News Release

CHESTER, Pa. — Widener’s nearly eradicated a 16-point second-half deficit, but its effort fell short in a 63-54 Commonwealth Conference loss to Elizabethtown at Schwartz Center.

Elizabethtown (13-9, 5-7 CC) went on a 13-4 run bridging both halves for its biggest lead, 36-20 with 18:28 remaining. Erin Walton netted eight points in that span.

Widener (9-14, 3-9) refused to pack it in, exploding on a 27-14 spurt to close to 50-47 with 4:08 to play. Sophomores Megan Sipple and Barbara Fleming each netted seven points in that run.

But the Blue Jays iced it with a 9-2 run for a 59-49 lead with 56 seconds left. Megan Romano shot 6-for-6 from the line in that span.

Walton scored 16 of her game-high 25 points in the opening half, helping Elizabethtown open a 32-20 lead. Megan Quinn scored 14 points overall and Audrey Hitz hauled in 19 rebounds as the Blue Jays gained a 54-39 edge.

Freshman Becky Tyler scored 11 points and junior Stephanie Bixby added 10 and nine rebounds for the Pride, who shot only 29 percent (18-of-63) from the floor.

Widener plays its final regular-season home game of the season Tuesday against Moravian as part of a doubleheader with the men’s team. The women’s game begins at 6:00 pm, followed by the men’s contest at 8:00 pm.

Elizabethtown vs Widener
2/10/07 1:00 pm at Chester, PA
At Chester, PA
ELIZABETHTOWN 63, WIDENER 54
ELIZABETHTOWN (13-9, 5-7 CC)
Erin Walton 8-19 9-12 25; Megan Quinn 3-12 6-8 14; Audrey Hitz 3-8 3-4 9;
Jenn Montague 3-4 1-4 7; Megan Romano 0-2 6-6 6; Amanda Reid 0-4 2-2 2;
Ashley Toczylowski 0-1 0-0 0; Mell Fitzpatrick 0-2 0-0 0; Courtney Kofeldt
0-3 0-0 0. Totals 17-55 27-36 63.
WIDENER (9-14, 3-9 CC)
Tyler, Becky 4-6 2-2 11; Bixby, Stephanie 3-8 4-7 10; Sipple, Megan 2-15 4-4
9; Fleming, Barbara 3-8 3-4 9; Guarrera, Kelley 2-10 0-0 5; Caramanico,
Cathy 2-4 0-0 5; Dessart Mager, Beth 2-5 0-2 4; Reber, Rayne 0-6 1-2 1;
Isler, Lindsey 0-0 0-0 0; Dunston, Quisha 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 18-63 14-21 54.
Elizabethtown.................   32   31  -   63
Widener.......................   20   34  -   54
3-point goals-Elizabethtown 2-12 (Megan Quinn 2-5; Amanda Reid 0-1; Mell
Fitzpatrick 0-2; Courtney Kofeldt 0-3; Erin Walton 0-1), Widener 4-19
(Guarrera, Kelley 1-1; Sipple, Megan 1-6; Tyler, Becky 1-2; Caramanico,
Cathy 1-3; Reber, Rayne 0-3; Fleming, Barbara 0-4). Fouled
out--Elizabethtown-None, Widener-Reber, Rayne; Tyler, Becky.
Rebounds-Elizabethtown 54 (Audrey Hitz 19), Widener 39 (Bixby, Stephanie 9).
Assists-Elizabethtown 13 (Megan Quinn 4), Widener 9 (Reber, Rayne 2; Dessart
Mager, Beth 2; Caramanico, Cathy 2). Total fouls-Elizabethtown 17, Widener
23. A-305