Widener 66, Lebanon Valley 50

LVC Starters
Ray, Kintzer, Bimmer, Kuffa, Mealey

Widener Starters
Schenk, D'Ambrosio, Phelan, Samuels, Barnes

How It Happened
CHESTER, Pa. – Widener used a big second half to run away from the Lebanon Valley women's basketball team 66-50 on Thursday night in the first game of their back-to-back. The Dutchmen fall to 2-3 on the season while Widener stays unbeaten at 5-0.
The first half was the definition of a back-and-forth contest as neither team led by more than four points for the entire opening 20 minutes. The teams both struggled shooting in the opening quarter and then both caught fire in the second. Both teams shot under 30% from the floor in the first whereas in the second LVC shot 40% and Widener made a scorching 66.7% and Widener took a slim 28-26 lead into halftime.
The Pride would start breakaway in the third quarter as they outscored LVC by six. With the score tied at 31 early in the period, Widener would rattle off seven quick unanswered points to grab a 38-31 advantage, the biggest lead of the game for either side to that point. The Dutchmen would chip away and the deficit was just two after a Samya Santiague three-pointer, but the Pride would answer with a run of their own and led 46-38 headed into the final frame.
In the fourth, Widener started to flex their muscles scoring 20 points in the final quarter, outscoring LVC by eight. LVC trailed by just five at 49-44 with 8:17 to play in regulation before Widener would close the game on a 17-6 run to put away the Dutchmen.

Inside The Numbers

• Kennedy Kuffa continued her strong offensive play with 18 points including a pair of three-point field goals.
• Emily Mealy recorded yet another double-double on 11 points and 14 rebounds.
• Jordan D'Ambrosio and Kyra Schenk led the way for Widener with each scoring 19 points.
• Widener shot 48.2% from the field for the game while LVC finished at 35.8%.
• LVC hit 4-of-20 three-point attempts while Widener made two of their just five shots from outside the arc.
• Both teams committed 17 turnovers.
• Widener outscored LVC in the paint 40-18.
• The Dutchmen were outrebounded 38-29.

Who's Next?
The Dutchmen return to action tomorrow night when they host Widener at 7 p.m. in Sorrentino Gymnasium.

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