Going streaking can serve as a certain thrill for some. Yet, for the Setters, this losing streak has gone on for quite some time.

Pace lost to the Owls of Southern Connecticut State University by a final of 78-64. The Setters have dropped five games in a row and have fallen four games below .500 on the year.

The Owls had a great offensive night in front of their home fans. Southern Connecticut State saw four of their five starters breach double figures on the night.

Leading the charge for the Owls was Deshawn Murphy who had 18 points on the evening. Trevon Hamlet, Tylon Smith, and Luke Houston also scored 16, 13, and 13 points respectively in the game. Southern Connecticut State’s starting five outscored the Setters starting lineup 60-48.

For the Setters offense it was primarily a two man show. Junior forward Jonathan Merceus lead all scorers with 24 points and also managed to grab six rebounds. Senior business management major Keon Williams also had 14 points and four rebounds in a solid night offensively.

Even though the Setters bench outscored the Owls bench by a total of 16-9, no other player for Pace had more than 10 points on the night.

Southern Connecticut State was able to move the ball particularly well during the course of the game and found the open player seemingly every time. The Owls tallied 17 assists on the night compared to just six from Pace.

The rest of the numbers do not bode particularly well for the Setters. The Owls out shot Pace from the field 47 percent to 42 percent. The Owls also shot 52 percent from beyond the three point arc compared to Pace’s 30 percent.

Southern Connecticut State also converted most of their chances from the charity stripe in the game. The Owls shot 77 percent from the free throw line and got to the charity stripe a total of 30 times.

Pace also shot fairly well from the charity stripe. The Setters got to the line a total of 19 times and made 13 of them. However, the home team took 11 more free throws than Pace and were able to hit 23 of them.

With the loss, the Setters drop to 9-13 overall with a record of 6-12 in the Northeast-10. Pace currently sits in the number 13 spot in the standings.

The Setters will try to end the losing streak at home against the Panthers of Adelphi University on Feb. 20.