CHESTER, Pa. (Feb. 11, 2017) – Senior
Aly Furgiuele (Norwalk, Conn.) had a career outing in her final home game as a collegian to help propel the Widener University women's basketball team to a 65-46 victory over Hood on Saturday afternoon at the Schwartz Center.
Widener burst out to leads of 6-0 and 9-2 by capitalizing from long range and led from wire-to-wire. Junior
Allison Gallagher (Souderton, Pa.) and freshman
Devan Rimmer (Parkasie, Pa.) combined to make three shots from downtown to give the Pride a lead in the early going which they would never relinquish.
The hosts led by two touchdowns at the end of the first by getting a pair of free throws from Gallagher down the stretch and then ballooned the margin to 22 at 34-12 when Rimmer connected from beyond the arc at the midway point of the second quarter. Widener most notably outrebounded Hood by a 32-17 margin in the first half and would carry a 41-22 lead into the break.
Widener stayed in control throughout the second half and built up a 55-31 advantage when
Brianna Cullen (Lansdale, Pa.) stole the ball and converted a layup on the other end in transition. The junior then set up freshman
Angelica Borja (Somerville, N.J.) for a jumper to give the Pride a 57-36 at the end of the third, and Hood came no closer than 18 when Taylor McGaughey made a layup with just over a minute remaining in regulation. A free throw by Furgiuele sealed the final outcome.
Furgiuele, who was recognized for her contributions to the program prior to the contest, arguably played the best game of her career to lead the way for Widener. She grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds and matched a season mark with eight points. Gallagher and Rimmer tallied 17 and 13 points, respectively, and freshman
Madison Ireland (Garnet Valley, Pa.) also had a career afternoon by dishing out 10 assists and only committing two turnovers. Ireland also pulled down six rebounds and recorded two steals.
Hood (6-17, MAC Commonwealth 1-13) was paced by Allie Appleby and Deaja Colden in the loss. Appleby scored 12 points and registered four assists, while Colden finished the game with six points, 10 boards and three steals.
Widener (7-16, MAC Commonwealth 4-10) next visits Arcadia on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 6 p.m.
