PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – Despite erasing an 18-point second-half deficit, the Pace University women's basketball team fell just short against Saint Thomas Aquinas College on Saturday, 85-78. The defeat is the Setters' first of the early season, moving their record to 2-1.

Trailing 50-32 with 6:14 left in the third quarter, a 28-10 run from the Pace evened the score at 60-60 at the 8:03 mark of the fourth.
 
Exhausting a great amount of energy to tie the game, the Setters were never able to gain a lead in the final frame. Pace would cut the edge to just two with 4:55 left but that was as close as it would get.
 
For the third-straight game, it was Jackie DelliSanti (Commack, N.Y./Commack) leading the Pace offense. The senior put in 22 points on 7-of-11 shooting, while also chipping in six rebounds and four assists.
 
Junior Lauren Schetter (Beacon, N.Y./Beacon High School) posted her eighth career double-double, finishing the afternoon with 15 points and 14 rebounds.
 
Sophomore Lauren Hackett (Commack, N.Y./St. Anthony's) was Pace's final player to reach double figures. The point guard put in 17 points, missing just one shot from the field, including 3-of-3 from three-point range.
 
Classmate Brianna Wong (River Vale, N.J./Pascack Valley) was Pace's top passer, dishing out a team-best five assists. She also chipped in eight points.
 
Up Next
The Setters travel to Concordia College on Tuesday night for a 5 p.m. matchup against the Clippers.