OWINGS MILLS, Md. – The Widener University women's basketball team built a nine-point halftime lead, but a cold shooting second stanza saw the Pride fall to the Stevenson Mustangs 76-66 in a MAC Commonwealth game on Saturday afternoon.
 
GAME NOTES

• Madison Ireland posted her second double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds. She also added six assists.
• Devan Rimmer led Widener with 20 points.
• Jordan D'Ambrosio added seven off the bench.
• Erin Phelan, Kyra Schenk, Mackenzie McCracken, and Charlotte Stern each scored six. For Stern, it was her second straight game collecting a career-high.
• After shooting 56.5 percent (13-of-23) in the first quarter, the Pride connected on just 12-of-42 (28.6 percent) the rest of the way.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Blue and Gold pounded the ball inside early on, scoring 24 of its 26 opening period points in the paint, building a 26-19 lead after 10 minutes. After a brief Mustangs rally, Widener closed the second well, scoring 10 of the final 15 points in the frame, taking a 42-33 lead into halftime.
 
Stevenson took advantage of second chance opportunities in the next 20 minutes, scoring 23 points off its own misses in the game, while outscoring the Pride 26-13 in the third and 17-11 in the fourth to claim the win.
 
UP NEXT
Widener faces a tough task, traveling to Reading, Pa. to face RV/11 Albright in a MAC Commonwealth matchup on Wednesday, January 15 at 8:00 p.m.