DOYLESTOWN, Pa. – The Delaware Valley women's basketball team outscored Marywood 34-18 in the second half to defeat the Pacers 61-45 on Wednesday night. The win improves the Aggies to a perfect 4-0 when playing at home.
Marywood put together an early 7-0 run to take a three-point lead over the Aggies, 7-4, but foul trouble sent
Alexis Wright to the line shooting 2-of-2 to start the Aggies on a 7-0 run to regain the lead, 11-7. The Pacers responded with a 5-0 spurt to pull ahead 12-11, but
Aubrey Ennis answered the call with a three to put DelVal back ahead, 14-12, with just under a minute remaining. Marywood held the 3-2 edge in the final minute to tie the score. 16-16, at the end of the first quarter.
Early three-point shooting for the Pacers put them ahead 22-18 through the first two minutes and 30 seconds of the second half. Wright continued to be perfect from the line shooting 2-of-2 again to cut the deficit to two, 22-20. DelVal continued with a 4-0 run over the next two minutes to regain the lead, 24-22. The Pacers answered with a 5-0 run to build up a three-point lead, 27-24, stuffed by a three from
Jenna Schiessl to tie things up, 27-27, at the half.
DelVal came out strong with a 6-0 run to lead 33-27 ended by a long ball from the Pacers to cut the lead to three, 33-30, with 6:36 to play in the frame. The teams traded points over the next four minutes with DelVal being able to pull ahead by a margin of six, 38-32, before the Pacers converted from beyond the arc to bring the deficit back down to three, 38-35. The Aggies had the 3-1 scoring advantage in the final two minutes for the 41-36 lead heading into the final quarter.
Wright kept up the Aggies momentum with a three pointer in the first two minutes to extend the Aggies lead to eight, 44-36, its largest of the game. DelVal continued with a 5-4 run to further extend its lead to nine, 49-40, and force a Pacers timeout at the 6:48 mark. The Aggies offense continued with an 12-2 run, their largest of the game, through the next four minutes to gain a 19-point lead, 61-42. A 3-0 effort from the Pacers in the final two minutes cut the deficit to 16, with the Aggies bringing home the win 61-45.
Maisie Neuber led the Aggies in both scoring and rebounds recording her third double-double of the season with 20 points and 11 boards. Wright and Ennis both ended the game in double-digits with 15 and 10 points, respectively. Ennis also led the Aggies in steals with three.
DelVal returns to action this Saturday, Dec. 9 on the road at Penn State Harrisburg with a 1 p.m. tipoff.