WEST HAVEN, Conn. – The Setters fell to the University of New Haven Chargers on the road Saturday in Northeast-10 Conference action, 83-73.

The Chargers jumped out to a 6-2 lead early in the first until senior Margo Hackett responded for Pace with a triple that was followed by a Kirsten Dodge and-one to pull the Setters up by a pair. Minutes later, sophomore Christina Rubin connected from downtown to spark five straight Setter points. With the score knotted at 17 apiece, freshman Gabriella Rubin added a pair of baskets to push Pace up four points with eight minutes to play. New Haven led by nine points late, but a pair of shots from behind the arc by C. Rubin in the final 1:01 of play saw Pace enter the locker room trailing 38-32.

The Setters came hot out of the gate as senior Jaclyn Oskam splashed a three on the opening Pace possession to pull to within three points. Minutes later, Hackett again drilled a shot from distance to spark a 9-2 rally that was capped off by a G. Rubin three-pointer. Now knotted at 46-all, Hackett again found the range again and connected from downtown to pull Pace up by three. Midway through the half, junior Yuni Sher converted back-to-back layups that saw the Setters claim a two-point advantage. After falling behind by six points with eight to play, C. Rubin added five straight Pace points to surge a 12-2 rally that she later capped off with a triple. Unfortunately, the New Haven offense caught fire late and the Setters dropped the game, 83-73.

C. Rubin led the way for Pace with 20 points behind 6-10 (60%) shooting from deep. G. Rubin contributed 15 points with a pair of rebounds and assists while Dodge and Sher each added ten points. Hackett scored nine points, all on threes, while adding three rebounds, six assists, and five steals.

The Setters return to the court on Wednesday when they host the Southern Connecticut Owls in the Goldstein Fitness Center at 5:30 p.m.