Women's Basketball

KLINGELE TIES CAREER THREE-POINT RECORD IN LOSS TO STONEHILL
SETTERS FALL TO THE SKYHAWKS 67-43

PLEASANTVILLE, NY - Pace's Stephanie Klingele (Staten Island, NY/St. John Villa) inched closer to Pace's all-time three-point mark, connecting on her record tying 214^th trifecta of her career in the Setters' 67-43 loss to the Skyhawks of Stonehill College in a Northeast-10 Conference game. The Setters drop to 5-13 overall and 4-9 in the NE-10 while the Skyhawks improve to 15-4 and 11-3 in conference play.

Stonehill took control early, jumping out to an 11-0 lead within the first four minutes of play. The Setters would rally back using a 15-6 run capped off by Klingele's record-tying three-pointer with 11:20 left in the half to slice the Skyhawk lead to 17-15. Stonehill would extend their lead as it closed out the final 6:16 of the half with a 12-5 run to take a 35-27 advantage into the break.

The Setters would struggle shooting in the second half as Stonehill began to bulge its halftime lead. The Skyhawks used a 24-4 run over a nine minute stretch as they pushed their lead from 37-32 to 61-36 with just over seven minutes left in the game. Pace wouldn't threaten again and fell to Stonehill 67-43.

The Setters had no player eclipse double figures in scoring for the first time all season as Lisa Welsome (Staten Island, NY/St. Peter's) and Taylor Losey (Bristol, CT/Bristol Eastern) led Pace with seven points each. Klingele, Stephanie Rossmy (Staten Island, NY/St. John Villa) and Kristin Connolly (Staten Island, NY/St. Peter's) each scored six points. Rossmy and Welsome led the Setters with five boards each. Pace shot 17-for-58 (29.3%) from the field, while the Skyhawks shot 36.2% (21-fior-58) from the field.

For Stonehill, Kelsey Simonds posted a double-double with the game-highs in points with 20 and rebounds with 12. Bethany Tighe chipped in 14 points and five boards, while Megan Methven totaled 10 points.

Pace returns to action when they host the Ravens of Franklin Pierce University on Wednesday, January 30 in a Northeast-10 Conference game scheduled for a 5:30 p.m. tip-off.