Dec. 12, 2005

Box Score

Garden City, N.Y. - The Panthers pulled within one, 32-31 at the half on a Betty Mendieta (North Bergen, NJ) lay-up and would take a brief three-point lead in the second half before falling 75-65 to Pace University in a non-conference match-up. With the loss Adelphi falls to 4-5 overall, while Pace improves to 6-2 on the season.

Pace jumped on the Panthers early, using a 14-2 run over the opening 5:40 to take a commanding 12-point lead. Adelphi chipped away at the Setter advantage, knotting the game at 23 with 6:10 to play in the first half on an Erin Thames (River Vale, NJ).

A lay-up by Ashley Wallace (Oswego, N.Y.) sparked a 9-4 Pace run that gave the Setter a 32-27 lead with just 50 seconds on the clock. However, Adelphi got a jumper from Carlyshia Hurdle (Brentwood, N.Y.) and a lay-up from Mendieta to enter the locker room down just one, 32-31.

The Panthers kept the pressure up in the second half, pulling ahead 40-37 on a Mary Lepore (Manhasset, N.Y.) lay-up with 17:07 to play. Pace responded with a 20-4 run over the next six minutes to take a commanding 57-44 lead. Adelphi cut the lead to eight on two occasions before falling 75-65.

Wallace led the Setters with 19 points, while teammates Jess Dlabola (Levittown, N.Y.) and Stephanie Klingele (Staten Island, N.Y.) both chipped in 15 points.

Hurdle paced Adelphi with 21 points and 12 rebounds, while Lepore and Gianna Smith (Hempstead, N.Y.) were also in double-figures with 19 and 10 points respectively.

The Panthers return to action on Wednesday, December 14 when they host NYIT at 5:30 pm in Woodruff Hall.