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Men's Lacrosse Denied Another MAC Title, 8-7 at FDU-Florham

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5/2/2009

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Widener came back from a pair of two-goal deficits and nearly rallied from a third, but it saw the end of its four-year reign as Middle Atlantic Conference champions with an 8-7 loss at FDU-Florham in the final in Madison, NJ.

FDU (13-4) came out looking to take the rubber out of the ball and did exactly that, slowing the pace down to grab a 4-3 halftime lead. Adam Koontz scored twice in the half for the Devils, who squandered a 2-0 lead and eventually would lose a 4-2 cushion early in the third quarter.

Sophomore JJ Hoeffler (Cranford, NJ) scored 1:26 into the fourth quarter to bring Widener within 6-5. The teams went scoreless for the next nine minutes until Jason Koontz restored the two-goal margin for the Devils with 4:23 to play.

Junior Cory Malampy (Ridley, PA) tallied with 3:27 to go as the Pride moved to 7-6, but back came the Devils as Kevin Shadiack scored with 2:14 remaining for another two-goal deficit.

Freshman Brian Rogers (Malvern, PA) scored for Widener with 77 seconds left to make it 8-7. Junior Dave Simcox (Ridley, PA) won a critical face-off and the Pride look for the tying goal. But a shot never came as Widener turned it over and FDU ran out the clock.

Hoeffler ended with three goals and sophomore Kevin Carney (Ridley, PA) made nine saves for the Pride, who had their four-game winning streak snapped.

Jason Koontz netted three goals with Shadiack and Adam Koontz scoring twice.

Widener could not overcome FDU going 3-for-4 on extra-man opportunities and Taylor Evans winning 12-of-16 face-offs. The Pride fell to 17-3 in this tournament despite advancing to the final a fifth straight year.

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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.