PLEASANTVILLE, NY- Junior
Shelton Mickell scored a career-high 25 points as he guided the Setters to a 70-55 win over the Georgian Court Lions in non-conference action.
The Setters improve to 2-5 overall, while the Lions drop to 2-5 on the season.
Georgian Court jumped out to an early 8-5 lead in the first five minutes of play. The Setters used an 8-0 burst to take the lead as Mickell and
Evan Gordinier both turned steals into three-point plays to key the run. The Lions rallied to pull even at 16 at the midway point of the half but the Setters answered with a 9-2 run.
Bryan Rivers led the way with four of the nine points, while
Jaylen Mann capped it with a tip-in to give the Setters a 25-18 lead with 3:55 left on the clock. Georgian Court rallied late but the Setters held a 27-24 lead at the break.
The Setters added to their lead to start the second half as a Mickell lay-up and a trifecta by
Mike Demello stretched the Pace lead to eight points at 32-24 early in the second half. The Lions rallied as they held the Setters to eight points over the next eight minutes as Georgian Court pushed ahead for a 43-40 lead midway through the second half.
Pace found their shooting touch down the stretch as the Setters retook the lead with an 18-4 run over the ensuing six minutes of play. Mickell caught fire as his three-ball at the 9:19 mark gave Pace the lead for good and he capped the run with back-to-back triples to give the Setters their biggest lead of the game to that point at 58-47 with 3:49 left in the game.
The Setters headed to the charity stripe in the final two minute, icing the game as the line as they connected on 10-for-12 to close out the Lions. Demello went 6-for-8, while Mickell drained all four of his from the line to seal the game for Pace.
For the Setters, Mickell's career-high 25 points led the way on 3-for-5 from downtown, while adding eight rebounds and four steals.
Kyle Pearson totaled 14 points and nine boards, along with a pair of blocks, while Demello rounded out the double digit scorers with 14 points, six boards, three assists and a pair of steals.
The Setters hit the road on Wednesday, December 3 when they travel to Adelphi University for a Northeast-10 Conference clash at 7:30 pm.
