SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE RALLIES PAST PACE, 54-52
LEFORT'S BUCKET WITH 14 SECONDS LEFT LIFTS PENMEN TO WIN

PLEASANTVILLE, NY - The Pace women's basketball dropped a heartbreaker to the Penmen of Southern New Hampshire 54-52 as Brooke LeFort's (Cumberland, RI/Cumberland) bucket with 14 seconds left in the game gave the Penmen a close victory. The Setters drop to 1-4 overall and 1-3 in the Northeast-10, while the Penmen improve to 2-3 and even their conference record at 2-2 on the season.

Pace came out firing early, building their first half advantage to as much as 13 with just over three minutes left in the half. The Penmen cut the lead to nine as the Setters took a 34-25 lead into halftime. The Setter shot 11-for-25 (44.0%) from the field, while limiting the Penmen to 8-for-25 (25.0%) from the field. Stephanie Klingele (Staten Island, NY/St. John Villa) (Staten Island, NY/St. John Villa) led a balanced scoring attack for the Setters, totaling nine points and three rebounds. Laura Mooney (Staten Island, NY/St. John Villa) (Staten Island, NY/St. John Villa), Lisa Welsome (Staten Island, NY/St. Peter's) (Staten Island, NY/St. Peter's) and Brittany Huggins (Windsor, CT/Windsor) (Windsor, CT/Windsor) each recorded four rebounds in the opening period.

The second half was a different story for the Setters as the shots fell off their mark with Pace shooting only 6-for-24 (25.0%), while the Penmen would rally behind their 13-for-30 shooting (43.3%). Taylor Losey's (Bristol, CT/Bristol Eastern) (Bristol, CT/Bristol Eastern) three-pointer at the 13:15 mark of the final period gave the Setters their biggest lead of the half at 41-32. The Penmen would use a 9-0 run over the next three minutes, capped off by a trifecta by Kristin Anderson (Hooksett, NH/Trinity) to tie the game at 41. A pair of free throws by Klingele and a layup by Mooney would put the Setter back ahead by four with just over seven minutes to play.  After a Penmen bucket, Welsome nailed a three-pointer, giving the Setters 48-43 advantage with 4:43 left in the game.

The Penmen would slice the lead to one on back-to-back baskets by LeFort and Sara Tucker (Red Hook, NY/Red Hook Central) to cut the Setter lead to one at 48-47. Following a Pace missed basket, two Setters would go down to injuries on the ensuing Penmen fast break as Tucker would give Southern New Hampshire their first lead since the first minutes of the game as Tucker connected on a layup and a 49-48 advantage. Kristin Connolly (Staten Island, NY/St. Peter's) (Staten Island, NY/St. Peter's) would put the Setter back ahead by one but missed the free throw on the attempted three-point play. LeFort would convert a bucket plus free throw three-point play on the ensuing Penmen possession to give them a two point lead late in the game. Stephanie Rossmy (Staten Island, NY/St. John Villa) (Staten Island, NY/St. John Villa) nailed a jumper to tie the game at 52 with just over a minute remaining in the game. After a Penmen turnover, the Setters would miss a pair of free throws setting up the game-winning score for Southern New Hampshire. LeFort's jumper in the paint gave the Penmen a two-point lead with 14 seconds to go in the game. The Setters would fail to score on their next possession but still had a chance with 2.9 seconds left following a missed Penmen free throw. The Setters could not get a shot off in the waning seconds and dropped a tough two-point loss.

For the Setters, Klingele led the way, posting 11 points, four boards and three steals. Rossmy was the only other Setter in double figure points, scoring 10, while grabbing five rebounds. Welsome and Huggins each tallied six caroms, with Welsome chipping in eight points. Mooney finished with a game-high five assists and four steals.

For Southern New Hampshire, LeFort finished with a game-high 13 points, along with four boards and three steals. Ashara Carrington chipped in 11 points and four rebounds, while Megan Shay led the team with six rebounds.

Pace returns to action when they host the College of Saint Rose in a Northeast-10 Conference game on Tuesday, December 4 for a 5:30 tip-off.