Pleasantville, N.Y.- The Setters fell to the Chargers of the University of New Haven 69-59 in conference play at Goldstein Fitness Center on Sunday night. The Setters stand at 11-10 overall and 9-8 in the Northeast-10 Conference while the Chargers advance to 10-11 overall and 9-8 in the NE-10.
Three Setters recorded double figures as Jessica Scannell (Cork, Ireland/St. Vincents) (Cork, Ireland / St. Vincents) led the way with 17 points and added three rebounds, two assists and two steals. Margo Hackett (Pawling, NY/Pawling) (Pawling, NY / Pawling) finished with 15 points, as she went 7-15 from the field and pulled down three rebounds. Brittany Shields (Cold Spring, NY / Haldane) tallied 12 rebounds, nine points and four assists while Brianna Harris (Brentwood, NY/Mary Louis Academy) (Brentwood, NY / Mary Louis Academy) added nine rebounds. Yuni Sher (Poughkeepsie, NY / Long Island Lutheran) finished with eight points and eight rebounds.
Anh-Dao Tran led the Chargers with 20 points and four assists. Brianna Bradford and Brian Moore totaled 15 points while Moore also added six rebounds. Aquillin Hayes pulled down six rebounds and added four points, two assists, two blocks and two steals.
Despite the loss, the Setters out-scored the Chargers in the paint 38-36, off second-chance attempts 23-12 and off the bench 11-9. The Chargers scored four more points than the Setters off of turnovers and on fast breaks.
The Chargers finished the game shooting 28-58 from the field, 8-18 from three-point range and 5-9 from the free-throw line while the Setters shot 25-70 from the field, 5-22 from the outside and 4-12 from the line.
The Chargers opened up the second half going on a 13-4 run and took their largest lead of the game five minutes into the game, 46-33. Hackett connected on a layup and the free-throw with 11:04 on the clock to come within eight points. The Chargers held a healthy lead over the next four minutes before a triple by Scannell jump-started a Setter come-back with 3:23 on the clock. Scannell followed with a layup to bring the Setters within five points with 2:14 in the game but wasn't enough as the Chargers connected on a triple and two free-throws to round the game out at 69-59.
The Setters started off the game playing from behind before they were able to even out the score at 12:31. The teams would exchange the lead before the Chargers would go on a run and take their largest lead of the first half at 4:22. The Setters were able to minimize the point deficit as they went on a 8-0 run to go into halftime, 29-31.
The Setters shot 34.4% from the field in the first half, and 33.3% from both three-point range and the free-throw line while the Chargers shot 40% from the field, 54.4% from the outside and 50% from the line. The Setters out-scored the Chargers in the paint 14-10 and on second-chance attempts 11-4.
The Setters will travel to Southern Connecticut State University to take on the Owls in conference play on Tuesday, February 12 at 5:30 pm.
