PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – Senior Margo Hackett became just the 26^th player ever to reach 1000 points in a Pace uniform as the Setters defeated Southern Connecticut by a score of 61-57.

After the Owls started the game on a 6-0 run, freshman Gabriella Rubin halted the early rally with a basket from behind the arc. One minute later, it was G. Rubin again, this time sinking a layup with the foul and converting the free throw for the and-one. On the very next Setter possession, Hackett drained a three to force action to 9-8 and give Pace their first lead of the game. Then later, trailing by three with nine minutes remaining in the half, Hackett added five more points when she sank a pair of buckets, one from deep, on back-to-back possessions.

Pace reclaimed the lead when senior Jaclyn Oskam rattled home a three with the foul and hit the free throw for the rare four-point play. The key shot sparked a 12-3 rally for the Setters that was capped off by another Hackett longball. After freshman Eva Hart added a triple in the final seconds of the half, the Setters took a five-point advantage into the locker room.

Following the first half, Hackett let Pace with 11 points and stood just two points away from the university milestone. The Setters shot 50% (7-14) from distance in the first half while holding the Owls to just 14.3% (1-7).

More hot shooting in the second as junior Rachel Dortch ignited the scoring with a jumper at the 18:50 mark to stretch the Setter lead to seven points. The Owls responded with a trio of baskets to pull within one, but sophomore Kirsten Dodge answered with a layup that was followed by a Christina Rubin bucket to pull the Setters back up by five.

Then, with 9:39 left on the clock, Hackett banked in a layup with the foul to score her 13^th point of the game and eclipse the 1000 point mark for her career. After she converted the free throw, Pace held a six point lead over Southern Connecticut. The Owls cut it to a one possession game with 4:49 to go, but C. Rubin connected from deep to spark a 7-0 run that she ended with another three-pointer. Pace added a trio of free throws down the stretch to defeat the Owls, 61-57. The Setters held the lead for the duration of the second half.

During her historic night, Hackett scored 15 points with six rebounds and four assists while swiping a pair of steals. C. Rubin shot 50% (5-10) from distance to lead the Setters with 19 points, 16 in the second half alone. She added a trio of rebounds and four assists. G. Rubin netted six points with six rebounds while Alexa Dietrich scored five points with three rebounds and four assists.

The Setters return to action on Saturday when they host the Adelphi Panthers in the Goldstein Fitness Center at 1:30 p.m.