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Casey Pritz Named Commonwealth Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week
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Widener sophomore Casey Pritz (Abington, PA) has been named Commonwealth Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the second time this season and third time in her career.

 

Pritz finished with 32 points on 11-of-14 shooting and grabbed 20 rebounds in a pair of victories for Widener (11-10, 7-3 CC).  She had 18 points and 12 rebounds Wednesday at Albright and followed that with 14 and eight in Sunday's 68-60 upset of No. 20 Lebanon Valley.

 

The 2009 conference Rookie of the Year, Pritz this season is 17th in the league with 9.8 points per game, fifth with 7.9 rebounds per contest, third with a .538 shooting percentage and first with 1.86 blocks per game.

 

Pritz also won the award on January 12, 2009 and December 14, 2009.

 

Widener, the defending league champion, sits third in the conference 1/2 game ahead of Alvernia (6-3).  The teams square off Wednesday in Reading, PA at 6:00 pm.

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Athletes of the Week
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.

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.

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