PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- On the first day of March, the Pace University women's basketball team took the motto of March, survive and advance, to heart and held Adelphi University to 25.4 percent shooting from the field to advance to the Northeast 10 Basketball Championships Quarterfinals by a score of 55-46 Friday evening at Goldstein Fitness Center.

Pace is slated to make a trip to Worcester, Ma. to face off with second-seeded Assumption University on Sunday, with tip off set for 1:30 p.m.

The first half can be summarized by one word, defense. Pace held the Panthers to single-digits in both quarters, with four points in the opening quarter and nine in the second. The Pace offense was only able to generate 21 points, but it was enough to enter the locker room with the lead, 21-13. 

Both team's were able to find their offensive groves in the second half. A 7-0 Panther run that featured five three throws brought Adelphi within four with 2:44 left in the third quarter. The Setters killed the momentum almost immediately, by scoring ten of the final 15 points of the quarter to take a 38-29 lead into the final ten minutes.

The Panthers made one more push in the final quarter, getting the lead down to three with 6:26 left but after taking a pass from Victoria Dieguez, Arianna Stockinger connected on a triple right in front of her bench to go back up six, 43-37. Pace hit their free throws down the stretch to ice the game and advance.

Stockinger finished with 14 points, six rebounds and two assists. Shanice Sinclair posted a double-double, adding 12 points and a team-high ten rebounds. Tower Lorde turned in 12 points, including 8-9 from the free throw line.

The game's top scorer belonged to the Panthers, getting 22 points from Rolanda Robinson while Jenna Jordan contributed a double-double with ten points and 11 rebounds.