When and Where: February 1, 2020 – Manchester, N.H. (Stan Spirou Field House)
Score: Pace University 64, Southern New Hampshire University 53
Records: Pace 16-6 (9-4 NE10), SNHU 12-9 (5-8 NE10)

Junior Gyanna Russell (E. Hampton, Conn.) finished just shy of recording a double-double, but the Southern New Hampshire University women's basketball team fell short against Pace University, 64-53, Saturday afternoon at the Stan Spirou Field House.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS

• Russell – 14 points (5-14 FG, 4-6 FT), 9 rebounds, 2 assists
• Freshman Adriana Timberlake (Braintree, Mass.) – 11 points (4-10 FG, 3-5 3-FG), 3 rebounds
• Junior Sarah Deyo (Attleboro, Mass.) – 10 points (5-9 FG), 5 rebounds, 3 blocks
• Sophomore Jenna Roche (Braintree, Mass.) – 6 points (3-7 FG), 6 rebounds, 3 assists
• Senior Molly Terry (Shrewsbury, Mass.) – 5 points (2-6 FG, 1-3 3-FG), 6 rebounds, 2 assists 

KEY MOMENTS

• Southern New Hampshire closed to within eight less than 90 seconds into the third quarter, but Pace reeled off a quick 10-2 run that featured four different scorers and boosted its lead to 44-28 at the 6:36 mark. Pace would grab its largest advantage of the afternoon at 50-33 with 1:49 left in the third and the Penmen would never get closer than 10.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Jackie DelliSanti led all scorers with 22 points (8-15 FG, 6-11 FT) for Pace.
• The Setters outshot the Penmen, 47.2 percent (25-53) to 36.7 percent (22-60), including 30.8 percent (4-13) to 28.6 percent (4-14) from long range.
• Neither team shot it particularly well from the line, but Pace was plus-5 and shot it better, 58.8 percent (10-17) to 45.5 percent (5-11).
• The Penmen captured the glass (40-33) and the paint (34-32), and received more scoring from their bench (13-8), while the Setters produced more points off turnovers, collected more fast break points (8-2) and featured a more impressive assist-to-turnover ratio (14/13-9/16).

NOTES

• Southern New Hampshire drops its second straight, while Pace wins for the fifth time in seven contests.
• Pace, which leads the all-time series with SNHU, 20-9, has now won back-to-back meetings.

WHAT'S NEXT

• The Penmen are back in action Tuesday, Feb. 4 (5:30 p.m.) when they take on in-state rival Franklin Pierce University.
• The next home contest for SNHU is Saturday, Feb. 8 (1:30 p.m.) when it plays host to Assumption College on Pink Day at the Stan Spirou Field House. The game will air on both FOX College Sports and WGIR 610-AM.

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