ALBANY, NY - The Pace University men's basketball team lost to the College of Saint Rose, 83-62, in a Northeast-10 Conference match-up. The Setters fall to 4-5 and 2-3 in the NE-10. The Golden Knights improve to 6-1 overall and 4-0 in conference play.

After tight action midway through the first half, Saint Rose used a 15-3 run to open up a 15 point lead. The Setters rallied to cut their deficit to eight points with just over two minutes left in the half as Carlos Howard (Fort Washington, MD/Gonzaga College High) (Fort Washington, MD/Gonzaga College High) hit a pair of jumpers and Ryan Williams (Centreville, VA/Paul VI) nailed a three-pointer to lead the Setters back.  Right before the half, the Golden Knights Mike DePaoli hit a three-pointer to put Saint Rose back up by 11 and lead Pace 34-23 at the break

Pace opened the second half, chipping away at the Saint Rose lead as Desmond-Quincy Jones (Rye, NY/Rye) and Randy Wilson (Peekskill, NY/Peekskill) (Peekskill, NY/Peekskill) each hit a pair of jumpers to trim their deficit to seven points in early second half action. Saint Rose responded with a 19-1 run to open up a 25 point lead and remained in control for the rest of the game. The Setters got as close as 14 points late in the game but could not cut into the deficit any further.

For the Setters, Williams led the way 16 points and five steals. Quincy-Jones chipped in 11 points, while Howard tallied 12 points, four assists and three steals. Oneil Morgan (Kingston, Jamaica/Excelsior) (Kingston, Jamaica/ Excelsior) and Wilson tied for the team-high in rebounds with 10 apiece. For the game, the Setters shot season-low 32.0% from the field and 11.1% from long range.

The Setters return to action on Thursday, December 7th, when host the Post University Eagles in a non-conference match-up at Pace's New York City campus for a 7:00 pm tip-off.