BOX SCORE

When and Where: January 28, 2017 – Pleasantville, N.Y. (Goldstein Fitness Center)
Score: Southern New Hampshire University 63, Pace University 55
Records: SNHU 9-12 (4-10 Northeast-10), Pace 10-12 (4-10 Northeast-10)

Sophomore Kylie Lorenzen (Holliston, Mass.) and senior Sara Ryan (Quincy, Mass.) each scored 13 points to lead the Southern New Hampshire University women's basketball team to Saturday's 63-55 triumph against Pace University at the Goldstein Fitness Center.

Lorenzen shot 3 of 8 from the floor and a perfect 7 of 7 from the line, while grabbing eight rebounds and handing out four assists. Ryan, meanwhile, went 4-for-11 from the field, including 3-for-5 from downtown, and 2-for-2 from the line, to go along with six rebounds, four steals, a pair of helpers and a block.

Alexandra Monteleone paced the Setters with 13 points, with Christina Rubin adding 12.

Southern New Hampshire led, 6-5, more than four minutes in when consecutive 3-pointers from Ryan, freshman Victoria Dean (Plymouth, Mass.) and sophomore Brianna Camara (Fall River, Mass.) carried an 11-0 run that was capped by a Lorenzen layup, which gave the Penmen a 16-6 lead with 2:20 left. Pace sandwiched a pair of trifectas around a layup from junior Catherine Stinson (Lynn, Mass.) to close the opening quarter with SNHU leading, 18-12.

The Penmen lead was at nine near the midway point of the second stanza when six points from Jackie DelliSanti powered an 8-0 rush that trimmed the Pace deficit to one at 25-24 with 2:34 remaining before the half. A 3-pointer from freshman Molly Terry (Shrewsbury, Mass.) halted the run and gave Southern New Hampshire some breathing room as it eventually brought a 30-26 advantage into the break.

After a Stinson trey opened the second-half scoring to give the Penmen a seven-point lead, a Monteleone basket, followed by a pair of Rubin triples, put Pace in the lead at 34-33 with 4:40 to play. A Camara free throw tied the game before 3-pointers from her and Stinson gave SNHU the lead for good at 40-34 with 2:38 left. A Terry trifecta ran the third-quarter lead as high as eight, but Rubin capped the scoring with a 3 of her own that pulled the Setters within 46-41 heading to the fourth.

Six points from Dean powered a 7-0 run that began the fourth-quarter scoring and gave Southern New Hampshire its largest lead of the day at 53-41 with 7:04 to play. Pace responded with an 11-2 blitz that featured four points from Monteleone and a 3-pointer from Rubin, which slashed the SNHU lead to 55-53 with under three minutes to go. Ryan followed by connecting on a huge 3-pointer that made it a two-possession game and sparked a game-ending 8-2 run that sealed the win.

Stinson finished with nine points (3-8 FG, 2-5 3-FG, 1-4 FT), while Dean also registered nine points (4-7 FG, 1-2 3-FG). Camara notched eight points (2-7 FG, 2-3 3-FG, 2-4 FT) and four rebounds, with Terry chipping in six points (2-4 FG, 2-4 3-FG) and a pair of rebounds. Junior Jennifer Shelp (Apalachin, N.Y.) posted five points (2-6 FG, 1-1 3-FG), five boards, three steals and two assists.

Notes:
-SNHU, which had lost six of seven entering the day, halts its four-game losing streak.
-The Penmen led for nearly 37 of the game's 40 minutes.
-Pace outshot Southern New Hampshire, 38 percent (19-50) to 35.1 percent (20-57), while SNHU returned the favor from long distance, a season-best 52.4 percent (11-21) to 41.2 percent (7-17).
-Pace shot it better from the line, 83.3 percent (10-12) to 70.6 percent (12-17).
-The Penmen held a 38-32 advantage on the glass, including 12-6 on the offensive end for a 12-2 margin in second chance points, and featured a more impressive assist-to-turnover ratio (12/12-10/15). The Setters won the paint (20-14).

Up Next:
The Penmen return to action Wednesday, Feb. 1 (5:30 p.m.) when they play host to Assumption College at the SNHU Fieldhouse in game that will air live on NESNplus and NESN National. It is Penmen Pride Night and all fans in attendance are encouraged to wear gold.

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