CHESTER, Pa. – Devan Rimmer netted 22 points and Madison Ireland added 21 points in a 77-73 double overtime victory against the Stevenson University Mustangs on Saturday afternoon at the Schwartz Center.
 
Highlights:

• In addition to her 21 points, Ireland also dished out eight assists and pulled down seven rebounds.
• Allison Gallagher scored 13 points and had four rebounds.
• Kyra Schenk led all players and matched a career-high with 15 rebounds.
• As a team, Widener shot 74.1 percent from behind the line.

 
FIRST QUARTER NOTES

• Widener got the early jump with an 11-4 run and went ahead by as many as seven when Schenk and Tatiana Pleasant each connected on back-to-back lay ups.
• The tables turned in the final two minutes as Stevenson took the lead and ended the first 10 minutes up 18-16.

SECOND QUARTER NOTES

• The Pride regained its lead with a two-pointer from Rimmer, however, the Mustangs answered seconds later to put themselves up 22-21 with a jumper inside the paint out of the hands of Imani Sanders.
• Both teams continued to trade baskets until the very last second when a layup from Jonyae Curry gave the Mustangs a two point edge heading into the locker rooms.

THIRD QUARTER NOTES

• Down by one, Ireland and Emily Hardy combined for five points to create a four-point gap between them and the visitors with 1:43 remaining.
• The Mustangs, however, did not back down as they matched Rimmer's 3-pointer with one of their to tie the game up once again.
• Ireland found her momentum in the third quarter knocking down 2-of-3 3-pointers and scoring a total of eight points.

FOURTH QUARTER NOTES

• The visitors jumped ahead by as many as seven on two occasions, until a 6-0 run and a Rimmer 3-pointer in the waning seconds knotted the game at 62s to send the game into overtime.

 
OVERTIME PERIOD 1 NOTES

• Just when Widener was about to walk off with the victory, Denia Campbell took a chance and it paid off as she sent the game into a second over-time period with a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

OVERTIME PERIOD 2 NOTES

• Widener held the lead the entire period and jumped ahead by as many as four with two charity shots from Ireland to give them a 77-73 victory.  

UP NEXT
Widener will return to action when they travel to Mechanicsburg, Pa. to take on the nationally-ranked Messiah College Falcons. Tipoff is slated for 6:00 p.m.