WORCESTER, Mass. – The Pace University women's basketball team was defeated, 67-50, by Assumption College on Saturday afternoon in Worcester, Mass. The loss shifts the Setters to 6-4 in the NE10 this season.

Inside the Numbers
*The Setters were led offensively by a career-high 13 points from Kristina Olikhver (Moscow, Russia/Saint Andrew's). Jackie DelliSanti (Commack, NY/Commack) also reached double figures for Pace with 11 points, to go along with four rebounds.

*Freshman Iliana Krasniqi (Fairfield, CT/Fairfield Warde) led Pace in rebounds with a career-best eight. She also had four points, a block, a steal, and an assist. Geena Rosalbo (Staten Island, NY/Curtis) dished out a team-high three assists, in addition to seven points and two steals.

*Pace shot 19-of-41 from the field (46.3 percent), and finished the game by making 3-of-13 (23.1 percent) from three-point range.

*Assumption outscored Pace, 27-10, in the third quarter. After going 0-for-7 from three-point range in the first half, the Greyhounds knocked in five of their first six shots from beyond the arc after the break.

*Pace's 22 turnovers in the game are their second-highest total of the season.

How it Happened
A hot start from Rosalbo and Alexandra Monteleone (Cold Spring, NY/Haldane) catapulted the Setters in the first quarter. The duo combined for Pace's first 10 points of the game. It was then a three-pointer from Olikhver that gave Pace a 13-9 lead while a free throw from Lauren Schetter (Beacon, NY/Beacon High School) provided the Setters with a 14-11 lead after one.

It was a slow start for the Blue and Gold in the second quarter, with their first field goal not coming until the 6:07 mark. Although Olikhver put Pace on the board in the frame, it was DelliSanti that contributed seven points in the quarter, leading to a 26-25 halftime edge for the visitors.

Facing a one-point deficit at the half, Assumption began the third quarter with seven straight points to take a 32-26 lead. The early run set the tone for a big frame by the home team. The Greyhounds' edge would eventually grow to 42-32 and then 52-36 by the end of the frame. Olikhver was the leading contributor for the Blue and Gold, scoring six of Pace's 10 points in the quarter.

The fourth quarter wasn't much different than the third as Pace was never able to cut the lead below 16 points. Assumption put together a 15-14 frame to secure the 67-50 final.

Up Next
The Setters return to the Goldstein Fitness Center on Wednesday night to host Saint Anselm College at 5:30 p.m.