CHESTER, Pa. –
Jared Peters poured in 22 points,
Steven Matlack added 17 points, and the Widener men's basketball team pulled away late in the fourth quarter to earn a quality win over Ursinus, 69-55, for its fourth consecutive victory on Thursday night at Schwartz Athletic Center.
With the win, the Pride evened their overall record at 11-11. The Pride's non-conference win came against a Ursinus team that knocked off No. 17 Swarthmore, 95-86, on Tuesday night.
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST URSINUS
- Clinging to a 56-55 lead with 4:37 left, the Pride put together a 13-0 run to finish the game. Matlack and Peters came up big down the stretch, as Matlack had five of his 11 second-half points during the run and Peters chipped in four of his 13 second-half points in the run.
- The Pride built confidence going into the second half after Pat Holden made a three pointer from the top of the arch with two seconds left to give Widener a 31-30 lead at halftime.
- With his 22 points, Peters has 1,101 points for his career. The Reading, Pa. native is seven points away from surpassing Earl Wentzel — Widener's first 1,000-point scorer — for 20th on Widener's all-time scoring list. Wentzel had 1,107 points from 1949-53.
- During its four-game winning streak, Widener has only allowed 58.8 points per game.
- The Blue and Gold also did a great job on the glass, out-rebounding the Bears, 46-30. Kenny Lewis led the Pride with a game-high 11 rebounds.
UP NEXT
The Pride head to Owings Mills, Md. on Saturday to face Stevenson in a key MAC Commonwealth game. A win over Stevenson would put Widener in fifth place in the MAC Commonwealth standings. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m.
