Ford poured in 10 points during a game-opening run over the first 8 1/2 minutes as Widener ran away and hid with a 27-6 lead. Widener (6-4) owned a 35-22 halftime lead, thanks to Ford’s 14 points, by shooting 42 percent (15-of-36) from the floor and holding Maryland Bible to only 29 percent (9-of-31).
Closing just three points shy of his career best from January 7, 2006 at Rutgers-Camden, Ford tonight also had nine rebounds and four 3-pointers over 29 minutes. He moved into 19th place on Widener’s all-time scoring list with 1,091 points.
Senior Malcolm Thomas finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds over 27 minutes for his second double-double in three contests. Senior Terry Smith had eight points and six rebounds.
Tyler Yanosky netted 16 points and George Washington added 11 and 13 rebounds for Maryland Bible, which shot just 29 percent (18-of-63) from the floor and 4-of-25 from 3-point range.
Widener does not hit the floor again until January 3, when it closes the four-game homestand against Eastern. Tip-off is at 7:00 pm.
Maryland Bible vs Widener 12/14/06 7:30 pm at Chester, PA At Chester, PA WIDENER 75, MARYLAND BIBLE 46 MARYLAND BIBLE Yanosky, Tyler 5-17 3-4 16; Washington, George 5-8 1-3 11; Plater, Sam 3-10 1-4 8; Squire, Tim 3-10 1-2 7; Knox, Chyress 2-8 0-0 4; Gilliam, Nate 0-3 0-0 0; Laprade, Angelo 0-7 0-0 0. Totals 18-63 6-13 46. WIDENER (6-4) Ford, Essien 10-17 3-5 27; Thomas, Malcolm 6-15 1-2 13; Smith, Terry 3-7 2-2 8; Miller, Nyere 3-7 0-0 7; Jones, James 1-4 3-4 5; Passaretti, Josh 1-2 0-0 2; O'Connor, Brian 1-3 0-0 2; Kirby, Patrick 0-3 2-2 2; Edmunds, Bobby 1-1 0-0 2; Stewart, Craig 1-3 0-2 2; Douglas, David 0-1 2-2 2; Sosna, Matt 1-1 0-0 2; Johnson, Jamarr 0-0 1-2 1; Jones, Tracy 0-3 0-0 0; Evans, Jon 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-68 14-21 75. Maryland Bible................ 22 24 - 46 Widener....................... 35 40 - 75 3-point goals-Maryland Bible 4-25 (Yanosky, Tyler 3-10; Plater, Sam 1-5; Knox, Chyress 0-2; Laprade, Angelo 0-7; Washington, George 0-1), Widener 5-16 (Ford, Essien 4-6; Miller, Nyere 1-3; Jones, James 0-1; O'Connor, Brian 0-1; Kirby, Patrick 0-1; Douglas, David 0-1; Thomas, Malcolm 0-3). Fouled out--Maryland Bible-None, Widener-None. Rebounds-Maryland Bible 43 (Washington, George 13), Widener 46 (Thomas, Malcolm 11). Assists-Maryland Bible 10 (Plater, Sam 4), Widener 15 (Edmunds, Bobby 6). Total fouls-Maryland Bible 15, Widener 15. A-115