that Elizabethtown College's athletic teams were not, as many believe, always known as the Blue Jays. BOX SCORE HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. - Junior Adam Brazil (Mooresville, NC) scored 18 points, including the go-ahead three-point field goal with 2:55 remaining, to lead Hampden-Sydney College to a 63-59 home win past Emory (GA) University in the first round of the 2023 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament on Friday night in S. Douglas Fleet Gymnasium at Kirby Field House. Our go-getter grads become the exceptional communicators, peacemakers, and cause organizers the world needs more of. Opens in new window. It is one of the great ironies in the history of Elizabethtown College that the inception of a program which has brought such recognition and respect to the institution was resisted so successfully for so long. 1200 Main Street.Bethlehem, PA 18018 PH: (610) 861-1534 . The women's basketball team finished as the NCAA Division III national runner-up in both 1982-83 and 1983-84, going 23-5 in 1982-83 and finishing 29-2 and winning a third MAC Championship in 1983-84. Etown men's soccer players were named All-Americans eight times throughout the decade. In 1943-44, Annette Mumma averaged 23.8 points per game for Etown, the fourth-highest single season average at Etown ever. The golf team was founded in 1965, and it posted its first .500 season in 1969, going 7-7 in dual matches. Elizabethtown quickly moved to the forefront of the new competitive opportunities offered in women's athletics. MADISON, N.J. - The Drew University men's basketball team built a nine-point halftime lead, then held off a second-half comeback as the Rangers defeated Elizabethtown College 82-71 in a Landmark Conference affair Wednesday evening in Baldwin Gym. Women's Basketball Ready to Play for Conference Championship This Week. In 1965, the men's cross country team went 11-1, won its first-ever MAC title, and finished 26th in the nation out of 56 teams at the NCAA College Division national championship meet in Chicago, IL. The field hockey program also wasted no time in taking full advantage of the new post-season opportunities afforded it, winning the first MAC title contested in 1975. From 1950-51 to 1958-59, the men's basketball program registered a 115-85 record. The team went 27-3, captured its second MAC title, and finished as the AIAW national runner-up in 1980-81. Bridgewater St. (18-8) 25. In 1986, Dale Luy took the reins of both the men's and women's cross country programs, and before long had both teams consistently competing at higher level than any point since the early 1970s. Also competing until being dropped from the slate of varsity sports following the 1978 season was the golf team. The Blue Jays finished the season with a 26-1 overall record, setting a new program record for best winning percentage in a season at .962. Baseball Baseball: Facebook Baseball: Twitter Baseball: Instagram Baseball: Schedule Baseball: Roster Baseball: News Basketball Basketball: Facebook Basketball: Twitter Basketball: Instagram Basketball: Schedule Basketball: Roster Basketball: News Cross Country Cross Country: Facebook Cross Country: Twitter Cross . The 1995-96 team tore through its dual meet season, going 13-3, while the 1996-97 team went 11-6. Donald Smith retired in 1988 with a 331-275 record as head coach of the men's basketball team in 26 seasons, and he was succeeded by Donald Marsh in the 1988-89 season. 21 Stevens will head to Newport News, Virginia to take on No. The wrestling team continued its string of outstanding seasons in the 1970s, as James Maack '71 and Mike Helm '71 became the program's first individual MAC champions at the close of the 1969-70 season. This time around, both men and women competed in the sport, although there were not enough women to field a full team to score in meets until 1983. Since 2000, the men's tennis team has posted a 37-21 overall record. While one could imagine that a mascot costume for a team with such a name would be far less bulky and easier on its wearer than most, Herr apparently never liked those monikers, and he eventually established the Blue Jay as the official mascot due to its possession of the school colors and its reputation as fighting, scrappy bird. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) Matt Jones took over as the team's head coach in 2000 and led the Blue Jays to back-to-back Commonwealth titles and NCAA tournament appearances in 2000 and 2001. (); : Of one looks closely at the structure of the inside of the theater, telltale signs of the building's original design can still be observed. Lobb also scored 96 runs and drove in 76 runs, both program career records. Kara Metzger '96 ran up a 79-14 record, the highest win total in program history , from the spring of 1993 to the fall of 1995, and Michelle Artz '94 posted a 70-17 overall record from the spring of 1991 to the fall of 1993. III Coaches Top 25 (2/28) 23 in WBCA Div. In 1987, Swope became the program's first All-American. Bryan Zeamer finished the season with a 40-7 record, while Justin Barbush completed the season with a 41-3 mark. Choose A Season: Schedule/Results . Bob Schott guided the women's tennis team to a 31-13 record from 1990 to the spring of 1993. Construction continues on Kevin Scott Boyd Stadium, which will become the new home of the Blue Jay baseball team this spring. An interesting side note from the mid-1950s is that it witnessed the men's soccer team's first experiment with hosting a night game under the lights. The 1968 team set a new program record for wins, going 16-6 overall. The Captain men held off Farmingdale State with a late shot from Trey Barber, while the CNU women cruised to an 89-52 win over Brooklyn College. Skip To Main Content Pause All Rotators . Also, a watershed event for Elizabethtown athletics occurred in 1954 when the College joined the NCAA. In the fall of 1980, the field hockey team advanced all the way to the AIAW Final Four, and the men's soccer team reached the NCAA Division III tournament for the first time in two years and began a run of 17 straight seasons of NCAA playoff competition. Several women's teams from NJ are in the tournament, including Rowan and Stevens, and other teams, including NYU, feature players who hail from NJ. Another feature that has defined the past few years at Etown has been change. general / February 27, 2023. His assistant, Bill Helm, took over as the head coach in 1984 and led the team to a 26-15 finish that season. From 1983 to 1989 under head coach Skip Roderick '74, Etown went 121-28-16, won two MAC championships in 1986 and 1987, finished as the MAC runner-up in 1988 and 1989, advanced to the NCAA tournament every year, and won the 1989 national title. Box Score; Recap; Annville, Pa. Sorrentino Gymnasium. Women's sports gained the opportunity to compete for conference championships for the first time, and owing to the NCAA's glaring lack of recognition of women's athletics that persisted through the decade, an organization called the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was formed in 1971 and began to conduct regional and national championships. John Tulley took over as the head coach in 1970, and Etown had its first winning season in dual matches in 1974 when it went 7-4, and the team posted an 8-4 mark in 1975. Sr. Elizabethtown, Pa. Elizabethtown. The 1970s brought great changes to Elizabethtown College athletics. The Etown men's swimming team finished second at the MAC championships in both 1995-96 and 1996-97. The 54 base hits by shortstop Emily Morris '04 in 2002 set a new Etown single-season record as well. Key players in the early days of the Blue Jays' soccer dynasty included the likes of John Dean '53, George Heisey '55, Harvey Jacobs '55, John Ferich '56, Dick Stine '56, and Bob Wert '57, among others. As the decade went on, the traditional dual meet season that used to be one of a team's main focuses was gradually scrapped in favor of large invitationals. Heidi Balmer '96 became an All-American in 1995, and Maggie Nelis '97 set a program record for most assists in a career with 38 from 1993 to 1996. The distance element of the men's track & field program wound up being built very quickly, and in 1999, the men's cross country team won its first MAC title since 1965, and the team qualified as a unit to compete in the NCAA Division III championship for the first time, where it placed 24th in the nation. Skip To Main Content. Men's Basketball History Rowan University Athletics. The fall of 1961 witnessed the play of possibly the greatest team ever assembled in college history. Etown athletes were named All-Americans four times in the 1970s, with James O'Donnell earning the honor twice in 1975 and 1977. Jodi Kuehn batted .341 from 1994 to 1996, and Monica Lehman batted .349 over 1992 and 1993. Hide/Show Additional Information For Elizabethtown College - November 19, 2022 Nov 21 (Mon) 7:00 PM . The team advanced to the NCAA Division II tournament the only time and Elizabethtown team has ever competed in the Division II championships in 1973, and competed in the Division III championships every year from 1975 to 1978. 23 in WBCA Div. The College of New Jersey leads the standings with 80 points, followed by Ithaca (78.5), RIT (70), Elizabethtown (59) and Centenary (57.5) in the top five. 89. Learn About Our Signature Learning Experiences, 717.361.1000 | One Alpha Drive | Elizabethtown, PA 17022-2298 | Copyright 2023 Elizabethtown College. In the past couple of seasons, three players: Bob Porambo '02, Brian Loftus '03 and Jon English '03, all became 1,000 career point-scorers. Schedule. Beginning in the 2000-01 academic year, most team sports in the MAC that receive automatic conference qualifier NCAA tournament bids stopped competing for a MAC championship; instead most Etown team sports now compete for a Commonwealth Conference championship and the automatic NCAA tournament bid that goes with it. Etown made it to the NCAA tournament every year from 1997 to 1999, and the team won its second MAC championship in 1998. Julie Phillips was one of the top women's swimmers of the era, and her best 50 and 100 yard freestyle times remain the top standards in the events at Etown today. There was also a tremendous shift in the nature of women's basketball in the early 1970s. Elizabethtown Blue Jays Schedule 2022-23 . The men's track & field team won the 2003 MAC indoor championship in just its fourth year of varsity competition the least amount of time any program at Elizabethtown has taken to win a conference title since its inception. John Gergic took over as the head coach in 1988 and led the team to a breakthrough 31-7 season where the Blue Jays captured the MAC title and advanced to the NCAA tournament for the second time. 18 Elizabethtown College Friday . Main Navigation Menu. Due to the fact that special soccer balls had to be purchased for night games (most soccer balls at the time were brown, and the white balls which were necessary for play at night were not cheap commodities then), the experiment was quickly ended. At the start of the decade, the field hockey team was usually playing only 10 or 11 games in a season, but by the end of the 1970s, the average total of games in a season was 16. February 21, 2023 Women's Basketball. Following the season, Warner Cheeks '61 and Carroll Hershey '61 became the first Elizabethtown athletes to be honored as All-Americans. Main Navigation Menu. Go To Coaching Staff. In 2001-02, the Blue Jays shattered almost every team season record in existence en route to capturing the Commonwealth title, advancing all the way to the NCAA Division III national championship game, and concluding the season 29-3 overall as the national runner-up. The field hockey team followed that performance with a 10-1 season in 1956, setting a record for wins that would not be broken until 1975. In 2002, in addition to finishing 15th in the nation over hill and dale, the men's cross country team also ranked first in the nation in the classroom with the highest team cumulative GPA out of all NCAA Division III men's cross country programs in the nation. The 1997 team finished 22-11 and reached the NCAA tournament for the fourth time of the decade and the sixth time in the history of the program. The field hockey program had an equally astonishing run of success in the 1980s. Skip Roderick took over as the head coach in 1994 and led the team to a 9-6 finish in 1995. - Luke Brennan got things started for the Shoremen after Luke Temple found him with a pass across goal. The women's soccer team has had a player named an Academic All-American for each of the last three consecutive years, the most recent being defender Megan Halladay '04 in back-to-back seasons in 2002 and 2003. Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown College: 2013 - 2017: 2: 2-0: 100%: 153-118: Women's tennis switched from playing in the spring to playing in the fall in 1993, and Kathy Montgomery took over as the head coach in the fall of 1993. The 423 career service aces racked up by Darcy Hall '89 from 1985 to 1988 remain one of the highest totals in NCAA Division III history. ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. - The Albright women's lacrosse team (2-2) was in action for their first night game of the season and held off a late comeback attempt by Elizabethtown (3-1) downing the Blue Jays by a final score of 9-8.Tonight's win is the second road win of the season and also the Lions fifth straight win over the Blue Jays. Charlie Haines '04 and Chris Bowen-Ashwin '03 placed fourth and ninth in the conference, respectively, to earn first team All-MAC honors, and Bobby Stiffler '05 placed 17th to earn a spot on the All-MAC second team in 2003. By the time Ira Herr took over the program once again in 1958, Etown soccer was a force to be reckoned with. Gary Yeager, Jr. '95 was a two-time All-American and Academic All-American for the baseball team in 1994 and 1995. The 1981-82 season forever etched Elizabethtown College into a prominent place in the history of women's collegiate athletics. Full Story. However, Etown was also able to be a member of the NAIA at the same time during the period. Head Coach: Trisha Brown (Harvard, '87), 20th season Assistant Coaches: Kara Kelly (Assumption, '05) and Shelby Buck (UMass Boston, '15) Student Assistant Coach: Joe Spadorcia, '23 Team IMPACT: Lexi Simeos Team Faculty Liaison: Anne Mattina, Professor of Communication and Communication Department Chair Varsity softball began in the spring of 1979, and the team finished 4-4 in its first season, also under Snader. III Coaches Top 25 (1/17) The volleyball program outgrew its infancy in the early 1980s and became one of the top teams in the region for the rest of the decade. Al Hershey '64, a two-time All-American in men's soccer at Etown in the early sixties, came back to coach the team in 1968 and led it to an 11-2 record, and Wright came back in 1969 and guided the team to a 10-2-3 mark. Men's . The men's basketball program experienced a heyday in the early sixties, going 68-19 from 1961 to 1965. The 2003 team took things a step further, finishing as the Commonwealth Conference runner-up rather than just a semifinalist. . By the 1920s, a thriving culture of highly competitive intramural competition had developed on campus, much to the chagrin of some and much to the delight of others. The 1987 team won 11 dual meets, tying the program record set in 1965, and the men's team continued to finish in the middle of the MAC pack for the rest of the decade. In the fall of 1998, Jen Olmstead '99 became the fourth Etown women's cross country runner to earn a spot on the All-MAC team, and Maggie Martin '03 followed in 1999. The official Men's Basketball page for the Drew University Rangers The women's basketball team won the Commonwealth Conference championship and returned to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Division III tournament in 2001, and it concluded the 2000-01 season with a 20-6 overall record. Walter B. Shaw took over as the head coach of the swimming teams in 1979-80 and led the programs until 1983-84. Cardenas, ranked 11th nationally and first in the Mideast Region, advanced to the semifinals with a 15-0 technical fall over Shkeb Nadir of Scranton and a 9-7 sudden victory versus Kyle Nase . 1200 Main Street.Bethlehem, PA 18018 PH: (610) 861-1534 . The 1975 team set a new program record for victories, going 18-5. Elizabethtown answered immediately when Jacob Griffin scored after winning the faceoff. Members of Plain communities may register at the student rate. That year witnessed a two pronged assault on the Etown record for most wins in a season, which stood at 40 since 1989. Frank Keath '49 became the first 1,000 career point-scorer in College history, leading the nation in scoring at one point and finishing his career with 1,873 career points, a record that would remain intact until 1987. The women's swimming team repeated as MAC champion in 1998-99, and it went 15-2 in its dual meet season, its best record ever. Pennington basketball continues to add to the longstanding tradition of highly competitive basketball teams that have donned the black and red on the courts. All of those restrictions were removed in 1970, making women's and men's basketball essentially the same game for the first time since the first couple of years immediately following the sport's invention. In 2002, Bill Miller '02 finished as the MAC individual runner-up in singles competition, and in 2000, Scott Czerwonka '00 and Tom Height finished as the MAC individual runner-up team in doubles. As the 1980s began, the women's tennis team saw its first player earn All-America status when Beckie Donecker received the honor in 1980. The team went 189-142 over the course of the decade. (); : Men's soccer was added in the fall of 1938, allegedly as a way for Herr to get his basketball players in shape for the winter season. The 22-23 Elizabethtown varsity basketball team roster. February 19, 2022 Elizabethtown soars into postseason with regular season finale win at Susquehanna The Elizabethtown College women's basketball team shot a season-best from the floor on Saturday at Susquehanna as they beat the River Hawks 79-71 to earn their 20th win of the season. Although the men's tennis team struggled throughout the 1960s, Robert Garrett took over the program in 1968 and began to build it back into the powerhouse it was in its early days. Diane Hiestand took over the team for the 1981 season, and Barb Reuter became the head coach in 1982 and set the program on a path to success. Michelle Morris '04 emerged as one of the best pitchers in Etown history, striking out a program-record 177 batters in a season as well as becoming the first single-season 20 game winner ever at Etown in 2002, and setting new season records for innings pitched and appearances in 2003. . Collegiate cross country changed more over the course of the 1990s than any other sport Elizabethtown sponsored. The Official Website of Lancaster Bible College Athletics. That season, the first year that NCAA championships were contested in women's basketball, Etown made the first-ever NCAA Division III tournament field, and the Blue Jays advanced to the Final Four. For the fourth year in a row, the women's basketball team had competed in a national championship game. Feb 18. Men's Basketball Assistant Coach. After going 6-18-1 in its first four seasons, Herr took over the head coaching duties of the women's basketball team and guided it to a 6-4 record in 1932-33, its first winning season ever. The 2002-03 team finished 18-9, won the Commonwealth championship and reached the NCAA tournament for the second straight year, both of which were previously unaccomplished feats in the history of the men's basketball program. The 1998-99 team went 25-4 overall and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament. Eric Mast '77 became Etown's first two-time All-American in wrestling, as well as its first national champion in 1974 and its first to reach the 100 career victory plateau. Unfortunately, there was no post-season structure in place for women's sports during that era, so it is impossible to know just how far the 1961 team's considerable talents could have taken it. The official 2022-2023 Women's Basketball Roster for the Kutztown . View the 22-23 Elizabethtown varsity basketball team schedule. Print; Roster Layout: Go; . 27. Discrimination or harassment of any kind is strictly forbidden. Drazkowski's last season as the head coach was 1992, and Dave Moyer and Mike McPhee served as the team's coaches during the 1993 season. Men's College Basketball News. ); The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. The field hockey team saw its share of strong seasons throughout the 1990s as well, going 15-5 in 1994, 14-4 in 1995, and 14-5 in 1996. The varsity athletics program at Elizabethtown continued to grow in the 1950s. The 1952 team began the now 52 season long streak of .500 or better seasons with a 6-2 finish. The 2000-01 team went 20-6 and finished as the Commonwealth Conference runner-up. Disability Grievance; Non-Discrimination Policy; Title IX; Moravian University is committed to making its website accessible to all users. Forty-four . Moravian University. Men's and women's basketball teams garner CSC Academic All-District Honors. Hide/Show Additional Information For Elizabethtown College - November 23, 2021 Dec 1 (Wed) 6 p.m. MACC * at. She also compiled the second-highest career total in kills at Etown with 1,188. Ranked No. Men's Basketball History Nazareth College Athletics . Results. Ranked No. The official 2022-23 Men's Basketball schedule for the Messiah University Falcons . The official 2022-23 Basketball (Men) Roster for the Cabrini University Cavaliers. His 93 strikeouts, accomplished in just 56-2/3 innings in 1962, remains tied as the single-season Etown record. Elizabethtown took its second stab at competing in men's track & field in 1975 with the launch of a new program. Bob Schott took over as head coach of the women's tennis program in 1984 and immediately led the team to a 10-2 record that spring. Disability Grievance; Non-Discrimination Policy; Title IX; Moravian University is committed to making its website accessible to all users. Moravian University. Also, after a pair of home night losses, some began to believe that the lights simply were, to borrow a word frequently used by generations of Etown soccer players, "unlucky.". On 12/8, the Elizabethtown varsity basketball team lost their home non-conference game against Manheim Township (Lancaster, PA) by a score of 72-53. In 1926, a student organization called the Athletic Association was formed for the express purpose of promoting the acceptance of sports at Elizabethtown. The women's swimming team went 36-14 in dual meets from 1969-70 to 1974-75, and the team's record of 9-4 in 1974-75 under coach Janet Harringer stood as the program's record-high win total until 1988-89. Men's Basketball | Feb 08. The softball team went 202-143-1 throughout the 1990s. In 1997-98, the team again went 13-3 in its dual meet season, and at the end of the season it captured its first MAC championship ever. Dave Berdan '04 became Etown's first MAC individual cross country champion in 2001, and Dustin Scott '03 duplicated the feat in 2002. Also posting its best record since 1996 this fall was the volleyball team, which went 18-9 this year under head coach Randall Kreider, who has been at the helm of the program since 2002 and came aboard as an assistant in 2001. The official 2022-23 Men's Basketball schedule for the Susquehanna University River Hawks. At Elizabethtown, unlike many other institutions, intercollegiate athletics was not simply assumed to be an essential part of the life of a college. The head coaches through the early, reformative years of the cross country programs were John Schwanger in 1981, Joe Torchia in 1982, and Suzette Desjardin from 1983 to 1985. Larry Bullock '00 finished as the MAC individual runner-up in men's cross country 1999, spearheading a group of seven Etown runners who finished in the top twenty. The 1990s began with Elizabethtown College possessing one of the most consistently successful athletic programs in NCAA Division III, a feature that has continued to distinguish the College today. The fledgling Blue Jay track & field program managed to place a respectable eighth out of 20 teams at the 1977 MAC Championships, and the team finished 10th out of 19 teams in the conference in 1978. The men's and women's swimming teams have seen quite a bit of success as well, most notably as Casey Moore '04 became the men's program's latest All-American at the conclusion of the 2000-01 season. They were Jude Bervinchak at 134 pounds, Duane Maurer at 142 pounds, Kurt Anderson at 150 pounds, and Gary Sheib at 158 pounds. Women's Basketball Places Three on College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Women's Basketball Team. The role of athletic director was assumed upon Ober's retirement by Nancy Latimore, the first woman to hold this position in the College's history.