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- ↑ "Elizabeth J. Hirschmann Field at Leslie C. Quick Jr. Stadium". widenerpride.com. Widener Athletics. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ↑ Widener University – Graphic Standards Manual (PDF). Retrieved June 12, 2016.