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Sophomore Onyi Ezeala (Piscataway, NJ) recorded his first double-double and keyed the decisive run for Widener in an 80-67 Commonwealth Conference victory over Elizabethtown at Schwartz Center.

Ezeala scored seven points during a 12-4 burst that gave Widener a 71-59 lead with 5:13 left.  He ended the spurt on a fastbreak layup.

That was just a sampling of his phenomenal day in which he scored 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds.  This helped the Pride shoot 48 percent (29-of-60) from the field and 7-of-14 from 3-point range.

Sophomore Jack Brennan (Stratford, NJ) scored 15 points, junior Chris McDevitt (Doylestown, PA) netted 12, senior Bobby Edmunds (Linwood, NJ) had 11 and eight assists with sophomore Perry Wright (Severn, MD) adding 10 points for Widener (12-11, 5-7 CC).

Elizabethtown (14-7, 6-5) wasted a great effort by Mike Church, who ended with 25 points and 14 rebounds.  He reached the 1,000-point plateau for his career in the first half, a stanza in which he had 16 points and 11 rebounds.

Bryan Harrity scored 17 points off the bench and Keith Fogel added 12 for the Blue Jays.

Widener remains in contention to make the conference tournament, sitting 1 1/2 games behind Elizabethtown for the fourth and final spot.  The teams split their two meetings.

Widener on Tuesday travels to Glenside, PA to face Arcadia, beginning at 8:00 pm.