purdy
Carey Action Photography
49
Pitt.-Bradford Pitt-B 2-8,0-0 AMCC
71
Winner Marywood MWD 9-2,0-0 Atlantic East
Pitt.-Bradford Pitt-B
2-8,0-0 AMCC
49
Final
71
Marywood MWD
9-2,0-0 Atlantic East
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Pitt.-Bradford Pitt-B 15 16 12 6 49
Marywood MWD 10 17 21 23 71

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Pacers Propel Past Panthers, 71-49

Marywood uses 18-point run in fourth quarter to cement victory

Scranton, Pa. - Marywood University broke away from a tied game to post a 71-49 victory over Pitt Bradford Thursday in women's basketball action. The Pacers used an 18-point run in the fourth quarter to down the Panthers. 

Trailing 42-40 near the midway point of the third quarter, Marywood used a 31-2 run over the next 12 minutes to surpass Pitt Bradford. Savannah Purdy evened the score at 42-42 with 2:51 remaining. Purdy scored the go-ahead points on free throws on the next possession. 

Marywood kept Pitt Bradford to without a field goal for a 14:26 span. 

Purdy led the Pacers with 26 points and 11 rebounds. She was 12 of 14 from the line. 

Olivia Ciullo added a double-double with 22 points and 13 rebounds. She provided five assists. 

Rachel McDonald shined in her first career start with 12 points. She made four 3-pointers. 

Marywood (9-2) shot 32.4 percent from the field to the Panthers' 30.6 percent. The Pacers had a 75.9 percent clip from the charity stripe. 

The Pacers return to the Insalaco Arena on Friday at 4 p.m. to take on Lebanon Valley College.
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