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Widener had its nine-game winning streak against Elizabethtown halted with an 81-66 Commonwealth Conference road setback.
The Blue Jays (12-5, 4-3 CC) scored 14 straight points to take a 56-42 lead with 13:02 remaining. Keith Fogel netted five points in that run for Elizabethtown, which shot 47 percent (16-of-34) from the floor in the second half.
Junior Jarrell Nelson (Waldorf, MD) scored a career-high 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting and Perry Wright (Severn, MD) added 14 for the Pride (9-9, 2-5) in a re-match of last year’s conference final.
Mike Church ended with 18 points and 14 rebounds, Fogel scored 17 points, Bryan Harrity netted 12 and Joe Flanagan added 10 for the Blue Jays, who shot 46 percent (30-of-66) from the floor.
It was Widener’s first loss in the series since January 25, 2006.
Widener next Saturday hosts Messiah at 3:00 pm.