Women's Basketball Handed 84-67 Loss at Lycoming

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Widener could not overcome a double-digit first-half deficit and was dealt an 84-67 Commonwealth Conference loss at Lycoming in Williamsport, PA.

The Warriors (9-9, 6-6 CC) went on a 21-5 run over the last 7 1/2 minutes of the opening half to grab a 40-24 lead. Olivia Manges scored 13 of her 16 first-half points in that spurt and Ali Derr added six.

Lycoming for the half shot 49 percent (17-of-35) from the field and canned four 3-pointers. Widener hit just 25 percent (7-of-28) from the floor and was 2-of-7 from beyond the arc.

Senior Jen Egee (Ridley Park, PA), the league's leader in scoring and made 3-pointers, ended with 19 points on 6-of-9 shooting with seven rebounds and two 3-pointers for the Pride. She stands eighth in school history with 1,209 points.

Junior Kristina Reiter (Sewell, NJ) had 12 points and eight rebounds with senior Joanna Persiano (Ventnor, NJ) netting seven points for Widener (10-9, 5-7), which shot 39 percent (21-of-54) overall from the field and owned a 46-29 rebounding edge.

Manges simply could not be stopped, scoring 32 points on 11-of-15 shooting and going 9-of-12 from 3-point range. Julia Antonelli had 21 points on 10-of-14 shooting, 12 rebounds and seven assists with Derr pouring in 11 points for the Warriors, who had their 10-game losing streak against the Pride halted.

Lycoming shot 51 percent (32-of-63) from the floor and 10-of-19 from beyond the arc.

Widener is home Wednesday against Stevenson as the team takes part in "Play 4Kay," the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's initiative to end breast cancer. Donations for the 6:00 pm contest will be accepted for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund and fans are asked to wear pink.

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