NO. 16 WOMEN'S HOOP DOWNED BY PACE
PLEASANTVILLE, NY (February 20, 2007)- On Senior Night,
the Pace University women's basketball team defeated #16 American
International College, 69-41, in a Northeast-10 Conference match-up
at the Goldstein Fitness Center on Pace's Pleasantville campus. The
Setters improve to 20-7 overall, 15-7 in the NE-10, while the
Yellow Jackets drop to 21-6 and 16-6 in conference play.
For American International, no player
notched double-digits in points, as the Yellow Jackets shot 25.5%
from the field for the game. Alexis Castro notched the point-high
with nine. Jen Nnanna and Lexanne Dickerson each scored seven, with
Nnanna grabbing a game-high 12 boards.
The Setters struck early and often in their regular season finale,
taking an 18-5 lead midway through the opening period. The Yellow
Jackets rallied to within seven points at the 4:40 mark but Pace
closed out the half on a 7-0 run to take a 27-13 lead in to the
break. The Setter defense held American International to 16.7%
shooting from the field in the first half.
Pace continued their solid play into the second half, holding a
double figure lead for the rest of the game. Leading 47-35 with
8:25 remaining in the game, the Setters closed out American
International ending the game with a 22-6 run to win going away and
defeat the nationally ranked Yellow Jackets 69-41. Senior Liran
Buchris (Massad, Israel/Great Neck South) had a key trifecta to
kick off the Setters final run, adding another bucket late, while
fellow classmate Ashley Wallace (Oswego, NY/Oswego) had a pair of
lay-ups and Stephanie Rossmy (Staten Island, NY/St. John Villa)
added four points as well.
For the Setters, Wallace led a well-balance scoring attack,
finishing with 14 points and four boards. Stephanie Klingele
(Staten Island, NY/St. John Villa) and Senior Hannah Sheppard
(Norwich, CT/Norwich Free) each scored 11 points, while Buchris
added 10. Klingele, Rossmy, and Buchris tied for the team lead in
rebounds with six apiece, while Buchris dished out a game-high 11
assists. Sheppard chipped in four boards and four assists as the
seniors shined in their regular season home finale.