ROSEMONT – The Rosemont women's basketball team were defeated by the visiting Marywood Pacers today by the final score of 62-53. It was the second win for the Pacers (8-4, 3-1 CSAC) over the Ravens (3-9, 1-4 CSAC) this season.

Although the Ravens held Marywood to nine fewer points while scoring 12 more than in their previous meeting, the Pacers came out with a 19-9 advantage after the first 6 ½ minutes were played, and the Ravens struggled to get the lead. Marywood took their largest lead at the time, 17 points, into the half ahead of the Ravens 35-18.

It took 2 ½ minutes for either team to open their account in the second half, with Marywood scoring first to make it a 20-point lead at 38-18. The Ravens would fight back from that point, outscoring the Pacers 14-3 to get back to within single-digits of the lead with 13:27 left to play. But the Pacers steadied to extend their lead back up to 16 points, 52-36 with 7:46 to go. The Ravens still had a challenge left in them, but it would fall short even as Rosemont would chop the deficit to seven points, 55-48 with 1:48 left.

Kierra Smith led the Ravens in scoring with 12 points. Dominique Sellers (11) and Carly Hislop (10) also hit double-figures in the scoring column for Rosemont. Liz Coyne led the Ravens in rebounds with seven and Noel Higgs grabbed six in the paint.

The Pacers placed four players in double-figures, led by the tandem of Tara Steakin and Maggie Persnal (15 points apiece), followed by Danielle Terranella (12) and Nora Joyce's 11.

The Ravens head to the road for their next two games. Their first challenge will be a CSAC game on Wednesday, 1/14 at Centenary (6pm) followed by a non-conference game at Penn State – Brandywine on Saturday, 1/17 (1pm).