SAINT MICHAEL'S,
DOMINICAN COLLECT WINS ON DAY TWO OF PACE HOLIDAY CLASSIC
SAINT MICHAEL'S WINS BY A FREE THROW IN FINAL
SECONDS
SETTERS FAIL TO RALLY BACK AGAINST DOMINICAN
Game 1- Saint Michael's 77, Molloy 76
PLEASANTVILLE, NY- The Purple Knights of Saint Michael's College defeated the Chargers of Molloy College by a 77-76 score after making a free throw in the final seconds to kick off day two of Pace's Holiday Classic. Saint Michael's improves to 5-5 overall on the season, while Molloy falls to 4-8.
For the Purple Knights, Travis Warech netted a team-high 19 points along with collecting a team-high nine rebounds. Tyler Schilling was also a solid performer for the Purple Knights, scoring 18 points of his own and taking down eight boards.
For the Lions, Brian Hutchinson had a double-double scoring 17 points, and taking down 13 boards. The Lions also received a good performance from Carl Palmer who netted a game-high 23 points.
Game 2- Dominican 56, Pace 55
PLEASANTVILLE, NY- The Pace University men's basketball failed to rally back in a 56-55 loss to non-conference Dominican College on Day 2 of the Pace University Holiday Classic. The Setters improve to 6-5 overall, while the Chargers of Dominican fall to 6-6.
For the Setters, Adrian Mills (Woodbridge, VA/Paul VI) netted a game-high 15 points (on 5-of-11 shooting), along with four rebounds and three steals. Laurence McGhee (Linden, NJ/Linden) also had a solid game, by draining 10 points, and Erik Harris (Swedesboro, NJ/Siena) recorded a team-high ten rebounds.
For the Chargers, Almin Hodzic totaled a game-high 21 points, and a game-high 15 rebounds.
The Setters return to action on Saturday, January 2 when Pace will host the Greyhounds of Assumption College in a Northeast-10 Conference game at 3:30 pm at the Goldstein Fitness Center on Pace's Pleasantville campus.
Pace Holiday Classic All-Tournament MVP: Tyler Schilling, Saint Michael's; All-Tournament Team: Almin Hodzic, Dominican; Travis Warech, Saint Michael's; Brian Hutchinson, Molloy; Adrian Mills, and Laurence McGhee, Pace.
