CHESTER, Pa. – In the second time in as many games, the Widener men's basketball team put together another rally, this time coming back from a 17-point deficit to top Albright, 73-65, on Wednesday night in its MAC Commonwealth contest at Schwartz Athletic Center.
With the win, the Pride won their second straight game to improve to 9-11 overall and 4-8 in MAC Commonwealth play.
HOW IT HAPPENED AGAINST ALBRIGHT
- Trailing, 26-9, with 8:53 left in the first half, the Pride went on a 26-14 run to cut the deficit to 40-35 at halftime. Pat Holden led the charge for the Pride, scoring nine of his game-high 19 points in that span. In addition, the Pride shot an eye-popping 62.5 percent from the field in the half.
- With 15:41 left in the second half, the Pride took a 46-44 lead — their first lead since a 2-0 advantage in the first half — by going on an 11-4 run to start the second frame. Kenny Lewis and Jared Peters paced the Pride with four points apiece during the run.
- After Albright took a 53-47 lead with 11:13 remaining following a 9-3 run, Widener managed to come back again and take a 60-58 lead with 4:23 left after putting together a 13-5 run. Matt Daulerio and AJ Sawyers each had four points in the run to lead the Pride, with Daulerio knocking down a three-pointer to give them the lead.
- From there, the Pride outscored the Lions, 13-7, to earn the victory. Holden had seven points for Widener during that stretch to put the win on ice.
- Along with Holden, Lewis, Peters and Steven Matlack each had double figures for the Pride. Lewis finished with 13 points while Peters and Matlack scored 12 apiece.
UP NEXT
The Pride hit the road Saturday to face York (Pa.) in another MAC Commonwealth game. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m.
