Sophomore Kelley Guarrera made a layup with 3:57 left to give Widener a 57-54 lead. Misericordia rattled off the next seven points for a 61-57 cushion with 50 seconds remaining, hitting only one basket and shooting just 5-for-10 from the line.
Freshman Becky Tyler converted a breakaway layup with 22 seconds left as Widener (5-7) closed to 61-59. Amy Hughes made 1-of-2 from the line with 18 seconds to play for a three-point margin, setting up the final possession.
Sipple got the ball on the left wing following a timeout and with a defender in her face, banked in a 3-pointer with five seconds left for a 62-62 tie. Hughes’ potential game-winning 3-pointer from 30 feet hit the back of the rim.
Overtime belonged to Widener. Freshman Rayne Reber nailed her second 3-pointer of the extra session to give the Pride a 70-66 lead. Widener did not allow a point over the final 3:23 for its second victory in four outings.
Guarrera scored 18 points and hauled in nine rebounds for Widener, which shot 4-of-5 in overtime and 42 percent (32-of-77) overall. Junior Stephanie Bixby had 12 points and seven rebounds with Reber contributing 12 and six.
Bixby was named to the all-tournament team, finishing with 25 points on 10-of-18 shooting and 22 rebounds over two games. It was her second all-tournament honor after she was tabbed MVP of the Hunter Tip-Off Tournament in mid-November.
Ericka Morrison ended with 18 points and 12 rebounds with Lacey DeGraw contributing 16 and 14 for the Cougars (4-6), which shot 45 percent (23-of-51) overall but were only 20-for-34 from the line. Amy Hughes scored 12 points and Alyson Kristofik netted 11.
Widener is back on the road Saturday to visit Wilkes for a 1:00 pm tip-off.
College Misericordia vs Widener University 01/04/07 2 p.m. at Griffin Complex - Gwynedd Valley, Pa. At Griffin Complex - Gwynedd Valley, Pa. WIDENER UNIVERSITY 75, COLLEGE MISERICORDIA 66 COLLEGE MISERICORDIA (4-6) Ericka Morrison 6-15 6-6 18; Lacey DeGraw 8-17 0-1 16; Amy Hughes 3-5 6-13 12; Alyson Kristofik 3-7 5-8 11; Kylie Speigle 3-4 2-2 8; Bernadette Guy 0-1 1-4 1; Dana Hogarth 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 23-51 20-34 66. WIDENER UNIVERSITY (5-7) Guarrera, Kelley 9-20 0-0 18; Reber, Rayne 5-8 0-0 12; Bixby, Stephanie 5-8 2-4 12; Sipple, Megan 3-8 1-2 9; Dessart Mager, Beth 4-15 0-0 8; Isler, Lindsey 2-6 2-2 6; Tyler, Becky 2-5 1-2 5; Fleming, Barbara 1-5 0-0 3; Dunston, Quisha 1-1 0-0 2; Caramanico, Cathy 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-77 6-10 75. College Misericordia.......... 30 32 4 - 66 Widener University............ 34 28 13 - 75 3-point goals-College Misericordia 0-3 (; Amy Hughes 0-1; Alyson Kristofik 0-1; Dana Hogarth 0-1), Widener University 5-22 (Reber, Rayne 2-3; Sipple, Megan 2-6; Fleming, Barbara 1-4; Isler, Lindsey 0-3; Tyler, Becky 0-1; Caramanico, Cathy 0-1; Dessart Mager, Beth 0-4). Fouled out--College Misericordia-None, Widener University-Dessart Mager, Beth. Rebounds-College Misericordia 40 (Lacey DeGraw 14), Widener University 41 (Guarrera, Kelley 9). Assists-College Misericordia 12 (Ericka Morrison 4), Widener University 21 (Dessart Mager, Beth 6). Total fouls-College Misericordia 13, Widener University 24. A-100 2007 GMC Women's Classic Game 3