SETTERS EDGE OUT YELLOW JACKETS IN OVERTIME WIN

SPRINGFIELD, MA- Pace sophomore Adrian Mills (Woodbridge, VA/Paul VI) (Woodbridge, VA/Paul VI) drained a team-high 20 points leading the Setters to a tight 76-73 overtime victory over the American International College Yellow Jackets. The victory is Pace's third straight win which improves their overall record to 4-3, and makes their record 4-2 in conference play. The loss for the Yellow Jackets makes them fall to 4-4 overall and 4-3 in the Northeast-10 Conference.

Both teams fought their way to a 25-22 score at the end of the opening half with Pace holding the lead.

The Setters would distance themselves from the Yellow Jackets at the beginning of the second half by going on an 8-0 run to make the lead eleven.

The Yellow Jackets would eventually make a come back taking a 54-53 lead with three minutes remaining in the second half. Pace answered back with an 8-0 run to make the score 61-54, but American International would rally back one final time to tie the game 64 and send it into overtime.

In overtime, the Setters would take a lead and never let it go, even though the lead was a close one. Two free throws from Ryan Woods (Staten Island, NY/St. Peters Boys) (Staten Island, NY/St. Peter's Boys) would give Pace a three point advantage. The Yellow Jackets would get one more shot, but a missed three pointer from American International's Aikeem Vanderhorst as time expired gave Pace the win.

Along with Mills, the Setters saw a solid performance out of Woods scoring 17 points along with five rebounds. Senior Laurence McGhee (Linden, NJ/Linden) was another offensive threat for Pace scoring 13 points, collecting six rebounds and dishing out a team-high five assists. Sophomore Delroy Daley (Bronx, NY/St. Raymond H.S.) (Bronx, NY/St. Raymond HS) totaled a team-high eleven rebounds on the evening.

The Setters will return to action on Monday, December 14 when the team comes home to Pleasantville, NY for a non-conference battle against Concordia College. The game is set for a 7:00pm tip-off.