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Women's Basketball 2/26/2025 1:55:00 PM

AEC Preview | Women's Basketball Travel to No. 1 Immaculata in Atlantic East Semifinal

The Pacers defeated Centenary Monday, 77-73

Scranton, Pa. – Fifth-seeded Marywood University will travel to Immaculata to take on the Mighty Macs in the Atlantic East Semifinal Wednesday, February 26th. The broadcast will be aired on the Atlantic East Network.

The Pacers advanced to the semifinals after squaring off and eliminating Centenary It was Marywood's first playoff victory since defeating Immaculata University 79-77 in double overtime during the 2019-20 season. Rachel McDonald had a career-high 27 points while Megan Cavoli collected 16 points. The Pacers were trailing until the fourth quarter. In the last three minutes of the game, Marywood went on a 12-2 run and defeated Centenary, 77-73.

Marywood (13-13) has its most wins since the 2018-2019 where the Pacers finished 13-14 overall.

The Basics

Marywood vs. Immaculata // Wednesday, Feb. 26 // 7 p.m. EST // Alumnae Hall // Immaculata, Pa.
Watch Live // Live Stats // Marywood Schedule

Preview on the Pacers

Marywood went 3-7 in conference play securing the most conference wins since the 2021-22 season.
The Pacers' defense have held conference opponents to just three goals all season. The offense this conference season has tallied 21 goals.
Marywood leads the conference with the highest team three point percentage (28.9 percent) and three pointers made per game (6.3).
Marywood produced four of the top 25 scorers in the conference, Olivia Ciullo (3rd, 342 pts), Rachel McDonald (13th, 243 pts), Megan Cavoli (15th, 228 points), and Mia Blume (21st, 180 pts).

Scouting the Mighty Macs

Immaculata checks in with a 30-3 overall record. The Mighty Macs are 10-0 in conference play.
Marywood lost both games against the Mighty Macs. Historically, Immaculata has a 17-13 record against the Pacers.
Immaculata as a team averaged 73.2 points per game, and their opponents averaged 57.3 points per game.
The Mighty Macs lead the league in team rebound (41.6 per game), points per game (73.2), and steals per game (12.70).
Immaculata last lost to Marywood in the Atlantic East tournament falling 79-77 in double overtime during the 2019-20 season.

More on the Atlantic East Conference Tournament

Marywood looks to win its first Atlantic East Semifinal game. The Pacers have made it to the semifinals tow other times since joining the Atlantic East in the 2018-19 season.
The Pacers defeated Centenary in the opening round of the tournament. Immaculata, Marymount, and Neumann all had first round byes.
No. 2 Neumann and No. 3 Marymount face off Wednesday, the winner advancing to the championship game. No. 1 Immaculata takes on No. 5 Marywood, the winner will play in the championship game.

Marywood's record this season…

At home: 9-5
On the road: 3-5
Neutral: 1-3
Longest Win Streak: 4
Average Points Per Game: 59.3

Numbers to Know

1,542: Marywood has put up 1,542 points this season.
197: The Pacers have 197 (7.6 per game) steals on the season. Rachel McDonald is the team leader with 31 steals.
73: Marywood have made 73 blocks this season (2.8 a game). Alli Griscavage leads the team with 20 blocks this season. Stephanie Klemick has 19 blocks this season and is now first in the Marywood record book having the most blocks in a career with 102.
8: Olivia Ciullo has eight double-doubles this season.
6.3: The Pacers average 6.3 three pointers made a game.

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Players Mentioned

#15 Mia Blume: G; 5' 6"; Junior

#22 Olivia Ciullo: G; 5' 8"; Senior

#21 Alli Griscavage: F; 6' 1"; Sophomore

#25 Stephanie Klemick: F; 5' 10"; Senior

#14 Rachel McDonald: G; 5' 4"; Senior

#10 Megan Cavoli: G; 5' 5"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#15 Mia Blume
: 5' 6"; Junior
: G

#22 Olivia Ciullo
: 5' 8"; Senior
: G

#21 Alli Griscavage
: 6' 1"; Sophomore
: F

#25 Stephanie Klemick
: 5' 10"; Senior
: F

#14 Rachel McDonald
: 5' 4"; Senior
: G

#10 Megan Cavoli
: 5' 5"; Junior
: G