The ball bounced from the back of the glass through the bottom of the net and sent the Setters home happy.

Pace defeated the Penmen of Southern New Hampshire University 50-49 on a game-winning bucket by graduate media and communications major Jessica Scannell. It was the second time in the last three games Scannell has scored a game-winning bucket for the Setters.

Although Pace was able to secure a 25-16 first half lead, the visiting team battled back in the second act. The Penmen snatched the lead from Pace at the 10-minute mark of the second half and wrestled them for it throughout regulation.

The Penmen took the lead with 2:09 to go in the game when Loretta Rocha scored on a layup. The Setters regained the lead on Scannell’s only basket of the evening and never relinquished it from that moment on.

While the Setters only won by a point, it took the entire team to secure the victory. Graduate political science major Brittany Shields put up 14 points on the night and senior psychology major Allison Cleary added 13 points of her own.

Although no other player on Pace had more than 10 points, Pace’s execution throughout the game was enough. The Setters out rebounded the Penmen 38-24 and Pace also shot 42 percent compared to just 41 percent from Southern New Hampshire.

One area where the Setters floored the Penmen was when the home team got a second opportunity. Pace had 11 second-chance points over the course of the game compared to just two from Southern New Hampshire.

The reserves for Pace managed to put up 10 points while the visiting team managed just six bench points. Freshman biology major Yuni Sher lead the second unit of the Setters with a total of eight points off the pine.

One area the Setters should focus on in their next game will be cutting down on turnovers. Pace relinquished possession 21 times throughout the game compared to just 15 from the Penmen. Pace averages 17.6 giveaways per game on the year and has turned the rock over 75 times in the last four games.

Pace is now 9-7 on the year with a record of 7-5 in the NE-10. The next game for the Setters will come on Jan. 29 when they square off against the Warriors of Merrimack College.