YORK, Pa. – #15 Widener Men's Basketball fought against a hot shooting York Spartans offense in MAC Commonwealth defeat.
 
The 84-64 loss drops the Pride to 15-3 in the regular season and 5-2 in the MAC Commonwealth.
 
BY THE NUMBERS

• Dominic Dunn led the Pride with 15 points and five rebounds.
• Off the bench, Matt Daulerio added nine points with four rebounds.
• Defensively Dunn and Howie Rankine snagged two steals a piece while Jay Nelly-Reyes put up a block.
• The Pride shot 44.3% from the floor and 23.5% from three.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Kevin Schenk saw the basket first for the Pride with a good layup to answer the Spartans good triple. A hot Spartans' offense would have the Pride defense struggle as Dunn would help cut into the deficit with a good layup. Luke Mazur would drain the Pride's only triple of the first half with 13:30 on the board. A Mike Kane rebound into a Daulerio layup would bring the game within six seconds later. Dunn would see a string of free throws before Anthony DiCaro found the net with a good jumper. The score was 41-24 Spartans. Misses on both sides of the ball would be ended with a final layup from the Spartans to go into the locker room down 21.
• The Pride offense would open the half with the first points as Schenk poked a ball loose and Daulerio cashed in on a layup. Rankine found himself at the charity stripe to cash in on a free throw with just under 15 remaining. With 12:13 on the clock, Dunn stole a Spartans' ball and capitalized with a layup. As time ticked down Schenk would hit another layup and DiCaro would drain a triple to try and cut into the lead. The final points of the game came from a Daulerio layup, free throw, and layup once more. The Pride would fall 84-64 on the road in York, Pa.

UP NEXT
Widener continues their stretch of away games with a Saturday, Jan. 27 game against the 8-10 (2-5 MAC Commonwealth) Stevenson Mustangs. Tip off is scheduled for 4 p.m.