SCRANTON, PA (November 17, 2018) -- The host Pacers of Marywood University posted 25 points in the fourth quarter, coming from behind to knock off the King's College women's basketball team 66-69 in the second day of action in the 2018 Cross County Challenge Saturday afternoon.
King's stormed out of the gate, scoring the first six points capped by a layup by
Rebecca Prociak, but the hosts stormed back with 15 of the next 16 points to take a second-point edge. An 8-0 run right at the end of the quarter gave the Monarchs the 16-15 lead, as junior
Sara Wolbert converted a three-point play just before the break.
In the second quarter, King's led for the majority of the period until a three-pointer from Kilie Wyers of Marywood gave the Pacers a 27-26 lead with 2:51 to play in the half. Down three at 29-26, the Monarchs scored the final six points of the half finished by a jumper by
Kayla Dillinger at the buzzer to make it a 32-29 game at halftime.
After the break, King's led by as many as seven on three separate occasions including the last time at 7:32 after a jumper from
Alexis Steeber. Marywood responded with an 8-0 run to regain the advantage, but
Mackenzie Yori answered with a triple to help KC pull back in front heading to the fourth.
At 8:20 to go in regulation, King's took its biggest lead at 53-44 after another three from Yori. King's continued to lead for the rest of the period, but a 10-0 run over 2:30 late gave the Pacers a 65-61 advantage. Yori pulled King's to within one at 67-66 on another triple, and after two MU free throws two attempts at a tying three-pointer wouldn't go down for the Monarchs.
Yori was named All-Tournament Team after scoring a game-high 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting including 4-of-5 from deep. Senior
Lindsey Dippre posted 12 points and three rebounds, and Prociak finished with 11 points and a career-best 17 rebounds. The rebound best was one more than her previous high of 16 set twice last season.
Dillinger added nine points, four assists and six rebounds for the Monarchs, who shot 31.6 percent (24-76) from the floor Saturday. King's turned the ball over just nine times on the night, and shot 68.8 percent (11-16) from the line.
Emily Theobald paced Marywood with 18 points.
King's (1-2) will head to Keystone College Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. in non-conference play from La Plume, PA.
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