PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – Halloweekend 2022 features five Pace University home contests. All five events will stream live on Pace Sports Network. Highlighting the weekend is the Danroy "DJ" Henry jersey retirement during a special pregame ceremony which is the culmination to Pace University's Social Justice Week. Also of note, the Pace Volleyball team will be celebrating senior day on Sunday.
- Women's Swimming & Diving vs. Adelphi (Friday at 2 p.m.) | Live Video
- Men's Swimming & Diving vs. Adelphi (Friday at 2 p.m.) | Live Video
The Blue and Gold swimmers and divers welcome Adelphi to Goldstein Fitness Center for a pair of Friday afternoon meets. Last weekend, the men's unit defeated Lehman 205-45 with junior
Sean Rorke (Smithtown, N.Y./Hauppauge) named NE10 Diver of the Week. The Pace women secured victories over Felician 167.00-88.00 and Lehman 194.00-26.0.
Winners of three of the last four, the Pace Football team faces Saint Anselm in the penultimate game of the season. Last week, in their final road match, the Setters (5-3, 3-2 NE10) defeated Franklin Pierce 50-7, with
Carlton Aiken (Gibbstown, N.J./Paulsboro) tossing career highs of 294 passing yards and four touchdowns. Aiken earned NE10 Player of the Week honors while linebacker
J'Ameer Brutus (West Orange, N.J./West Orange) earned the league's weekly rookie honors.
Prior to kickoff, Pace University and the Pace Athletics department will raise high Danroy "DJ" Henry's jersey, retiring No. 12 in memorial and the culmination of Social Justice Week 2022. Joining the pregame ceremony will be Henry's grandfather, former head coach and teammates as well as campus dignitaries.
Setters volleyball hosts two games this weekend, with visits from the Franklin Pierce Ravens and Southern New Hampshire University Penmen on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Pace (5-16, 3-6) rides a two-match winning streak into the weekend, with 3-1 victories over Saint Michael's and Le Moyne this past week. Prior to the start of Sunday's match, the Setters will honor its four seniors:
Jamie Bittiger (Saylorsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg),
Chelsey James (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill East),
Brielle Jones (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./Palm Beach Gardens) and
Kayla Slusser (Westminster, Colo./Jefferson Academy).
This weekend is the final weekend of the Setters Superstar contest sponsored by Coca Cola. The student with the most selfies at home games in October will win tickets to Six Flags Great Adventure.
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