FREDERICK, Md. – Four see double digits in a high scoring contest against No. 22 Hood on Saturday afternoon.
The 103-86 final moves the Pride to 5-10 in the regular season and 2-2 in conference play.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Myles Bright's continued offensive dominance showed with 33 points.
- TJ Bryson, Jacob Aryee, and Dylan Schlatter each saw double digits.
- Schlatter also held a team high five steals.
- The Pride shot 45.6% from the floor, 39.5% from three, and saw 36 points from the bench.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Bryson struck first for the Pride two minutes in before Bryson continued the scoring with a triple. Jay-Nelly Reyes poked a steal to give Bright his first points of the afternoon. The Pride offense would continue to pour points with Bright hitting another triple at 16:29. A short Blazers run emerged before Aryee's triple broke the stretch. Back-to-back triples from Bright and Aryee would give the Pride a 23-22 lead with 11:42 left. The Blazers' jumped to a nine-point lead before Bryson's fastbreak triple at 6:05 pulled the Pride back. Bright poked a steal to give Bryson a jumper to make the score 41-35 Blazers. Aryee's late triple would send the Pride into half tied at 45.
- Bright put in the first points of the half for the Blue and Gold at 18:21. The Blazers would head into a 14-0 run before Aryee's layup brought the offense back. Bright would see six quick points on triples while Ethan Dodson hit a jumper in the paint to make the score 67-57 Blazers. Again, the Blazers' paced offense pushed the lead to 17 points while Schlatter hit a triple with 8:33 to answer. Bright continued his triple rein while Schlatter saw a layup and two from the charity stripe. Back-to-back Bright triples pulled the game into grasp with 5:18 left. The Blazers offense answered to win 103-86 in the final minutes.
UP NEXT
Widener returns to the court on Wednesday, January 21 against the 6-9 (2-2 MAC Commonwealth) Albright Lions. Tip-off in Reading, Pa. is scheduled for 7 p.m.