Box Score

The Albright College women's basketball team got as close as six points in the second half but Widener ran away late, as the Lions fell 69-53 in Chester, Pa.

Freshman Kelecia Harris had another big double-double, totaling 21 points and pulling down 18 rebounds- a career-high and the most by a Lion player this season. She also blocked three shots.

Fellow freshman post player Emily O'Donnell just missed a double-double, with 10 board and nine points on the day. Sophomore Tara Sabotchick added seven points, six rebounds and five assists.

Widener created 10 more second-chance points, off eight offensive rebounds, to take a ten-point lead at halftime, 36-26.

Harris opened the scoring just eight seconds in, but Lil Carney soon hit a three-pointer to give Widener a 5-2 lead. Another Harris lay-in kept the Lions within a point at 7-6, with Vanessa Hejnas answering at the other end.

Two baskets from Meghan Boyle made it 14-10 Pride, but the hosts responded with a 12-0 run to open up a gap. Kari Ludy made a free throw, and Harris followed with a bucket, to break Albright's scoreless stretch.

Neither team made a field goal for a stretch of 5:23 late in the first half, with free throws from Sabotchick (three) and Harris (one) the only points. Jennifer Egee broke that run and put Widener's lead back into double-digits with a hoop that made it 28-17 with 3:06 left before halftime.

O'Donnell and Harris scored to open the second half as Albright got to within six, at 36-30. A three-pointer by Jessica Venturelli with 15:28 to play made it 42-35, but Widener responded with seven straight points, including a three from Joanna Persiano to gave the Pride a 49-35 lead.

Albright couldn't get any closer than 12 points as Persiano and Carney again hit threes, pushing the gap to 19 points, 59-40, with 8:23 remaining. After two free throws from Brianna Wylie, the Pride pushed down the floor off a defensive rebound and Wylie scored again for a 23-point lead.

Turnovers were again an issue for the Lions as they committed 32 of them- their highest total of the season.

Carney led Widener with 15 points, six rebounds and four steals- all team-highs for the Pride. Egee added 13 points.

Albright is 7-10, 3-7 and faces a must-win home game against Arcadia on Wednesday, before hosting league-leaders Messiah next weekend.