CHESTER, Pa. – Senior Jessica Jowdy of the Swarthmore College women's basketball team (0-1) hit a three with five seconds remaining to tie the game, but the homestanding Widener Pride (2-1) came away with a 61-58 victory on Wednesday, Nov. 18 behind a buzzer-beating trey of its own.

Jowdy filled the stat sheet with 12 points, nine rebounds and seven assists while junior Maggie O'Neil recorded a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds, including six on the offensive glass. Senior Abbey Deckard was also close with 11 points and eight boards.

The Garnet outscored the Pride 21-16 in the first quarter as sophomore Raina Williams recorded four point in the opening three minutes of the game. Swarthmore trailed only once during the period and entered the second quarter with a five-point advantage after a three-pointer by O'Neil in the final 15 seconds.

In the second, freshman Kayla Sembly netted four consecutive points to give the Garnet a double-digit lead at 27-16. Widener would eventually shrink its deficit to three at 31-34 with 2:35 remaining in the half, but a layup by Williams put Swarthmore ahead by five entering the break.

The Garnet limited the Pride to only seven points on three field goals in the third quarter and grew its lead to 13. Deckard, O'Neil and Melanie Ackerman all converted beyond the arc as the Swarthmore defense held Widener to 1-of-8 from three-point range during the quarter.

Unfortunately for the Garnet, the Pride used a 16-0 run to take a 57-53 lead with 28 seconds remaining in the final period. Jowdy sank two free throws to make it a one-possession game and hit a game-tying three over her defender after Widener hit one of its two freebies on the other end.

The women's basketball team resumes competition on Saturday, Nov. 21 when it hosts Neumann at 1:00 p.m. in the opening game of the Swarthmore Tip-Off Tournament. Randolph-Macon College and Wesleyan University (CT) will also be competing.