FREDERICK, Md. - The Widener men's basketball team fought hard in the first half against second-seeded Hood, but the sixth-seeded Pride could not punch their ticket to the MAC Commonwealth Tournament final as the Blazers pulled away in the second half to earn a 90-77 win in the MAC Commonwealth semifinals on Friday night at BB&T Arena.
With the loss, the Pride ended their 2021-22 campaign with a 13-14 record that featured their fourth conference semifinal appearance in six seasons.
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST HOOD
- The Pride got down, 27-13, with 9:52 remaining in the first half, but managed to close the half with a 22-10 run to trail the Blazers, 37-35, at halftime. Pat Holden scored all of his eight points in the half during that run, which he closed by hitting a three-pointer with 58 seconds remaining.
- In the second half, the Pride managed to trim Hood's lead down to 44-43 with 16:43 remaining after Matt Daulerio scored all eight of the team's points to start the half in that 3:17 span. However, the Blazers broke the game open by scoring 43 points over the next 15 minutes to take a 15-point lead that they would not relinquish.
- Daulerio paced the Pride, pouring in a game-high 25 points. The Chester Springs, Pa. native scored 21 of his 25 points in the second half.
- Along with Daulerio, the Pride saw Holden and Jared Peters score 13 points apiece in the defeat.
- With his 13 points, Peters finished in 18th-place on the Widener men's basketball all-time scoring list with 1,174 career points.
