PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – Propelled by a 54-point second half, the Pace University women's basketball team emerged victorious at home against Nyack College on Monday night by a score of 81-50. The win marked the second straight contest that the Blue and Gold won by a margin of more than 30 points, and improved the Setters' record on the season to 5-1.

Inside the Numbers
*The scoring charge was a team effort, with four Setters eclipsing double-digit points. Jackie DelliSanti (Commack, NY/Commack) led Pace with 16 points, her highest total in her past four games. The sophomore guard has now scored 10 or more points in five of the Setters' six games this year.

*Stefanie Svoboda (Ossining, NY/Ossining) and Lauren Schetter (Beacon, NY/Beacon High School) each scored 11 points on the night. For Schetter, it was her second straight game dropping 11, matching her total from the win over Saint Rose last week. Svoboda has now reached double-digits in two straight contests, following a 12-point effort against Saint Rose.

*Rounding out the scoring effort was Kristina Olikhver (Moscow, Russia/Saint Andrew's), who scored a season-high 10 points. The junior guard led Pace with two three-pointers in the contest.

*The Setters compiled a season-high 20 assists on the night. Olikhver and Geena Rosalbo (Staten Island, NY/Curtis) led the team with five each. Rosalbo now leads the Setters for the season with 15 assists on the year.

*Defensively, the Setters caused disruption all night long with 18 steals. It was the most steals the team has recorded in a game since 2009. Olikhver led the team for the night with four, while Rosalbo and Svoboda each picked up three take-aways.

*Pace had their best shooting night of the season, sinking 28-of-60 for a .467 field goal percentage. The Blue and Gold were 20-of-24 from the free-throw line.

How it Happened
The Setters got off to a slow start, trailing after the opening quarter by a 12-6 score. An 8-0 spurt by Nyack put the Warriors up 8-2 just over midway through the opener, putting Pace in the largest deficit they faced for the night.

Making adjustments in between quarters and responding quickly, the Setters were able to take charge in the second and never look back. The Blue and Gold outscored Nyack, 21-6, in the quarter and shot 47 percent from the field to take a 27-18 lead into the half. A 10-0 run was the catalyst the Setters needed to retake momentum towards the tail end of the quarter, with DelliSanti scoring eight of the points during the streak.

Pace began the second half in the same fashion they ended the first, shooting 84 percent from the field and outscoring the Warriors by a 30-12 margin. The Setters opened the quarter with a 12-3 run to extend their lead to 18, before closing out the third by outscoring Nyack 18-5 over the final five minutes. Pace led by as much as 29 in the quarter before taking a 57-30 lead into the final 10 minutes.

The Blue and Gold pushed their lead to as much as 34 in the fourth quarter, outscoring Nyack by a 24-20 margin in the final frame.

Effectively stifling the Warrior offense over the final 30 minutes, the Setters improved their record at the Goldstein Fitness Center to 2-0 on the year with the 31-point win.

Up Next
The Setters look to improve on their 2-0 mark in the Northeast-10 Conference when they travel to American International College on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.