Pace Pace 13-16,9-11 NE10

Southern Conn. St. SCSU 19-9,11-9 NE10

Pace Pace

13-16,9-11 NE10

Final

Mar. 02, 2025

Southern Conn. St. SCSU

19-9,11-9 NE10

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Pace Pace	17	14	11	19	61
Southern Conn. St. SCSU	14	15	19	20	68

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Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 3/2/2025 3:50:00 PM

SCSU Women's Basketball Defeats Pace, 68-61, To Advance To NE10 Semifinals

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Southern Connecticut State University women's basketball overcame a halftime deficit to defeat Pace, 68-61, in the Northeast-10 Conference Championship tournament quarterfinals at James Moore Field House. The No. 4-seeded Owls improved to 19-9 overall while the No. 5-seeded Setters finish the year at 13-16.

With the win, the Owls advance to the NE10 Semifinals to face top-seeded Bentley on Thursday, March 6 in Waltham, Mass. Southern last faced Bentley in the postseason in last season's NE10 Championship Game.

Delaney Haines led four Owls in double figures with a game-high 20 points while Hope Fox had 14 points, six rebounds, four steals, three assists and two blocks. Jillian Martin had 10 points while Katie Williamson had 10 points, five rebounds and a pair of blocks. Ally Sentance knocked down a pair of second-half three's on her way to eight points off the bench with five rebounds and three assists.

Southern took an early 7-4 lead before Pace put together a 13-4 run to take a 17-11 lead with 1:24 left in the first quarter. Rheyna Steinauer came up with a big three at the end of the quarter to cut the Setters' lead to 17-14 heading to the first break. Both teams played back-and-forth in the second quarter with neither leading by more than a basket for the entire period, but Pace was able to head to halftime with a 31-29 lead.

In the third, with the game tied at 33-33, Fox came up with a steal and was then fouled on a three-point attempt before converting on all three free throws to give the Owls a 36-33 lead. Haines and Williamson scored on back-to-back possession to push Southern's lead to 40-35 before Sentance knocked down a three to give the Owls a seven-point lead, 43-36, with 2:17 to play. Minutes later, Martin hit a three from the top of the key to give Southern a 48-38 lead with 1:10 to play.

Pace scored before end the third, and twice more to open the fourth to pull the Setters within two points, 48-46, with 8:33 to play. The Owls received another timely three pointer from Haines with 7:47 to go to give Southern a 51-46 lead. From there, the Owls converted on 10-of-11 from the free throw line and outscored Pace, 20-15, over the remaining minutes to hold on for the win.

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