OWINGS MILLS, Md. – Widener head men's basketball coach Chris Carideo grabbed his 300th career win as the Pride defeated the Stevenson Mustangs 83-67. The victory marks his 214th with Widener, making him the second winningest coach in program history.

GAME NOTES

• Jared Peters led the Blue and Gold with 15 points on 4-of-8 shooting.
• Pat Holden and Kolbey also reached double-digits with 14 and 11 points, respectively.
• Two first years rounded out the five Widener players with 10+ points. Luke Mazur put up 13 in the scoring column on 4-of 6 shooting while Matt Daulerio added another 10 points.
• First year Kevin Schenk led the Blue and Gold in rebounding with 10 boards and posted 5 points.
• Widener shot the ball extremely well, delivering a 48.4 percent field goal percentage and knocking down 41.7 percent from beyond the arc.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED
After both teams spent the first five minutes exchanging baskets, Widener went on a 9-2 run to take an 18-11 lead midway through the first. The Pride was able to hang onto that lead behind 52.9 percent shooting in the first and entered halftime up 49-42.
 
The Blue and Gold came out firing in the second half, knocking down four of its first five shots to grab its first double-digit lead of the night. Defense made the difference throughout the remainder of the night as Widener held the Mustangs to just 37.8 shooting and 26.7 percent from deep in the second half and pulled away to cement the final score.
 
UP NEXT
The Pride returns home tomorrow to take on the Mustangs once again in its home opener at the Schwartz Center. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m.