PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – The Pace University men's basketball team improved to 8-3 this season courtesy of a 66-60 triumph over NYIT on Tuesday night inside the Goldstein Fitness Center.
Junior
Peyton Wejnert (Point Pleasant, NJ/Southern Regional) piloted the Pace attack, registering a game-high 20 points—half of which came from the free-throw line. He also added a team-high eight rebounds.
Brandon Jacobs (Cambria Heights, NY/Long Island Lutheran) added a solid stat line of his own, finishing the night with 16 points, six assists and three steals.
Greg Poleon (Brooklyn, NY/Abraham Lincoln / Coffeyville CC) served as Pace's third double-figure scorer, putting in 13 points, to go along with seven boards.
Defensively, the Blue and Gold forced 24 Bears' turnovers while racking up 10 steals.
Ray Montilus (Union, NJ/Pope John XXII) matched Jacobs' three takeaways, while
Luke McLaughlin (Blauvelt, NY/Tappan Zee) nabbed a pair of his own.
Tied 28-28 at halftime, the Setters attacked the basket in the second half. Pace attempted 21 free throws after the break, making 18 of those tries.
Back-to-back free throws from Wejnert capped off a 14-4 run to start the second half for Pace—which yielded a 10-point lead. The Setters stayed in control for much of the final 40 minutes as a Poleon three-pointer put Pace up 60-50 with less than six minutes left.
The Blue and Gold put the finishing touches on the victory by going six-of-six from the free-throw line over the final 31 seconds of the game.
Up Next
The Setters will play their final game of the calendar year next Wednesday night (Dec. 19) when they host Nyack College at 6 p.m.
