ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – The University of South Carolina Aiken posted its second victory over Flagler in less than a week as the squad won a 69-55 road contest Saturday afternoon.

The Pacers improve to 9-6 overall, including a 5-1 effort against Peach Belt Conference competition. The Saints are now 2-10 on the year, including an 0-6 record against league foes.

Rookie Emry Tsitouris turned in a career-best performance as she registered her seventh career double-double performance. Tsitouris accounted for a career-high 25 points while tying her career mark with 16 rebounds. Tsitouris was nine-of-10 from the floor and seven-of-eight at the charity stripe. For good measure, she chipped in a career-best four assists.

Amaura Brandt reached double figures with 15 points, including nine from downtown. Mackenzie Reese turned in an impressive performance with 13 points, five assists, three steals and three boards. Stephanie Ball also tied for game-high accolades with five assists.

For the game, head coach Mike Brandt's squad connected on 25-of-50 shots from the floor (50 percent) while limiting the Saints to 22-of-60 shooting (36.7 percent). The Pacers' three-point defense was outstanding, holding the home team to a three-of-17 effort (17.6 percent).

USC Aiken canned 14-of-17 shots from the foul line (82.4 percent) and maintained a 35-to-31 edge in rebounds. The Pacers distributed 24 assists in the contest compared to 15 by Flagler.

After jumping out to a 7-2 lead on a bucket by Reese, the Saints embarked on an 8-0 run and eventually took a 16-11 edge. However, Tsitouris took a pass from Reese for an easy bucket and Brandt connected on a deep three-point shot off a pass from Carly Gilreath, knotting the score with 6:58 to play in the first half.

Trailing 18-16, Brandt hit a jumper, Katelyn Grisillo made a pair of foul shots and Tsitouris sliced the defense for a twisting score with 4:37 to play. Reese and Tsitouris each hit free throws, making it a five-point lead with just 3:30 to go in the opening stanza. Still ahead by five in the waning seconds, Tsitouris was fouled and calmly connected on a pair of foul shots for a 30-23 lead heading into halftime.

Flagler whittled the Pacers' lead to just two with 13:13 to play in the game, but four straight points by Tsitouris pushed the margin back to six at 46-40. Leading 48-44, Reese converted an old-fashioned three-point play prior to Brandt nailing a corner three-point shot for a 10-point advantage.

The Saints managed to pull within seven at the 3:57 mark, but Brandt's team made sure Flagler would not get any closer. Ball hit a pair of free throws before assisting on Reese's fade-away jumper, pushing the lead back to double digits. Johannsen swished a jumper and Brandt converted an easy shot in the paint for a 15-point advantage with just 71 seconds left on the game clock.  

The Pacers return to action Wednesday when they host league-leading Lander. The game is slated to start at 5:30 p.m.