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Date |
Place |
Time |
Opponent |
Results |
Notes |
| Thur. |
Mar. 6 |
H |
7:00 P.M. |
*West Chester University |
12-1, L |
[view] |
| With no seniors on the team, the Mechanics were no match for a very experienced West Chester team. Phil Rayer had an outstanding game in goal for Williamson stopping 18 shots while Matt Litten got his 1st collegiate goal for Williamson. [close] |
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| Fri. |
Mar. 7 |
H |
7:00 P.M. |
*Delaware Valley College |
1-0, W (forfeit) |
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| Joey Soto had 16 points, Kareen Walls added 14 points and 6 rebounds, Nate Armstrong added 14 points and 5 assists and all but one player on the roster scored as Williamson moved to 2-0 on the year. [close] |
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| Wed. |
Mar. 12 |
A |
8:00 P.M. |
*Villanova University |
12-1, L |
[view] |
| Chris Kirschner had the lone goal for Williamson and Phil Rayer once again played a great game in goal making 23 saves but NCWA Division I Villanova jumped out to an early lead and never looked back. [close] |
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| Sat. |
Mar. 15 |
A |
1:00 P.M. |
*Drexel University |
11-1, L |
[view] |
| The Mechanics continued to show improvement but were no match for the 4-time NCLL national play-off qualifier Dragons [close] |
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| Fri. |
Mar. 28 |
H |
7:00 P.M. |
*Rowan University |
7-6, L (o.t.) |
[view] |
| hris Kirschner had 3 goals and an assist but it was not enough as Williamson fell in overtime. Phil Rayer had another great game in goal stopping 15 shots. [close] |
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| Sat. |
Mar. 29 |
A |
2:00 P.M. |
*The College of New Jersey |
8-3, L |
[view] |
| Williamson was actually tied 2-2 with NCLL powerhouse TCNJ heading into the 4th quarter before their inexperience showed and they eventually fell short. Matt Litten led the attack with 2 goals for Williamson [close] |
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| Wed. |
Apr. 2 |
H |
7:00 P.M. |
Brookdale Community College |
7-6, L |
[view] |
| Chris Kirschner had 3 goals and 2 assists to lead Williamson’s offense while Phil Rayer had another monster game in goal for the Mechanics. [close] |
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| Fri. |
Apr. 4 |
H |
7:00 P.M. |
*The University of Penn |
rained out |
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| Jose Soto had 20 points to lead 6 Mechanics players in double figures as Williamson romped to the victory. Marquis Cuffee added 14 points while Joe Marshall scored 12 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for Williamson who saw 9 different players score point during the game. [close] |
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| Sat. |
Apr. 5 |
H |
1:00 P.M. |
Bryn Athyn College |
7-2, L |
[view] |
| Down just 4-2 at half, Williamson gave all undefeated Bryn Athyn it could angle before finally running out of steam at the end. [close] |
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| Wed. |
Apr. 9 |
H |
8:00 P.M. |
*Temple University |
6-3, W |
[view] |
| Chris Kirschner scored 3 goals and Matt Litten Alex Masciantonio and Gary Lazaro each added a goal apiece while Williamson’s defense played a phenomenal game to lead the Mechanics to a stunning upset of Temple. The Mechanics will close out their 2008 campaign tonight in a 7:00 P.M. home game against St. Joseph’s University. [close] |
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| Fri. |
Apr. 11 |
H |
8:00 P.M. |
*St. Joseph's University |
9-4, L |
[view] |
| The Mechanics trailed 6-1 at halftime and were never able to overcome the deficit as they closed out the 2008 season with loss to the Hawks. Williamson finished the year @ 3-8. [close] |
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| Fri. |
Apr. 18 |
H |
7:00 P.M. |
Valley Forge Military College |
1-0, W (forfeit) |
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| Williamson had the ball and trailed by just 2 points with under 30 seconds to play before a missed shot and 2 ensuing fouls allowed Alvernia to pull out the win. The loss was the 2nd time Williamson has close to upsetting a very good NCAA III squad. Widener University, currently 11-1 on the year as of this update, was the other one. Williamson does have a win over NCAA member Delaware Valley College earlier in the year. Davar Watson led Williamson with 30 points, 14 rebounds, 4 blocked shots, 3 steals and 3 assists while Kareen Walls added 13 points. [close] |
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| Sat. |
Apr. 19 |
TBD |
TBD |
^NCLL East Regionals |
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| Davar Watson had 23 points, Nate Armstrong added 18 while Jose Soto and Marquis Cuffee each chipped in with 12 but it was not quite enough as the Mechanics lost to the #4 ranked team in the nation in the latest USCAA Division I poll. Williamson staged a late rally, trailing by 17 with 8 minutes to go before coming up short at the end. [close] |
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Spurred on by National Tournament MVP Davar Watson and another solid defensive game, the Williamson basketball team pulled off the greatest win in Williamson sports history as they defeated Taylor University-Fort Wayne by a score 80-68 to win the 2008 United States Collegiate Athletic Association Division II National Championship!
The game certainly didn't start out well for Williamson as they fell behind by 9 points early in the first half. As has been the case all year long with this team, they managed to fight and claw there way back little by little and actually managed to take a 6-point lead into halftime.
While Williamson deliberately played a slower temp in its first 2 games at Nationals, Coach Bill Michaels decided to try to speed things up in the 2nd half of the championship game and his coaching strategy once again worked brilliantly. Williamson stretched the lead to 16 points midway through the 2nd half and though Taylor-Ft. Wayne tried on several occasions to get back into the game, each time Williamson was able to repel them. Free throws once again proved huge down the stretch for Williamson. After going 0-6 from the line in the first half, they managed to shoot 12-15 (80%) from the free throw line in the 2nd half to ice the win.
Davar had another huge game to lead the team. He scored 27 points and added 15 rebounds. Nate Armstrong added 17 points. Jose Soto, playing in his final Williamson game, was named to the All Tournament team along with Davar.
In speaking with Coach Michaels after the game, he summed the championship up as follows:
"On paper, we perhaps were the biggest underdogs in the tournament yet our guys simply played the best tournament of all the teams and more importantly, we wanted it the most. I simply could not be more proud of a group of guys. We played like a true team and the chemistry between the guys was fantastic all year long. We received numerous comments about how classy our guys were on and off the court and that perhaps has me just as please as winning it all. That is what Williamson, and Williamson basketball, is all about. I am so happy for each of the guys and especially our 5 seniors. What a special group of guys and a special team."
The national championship is the first team national championship in school history. With their 3-0 run at Nationals, the basketball team finished the year with a 23-8 record. The 23 wins tied the school record for wins by a Williamson sports team. The 1996 baseball team also finished 23-8.
Once again special congratulations go out to Seniors Marquis Cuffee, Joe Marshall, Jose Soto, Shannon Taylor, and Donnie Van Horn, Junior Ameer Fields, Freshmen Pete Achuff, Nate Armstrong, Brian Campuzano, John Jewell, Kareen Walls, and Davar Watson, managers Brian Wallace and Curtis Schofield and especially Head Coach Bill Michaels and Assistant Coach Kevin Brown in winning the 1st National Championship in Williamson sports history! Way to go, Basketball team! [close] |
* NCLL Liberty Division game
^ = must qualify
Head Coach: Chris Crooks (1st season), Assistant Coach: Sean Kirwan
2007 record: 7-6, NCLL regional qualifier
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