SWARTHMORE, Pa. – Widener Men's Basketball drops 77 in a dominating upset over #15 ranked Swarthmore on the road.
 
The 77-57 win improves the Pride to 8-1 in the regular season and 1-1 against top 25 ranked teams.
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Kevin Schenk led the Pride with season high 21 points.
• Dominic Dunn grabbed five rebounds with four players snagging four.
• Off the bench, Luke Mazur added nine.
• Howie Rankine would see season high five blocks with three assists.
• The Pride would shoot 52.5% from the floor and 42.9% from three.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Dunn answered the Garnet with a quick three from Anthony DiCaro. Steven Matlack found a grove as he would hit seven straight Pride points. Under halfway through the first a layup from Matlack off a fast break and a layup from Dunn pushed the lead to five. Schenk would drain a three and hit a free throw while Mazur's fast break layup gave the Pride their largest lead of the first. The score was 29-18. The final minute of play would be scoreless for the Pride as they head into halftime with a 35-30 lead. 
• A fresh lineup out of half would give the Pride a 10-0 run in three minutes with points from Dunn, DiCaro, and Schenk. Matt Daulerio would hit a triple. As halfway approaches Mike Kane would force a steal while Xavier Ernest cashed in a layup giving the Pride an 18-point lead. At half, a four-person line change for the Pride gave Dunn another three. A scoreless point during the second was stopped with a Rankine jumper with 6:27 left. Back and forth scoring possessions from both sides ended as Dunn would hit a layup then hit a free throw. Kane ended the upset with a steal and the final layup to give the Blue and Gold a 20-point win. 

UP NEXT
The Pride take a trip to sunny Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. on Dec. 20 and 21 to take on Carthage and Benedictine.