PACE WRAPS UP REGULAR SEASON WITH WIN OVER AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
SETTERS GET FIRST ROUND BYE; AWAIT WINNER OF UMASS LOWELL/AIC

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y.- The Setters ended their regular season with stifling defense, limiting the Yellow Jackets of American International College 30.2% shooting, in a 53-38 Pace victory. The Setters jumped to #3 in the latest NCAA East Region Poll and have clinched the #2 seed in the upcoming Northeast-10 Conference Tournament. The Setters improve to 21-6 overall and 18-4 in the NE-10, while the Yellow Jackets fall to 11-16 and 9-13 in conference play.

American International took an early 11-5 lead over the Setters six minutes into the game. Pace answered with an 18-6 run as the Setters rained triples with  Brittany Huggins (Windsor, CT/Windsor) (Windsor, CT/Windsor), Taylor Losey (Bristol, CT/Bristol Eastern) (Bristol, CT/Bristol Eastern), and Allison Cleary (New Windsor, NY/Cornwall Central) (New Windsor, NY/Cornwall) each connected from down town to put Pace up 23-17 with 3:36 left in the first half. The Setters would hold off a late Yellow Jacket rally to lead 24-22 at the break.

The Setters turned up the defense in the second half, limited the Yellow Jackets to 24% over the final 20 minutes of play. Pace also pulled away to start the half, using a 19-7 over the first seven and half minutes to take a commanding 43-29 lead with 12:30 remaining in the second half. The Setters would cruise to the finish, pushing their lead to as much as 18 before winning 53-38 over American International.

The Setters were led by Losey's 13 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Huggins finished with 12 points and eight rebounds, while Kristin Connolly (Staten Island, NY/St. Peter's) (Staten Island, NY/St. Peter's) also grabbed eight boards.

Pace returns to action on Tuesday, March 2 in the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament Quaterfinals at 7 pm at the Goldstein Fitness Center on Pace's Pleasantville campus. The Setters will face the winner of the #7 vs. #10 first round game, which features the Yellow Jackets of American International against the River Hawks of UMass Lowell, which takes place on Sunday February 28 at 1 pm at UMass Lowell.