WIDENER WINS ECAC SOUTH ATLANTIC BOWL, 27-18 OVER MONTCLAIR ST.; JEFF CHICK
NAMED MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER

Chester, PA (Nov. 19, 2005) – Senior Jeff Chick (Glenside, PA/Abington)
had five catches for 111 yards and a touchdown in being named Most Outstanding
Player for Widener, 27-18 winners over Montclair State in the ECAC South
Atlantic Bowl at Leslie C. Quick Jr. Stadium.

The victory gives the Pioneers (8-3) their first postseason title since
capturing the 1981 NCAA Division III championship and the first triumph in their
three ECAC contests.  It was the school’s first postseason game since the
2001 NCAA quarterfinals against Bridgewater.

The win also gives Widener its first undefeated season at home (5-0) since
notching the same mark in 2002.  It is the fifth time in eight seasons the team
has notched eight overall victories.

The Red Hawks (5-5) struck first early in the second quarter when Vin Doffont
(North Arlington, NJ) booted a 32-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead.

Widener was quick to answer on the next drive. Freshman Khalee Prothro
(Sutherland, VA/Dinwiddie) rushed 34 yards to the MSU 14 yard line and sophomore
Dominic Rock (Philadelphia, PA/Cardinal Dougherty) followed with a touchdown run
with 10:12 left for a 7-3 margin.

The Pioneers struck once more late in the half for a 14-3 lead.  Chick hauled in
a pass and raced 26 yards to the Red Hawks four yard line.  On the next play,
senior Mike Lomas (Broomall, PA/Cardinal O’Hara) found a wide open Mike
Schmidt (Claymont, DE/Howard) in the end zone with 1:13 to go in the half.

Widener bumped its lead to 21-3 with 6:31 to play in the third quarter thanks to
Chick’s 28-yard touchdown catch from Lomas.  A.J. Lettizia (Dumont, NJ)
caught an eight-yard touchdown pass from Eric Ferriol (Belleville, NJ) and Ryan
McCoach (Rockaway, NJ) added a one-yard scoring run for MSU.  They were
sandwiched around two Widener field goals from senior Frank Vinci (Chester
Heights, PA/Cardinal O’Hara).

Chick moved into second place on the school’s all-time receptions list
with 171.  He also is sixth in Widener annals with 2,315 yards.

Lomas completed 20-of-34 passes for 266 yards, becoming the first player in
school history to throw for over 8,000 yards (8,163).  Todd Fairlie (Broomall,
PA/Marple Newtown) finished with 15 tackles and fellow senior Fran Golden
(Doylestown, PA/C.B. West) also played solidly with 10 tackles, two sacks, a
forced fumble and a fumble recovery.

Ferriol completed 24-of-49 passes for 301 yards with McCoach contributing 17
carries for 91 yards.  Brian Reitmeyer (West Orange, NJ) caught five passes for
96 yards for Montclair State, which owned a 417-341 edge in total offense.