CHESTER, Pa. – Madison Ireland scored a game-high 20 points as the Widener University women's basketball team closed the season with a 58-53 win against the Alvernia Golden Wolves on Saturday afternoon.
 
HIGHLIGHTS

• Ireland and Tatiana Pleasant tied the Pride for team-high honors in rebounding with nine.
• Allison Gallagher tallied 12 points and pulled in five boards.
• Emma Gardy and Devan Rimmer netted seven each for the Blue and Gold.

 
Both teams got off to slow starts as Alvernia held a 11-9 led after the opening period. The scoring picked up in the second quarter, but the game stayed tight as neither squad held more than a four point lead, which was owned by Widener at 26-22. The Golden Wolves scored five in a row to take a one point lead, but Gardy connected on a free throw to send the game into intermission tied at 27-27.
 
Alvernia led for the majority of the third quarter, pulling out to a 37-33 advantage three minutes in. Widener went on a 9-0 run during the next 4:52, opening a 42-37 lead at the end of three. The Golden Wolves rallied and the beginning of the fourth was a seesaw battle. Alvernia held a 49-48 lead before an 8-0 run by the Pride put the game away.
 
Prior to the contest, Widener honored seniors Allison Gallagher, Julia Venturelli, Nikki Petri and Breezy Cullen for their four years of service to the program.