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WEEKLY REPORT Jan. 26, 2009 UPCOMING SCHEDULE Day Date Opponent Time Wed. Jan. 28 Women’s Basketball at Montclair State* 5:00 p.m. Wed. Jan. 28 Men’s Basketball at Montclair State* 8:00 p.m. Sat. Jan. 31 Women’s Basketball vs. Kean* 1:00 p.m. National Girls and Women in Sports Day Sat. Jan. 31 Men’s Basketball vs. Kean* 3:00 p.m. RECENT RESULTS Day Date Opponent Result Wed. Jan. 21 Women’s Basketball vs. Rutgers-Newark* W, 59-32 Wed. Jan. 21 Men’s Basketball vs. Rutgers-Newark* W, 71-54 Wed. Jan. 21 Swimming & Diving at Queens Men: W, 141-78; Women: W, 120-118 Sat. Jan. 24 Women’s Basketball at TCNJ* L, 65-69 Sat. Jan. 24 Men’s Basketball at TCNJ* L, 65-70 Sun. Jan. 25 Swimming & Diving at TCNJ* Men: L, 117-167; Women: L, 116-173 PIONEER ATHLETICS William Paterson University PIONEERS TO HOST “NATIONAL GIRLS AND WOMEN IN PIONEERS OF THE SPORTS DAY” CELEBRATION JAN. 31 WEEK (Jan. 26) William Paterson University will celebrate “National Girls and Women in Sports Day” on Saturday, Jan. 31, with a series of free events off ered at the Recreation Center on campus. A free basketball clinic for girls of all ages will be conducted from 9:45 – 10:45 a.m., followed by a discussion about Title IX and its impact on female athletes. Lunch will be served from 12:00 – 12:45 p.m., followed by the tip-off of William Paterson’s women’s basketball game against nationally-ranked Kean at 1:00 p.m. At halft ime of the contest, the Pioneers’ female student-athletes will be honored for their academic and athletic achievements during the last year. Free T-shirts will be given to the fi rst 200 girls/women in att endance. For more information about the day’s events, co-sponsored by the William Paterson Uni- versity Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and the William Paterson Wom- en’s Center, contact soft ball head coach Hallie Cohen (973.720.3016, cohenh@ Cathy Hartwell -- wpunj.edu). W. Swimming Senior, Toms River, N.J. Hartwell touched fi rst in both the 50 (26.68) and 100 (57.73) frees during a 120-118 win at Division II Queens College Jan. 21, and also was a part of the 400 medley relay team that turned in a winning time of 4:24.12. At The College of New Jersey Jan. 25, she was the Pioneers’ lone individual winner, fi nishing fi rst in the 50 (25.86) and 100 (56.81) frees. Hartwell also helped post a winning time of 1:57.57 in the 200 medley relay against the Lions. FOR MORE INFORMATION For more information about William Paterson Athletics, please contact the Pioneer Sports Information Offi ce. Heather Brocious Director [email protected] Matt Agnoli Assistant [email protected] Offi ce: 973.720.2705 Fax: 973.720.3017 wpupioneers.com PIONEER MEN’S BASKETBALL William Paterson University Starting the week in a three-way tie for the top spot in the New Jersey Athletic MEN’S BASKETBALL Conference (NJAC) North Division standings, the No. 23 William Paterson men’s basketball team (14-3, 5-2 NJAC) will face one of the co-leaders in a road game at SCHEDULE/RESULTS Montclair State (13-5, 5-2 NJAC) Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 8:00 p.m. The Pioneers will fi nish the week with a home game against Kean (10-9, 3-4 NJAC) Saturday, Jan. 31, at NOVEMBER 3:00 p.m. Sun. 16 at FDU-Florham W, 74-59 21-22 at Gordon College Tip-Off Tour. PIONEERS SPLIT PAIR OF NJAC CONTESTS Fri. 21 vs. Wesleyan W, 73-65 No. 23 William Paterson continues to prove that if you send the Pioneers to the Sat. 22 at Gordon L, 67-68 free-throw line, their opponent will pay the price. Sophomore guard Gabriel Paul Tue. 25 NY CITY TECH W, 78-43 (Hillside, N.J./Hillside) scored a game-high 19 points – including 13-of-13 from the Sat. 29 at Hunter W, 71-69 free throw line - to fuel No. 23 William Paterson’s (14-2, 5-1 NJAC) 71-54 victory over DECEMBER Rutgers-Newark (11-7 4-2 NJAC) in a batt le for sole possession of fi rst place in the Sat. 6 ROWAN* W, 48-45 New Jersey Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball North Division Jan. 21. Wed. 10 YORK (N.Y.) W, 71-66 William Paterson won its fourth-straight game thanks a grind-it-out eff ort by the Sat. 13 SUNY OLD WESTBURY defense, which held Rutgers-Newark to 17-of-49 shooting (34.7 percent). The Pio- W, 71-54 neers also owned an edge on the glass (36-34) and won the turnover batt le (18-11). Mon. 29 at Lehman W, 65-64 To illustrate its marksmanship at the charity stripe, William Paterson made 17- Tue. 30 at CCNY W, 62-34 of-18 free throws in the fi rst half despite its shooting woes, and fi nished the game JANUARY missing just three of its 31 att empts at the line (90.3 percent). Wed. 7 at New Jersey City* W, 62-52 During a competitive, and at times physical, fi rst half, the two teams combined to shoot just 17-of-55. But the game’s see-saw nature ultimately benefi ted the Pioneers Sat. 10 at No. 13 Richard Stockton* and Paul. The sophomore guard scored all 10 of fi rst-half points at the free-throw line L, 76-77 (4ot) (10-for-10) to fuel a 14-6 spurt that also saw the Pioneers’ defense hold Rutgers-New- Wed. 14 RAMAPO* W, 67-53 ark without a fi eld for the fi nal 5:13 of the half, helping WP to a 34-24 halft ime lead it Sat. 17 at Rutgers-Camden* W, 70-34 would not relinquish. Mon. 19 at Baruch W, 70-65 Jordan Fowler (East Orange, N.J./Montclair) added a solid line of nine points, Wed. 21 RU.-NEWARK* W, 71-54 six rebounds and three steals, and helped the Pioneers shoot 13-of-27 (48.1 percent) Sat. 24 at TCNJ* L, 65-70 from the fl oor during the second half to expand their lead to as many as 17 points Wed. 28 at Montclair State* 8:00 p.m. (56-39, 4:52 remaining). Sat. 31 KEAN* 3:00 p.m. Sophomore forward Shaun Canty (Englewood, N.J./Paramus Catholic) added FEBRUARY six points and two blocked shots to highlight the defensive eff ort for William Pater- Mon. 2 at John Jay 7:00 p.m. son. Wed. 4 at Manhatt anville 7:00 p.m. Sat. 7 NEW JERSEY CITY* 1:00 p.m. Wed. 11 at Rutgers-Newark* 7:30 p.m. A 7-0 run early in the second half helped host The College of New Jersey (8-8, 4-3 Sat. 14 at Ramapo* 3:00 p.m. NJAC) secure a 70-65 victory against No. 23 William Paterson (14-3, 5-2 NJAC) Wed. 18 MONTCLAIR STATE* 8:00 p.m. Jan. 24. Sat. 21 at NJAC Tournament First Round With the loss, the Pioneers dropped into a three-way tie for fi rst place in the New Tue. 24 at NJAC Tournament Semifi nals Jersey Athletic Conference’s) NJAC North Division with Montclair State (5-2) and Fri. 27 at NJAC Tournament Final Rutgers-Newark (5-2). Deadlocked at 36-36 aft er the Pioneers orchestrated an 11-2 spurt late in the fi rst half, the Lions scored the fi rst seven tallies of the second period. William Paterson CAPS indicate home game at Rec Center answered with six unanswered points of its own, including back-to-back buckets * indicates New Jersey Athletic Conference by junior guard Tim Lucas (Old Bridge, N.J./Old Bridge), to pull within one (43-42, (NJAC) game 14:56), but TCNJ’s Adam Gonzalez sparked a mini 7-0 run for the Lions, pushing the home team’s advantage to eight at 50-42 with 12:37 remaining. William Paterson was fi nally able to make it a one-possession game aft er Manny Perrott e (Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway) capped a 5-0 stretch with his layup at the 2008-09 WEEKLY 2:39 mark, gett ing the Pioneers to within two at 63-61. WP had two chances to tie HONORS the contest, but neither shot would fall, and a foul put the Lions at the line 1:20 later. Joseph Ellis (Jr., Newark, N.J.) Jay Frank’s two free throws made the score 65-61 with 1:19 on the clock, and junior MBWA Weekly Honor Roll (Dec. 15) Joseph Ellis (Newark, N.J./Newark Science) was twice unsuccessful from behind the arc during the next possession, the start of a combined 0-for-4 stretch for the two teams. Eric Blackmon-Hays made one of two from the charity stripe (66-61, 0:21) before Perrott e converted another layup for the Pioneers, making it a 66-63 score with 13.4 PIONEER MEN’S BASKETBALL William Paterson University seconds remaining. The Pioneers immediately fouled, but Blackmon-Hayes was perfect from the line (68-63, 0:09) before Ellis drained a jumper with 2.8 seconds to play (68-65). William Paterson was again forced to foul, and TCNJ’s Frank fi nished the Pioneers’ comeback hopes with two free throws with less than two seconds left .