From the E-town College Website:

2/7/2009

Widener defeats Etown in men's hoops, 66-62

ELIZABETHTOWN COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL
Saturday, February 7, 2009

Widener 66, Elizabethtown 62

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CHESTER, Pa. --- Charles Jones finished with a game-high 22 points, including the tiebreaking three-pointer with 4:25 remaining, as Widener University defeated Elizabethtown College 66-62 in Commonwealth Conference men's basketball action on Saturday afternoon.

Jones added six assists and four steals to lead the Pride (16-5 overall, 6-2 Commonwealth), who hold a one-game lead over Albright College for the top spot in the conference standings with four games remaining.

Mike Church (Peach Bottom, PA/Solanco) scored 11 points to lead the Blue Jays (10-11 overall, 4-5 Commonwealth), who overcame a seven-point first-half deficit to lead by as many as five points in the second half before the Pride regained the advantage late.

The Blue Jays are a half-game behind Lycoming College for the fourth and final Commonwealth Conference playoff spot with three games remaining, and host the Warriors on Wednesday night at 8:00 p.m. in Thompson Gymnasium.

A 12-2 run turned a 36-31 Widener lead into a 43-38 Elizabethtown advantage following a three-pointer by Keith Fogel (Mifflinburg, PA/Mifflinburg) with 15:38 to go. Widener responded with seven of the next nine points to knot the contest at 45-45 with 13:17 left, and the teams traded the lead until Nyere Miller's three-pointer gave the Pride a 51-50 lead with 9:30 to go.

Elizabethtown tied the game for the final time at 57-57 on a layup by Chris Hill (Bethlehem, PA/Liberty) with 6:02 remaining, but Jones' three-pointer with 4:25 left ignited a 7-0 run that gavae the Pride a 64-57 lead with 3:07 to go.

The Blue Jays pulled to within 64-62 on a three-point play by Church with 1:11 remaining, but Elizabethtown turned the ball over on its final three possessions and Bobby Edmunds hit two free throws for Widener with 25 seconds left to close out the scoring.

Fogel and Joe Flanagan (Lancaster, PA/Lancaster Mennonite) each scored nine points for the Blue Jays, while Phil Schaffer (Marmora, NJ/Ocean City) recorded seven points, seven rebounds and nine assists. As a team, Elizabethtown shot 45.6 percent (26-for-57) from the field and held a 35-27 edge in rebounding over Widener.

Jones was the lone player to score in double figures for Widener, as Jarrell Nelson chipped in with nine points off the bench and Jamarr Johnson, Sosna and Edmunds all scored eight points apiece. The Pride shot 48 percent (24-for-50) from the field and hit 7-of-18 from three-point range.

From the Widener University Website:

Charles Jones' 22 Points Lift Men's Basketball to 66-62 Win Over Elizabethtown

2/7/2009

(boxscore)

Senior Charles Jones (Philadelphia, PA) scored 22 points and was the catalyst in a late run for Widener, 66-62 winners over Commonwealth Conference foe Elizabethtown at Schwartz Center.

Kyle McConnell hit a layup for the Blue Jays with 6:39 left and Chris Hill followed suit 37 seconds later to make it 57-57, the game’s 10th tie. After several empty possessions for both teams, Jones began the 7-0 spurt by nailing a 3-pointer for a 60-57 Pride lead with 4:25 left.

Senior Matt Sosna (Stratford, NJ) made a layup with 3:38 to play for Widener (16-5, 6-2 CC) and junior Jamarr Johnson (Pittsgrove, NJ) notched one of his own with 3:07 remaining for a 64-57 game.

Elizabethtown (10-11, 4-5) netted five straight for a 64-62 contest. Joe Flanagan hit a jumper and Mike Church converted a three-point play with 1:11 left.

After Sosna missed the front end of a one-and-one with 50 seconds left, the Blue Jays went for the tie. But they never got the opportunity as McConnell’s pass was deflected and Jones came up with the steal.

Junior Bobby Edmunds (Linwood, NJ) hit a pair from the stripe with 25 seconds left for the final and the Pride’s sixth victory in their last seven outings.

Jones shot 9-of-16 from the field for Widener, which hit 48 percent (24-of-50) overall and 7-of-18 from 3-point range. Sophomore Jarrell Nelson (Waldorf, MD) poured in nine points off the bench with Sosna, Johnson and Edmunds netting eight apiece.

Church scored 11 points with Flanagan and Keith Fogel posting nine apiece for Elizabethtown, which shot 46 percent (26-of-57) from the field but only 3-of-12 from beyond the arc.

Widener sits one game ahead of idle Albright (5-3) for first in the conference. The two battle Wednesday in Reading, PA at 8:00 pm, following the women’s contest at 6:00 pm.