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Widener scored the game’s first 11 points and saw three of its players tally in double figures for a 59-45 Commonwealth Conference triumph at Elizabethtown.
The Pride’s run came in the game’s first six minutes and the squad held the Blue Jays without a basket in the first 7 1/2 minutes. Freshman Lil Carney (Narbeth, PA) netted five points in that span and sophomore Casey Pritz (Abington, PA) added four.
Pritz scored 11 points in the opening half for Widener (9-9, 5-2 CC), which opened a 30-19 halftime lead by shooting 48 percent (13-of-27) from the floor. Elizabethtown (5-10, 2-5) was limited to just 30 percent (8-of-27).
The Blue Jays closed to 41-34 with 9:27 remaining before the Pride went on a 10-2 burst for a 51-36 cushion with 6:16 to play. Junior Alex Held (Westminster, MD) tallied five points in that time.
Pritz ended with 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting with seven rebounds, Carney had 15 and seven with Held contributing 12 points for Widener, which shot 49 percent (24-of-49) from the field.
Megan Strohman poured in 17 points for the Blue Jays, who shot 35 percent (19-of-55) from the floor and attempted just one free throw.
Widener is off until Saturday, when it hosts Messiah at 1:00 pm.