Widener (2-0) opened Friday with an 85-60 rout of UMPI before Saturday\'s 70-63 win in the final over Hunter.
Friday saw Widener gain control with a 16-3 run bridging both halves for a 46-25 cushion with 17:41 remaining. Junior Dominique Kidd scored seven points in that span and sophomore Kelley Guarrera netted three.
Kidd scored a game-high 18 points over 23 minutes on 5-of-10 shooting with five assists. Bixby had 14 points with eight rebounds and freshman Rayne Reber added 14 and six in her first collegiate game.
Widener owned a comfortable 47-28 rebounding advantage, including 26-7 on the offensive boards.
The final saw Widener (2-0) race to a 34-26 halftime lead by limiting Hunter (1-1) to just 30 percent (8-of-27) shooting. The visitors ended the half by hitting 35 percent (10-of-29) from the floor.
Widener shot 48 percent (11-of-23) from the floor in the second half and 11-of-18 from the line.
Bixby scored 18 points, converted 8-of-11 from the floor and grabbed six rebounds over 33 minutes. She closed the weekend with 32 points on 12-of-21 shooting with 14 rebounds and was 8-of-11 from the line.
Guarrera today scored 14 points and fellow sophomore Beth Dessart Mager added 12 for Widener, which shot 40 percent (21-of-52) overall.
Guarrera and Dessart Mager grabbed six rebounds apiece, helping Widener own a 42-26 edge.
Widener has won a tournament each season under fourth-year coach Alisa DiBonaventura, who posted her 50th career victory (50-33).
Widener University vs Hunter College 11/18/06 2:00 p.m. at Hunter College (New York, NY) At Hunter College (New York, NY) WIDENER UNIVERSITY 70, HUNTER COLLEGE 63 WIDENER UNIVERSITY (2-0) Bixby, Stephanie 6-11 6-8 18; Guarrera, Kelley 3-8 8-9 14; Dessart Mager, Beth 5-15 0-0 12; Kidd, Dominique 0-5 7-8 7; Camy, Tasha 2-2 1-2 5; Tyler, Becky 2-3 0-0 4; Isler, Lindsey 1-3 1-2 4; Reber, Rayne 1-4 0-0 3; Caramanico, Cathy 1-1 0-0 3; Dunston, Quisha 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 21-52 23-31 70. HUNTER COLLEGE (1-1) Suarez, Krystin 5-13 4-4 16; Buckham, Andrea 5-10 3-5 13; Meltzer, Lindsay 3-11 5-10 12; McDougall, Caitlin 3-10 2-2 10; McKenzie, Mona 4-8 0-1 8; Jackolski, Brittany 0-1 2-2 2; Polgar, Janna 1-4 0-1 2; Balta, Joanna 0-2 0-0 0; Greengerg, Yifat 0-0 0-0 0; Madden, Claire 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-60 16-25 63. Widener University............ 34 36 - 70 Hunter College................ 26 37 - 63 3-point goals-Widener University 5-13 (Dessart Mager, Beth 2-6; Caramanico, Cathy 1-1; Isler, Lindsey 1-2; Reber, Rayne 1-3; Kidd, Dominique 0-1), Hunter College 5-17 (McDougall, Caitlin 2-5; Suarez, Krystin 2-6; Meltzer, Lindsay 1-5; McKenzie, Mona 0-1). Fouled out--Widener University-None, Hunter College-None. Rebounds-Widener University 42 (Kidd, Dominique 6; Dessart Mager, Beth 6; Bixby, Stephanie 6; Guarrera, Kelley 6), Hunter College 26 (Buckham, Andrea 6). Assists-Widener University 14 (Kidd, Dominique 4; Bixby, Stephanie 4), Hunter College 10 (Meltzer, Lindsay 7). Total fouls-Widener University 23, Hunter College 26. 2006 Hunter Tip Off Tournament - Championship Game