Women's Basketball

Delaware Valley College 81, Marywood University 73

SCRANTON (PA) - Delaware Valley College junior guard Shannon O'Neill scored a game-high 25 points, including 17 in the second half, to lift the visiting Aggies over host Marywood University, 81-73, in a non-conference game.

The win evened the Aggies' record at 3-3, while the Pacers dropped their fourth consecutive game and fell to 2-6.

After Marywood took an early 6-4 lead, Delaware Valley used a quick 7-0 run, including five by O'Neill, to regain an 11-6 advantage. The Aggies expanded that lead to 24-15 by forcing Marywood into several of their 16, first-half turnovers. The Pacers, however, closed the gap over the next five minutes with a 10-1 run to knot the game at 25-25 with 6:14 remaining in the opening stanza.

However, Delaware Valley eventually took a 38-31 lead at intermission thanks to freshmen Angela Mensch and Stephanie Fanto, who each converted traditional three-point plays in the closing minutes of the first half.

Delaware Valley built its largest lead of the game, 55-44, with 13:52 remaining in the game, but Marywood's Caity Hadzimichalis hit a three-pointer and then two consecutive layups to make it a 57-53 game.

The Pacers eventually knotted the game at 66-66 and it was still tied at 68-68 with 2:21 remaining. However, O'Neill scored eight consecutive points on a layup, a 3-pointer and three, free throws for a 76-68 advantage with 1:04 to go. She hit five of her nine shots from the floor in the second half, including a 4-for-6 effort three-point land. O'Neill also finished with six rebounds, six assists and four steals.

The Aggies received 13 points apiece from Fanto (a career-high) and Rachel Joyce while Brooke Dittmar contributed 11 points and nine rebounds.

The Pacers were led by Lizzy Green's 19-point effort, while Hadzimichalis and Adrianna DeVito each added 17.