Football Rolls to 52-7 Triumph Over Juniata

10/29/05 -- Senior Mike Lomas (Broomall, PA) threw three touchdown passes with
sophomore Dominic Rock (Philadelphia, PA) and Jeff Chick (Glendale, PA) each
scoring twice for Widener, 52-7 winners over Middle Atlantic Conference foe
Juniata at Leslie C. Quick Jr. Stadium.

Widener (6-2, 6-2 MAC) wasted little time scoring on its first possession. 
Lomas completed a 48-yard pass to Chick on the Pioneers’ first play from
scrimmage and Rock ran in on a three-yard touchdown run.

Senior Frank Vinci (Chester Heights, PA) booted a 30-yard field goal later in
the first quarter for a 10-0 Widener lead.  The margin grew to 17-0 in the
second as Khalee Prothro (Sutherland, VA) bolted down the left side for a
71-yard touchdown run.

The Pioneers got the ball late in the half and tallied again as Lomas found
Chick on a seven-yard touchdown pass.

Widener in the first half needed just 30 plays to record 305 yards of offense,
only had the ball over 10 minutes and had an average starting field position at
its own 45.  Juniata (0-8, 0-7) had only 175 yards over 45 plays in the half,
with its average start at its own 27.

Rock had a one-yard touchdown run in the third and Prothro caught a 28-yard
touchdown pass from Lomas for a 38-0 margin.

Chick’s 19-yard scoring pass from Lomas early in the fourth made it 45-0
before the Eagles got on the board.  Jay Leonard threw a 44-yard touchdown pass
to David Nicklaus for a 45-7 margin.

Senior Moises Perez (Philadelphia, PA) closed the scoring with a one-yard plunge
for his first career touchdown.  That capped a day in which the Pioneers amassed
a season-best 627 yards of offense and totaled 27 first downs.

Lomas, playing his final home contest on Senior Day, completed 23-of-33 for 342
yards.  This marks the 10th time in his career he passed for at least 300 yards
for a new school record, breaking the mark he shared with Mike Granato (1996,
1998-2000).

Lomas bumped his career passing total to 7,516 yards, just 308 yards shy of
tying Granato as the school’s all-time leading passer.

Chick had 10 catches for 160 yards, improving his career totals to 154 and
2,028.  They are the fourth and sixth best marks, respectively, in Widener
annals.

Prothro enjoyed another monster game, running for a season-best 191 yards on 14
carries.  Sophomore Mike Schmidt (Claymont, DE) added six catches for 100 yards.

Senior Todd Fairlie (Broomall, PA) also made the most of his final home game,
recording 14 tackles and an interception he returned 41 yards.

Leonard completed 18-of-34 passes for 203 yards for the Eagles.  Nicklaus had
five catches for 100 yards and Peter Thomas had 10 tackles.

Widener steps out of conference next Saturday to visit nationally ranked
Salisbury, beginning at 1:00 pm.


Women's Swimming Opens Season With 100-98 Victory Over Juniata

10/29/05 -- Junior Kimberly Conway (Yardley, PA) and freshman Caitlyn Bozza
(Woodbury, CT) each won two individual races, helping Widener open its season
with a 100-98 Middle Atlantic Conference victory over Juniata.

Conway was tops in the 200-yard IM in 2:22.29 and the 100-yard butterfly in
1:04.87.  Bozza won the 1,000-yard freestyle in 11:36.84 and the 500-yard
freestyle in 5:33.67.

Laura McVey (Pottstown, PA) won the 100-yard freestyle in 56.87 seconds and
fellow senior Stephanie Olson (Wilmington, DE) took the 100-yard backstroke in
1:04.74.

Widener (1-0, 1-0 MAC) notched a victory in the 400-yard medley relay.  The team
was comprised of Conway, McVey, Olson and freshman Samantha Pitts (Tamaqua, PA).

Widener is home Wednesday to host Swarthmore, beginning at 6:30 pm.