PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – Playing their home regular-season finale, the Pace University football team put together a 35-25 win over American International College on Saturday afternoon at Pace Stadium.
 
Senior Day came with big performances from a handful of Setters in their final game wearing Blue and Gold. Running back Jhalen Bien-Aime (Dorchester, Mass./Bridgton Academy) rushed for over 100 yards (152) for the second time this season and added a pair of touchdowns on the ground.
 
The current all-time leader in rushing yards, Bien-Aime now holds a second all-time record following Saturday's game with 23 rushing touchdowns in his career. The previous record of 22 was held by Joe Wallace (1980-83).
 
Senior wide receiver Darius Jones (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) caught five receptions for 90 yards and three scores while Isaiah Williams (Newburgh, N.Y./Newburgh Free Academy) picked off two AIC passes tallying his second and third interceptions of the season while recording his first two-interception game of his career.
 
How it Happened
The Setters scored first when Carlton Aiken (Gibbstown, N.J./Paulsboro) completed a 9-yard pass to Jones for their first of three touchdown-connections on the day.
 
A one-yard run from the Yellow Jackets evened the score at seven with just under two minutes to go in the first quarter.
 
However, three straight Pace touchdowns would prove to be the difference maker in the game. Bien-Aime gave the Setters a 14-7 lead in the second quarter when he snuck in on a 12-yard run. Jones then scored the third and fourth touchdowns of the day for the Blue and Gold on 21 and 12-yard passes from Aiken, respectively.
 
A seven-yard AIC touchdown pass made it a two-possession game, as they trailed 28-13.
 
Bien-Aime's second score of the game came on a 22-yard rush at the top of the fourth quarter, extending the Pace lead.
 
The Yellow Jackets would answer with two more touchdowns, bringing the final score to within 10.
 
On Defense
Dustin Huseinovic (Harrison, N.J./Harrison) led the Setters with 10 total tackles (nine solo). Four Setters, Nasier Givens (Orange, N.J./Orange), Mike-Lee Joseph (Bridgeport, Conn./Capital Prep Harbor School), Kameron Adams (Brooklyn, N.Y./Abraham Lincoln) and Pierce Tuttle (Glen Rock, N.J./Glen Rock), recorded tackles for losses. Joseph also recorded the only Pace sack of the afternoon.
 
Up Next
The Setters will travel to Easton, Mass. next Saturday to take on Stonehill College at 1 p.m. They have two road games remaining on their regular-season schedule.