CHESTER, Pa. – Senior Kayla Kline (Mifflinburg, Pa./Mifflinburg) and junior Erica Lutz (Bernville, Pa./Hamburg) each had double-doubles to lead the Lycoming College women's basketball team, but MAC Commonwealth preseason favorite Widener University used a second-half rally to post a 76-68 win at the Schwartz Athletic Center on Saturday, Dec. 14.
 
Kline finished with 22 points, 13 rebounds and two steals and Lutz posted 12 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks to lead the Warriors (6-4 overall, 2-2 MAC Commonwealth). Senior Akilah McFadden (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg) also added 12 points and senior Morgan Mader (Cresco, Pa./Pocono Mountain East) added eight points and two 3-pointers.
 
The Warriors shot 48 percent (28-of-58) in the game and had one more rebound than the undefeated Pride (9-0 overall, 3-0 MAC Commonwealth), but Widener posted 14 offensive rebounds, which led to 13 second-chance points while Lycoming had five, making up the final margin.
 
After Widener took a 24-17 lead near the end of the first quarter, McFadden ended the run with a 3-pointer, starting a 17-1 run that lasted nearly eight minutes, with a driving layup from junior Sydney Purcell (Carlisle, Pa./Carlisle) making it 34-25 with 2:46 left in the second half. Lycoming hit 7-of-11 during the run while holding Widener scoreless on 10 shots. Kline led the team with five points.
 
The Pride were able to cut the lead down to six with a mini-6-3 run in the final 2:30 of the half, heading into the locker room down 37-31.
 
The Warriors started the second half on an 11-4 run, taking a 48-35 lead after a layup by Lutz with 5:11 left in the third quarter, but Widener used four 3-pointers to cut the lead down to 53-50 by the end of the period. In the final quarter, McFadden drilled a 3-pointer to make it 62-55 with 7:30 left, but Widener closed the game on a 21-6 run, taking the lead off a fastbreak layup from Madison Ireland with 4:11 left and never letting Lycoming tie or take the lead in the final 250 seconds..
 
Kline started the game with the Warriors' first six points, helping the team take a 6-3 lead and the team's fought to  a tie at 15 after a 3-pointer from Mader before Widener used a 9-2 run to lead 24-17 heading into the final minute of the first quarter.
 
Sophomore Kelly Vuz (Blairstown, N.J./North Warren Regional) notched six points and three assists, Purcell had four points, six assists and a block and sophomore Allison Wagner (York, Pa./Central York) posted two points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals.
 
Devan Rimmer led the Pride with 23 points and Erin Phelan posted 14 points and six rebounds. Kyra Schenk added nine points, 15 rebounds and three assists.
 
The Warriors get back on the floor for one more pre-Christmas game, heading to Wilkes University on Tuesday, Dec. 17, for a 7 p.m. non-conference game.