PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – The Pace University men's basketball team was topped by Saint Anselm College on Wednesday night by a final score of 95-60.

Inside the Numbers
*Sophomore Peyton Wejnert (Point Pleasant, NJ/Southern Regional) continued his productive ways, pouring in 23 more points. He has now scored in double figures in four straight games, and is averaging 19.3 points during that span. He also chipped in six rebounds on the night.

*Greg Poleon (Brooklyn, NY/Abraham Lincoln / Coffeyville CC) and Austin Gilbertson (Etters, PA/Trinity) added 12 points each while Brandon Jacobs (Cambria Heights, NY/Long Island Lutheran) had five. Poleon led Pace with seven rebounds.

*The Setters shot 21-of-60 from the field (35 percent), including 4-for-22 (18.2 percent) from beyond the three-point line. Pace's 60 points tied a season low.  

*On the other side, Saint Anselm knocked in 15 of their 27 attempts (55.6 percent) from three-point range. The Hawks also put in 18 free throws on 29 attempts. Taylor Fortin was Saint Anselm's leading scorer with 25 points.

How it Happened
Pace and Saint Anselm played a tight first 15 or so minutes in the first half before the Hawks started to grab momentum. A main reason for the visitors' success was three-point shooting, as they made eight of their first 12 long balls of the game. A 12-3 run—which included a pair of three-balls— over about four minutes in the middle of the first half provided the visitors with a 33-21 lead. The Hawks' advantage would eventually grow to 46-29 at the halftime break.

Saint Anselm continued the red-hot shooting in the second half, putting in seven more threes after the break. The Hawks knocked in consecutive long balls and a jumper out of the locker room to balloon their lead to 54-29.  

Up Next
The Setters hit the road this weekend to Vermont for a matchup against Saint Michael's. Pace and the Purple Knights are set for a 3:30 p.m. tip on Saturday.