SETTERS FALL TO SNHU, 85-73
MANCHESTER, NH – The Pace University men’s
basketball team lost to Southern New Hampshire University in a
Northeast – 10 Conference match-up tonight. Five players
reached double figures in points to lead Southern New Hampshire
University to the 85-73 victory over the Setters. Pace drops
to 2-1 overall and 1-1 in the NE – 10, while SNHU improves to
3-0 overall and 1-0 in the league.
Senior P.J. Young (Boston, MA) led the way for the Penmen with 17
points and 11 rebounds, while freshman Modestas Riauka (Kaunas,
Lithuania) also recorded a double-double with 11 points and 12
boards.
A key stretch in the game came late in the first half. SNHU
held a 36-32 lead with just over four minutes left before the
break, when a three-pointer by freshman L.J. Hunter (Cumberland,
RI) sparked the Penmen on a 14-2 run. A three-pointer by
sophomore Fotis Loiutas (Thessaloniki, Greece) with two seconds
left in the half capped the run and gave the hosts a 50-34 halftime
lead.
The Penmen maintained a double-digit lead for most of the second
half, before the Setters staged a late rally. Pace cut the
lead to single digits, 76-67, following a three-pointer by
sophomore Ryan Williams (Centreville, PA) with
2:10 left to play, but the Penmen followed with two free throws by
Young with 1:48 left. The hosts secured the win by hitting 7-of-8
from the charity stripe over the final minute.
Hunter finished with 12 points for the Penmen, while senior John
Baiano (Staten Island, NY) added 10 points, five rebounds, five
assists and four steals.
Sophomore Maurice Douglas (Waldorf, MD) led Pace
with 14 points, while freshman Randy Williams (Peekskill,
NY) added 12 points and seven rebounda.
The Penmen connected on just 7-of-24 three-pointers in the game,
but made 20-of-26 from the free throw line. Pace also
struggled from long range, hitting just 3-of-19 from behind the
arc.
Pace returns to action on Sunday, November 27, when they host
Assumption College at 1:30pm at the Pleasantville campus.
Press release courtesy of Southern New Hampshire Sports
Information