Chad Piersol and Kris Kieres hit consecutive 3-pointers for Elizabethtown (8-14, 3-9 CC), which closed to 41-29 with 17:00 left. But Widener (12-10, 7-5 CC) scored the next nine points, including four from Smith, to open a comfortable 50-21 cushion with 13:03 remaining.
Smith shot 7-of-8 from the floor over 29 minutes and tied a career high with four blocked shots. Sophomore Nyere Miller scored 13 points, grabbed five rebounds and added a career-best eight steals.
Senior Malcolm Thomas had 10 points and six rebounds with freshman Bobby Edmunds also pouring in 10 points for Widener, which shot 51 percent (25-of-49) from the floor and owned a 32-27 rebounding edge.
Luke Ledyard scored 16 points with Greg Brizek contributing 13 for the Blue Jays, who shot 41 percent (23-of-56) from the floor and only attempted two free throws.
Widener posted a 32-27 rebounding edge and shot 14-of-18 from the stripe.
The game was stopped with 50 seconds left after freshman Patrick Kirby was taken off on a stretcher. He blocked Brizek’s shot and got hurt after diving for the loose ball.
Widener plays its final regular-season home game of the season Tuesday against Moravian as part of a doubleheader with the women’s team. The women’s contest begins at 6:00 pm, followed by the men’s contest at 8:00 pm.
Elizabethtown vs Widener 2/10/07 3:15 pm at Chester, PA At Chester, PA WIDENER 69, ELIZABETHTOWN 53 ELIZABETHTOWN (8-14, 3-9 CC) Luke Ledyard 8-13 0-0 16; Greg Brizek 6-8 0-0 13; Michael Schatzmann 3-7 0-0 8; Chad Piersol 3-10 0-0 7; Kris Kieres 1-4 0-0 3; Rob Fusaro 1-3 0-0 3; Nick Kennedy 1-1 0-0 2; Bryce Rodgers 0-1 1-2 1; Ben Schlosser 0-1 0-0 0; Chris Fairbanks 0-2 0-0 0; Jordan Dirago 0-0 0-0 0; Phil Schaffer 0-3 0-0 0; Brian Goodwin 0-2 0-0 0; Billy Orr 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 23-56 1-2 53. WIDENER (12-10, 7-5 CC) Smith, Terry 7-8 1-3 15; Miller, Nyere 5-8 0-0 13; Thomas, Malcolm 3-5 4-4 10; Edmunds, Bobby 3-5 3-3 10; Ford, Essien 3-14 2-2 9; Sosna, Matt 1-1 3-4 5; Jones, James 2-3 0-0 4; O'Connor, Brian 1-2 0-0 2; Johnson, Jamarr 0-0 1-2 1; Stewart, Craig 0-0 0-0 0; Passaretti, Josh 0-0 0-0 0; Evans, Jon 0-1 0-0 0; Kirby, Patrick 0-0 0-0 0; Jones, Tracy 0-1 0-0 0; Douglas, David 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-49 14-18 69. Elizabethtown................. 21 32 - 53 Widener....................... 35 34 - 69 3-point goals-Elizabethtown 6-15 (Michael Schatzmann 2-3; Chad Piersol 1-3; Greg Brizek 1-2; Rob Fusaro 1-2; Kris Kieres 1-3; Phil Schaffer 0-1; Brian Goodwin 0-1), Widener 5-17 (Miller, Nyere 3-5; Ford, Essien 1-7; Edmunds, Bobby 1-3; O'Connor, Brian 0-1; Evans, Jon 0-1). Fouled out--Elizabethtown-None, Widener-None. Rebounds-Elizabethtown 27 (Luke Ledyard 5; Kris Kieres 5), Widener 32 (Smith, Terry 8). Assists-Elizabethtown 15 (Greg Brizek 5), Widener 17 (Thomas, Malcolm 4). Total fouls-Elizabethtown 15, Widener 8. A-385