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Week after netting 28 points against the Blue Devils – one short of her career high. The guard went 5-of-10 from beyond the arc, notching her fifth game this season with 20-plus points.

Ray has hit 15 of her team-leading 27 threes over the last four games and is shooting 60 percent from long range over that same period. The Bronx native paces the team in scoring with 17.2 points per game and has led the team in seven of the last eight contests. With that average, Ray ranks fourth in the BIG EAST.

George Washington (2-8) has dropped its last eight straight, which includes losses to then-No. 25 Michigan State, then-No. 6 Tennessee, and Western Kentucky on Monday night. The Colonials are led by sophomore guard Tiana Myers, notching 12.4 points per game. Redshirt freshman forward Brooke Wilson cleans the glass for GW, pulling down 6.8 boards per contest and chipping in 2.8 points.

Pacing the sideline is head coach Mike Bozeman in his second season. The former Fairleigh Dickinson University standout spent three years as an assistant at  GW before taking over the helm. Last year, Bozeman led the Colonials to a 17-14 overall record – the most wins for rookie coach in GW history. The Colonials finished fourth in the Atlantic 10 and reached the WNIT.  GAME NOTES

TCNJ BOASTS THREE CHAMPIONS AT TOUGH SUNSHINE OPEN

Palm Coast, FL... Some rest and relaxation on the beaches in Florida was well earned by The College of New Jersey wrestling team on Tuesday as the Lions wrapped up the Augsburg College Brute/Adidas Sunshine Open with three champions with six other grapplers placing in the event.
The Lions, ranked sixth in the latest National Wrestling Coaches Association Brute/Adidas Division III poll, boasted six finalists in the tournament put on by the second-ranked team in the country held at Flagler Palm Coach High School.
TCNJ’s first champion was junior John Barnett (Oak Ridge, NJ/Jefferson Twp.) at 141 pounds as he was a perfect 4-0 at 141 pounds. He won the title in dramatic fashion pulling out a 3-1 overtime win against Cody Hansen of Augsburg.
Freshman Brian Broderick (Manahawkin, NJ/Southern Regional) came up big at 174 pounds taking first place with an 8-5 decision over Dan Jonhenry in the finals. He also finished the tournament winning all four of his bouts.
The final champion for the Lions came at 184 pounds as Mike Denver (Bayville, NJ/Central Regional) had a big tournament with four wins. He won his weight class with a 6-0 triumph over Sheldon Francis.
Senior Tyler Branham (Newton, NJ/Kittatinny) claimed second at 149 pounds winning four straight bouts to move into the final. In that final match, Branham fell to second-ranked Tony Valek of Augsburg by a narrow 5-4 margin.
Junior Justin Bonitatis (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East) also finished second as he reeled off four straight wins to start the tournament at 165 pounds before falling Orlando Ponce of Augsburg in the finals. Bonitatis went 4-1 in the tournament putting him at 23 wins for the season.
At heavyweight, junior Ed Broderick (Manahawkin, NJ/Southern Regional) moved into the finals with two wins and nearly pulled an upset in the championship bout. Broderick fell to fourth-ranked Andy Witzel of Augsburg 6-3.
Adding to the strong showing by the Lions was graduate student Dan DiColo (Budd Lake, NJ/Mount Olive) at 157 pounds and junior Adam Koziol (Paramus, NJ/Paramus) at 197 pounds as both wrestlers battled back to place third. DiColo went 5-1 in the tournament, while Koziol garnered three wins in four matches.
Senior Al Wonesh (Columbus, NJ/North Burlington) added a seventh-place finish at 165 pounds.

Broncs Battle DMD

Written by: Rider Sports Information
Release: 12/28/2009

 Men's College Basketball

Broncs' Clinic for Ryan's Quest

LAWRENCEVILLE-The Rider University men's basketball team held a practice, a clinic and an autograph session to help "Ryan's Quest" on Tuesday morning, December 29 at the Mercer County CYO on Broad Street.

"This is a great opportunity for our players and coaches to give back to our community and to try and help a young boy and his family in their battle with Duchenne muscular dystrophy," said Rider head coach Tommy Dempsey.

The Broncs held a public practice at 9am, put on a clinic for the boys and girls grades four through eight at 10am and had an autograph session before leaving at 12 noon.

Now three years old, Ryan Schultz was diagnosed in December 2007 with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a disease that causes gradual weakness and allows few to survive beyond their 20s.

Ryan Schultz was in attendance Tuesday.

"We are also looking forward to spending some time teaching Ryan and many other young boys and girls some simple fundamentals of basketball," Dempsey said. "It should be a great day."

David Schultz, 33, a local police officer, and his wife, Maria, 29, a teacher in the Hamilton school district, founded "Ryan's Quest," an organization dedicated to increasing awareness and fund raising for DMD research.

There was a $10 fee for the kids and all proceeds went to Ryan's Quest, which is a tax exempt public charity to fight Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (www.ryansquest.org).

Swidowski Leads Holy Family University Men’s Basketball in 76-55 Loss to Stonehill

(12/29/2009)
PHILADELPHIA – Forward Justin Swidowski (so. Cinnaminson, N.J./Holy Cross) recorded 22 points and 11 rebounds, both game highs, in a losing effort as the Holy Family University men’s basketball team fell to Stonehill, 76-55, in a non-conference game on Tuesday afternoon at the Campus Center.

The Tigers came out of the gates fighting, keeping the game close in the opening 10:44. Swidowski scored 10 points, while guard Taylor Papion (fr. Lafayette, La./Tuerlings Catholic) had five of his career-best eight points during the opening stretch, which had Holy Family (0-9) down by just three (20-17).

Stonehill (8-2) pulled away by going on a 20-2 run in the final 9:16 of the half to take a 40-19 lead at halftime. Guard Brian Hamor led the Skyhawks with eight of his 14 points during the run. Forwards Patrick Lee and Mike Kernan both added four points. Lee finished the game with 10 points, while Kernan had eight.

In the second half, the Skyhawks hit five straight three-pointers as part of a 20-6 spurt to lead 60-25 with 13:11 remaining. Guard Randall Stallworth connected on three of the triples on his way to a team-high 16 points.

Holy Family continued playing hard to pull within 20 (72-52) on two made free throws by guard Khiry Hankins (fr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Summit Country Day), who finished the game with nine points.

Papion added six assists and three steals for the Tigers. Forward Sam Mushman (so. Tabernacle, N.J./Pope John XXIII) contributed eight points and five rebounds in a reserve effort. Forward Rickie Crews (jr. Westville, N.J./Deptford) corralled nine rebounds.

Stonehill shot 48.5 percent (32 of 66) overall, and 47.6 percent (10 of 21) from three-point range. Holy Family connected on 34.0 percent (18 of 53) of its shots from the field, and 38.5 percent (5 of 13) of its three-point attempts. The Tigers were the better team at the free throw line. The team hit 93.3 percent (14 of 15) of its free throws, while Stonehill shot just 20.0 percent (2 of 10).

Stonehill outrebounded Holy Family, 41-33.

Holy Family closes out the 2009 portion of its schedule with a home contest against Assumption on Wednesday, December 30 at 3:30 p.m. 

Drabyn Named to 2009 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Volleyball Team

(12/27/2009)
PHILADELPHIA – Holy Family University setter Aimee Drabyn (jr. Avon, Ind./Avon) was selected to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Volleyball Team. The team is voted on by the sports information offices of the 28 area institutions from the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

Drabyn, an elementary education major, posted a 3.92 grade point average (GPA) prior to the fall semester. This season, she was third in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) in assists (952) and fifth in assists per set (7.50). She is the record holder for assists in a season (1,316 in 2007) and assists in a career (2,892). She is the secretary of the Holy Family Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). Drabyn is also the CACC’s National SAAC representative.

To be nominated for the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Volleyball Team, a student-athlete must have completed one full year at their institution and maintain a GPA of 3.0.

Drabyn and the Tigers went 14-22 overall and qualified for their third consecutive CACC Championship Tournament.