SETTERS OUTPACE GREYHOUNDS TO STAY IN SECOND PLACE
LOSEY'S DOUBLE-DOUBLE KEYS PACE VICTORY

PLEASANTVILLE, NY- The Setters held off the Greyhounds of Assumption College 54-51 in Northeast-10 Conference this evening. Taylor Losey (Bristol, CT/Bristol Eastern) (Bristol, CT/Bristol Eastern) recorded a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds to lead Pace to victory, moving the Setters record to 8-3 overall and 5-2 in the NE-10, keeping the team in sole possession of second place. The Greyhounds drop to 7-6 and 5-4 in conference play.

After trading baskets early in the game, Assumption jumped ahead of the Setters on a three-point play by Molly Griffiths, giving the Greyhounds a 9-7 advantage. Brittany Huggins (Windsor, CT/Windsor) (Windsor, CT/Windsor) connected on a trifecta on the ensuing Pace possession putting the Setters back in the lead and initiating a 13-2 Pace run. Kristin Connolly's (Staten Island, NY/St. Peter's) (Staten Island, NY/St. Peter's) triple at the 7:15 mark capped the run as the Setters pushed ahead for a 20-11 lead. A late run by the Greyhounds would slice the Setter lead to 26-23 heading into halftime.

Assumption would battle back in the second half, taking a brief one-point lead at the 15:50 mark. From that point, the lead would take hands seven more times and the score would be tied twice. The Setters would pull ahead by five at 46-41 but the Greyhounds would rally behind six straight free throws to take a one-point lead. Shiesha McCollum (Newburgh, NY/Washingtonville) (Newburgh, NY/Washingtonville) would connect on the a lay-up to put the Setters back ahead by one with just over two and a half minutes left in the game.

As time ticked away, the Setters would head to the charity stripe as Huggins and Losey would each go 2-for-2 from the line in the final 30 seconds of the game to push the Setter lead to five points. The Greyhounds refused to go quietly as Bethany Plassaki would score on a lay-up and head to the line for a potential three-point play with two seconds left in the game. Plasski would miss the free throw but the ball went out of bounds off the Setters setting up one final chance for the Greyhounds, down by three and 0.6 seconds on the clock. Plasski potential game-tying trifecta fell short and the Setters would hold on for the win and stay in sole possession of second place in the Northeast-10.

For the Setters, Connolly finished with 12 points and five rebounds on 5-for-9 shooting from the field, while Huggins totaled 11 points and seven caroms. Brittany Shields (Cold Spring, NY/Haldane) saw her double-double streak snapped as she finished with six points and nine rebounds in the game.

Pace returns to action on Thursday, January 8 when the Setters will travel to Rindge, NH for a Northeast-10 Conference battle with the Ravens of Franklin Pierce slated for a 5:30 pm tip-off.

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