Pacers Battle to 64-57 Victory at Rosemont
Allison Bruet scored 13 points and dished out a game-high four assists in Wednesday night's win.

Pacers Battle to 64-57 Victory at Rosemont

Women's Basketball - 1/25/2012 8:23:00 PM

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Rosemont, PA - Marywood University's women's basketball team earned a hard-fought, 64-57 victory in Colonial States Athletic Conference action Wednesday night at Rosemont's Alumnae Hall.  The Pacers, who sit atop the CSAC North Division standings with an 8-1 mark in the conference (13-5 overall), will next take on CSAC South leader Gwynedd-Mercy College (9-1 CSAC) in a key conference showdown on Saturday afternoon in Gwynedd Valley.
 
A tight affair over the first ten minutes of the game, Marywood used a quick, 5-0 spurt to hold a 24-17 lead with 8:20 to play, but Rosemont would outscore the Pacers 10-1 over the rest of the half to hold a 27-25 lead at the break.  The Ravens were led by nine points from Elizabeth Coyne and seven from Ashley Montecchio, as the Ravens connected on 39.3 of their attempts from the field while hitting on three of eight three-point shots.  Marywood, who struggled offensively in the opening 20 minutes of play, shooting just 26.5 percent from the floor and going 0-9 from beyond the arc, was paced by Mariah Schaeffer's eight points and Carly Leitzel's seven.
 
After the intermission, Rosemont stretched their lead to as many as six points on three different occasions, but Marywood held the game within reach and eventually forged ahead, 53-52, on an Allison Bruet lay-up with 6:05 to play.  In the second half, it was the Pacers' turn to close the half on a decisive run, as Marywood outscored Rosemont 16-5 over the final 8:10 to pull out the victory.
 
Marywood placed four players in double-figures, led by Bruet and Schaffer, who each finished the contest with 13 points while Bruet also added a game-high four assists.  Leitzel and Morgann Haduck added 11 points apiece as the Pacers finished the game hitting on 35 percent of their field goal attempts after a 46.2 percent effort in the second half.  Maggie Presnal tied for a game-high with 10 rebounds as Marywood held a narrow, 39-36 advantage on boards for the evening. 
 
The Ravens, who saw their record drop to 7-10 on the season (3-8 CSAC), got a game-high double-double from Coyne, who had 20 points and 10 rebounds.  Montecchio chipped in 12 points while Alexandra Gravinese was the third Raven in double-digits with 11 points.  Rosemont shot 43.1 percent from the field on the evening.   
 
Marywood's showdown at Gwynedd-Mercy on Saturday is scheduled to tipoff at 2:00 p.m. in Gwynedd Valley, PA.
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