WESLEY SPRING 2011 - Wesley Magazine - Wesley College

SPORTS | reviewMEN’S BASKETBALLStrongSeasonWesley continued its strong play in recentyears with another impressive season in2010-11. The team won 18 games, tied forthe second most in the Division III era,and advanced to the Capital AthleticConference (CAC) Championship gamefor the third straight year.The season was fueled by a 9-1 recordat the friendly confines of WentworthGymnasium, where the team enjoys oneof the best home court advantages in theregion. The team also put together an 11-game win streak that included four victoriesby three points or less. Perhapsthe most memorable win in the streakcame against conference rivalMarymount (Va.). The Saints held a 68-67 lead with just nine seconds left, butDarrell Johnson got off a shot before thefinal horn that found the bottom of thenet to give the Wolverines the win.Wesley earned a bye in the first roundof the CAC playoffs and dispatchedSalisbury in the semifinals when PaulReynolds stole an inbounds pass withjust a second left to secure a 75-74 win.The victory placed Wesley into the CACChampionship against nationallyrankedSt. Mary’s (Md.). The Seahawksdashed the Wolverines’ NCAA hopesand eventually advanced all the way tothe national quarterfinals.A bid to the ECAC SouthChampionships followed, where Wesleyknocked off Misericordia in the quarterfinalsbefore bowing to top-seededLebanon Valley in the semifinals.After the season, Reynolds wasnamed to the All-CAC First Team whileJohnson earned a place on the SecondTeam. He also was recognized withD3hoops.com All-Mid Atlantic Regionhonors. A sophomore forward,Reynolds finished among the conferenceDarrellJohnsonleaders in scoring, rebounding and stealsand was among the Division III leadersin field goal percentage with a mark of 61percent.Seniors Rudy Thomas and KevinJohnson capped impressive careers. Theduo won 68 games in uniform for theWolverines, the most of any senior classin the NCAA history of the program.Johnson scored over 1,000 points in hiscareer, becoming just the 10 th player atWesley to pull the feat. Both seniors finishedamong the all-time leaders in threepoint field goals and at least one of theirnames can be found in nearly every statisticalcategory in the record book.Sammi NevinWOMEN’S SOCCERHighs & LowsWesley finished the season well, outscoring its opponents overthe final four matches, but a midseason losing streak dashedthe squad’s postseason hopes. The Wolverines posted a win anda tie in the first four matches of the year, but lost each of theirnext nine contests. Back-to-back home victories followed, however,starting the team’s better play down the stretch.The team finished 3-13-1 and was led in scoring by KimFearnbach with 10 points on a team-best five goals.30 WESLEY COLLEGE :: Spring 2011