KING'S WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS TO WIDENER
WILKES-BARRE -- Visiting Widener University scored 55 second-half points to overcome an 11-point halftime deficit as the Pride posted an 85-81 victory over host King's College in a non-conference women's basketball matchup Saturday in Scandlon Gymnasium.
With the win, Widener improved to 4-3 on the year while King's fell to 5-4.
King's opened a 41-30 halftime lead behind the play of
Jessica Paettie score scored 19 of her career0high 26 points in the opening stanza.
In the second half, however, Widener cane out with a 27-14 surge and took a 57-55 lead with 12:00 remaining on a three-pointer by Barbara Fleming. The Pride would extend the lead to 77-69 on a bucket by Becky Tyler with 5:24 left, but King's would counter with a 12-4 spurt to tie the score at 81-81 on a three-pointer from
Lauren Kendra with 0:56 remaining.
They would be the last points for King's as Widener scored their final seven points from the foul line to walk away with the victory.
Paettie was 10-of-18 from the field and 5-of-7 form three-point range for King's.
Kaitlyn Fiorino added 25 points for the Lady Monarchs of 9-of-13 shooting while
Jenna Palumbo netted 12 for the Lady Monarchs.
Widener placed five players in double-figures, led by Rayne Reber who scored all of her 22 points in the second half. Fleming followed with 18 points while Tyler netted 14 points.
King's, which played without second-team pre-season all-American center
Andrea Hochstuhl and power forwards
Krystina Durako and
Sarah O'Doherty, who are sidelined with injuries, will be idle until competing in the Caribbean Shootout in Cancun, Mexico December 20-21. There, King's will face defending Division III national champion DePauw University and LaVerne University.
KING'S COLLEGE 81, WIDENER 85
WIDENER (3-3)
Rayne Reber 5-6 7-8 22; Barbara Fleming 6-10 2-2 18; Becky Tyler 6-12 2-4 14; Megan Sipple 5-8 2-2 12; Beth Dessart Mager 3-7 2-4 10; Lindsey Isler 1-3 3-4 5; Emily Brill 0-1 2-2 2; Alex Held 1-3 0-0 2; Quisha Dunston 0-1
0-0 0; Katie Gallagher 0-0 0-0 0; Mary Lorenz 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-51 20-26 85.
KING'S COLLEGE (5-3)
Jessica Paettie 10-18 1-2 26;
Kaitlyn Fiorino 9-13 5-8 25;
Jenna Palumbo 4-14 2-2 12;
Kaitlyn Malshefski 3-6 0-0 6;
Lauren Kendra 1-4 2-5 5;
Andrea Carroll 1-1 2-2 4;
Kristen Baumes 1-5 0-0 3;
Julie Bidwell 0-0 0-0 0;
Tabitha Zawatski 0-1 0-0 0;
Elyssa Nieddu 0-3 0-0 0; Katie Doss 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-65 12-19 81.
Widener......................... 30 55 - 85
King's College................ 41 40 - 81
3-point goals--Widener 11-19 (Rayne Reber 5-6; Barbara Fleming 4-6; Beth Dessart Mager 2-2; Alex Held 0-2; Megan Sipple 0-3), King's College 11-27 (
Jessica Paettie 5-7;
Jenna Palumbo 2-8;
Kaitlyn Fiorino 2-4;
Lauren Kendra 1-3;
Kristen Baumes 1-3;
Elyssa Nieddu 0-1;
Kaitlyn Malshefski 0-1). Fouled out--Widener-None, King's College-None. Rebounds--Widener 41 (Rayne Reber 9;
Becky Tyler 9), King's College 24 (
Lauren Kendra 10). Assists--Widener 15 (Megan Sipple 4), King's College 15 (
Kristen Baumes 4). Total fouls--Widener 20, King's College 12. Technical fouls--Widener-None, King's College-None.
