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Jackie Elliott Reaches 100 Career Goals in Women's Lacrosse's 15-9 Triumph at Bryn Mawr

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4/16/2009

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Junior Jackie Elliott (Upper Darby, PA) scored five times to reach 100 career goals in Widener's 15-9 victory at Bryn Mawr.

Elliott hit the mark with 1:11 remaining in the first half for her second goal of the game, lifting the Pride to a 6-6 tie. The reigning Commonwealth Conference and ECAC Metro/South Player of the Week has a career-best 49 goals this season, tied for the 10th-best mark in school history.

Widener (6-7) scored the first six goals in the second half over 12 1/2 minutes to open a 12-6 lead. Freshman Jen Harnden (Hershey, PA) netted three goals in that span.

Harnden also finished with five goals and sophomore Mellany Broomall (Clarksboro, NJ) netted three for the Pride, who posted a 35-27 shots advantage. Freshman Linda Salcedo (Media, PA) made 12 saves and sophomore Lauren Fidati (Forest Hill, MD) totaled six ground balls and five caused turnovers.

Georgia Lawrence scored three goals and Miranda Gordon-Zigel stopped 14 shots for the Owls (3-12).

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Athletes of the Week

James Woodley

Football

Senior James Woodley was named Widener's Men's Outstanding Athlete of the Year.

It was another standout campaign for Woodley, who was tabbed first team All-Middle Atlantic Conference a third straight year and second team All-East Region by D3Football.com. A four-year starter who constantly drew double teams, Woodley ended tied for fourth in the conference with 14.5 tackles for a loss, tied for eighth with 5.5 sacks and tied for 23rd with 5.7 tackles per game.

Woodley, who was invited to the East Preps Football Combine, had 19 tackles to tie for the third most in school history, 14 solo tackles, 1.5 sacks and five tackles for a loss October 31 against Lebanon Valley.

Sam Baer

Women's Soccer

Senior Sam Baer was named Widener's Women's Outstanding Athlete of the Year.

Baer capped a remarkable career by being named All-Commonwealth Conference a fourth straight year, picked to the first team a third consecutive season and third team All-Middle Atlantic Region. She was named second team all-region in 2008.

Baer ends a spectacular career in which she was tabbed second team all-league as a defender in 2006, first team all-conference as a forward in 2007 and first team as a midfielder the last two years. She graduates first in school history with 40 assists, second with 29 goals and second with 98 points.