Box Score WOMEN'S BASKETBALL KNOCKS OFF ASSUMPTION;
CLINCHES #8 SEED
SETTERS WILL HOST #9 SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT IN NE-10 FIRST
ROUND
PLEASANTVILLE, NY- The Pace women's basketball team upset the
Greyhounds of Assumption College 61-55, clinching the #8 seed in
the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament. The Setters will host the
first round tournament game against the #9 seeded Owls of Southern
Connecticut on Sunday, March 2 at 2 pm at the Goldstein Fitness
Center. The Setters end the regular season at 11-16 overall and
10-12 in the NE-10, while the Greyhounds finish at 21-8 and 15-7 in
conference play.
The Setters opened up a early 14-8 lead as Taylor Losey (Bristol, CT/Bristol Eastern)
(Bristol, CT/Bristol Eastern) caught fire, nailing a pair
of triples. The Greyhounds would rally back, taking a small lead
but a pair of Losey trifectas put the Setters back ahead by two
22-20 with 8:33 left in the half. Assumption pushed ahead of the
Setters by six points, but two Losey free throws and back-to-back
lay-ups by Stephanie Rossmy (Staten Island, NY/St. John Villa) (Staten Island, NY/St. John
Villa) in the final two minutes of play drew the Setters
back even at 28 going into halftime. Losey hit four three-pointers,
finishing with 18 points in the opening half.
The second half was a see-saw battle as the teams were tied six
times and neither squad took a significant lead. The score was tied
at 55 with 1:21 left in the game as Assumption's Leslie Lupien
knotted the game for the 10th and final time of the
night. On the ensuing Setter possession, Stephanie Klingele (Staten Island, NY/St. John Villa)
(Staten Island, NY/St. John Villa) put Pace back up by two
with a jumper. The Greyhounds would turn the ball over on their
next possession and a pair of Klingele's free throws extended the
Pace lead to four. Christine Fitzgerald (San Diego, CA/Mt. Miguel) (San Diego, CA/Mt.
Miguel) would cap the scoring with two more from the
charity stripe with under 10 seconds to play, giving the Setters a
key upset victory over the Greyhounds.
For Pace, Losey finished with game-highs of 21 points and five
steals, while shooting 5-for-11 from downtown and 7-for-14 from the
field. Klingele tallied 14 points, five boards and three assists.
Rossmy recorded a double-double with 12 points and a career-high 18
rebounds.
For Assumption, Lupien was the lone Greyhound to break into
double-digits in points, totaling 14 points and grabbing four
boards. Megan Urban finished with eight points and six caroms.
The Setters advance to the Northeast-10 Tournament as the #8
seed where they will play host to the #9 seeded Owls of Southern
Connecticut State University on Sunday, March 2 at 2 pm at the
Goldstein Fitness Center.
