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1/26/08 -- Sophomore Bobby Edmunds (Linwood, NJ) scored 15 points and junior Matt Sosna (Stratford, NJ) added 10 and 10 rebounds for Widener, which was victorious for the seventh time in eight contests with a 70-65 Commonwealth Conference win over Lycoming at Schwartz Center.
Richard Varnell hit a layup with 3:14 left to cap a five-point run and help Lycoming close to 64-61. But Widener took over from there, starting with junior Nyere Miller (Washington, DC) hitting 1-of-2 from the stripe with 2:12 to play and with 1:11 left for a 66-61 game.
Junior Charles Jones (Philadelphia, PA) nailed 1-of-2 from the line with 39 seconds remaining for a 67-61 lead and Sosna netted a pair with 29 seconds to go for an eight-point game. Lycoming's only points in the final 3:14 were two innocuous baskets.
Edmunds had three 3-pointers, five rebounds and five steals over 37 minutes for the Pride (15-2, 1-1 CC), which shot 40 percent (12-of-30) in the second half. Sosna finished with his third career double-double.
Junior Tracy Jones (Indian Head, MD) scored 12 points and Charles Jones netted 10 for Widener.
Varnell poured in 13 points off the bench with Eric Anthony and Kevin Morris adding 11 for the Warriors (9-7, 1-1).
Widener hits the road Wednesday to visit Lebanon Valley as part of a doubleheader with the women's team. The women's game in Annville, PA starts at 6:00 pm, followed by the men's contest at 8:00 pm.