Southern New Hampshire (12-8, 8-5 Northeast-10)
vs.
Pace (8-13, 5-8 Northeast-10)
Saturday, January 30, 2016 - 3:30 p.m.
SNHU Fieldhouse - Manchester, N.H.
Promotion: Salute to Service Day
SERIES: SNHU leads, 14-10
LAST MEETING: SNHU 65, Pace 50 (01/13/15 at Pleasantville, N.Y.)
SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Last time out: SNHU 83, Le Moyne 53 (01/26/16 at Manchester, N.H.)
Streak: Won 2
Leading Scorers:
#24 Rodney Sanders (19.5 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 3.3 APG, 1.3 SPG, .553 FG%, .531 3-FG%, .857 FT%)
#3 Chris Walters (16.5 PPG, 9.9 RPG, 1.8 APG, 1.1 SPG, 1.2 BPG, .516 FG%)
#15 Devin Gilligan (12.0 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 1.0 APG, 1.3 SPG, .424 FG%)
#22 BJ Cardarelli (11.5 PPG, 4.2 RPG 1.2 APG, .830 FT%)
Notes: Southern New Hampshire picked up its second straight victory on Tuesday against Le Moyne with a dominant 83-53 triumph. After a tightly-contested first half, the Penmen outscored the Dolphins by 25 in the final 20 minutes. In that span, junior Chris Walters led the way, scoring 14 points, while hitting a pair of 3-pointers. Walters' contributions were felt on the boards as well, as he would come up with nine total caroms. Senior Rodney Sanders was once again the top point-getter for the Penmen, finishing with 20 (5-8 FG) and lighting it up from beyond the arc, making three of his four attempts. The Penmen finished Tuesday's contest shooting over 45 percent for the game and just under 50 percent from beyond the arc at 8-17.
PACE
Last time out: Franklin Pierce 88, Pace 75 (01/26/16 at Pleasantville, N.Y.)
Streak: Lost 1
Scoring Leaders:
#11 Shelton Mickell (14.6 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 2.5 APG, 1.2 SPG .406 FG%, .793 FT%)
#5 Ryan Peterson (14.3 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 1.4 APG, .412 FG%, .767 FT%)
#2 Kyle Pearson (13.2 PPG, 7.7 RPG .483 FG%, .710 FT%)
#22 Bryan Rivers (11.9 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 3.8 APG, 1.0 SPG)
Notes: The 8-13 Setters of Pace come into Saturday's action on the heels of a loss to Franklin Pierce on Tuesday evening. In the setback, top scorer Shelton Mickell had a season-high 35 points and knocked down four 3-point attempts on an impressive 12-of-20 shooting night. Junior forward Austin Mofunanya tallied 18 points of his own and pulled down nine rebounds. Freshman Ryan Peterson continued to make an impact on the Setters in his first season, adding 13 points, five rebounds and a pair of assists. Pace will look to limit the number of turnovers against the Penmen, as they allowed 22 points off turnovers in the loss to Franklin Pierce.
