Pacers Eliminated from Playoff Hunt, Fall at Neumann
Marywood had their CSAC playoff hopes dashed with a 61-55 loss at Neumann to end the season

Pacers Eliminated from Playoff Hunt, Fall at Neumann

Men's Basketball - 2/15/2012 8:26:00 PM

Box Score

Aston, PA - Leading 31-30 at the break, host Neumann University used a 8-0 run to open the second half and held off visiting Marywood University the rest of the way as the Knights picked up a 61-55 win over the visitors, knocking the Pacers out of playoff contention with the win.  Neumann improved to 12-13 overall (9-9 CSAC) and qualified for the six-team CSAC playoffs with the win while Marywood closes their season at 8-17 (7-11 CSAC).

Neumann built an early 13-4 lead thanks to two three's from Mike Walukiewicz and eventually stretched their lead to 22-12, but Marywood closed the half on an 18-9 run to get back into the game.  During the run, reserve forward Jonathan Velazquez had seven points and Matt Lepri had six.  Neumann's 8-0 run to start the second half occurred over three minutes and Marywood could never fully recover.

Walukiewicz led two Knights in double figures with 14 points.  Patrick O'Connor, who was a perfect 5-for-5 from the charity stripe, finished with 13.  Ryan Corrigan led Marywood with 14, while Lepri and Brent Keyes also reached double digits with 12 and 10, respectively.

Today marked the final game in uniform for Marywood seniors Lepri, Keyes, James Lavan and Kirk Fallon.
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