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Aston, PA - Neumann College placed three players in double-figures and the host Knights defeated visiting Marywood 78-46 in PAC men's basketball Saturday afternoon in Aston. The Knights and Pacers played a close first half but it was all Neumann in the second as they won by 32. The win puts the Knights at 7-8 in
Conference and 9-14 overall. Marywood, meanwhile, slips to 6-17, 0-14 PAC.
1,000-point club member Derahn Patrick was one of three Neumann seniors to be honored prior to the day and Patrick wasted little time showing why he is in the club by scoring 15 of his game-high 20 points in the first half to help the Knights take a 31-23 lead at halftime. The Knights led by as much as 11 but Marywood would not go away, keeping it within 10 most of the first half.
That story line would change as the Knights came out in the second half and controlled the tempo of the game. Neumann went up by as much as 32 and could not be contained on the offensive side of the ball as the Knights hit 8 three pointers in the half shooting 42.1 % behind the arc.
Neumann was led by Patrick's game-high 20-point effort while DJ Fritz added 10 points. James Swigget led the Knights on the glass with seven rebounds.
Marywood's Matthew Medici (Princeton Junction, NJ) led the Pacers with 14 points. Marywood returns to action Monday as they close out the PAC portion of the 2007-08 season with a trip to Reading to face Alvernia College at 8:00 pm.
