Shields records double-double in Setters' hoops victory: Daily Sports Digest, Jan. 19, 2012

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Locals ranked in hoop poll

The Panthers and Bears boys basketball squads are both ranked in the LoHud Varsity Insider rankings.

Each team is tied for fifth with Croton-Harmon in the small-schools poll and tied for fourth in Class B, also with Croton-Harmon.

See Josh Thomson's post on the Insider blog for complete rankings.

Setters Outlast Penmen in Thrilling NE-10 Clash

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MANCHESTER, N.H.- Brittany Shields (Cold Spring, NY/Haldane) posted a double-double with 24 points and 14 rebounds as the Setters outlasted the Penmen of Southern New Hampshire in a pivotal Northeast-10 Conference match-up. The Setters improve to 13-3 overall and 10-3 in the NE-10, while the Penmen drop to 14-4 and 9-3 in conference play.

A tight first ten minutes gave way to the Setters using a 14-4 run to build a 24-16 lead with 3:59 to play in the half. Shields capped the run with a three-point play as she led all scorers with 13 points at the break. The Penmen rallied over the final minutes but the Setters held a slim 28-27 advantage at the break.

The second half featured a thrilling back and forth battle between the two teams and one that saw nine ties and 10 lead changes.

The final burst that gave the Setters the edge came as they trailed 55-53 with 4:13 after a pair of Penmen free throws. Pace answered as Margo Hackett (Pawling, NY/Pawling) connected on a triple to put the Setters up by one and Carol Johnson (New City, NY/Cardinal Spellman) converted a lay-up in transition with 3:08 remaining to give the Setters a 58-53 edge.

Neither team scored in the final three minutes as the Setters defense held off one last charge as Maral Javadifar (Flushing, NY/Mary Louis Academy) blocked a game-tying attempt as time expired to seal the win for the Setters.

For Pace, Shields’ double-double effort was a key to the victory, while Johnson finished with 14 points and five rebounds. Javadifar totaled 11 points and three assists, while Kerri White (Flushing, NY/Mary Louis Academy/Manhattan College) netted three blocks and two steals. Allison Cleary (New Windsor, NY/Cornwall Central) also played a well for the Setters as she tallied four steals.

The Setters are back in action on Saturday, January 21 when Pace will host the Ravens of Franklin Pierce University at the Goldstein Fitness Center in a Northeast-10 Conference match-up at 1:30 pm.

Saturday’s game will be “Blue-Out” as Free Love Blue, Live Gold T-shirts will be given out while supplies last. In addition, 250 Free box lunches will be given out by Shop-Rite during both the men’s and women’s games courtesy of Shop-Rite.

Second Half Rally Falls Short Against Southern New Hampshire

MANCHESTER, N.H..- The Setters rallied in the second half but fell short of a comeback as the Penmen of Southern New Hampshire slipped past Pace 72-69 in Northeast-10 Conference action.

Pace falls to 8-8 overall and 6-6 in the NE-10, while the Penmen improve to 10-7 and 6-6 in conference play.

The Penmen build an early 15-6 lead midway through the opening half but the Setters answered with a 14-6 run to close to within one point at 21-20 just over seven minutes to play. Southern New Hampshire used an 11-1 run to take a 32-21 lead with 3:40 left to play and took a 39-28 lead into the break.

The Setters came out strong to start the second half as they used an 18-4 run to take the lead over the Penmen.Denzel Primus-Devonish (Riverdale, MD/St. John’s College) converted a three-point to play to put the Setters ahead 44-43 with 15:42 left in the game, while Justin Alston’s (Bronx, NY/St. Raymond) lay-up gave Pace a three-point advantage. Pace added to their lead to pull ahead by eight points at 56-48 midway through the half.

The Penmen rallied to take a brief one-point lead at 61-60 but an Alston triple put the Setters back ahead and started a 9-2 run. Keon Williams (Hackensack, N J/Hackensack/Iona College) converted a three-point play with 4:24 to play to give the Setters a 67-63 lead. 

Primus-Devonish added to the lead with a pair of free throws as Pace led 69-63 with 4:06 to play in the game. The Penmen chipped away and took the lead with under a minute to play as the Setters came up short.

For Pace, Primus-Devonish led the Setters with 20 points and three assists, while Williams finished with 13 points and three rebounds.

The Setters are back in action on Saturday, January 21 when Pace will host the Ravens of Franklin Pierce University at the Goldstein Fitness Center in a Northeast-10 Conference match-up at 3:30 pm.

Saturday’s game will be “Blue-Out” as Free Love Blue, Live Gold T-shirts will be given out while supplies last. In addition, 250 Free box lunches will be given out by Shop-Rite during both the men’s and women’s games courtesy of Shop-Rite.

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