IMMACULATA, Pa- Theresa Kearney scored 20 points to join the 1,000 point scorers list as Immaculata beat Neumann 71-63 on Wednesday evening. Kearney is the first Mighty Mac to join the exclusive club since Tamrya Laws in 2017 and the first Immaculata player since assistant coach Sara Smith to score all of her points exclusively at Immaculata.

This evenings victory also completes the Macs first season-sweep of Neumann since the 2011-12 season while extending its winning streak over the Knights to three games for the first time in the last 10 seasons.

Morgan Falcone scored a career-high 18 points on 4-of-9 shooting from long distance. Kearney registered a double-double in the win with 11 rebounds while Brielle Rigo pulled down 11 rebounds and scored seven points.

Neumann shot 50-percent in the opening quarter to hold a 20-18 lead heading into the second.

Morgan Falcone hit a three on the first possession of the second quarter to take its first lead of the game at 21-20. Falcone followed that with another three to extend the lead to four.

Neumann retook the lead with a 14-3 run to close the half and held a 37-31 advantage at intermission. The Knights made 5-of-12 threes in the first half to hold the early lead.

The Mighty Macs opened up with a strong start to the third quarter with an 11-2 run, giving Immaculata a 42-39 lead with 4:40 left in the third quarter. The two teams continued to trade baskets for the remainder of the frame as Immaculata held a 52-48 lead heading into the fourth quarter. The Mighty Macs outscored the Knights 23-13 in the quarter to regain momentum.  

A 13-5 spurt to start the third quarter helped Immaculata build a 67-55 lead with 2:44 left in the game. The Mighty Macs were able to hold a comfortable lead to the finish line and moved to .500 (11-11) with the 71-63 win.

Immaculata shot 40-percent in the second half to pull out the come from behind victory. The Mighty Macs are now 5-4 in the Atlantic East with three conference games remaining.

What they said:

Head Coach Chrissy Rhine on the comeback victory:
"We knew tonight was a huge game for us and we knew it would come down to who wanted it more," opened head coach Chrissy Rhine. "Coming into the game, we knew that intensity on D would be crucial to our success tonight and we really stepped up our intensity level in the second-half, which led us to the comeback victory" explained Rhine. "At halftime I reminded the team that this game was going to come down to who wanted it more and you need to do the little things right, which we were able to do in the second half" stated Rhine.

Rhine on Kearney scoring her 1000th Career Point:
"I could not be more proud of Theresa. To accomplish something like this in her junior season (71 games) is testament to her incredible work ethic and I truly could not be prouder of her
 opened Rhine. "Theresa is so modest and down to earth but she deserves all the praise and recognition in the world for this accomplishment. She (Theresa) does all the little things and anything I ask of her whether that is stepping up her intensity and hustling on D, scoring, or fighting for the ball on rebounds and loose balls. Theresa is so coachable so it has made her very each to mentor her along this journey" concluded the Mighty Macs veteran mentor.
 

 Immaculata closes out the regular season home slate on Saturday against Marymount at 1 p.m.