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PHILADELPHIA — Seniors Brooke Tidswell and Kris Clarkson each posted a double-double as Widener scored 15 straight second-half points for a 70-45 victory at Chestnut Hill in Philadelphia.

Widener's decisive run turned a 38-32 lead with 16:37 left into a 53-32 edge with 12:34 to go. Junior Malcolm Thomas scored five points in that stretch, including a 3-point play, and Tidswell added four.

That helped the Pioneers (3-0) shoot 45 percent (17-of-38) from the field after intermission and hold the Griffins to just 21 percent (8-of-38). Widener outscored Chestnut Hill, 36-19, in the second half.

Tidwell finished with 20 points on 10-of-19 shooting with 10 rebounds over just 29 minutes. Clarkson, the reigning Commonwealth Conference Player of the Week, had 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting with 14 rebounds in just 18 minutes.

Junior Essien Ford closed with 14 points for the Pioneers, who shot 43 percent (32-of-75) overall and owned a 54-39 rebounding edge.

Widener continues its five-game season-opening road trip Friday at the Gallaudet Holiday Tournanment in Washington, DC. The squad plays Hood in the opener and either John Jay or the host on Saturday.

Widener vs Chestnut Hill
11/22/05 7:00 p.m. at Philadelphia, PA
At Philadelphia, PA
WIDENER 70, CHESTNUT HILL 45
WIDENER (3-0)
Brooke Tidswell 10-19 0-1 20; Kris Clarkson 8-11 1-2 17; Essien Ford 6-18
1-1 14; Malcolm Thomas 4-12 1-1 9; Brandon Blakey 1-2 2-2 4; David Clark 1-1
0-0 2; Ron Michael 1-5 0-1 2; Matt Sosna 1-1 0-0 2; Nyere Miller 0-1 0-0 0;
Wyatt Haas 0-3 0-0 0; Terry Smith 0-1 0-0 0; David Douglas 0-1 0-0 0. Totals
32-75 5-8 70.
CHESTNUT HILL (0-3)
Bolling, Shawn 5-13 4-4 14; Greer, Isaac 4-12 1-3 10; Tamburo, Steve 3-5 1-1
7; Devine, Mike 3-8 0-0 6; Rebstock, L.B. 2-5 0-0 4; McDonald, Steven 1-4
0-1 2; Simmons, Juno 1-5 0-0 2; Grubisic, Antonio 0-3 0-0 0; Little, Sam 0-1
0-0 0; Burke, Dan 0-1 0-0 0; Graham, Darien 0-1 0-0 0; Lyons, Dwight 0-3 0-0
0; Durante, John 0-1 0-0 0; Ferraiolo, Richard 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 19-66 6-9
45.
Widener.......................   34   36  -   70
Chestnut Hill.................   26   19  -   45
3-point goals-Widener 1-10 (Essien Ford 1-3; Malcolm Thomas 0-3; Brandon
Blakey 0-1; Nyere Miller 0-1; Wyatt Haas 0-2), Chestnut Hill 1-16 (Greer,
Isaac 1-2; Devine, Mike 0-4; Rebstock, L.B. 0-1; Grubisic, Antonio 0-3;
Burke, Dan 0-1; Graham, Darien 0-1; Lyons, Dwight 0-1; Durante, John 0-1;
Bolling, Shawn 0-2). Fouled out--Widener-None, Chestnut Hill-None.
Rebounds-Widener 54 (Kris Clarkson 14), Chestnut Hill 39 (McDonald, Steven
5). Assists-Widener 18 (Brandon Blakey 5), Chestnut Hill 6 (Rebstock, L.B.
3). Total fouls-Widener 13, Chestnut Hill 16. A-173