READING, Pa. – Kutz and the Pride kept things close against MAC Commonwealth opponent Albright in a late Tuesday matchup.
 
Following the 72-61 loss, the Pride fall to 9-15 in regular season play and 6-9 in MAC Commonwealth contest.
 
BY THE NUMEBRS

• Kutz led the Pride with 19 while D'Ambrosio followed with 18.
• Mia Robbins grabbed nine loose rebounds, four on offense and five on the defensive side.
• The team created four steals and blocked the attacking Lions four times.

HOW IT HAPPENED IN THE BOLLMAN CENTER
 
Kutz and the Pride got things going early with a quick jumper from a D'Ambrosio pass. D'Ambrosio kept it rolling with a jumper to push the Pride to a 4-2 lead. After a long Lions run, Kutz broke the first quarter drought with a layup from Mary McFillin to cut the score down to 10-6. For the rest of the quarter, both sides went on a slump with some missed shots and turnovers. Right before the end of the first, Kutz found a successful free throw off a Julia Zakovitch foul. After 10 minutes of play, the Pride trailed 17-7.
 
Once again, Kutz opened the scoring for the Blue and Gold with another jumper from a Cassiello dish. The score was cut down to 11. With 6:53 left in the second, Robbins grabbed her first layup of the game from a McFillin pass. Following the successful layup, the Pride trailed 26-13. Gianna Samuels snagged the Pride's first three pointer late in the second to make the score 37-20. A pair of Kutz free throws and a Lia Samuels three send the Pride into halftime down 12.
 
Right out of halftime, Kutz continued her initial scoring for the Pride with a repeat of the start of the game. McFillin drew a foul to send her to the line where she sunk two shots. The Lions offense struggled for a little with a Edmond Orianna miss, a Zakovith turnover, and a Gabby Boggs foul. In that time, D'Ambrosio added another two to her name to make the score 44-31 Lions. With just over two minutes remaining in the third, Robbins cut the lead to nine after a good layup and Avalynn Baer finished the half with a layup from a Cassiello ball. The team went into the fourth down 54-43.
 
Kutz made it a perfect 4-of-4 in first team points for the ladies with a layup sent from Cassiello. Halfway through the quarter, D'Ambrosio looked to send the Pride on a scoring run with a layup, drawn foul, and a free throw. 20 seconds later she took it upon herself to add another layup to send her to 17 points on the day. Time ticked down for the Pride as McFillin grabbed her fourth point of the game on a layup to make the score 65-55 with just under three minutes. Kutz saw the teams final points with just under a minute. The Pride walked away with a 72-61 final after shooting 25 of 68 (37%) from the floor and 9 of 13 (69%) from the line. The team saw 38 of their 61 points in the paint and nine second chance points.
 
UP NEXT
Widener returns home for their final regular season game against the 10-14 York College Spartans. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m.