PACE UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S
BASKETBALL HOLIDAY CLASSIC DAY 2 RECAP
PACE, NEW HAVEN FINISH WITH STRONG VICTORIES
Game 1- NEW HAVEN 73 CALDWELL57
PLEASANTVILLE, NY- The Chargers of the University of New Haven defeated the Cougars of Caldwell College 73-57 to kick off Day 2 of the Pace Holiday Classic. The Chargers improve to 8-3 on the season, while the Cougars drop to 4-7.
For New Haven, Alysia Saunders finished the game with a double-double sinking 13 points and recording a team-high, ten rebounds. Briiana Rende the Chargers in points scoring 15, while Helin Marte led the Chargers with nine assists.
For Caldwell, Mackenzie Lynch helped the Cougars with a double-double effort by scoring a game-high, 22 points and with game-high 14 rebounds. Kirsty Leedham also contributed 17 points to the Cougars' effort.
GAME 2- PACE 55 NEW YORKTECH 44
PLEASANTVILLE, NY- The Setters of Pace University defeated the Bears of the New York Institute of Technology 55-44 in Day 2 of the Pace University Holiday Classic. The Setters improve to 6-3 overall, while the Bears fall to 2-8.
For Pace, Brittany Shields (Cold Spring, NY/Haldane) led the Setters with a double-double performance by totaling a game-high, 16 points, and 12 rebounds. Brittany Huggins (Windsor, CT/Windsor) drained 15 points, while Lisa Welsome (Staten Island, NY/St. Peter's) scored 12 points while dishing out a team-high four assists in the winning effort.
For New York Tech, Mary Sbrissa led the Bears in scoring with eleven points, while Jenny Eriksson helped the Bears by taking down eight rebounds.
The All-Tournament Team was announced after the conclusion of this game. The Tournament MVP was Pace's Brittany Shields as she finished the tournament with 27 points, and 28 rebounds.
All-Tournament Team
Caldwell- Kirsty Leedham
Caldwell- Mackenzie Lynch
New Haven- Alysia Saunders
New Haven- Briiana Rende
Pace- Lisa Welsome
MVP- Pace- Brittany Shields
The Setters return to action on Saturday, January 3 when the Chargers from the University of New Haven will come to Pleasantville's Goldstein Fitness Center for a Northeast-10 Conference game scheduled for a 1:30 pm tip-off.
