King’s took charge with a 13-1 run in just over seven minutes for a 52-39 lead with 8:07 remaining. Kaitlyn Fiorino scored six points in that span, capping it on a 3-pointer.
The Lady Monarchs (5-3) outscored Widener, 40-25, in the second half by shooting 50 percent (14-of-28) from the floor. The home team, which led by as many as nine in the opening half, was held to just 29 percent (9-of-31) in that span.
Andrea Hochstuhl had 20 points and 13 rebounds, Jenna Palumbo scored 20 points with five 3-pointers and Fiorino netted 14 points for King’s. Hochstuhl shot 8-of-13 from the field, helping the Lady Monarchs hit 45 percent (25-of-56) overall and 8-of-21 from beyond the arc.
Guarrera shot 8-of-16 from the floor and bested her career-high of 15 points against Moravian on November 28. Beth Dessart Mager poured in 12 points and fellow sophomore Megan Sipple added 10 for Widener (3-4), which hit for just 34 percent (21-of-62) from the floor and was 9-of-19 from the line.
Guarrera and junior Quisha Dunston grabbed six rebounds apiece, helping Widener closed with a 40-36 edge.
Widener hits the road Friday to visit Salisbury, beginning at 6:00 pm.
King's vs Widener 12/05/06 7:00 pm at Chester, PA At Chester, PA KING'S 71, WIDENER 57 KING'S (5-3) Jenna Palumbo 7-16 1-2 20; Andrea Hochstuhl 8-13 4-7 20; Kaitlyn Fiorino 5-9 1-1 14; Casey Heitman 3-10 0-0 6; Lauren Kendra 0-3 4-4 4; Sarah Darling 1-3 1-2 3; Krystina Durako 0-0 2-2 2; Jessica Paettie 1-2 0-0 2; Andrea Carroll 0-0 0-0 0; Lauren Mazzola 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-56 13-18 71. WIDENER (3-4) Guarrera, Kelley 8-16 4-4 20; Dessart Mager, Beth 4-10 2-4 12; Sipple, Megan 3-10 2-4 10; Reber, Rayne 2-4 0-0 6; Dunston, Quisha 2-3 0-2 4; Camy, Tasha 1-2 0-1 2; Tyler, Becky 1-6 0-0 2; Bixby, Stephanie 0-10 1-4 1; Isler, Lindsey 0-1 0-0 0; Caramanico, Cathy 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-62 9-19 57. King's........................ 31 40 - 71 Widener....................... 32 25 - 57 3-point goals-King's 8-21 (Jenna Palumbo 5-13; Kaitlyn Fiorino 3-6; Casey Heitman 0-2), Widener 6-14 (Dessart Mager, Beth 2-5; Sipple, Megan 2-6; Reber, Rayne 2-2; Tyler, Becky 0-1). Fouled out--King's-None, Widener-None. Rebounds-King's 36 (Andrea Hochstuhl 13), Widener 40 (Guarrera, Kelley 6; Dunston, Quisha 6). Assists-King's 18 (Lauren Kendra 6), Widener 16 (Sipple, Megan 4). Total fouls-King's 15, Widener 15. A-205