PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – The College of Saint Rose built an eight-point advantage in the opening five minutes, but host Pace University responded and led throughout the final 30 minutes to upend the Golden Knights 82-71 in Northeast-10 Conference action this afternoon.
Junior guard
Adam Anderson and sophomore forward
Sekou Sylla led Saint Rose (4-19/1-13 NE10). The latter registered his 18th "double-double" of the year with 27 points and 12 rebounds, while Anderson tossed in 24 points behind 4-for-7 shooting from the arc.
Senior forward Peyton Wejnert, the conference's leading scorer, had a game-high 32 points for the Setters (15-8/7-7 NE10) who got 31 points from their bench. Sophomore guard Jordan Fox finished with 15, while freshmen forwards Bryan Powell and Christian Adams added 12 and 11 respectively.
The Golden Knights went up 12-4 after freshman forward
Josh McGettigan converted a pair from the line. Pace drew even, 20-20, when Fox knocked down a trey with 9:41 left until the break. Powell then finished inside to put the Setters up to stay.
Saint Rose clawed back to within one after freshman forward
Cartier Bowman scored on a layup with 1:50 left. The Setters subsequently rattled off eight of the next 10 points, but Anderson drilled a 3-pointer at the buzzer to make it a four point, 40-36, ballgame at halftime.
Pace opened the second stanza with a 12-2 run and eventually led by as many 17 with 13:19 remaining. It pretty much remained a double-digit ballgame the rest of the way, although the Golden Knights got to within eight, 68-60, with 3:44 to go. The Setters went 4-for-5 from the floor and made all four of their free throws the rest of the way to seal it.
Looking ahead, Saint Rose is back home Wednesday to host NE10 rival New Haven at 7:30 pm for the second half of a league doubleheader. Pace entertains Southern Connecticut State on Tuesday, also at 7:30 pm.
Notes: The Setters entered today's game atop the NE10 in both scoring defense and field goal percentage defense, surrendering 66.1 points per game on 41.2 percent shooting…Five underclassmen have made 80 out of a possible 120 starts for the Golden Knights this season…Today's starting quintet featured three freshmen, a sophomore, and a junior for the fourth straight game…Sylla continues to lead the NE10 with 11.9 rebounds per game and is second behind Wejnert with a 22.3 scoring average…He is first in the country with his 18 "double-doubles" and stands second in rebounding…Anderson is scoring at a 14.5 ppg clip after averaging 18.9 ppg throughout the last seven contests thanks in part to 53.8 percent (21-for-39) shooting from the arc…He was named to the NE10 weekly honor roll for the second time this season on Monday…Bowman is averaging 10.8 ppg and 7.2 rpg on the year…He is also fourth in the NE10 with a 58.4 field goal percentage (101-for-173).
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