Widener 73, Lebanon Valley 51
 
LVC Starters
Lehr, Bamberger, Kline, Mealey, Venezia
 
Widener Starters
Ireland, Hardy, McCracken, Phelan, Rimmer
 
How It Happened
CHESTER, Pa. – Widener University used a big second quarter to pull away from Lebanon Valley and defeat the Dutchmen 73-51 on Saturday afternoon in MAC Commonwealth action. The Dutchmen slipped to 7-7, 3-2 MAC Commonwealth, while the Pride improved to 13-2, 4-2 MAC Commonwealth.
 
The action was close in the early going as the two squads were locked at 12-12 with 4:21 remaining in the first quarter. Throughout the final minutes of the period, though, Widener went on a 6-2 spurt, capped by Devan Rimmer's jumper, to take an 18-14 advantage into the second quarter.
 
The second quarter is where the home team pulled away, due to its 11-0 run throughout the first 3:43 of action. Anne Lehr stopped the run with a jumper at 6:24, but LVC still found themselves down by double digits at 29-16. After the Pride got up by 18 at 39-21 thanks to Emma Gardy's triple at 3:43, Jen Eck and Caroline Scarff connected on back-to-back jumpers to trim Widener's advantage to 39-25 heading into halftime.
 
With 4:59 left in the third, the Dutchmen hung around and Lehr's free throw cut the Pride's lead to 45-34. LVC, however, was unable to get any closer throughout the remainder of the period, and Widener went into fourth-quarter action up 55-40. In the fourth, the home squad's lead proved to be too much and the Dutchmen couldn't come out of the hole and eventually fell 73-51.
 
Inside the Numbers
 - Lehr finished with a team-high 11 points and she added three assists and two steals.
 - Eck provided nine points off the bench for LVC and was second on the squad with seven boards.
 - Emily Mealey and Morgan Bamerger netted eight points apiece, while Mealey brought down a team-high nine rebounds.
 - Megan Bisco scored five points off the bench for the Dutchmen.
 - Widener was paced offensively by Rimmer, who poured in 17 points.
 - The Pride's Erin Phelan (14), Mackenzie McCracken (13), and Kyra Schenk (10) each hit double digits in points.
 - Widener led in field goal percentage at 46.2-percent to 33.3-percent.
 - The Pride went 9-of-10 as a team from the charity stripe.
 - The home team led slightly in bench points at 21-19.
 - Widener also held the edge in points in the paint at 50-26.
 
Who's Next?
The Dutchmen look to bounce back on Wednesday when they travel to Glenside to battle Arcadia at 8 p.m.
 
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