YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – The University of South Carolina Aiken women's basketball team notched a 66-53 victory at Young Harris in the regular-season finale.
The Pacers are now 16-12 overall and 12-10 in league play. The Mountain Lions conclude the season with a 6-22 mark and 4-18 ledger against conference foes.
Kwajelin Farrar led the way with a game-high 25 points to go along with a team-best 12 rebounds.
Melyk Taouil accounted for 16 points and eight rebounds while
Kyrie' Chandler tallied 10 points, seven rebounds and five assists in the victory.
After trailing by four at the break, head coach
Mark Miller's team outscored the home team 25-12 in the third quarter to take control of the contest.
Farrar's two charity tosses with 8:46 to go in the third quarter knotted the contest at 30-30. Down 33-30, USC Aiken took the lead on a lay-up from Chandler.
Madison Williams found Taouil for a three-point shot, pushing the margin to four at 37-33.
Star Toomey made it a six-point contest with a pair of free throws at the 5:58 mark of the stanza.
Alex Canady's shot from downtown extended the margin to 10 at 47-37 with 3:33 to play in the quarter.
Leading 51-45, Chandler made it an eight-point game with 9:08 to play in the contest. Taouil snagged a rebound and converted an old-fashioned there-point play for an 11-point advantage.
The Mountain Lions pulled within five at 58-53, but it was as close as they would get.
For the game, USC Aiken hit 19-of-55 from the floor (34.5 percent), including four-of-14 from downtown (28.6 percent). The squad got to the charity stripe 29 times and converted 24 attempts (82.8 percent). Miller's team held a commanding 49-38 edge on the glass. USC Aiken had a 24-12 edge in the paint.
The Pacers return to action Wednesday in the PBC Tournament.