JACKSON SCORES 14 AS #22 OWLS DEFEAT PACE 57-43

NEW HAVEN, CONN. - Sophomore Shamika Jackson (Manchester, Conn.) scored 14 points and 22nd-ranked Southern Connecticut held Pace University to 14 second-half points in a 57-43 Northeast-10 Conference women's basketball win Saturday afternoon at Moore Fieldhouse.

The win was the sixth straight for the Owls, who have won 18 of their last 19 games, to raise their overall record to 21-3 and their NE-10 mark to 16-3.

Southern, which led 34-29 at intermission. Saw that lead shrink to three points, 38-35, on a three-point goal by Stephanie Klingele (Staten Island, NY/St. John Villa) (Staten Island, N.Y.) with 15:45 to play. The Owls then went on a 13-0 to take a 51-35 edge on a three-point basket by Jackson with 7:46 remaining.

Sophomore Kate Lynch (Rumford, R.I.) and sophomore Rochelle Johnson (Norwalk, Conn.) each added 12 points for the Owls, who lead NCAA Division II in scoring defense.

Senior Maria Brown (Frederick, MD/Frederick/UMBC) (Frederick, Md.) scored 11 points and junior Ashley Wallace (Oswego, NY/Oswego) (Oswego, N.Y.) added 10 points for Pace, which is 19-6 overall and 14-6 in the NE-10.

Press release courtesy of Southern Connecticut State University Sports Information