Widener University Men’s Basketball NCAA Tournament • Schwartz Center • Mar. 6-7, 2009

Notes: Widener (22-5, 10-2 CC), champions of the Commonwealth Conference, 2008-09 Widener Pride Schedule/Results (22-5, 10-2 CC) is in the NCAA Tournament for the 17th time. The squad owns an 18-18 mark November in the tournament, including 4-3 over the three previous seasons. The Pride have Sat. 15 vs. Montclair State ! W 60-56 won 15 Middle Atlantic/Commonwealth Conference titles in their history and Sun. 16 at King’s ! L 67-80 made it three straight crowns for the first time since 1976-78. They are playing Tue. 18 at Neumann W 68-67 Fri. 21 Penn State Brandywine # W 106-53 in the NCAA Tournament four straight years for the first time since 1975-78 Sat. 22 York (PA) # W 87-75 and have won a game in this tournament three straight years for the first time Tue. 25 Richard Stockton L 66-80 in school annals. Widener in 2006 advanced to the “Sweet 16” for the seventh December time and first since 1987. Wed. 3 at Valley Forge Christian W 88-56 Mon. 8 Gwynedd-Mercy L 76-86 Wed. 10 at Rowan W 73-60 How We Got Here: Widener won its 15th conference title with last Saturday’s Sat. 13 #15 Gettysburg W 80-75 69-67 victory over Elizabethtown. Charles Jones scored 12 points to be named January tournament MVP and fellow senior Matt Sosna posted 11 and 10 rebounds. Fri. 2 vs. St. Lawrence ^ W 97-93 Jones ended the tournament with 31 points and eight rebounds over two games. Sat. 3 at Buffalo State ^ W 87-71 Wed. 7 Albright * W 91-63 Sosna and Jones scored 19 points apiece for the Pride, who notched a 76-61 Sun. 11 at Lycoming * L 53-60 home semifinal victory February 25 against Messiah. Widener clinched the Sat. 17 at Elizabethtown * W 80-69 No. 1 seed for the first time since 2006 by virtue of a 10-2 league record. The Tue. 20 Arcadia * W 73-51 Pride also notched key non-conference wins, upending No. 15 Gettysburg on Sat. 24 Messiah * W 80-77 December 13 and winning both its Oki Data Americas Tip-Off and the Buffalo Mon. 26 at Immaculata W (ot) 75-66 Wed. 28 at Lebanon Valley * L 75-85 State Holiday Inn Invitational. February Tue. 3 at Arcadia * W 68-62 Head Coach Chris Carideo: In his third year as Widener’s coach, Chris Carideo Sat. 7 Elizabethtown * W 66-62 enters the weekend with a 60-24 record here and a 146-75 career mark in eight Wed. 11 at Albright * W 64-51 Sat. 14 Lycoming * W 70-55 years. During his time in Chester as coach, Carideo has led Widener to three Tue. 17 Lebanon Valley * W 69-49 Commonwealth Conference titles and three NCAA Tournament appearances. Sat. 21 at Messiah * W 77-58 He is the first coach in the history of Widener athletics to coach their team to Wed. 25 Messiah % W 76-61 the NCAA Tournament in each of their first three years. His effort this season Sat. 28 Elizabethtown % W 67-65 helped him to be named Commonwealth Conference Coach of the Year. A March Fri. 6 Virginia Wesleyan $ 8:00 pm 1996 Widener alum and 1995 All-America, Carideo arrived after five seasons as Sat. 7 RIT/Salem State $ 7:00 pm coach at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, leading the squad to two NCAA Tournament appearances (2002, 2003). He sported an 86-51 mark in that span. * Commonwealth Conference game ! Ramada Inn/Monarch Classic (Wilkes-Barre, PA) Carideo was an assistant at Widener in 1995-96 and again from 1998-2000, # Oki Data Americas Tip-Off (Chester, PA) helping the squad to the 2000 Middle Atlantic Conference title. As a player at ^ Buffalo State Holiday Inn Invitational (Buffalo, NY) Widener, he was named All-America as a senior in 1995 and first team All-MAC % Commonwealth Conference Tournament all four years. He is second in school history with 2,067 points and still holds $ NCAA Tournament the Division III record with a 3-pointer in 75 straight games.

Keepin’ up with the Jones: Senior Charles Jones again has provided tremendous scoring production and deservedly was tabbed Commonwealth Conference Player of the Year. It is the second straight year he was tabbed first team and last season he was picked second team all-district. Entering the weekend, he leads the league with 17.2 points per game, is third with 2.11 steals per contest, 10th with a 1.00 assist-to-turnover ratio and 11th with 1.3 three-pointers per game.

It’s Miller Time: Senior Nyere Miller gives Widener a tremendous amount of leadership in his third year as a starter. Miller enters the weekend leading the league with 3.42 steals per game, is 18th with 9.1 points per contest, ninth with a .383 three-point percentage, sixth with 2.04 three- pointers per game and fourth with 30.50 minutes played per contest.

“Sos” Getting it Done, On and Off the Court: Senior Matt Sosna has been the man in the post in his second year as the starting center and was named second team all-conference. On the court, he enters the weekend sixth in the league with 14.0 points per game, first with a .608 shooting percentage, fifth with 7.0 rebounds per contest, fifth with a .795 free throw percentage and second with a .456 three-point percentage. Off the court, Sosna was named second team CoSIDA Academic All-America. He is the 44th Academic All-America in school history and the 32nd to www.WidenerPride.com • www.mascac.org • 610-499-4600 (6) be named either first or second team. Sosna also has been namedCoSIDA Commonwealth Conference Standings first team Academic All-District in 2008 and 2009 with a 3.938 GPA in CC Pct. Ovr. Pct. Civil Engineering. He also was picked to last year’s Philadelphia Inquirer 1. Widener * 10-2 .833 22-5 .800 Academic All-Area Team and is a three-time member of the Middle Atlantic 2. Albright * 8-4 .667 17-9 .680 Conference Academic Honor Roll. 3. Elizabethtown * 7-5 .583 14-12 .542 4. Messiah * 6-6 .500 9-17 .360 “JJ” in the Post: Junior Jamarr Johnson has played solidly of late, scoring 5. Lebanon Valley 4-8 .333 12-13 .480 in double figures five of the last six contests. Entering the weekend, he is Lycoming 4-8 .333 11-13 .458 10th in the league with 5.1 rebounds per game, second with a .581 field 7. Arcadia 3-9 .250 8-17 .320 goal percentage and fourth with 22 blocks.

General Information Edmunds Makes His Point: Junior Bobby Edmunds enters the weekend fifth in the league with 3.32 assists per game, ninth with 1.59 steals per Founded/Enrollment...... 1821/2,350 contest, fifth with a 1.43 assist-to-turnover ratio and 11th at 28.73 minutes Nickname...... Pride played per game. Colors...... Widener Blue & Gold Conference...... Middle Atlantic (Commonwealth) “We’re Going Streaking”: Widener has enjoyed its share of winning streaks Athletics Web Site...... www.WidenerPride.com this season, riding bursts of eight, five and four games. The eight-game President...... Dr. James T. Harris III run matches the longest under coach Chris Carideo as the 2007-08 squad Director of Athletics...... Jack Shafer began the season 8-0. Senior Woman Administrator...... Larissa Gillespie ‘98, M ’00 Assistant Athletic Director...... Chris Carideo ‘96 Among the Nation’s and Region’s Best: Widener was preseason ranked No. Head Athletic Trainer...... AJ Duffy III, MS, ATC, PT Assistant Athletic Trainer...... Bridget Wiseley 7 by Small College Hoops.com and 23rd by D3Hoops.com. The Pride also were as high as third in the NCAA Middle Atlantic Regional rankings. Sports Information Director...... Derek Crudele Phone...... 610-499-4436 Among the NCAA Leaders: Senior Nyere Miller enters the weekend sixth E-Mail...... [email protected] in the country with 3.42 steals per game, helping Widener stand 10th at Sports Information Hotline...... 610-499-4600 (6) 11.4. Senior Matt Sosna enters the weekend 17th in the nation with a .608 Coaching Staff shooting percentage. Head Coach...... Chris Carideo Alma Mater, Year...... Widener, 1996 Against The Field: Widener is 2-2 against teams in the NCAA Tournament. Overall Record (Yrs.)...... 146-75 (8) The squad beat then No. 15 Gettysburg, 80-75, on December 13 and St. Record at Widener (Yrs.)...... 60-24 (3) Lawrence, 97-93, on January 2. The Pride were handed an 80-66 loss by Assistant Coaches (Yrs.)...... Ian Simon ‘01 (6) Richard Stockton on November 25 and an 86-76 setback by Gwynedd- ...... Bill Leahy (2) Mercy on December 8...... Louis Becht Jr. (1)

No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School pro-NUN-c-A-shun 3 BJ Smith Fr. G 5-8 160 Baltimore, MD/Overlea Aaquil Atkins 5 ** Jamarr Johnson Jr. F 6-5 205 Pittsgrove, NJ/Schalick ...... uh-KEEL 10 *** Tracy Jones Sr. F 6-3 208 Indian Head, MD/Henry E. Lackey Chris Carideo 12 Justin Grotevant Fr. F 6-4 225 Canadensis, PA/Pocono Mountain E. 13 *** Nyere Miller Sr. G 6-0 170 Washington, DC/Gonzaga Coll. HS ...... cuh-RID-e-o 14 * Chris McDevitt So. G 6-1 185 Doylestown, PA/C.B. West Onyi Ezeala 20 ** Bobby Edmunds Jr. G 5-10 151 Linwood, NJ/Mainland ...... O-nay e-ZAH-la 21 Perry Wright Fr. F 6-3 174 Severn, MD/Cardinal Gibbons Jamarr Johnson 22 Onyi Ezeala Fr. F 6-3 190 Piscataway, NJ/Timothy Christian ...... juh-MAR 23 Aaquil Atkins Fr. G 6-0 185 Alexandria, VA/Hayfield Nyere Miller 24 * Charles Jones Sr. G 6-0 195 Philadelphia, PA/Millersville U. 32 * Jarrell Nelson So. F 6-5 178 Waldorf, MD/Thomas Stone ...... nye-EAR 33 ** Josh Passaretti Jr. C 6-7 270 Teaneck, NJ/Teaneck Jarrell Nelson 34 * Tim Vanderslice So. F 6-7 220 Lansdowne, PA/Monsignor Bonner ...... juh-REL 35 ** Craig Stewart Jr. F 6-6 235 Herndon, VA/Flint Hill Matt Sosna 44 Jack Brennan Fr. C 6-7 220 Stratford, NJ/Sterling ...... SAHS-nuh 55 *** Matt Sosna Sr. F 6-3 219 Stratford, NJ/Sterling Head Coach: Chris Carideo (Widener ’96), third season Assistants: Ian Simon ‘01, Bill Leahy, Louis Becht, Jr. • Captains: Nyere Miller, Tracy Jones, Matt Sosna A Proud Tradition: This year’s trip to the NCAA Tournament is Widener’s 17th in NCAA Tournament Results (18-18) school history. Last year marked the first time the team won an NCAA Tournament 1972 (College Division • now Division II) game in three consecutive years. Widener in 1978 advanced to the national cham- 3/7 vs. Philadelphia Univ. (1R) L 62-67 pionship game with present Saint Joseph’s head coach Phil Martelli serving as an as- 1975 (Division III) sistant. The program also competed in the 1985 Final Four. Widener has 15 Middle 3/7 vs. Scranton (1R) L 55-59 Atlantic/Commonwealth Conference titles under its belt and 14 20-win seasons. 3/8 vs. Franklin & Marshall (R3P) W 69-50 1976 Widener University: Founded in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1821, Widener Uni- vs. Mansfield (1R) W 65-54 versity is comprised of eight schools and colleges that offer liberal arts and sciences, vs. Scranton (RF) L 65-70 professional and pre-professional curricula. A private, nonprofit, doctoral/research 1977 intensive institution chartered in both Pennsylvania and Delaware, Widener is today 3/4 vs. Scranton (1R) L 51-59 3/5 vs. Franklin & Marshall (R3P) L 71-89 a three-campus university offering programs of study leading to associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. The Pennsylvania legislature granted the institution a 1978 3/3 vs. Upsala (1R) W 47-39 universal charter in 1862. The school since has been known as Pennsylvania Military 3/4 vs. Slippery Rock (RF) W (ot) 63-60 Academy (1862-1892), Pennsylvania Military College (1892-1966), PMC Colleges 3/10 vs. Kean (Q) W 55-49 (1966-1972), Widener College (1972-79) and Widener University (1979- ). 3/17 vs. Stony Brook (S) W 48-38 3/18 vs. North Park (F) L 57-69 Call Us the Pride: Widener on October 7, 2006 announced its nickname is now Pride. 1982 vs. Dickinson (1R) W 61-53 The change came to align with the university’s “vision for the future.” Pioneers had vs. Ursinus (RF) L 53-63 been the university’s nickname since 1971 and prior to that it was the Cadets when 1983 the school was Pennsylvania Military College. vs. Grove City (1R) W 56-52 vs. Scranton (RF) L (3ot) 69-74 Record with Different Starting Lineups 1985 Johnson, Sosna, C. Jones, Miller, Edmunds...... 14-3 3/1 vs. Lycoming (1R) W 54-52 Nelson, Sosna, C. Jones, Miller, Smith...... 3-0 3/2 vs. Scranton (RF) W (ot) 55-53 3/9 vs. WPI (Q) W 41-38 Johnson, Sosna, C. Jones, T. Jones, Edmunds...... 3-0 3/15 vs. Potsdam State (S) L 38-54 Johnson, Sosna, C. Jones, Miller, T. Jones...... 1-0 3/16 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan (3P) L 44-48 Johnson, Sosna, C. Jones, Miller, Atkins...... 1-1 1987 Nelson, Sosna, C. Jones, Miller, Edmunds...... 0-1 vs. Scranton (1R) W 67-56 vs. Franklin & Marshall (RF) W 53-50 vs. Richard Stockton (Q) L (ot) 65-68 Notable Widener University Alumni in Sports Dan Borislow 1995 3/2 vs. Wilkes (1R) L 60-70 ...... Inventor of magicJack, former CEO of Tel-Save Holdings Billy “White Shoes” Johnson ‘75 1997 3/6 vs. Dickinson (1R) W 70-62 ...... Former NFL standout, Member of College Football Hall of Fame 3/8 vs. Salisbury (2R) L 65-77 Phil Martelli ‘76 ...... Saint Joseph’s University Men’s Basketball Coach 2000 3/4 vs. Franklin & Marshall (2R) L 62-65 Leslie C. Quick Jr. ‘50 ...... Founder of Quick and Reilly (brokerage firm) 2001 3/3 vs. Catholic (2R) L 67-69 Bill Stern ‘30 ...... Legendary Sports Television Host 2006 3/3 vs. Catholic (1R) W 61-59 3/4 vs. York (2R) W 71-69 3/10 vs. William Paterson (SS) L 45-52 2007 3/1 vs. King’s (1R) W 76-63 3/3 vs. Amherst (2R) L 70-87 2008 3/7 vs. Averett (1R) W 87-78 3/8 vs. St. Mary’s-MD (2R) L 74-83 (1R) First Round, (2R) Second Round, (R3P) Regional Third-Place, (SS) Sectional Semifinals, (RF) Regional Final, (Q) Quarterfinals, (S) Semifinals, (3P) Third-Place Game, (F) Final All-Tournament Teams Dennis James 1978 Lou Stevens 1985 Widener U. Men's Basketball 2008-09 Widener Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 04, 2009) All games

Overall record: 22-5 Conf: 10-2 Home: 11-2 Away: 9-3 Neutral: 2-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 24 Charles Jones 27-27 755 28.0 171-407 . 4 2 0 35-112 . 3 1 3 88-128 . 6 8 8 31 50 81 3.0 58 1 81 81 6 57 465 17.2 55 Matt Sosna 27-27 740 27.4 141-232 . 6 0 8 31-68 . 4 5 6 66-83 . 7 9 5 64 124 188 7.0 54 1 42 34 6 23 379 14.0 13 Nyere Miller 24-24 732 30.5 72-186 . 3 8 7 49-128 . 3 8 3 25-40 . 6 2 5 19 46 65 2.7 37 0 47 36 4 82 218 9.1 05 Jamarr Johnson 27-23 573 21.2 86-148 . 5 8 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 53-83 . 6 3 9 43 95 138 5.1 61 1 43 59 22 29 225 8.3 20 Bobby Edmunds 22-21 632 28.7 46-131 . 3 5 1 20-69 . 2 9 0 31-45 . 6 8 9 10 37 47 2.1 62 2 73 51 2 35 143 6.5 32 Jarrell Nelson 27-4 359 13.3 56-115 . 4 8 7 0-1 . 0 0 0 28-48 . 5 8 3 35 57 92 3.4 47 0 10 29 11 8 140 5.2 14 Chris McDevitt 26-0 350 13.5 46-107 . 4 3 0 29-82 . 3 5 4 11-16 . 6 8 8 9 16 25 1.0 28 0 29 10 2 18 132 5.1 44 Jack Brennan 27-0 367 13.6 47-95 . 4 9 5 1-8 . 1 2 5 15-33 . 4 5 5 35 66 101 3.7 55 0 17 24 7 9 110 4.1 21 Perry Wright 19-0 148 7.8 24-47 . 5 1 1 0-2 . 0 0 0 13-15 . 8 6 7 8 9 17 0.9 10 0 13 8 1 12 61 3.2 53 Ricky Anger 3-0 13 4.3 3-7 . 4 2 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-3 1.000 2 4 6 2.0 1 0 0 3 0 0 9 3.0 03 BJ Smith 20-3 251 12.6 17-44 . 3 8 6 6-26 . 2 3 1 12-16 . 7 5 0 14 34 48 2.4 23 0 31 24 0 15 52 2.6 23 Aaquil Atkins 14-2 149 10.6 13-41 . 3 1 7 1-7 . 1 4 3 6-10 . 6 0 0 3 12 15 1.1 17 0 20 20 2 6 33 2.4 10 Tracy Jones 25-4 259 10.4 18-37 . 4 8 6 0-2 . 0 0 0 7-19 . 3 6 8 12 23 35 1.4 40 0 15 25 0 12 43 1.7 12 Justin Grotevant 3-0 14 4.7 2-4 . 5 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 3 3 1.0 1 0 2 0 1 0 5 1.7 35 Craig Stewart 10-0 37 3.7 4-6 . 6 6 7 0-0 . 0 0 0 6-14 . 4 2 9 4 2 6 0.6 9 0 0 4 0 1 14 1.4 22 Onyi Ezeala 9-0 24 2.7 3-7 . 4 2 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 4 10 14 1.6 2 0 0 4 3 0 7 0.8 33 Josh Passaretti 2-0 4 2.0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.5 34 Tim Vanderslice 7-0 17 2.4 0-5 . 0 0 0 0-4 . 0 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 1 3 4 0.6 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 0.3 Team 32 38 70 1 3 Total...... 27 5424 749-1620 . 4 6 2 173-512 . 3 3 8 368-562 . 6 5 5 326 629 955 35.4 507 5 425 416 68 309 2039 75.5 Opponents...... 27 5425 659-1483 . 4 4 4 132-413 . 3 2 0 336-505 . 6 6 5 294 638 932 34.5 492 - 412 559 74 193 1786 66.1

TEAM STATISTICS WIDMBB OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 2039 1786 ^ 11/15/08 vs Montclair State W 60-56 125 Points per game 75.5 66.1 11/16/08 at King's L 67-80 275 Scoring margin +9.4 - 11/18/08 at Neumann W 68-67 367 FIELD GOALS-ATT 749-1620 659-1483 11/21/08 PENN ST. BRANDYWINE W 106-53 205 Field goal pct . 4 6 2 . 4 4 4 11/22/08 YORK (PA) W 87-75 245 3 POINT FG-ATT 173-512 132-413 11/25/08 RICHARD STOCKTON L 66-80 305 3-point FG pct . 3 3 8 . 3 2 0 12/03/08 at Valley Forge Christian W 88-56 165 3-pt FG made per game 6.4 4.9 12/08/08 GWYNEDD-MERCY L 76-86 365 FREE THROWS-ATT 368-562 336-505 12/10/08 at Rowan W 73-60 219 Free throw pct . 6 5 5 . 6 6 5 12/13/08 GETTYSBURG W 80-75 433 F-Throws made per game 13.6 12.4 # 1/02/09 vs St. Lawrence W 97-93 77 REBOUNDS 955 932 1/03/09 at Buffalo State W 87-71 50 Rebounds per game 35.4 34.5 * 1/07/09 ALBRIGHT W 91-63 305 Rebounding margin +0.9 - * 1/11/09 at Lycoming L 53-60 149 ASSISTS 425 412 * 1/17/09 at Elizabethtown W 80-69 325 Assists per game 15.7 15.3 * 1/20/09 ARCADIA W 73-51 365 TURNOVERS 416 559 * 1/24/09 MESSIAH W 80-77 465 Turnovers per game 15.4 20.7 1/26/09 at Immaculata Wot 75-66 300 Turnover margin +5.3 - * 1/28/09 at Lebanon Valley L 75-85 225 Assist/turnover ratio 1.0 0.7 * 2/03/09 at Arcadia W 68-62 200 STEALS 309 193 * 2/07/09 ELIZABETHTOWN W 66-62 395 Steals per game 11.4 7.1 * 2/11/09 at Albright W 64-51 992 BLOCKS 68 74 * 2/14/09 LYCOMING W 70-55 435 Blocks per game 2.5 2.7 * 2/17/09 LEBANON VALLEY W 69-49 465 ATTENDANCE 5563 4299 * 2/21/09 at Messiah W 77-58 830 Home games-Avg/Game 13-428 12-341 % 2/25/09 MESSIAH W 76-61 715 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 2-101 % 2/28/09 ELIZABETHTOWN W 67-65 865

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals * Commonwealth Conference game Widener 1001 1024 14 2039 ^ at Wilkes-Barre, PA Opponents 857 924 5 1786 # at Buffalo, NY % Commonwealth Conference Tournament Widener U. Men's Basketball 2008-09 Widener Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 24, 2009) Conference games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 10-2 6-0 4-2 0-0 CONFERENCE 10-2 6-0 4-2 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 24 Charles Jones 12-12 339 28.3 71-178 . 3 9 9 16-50 . 3 2 0 25-45 . 5 5 6 17 21 38 3.2 23 1 29 31 2 26 183 15.3 55 Matt Sosna 12-12 316 26.3 52-98 . 5 3 1 11-31 . 3 5 5 18-23 . 7 8 3 30 41 71 5.9 22 0 22 13 2 9 133 11.1 13 Nyere Miller 11-11 329 29.9 36-70 . 5 1 4 26-51 . 5 1 0 15-18 . 8 3 3 9 19 28 2.5 18 0 20 14 2 27 113 10.3 05 Jamarr Johnson 12-12 274 22.8 42-70 . 6 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 31-53 . 5 8 5 26 47 73 6.1 30 0 27 37 14 10 115 9.6 20 Bobby Edmunds 12-12 366 30.5 26-68 . 3 8 2 13-37 . 3 5 1 22-35 . 6 2 9 5 23 28 2.3 30 0 44 22 1 20 87 7.3 32 Jarrell Nelson 12-0 169 14.1 25-50 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 12-25 . 4 8 0 14 24 38 3.2 15 0 5 11 5 5 62 5.2 14 Chris McDevitt 12-0 148 12.3 21-47 . 4 4 7 12-36 . 3 3 3 2-3 . 6 6 7 2 9 11 0.9 15 0 9 5 0 10 56 4.7 44 Jack Brennan 12-0 169 14.1 21-44 . 4 7 7 1-5 . 2 0 0 8-17 . 4 7 1 9 33 42 3.5 27 0 11 12 3 4 51 4.3 21 Perry Wright 11-0 79 7.2 10-20 . 5 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 5-6 . 8 3 3 5 3 8 0.7 7 0 7 3 0 5 25 2.3 23 Aaquil Atkins 3-0 15 5.0 3-4 . 7 5 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.7 0 0 0 3 0 2 6 2.0 03 BJ Smith 8-0 67 8.4 4-9 . 4 4 4 1-6 . 1 6 7 4-4 1.000 2 11 13 1.6 5 0 13 7 0 7 13 1.6 35 Craig Stewart 6-0 19 3.2 2-4 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 4-8 . 5 0 0 1 2 3 0.5 4 0 0 3 0 1 8 1.3 10 Tracy Jones 11-1 93 8.5 4-12 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 3 7 10 0.9 15 0 6 7 0 3 10 0.9 34 Tim Vanderslice 4-0 8 2.0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.5 22 Onyi Ezeala 4-0 9 2.3 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.8 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0.5 Team 71522 1 Total...... 12 2400 318-677 . 4 7 0 80-220 . 3 6 4 150-243 . 6 1 7 130 260 390 32.5 212 1 193 171 31 131 866 72.2 Opponents...... 12 2400 274-633 . 4 3 3 54-193 . 2 8 0 140-202 . 6 9 3 134 277 411 34.2 215 - 183 250 29 83 742 61.8

TEAM STATISTICS WIDMBB OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 866 742 * 1/07/09 ALBRIGHT W 91-63 305 Points per game 72.2 61.8 * 1/11/09 at Lycoming L 53-60 149 Scoring margin +10.3 - * 1/17/09 at Elizabethtown W 80-69 325 FIELD GOALS-ATT 318-677 274-633 * 1/20/09 ARCADIA W 73-51 365 Field goal pct . 4 7 0 . 4 3 3 * 1/24/09 MESSIAH W 80-77 465 3 POINT FG-ATT 80-220 54-193 * 1/28/09 at Lebanon Valley L 75-85 225 3-point FG pct . 3 6 4 . 2 8 0 * 2/03/09 at Arcadia W 68-62 200 3-pt FG made per game 6.7 4.5 * 2/07/09 ELIZABETHTOWN W 66-62 395 FREE THROWS-ATT 150-243 140-202 * 2/11/09 at Albright W 64-51 992 Free throw pct . 6 1 7 . 6 9 3 * 2/14/09 LYCOMING W 70-55 435 F-Throws made per game 12.5 11.7 * 2/17/09 LEBANON VALLEY W 69-49 465 REBOUNDS 390 411 * 2/21/09 at Messiah W 77-58 830 Rebounds per game 32.5 34.2 Rebounding margin -1.7 - * Commonwealth Conference game ASSISTS 193 183 ^ at Wilkes-Barre, PA Assists per game 16.1 15.3 # at Buffalo, NY TURNOVERS 171 250 Turnovers per game 14.3 20.8 Turnover margin +6.6 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 0.7 STEALS 131 83 Steals per game 10.9 6.9 BLOCKS 31 29 Blocks per game 2.6 2.4 ATTENDANCE 2430 2721 Home games-Avg/Game 6-405 6-454 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Widener 409 457 866 Opponents 347 395 742 Widener U. Men's Basketball 2008-09 Widener Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 04, 2009) Home games

Overall record: 11-2 Conf: 6-0 Home: 11-2 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 24 Charles Jones 13-13 370 28.5 80-205 . 3 9 0 17-55 . 3 0 9 40-60 . 6 6 7 15 16 31 2.4 23 0 39 44 2 32 217 16.7 55 Matt Sosna 13-13 349 26.8 65-105 . 6 1 9 12-27 . 4 4 4 18-23 . 7 8 3 31 59 90 6.9 26 0 31 14 4 13 160 12.3 13 Nyere Miller 12-12 359 29.9 40-91 . 4 4 0 31-67 . 4 6 3 13-22 . 5 9 1 4 23 27 2.3 21 0 31 17 3 47 124 10.3 05 Jamarr Johnson 13-10 292 22.5 48-76 . 6 3 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 30-49 . 6 1 2 23 48 71 5.5 31 0 29 25 14 17 126 9.7 14 Chris McDevitt 12-0 151 12.6 26-52 . 5 0 0 15-37 . 4 0 5 10-13 . 7 6 9 2 9 11 0.9 11 0 16 0 0 10 77 6.4 53 Ricky Anger 1-0 7 7.0 2-5 . 4 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 3 4 4.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 6.0 20 Bobby Edmunds 11-10 295 26.8 19-49 . 3 8 8 9-28 . 3 2 1 19-27 . 7 0 4 3 12 15 1.4 30 1 46 33 2 11 66 6.0 32 Jarrell Nelson 13-3 156 12.0 23-49 . 4 6 9 0-1 . 0 0 0 14-26 . 5 3 8 17 28 45 3.5 23 0 8 13 6 4 60 4.6 44 Jack Brennan 13-0 171 13.2 20-40 . 5 0 0 1-5 . 2 0 0 9-20 . 4 5 0 14 36 50 3.8 27 0 14 12 3 3 50 3.8 21 Perry Wright 10-0 81 8.1 14-25 . 5 6 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 8-9 . 8 8 9 2 6 8 0.8 6 0 9 4 1 8 36 3.6 12 Justin Grotevant 2-0 9 4.5 2-3 . 6 6 7 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 3 3 1.5 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 2.5 23 Aaquil Atkins 7-0 72 10.3 5-19 . 2 6 3 1-3 . 3 3 3 6-8 . 7 5 0 1 8 9 1.3 10 0 17 10 0 3 17 2.4 03 BJ Smith 9-2 110 12.2 6-15 . 4 0 0 2-10 . 2 0 0 5-6 . 8 3 3 9 15 24 2.7 10 0 24 11 0 13 19 2.1 10 Tracy Jones 12-2 119 9.9 11-16 . 6 8 8 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-6 . 5 0 0 5 8 13 1.1 18 0 7 7 0 3 25 2.1 35 Craig Stewart 7-0 24 3.4 3-4 . 7 5 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 4-8 . 5 0 0 1 1 2 0.3 7 0 0 2 0 1 10 1.4 22 Onyi Ezeala 7-0 17 2.4 3-5 . 6 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 3 7 10 1.4 2 0 0 4 2 0 7 1.0 34 Tim Vanderslice 6-0 14 2.3 0-5 . 0 0 0 0-4 . 0 0 0 2-4 . 5 0 0 1 2 3 0.5 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0.3 33 Josh Passaretti 1-0 3 3.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 91221 Total...... 13 2599 367-764 . 4 8 0 89-240 . 3 7 1 184-286 . 6 4 3 141 296 437 33.6 246 1 274 198 39 167 1007 77.5 Opponents...... 13 2600 318-706 . 4 5 0 64-197 . 3 2 5 152-236 . 6 4 4 145 305 450 34.6 237 - 236 291 31 87 852 65.5

TEAM STATISTICS WIDMBB OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 1007 852 11/21/08 PENN ST. BRANDYWINE W 106-53 205 Points per game 77.5 65.5 11/22/08 YORK (PA) W 87-75 245 Scoring margin +11.9 - 11/25/08 RICHARD STOCKTON L 66-80 305 FIELD GOALS-ATT 367-764 318-706 12/08/08 GWYNEDD-MERCY L 76-86 365 Field goal pct . 4 8 0 . 4 5 0 12/13/08 GETTYSBURG W 80-75 433 3 POINT FG-ATT 89-240 64-197 * 1/07/09 ALBRIGHT W 91-63 305 3-point FG pct . 3 7 1 . 3 2 5 * 1/20/09 ARCADIA W 73-51 365 3-pt FG made per game 6.8 4.9 * 1/24/09 MESSIAH W 80-77 465 FREE THROWS-ATT 184-286 152-236 * 2/07/09 ELIZABETHTOWN W 66-62 395 Free throw pct . 6 4 3 . 6 4 4 * 2/14/09 LYCOMING W 70-55 435 F-Throws made per game 14.2 11.7 * 2/17/09 LEBANON VALLEY W 69-49 465 REBOUNDS 437 450 % 2/25/09 MESSIAH W 76-61 715 Rebounds per game 33.6 34.6 % 2/28/09 ELIZABETHTOWN W 67-65 865 Rebounding margin -1.0 - ASSISTS 274 236 * Commonwealth Conference game Assists per game 21.1 18.2 ^ at Wilkes-Barre, PA TURNOVERS 198 291 # at Buffalo, NY Turnovers per game 15.2 22.4 % Commonwealth Conference Tournament Turnover margin +7.2 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.4 0.8 STEALS 167 87 Steals per game 12.8 6.7 BLOCKS 39 31 Blocks per game 3.0 2.4 ATTENDANCE 5563 0 Home games-Avg/Game 13-428 0-0 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Widener 517 490 1007 Opponents 425 427 852 Widener U. Men's Basketball 2008-09 Widener Player High/Low Analysis (as of Mar 04, 2009) All games

Widener - INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Points 30 Matt Sosna at Immaculata (1/26/09) 29 Matt Sosna vs York (PA) (11/22/08) 27 Matt Sosna at Buffalo State (1/03/09) 25 Nyere Miller vs Arcadia (1/20/09) 25 Charles Jones vs Richard Stockton (11/25/08) Field Goals Made 12 Matt Sosna vs York (PA) (11/22/08) 11 Matt Sosna at Buffalo State (1/03/09) Field Goal Att. 22 Charles Jones vs Richard Stockton (11/25/08) 21 Charles Jones vs St. Lawrence (1/02/09) FG Pct (min 5 made) 1.000 (8-8) Nyere Miller vs Arcadia (1/20/09) 1.000 (5-5) Matt Sosna vs Lebanon Valley (2/17/09) 1.000 (5-5) Perry Wright vs Penn St. Brandywine (11/21/08) 3-Point FG Made 7 Nyere Miller vs Arcadia (1/20/09) 4 Nyere Miller vs Lycoming (2/14/09) 4 Matt Sosna at Immaculata (1/26/09) 4 Nyere Miller vs Messiah (1/24/09) 4 Bobby Edmunds at Lycoming (1/11/09) 3-Point FG Att. 10 Nyere Miller at Neumann (11/18/08) 9 Nyere Miller vs Montclair State (11/15/08) 3-Pt FG Pct (min 3 made) 1.000 (7-7) Nyere Miller vs Arcadia (1/20/09) 1.000 (3-3) Nyere Miller at Messiah (2/21/09) Free Throws Made 11 Charles Jones at Immaculata (1/26/09) 9 Charles Jones vs Messiah (2/25/09) 9 Matt Sosna vs Montclair State (11/15/08) Free Throw Att. 14 Charles Jones vs Messiah (2/25/09) 12 Charles Jones at Immaculata (1/26/09) FT Pct (min 5 made) 1.000 (6-6) Nyere Miller at Arcadia (2/03/09) .917 (11-12) Charles Jones at Immaculata (1/26/09) Rebounds 13 Jack Brennan vs Albright (1/07/09) 13 Matt Sosna vs Richard Stockton (11/25/08) Assists 9 Bobby Edmunds vs Lebanon Valley (2/17/09) 9 Aaquil Atkins vs Penn St. Brandywine (11/21/08) Steals 8 Nyere Miller vs York (PA) (11/22/08) 8 Nyere Miller vs Penn St. Brandywine (11/21/08) Blocked Shots 5 Jamarr Johnson vs Lebanon Valley (2/17/09) 3 Jarrell Nelson vs Elizabethtown (2/07/09) Turnovers 8 Charles Jones at Rowan (12/10/08) 7 Jamarr Johnson at Arcadia (2/03/09) Widener U. Men's Basketball 2008-09 Widener Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Mar 04, 2009) All games

Opponent 1st 2nd Score Mar Total FG FG Pct 3-Pointers 3FG Pct Free Throws FT Pct Rebounds Assist T/Over Block Steal Fouls Montclair State 27/35 33/21 60-56 +4 21-51/24-57 .412/.421 4-19/2-13 .211/.154 14-22/6-15 .636/.400 42/32 +10 6/9 24/19 3/3 10/12 18/19 King's 35/37 32/43 67-80 (13) 24-56/27-54 .429/.500 5-20/6-16 .250/.375 14-22/20-22 .636/.909 28/37 (9) 13/15 12/16 3/1 10/5 18/17 Neumann 26/34 42/33 68-67 +1 23-55/26-51 .418/.510 4-18/4-12 .222/.333 18-30/11-27 .600/.407 36/41 (5) 7/12 15/22 1/0 8/5 26/24 PENN ST. BRANDYWINE 57/22 49/31 106-53 +53 44-77/19-56 .571/.339 7-18/7-19 .389/.368 11-18/8-19 .611/.421 54/27 +27 34/9 15/27 3/3 15/3 17/15 YORK (PA) 48/40 39/35 87-75 +12 34-71/30-59 .479/.508 7-19/4-13 .368/.308 12-17/11-13 .706/.846 27/42 (15) 26/21 10/28 2/3 19/5 18/14 RICHARD STOCKTON 39/40 27/40 66-80 (14) 26-56/27-52 .464/.519 2-17/4-10 .118/.400 12-17/22-32 .706/.688 33/31 +2 15/13 25/19 2/3 10/10 24/19 Valley Forge Christian 41/24 47/32 88-56 +32 36-79/21-58 .456/.362 9-21/8-22 .429/.364 7-12/6-10 .583/.600 50/28 +22 11/13 12/14 2/2 11/4 15/12 GWYNEDD-MERCY 40/40 36/46 76-86 (10) 29-67/34-59 .433/.576 6-23/9-15 .261/.600 12-17/9-19 .706/.474 34/37 (3) 18/28 18/23 2/3 15/9 22/17 Rowan 34/24 39/36 73-60 +13 29-63/22-51 .460/.431 6-26/0-5 .231/.000 9-14/16-23 .643/.696 41/29 +12 9/11 22/21 5/2 10/13 18/16 GETTYSBURG 47/31 33/44 80-75 +5 26-59/26-59 .441/.441 7-17/9-18 .412/.500 21-29/14-20 .724/.700 37/34 +3 16/23 19/23 4/6 11/3 24/23 St. Lawrence 50/45 47/48 97-93 +4 39-80/32-62 .488/.516 10-23/7-19 .435/.368 9-13/22-30 .692/.733 36/41 (5) 10/12 11/16 1/5 9/9 20/17 Buffalo State 39/38 48/33 87-71 +16 32-65/29-63 .492/.460 6-15/2-6 .400/.333 17-25/11-18 .680/.611 40/34 +6 12/10 17/21 1/6 12/6 19/21 ALBRIGHT 52/37 39/26 91-63 +28 37-64/23-57 .578/.404 7-17/5-16 .412/.313 10-20/12-17 .500/.706 40/29 +11 27/18 13/17 1/5 8/4 15/17 Lycoming 28/25 25/35 53-60 (7) 18-56/21-48 .321/.438 8-24/6-14 .333/.429 9-17/12-16 .529/.750 32/40 (8) 11/12 18/25 1/5 4/9 21/21 Elizabethtown 40/31 40/38 80-69 +11 31-59/25-62 .525/.403 6-17/6-20 .353/.300 12-21/13-26 .571/.500 40/37 +3 19/13 22/23 2/4 16/9 22/20 ARCADIA 24/19 49/32 73-51 +22 23-55/18-48 .418/.375 10-23/0-12 .435/.000 17-31/15-26 .548/.577 39/35 +4 18/11 21/27 0/3 15/14 22/27 MESSIAH 43/44 37/33 80-77 +3 28-52/28-52 .538/.538 6-15/5-15 .400/.333 18-29/16-19 .621/.842 17/40 (23) 21/19 13/26 4/2 18/5 20/21 Immaculata 34/35 27/26 75-66 +9 22-59/19-63 .373/.302 7-22/6-17 .318/.353 24-28/22-25 .857/.880 42/41 +1 13/14 17/17 3/6 11/10 21/24 Lebanon Valley 30/37 45/48 75-85 (10) 31-61/28-53 .508/.528 3-16/7-14 .188/.500 10-16/22-24 .625/.917 28/30 (2) 10/15 11/13 2/2 6/6 22/18 Arcadia 27/24 41/38 68-62 +6 24-56/26-53 .429/.491 5-18/4-14 .278/.286 15-20/6-10 .750/.600 39/23 +16 10/13 16/22 1/4 12/8 15/14 ELIZABETHTOWN 31/31 35/31 66-62 +4 24-50/26-57 .480/.456 7-18/3-12 .389/.250 11-18/7-11 .611/.636 27/35 (8) 17/23 14/19 5/0 9/5 18/16 Albright 33/28 31/23 64-51 +13 24-57/21-48 .421/.438 6-19/4-17 .316/.235 10-13/5-10 .769/.500 33/29 +4 13/16 8/15 2/2 8/4 9/13 LYCOMING 24/29 46/26 70-55 +15 23-50/19-48 .460/.396 6-17/5-17 .353/.294 18-29/12-17 .621/.706 31/38 (7) 17/17 11/23 5/1 10/7 17/21 LEBANON VALLEY 37/27 32/22 69-49 +20 27-58/19-53 .466/.358 11-22/3-15 .500/.200 4-6/8-13 .667/.615 33/35 (2) 23/15 11/16 6/0 10/6 14/8 Messiah 40/15 37/43 77-58 +19 28-59/20-54 .475/.370 5-14/6-27 .357/.222 16-23/12-13 .696/.923 31/40 (9) 7/11 13/24 2/1 15/6 17/19 MESSIAH 35/26 41/35 76-61 +15 24-50/21-45 .480/.467 4-9/4-16 .444/.250 24-36/15-23 .667/.652 32/28 +4 24/15 12/22 3/0 14/8 19/22 ELIZABETHTOWN 40/39 27/26 67-65 +2 22-55/28-61 .400/.459 9-25/6-19 .360/.316 14-19/3-7 .737/.429 33/39 (6) 18/24 16/21 2/2 13/8 16/17

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category Widener U. Men's Basketball 2008-09 Widener Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Mar 04, 2009) All games

03 05 10 13 14 20 21 Opponent Date Score SMITH,BJ JOHNSON,JA JONES,TRAC MILLER,NYE MCDEVITT,C EDMUNDS,BO WRIGHT,PER vs Montclair State 11/15/08 60-56 W 7 - 3 - 2 0 - 4 - 0 1 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 0 - 3 - 1 D N P D N P at King's 11/16/08 67-80 L 9 - 3 - 0 2 - 3 - 0 5 - 4 - 1 1 2 - 2 - 3 2 - 1 - 0 D N P D N P at Neumann 11/18/08 68-67 W 3 - 6 - 2 0 - 3 - 2 3 - 2 - 0 7 - 3 - 1 3 - 0 - 0 D N P D N P PENN ST. BRANDYWINE 11/21/08 106-53 W 9 - 7 - 1 4 - 2 - 2 2 - 2 - 0 5 - 1 - 8 3 - 1 - 3 D N P 1 0 - 2 - 2 YORK (PA) 11/22/08 87-75 W 0 - 2 - 3 1 0 - 2 - 0 1 - 1 - 1 1 1 - 3 - 1 1 - 0 - 0 0 - 2 - 5 0 - 0 - 1 RICHARD STOCKTON 11/25/08 66-80 L 0 - 1 - 2 1 2 - 5 - 2 4 - 0 - 0 6 - 3 - 2 D N P 1 - 3 - 2 D N P at Valley Forge Christi 12/03/08 88-56 W 3 - 3 - 0 2 - 3 - 0 D N P 1 0 - 5 - 1 1 0 - 1 - 1 1 2 - 2 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 GWYNEDD-MERCY 12/08/08 76-86 L D N P 1 6 - 1 0 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 1 5 - 1 - 3 4 - 0 - 3 9 - 0 - 5 D N P at Rowan 12/10/08 73-60 W D N P 8 - 4 - 0 3 - 3 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 0 - 2 6 - 2 - 2 D N P GETTYSBURG 12/13/08 80-75 W D N P 1 2 - 4 - 2 0 - 1 - 1 1 4 - 3 - 0 1 8 - 1 - 3 0 - 2 - 3 D N P vs St. Lawrence 1/02/09 97-93 W 0 - 1 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 D N P 1 1 - 2 - 2 1 9 - 4 - 3 2 - 0 - 0 at Buffalo State 1/03/09 87-71 W 2 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 1 6 - 3 - 2 D N P 5 - 1 - 2 4 - 3 - 2 6 - 2 - 0 ALBRIGHT 1/07/09 91-63 W 2 - 3 - 6 9 - 6 - 2 2 - 1 - 2 D N P 8 - 3 - 2 1 9 - 1 - 2 2 - 2 - 2 at Lycoming 1/11/09 53-60 L 3 - 0 - 0 3 - 4 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 7 - 5 - 1 2 - 0 - 2 1 4 - 4 - 3 0 - 0 - 0 at Elizabethtown 1/17/09 80-69 W 4 - 4 - 2 1 0 - 4 - 2 0 - 0 - 1 5 - 1 - 1 3 - 0 - 1 4 - 1 - 5 5 - 3 - 0 ARCADIA 1/20/09 73-51 W 0 - 4 - 3 1 - 8 - 3 0 - 1 - 0 2 5 - 1 - 1 6 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 7 0 - 1 - 0 MESSIAH 1/24/09 80-77 W 0 - 2 - 2 9 - 2 - 2 6 - 1 - 1 1 7 - 0 - 2 7 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 4 2 - 0 - 1 at Immaculata 1/26/09 75-66 W 0 - 0 - 1 1 3 - 1 1 - 1 0 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 3 2 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 2 2 - 1 - 1 at Lebanon Valley 1/28/09 75-85 L 0 - 0 - 0 1 2 - 6 - 2 0 - 1 - 1 5 - 1 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 6 - 1 - 1 2 - 0 - 1 at Arcadia 2/03/09 68-62 W D N P 9 - 8 - 3 0 - 2 - 0 1 3 - 6 - 2 0 - 1 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 D N P ELIZABETHTOWN 2/07/09 66-62 W D N P 8 - 5 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 6 - 4 - 5 0 - 0 - 2 8 - 1 - 1 4 - 0 - 0 at Albright 2/11/09 64-51 W D N P 1 1 - 8 - 2 0 - 0 - 0 2 - 2 - 1 6 - 0 - 1 7 - 8 - 6 2 - 1 - 0 LYCOMING 2/14/09 70-55 W D N P 1 3 - 1 0 - 6 D N P 1 4 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 4 2 - 0 - 1 LEBANON VALLEY 2/17/09 69-49 W 2 - 0 - 0 1 2 - 9 - 3 2 - 3 - 0 6 - 2 - 5 1 0 - 0 - 0 1 1 - 1 - 9 0 - 0 - 1 at Messiah 2/21/09 77-58 W 2 - 0 - 0 1 8 - 3 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 1 3 - 4 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 1 - 3 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 MESSIAH 2/25/09 76-61 W 2 - 4 - 6 8 - 3 - 6 4 - 0 - 1 2 - 5 - 1 3 - 2 - 1 D N P 1 3 - 2 - 0 ELIZABETHTOWN 2/28/09 67-65 W 4 - 1 - 1 1 2 - 5 - 0 4 - 1 - 1 3 - 2 - 2 8 - 1 - 2 5 - 1 - 4 3 - 1 - 1

23 24 32 34 35 44 55 Opponent Date Score ATKINS,AAQ JONES,CHAR NELSON,JAR VANDERSLIC STEWART,CR BRENNAN,JA SOSNA,MATT vs Montclair State 11/15/08 60-56 W 0 - 1 - 0 1 8 - 5 - 1 0 - 4 - 0 D N P D N P 6 - 4 - 0 1 9 - 8 - 0 at King's 11/16/08 67-80 L 2 - 1 - 1 1 8 - 1 - 7 4 - 1 - 0 D N P D N P 6 - 4 - 0 7 - 3 - 1 at Neumann 11/18/08 68-67 W 2 - 0 - 1 2 2 - 2 - 0 1 5 - 7 - 0 D N P D N P 0 - 2 - 0 1 0 - 4 - 1 PENN ST. BRANDYWINE 11/21/08 106-53 W 8 - 2 - 9 1 2 - 2 - 4 7 - 6 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 1 6 - 5 - 0 1 3 - 8 - 2 YORK (PA) 11/22/08 87-75 W 6 - 1 - 5 2 3 - 0 - 4 6 - 6 - 2 D N P D N P 0 - 2 - 0 2 9 - 8 - 4 RICHARD STOCKTON 11/25/08 66-80 L 1 - 3 - 1 2 5 - 2 - 5 2 - 1 - 1 D N P D N P 0 - 2 - 0 1 5 - 1 3 - 0 at Valley Forge Christi 12/03/08 88-56 W 2 - 1 - 1 1 2 - 4 - 4 8 - 6 - 0 0 - 1 - 1 2 - 1 - 0 7 - 8 - 0 1 9 - 1 0 - 1 GWYNEDD-MERCY 12/08/08 76-86 L 2 - 1 - 1 1 5 - 3 - 1 4 - 2 - 0 D N P D N P 3 - 7 - 1 8 - 5 - 4 at Rowan 12/10/08 73-60 W 4 - 3 - 0 2 0 - 1 - 3 4 - 4 - 0 D N P D N P 6 - 5 - 0 1 0 - 8 - 0 GETTYSBURG 12/13/08 80-75 W 0 - 0 - 1 2 2 - 3 - 3 5 - 4 - 0 D N P D N P 0 - 4 - 0 8 - 1 1 - 3 vs St. Lawrence 1/02/09 97-93 W 0 - 0 - 0 2 1 - 4 - 5 1 0 - 5 - 0 D N P D N P 6 - 5 - 0 2 1 - 9 - 0 at Buffalo State 1/03/09 87-71 W D N P 2 2 - 1 - 5 7 - 5 - 0 D N P 2 - 2 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 2 7 - 8 - 0 ALBRIGHT 1/07/09 91-63 W D N P 1 3 - 1 - 4 9 - 5 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 4 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 3 - 2 1 2 - 4 - 4 at Lycoming 1/11/09 53-60 L DNP 8 - 7 - 2 2 - 1 - 0 DNP DNP 6 - 2 - 0 8 - 7 - 1 at Elizabethtown 1/17/09 80-69 W DNP 1 8 - 4 - 4 8 - 5 - 1 DNP DNP 8 - 4 - 0 1 5 - 8 - 2 ARCADIA 1/20/09 73-51 W 0 - 2 - 0 1 9 - 4 - 1 7 - 7 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 4 - 0 - 0 5 - 2 - 0 4 - 6 - 3 MESSIAH 1/24/09 80-77 W DNP 8 - 0 - 3 5 - 2 - 2 DNP DNP 9 - 4 - 1 1 0 - 4 - 3 at Immaculata 1/26/09 75-66 W DNP 2 1 - 7 - 4 2 - 0 - 0 DNP DNP 0 - 2 - 1 3 0 - 9 - 0 at Lebanon Valley 1/28/09 75-85 L DNP 2 0 - 5 - 2 1 1 - 1 - 0 DNP DNP 0 - 2 - 1 1 4 - 5 - 2 at Arcadia 2/03/09 68-62 W 6 - 0 - 0 1 7 - 4 - 2 0 - 0 - 0 D N P 0 - 1 - 0 4 - 4 - 1 1 5 - 8 - 0 ELIZABETHTOWN 2/07/09 66-62 W 0 - 0 - 0 2 2 - 3 - 6 9 - 4 - 0 D N P 0 - 0 - 0 1 - 2 - 1 8 - 6 - 1 at Albright 2/11/09 64-51 W DNP 1 7 - 1 - 0 2 - 3 - 1 DNP DNP 5 - 3 - 0 1 2 - 4 - 2 LYCOMING 2/14/09 70-55 W D N P 1 5 - 3 - 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 2 - 2 1 1 - 4 - 1 LEBANON VALLEY 2/17/09 69-49 W D N P 1 2 - 2 - 0 2 - 3 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 2 - 3 1 2 - 8 - 2 at Messiah 2/21/09 77-58 W DNP 1 4 - 4 - 3 7 - 5 - 0 DNP DNP 4 - 2 - 0 1 2 - 7 - 1 MESSIAH 2/25/09 76-61 W D N P 1 9 - 2 - 3 2 - 1 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 4 - 4 - 3 1 9 - 3 - 2 ELIZABETHTOWN 2/28/09 67-65 W DNP 1 2 - 6 - 3 2 - 2 - 1 DNP DNP 3 - 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 0 - 2 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Messiah vs Widener 2/25/09 7:05 pm at Chester, PA

Messiah 61 • 9-17 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 24 Andy Hawk f 6-8 1-3 0-0 2463 131502 29 03 Drew Sneeringer g 5-8 1-2 2-2 0222 133401 37 05 Jason Miller g 1-1 0-0 5-6 0223 72402 26 21 Josh Hartman g 0-5 0-3 2-2 0000 20100 13 23 Kyle Snyder g 2-5 0-2 2-4 0550 64101 32 04 Tyler Storch 1-5 0-1 1-2 2243 30101 10 15 Jamie Yoder 1-6 1-2 0-0 0333 34400 21 20 Trey Ritzman 0-0 0-0 0-0 0000 00001 1 31 Danny Wrigley 0-0 0-0 1-2 0112 10000 1 33 Tyler Ritzman 0-0 0-0 0-0 0000 00000 2 40 Mike Shaker 2-4 1-3 1-1 1014 60200 12 54 Colton Reitz 3-3 0-0 1-4 1122 71000 16 Team 1 1 2 Totals 21-45 4-16 15-23 7 21 28 22 61 15 22 0 8 200

FG % 1st Half: 10-19 52.6% 2nd half: 11-26 42.3% Game: 21-45 46.7% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd half: 1-7 14.3% Game: 4-16 25.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd half: 12-19 63.2% Game: 15-23 65.2% 3,1

Widener 76 • 21-5 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 05 Jamarr Johnson f 3-6 0-0 2-2 2133 86112 30 55 Matt Sosna c 6-9 3-5 4-4 1234 192101 28 10 Tracy Jones g 2-2 0-0 0-0 0002 41001 14 13 Nyere Miller g 1-6 0-2 0-0 0551 21003 29 24 Charles Jones g 5-13 0-0 9-14 0223 193301 28 03 BJ Smith 0-0 0-0 2-2 1342 26002 12 12 Justin Grotevant 0-0 0-0 0-0 0000 00010 1 14 Chris McDevitt 1-2 1-1 0-0 1120 31001 11 21 Perry Wright 4-6 0-0 5-6 1120 130103 16 22 Onyi Ezeala 0-0 0-0 0-0 1121 00100 1 32 Jarrell Nelson 0-1 0-0 2-4 1011 21210 8 34 Tim Vanderslice 0-1 0-1 0-2 0000 00100 1 35 Craig Stewart 0-0 0-0 0-0 0001 00000 1 44 Jack Brennan 2-4 0-0 0-2 0441 43200 20 Team 2 2 4 Totals 24-50 4-9 24-36 10 22 32 19 76 24 12 3 14 200

FG % 1st Half: 16-30 53.3% 2nd half: 8-20 40.0% Game: 24-50 48.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd half: 1-3 33.3% Game: 4-9 44.4% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 0-2 0.0% 2nd half: 24-34 70.6% Game: 24-36 66.7% 6

Officials: Dan Fersella, Jim McAndrew, Ryan Alberson Technical fouls: Messiah-None. Widener-None. Attendance: 715 Commonwealth Conference Semifinals / Seeds: #1 Widener, #4 Messiah Widener will host Commonwealth Conference Final against Elizabethtown on Saturday, February 28 at 3:00 pm.

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Messiah 26 35 61 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench MESSM 28 11 10 6 20 Widener 35 41 76 WIDMBB 22 25 12 2 24

Last FG - MESSM 2nd-01:50, WIDMBB 2nd-02:00. Score tied - 1 time. Largest lead - MESSM by 3 1st-16:17, WIDMBB by 17 2nd-14:01. Lead changed - 2 times. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Elizabethtown vs Widener 2/28/09 3:00 pm at Chester, PA

Elizabethtown 65 • 14-12 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 Joe Flanagan f 2-10 1-4 0-0 1342 5120019 33 Josh Houseal f 5-7 1-3 1-1 112112230033 05 Mike Church c 8-14 0-1 1-3 2 10 12 2 17 112233 11 Keith Fogel g 7-13 4-7 0-1 246218540134 24 Phil Schaffer g 1-4 0-2 0-0 0224 2450322 12 Chris Jones 1-1 0-0 0-0 0000 20000 3 32 Kyle McConnell 1-2 0-0 0-0 1343 2540017 34 Chris Hill 2-2 0-0 1-2 1011 50000 6 40 Mark Vogel 0-5 0-2 0-0 1011 0310221 42 Brady Haughney 0-0 0-0 0-0 0111 01000 4 44 Bryan Harrity 1-3 0-0 0-0 2130 22100 8 Team 1 2 3 Totals 28-61 6-19 3-7 12 27 39 17 65 24 21 2 8 200

FG % 1st Half: 16-30 53.3% 2nd half: 12-31 38.7% Game: 28-61 45.9% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 5-12 41.7% 2nd half: 1-7 14.3% Game: 6-19 31.6% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 2-5 40.0% 2nd half: 1-2 50.0% Game: 3-7 42.9% 1

Widener 67 • 22-5 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 05 Jamarr Johnson f 4-4 0-0 4-4 055312040522 55 Matt Sosna c 3-6 2-4 3-5 5 5 10 3 11 200031 13 Nyere Miller g 1-9 1-7 0-1 0220 3210433 20 Bobby Edmunds g 1-6 1-4 2-2 0112 5421124 24 Charles Jones g 5-15 2-5 0-0 246312361226 03 BJ Smith 1-1 1-1 1-2 0111 41100 8 10 Tracy Jones 2-3 0-0 0-0 1010 4100010 14 Chris McDevitt 2-3 2-3 2-2 0111 8200115 21 Perry Wright 1-3 0-0 1-1 0110 31000 4 32 Jarrell Nelson 1-2 0-0 0-0 1121 2100010 44 Jack Brennan 1-3 0-1 1-2 0112 3120016 Team 0 2 2 Totals 22-55 9-25 14-19 9 24 33 16 67 18 16 2 13 199

FG % 1st Half: 12-25 48.0% 2nd half: 10-30 33.3% Game: 22-55 40.0% Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: 5-12 41.7% 2nd half: 4-13 30.8% Game: 9-25 36.0% Rebounds FT % 1st Half: 11-13 84.6% 2nd half: 3-6 50.0% Game: 14-19 73.7% 2

Officials: Bill McGinley, Don Keefer, Bob Bennett Technical fouls: Elizabethtown-None. Widener-None. Attendance: 865 Commonwealth Conference Final / Seeds: #1 Widener, #3 Elizabethtown Widener wins 15th MAC/Commonwealth Conference title and will play in NCAA Tournament for the 17th time in school history. Charles Jones named Tournament MVP.

Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Elizabethtown 39 26 65 Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench ETOWN 40 18 16 10 11 Widener 40 27 67 WIDMBB 20 23 12 6 24

Last FG - ETOWN 2nd-00:06, WIDMBB 2nd-01:20. Score tied - 3 times. Largest lead - ETOWN by 3 2nd-18:09, WIDMBB by 12 1st-05:59. Lead changed - 4 times. Johnson leads Widener to title

Sunday, March 1, 2009 / Delaware County Daily Times

By ANTHONY J. SANFILIPPO [email protected]

CHESTER — Six minutes into the second half of the conference championship game, Jamarr Johnson found himself rooted to the Widener bench, having just been saddled with his fourth foul.

It was not a place the junior forward wanted to be. Not with his team coughing up an 11- point lead and suddenly trailing an inspired Elizabethtown squad.

He knew he’d get back on the court near the end of the game, he was just hoping it wasn’t too late to help his team.

Luckily for the Pride, it wasn’t.

Johnson was re-inserted into the lineup with 4:32 to play and promptly made three consecutive baskets and twice stole the ball in the process to help Widener defeat the Blue Jays, 67-65, at the Schwartz Athletic Center to win its third consecutive Commonwealth Conference (nee: Mid-Atlantic Conference) crown.

It was the 15th conference championship in school history and fifth this decade. It also earned the Pride a trip to the NCAA Division III National Tournament for the 17th time in school history. Widener will learn its tournament seed and draw Monday morning.

It almost didn’t happen though. With senior and leading scorer Charles Jones struggling to find a consistent shot and fellow senior Matt Sosna having the clamps put on him defensively, it was up to Johnson to fill the void, despite spending half the game in foul trouble.

With Widener clinging to a two-point lead and hanging on only because Elizabethtown failed to tie the game or take the lead on four straight possessions, Pride coach Chris Carideo re-inserted Johnson, who immediately banked a six-foot jumper in the lane to stretch the lead to four.

“I felt as though the whole game up to that point I really wasn’t asserting myself,” Johnson said. “I was just flying through. I kept telling myself that when I got back in there I needed to attack the basketball and be aggressive.”

That he was, for after the teams traded possessions and the Blue Jays were back within a bucket, Johnson stripped Elizabethtown point guard Phil Schaffer, took the ball the other way and completed a give-and-go with Jones to stretch the lead to four with 1:31 to play.

With the raucous crowd rising to its feet in approval, Johnson forced Schaffer to turn the ball over again. This time Johnson wasn’t passing the ball and drove straight to the hole and laid it in, extending the Widener lead to six with 1:20 to play.

Elizabethtown would never recover.

“He’s really been an unsung hero for us the last five games,” Carideo said of Johnson. “He flies under the radar because of our seniors and the kids that are All-Conference and he’s OK with that. He’s an extremely athletic player.”

Elizabethtown was able to claw back to within two points because of a few missed free throws by the Pride, but a desperation inbound play with four-tenths of a second remaining failed, and Widener was victorious.

Jones, who finished tied with Johnson as leading scorer for the Pride, scored 12 points and was named Commonwealth Conference tournament MVP. Sosna was the only other Widener player in double digits, finishing with 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Widener jumped out to a 28-17 lead with 7:42 to play in the first half, but watched the lead dwindle to one lone point by halftime as Keith Fogel capped a 22-12 run by the Blue Jays with a half-court heave as time expired.

Elizabethtown briefly took a lead twice in the second half, but a 3-pointer by Sosna erased the one-point Blue Jays edge and the closest Elizabethtown could get was to tie the score two more times, never regaining the lead.

“It was a classic championship game,” Jones said. “You can’t expect a team to lay over in a game like this.

“We beat them two weeks ago and they hadn’t lost since. It would have been foolish for us to think it would be easy, but we are the champions again, and we will be until some one knocks us off.” Widener seniors have put together stellar run

Tuesday, March 3, 2009 / Delaware County Daily Times

By Terry Toohey [email protected]

Seniors Charles Jones, Tracy Jones, Nyere Miller and Matt Sosna have accomplished quite a bit in their time at Widener.

They’re the second class in the history of the men’s basketball program to reach the NCAA Division III Tournament four consecutive years. They’re also the second class to win three straight MAC Commonwealth Conference championships.

That group, with the exception of Charles Jones who transferred to Widener from Millersville two years ago, also reached the Sweet 16 as freshmen.

With 83 career victories, they rank second in wins by a class behind the Classes of 1978 and 1985. Those two groups won 85 games each.

Yet for all of their accomplishments, the current senior class had never won the Commomwealth Conference regular-season title until this season or hosted an NCAA Division III Tournament game.

Well, they can scratch the latter from their list of goals.

The Pride (22-5) will be at home when the NCAA Tournament kicks off this weekend. Widener was picked as one of 16 sub-regional sites for the first and second rounds.

The Pride takes on Virginia Wesleyan (17-12) in the second game of a doubleheader Friday night at the Schwartz Center. Rochester Tech (19-8) plays Salem State (21-5) in the opener at 6 p.m. Friday’s winners square off at 7 p.m. Saturday for a berth in the Sweet 16.

“The kids are really excited,” Widener coach Chris Carideo said. “They wanted to see what it was like to play an NCAA Tournament game at home. They’ve been on the other side. They’ve seen how other teams embraced that challenge and wanted to experience it.”

Widener earned a home date by winning its last eight games including six in a row to close out the regular season, and then took care of business in the conference tournament. It also helped that St. Mary’s and Franklin & Marshall, the top two team in the Mid- Atlantic regional rankings, both lost in their respective conference tournaments. St. Mary’s was upset in the semifinals of the Capital Athletic Conference Tournament and did not make the NCAA Tournament. F&M fell in the championship game of the Centennial Conference Tournament, but still wound up with a home game.

“We thought we had a chance to host if we took care of business,” Carideo said.

Widener did not get a break in the first round. Virginia Wesleyan has an impressive NCAA Tournament resume. The Marlins are in the tournament for the fourth consecutive year. Virginia Wesleyan won the Division III title in 2006, finished second in 2007 and lost in the second round last year to Ursinus, which advanced to the final four.

The Marlins had to win four games in four days to claim their third Old Dominion Athletic Conference title in five years.

“I know their coach, Dave Macedo, very well,” Carideo said. “We played against each other in college. He went to Wilkes and has done a great job at Virginia Wesleyan. They have a great pedigree over the last five years. They had to win four games in a great conference to get here.”

A loss in the CSAC championship game did not bring Cabrini’s season to an end.

The Cavaliers were chosen as the No. 1 seed for the eight-team ECAC South Region Tournament. The Cavaliers (20-7) host Penn State-Altoona (14-12) in first-round action Wednesday night at Nerney Field House. Tip-off is 7 p.m.

This is Cabrini’s first postseason appearance since reaching the NCAA Division III Tournament in 2002. The Cavaliers fell to Gwynedd-Mercy in the CSAC championship game.

The Cabrini/PSU-Altoona winner takes on the winner of the PSU-Behrend/Bethany game in Saturday’s semifinals.

2009 NCAA DIVISION III MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

First Round Second RoundSectionals SemifinalsFinal SemifinalsSectionals Second Rounds First Round March 5 or 6 March 7March 13-14 March 20March 21 March 20March 13-14 March 7 March 5 or 6

Texas-Dallas (24-4) at Middlebury (24-3)

at Trinity (Texas) at Trinity (Texas) (23-4) St. Joseph's (Maine) (21-7) March 5 March 5 Maryville (Tenn.) (20-6) add 2009 logo at Bridgewater State (20-6)

Capital (24-4) Rhode Island Coll. (23-5)

Thomas More (19-8) MIT (20-8) at Capital at Rhode Island College Wooster (22-6) U. of New England (24-4)

Gettysburg (18-8) Farmingdale State (24-3)

John Carroll (23-4) St. Lawrence (20-6)

Medaille (21-7) Brooklyn (22-5) at John Carroll at St. Lawrence Brockport State (14-14 Elms (26-1)

Carnegie Mellon (19-6) SUNYIT (22-6)

Centre (23-4) Richard Stockton (25-2)

Averett (20-8) RPI (15-12) at Centre at Richard Stockton Transylvania (21-5) Gwynedd-Mercy (22-5)

Guilford (21-5) Amherst (21-6)

Wheaton (Ill.) (24-3) Widener (22-5)

Fontbonne (18-8) NATIONAL Virginia Wesleyan (17-12) CHAMPION at Wheaton (Ill.) at Widener UW-Platteville (22-5) (Salem, Va.) Salem State (21-6)

Hope (21-7) Rochester Tech (19-8)

Washington U. (23-2) Franklin & Marsh.all (22-5)

Lawrence (19-6) Wesley (18-9) at Elmhurst at F&M UW-Whitewater (22-5) Brandeis (17-8)

Elmhurst (20-7) Scranton (21-6)

St. Thomas (Minn.) (27-0) Worcester Polytech (20-5)

Aurora (16-12) Husson (16-11) at St. Thomas at Worcester Polytech UW-Stevens Pt. (23-4) Mass-Dartmouth (25-3)

Cornell (21-6) Baruch (23-5) at Whitworth (22-5) at DeSales (22-5) March 5 March 5 Claremont-M-S (21-6) St. Joseph's (L.I.) (24-3)

at Puget Sound (24-3) at Ithaca (24-2)