Pace found themselves on the right end of a tight game against the Owls.
The Setters defeated Southern Connecticut State 62-59 on Wed. to notch win number four at home. Pace is undefeated at Goldstein Gym this season and the Setters have broken 60 points twice in front of their fellow students.
Perhaps the most prominent key in the Setters win was the offensive contributions they received on the offensive end from graduate political science major Brittany Shields, graduate media and communications major Jessica Scannell, and sophomore special education major Margo Hackett. All three Setters scored in double figures and shot a combined 50 percent on the night.
While Shields, Scannell, and Hackett all put up points, Pace also won the battle on the glass. Even though Jackie Beathea of the Owls pulled in 11 rebounds while Shields led Pace with eight boards, the Setters out rebounded the Owls 39-29 over the course of the game.
Even though the rebounding total favored Pace, the scoreboard was far more contested throughout the game. With 4:25 to go in the first half, the Owls had an eight point lead. Pace cut the deficit to four points after Scannell hit a three with 2:11 to go in the first, yet the Owls had a 35-28 lead when the teams went to recess.
After the Owls built up an eleven-point lead in the beginning of the second half, the Setters tore it down with a 13-0 run. The see-saw game tilted in Pace’s favor after a Hackett three with 5:43 to play. From that point on, the home team never trailed and Pace earned home win number four on the year.
A challenge that Pace will have to face has more to do with where they play as opposed to how they play. The Setters will be hitting the road for the rest of Dec. and half of Jan. Pace’s only loss on the season came when the team traveled to Worcester and fell to Assumption College 77-51. Coach Carrie Seymour will have to prepare her team to handle the adversity the road ahead will have for them.
The Setters obtain a record of 4-1 overall on the year with a 3-1 record in the NE-10 with the win. Pace currently sits in the number four spot in the NE-10 standings this season. The Setters will travel to Long Island University to take on the Blackbirds.