PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – The Pace University men's basketball team had its four-game winning streak snapped on Wednesday night, falling to the University of New Haven by a score of 80-69. The loss shifts the Setters' record to 9-7 inside the NE10 this season, and 15-9 overall.

Inside the Numbers
*Junior Peyton Wejnert (Point Pleasant, NJ/Southern Regional) served as the Setters' leading scorer for a fourth-straight game, finishing the game with 17 points. He also nabbed a team-best six rebounds. Wejnert now has 972 career points.

*Greg Poleon (Brooklyn, NY/Abraham Lincoln / Coffeyville CC) and Tyrone Cohen, Jr. (Woodside, NY/Christ the King / Holy Cross University / Broward College) also reached double figures offensively, posting respective totals of 14 and 12 points. Poleon added five rebounds and a pair of blocks as well.

*Brandon Jacobs (Cambria Heights, NY/Long Island Lutheran) was up to his usual passing ways, dishing out a game-high seven assists. The sophomore's 151 helpers this season is currently the third most in a single-season in program history, just 12 shy of the all-time record held by Todd Ziogas ('97).

*Collectively, the Setters shot nearly 68 percent from inside the arc (21-of-31) en route to finishing 26-of-50 from the floor (52.0 percent).

*On the other side, New Haven knocked in more than 60 percent of its shots from the field, including an 11-for-21 clip from beyond the arc.

How it Happened
In a high-scoring first half, the Chargers used an 8-for-13 effort from three-point land to hold control. New Haven led throughout the first 20 minutes, including a 12-point edge with less than four minutes left before halftime.

The Setters closed out the first half on a 10-1 run to cut the deficit to just 41-38 at the break.

New Haven stretched its advantage back up to 11 in the early moments of the second half before taking a game-high 14-point edge mid-way through the frame.

Pace put together a 7-0 spurt to trim the lead to just five at 72-67 with under-five to go, but that would be as close as they would get. New Haven responded with a 6-0 run of its own to extend the edge back up to double-figures at the 2:33 mark.

Up Next
The Setters will be back home on Saturday when they play hosts to Adelphi University at 3:30 p.m.