ANNVILLE, Pa. – The Widener University men's basketball team shot the lights out on Wednesday night en route to an 86-60 win over Lebanon Valley. The Pride is now 8-4 in MAC Commonwealth play.

Widener came out firing, building a 15-4 lead in the opening six minutes of the first half. Jared Peters and Elijah Boyd accounted for the Pride's next 11 points, putting WU up 26-7 at the 10 minute mark. The reserves accounted for 20 points in the first half. A layup by Kenny Lewis with 3:24 left in the half created WU's biggest advantage at 34 points. LVC narrowed the gap slightly, but the Pride strolled into the locker rooms at the intermission up 53-25

Widener never took its foot off the gas, maintaining a substantial lead for the remainder of the night. LVC cut it to ­­­22 at one point, but that was as close as the Dutchmen would get. Jalen Howard dropped eight points in the final 20 minutes. A collective effort carried the team to an 86-60 victory.

By the numbers:

• 53 points in the first half is the most by Widener in any first half this season
• The bench put up 32 points, including 18 from Peters
• WU shot 55 percent from three-point range, its second best performance of the year behind the win against Gwynedd Mercy on November 17
• Elijah Boyd tied a career-high 25 points, hitting five shots from deep. The junior also led the team in assists with four.
• The Pride outrebounded the Dutchmen 36-39

Up Next:
Widener returns home to face Alvernia on Saturday, February 2. Tip-off is at 3:00 p.m.