PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – The second-seeded Pace University women's basketball team welcomes Northwest #7 seed Saint Michael's to the Goldstein Fitness Center in the First Round of the Northeast-10 Championship Tournament on Friday at 7 p.m.
 
The Setters were officially crowned NE10 regular-season champions for the first time in program history on Tuesday night after capturing a share of the Southwest Division title with a victory over Le Moyne, 73-62.
 
The win also clinched an undefeated 13-0 record for Pace inside the Goldstein Fitness Center, the only team in the conference to achieve the feat this season.
 
The Blue and Gold defense suffocated the offense of co-divisional champion Le Moyne on Senior Night, holding the Dolphins to 18-of-62 shooting from the field (29.0%).
 
The Setters enter the tournament as the top defense in the conference, holding their opponents to NE10-best marks of 57.1 points-per-game allowed, and 36.2% opponents' field goal percentage.
 
The opening-round matchup with Saint Michael's will be a rematch of a Jan. 22 contest which also took place in Pleasantville.
 
The Setters defeated the Purple Knights, 69-65, behind a 29-point, seven-rebound performance from graduate student Lauren Schetter (Beacon, N.Y./Beacon High School).

Tickets for Friday's game are available on PaceUAthletics.com. Tickets are general admission and are $5 for all spectators. Students currently attending Northeast 10 institutions are free admission with a student ID. All tickets must be reserved in advance. 
 
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