FOOTBALL HELD SCORELESS, LOSE TO AIC 7-0

SPRINGFIELD, MA.-The Pace University football team dropped a Northeast-10 Conference match-up against the Yellow Jackets of American International College, 7-0.  Pace drops to 3-5 overall and 2-5 in the NE-10 while AIC improves to 5-2 overall and in conference play.

The loss is Pace's fourth straight of the season. Pace has scored just six points in their last 12 quarters dating back to a 4th quarter touchdown against Bentley on Friday, October 6th.

Marlon Beckles scored AIC's only points of the game on a 25-yard touchdown run with 14 seconds remaining in the first quarter.  Beckles would finish the day with 194 yards on 36 carries.  AIC quarterback Shane Murphy was 8-for-15 for 85 yards and one interception.

Pace's Chris Anzano (Wyckoff, NJ/Ramapo) picked off his 9th pass of the season and 22nd for Pace a team. Anzano entered the game as the NCAA Division II statistical leader at 1.1 interceptions per game. Joe Streany (Croton, NY/Croton-Harmon) had a game-high 11 tackles. Brian Schuster (Miller Place, NY/Miller Place) (Miller Place, NY/Miller Place) and Bobby Guy (Fair Lawn, NJ/Fair Lawn) each finished with nine tackles while combining on one sack.

Pace returns to action on Saturday, October 28, 2006 when they host Merrimack College at 1:00 p.m. at Pace Field on the Pleasantville campus of Pace University.  The game will feature Senior Day festivities prior to the start of the game.