The Pioneers will take on host Emmanuel, who was a 64-62 winner over SUNY-Brockport in the other game.
Widener had three players in double figures, with junior Chelsea Luhta scoring a game-high 20 points. Senior guard Nicole Stanley added 13, while freshman forward Dominique Kidd had ten points.
Luhta also added a team-high seven rebounds for Widener, who scored 40 points off of Kean turnovers.
WIDENER UNIVERSITY (1-0) Chelsea Luhta 8-13 3-4 20; Nicole Stanley 5-17 2-2 13; Dominique Kidd 4-8 2-2 10; Linette Barbiarz 3-7 1-2 9; Kelli Murphy 2-6 2-2 8; Shanais Hillard 2-7 1-2 5; Celeste Baumgardner 1-5 0-3 2; Brittany Williams 1-4 0-0 2; Janae Ostrowski 0-2 0-0 0; Steph Bixby 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-71 11-17 69. KEAN UNIVERSITY (0-1) Tahnisha Barge 5-17 3-6 14; Danielle Moseley 4-10 4-6 12; Brittany Cleveland 5-10 0-1 10; Missy Magyar 2-6 2-4 8; Chari' Cooper 2-5 0-1 4; Shirley Fernandez 1-2 2-2 4; Geanna Bonavitacola 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 19-52 11-20 52. Widener University............ 40 29 - 69 Kean University............... 22 30 - 52 3-point goals-Widener University 6-22 (Linette Barbiarz 2-2; Kelli Murphy 2-5; Nicole Stanley 1-6; Chelsea Luhta 1-4; Brittany Williams 0-2; Steph Bixby 0-1; Shanais Hillard 0-1; Dominique Kidd 0-1), Kean University 3-8 (Missy Magyar 2-4; Tahnisha Barge 1-4). Fouled out--Widener University-None, Kean University-None. Rebounds-Widener University 40 (Chelsea Luhta 7), Kean University 48 (Danielle Moseley 10). Assists-Widener University 12 (Nicole Stanley 5), Kean University 11 (Shirley Fernandez 5). Total fouls-Widener University 20, Kean University 22. A-125