DOYLESTOWN (PA) – Mike Church notched 19 points 19 rebounds and was one of four Elizabethtown College players to score in double figures as the Blue Jays came from behind to defeat host Delaware Valley College, 71-65, in a non-conference game.

The game was tied at 26-26 with 6:09 remaining in the first half when the Aggies (2-2) scored 10 of the final 15 points in the stanza to take a lead into the break. Jason Sofman came off the bench to drain six of the 10 points for Delaware Valley.

The Aggies extended the lead to eight in the early moments of the second half as Jeremy Beckett had a three-point play. However, Elizabethtown (3-2) roared back with a 14-5 spurt, including six by Joe Flanagan and five by Church, to take a one-point lead.

The game went back and forth for the next seven minutes and Delaware Valley took, what turned out to be, its last lead of the game with 6:09 to go as Jon Evans completed a three-point play to make it 56-55. Church hit a pair of free throws 17 seconds later while Bryan Harrity had a three-point play and Flanagan added a layup for a 7-0 run and 62-56 Blue Jay advantage with 4:01 to go. 

Delaware Valley pulled to within one possession as a Chris Mayo trey made it 64-61 with 1:25 left on the clock. However, Brady Haugney answered with a jumper and the Blue Jays hit five of six fouls shots down the stretch for the 71-65 final. 

Church's rebounding total was a career high and he also added four blocks in 34 minutes of action. Flanagan finished with 15 points while Haughney came off the bench to add 10. Keith Fogel tallied 12 points, nine assists, four rebounds, four steals and three blocks in the win. 

James Jones led the Aggies with 17 points while Beckett ended the night with 13 points and seven boards. Sofman, Mayo and Jason Goldheimer added eight points apiece with Mayo also contributing a team-best eight rebounds.