ANNVILLE, Pa. – Daelyn Stabler did everything she could to keep her senior season going recording a double-double and filling the stat sheet in a tough 61-52 defeat to visiting Widener University in the first game of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Commonwealth Championship Tournament on Monday evening in Sorrentino Gymnasium.
 
The fourth-seeded Dutchmen got off to a slow start as the fifth-seeded Pride took a 7-2 lead over the first five minutes of the game. Widener grew the lead to 13-6 before Kate Fitzpatrick knocked down a three-pointer with 1:35 on the clock. The Pride scored on a jumper with 20 seconds left and Cristina Fernandez closed out the quarter with a buzzer-beater to make it 15-11 after the first 10 minutes. Stabler began the scoring in the second quarter with a jumper to cut the lead to two. The teams traded scores until Widener ended the half on a 6-0 run to take a 27-20 lead.
 
Stabler scored four of LVC's first six points of the second half with Riley Hevelow adding a jumper and the Dutchmen were within one at 27-26 three minutes into the third quarter. The Pride responded with back-to-back threes to bring the lead back up to seven. Widener was able to build the lead to 44-34 before Kailey Eckhart knocked down a free throw to make it a nine-point game heading into the fourth quarter. The Dutchmen came out strong to begin the fourth after the Pride began the quarter with a bucket. Fitzpatrick hit two free throws, Fernandez knocked down a jumper, and then Stabler found Fitzpatrick underneath for a layup to bring LVC within five. Widener responded with a 6-0 run to make it 61-52 with 5:36 remaining. LVC fought right back with buckets by Fernandez and Jordan Zimmerman to make it 52-47 with 2:23 left. That was as close as the Dutchmen would get as the Pride hit seven of eight free throws in the final two minutes to secure the victory.
 
 Inside the Box Score

• Stabler scored in double figures for the fifth consecutive game to end her career and recorded her third double-double of the year with 13 points and 10 rebounds. She added four steals, two assists, and a block.
• Fitzpatrick hit a trio of three-pointers and finished with 13 points and two steals.
• Fernandez had eight points and eight rebounds with three assists.
• Zimmerman scored seven points while Eckhart had five points and six rebounds.
• Samya Santiague blocked two shots while Allison Bimmer pulled down five rebounds.
• The Dutchmen finished with a 13-13 overall record and played in the MAC Commonwealth Tournament for the second consecutive season.

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