ARLINGTON, Va. – The Neumann University women's basketball team battled Marymount University on Saturday afternoon at the 2024 Atlantic East Conference Championship, falling 66-48.
 
Terea Tourk led the Knights with 15 points, including her 1000^th career point. Lauren Klieber netted 14. Emily DuPont tallied 10 and Jacqueline Wardrop added nine.
 
Both teams opened their respective scoring with a free throw. Klieber hit a free throw for Neumann and Tourk notched a layup as the Knights started with an early 3-0 lead. The Saints scored their free throw with 7:21 on the clock in the first. DuPont then sank a jumper-and-one for a 6-1 Neumann advantage.
 
With 4:39 on the clock, the Knights doubled up the Saints 10-5. Marymount scored the final 10 points of the quarter for a 15-10 lead after one.
 
The Knights opened the second quarter, scoring the first five points on a layup by Wardrop and a three-pointer by Klieber, to tie the game at 15. Marymount netted the next four when Tourk hit a three-pointer for a 19-18 score midway through the quarter.  The Saints ended the first half on a 13-5 tun to take a 32-23 lead into halftime.
 
The teams traded baskets throughout the third quarter, and Marymount took a 44-36 lead into the final 10 minutes. The first half of the fourth quarter was much like the third, where the team traded baskets and the Saints held between an 8-to-11 point lead.
 
With 5:23 left on the clock, Tourk hit a layup for her 1,000^th career point and made the score 55-45. The Saints went on to score the next 11 points to seal the win. Wardrop capped the scoring with a three-pointer in the final minute.
 
Neumann finishes the season 18-10 overall. The 18 wins is the most in a season under head coach Mary Beth McNichol and the most since the 2017-18 season.