READING, Pa. – Three players scored in double figures including Kyra Schenk who posted her second consecutive double-double as the Widener University women's basketball team came away with a 78-69 win at Albright on Friday night.
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Schenk's double-double came behind 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting, and a season-high 13 rebounds.
• Gianna Samuels continued a hot start to her career, scoring 14, dishing a career-high seven assists.
• Jordan D'Ambrosio netted 14, connecting on 6-of-7 shots from the floor.
• As a team, Widener shot 50 percent (31-of-62) for the game and went 6-of-12 from beyond the arc.
• The Pride outrebounded the Lions 41-28.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED
A hot shooting first period got the Blue and Gold on top early as WU hit 52.6 percent of its shots in the opening 10 minutes. A layup and free throw by Schenk put the Pride up 13-4 just more than four minutes into the contest and Widener rode the good start to a 21-16 lead heading into the second.

In the next frame, the Blue and Gold turned up the defense as well, holding Albright to just 4-of-20 in the stanza, as Widener took a 43-27 lead at halftime. WU extended the edge to as much as 26 when a three-pointer from Nicole Barnes made it 62-36 with 2:27 left in the third. Albright battled back in the fourth, but the Pride bench, getting some valuable minutes, was able to hold off the rally.
 
UP NEXT
The two teams tangle again on Saturday, February 20. Tipoff from the Schwartz Athletic Center is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.