Egee, Persiano Exit in Women's Basketball's 90-65 Rout of Arcadia

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Senior Jen Egee (Ridley Park, PA) and Joanna Persiano (Ventnor, NJ) finished their Widener careers by defeating Arcadia in dominating fashion, 90-65 in Commonwealth Conference play in Glenside, PA.

Widener (14-11, 9-9 CC) trailed Arcadia in the early minutes, but fought back to tie the score with 10 minutes remaining in the first half. At that point, Widener took off and went on a 26-8 run to finish off the half ahead 18 points.

Arcadia made some runs in the second half, but the Pride defense never let the lead get below 12 points. Late in the game, the two best long-range shooters in Widener history went to work and gave the Pride an insurmountable 25 point lead.

With two minutes remaining and the game well-in-hand, Egee and Persiano bowed out for the final time in their prestigious Widener careers accompanied by hugs and a round-of-applause.

In her last time wearing a Pride uniform, Egee went 9-of-17 from the field, 3-of-6 from beyond the arc and 12-for-13 from the line to finish with 33 points, her third highest scoring game of the season. Egee finishes her career fifth in school history with 1,320 points, first in school history with 71 single-season three-pointers and fourth in Middle Atlantic Conference history with 231 career 3-pointers.

Persiano went 8-of-18 from the field and 3-of-6 from three-point range to add 19 points and three rebounds. She also led Widener with five assists and two steals on the day. Persiano finishes second in school history with 171 career 3-pointers made.

Over the last four years, the duo helped Widener to three conference tournaments, a 75-33 record and an "Elite Eight" appearance in 2013.

Against Arcadia, sophomore Brianna Wylie (Mount Laurel, NJ) led the Pride defensively with eight rebounds, as well as scoring six points and dishing out three assists.

Off the bench, freshman Aly Furgiuele (Norwalk, CT) went 3-of-3 from the field and 2-of-2 from the line to add eight points in only 11 minutes.

Arcadia (10-15, 4-15) was led by Victoria Mazzeo with 13 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists, and three steals. Maureen Fiocca led the scoring with 14 points on 5-of-12 from the field, and Valerie DiMuro led on the other side of the court with 12 rebounds and nine points of her own.

Widener concludes the 2013-14 season in sixth place in the conference, one place short of the league tournament.

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