Pace
Tops RINDGE,
N.H. (January 2, 2006) – Franklin
Pierce saw its six game winning streak come to an end, as Pace
University posted a 67-52 victory in Northeast-10 Conference women’s
basketball action at the Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse this evening. Senior
guard Jesse Dlabola (Levittown,
N.Y./Holy Trinity) led all scorers for Pace with a game-high
20 points (17 first half), including the Setters first 13 points of
the game. Dlabola shot 8-of-16 from the field and also grabbed four
rebounds. Sophomore Stephanie
Klingele (Staten Island, N.Y./St. John Villa) added ten
points, six rebounds and two assists for the Setters, while junior Ashley
Wallace (Oswego, N.Y./Oswego) registered eight points and nine
boards. Junior Hannah Sheppard (Norwich, Conn./Norwich Free)
chipped in nine boards as well and blocked three shots.
Sophomore
Stephanie Bergeron (Pointe Claire,
Quebec/Dawson College) led Franklin Pierce with 12 points on
5-of-10 shooting, including 2-of-4 from three point range. Senior Heather
Jacobs (Stoughton, Mass./Stoughton) added eight points, four
rebounds and two assists, while Maria
Clifton (New York, N.Y./Saint Michael’s Academy) chipped in
eight points, seven boards and a block.
Pace out-rebounded Franklin Pierce 43-29 for the contest and
held the Ravens to 35.1-percent (20-for-57) shooting from the field,
including 8-30 (26.7%) in the second half. Both teams shot well in the
first half with Pace hitting 46.9% (15-32) of its shots and the Ravens
hitting 44.4% (12-27).
Franklin Pierce erased a four-point (41-37) deficit early in
the second half and grabbed a one-point advantage (42-41) after a pair
of Josie Lidke (Chaska, Minn./Chaska) free throws with
13:24 to play.
However, Pace reeled off a 14-2 run, capped by a Dlabola
three-pointer (her only points of the second half), to open an
11-point lead (55-44) with 8:31 on the clock. The Setters run extended
to 20-4 after a pair of Maria Brown (Frederick, Md./Frederick)
free-throws with 4:40 to play, giving them a 15-point lead (61-46) and
the Ravens never threatened the rest of the way.
Franklin Pierce (7-4, 4-2 NE-10) looks to get back on the winning track on Thursday at Le Moyne at 5:30 p.m. Pace (10-2, 5-2 NE-10) visits the College of Saint Rose on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. |
