Messiah Mess 20-3,13-2 MAC Commonwealth

Widener Wide 16-5,10-3 MAC Commonwealth

Messiah Mess

20-3,13-2 MAC Commonwealth

Final

Feb. 19, 2022

Widener Wide

16-5,10-3 MAC Commonwealth

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Messiah Mess	17	20	13	16	66
Widener Wide	9	11	28	24	72

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Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 2/19/2022 6:51:00 PM

Women’s Basketball Upends No. 11 Messiah on Senior Day for Ninth Straight Win

Pride rally from 19-point deficit in second half to notch victory and earn second seed in MAC Commonwealth Tournament

CHESTER, Pa. – The Widener women's basketball team rallied from a 19-point deficit in the second half to knock off No. 11 Messiah, 72-66, on Senior Day on Saturday afternoon at Schwartz Athletic Center.

The victory was monumental for the Pride, as they won their ninth straight game to finish the regular season with a 17-6 overall record and 13-3 mark in MAC Commonwealth play.

More importantly, the Pride earned the second seed in the upcoming MAC Commonwealth Tournament after they finished tied for second with York and owned the tiebreaker against the Spartans based off head-to-head results against each team in the conference in descending order of finish in the standings. Both Widener and York split their two games against Messiah and swept fourth-place finisher Stevenson, but Widener earned the second seed by sweeping Albright this season while York went 1-1 against the Lions.

HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST MESSIAH

Trailing, 39-20, with 9:39 remaining in the third quarter, the Pride roared their way back by outscoring the Falcons, 28-11, to cut their lead to 50-48 heading into the fourth.
In the fourth quarter, the Pride took a 51-50 lead with 7:51 left after Jordan D'Ambrosio scored three of her team-high 17 points on a three-pointer off a pass from Brooke Bachtle.
From there, the Pride went on a 16-4 run to extend their advantage to 67-55 with 2:36 left. Mikayla Nicolini paced the Pride during the run with five of her 10 points in the game, including a three-pointer that put them ahead by 12.
Messiah cut Widener's lead down to four with 30 seconds left, but the Pride put the game on ice after Nicolini and D'Ambrosio each knocked down a pair of free throws following intentional fouls by Messiah.
D'Ambrosio also had a career-high 10 rebounds for the Pride to record the first double-double of her career.
Along with D'Ambrosio, senior Erin Phelan scored 12 points for the Pride, Fellow seniors Charlotte Stern, Bachtle, Jasmine Franklin, and Nicole Barnes provided nine, eight, eight and seven points, respectively.
Defensively, Barnes and Bachtle led the Pride, as they had four and three steals, respectively. Barnes ranks second in the MAC Commonwealth in steals with 71, averaging 3.1 steals per game.
By scoring 72 points, the Pride still have the No. 1 ranked offense in the MAC Commonwealth, as they increased their average to 68.7 points per game.
Before the game, the Pride honored their eight seniors — Bachtle, Barnes, Nicolini, Phelan, Franklin, Helena Salmon, Stern, and Olivia Pennypacker — for their hard work and dedication to the program over the last four years.