Box Score HICKORY, N.C. - The 26^th-ranked University of South Carolina Aiken women's basketball team overcame a one-time 16-point deficit to take a lead late in the second half, but the 23^rd-ranked Lenoir-Rhyne women's basketball team would hit a three-pointer with two seconds left in regulation to earn a 59-57 victory over the Pacers at Shuford Gymnasium on Tuesday evening.

The loss was the first of the 2009-10 season for the Pacers, who are now 3-1 on the year. Lenoir-Rhyne improved to 3-1 on the season with its win over USC Aiken on Tuesday evening.

The Pacers never had a lead in the first half with Lenoir-Rhyne going up by as many as 16 points with 6:57 left in the first stanza.

USC Aiken would not let the 2008-09 South Atlantic Conference Regular Season and Tournament champions get too far ahead in the game, cutting the Bear advantage to just seven by halftime.

Lindsay Sundberg (Mansfield, Conn./E.O. Smith) nailed a three-pointer with four seconds left in the first half to set the score at 31-24  in L-R's favor at intermission.

Lenoir-Rhyne finished the first half shooting 52.4 percent (11-for-21) from the field, while the Pacers connected on just nine of their 27 shot attempts (33.3 percent) in the first stanza.

The Pacers opened the second half by going on a 25-17 run that was punctuated once again by a Sundberg three-pointer. Sundberg's three-pointer came with 6:04 remaining in regulation and it gave USC Aiken its first lead of the contest at 49-48.

Three minutes later the Pacer advantage was three-points at 53-50. Daniela Tarailo (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) hit a jumper with 3:18 left in the game to give the Pacers the slight three-point lead. A couple minutes later after L-R had cut the Pacer lead to one on a Denise Moore lay-up, Tarailo hit another jumper to keep the Pacers on top by three points at 55-52 with just over a minute left.

Thirty seconds later, Moore gave the Bears the lead at 56-55 after two free throws with 38 seconds left in the game.

The score still 56-55 in L-R's favor with 12 seconds left on the game clock and USC Aiken owning possession, Pacer mentor Mike Brandt called a full timeout. The Pacers took advantage of the situation with Deandra Schirmer (Holton, Kan./Cloud County) knocking down two free throws on USC Aiken's next possession to give the Pacers a 57-56 lead with little time left on the clock.

Amber Holt would serve as the hero of the evening for L-R, hitting a three-pointer with two seconds left on the game clock to give the Bears the narrow two-point victory.

???????Tarailo tied for the game-high with 16 points. Tarailo was 6-for-10 from the field in the game. Sundberg was not too far behind Tarailo with 15 points. All of Sundberg's points came from beyond the arc. She connected on a career-high five three-pointers on the evening.

Reigning Peach Belt Conference Player of the Week Hannah DeGraffinreed (Raleigh, N.C./Merrimack College) just missed out on her fourth consecutive double-double, but she still finished in double figures in the game with 13 points. DeGraffinreed brought down eight caroms in the contest.

Cameron Sealey was the top scorer for the Bears with 16 points. She was 7-for-11 from the field in the contest. In total, three Bears ended the evening in double figures with LaCourtney Rann (11) and Moore (10) both ending the night in double figures.

USC Aiken shot considerably better from the field as a team in the second half (52.4 percent) to finish the evening shooting 41.7 percent (20-for-48) from the floor. L-R shot 44.7 percent (21-of-47) from the field as a team in the contest.

USC Aiken will next host Wingate for its home opener in the Convocation Center at 6 p.m. on Monday Nov. 30. Live stats and a live webcast will be available for Pacer fans who are unable to attend the game. The live stats and webcast can be accessed for free by clicking on the live stats link and the video links at www.pacersports.com.

???????The Resident Student Association and the Pacer Fanatics will be hosting a pre-party before the first home women's basketball game against Wingate on Nov. 30 from 4-6 p.m.  The event will feature free pizza, hair painting, drinks, music and fun.