READING, Pa. - Save for one tie at 2-all, the Ursinus Women's Basketball team led wire-to-wire as the Bears (1-0) won their season opener with a 62-54 win over Rowan (1-2) Saturday afternoon at the Albright Tip-Off Tournament.

Senior forward Julie Bown (Lower Gwynedd, Pa./Penn Charter) finished with a game-high 18 points, while sophomore forward Lindsay Teuber (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Basil's) added in 13 points and a game-high 17 rebounds.

Sophomore guard Alli Rosati (Jamison, Pa./C.B. East) had 11 rebounds as the Bears held a 52-34 advantage on the glass. Senior center Carolyn Konstanzer (Hilltown, Pa./Pennridge) had 11 points off the bench for Ursinus.

Alissa Lamey and Ashley Russo had 12 points each for Rowan.

With the score 8-6 in favor of Ursinus, the Bears pulled away via a 13-0 run and were never threatened. The lead grew to as high as 18 points in the first half (30-12) on a pair of foul shots by Bown with 4:21 left.

Leading 31-16 at halftime, Ursinus took its biggest lead of the game at 43-23 with 11:46 left on a three-pointer by Bown.

Rowan would cut it to five with 2:36 left on a layup by Lamey, but, could not get any closer.

Ursinus will play either PSU-Harrisburg or Albright on Sunday.