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GRANTHAM, Pa. — Seventh-ranked Messiah took control in the first half and never looked back, handing Widener a 78-29 Commonwealth Conference loss.

The Falcons (21-2, 8-0 CC) opened a 37-13 halftime lead by shooting 50 percent (15-of-30) from the floor and holding the Pride to just 15 percent (4-of-27). Nikki Lobach scored seven points in that span with Amy Reed adding six.

Silalei Shani had a dominant game in the post for Messiah, ending with 14 points on 7-of-11 shooting and seven rebounds. Lobach poured in 11 points with Gwen Avery and Ashley Brooks adding nine apiece.

Sophomore Becky Tyler scored 12 points and hauled in seven rebounds for Widener (10-13, 2-6 CC), which shot 17 percent (9-of-53) overall. Sophomore Rayne Reber added eight rebounds.

Widener remains in fourth place in the conference, one game ahead of Lycoming and Elizabethtown (1-7) for the final league tournament berth.

Widener hits the road Tuesday to face Albright at 6:00 pm.

Press release submitted by Widener on Feb 16 2008 at 09:31 PM

Newspaper Box Score:
Widener University vs Messiah College
2/16/08 2:00 PM at Messiah College, Brubaker Auditorium
At Messiah College, Brubaker Auditorium
MESSIAH COLLEGE 78, WIDENER UNIVERSITY 29
WIDENER UNIVERSITY (10-13, 2-6)
Becky Tyler 3-12 6-8 12; Megan Sipple 1-6 2-4 4; Rayne Reber 1-5 1-2 3;
Lindsey Isler 1-4 1-1 3; Danielle Wetling 1-1 0-0 2; Laura Carson 1-1 0-0 2;
Stephanie Bixby 1-4 0-0 2; Emily Brill 0-4 1-2 1; Tasha Camy 0-2 0-0 0; Beth
Dessart Mager 0-7 0-0 0; Jen Evans 0-0 0-0 0; Jesica Abraguin 0-1 0-0 0;
Katie Gallagher 0-0 0-0 0; Mary Lorenz 0-2 0-0 0; Barbara Fleming 0-2 0-0 0;
Alex Held 0-1 0-0 0; Kylie Walton 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 9-53 11-17 29.
MESSIAH COLLEGE (21-2, 8-0)
Silalei Shani 7-11 0-1 14; Nikki Lobach 5-11 1-4 11; Gwen Avery 4-4 1-2 9;
Ashley Brooks 3-10 3-4 9; Christa Wenrich 2-3 1-2 6; Amy Reed 2-4 2-2 6;
Kristen Groff 2-2 0-0 4; Lauren Schurr 1-3 1-2 4; Julie Henninger 2-2 0-0 4;
Angie Rapchinski 2-3 0-0 4; Katie Kalb 2-3 0-0 4; Michelle Schleich 1-1 0-0
2; Kourtney Ehly 0-1 1-3 1; Amanda Naeher 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 33-60 10-20 78.
Widener University............ 13 16 - 29
Messiah College............... 37 41 - 78
3-point goals-Widener University 0-12 (Becky Tyler 0-1; Megan Sipple 0-3;
Rayne Reber 0-2; Lindsey Isler 0-1; Beth Dessart Mager 0-4; Kylie Walton
0-1), Messiah College 2-5 (Lauren Schurr 1-3; Christa Wenrich 1-1; Amy Reed
0-1). Fouled out--Widener University-None, Messiah College-None.
Rebounds-Widener University 37 (Rayne Reber 8), Messiah College 44 (Angie
Rapchinski 7; Silalei Shani 7). Assists-Widener University 5 (Rayne Reber
2), Messiah College 18 (Lauren Schurr 3; Julie Henninger 3). Total
fouls-Widener University 16, Messiah College 21. A-951
Messiah College is ranked #7 in the Feb. 12 USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Coaches
Poll; #7 in the Feb. 11 D3Hoops.com Top 25 Poll

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