PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – Playoff action and home openers highlight the final weekend of February for the Pace University Department of Athletics. The Setter basketball teams each host NE10 first-round matchups* on Friday night, while Pace Baseball welcomes Bloomfield College for a three-game series.
*The first 450 fans in attendance at Friday night's doubleheader will receive a free "We are Setters" blue t-shirt.
Women's Basketball vs. Assumption College (NE10 First Round) | Friday, 5:30 p.m. | Goldstein Fitness Center | Video | Live Stats
The Setters earned the No. 4 seed in the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament courtesy of a 12-7 run through the NE10. Pace also enters the postseason with an overall record of 19-9.
Pace's duo of Jackie DelliSanti (Commack, N.Y./Commack) and Lauren Schetter (Beacon, N.Y./Beacon High School) have played a huge role in the program's success this season. DelliSanti heads into the weekend as the fourth-leading scorer in the conference, averaging 17.0 points per contest. She is also grabbing 8.5 boards each time out, which ranks sixth in the NE10.
Schetter has been equally as stellar during her junior season, posting averages of 15.0 points and 7.6 rebounds. She also leads the Setters in both steals (41) and blocks (35) this year.
Both DelliSanti and Schetter each eclipsed 1,000 career points and 500 rebounds this season, becoming the 14th and 15th players in program history to do so.
Pace's defense has been sensational down the stretch of the regular season. The Setters have held each of their last seven opponents to less than 60 points in regulation. The Blue and Gold currently rank fourth in the NE10 in scoring defense this season (57.1).
The Setters defeated Assumption (13-14, 7-12 NE10) earlier this season in Worcester by a score of 65-57. DelliSanti and sophomore Kelsey Quain (Ossining, N.Y./Ossining) each put in 16 points in the previous meeting.
Men's Basketball vs. Southern New Hampshire (NE10 First Round) | Friday, 7:30 p.m. | Goldstein Fitness Center | Video | Live Stats
The Setter men's team is also the No. 4 seed in the NE10 Tournament after putting together a 10-9 mark inside the conference this season. Pace also boasts an overall mark of 18-10.
Senior Peyton Wejnert (Point Pleasant, N.J./Southern Regional) wrapped up an illustrious regular season by leading the NE10 in scoring this season. The New Jersey native racked up seven 30-point efforts en route to posting an average of 23.6 points per contest. He also ranks third in the NE10 in rebounding at 9.2 boards per game.
Wejnert stands as one of Pace's top scorers of all-time, currently sitting seventh on the program's all-time points list (1,683). He is one of just three players in program history with more than 1,600 career points and 700 rebounds.
Brandon Jacobs' (Cambria Heights, N.Y./Long Island Lutheran) name is also prevalent throughout the Setters' record book. The junior guard holds every single one of Pace's assists record, including an all-time mark of 482 and counting. He also dished out a school-record 19 in one game earlier this season. Jacobs leads the NE10 this season with 7.9 helpers per game.
As a team, the Blue and Gold rank No. 1 in the NE10 in almost every defensive category. Pace is allowing the fewest points in the conference (68.4), while also leading the league in steals (8.5) and blocks (4.4) per game.
The Setters and SNHU have already met twice this year, having split the season series to date. Pace earned their win at home on Dec. 21 by a score of 80-76.
Baseball vs. Bloomfield College (DH) | Sunday, Noon | Finnerty Field | Video | Live Stats
Baseball vs. Bloomfield College | Monday, 3 p.m. | Finnerty Field | Video | Live Stats
Following a weekend trip to South Carolina, the Setters will play their first home games of 2020 this weekend. Pace went 1-3 to open the year, earning a win over Concordia to wrap up the voyage on Sunday.
Senior Noah Clement (Voorhees, N.J./Roman Catholic High School) led the Blue and Gold last weekend, going 5-for-13 with five RBIs and three walks. He finished the stretch with a .385 batting average, and an on-base percentage of .471.
Joseph Curcio (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills High School), Luke Jacobi (Edison, N.J./JP Stevens) and Brian Bohlander (Stony Point, N.Y./North Rockland) also each tallied five hits across the first four games, with Curcio legging out a pair of triples.
On the mound, sophomore Michael Roll (Ramsey, N.J./Bergen Catholic High School) picked up the Blue and Gold's lone win of the weekend. Coming on in relief, he tossed 4.1 scoreless innings with five strikeouts against Concordia.
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