Blue Hens Motivated By 7th Place Prediction

August 15, 2016 Posted by Matt Pencek Featured Sports, Regional Sports, University Of Delaware

Newark, DE – The Delaware Blue Hens return 17 starters (9 on offense and 8 on defense) from last season’s team. They have added one the best linebackers the First State has produced in this millennium when Troy Reeder transferred from Penn State to return home. All that should be reason for optimism to improve on 2015’s 4-7 record. Not so according the coaches of the Colonial Athletic Association. They predict the Blue Hens will finish seventh in conference play.

“That’s just adding fuel to the fire,” running back Wes Hills said. “We worked hard and there’s no more excuses. this is our year.”

After rushing for 952 yards in 2014, Hills suffered a foot injury in the 2015 opener against Jacksonville. With head coach Dave Brock stating Kareem Williams will redshirt this season, along with Jalen Randolph and Thomas Jefferson, Hills is part of three headed attack at running back.

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Matt joined WBOC in October 2015 as a Sports Broadcast Journalist. He is a native of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. Matt graduated from Penn State where he received a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He started his broadcast career as the news/sports director of WEMR AM 1460 in his hometown of Tunkhannock. Matt held that same position for WALI/WROG radio in Cumberland, MD. His first television position was as the weekend sports anchor at WHAG-TV in Hagerstown, MD where he eventually became the Sports Director. Matt then moved to Florence, SC to become a sports reporter/anchor for WPDE-TV In 2011 along with his brother David, Matt co-authored The Great Book of Penn State Sports Lists. From 2012 – 2015 he was the lead radio play-by-play voice for The Friday Night High School Football Game of the Week for DE FOX Sports 1290 in Wilmington, DE. The last 2 years at the radio station Matt was the studio host during the University of Delaware Football radio broadcasts. He has also called the action for the both the Blue Hens men’s and women’s basketball teams. Outside of work, Matt is married to his wife Shannon and has two sons; Jack and Connor. E-mail Matt Pencek at mpencek@wboc.com and follow him on Twitter @mattpencek_wboc. Check out all stories by Matt.