Aston, Pa. - Marywood University broke away from a tied defensive struggle at halftime to down Neumann University 64-47 Wednesday in Atlantic East Conference women's basketball action. The Pacers outscored the Knights 44-27 in the second half.

Aryah Aungst produced a game-high 17 points with eight rebounds and five assists. Emily Theobald was just a point shy of a double-double with 11 rebounds and nine points.

Mired in a 20-20 tie at halftime with both teams making less than a quarter of its attempts, Marywood came out of the break in fashion with a 3-pointer from Savannah Purdy, followed by her pair of free throws on the next possession. Neumann's Chelsea Keebler drained a 3-pointer at the 6:10 mark of the third quarter to move to within one possession (27-25).

Over the next three minutes, Marywood went on a 10-point run, capped by an old-fashioned three-point play by Aungst to go ahead 37-25. Neumann finished the last 1:50 of the third quarter on a six-point advantage and moved within four (39-35) on Kamryn Englert's jumper in the paint.

Neumann's luck ran out in the fourth quarter, held without a field goal for the first 6:41. Meanwhile, the Pacers outscored Neumann 11-2 during the first three minutes. Allison Bashore's long-ranged shot from Aungst gave them a 13-point lead with 7:17 remaining.

Marywood (5-11, 2-5 Atlantic East) outscored the Knights 16-4 in second-change points and 17-6 in points off turnovers (despite both teams giving up an equal number).

Neumann (5-13, 1-5 Atlantic East) was kept to a 23.8 percent field goal percentage. It was the best defensive outing by the Pacers since they held Gwynedd Mercy University to 22.7 percent in the Atlantic East Conference playoffs last season.

It marks the Pacers' third straight win over Neumann.

Bashore finished with eight points. Katie Wolfgang collected nine rebounds and seven points, and Olivia Kosin brought in eight boards.

Neumann's Jaylin Ortiz also came one shy of a double-double with 15 points and nine rebounds. Terea Hunt had nine points and five steals.

Marywood hosts Immaculata University on Saturday at 1:00 pm.