AUGUSTA, Ga. – Senior Mariah Durian turned in one of the most impressive performances in school history, but it was not enough as the University of South Carolina Aiken women's basketball team lost a 67-64 contest at Augusta Saturday afternoon.

The Pacers are now 9-16 overall, including a 4-12 mark against conference competition. The Jaguars improve to 20-5 on the year and 13-3 against league foes.

Durian, a native of Yorba Linda, Calif., poured in a career-high 33 points, which was the third most in school history in the Division II era. She canned 13-of-22 field goals from the floor. The 13 made field goals ties Jami Cornwell's single-game mark, established against Francis Marion on Jan. 13, 2003. The 22 field goal attempts were the third most in school history. Durian connected on seven-of-11 attempts from downtown as well. The seven three-pointers are tied for the fifth most in school history.

Kassy Johannsen registered 10 points while Alexis Ware chipped in seven. Aubrey Lukacsko garnered five points while Stephanie Ball totaled four points, eight assists and five rebounds.

Jasmine Coach snagged a game-high 10 rebounds in 28 minutes of work. It also established a career-high for the junior.

Durian got things going early on. She canned the first shot of the game and propelled the Pacers to a 14-4 edge with 10 of the team's points in the first 4:50. USC Aiken extended the margin to 17-6 on Lukacsko's three-pointer at the 4:07 mark. The Jaguars rallied, pulling within three at the end of the first quarter, 23-20.

The contest was a back-and-forth affair from that point forward. Ware's back-to-back jumpers pushed the margin to five, 32-27, at the 4:28 mark. USC Aiken would be outscored 7-2 over the rest of the period, but still maintained a 35-34 lead at the break.

The Pacers took a 43-39 advantage midway through the third stanza, but Augusta fought back, taking a 49-48 edge on a three-point play with 1:23 to go.

USC Aiken trailed 51-48 at the start of the fourth quarter before Durian's lay-up closed the gap to one, 51-50. The Pacers would score five of the next six points thanks to a pair of free throws by Johannsen and a three-ball by Durian for a three-point margin.

Augusta tied it at 57-57 and took a two-point lead on a pair of free throws at the 4:06 mark.

Trailing by three in the final minute, Durian canned a deep three-pointer off a pass from Ball, knotting the contest at 64-64.

With three seconds to play, the Pacers were whistled for a foul, sending the home team to the line. After missing the first one, the Jaguars made the second. After a time-out, Brandt's team was unable to get the ball in, giving it back to the home squad. Forced to foul, the Jaguars managed to hit a pair of free throws and held on for the three-point victory.

For the game, USC Aiken connected on 26-of-64 shots from the floor (40.6 percent), including 10-of-28 from downtown (35.7 percent). The squad got to the charity stripe just five times, making two attempts.

Head coach Mike Brandt's team pulled down 43 rebounds compared to 37 by the home squad. The Pacers tallied 17 assists on 26 buckets. However, the 16 turnovers cost the team 18 points. USC Aiken was also outscored 16-5 on second-chance points and 32-16 in the paint.

The Pacers return to action Wednesday when they travel to North Georgia. Tip-off is slated for 5:30 p.m. Live stats and video will be available at PacerSports.com.