DALEY HELPS SETTERS EDGE OUT LE MOYNE, 80-76
DALEY NETS CAREER-HIGH 20 POINTS IN WIN

New York, NY - The Pace University men's basketball team pulled out a huge NE-10 win over the visiting Dolphins of Le Moyne by the score of 80-76. The victory will move Pace to 4-3 on the season and 3-2 in the NE-10, while the Dolphins will fall to 2-5 on the year and 2-4 in conference play. The win marks the first game the Setters have won at the Civic Center Gymnasium at Pace's Manhattan campus in two years.

Pace came out hard in the first half as they started the game on a 19-11 run, and eventually built their lead up to 10 at 29-19 with 10:00 left before halftime. The key to the Setters run was the aggressive play of point guard Laurence McGhee (Linden, NJ/Linden) (Linden, NJ/Linden) as he had eight points and three assists in the run. The Setters continued their solid play for the rest of the half as the lead would get as big as 14 on the strength of solid shooting by Pace who finished the half shooting 47 percent. Delroy Daley (Bronx, NY/St. Raymond H.S.) (Bronx, NY/St. Raymond H.S.) had a great inside presence in the first half to help guide Pace to a nine point lead at the half 47-38. Daley had nine of the Setters 18 points in the paint, and he also grabbed five rebounds.

Pace came out of the locker room with a strong focus as their lead remained at double-digits for most of the second half. With 7:45 remaining in the game, and Pace still holding a 10 point lead, the Dolphins started to make their run. Le Moyne went on a 12-4 run in the next five minutes as they cut the lead down to two at 74-72 with 2:11 remaining. With the game on the line freshman Adrian Mills (Woodbridge, VA/Paul VI) (Woodbridge, VA/ Paul VI) stepped up and drilled a tough mid-range jumper to put Pace up by five with 35 seconds remaining. From this point on Pace nailed a couple clutch free-throws down the stretch to help seal the win 80-76.             

The Setters were led by a great game from Delroy Daley (Bronx, NY/St. Raymond H.S.) who finished with a season-high 20 points, three steals, and a team-high eight rebounds. Pace also got a star performance from McGhee as he accumulated 17 points, and a game-high nine assists with only two turnovers.

The men's team will now have a two week break as they will play next on Monday, December 22 as they host non-conference opponent Philadelphia University. Tip-off is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.