YORK, Pa. - Widener carried its halftime lead into a 69–53 road win over York College.
The Pride improve to 14-4 overall and 5-2 in conference play.
BY THE NUMBERS
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Avalynn Baer led with 15 points, adding 9 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 steals while playing 36 minutes.
HOW IT HAPPENED
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Widener fell behind early, 2–0, but responded quickly as Lindsay Kutz scored inside to tie it at 2–2. York answered with a pair of threes and free throws to take a 10–4 lead, but Baer and Stackhouse fueled a Pride comeback with mid-range jumpers to close the gap to 10–12. Palmieri hit a free throw to make it 11–12 before Metrick drained a three to give Widener its first lead, 14–12. Baer added a free throw, and Kutz capped the quarter with a buzzer-beating three, giving the Pride an 18–12 advantage after one.
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The Pride built on its 18–12 first-quarter lead as Palmieri opened the period with a jumper to make it 20–12, and Lindsay Kutz added a free throw before Jayla Daniels converted a fast-break layup to push the margin to 23–12. Baer scored inside to extend the run to 25–12, and after continued defensive pressure forced multiple York turnovers, Stackhouse and Kimberly Casiello scored to stretch the lead to 30–12 midway through the quarter. York briefly answered with back-to-back threes to cut it to 30–18, but Widener steadied itself late as Daniels knocked down a jumper and capped the half with a final layup, sending the Pride into the break with a 34–21 advantage.
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Widener opened the third quarter with Baer scoring on a jumper to extend the lead to 36–21, and after York answered with a pair of layups, Stackhouse drilled a three to make it 39–25. Baer added two free throws to keep the Pride in front 41–28 before York cut into the margin with interior baskets and free throws, trimming the lead to 45–37 midway through the period. Metrick knocked down a three to push the advantage back to 48–42, and Kutz followed with a layup and free throw to make it 51–42. Palmieri scored inside, Metrick added another three, and despite a late York basket, Widener closed the quarter strong to carry a 56–44 lead into the final frame.
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The Pride opened the final quarter with Metrick finishing inside to extend the lead to 58–44, but York chipped away with free throws and baskets to cut the margin to 58–50 midway through the period. Palmieri answered with a layup to make it 60–50, and Stackhouse followed with a three to push the Pride back in front 63–50. After York hit a triple of its own, Baer scored in the paint to keep Widener ahead 65–53, and despite a scoreless stretch filled with defensive stops and rebounds, Baer and Palmieri closed the game with late layups to seal the 69–53 road win.
UP NEXT
The Pride return home on Saturday, January 31, to take on Hood College. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m.
