Michelle Lala scored five points during a 12-3 run spanning four minutes, giving the Profs a 51-42 cushion with 3:07 left. Lauren Byrne began the spurt with a three-point play, helping Rowan grab the lead for good at 42-39 with 7:26 to play.
Rowan (6-3) was in control from there, shooting 39 percent (12-of-31) from the floor in the second half and holding Widener to only 30 percent (9-of-30).
Byrne had 15 points and eight rebounds, Kristina Wallace notched 11 points and six assists, and Jessica Nimbley contributed nine points and 12 rebounds. Rowan overall shot 39 percent (22-of-57) from the field.
Sophomore Megan Sipple scored 14 points, freshman Becky Tyler had a season-best 13 and sophomore Beth Dessart Mager scored 10 for Widener, which shot only 36 percent (20-of-56) from the floor and 9-of-23 from the line.
Junior Stephanie Bixby grabbed 12 rebounds as Widener (4-6) ended with a 41-40 edge. Tyler hauled in eight rebounds with Dessart Mager and sophomore Kelley Guarrera notching seven apiece.
Widener is off until January 3, when it faces Gwynedd-Mercy in the GMC Women’s Classic. Tip-off is at 8:00 pm.
Rowan vs Widener 12/16/06 1:00 pm at Chester, PA At Chester, PA ROWAN 62, WIDENER 54 ROWAN (6-3) Lauren Byrne 7-14 1-3 15; Kristina Wallace 3-10 5-6 11; Jessica Nimbley 4-9 1-4 9; Michelle Lala 2-4 3-3 7; Katie Shaw 1-2 5-6 7; Brynn DeGroff 2-5 0-0 6; Nicole Perrini 1-3 1-2 3; Trinee Smith 1-1 0-0 2; Susan Massara 1-7 0-2 2; Kelly Lallave 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 22-57 16-26 62. WIDENER (4-6) Sipple, Megan 4-8 2-3 14; Tyler, Becky 5-8 3-11 13; Dessart Mager, Beth 4-15 2-4 10; Isler, Lindsey 3-8 1-3 8; Guarrera, Kelley 3-9 0-0 6; Caramanico, Cathy 1-2 0-0 2; Bixby, Stephanie 0-4 1-2 1; Camy, Tasha 0-2 0-0 0; Dunston, Quisha 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-56 9-23 54. Rowan......................... 27 35 - 62 Widener....................... 27 27 - 54 3-point goals-Rowan 2-8 (Brynn DeGroff 2-4; Kristina Wallace 0-4), Widener 5-18 (Sipple, Megan 4-7; Isler, Lindsey 1-6; Dessart Mager, Beth 0-4; Caramanico, Cathy 0-1). Fouled out--Rowan-None, Widener-None. Rebounds-Rowan 40 (Jessica Nimbley 12), Widener 41 (Bixby, Stephanie 12). Assists-Rowan 11 (Kristina Wallace 6), Widener 11 (Dessart Mager, Beth 3; Sipple, Megan 3). Total fouls-Rowan 22, Widener 21. A-135