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Junior Alex Held (Westminster, MD) keyed the decisive run for Widener, which used a combination of great shooting and tough defense in the second half for a 68-61 Commonwealth Conference victory over Alvernia at Schwartz Center.

Held scored eight points during Widener's 12-0 run to open the second half for a 44-33 lead with 17:27 left.  She netted the final six points in the spurt, capping it on a 3-pointer.

It was the catalyst for a half in which the Pride (8-9, 4-2 CC) outscored the Crusaders 36-28 by shooting 50 percent (14-of-28) from the floor.  Alvernia (7-5, 3-3) was limited to just 33 percent shooting (10-of-30) in that span.

Held finished with 13 points to fall one shy of her career best, freshman Lil Carney (Narbeth, PA) had 12 points and seven assists with sophomore Casey Pritz (Abington, PA) adding 10 points and seven rebounds.

Alex Velazquez notched 18 points and 11 rebounds with Julie Hahn adding nine points and seven assists for Alvernia, which shot 36 percent (20-of-55) overall and was 1-of-7 from 3-point range.

Widener on Saturday visits Elizabethtown at 2:00 pm.